20-F
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
(Mark One)
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission file number 1-14642
ING GROEP N.V.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
The Netherlands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
ING Groep N.V.
Amstelveenseweg 500
1081 KL Amsterdam
P.O. Box 810, 1000 AV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
(Address of principal executive offices)
Hans van Barneveld
Telephone: +31 20 541 8510
E-mail: Hans.van.Barneveld@ing.com
Amstelveenseweg 500
1081KL Amsterdam
The Netherlands
(Name; Telephone, Email and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name of each exchange on |
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which registered |
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American Depositary Shares, each representing one Ordinary share |
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New York Stock Exchange |
Ordinary shares, nominal value EUR 0.24 per Ordinary share and
Bearer Depositary receipts in respect of Ordinary shares* |
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New York Stock Exchange |
7.05% ING Perpetual Debt Securities |
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New York Stock Exchange |
7.20% ING Perpetual Debt Securities |
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New York Stock Exchange |
6.20% ING Perpetual Debt Securities |
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New York Stock Exchange |
6.125% ING Perpetual Debt Securities |
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New York Stock Exchange |
5.775% ING Perpetual Debt Securities |
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New York Stock Exchange |
6.375% ING Perpetual Debt Securities |
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New York Stock Exchange |
7.375% ING Perpetual Debt Securities |
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New York Stock Exchange |
8.50% ING Perpetual Debt Securities |
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New York Stock Exchange |
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Listed, not for trading or quotation purposes, but only in connection with the registration of
American Depositary Shares pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuers classes of capital or common
stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.
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Ordinary shares, nominal value EUR 0.24 per Ordinary share |
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2,063,147,969 |
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Bearer Depositary receipts in respect of Ordinary shares |
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2,062,180,263 |
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of
the Securities Act.
Yes þ o No
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not
required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o þ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer þ Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
U.S. GAAPo
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board þ
Other o
If Other has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
o Item 17
Item 18 o
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yeso þ No
PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION
In this Annual Report, and unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise dictates, references to
ING Groep N.V., ING Groep and ING Group refer to ING Groep N.V. and references to ING,
the Company, the Group, we and us refer to ING Groep N.V. and its consolidated
subsidiaries. ING Groep N.V.s primary insurance and banking subsidiaries are ING Verzekeringen
N.V. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, ING Insurance) and ING Bank N.V. (together
with its consolidated subsidiaries, ING Bank), respectively. References to Executive Board or
Supervisory Board refer to the Executive Board or Supervisory Board of ING Groep N.V.
ING presents its consolidated financial statements in euros, the currency of the European Economic
and Monetary Union. Unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, references to
US$ and Dollars are to the United States dollars and references to EUR are to euros.
Solely for the convenience of the reader, this Annual Report contains translations of certain euro
amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rates. These translations should not be construed as
representations that the translated amounts actually represent such dollar or euro amounts, as the
case may be, or could be converted into U.S. dollars or euros, as the case may be, at the rates
indicated or at any other rate. Therefore, unless otherwise stated, the translations of euros into
U.S. dollars have been made at the rate of euro 1.00 = $ 1.2674, the noon buying rate in New York
City for cable transfers in euros as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York (the Noon Buying Rate) on March 6, 2009.
Except as otherwise noted, financial statement amounts set forth in this Annual Report are
presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European
Union (EU). In this document the term IFRS-EU is used to refer to International Financial
Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU including the decisions ING Group made with regard to the
options available under International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU. See Note
2.1 to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the basis of presentation.
IFRS-EU differs from International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International
Accounting Standards Board (IFRS-IASB) in respect of certain paragraphs in IAS 39 Financial
Instruments: Recognition and Measurement.
ING Group applies fair value hedge accounting for portfolio hedges of interest rate risk (fair
value macro hedges) in accordance with the EU carve out version of IAS 39. Under the EU IAS 39
carve-out, hedge accounting may be applied, in respect of fair value macro hedges, to core
deposits and hedge ineffectiveness is only recognised when the revised estimate of the amount of
cash flows in scheduled time buckets falls below the original designated amount of that bucket and
is not recognized when the revised amount of cash flows in scheduled time buckets is more than the
original designated amount. Under IFRS-IASB, hedge accounting for fair value macro hedges can not
be applied to core deposits and ineffectiveness arises whenever the revised estimate of the amount
of cash flows in scheduled time buckets is either more or less than the original designated amount
of that bucket.
