In order to improve the customer experience and enhance operational excellence, ING will take measures to further expand digital banking, strengthen local advisory capabilities in the branch network and to make additional IT investments in its Dutch retail banking unit.
ING Vysya Bank (Vysya) and Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) today announced their intention to merge their respective businesses.
ING Group today announced the pricing for the sale of 34.5 million shares of common stock of Voya Financial Inc. that was announced on 12 November 2014. ING Group has sold approximately 30 million Voya shares at a price of USD 39.15 per share in the public offering. In addition ING Group has sold to Voya approximately 4.5 million shares for an aggregate amount of USD 175 million.
ING Group today agreed to sell shares of common stock of Voya Financial, Inc. in an underwritten public offering. In addition, ING Group has entered into a share repurchase agreement with Voya under which Voya will repurchase USD 175 million of its shares of common stock from ING Group.
ING Group will propose to the 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders the appointment of KPMG Accountants N.V. as its auditor. Under Dutch legislation, ING is required to change its auditor as of January 2016. The nomination of KPMG is the result of a thorough tender process overseen by the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board, as reported in the 2013 Annual Report and in accordance with the ING Group Policy on Auditors Independence.
ING has notified the Dutch State that it intends to make the final repayment of EUR 1,025 million on the core Tier 1 securities on 7 November 2014 - half a year ahead of the repayment schedule as agreed with the European Commission in 2012.
ING Groep NV notes the announcements made today by the European Banking Authority and the European Central Bank (ECB) regarding the information of the 2018 EU-wide Transparency Exercise and fulfilment of the EBA Board of Supervisors’ decision.
ING announced today that Tanate Phutrakul will succeed Koos Timmermans as CFO of ING.
ING announced today that it has completed the sale of ING Direct USA to Capital One as announced on 16 June 2011.
ING Group was subject to the 2018 EU-wide stress test conducted by the European Banking Authority (EBA), in cooperation with the De Nederlandsche Bank, the European Central Bank (ECB), and the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB). ING Group notes the announcements made today by the EBA on the EU-wide stress test and fully acknowledges the outcomes of this exercise.