{"id":394027,"date":"2020-12-07T07:01:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T12:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=394027"},"modified":"2020-12-07T07:01:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T12:01:38","slug":"the-scotiabank-women-initiative-celebrates-second-anniversary-with-the-launch-of-a-digital-hub-and-expansion-of-program-into-scotia-wealth-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-scotiabank-women-initiative-celebrates-second-anniversary-with-the-launch-of-a-digital-hub-and-expansion-of-program-into-scotia-wealth-management\/","title":{"rendered":"The Scotiabank Women Initiative\u2122 celebrates second anniversary with the launch of a Digital Hub and expansion of program into Scotia Wealth Management"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Canada NewsWire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n TORONTO<\/span>, Dec. 7, 2020<\/span> \/CNW\/ –\u00a0In celebration of its two-year anniversary, The Scotiabank Women Initiative \u2122 has launched a new Digital Hub<\/a>, in collaboration with Shopify, Google Canada, LinkedIn, Facebook and HubSpot focused on delivering key resources to help women entrepreneurs adapt to uncertain economic times. <\/p>\n

In addition, The Scotiabank Women Initiative today announced the expansion of the program into Scotia Wealth Management<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n The Scotiabank Women Initiative Expands to Include Financial Advice for Scotia Wealth Management clients<\/b>\n <\/p>\n

Recognizing that women have long been underserved by the wealth management industry, The Scotiabank Women Initiative has expanded to inspire and empower women to take charge of their financial futures by offering a\u00a0newly formed, comprehensive approach to financial advice and wealth services. <\/p>\n

\u00a0“We understand that women have distinct wealth management needs,” said Erin Griffiths<\/span>, Senior Vice President, Client Solutions and Direct Investing at Scotia Wealth Management. “An overwhelming majority of women investors want to learn more about investing and consider advice from a wealth advisor to be helpful for one or more life events, yet only 22 per cent of women have a formal written financial plan prepared by a professional*. With a dedicated advisory board and expert consultants, we are building Scotiabank’s Total Wealth offering, to transform the way we serve women clients and inspire and empower women to take charge of their financial futures.”<\/p>\n

\n Progress of the program to date<\/b>\n <\/p>\n

Launched December 5, 2018<\/span>, The Scotiabank Women Initiative is a comprehensive program designed to support women-owned and women-led businesses in Canada<\/span>. Since that time, the program has achieved the following: <\/p>\n