Effective March 4, 2008, amendments to Form 20-F permit Foreign Private Issuers to include
financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS-IASB without reconciliation to US GAAP. The
amendments also include a two-year transition provision to accommodate Issuers, such as ING Group
that apply the EU IAS 39 hedge accounting carve-out and provide a reconciliation of result and
equity under IFRS-EU to IFRS-IASB for the years ended 2008 and 2007. This reconciliation is
included in Note 2.4 to the consolidated financial statements. A reconciliation of result under
IFRS-EU to US GAAP for the year ending December 31, 2006, is provided in Note 2.5 to the
consolidated financial statements.
Unless otherwise indicated, gross premiums, gross premiums written and gross written premiums as
referred to in this Annual Report include premiums (whether or not earned) for insurance policies
written during a specified period, without deduction for premiums ceded, and net premiums, net
premiums written and net written premiums include premiums (whether or not earned) for insurance
policies written during a specified period, after deduction for premiums ceded. Certain amounts set
forth herein may not sum due to rounding.
Although certain references are made to information available on INGs website, no materials from
INGs website or any other source are incorporated by reference into this Annual Report, except as
specifically stated herein.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO FORWARD-
LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain of the statements contained in this Annual Report that are not historical facts, including,
without limitation, certain statements made in the sections hereof entitled Information on the
Company, Dividends, Operating and Financial Review and Prospects, Selected Statistical
Information on Banking Operations and Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure of Market Risk are
statements of future expectations and other forward-looking statements that are based on
managements current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or
implied in such statements. Actual results, performance or events may differ materially from those
in such statements due to, without limitation,
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changes in general economic conditions, in particular economic conditions in INGs core markets, |
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changes in performance of financial markets, including developing markets, |
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changes in the availability of, and costs associated with, sources of liquidity such as interbank
funding, as
well as conditions in the credit markets generally, including changes in borrower and
counterparty
creditworthiness, |
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the frequency and severity of insured loss events, |
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changes affecting mortality and morbidity levels and trends, |
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changes affecting persistency levels, |
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changes affecting interest rate levels, |
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changes affecting currency exchange rates, |
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changes in general competitive factors, |
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changes in laws and regulations, |
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changes in the policies of governments and/or regulatory authorities, |
ING is under no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as
a result of new information or for any other reason. See Item 3. Key Information-Risk Factors and
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects Factors Affecting Results of Operations.
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PART I
Item 1. Identity Of Directors, Senior Management And Advisors
Not Applicable.
Item 2. Offer Statistics And Expected Timetable
Not Applicable.
Item 3. Key Information
The selected consolidated financial information data set forth below is derived from the
consolidated financial statements of ING Group. ING Group adopted IFRS as adopted by the EU as of
2005.
IFRS-EU differs in certain respects from IFRS-IASB and U.S. GAAP. See Note 2.4 to the consolidated
financial statements for a description of the differences between IFRS-EU and IFRS-IASB and a
reconciliation of certain income statement and balance sheet items to IFRS-IASB. See Note 2.5. to
the consolidated financial statements for a description of the differences between IFRS-EU and U.S.
GAAP and a reconciliation of certain income statement and balance sheet items to U.S. GAAP.
The following information should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified by reference to the
Groups consolidated financial statements and other financial information included elsewhere
herein.
