TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2012 /CNW/ - Scotiabank Group Head for Canadian Banking Anatol von Hahn, ING DIRECT (Canada) CEO Peter Aceto and Scotiabank Executive Vice-President and CFO Sean McGuckin will be available to take media questions about today's announcement that Scotiabank has reached an agreement to acquire ING DIRECT (Canada).

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