Montreal Trust Company Explained

Industry:Trust company
Founded:1889
Fate:Acquired by the Bank of Nova Scotia in 1994
Hq Location:Place Ville Marie
Hq Location City:Montreal, Quebec

The Montreal Trust Company is a Canadian trust company that has existed since 1889. In 1994 it was acquired by the Bank of Nova Scotia, and since that time has been a subsidiary.

History

Montreal Trust was founded by the Bank of Montreal. Donald Smith and Edward Clouston were amongst its charter board of directors.

In 1994, Scotiabank acquired Montreal Trust.[1] The stock transfer and corporate trust businesses of Montreal Trust were acquired by Computershare in 2000.[2]

References

  1. Web site: Scotiabank - A History of Trust . 2008-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080302165858/http://www.scotiabank.com/cda/content/0,1608,CID11732_LIDen,00.html . 2008-03-02 . dead .
  2. http://www-us.computershare.com/CorporateProfile/CompanyHistory.asp?cc=CA&lang=en&bhjs=1&fla=1&theme=cpu&mId=el1 ComputerShare history page

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