Word Count: 245 | Companies Featured in This Article: E*Trade Financial, Bank of Nova Scotia E*Trade Financial Corp. agreed to sell its Canadian operations to Bank of Nova Scotia for $442 million and said the sale and return of related capital would generate about $511 million for the struggling online brokerage. "We continue to make solid progress against our 2008 turnaround plan by monetizing...
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by: FP Trading Desk posted on: July 16, 2008 | about stocks: BNS / ETFC The Bank of Nova Scotia's acquisition of E*Trade Canada could be followed by more acquisitions, says National Bank Financial analyst Robert Sedran. On...
By TARA PERKINS Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Page B1 FINANCIAL SERVICES REPORTER Bank of Nova Scotia is cashing in on the deal-making opportunities arising from the U.S. mortgage turmoil, picking up online brokerage E*TradeCanada...
E*Trade Financial (ETFC), which finds itself caught in the credit crisis, has decided to raise cash by selling its Canadian unit to Scotiabank. It would be interesting to see what happens when the deal closes in the the fall of...
The Bank of Nova Scotia agreed to buy the Canadian operations of the online brokerage E*Trade Financial Group for $442 million to expand its wealth-management business, the companies said Monday. Scotiabank said the deal for...
Compiled from Herald News Services Published:Â Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Bank of Nova Scotia agreed to pay $442 million for E*Trade Financial Corp.'s Canadian unit to bolster its online-brokerage business. The cash transaction may...
TARA PERKINS From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Bank of Nova Scotia is cashing in on the deal-making opportunities arising from the U.S. mortgage turmoil, picking up online brokerage E*TradeCanada for $444-million. With this deal,...
E*Trade is raising cash again. The struggling New York-based online broker agreed Monday to sell its E*Trade Canada unit to Scotiabank for $442 million in cash, in a move that the company says will generate more than $511...
Expands Direct Investing Solutions with Acquisition of Canada's largest independent online brokerage firm TORONTO, July 14 /CNW/ - Scotiabank announced today that it will purchase E(*)TRADE Canada from U.S.-based parent...
Expands Direct Investing Solutions with Acquisition of Canada's largest independent online brokerage firm TORONTO, July 14 /CNW/ - Scotiabank announced today that it will purchase E(x)TRADE Canada from U.S.-based parent...
The Bank of Nova Scotia said Monday it will double its size in the online investing market by buying E*Trade Canada for $444 million. President and CEO Rick Waugh said the deal is "an excellent growth opportunity" and fits with...