E*TRADE Group, Inc. is a diversified financial services holding company that operates through its subsidiaries as a global provider of financial services to retail, corporate and institutional customers. Building on its foundation in online investing, the Company has expanded to provide retail customers with an integrated and personalized suite of investing, banking, lending, planning and advice services primarily through online channels under the Company's new brand, E*TRADE Financial. In the United States, E*TRADE Group also offers corporate services, including employee stock plan administration, as well as market-making services to brokerage firms. In fiscal year 2001, E*TRADE Group separated its financial services businesses into four categories: Domestic Retail Brokerage, Banking, Global and Institutional and Wealth Management and Other (formerly Asset Gathering and Other).