“We performed well in the third quarter. Even with the ongoing negative interest rate environment, our net interest income has remained resilient,” said Ralph Hamers, CEO of ING Group.
“We achieved good results in the second quarter, with solid profitability and healthy growth in both lending and deposits. We added more than 300,000 primary customers in 2Q2019, which demonstrates that our customer experience continues to be differentiating and drive growth,” said Ralph Hamers, CEO of ING Group.
“We’ve had a positive start to the year, with first-quarter results that show good commercial momentum,” said Ralph Hamers, CEO of ING Group.
ING was one of more than 220 companies to sign.
"Looking back at 2019, we see a year of solid commercial performance despite the challenging rate environment, geopolitical uncertainties and an increasingly complex and demanding regulatory environment. The fourth quarter of 2019 proved challenging," said Ralph Hamers, CEO of ING Group.
Ruth McGill has been appointed chief human resources officer as of 1 January 2020. Ruth succeeds Hein Knaapen, who will leave ING at the end of this year.
ING has been notified today that NGOs have made specific requests to the Dutch National Contact Point (NCP) regarding ING and palm oil.
ING has been informed by the Banca d’Italia of their report with conclusions regarding shortcomings in AML processes at ING Italy. ING will analyse the findings from an inspection conducted from October 2018 until January 2019 and will discuss them further with the Banca d’Italia. In line with the enhancement programme announced last year, it is taking the necessary steps to improve processes and management of compliance risks as required by the Banca d’Italia.
Climate change is an unparalleled challenge for our world. A challenge to our planet’s health, a challenge to the sustainability of societies and of economies around the world. Banks also have a role to play. ING plays its part in various ways.
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.