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Year ended December 31, |
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2008 |
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2008 |
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2007(2) |
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2006(2) |
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2005(2) |
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2004(2) |
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USD(1) |
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EUR |
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EUR |
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EUR |
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EUR |
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EUR |
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(in millions, except amounts per share and ratios) |
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IFRS-EU Consolidated Income Statement Data |
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Income from insurance operations: |
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Gross premiums written: |
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Life |
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49,261 |
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38,868 |
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40,732 |
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40,501 |
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39,144 |
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36,975 |
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Non-life |
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6,266 |
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4,944 |
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6,086 |
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6,333 |
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6,614 |
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6,642 |
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Total |
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55,527 |
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43,812 |
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46,818 |
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46,834 |
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45,758 |
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43,617 |
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Commission income |
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2,624 |
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2,070 |
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1,901 |
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1,636 |
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1,346 |
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1,198 |
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Investment and Other income |
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11,369 |
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8,970 |
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13,488 |
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11,172 |
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10,299 |
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10,787 |
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Total income from insurance operations |
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69,519 |
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54,851 |
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62,208 |
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59,642 |
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57,403 |
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55,602 |
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Income from banking operations: |
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Interest income |
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124,460 |
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98,201 |
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76,859 |
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59,262 |
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48,342 |
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25,471 |
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Interest expense |
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110,410 |
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87,115 |
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67,823 |
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49,927 |
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39,180 |
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16,772 |
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Net interest result |
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14,050 |
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11,085 |
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9,036 |
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9,335 |
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9,162 |
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8,699 |
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Investment income |
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(3,117 |
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(2,459 |
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947 |
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483 |
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937 |
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363 |
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Commission income |
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3,669 |
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2,895 |
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2,926 |
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2,681 |
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2,401 |
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2,581 |
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Other income |
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265 |
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209 |
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1,693 |
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1,696 |
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1,348 |
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1,035 |
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Total income from banking operations |
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14,868 |
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11,731 |
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14,602 |
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14,195 |
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13,848 |
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12,678 |
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Total income (3) |
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84,017 |
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66,291 |
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76,586 |
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73,621 |
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71,120 |
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68,159 |
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Expenditure from insurance operations: |
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Life |
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65,426 |
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51,622 |
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49,526 |
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49,106 |
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47,156 |
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44,988 |
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Non-life |
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6,165 |
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4,864 |
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6,149 |
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5,601 |
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6,269 |
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6,292 |
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Total
expenditure from insurance
operations |
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71,590 |
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56,486 |
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55,675 |
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54,707 |
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53,425 |
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51,280 |
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Total expenditure from banking operations |
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14,680 |
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11,583 |
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10,092 |
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9,190 |
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8,932 |
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9,260 |
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Total
expenditure(3)(4) |
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85,902 |
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67,778 |
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65,543 |
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63,681 |
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62,226 |
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60,419 |
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Result before tax from insurance operations: |
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Life |
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(2,720 |
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(2,146 |
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5,314 |
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3,436 |
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2,666 |
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2,647 |
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Non-life |
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648 |
