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E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) just released some important news.

Publication: M2 Presswire
Publication Date: 30-SEP-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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M2 PRESSWIRE-30 September 2008-Stockwire.com: E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) just released some important news.(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC), just announced E*TRADE Closes Sale of IL&FS Investsmart Shares to HSBC.

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NEW YORK -- E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) today announced that its indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary, E*TRADE Mauritius Limited, has completed the sale of 100 percent of its equity shares in IL&FS Investsmart Limited ("Investsmart"), an India-based financial services organization, to HSBC, through its Group subsidiaries. The sale will yield approximately $145 million in proceeds to E*TRADE.

"We are pleased with the success E*TRADE has had identifying and executing on non-core asset sales, marking solid progress against our 2008 Turnaround Plan," said Donald H. Layton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation. "With the sale of E*TRADE Mauritius' equity stake in IL&FS, non-core asset sales for the year have generated more than $700 million in proceeds, a testament to...

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