BNS

The Bank of Nova Scotia

Sector: financial servicesBanks - DiversifiedNYSEMarket Cap: $96.31B

Canadian diversified bank with 17 bipartisan congressional buys and zero sells since Apr 2024 per get_sector_political_positioning, despite zero lobbying footprint.

Govt Dependence

0/100

Regulatory Density

25/100

Lobbying Intensity

0/100

Political Signal

MODERATE BULLISH

BusinessWhat BNS does

The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) is a diversified bank in the financial services sector.

6 months past · 3 months futureBNS activity timeline

Congress

buy sell

Insider · Form 4

open-market buy

Hedge fund · 13F

opened + added − trimmed closed holds

Bills

past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) ★ carveout (this ticker)

109 trading days · 1 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 0 13F filings · 0 past bill actions · 5 upcoming markups

Lifetime Government AwardsBNS federal contracts

BNS doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Politicians Trading BNSMembers of Congress with recent BNS positions

2 politicians traded BNS across 17 disclosed transactions totaling $1.8M (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just BNS). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Ro Khanna D-California · house 16 buys $1.7M 2025-07-29 LOW · 0 Sheri Biggs R-South Carolina · house 1 buy $75K 2025-12-31 LOW · 0

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading BNS

2025-12-31 Sheri Biggs R-South Carolina · house Purchase $50,001 - $100,000

2025-07-09 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $250,001 - $500,000

2025-07-09 Ro Khanna D-California · house purchase $250,001 - $500,000

2025-07-29 Ro Khanna D-California · house purchase $15,001 - $50,000

2025-07-29 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $15,001 - $50,000

2025-05-28 Ro Khanna D-California · house purchase $15,001 - $50,000

2025-05-28 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $15,001 - $50,000

2025-02-13 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $50,001 - $100,000

2025-02-13 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $15,001 - $50,000

2025-02-13 Ro Khanna D-California · house purchase $50,001 - $100,000

2025-02-13 Ro Khanna D-California · house purchase $15,001 - $50,000

2024-10-24 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $50,001 - $100,000

30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-02-06

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.

Political ProfileWhere BNS sits in Washington

get_sector_political_positioning returned 17 buys / 0 sells by House members Biggs, Sheri (R) and Khanna, Ro (D) since 2024-04-29 with $2.5M max buy total; get_political_influence score of 0 confirms no lobbying or donation patterns.

Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics

Congressional champions

Biggs, Sheri (R-house) — 17 total buys (shared with Khanna) per get_sector_political_positioning
Khanna, Ro (D-house) — 17 total buys (shared with Biggs) per get_sector_political_positioning

Congressional critics

No specific congressional critics identified.

Member intelligence layer

Live signals + predictions for BNS — for Founders

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Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades BNS
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Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
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Frequently AskedAbout BNS & political exposure

Does The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) hold federal contracts?

No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for The Bank of Nova Scotia. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.

Has Congress traded BNS stock?

71 congressional trades by 8 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2025-12-31. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.

What is BNS political risk profile?

Government dependence: 0/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: moderate-bullish.

How does GovGreed track BNS political activity?

GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. BNS data is updated daily from these official federal sources.