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511 |
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1,219 |
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1,499 |
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1,312 |
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1,675 |
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Total |
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(2,072 |
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(1,635 |
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6,533 |
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4,935 |
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3,978 |
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4,322 |
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Result before tax from banking operations |
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188 |
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148 |
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4,510 |
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5,005 |
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4,916 |
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3,418 |
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Result before tax |
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(1,885 |
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(1,487 |
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11,043 |
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9,940 |
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8,894 |
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7,440 |
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Taxation |
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(914 |
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(721 |
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1,535 |
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1,907 |
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1,379 |
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1,709 |
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Minority interests |
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(47 |
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(37 |
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267 |
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341 |
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305 |
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276 |
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Net result |
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(924 |
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(729 |
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9,241 |
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7,692 |
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7,210 |
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5,755 |
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Dividend on Ordinary shares |
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1,901 |
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1,500 |
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3,180 |
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2,865 |
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2,588 |
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2,359 |
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Addition to shareholders equity |
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(3,364 |
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(2,654 |
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6,061 |
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4,827 |
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4,622 |
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3,396 |
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Payable on non-voting equity securities (7) |
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(539 |
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(425 |
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Net result attributable to equity holders of the Company |
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(924 |
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(729 |
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9,241 |
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7,692 |
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7,210 |
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5,755 |
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Basic
earnings per share(5) |
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(0.46 |
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(0.36 |
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4.32 |
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3.57 |
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3.32 |
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2.71 |
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Diluted earnings per share(5) |
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(0.46 |
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(0.36 |
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4.28 |
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3.54 |
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3.32 |
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2.71 |
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Dividend per Ordinary share (5) |
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0.94 |
|
|
|
0.74 |
|
|
|
1.48 |
|
|
|
1.32 |
|
|
|
1.18 |
|
|
|
1.07 |
|
Interim Dividend |
|
|
0.94 |
|
|
|
0.74 |
|
|
|
0.66 |
|
|
|
0.59 |
|
|
|
0.54 |
|
|
|
0.49 |
|
Final Dividend |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.82 |
|
|
|
0.73 |
|
|
|
0.64 |
|
|
|
0.58 |
|
Number of Ordinary shares outstanding (in millions) |
|
|
2,063.1 |
|
|
|
2,063.1 |
|
|
|
2,226.4 |
|
|
|
2,205.1 |
|
|
|
2,204.9 |
|
|
|
2,204.7 |
|
Dividend pay-out ratio (6) |
|
|
n.a. |
|
|
|
n.a. |
|
|
|
34.3 |
% |
|
|
37.0 |
% |
|
|
35.5 |
% |
|
|
39.5 |
% |
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
|
(EUR millions, except amounts per share) |
U.S. GAAP Consolidated Income Statement Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income |
|
|
47,588 |
|
|
|
47,960 |
|
|
|
49,733 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net result U.S. GAAP, excluding cumulative effects |
|
|
6,827 |
|
|
|
6,976 |
|
|
|
6,688 |
|
Cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(91 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net result
U.S. GAAP, including cumulative effects (8) |
|
|
6,827 |
|
|
|
6,976 |
|
|
|
6,597 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net result per Ordinary share and Ordinary share
equivalent(5) |
|
|
3.17 |
|
|
|
3.21 |
|
|
|
3.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
20072) |
|
|
2006(2) |
|
|
2005(2) |
|
|
2004(2) |
|
|
|
USD(2) |
|
|
EUR |
|
|
EUR |
|
|
EUR |
|
|
EUR |
|
|
EUR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in billions, except amounts per share and ratios) |
|
|
|
|
|
IFRS-EU Consolidated Balance Sheet Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
|
1,687.8 |
|
|
|
1,331.7 |
|
|
|
1,312.5 |
|
|
|
1,226.3 |
|
|
|
1,158.6 |
|
|
|
876.4 |
|
Investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance |
|
|
138.8 |
|
|
|
109.5 |
|
|
|
132.3 |
|
|
|
140.5 |
|
|
|
144.5 |
|
|
|
112.1 |
|
Banking |
|
|
188.6 |
|
|
|
148.8 |
|
|
|
160.4 |
|
|
|
171.1 |
|
|
|
180.1 |
|
|
|
164.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
327.4 |
|
|
|
258.3 |
|
|
|
292.6 |
|
|
|
311.6 |
|
|
|
324.6 |
|
|
|
276.3 |
|
Loans and advances to customers |
|
|
785.5 |
|
|
|
619.8 |
|
|
|
553.0 |
|
|
|
474.4 |
|
|
|
439.2 |
|
|
|
330.5 |
|
Insurance and investment contracts: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Life |
|
|
270.0 |
|
|
|
213.0 |
|
|
|
232.4 |
|
|
|
237.9 |
|
|
|
232.1 |
|
|
|
205.5 |
|
Non-life |
|
|
8.6 |
|
|
|
6.8 |
|
|
|
9.6 |
|
|
|
10.1 |
|
|
|
12.8 |
|
|
|
11.4 |
|
Investment contracts |
|
|
26.7 |
|
|
|
21.1 |
|
|
|
23.7 |
|
|
|
20.7 |
|
|
|
18.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
305.3 |
|
|
|
240.8 |
|
|
|
265.7 |
|
|
|
268.7 |
|
|
|
263.5 |
|
|
|
216.9 |
|
Customer deposits and other funds on deposit: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Savings accounts of the banking operations |
|
|
347.6 |
|
|
|
274.3 |
|
|
|
275.1 |
|
|
|
283.1 |
|
|
|
269.4 |
|
|
|
219.4 |
|
Other deposits and bank funds |
|
|
314.9 |
|
|
|
248.5 |
|
|
|
250.1 |
|
|
|
213.6 |
|
|
|
196.3 |
|
|
|
129.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
662.6 |
|
|
|
522.8 |
|
|
|
525.2 |
|
|
|
496.7 |
|
|
|
465.7 |
|
|
|
349.2 |
|
Amounts due to banks |
|
|
193.0 |
|
|
|
152.3 |
|
|
|
167.0 |
|
|
|
120.8 |
|
|
|
122.2 |
|
|
|
95.9 |
|
Share capital (in millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,063.1 |
|
|
|
2,242.4 |
|
|
|
2,268.1 |
|
|
|
2,292.0 |
|
|
|
2,291.8 |
|
Shareholders equity |
|
|
21.9 |
|
|
|
17.3 |
|
|
|
37.2 |
|
|
|
38.3 |
|
|
|
36.7 |
|
|
|
24.1 |
|
Non-voting equity securities |
|
|
12.8 |
|
|
|
10.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders equity per Ordinary share 5) |
|
|
10.84 |
|
|
|
8.55 |
|
|
|
17.73 |
|
|
|
17.78 |
|
|
|
16.96 |
|
|
|
12.95 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
|
(EUR billions, except amounts per share) |
|
U.S. GAAP Consolidated Balance Sheet Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
|
1,228.4 |
|
|
|
1,159.3 |
|
|
|
920.4 |
|
Shareholders equity |
|
|
40.6 |
|
|
|
41.6 |
|
|
|
35.1 |
|
Shareholders equity per Ordinary share
and Ordinary share
equivalent(5) |
|
|
18.88 |
|
|
|
19.21 |
|
|
|
16.00 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Euro amounts have been translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of $ 1.2674 to
EUR 1.00, the noon buying rate in New York City on March 6, 2009 for cable transfers in euros as
certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. |
|
(2) |
|
For the impact of divestments see Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects . |
|
(3) |
|
After elimination of certain intercompany transactions between the insurance operations
and the banking operations. See Note 2.1. to the consolidated financial statements. |
7
|
|
|
(4) |
|
Includes all non-interest expenses, including additions to the provision for loan losses.
