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Founded by Mocatta family in 1671.1
Private company
Logo: Scotiabank as owner of ScotiaMocatta, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Bank subsidiary in Canada
ScotiaMocatta, originally founded as Mocatta Bullion in 1684, was a precious metal and base metal trading company that operated as the metals trading division of the Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) from 1997 until January 2019.2 It was founded by Mocatta family.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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ScotiaMocatta, originally founded as Mocatta Bullion in 1684, was a precious metal and base metal trading company that operated as the metals trading division of the Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) from 1997 until January 2019.2
Founded by Mocatta family in 1671.1
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