Managing Director, Head of ETF Services, Scotiabank Global Banking & Markets

Alex Perel is Managing Director and Head of ETF Services at Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets. In this role, Alex leads Scotiabank’s ETF market-making and client facilitation activities in Canada.

Prior to joining Scotiabank in 2017, Alex led the ETF market making desk at another Canadian financial institution where he developed an expertise in Canadian equity market microstructure and regulatory affairs. He brings a comprehensive knowledge of the Canadian ETF landscape from the perspective of investors, fund sponsors and intermediaries.

Alex graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelors of Mathematics degree, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He is a past Chair of the Canadian Security Trader Association.