The ING Group – Company Information

The ING Group is a multinational banking and financial services company based in Amsterdam, Holland.

The company’s main operations include insurance services , retail banking, commercial banking, asset management, investment banking, and retail banking, and retirement services.

The ING Group was formed in 1991 following a merger of the Dutch bank NMB Postbank and the insurance company of Nationale-Nederlanden.

ING is an abbreviation for Internationale Nederlanden Groep (International Netherlands Group).

The company provides banking solutions for over 48 million customers in 40 countries, with a team of around 75,000 employees. Its customer base is comprised of individuals, families, small businesses, large corporations, institutions and governments.

The ING Group operates the NN Group – a European leader in insurance and investment management, with a major presence across 18 countries in the continent. It has several business segments: Netherlands Life, Netherlands Non-life, Insurance Europe, Japan Life, Investment Management, Other (Nationale-Nederlanden Bank, ING Reinsurance and Holding) and Japan Closed Block VA.

Overview

• Chairman: Peter Elverding
• CEO: Ralph Hamers
• Industry: Banking, financial services
• Type: Public
• Listed on Euronext and the New York Stock Exchange
• Euronext stock symbol: INGA
• NYSE stock symbol: ING
• Income: €26.301 billion EUR (2013)
• Earnings (loss) per share: €0.71 EUR (2013)
• Total assets: €1,080.624 billion EUR (2013)
• Founded: 1991
• Headquarters: Amsterdamse Poort, Bijlmerplein 888, 1102 MG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Employees: 84,000 (2013)
• Website: http://www.ing.com/
  
• Investor relations contact number: +31 20 5639111

Source: “ING Group Annual Report 2013”