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14 June 2012 | Press release

ING CEO Jan Hommen to present at Goldman Sachs conference

Today, Jan Hommen, CEO of ING Group, will address the Goldman Sachs European Financials Conference in Brussels, Belgium.

12 June 2012 | Press release

ING Bank reaches agreement with US Authorities

ING Bank announced today that it has entered into a Settlement Agreement with U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Deferred Prosecution Agreements with the Department of Justice, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the District Attorney of the County of New York (together the “U.S. Authorities”) in relation to the investigation by those agencies into compliance with U.S. economic sanctions and U.S. dollar payment practices until 2007.

7 June 2012 | Press release

Overwhelming support across Europe for financial education to be taught at school

Results from the ING International Survey (IIS) on financial competence show overwhelming support for financial education to be taught in schools, despite many saying they never received money lessons at school. Around 90% of more than 11,000 respondents in 11 countries in Europe think that financial education should be taught at schools.

1 June 2012 | Press release

ING and trade unions reach agreement in principle on pension scheme for employees in The Netherlands

ING announced today that it has reached an agreement in principle in the negotiations with the trade unions about a new pension scheme for employees in The Netherlands of ING Bank, WestlandUtrecht Bank and Insurance/IM, including Nationale-Nederlanden and ING Investment Management.

31 May 2012 | Press release

European football fans willing to sacrifice EUR 297 for Euro 2012 win; Irish fans top spenders

A third of Europeans would sacrifice money in return for the glory of their team winning the UEFA European Football Championship, new research shows.

14 May 2012 | Press release

ING Group AGM adopts 2011 Annual Accounts

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of ING Groep N.V. today adopted the 2011 Annual Accounts.

11 May 2012 | Press release

ING reaction to announcement of European Commission

ING has taken notice of the European Commission (EC) decision to appeal the General Court judgment of 2 March 2012 that partially annulled the EC decision regarding ING’s restructuring plan.

9 May 2012 | Press release, Financial

ING posts 1Q12 underlying net profit of EUR 705 million

“The operating environment remained challenging in the first quarter, as the European sovereign debt crisis persisted, increasing volatility on financial markets. The impact of this environment was evident in our underlying results, which declined from a strong first quarter last year; however, earnings for both Bank and Insurance improved from the previous quarter,” said Jan Hommen, CEO of ING Group.

26 April 2012 | Press release

ING publishes 2011 Sustainability Report

ING Group today announced the release of its 2011 Sustainability Report, “ING in Society”.

2 April 2012 | Press release

ING publishes historical trend data adjusted for upcoming changes in reporting structure

As previously announced, starting per the first quarter of 2012, ING will adjust the reporting structure to align it with the changes in ING Bank’s governance structure. Adjusted historical trend data were published today to allow easy comparison with first quarter 2012 results that will be published 9 May 2012.