See Item 5, Operating and Financial Review and Prospects Liquidity and Capital Resources. |
|
(5) |
|
Net result per share amounts have been calculated based on the weighted average number of
Ordinary shares outstanding and equity per share amounts have been calculated based on the number
of Ordinary shares outstanding at the end of the respective periods. For purposes of this
calculation ING Groep N.V. shares held by Group companies are deducted from the total number of
Ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders equity per share is based on Ordinary shares outstanding
at end of period. In 2008, amounts include coupon to Dutch State payable on the non-voting equity
securities. |
|
(6) |
|
The dividend pay-out ratio is based on net result attributed to equity holders of the Company. |
|
(7) |
|
For details of the agreements with the Dutch State see Note 12 of Note 2.1 to the consolidated
financial statements. |
|
(8) |
|
Upon adoption of SOP 03-1, Accounting and Reporting by
Insurance Enterprises for certain Nontraditional long-duration
contracts and for separate Accounts, and the related Technical
Practice Aid
(TPA) effective January 1, 2004, ING Group recognized a
cumulative effect of change in accounting principle of EUR 91 million.
|
EXCHANGE RATES
Fluctuations in the exchange rate between the euro and the U.S. dollar will affect the U.S. dollar
amounts received by owners of shares or ADSs on conversion of dividends, if any, paid in euros on
the shares and will affect the U.S. dollar price of the ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange.
The following table sets forth, for the periods and dates indicated, certain information concerning
the exchange rate for U.S. dollars into euros based on the Noon Buying Rate.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. dollars per euro |
|
|
Period |
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
Calendar Period |
|
End(1) |
|
Rate(2) |
|
High |
|
Low |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
|
1.3538 |
|
|
|
1.2478 |
|
|
|
1.3625 |
|
|
|
1.1801 |
|
2005 |
|
|
1.1842 |
|
|
|
1.2397 |
|
|
|
1.3476 |
|
|
|
1.1670 |
|
2006 |
|
|
1.3197 |
|
|
|
1.2661 |
|
|
|
1.3327 |
|
|
|
1.1860 |
|
2007 |
|
|
1.4603 |
|
|
|
1.3794 |
|
|
|
1.4862 |
|
|
|
1.2904 |
|
2008 |
|
|
1.3919 |
|
|
|
1.4695 |
|
|
|
1.6010 |
|
|
|
1.2446 |
|
2009 (through March 6, 2009) (2) |
|
|
1.2674 |
|
|
|
1.2710 |
|
|
|
1.3718 |
|
|
|
1.2549 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
The Noon Buying Rate at such dates differ from the rates used in the preparation of INGs
consolidated financial statements as of such date. See Note 2.1 to the consolidated
financial statements. |
|
(2) |
|
The average of the Noon Buying Rates on the last business day of each full calendar month
during the period. |
The table below shows the high and low exchange rate of the U.S. dollar per euro for the last six
months.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
High |
|
Low |
September 2008 |
|
|
1.4737 |
|
|
|
1.3939 |
|
October 2008 |
|
|
1.4058 |
|
|
|
1.2446 |
|
November 2008 |
|
|
1.3039 |
|
|
|
1.2525 |
|
December 2008 |
|
|
1.4358 |
|
|
|
1.2634 |
|
January 2009 |
|
|
1.3718 |
|
|
|
1.2804 |
|
February 2009 |
|
|
1.3064 |
|
|
|
1.2547 |
|
March 2009 (through March 6, 2009) |
|
|
1.2674 |
|
|
|
1.2549 |
|
The Noon Buying Rate for euros on December 31, 2008 was EUR 1.00 = $ 1.3919 and the Noon Buying
Rate for euros on March 6, 2009 was EUR 1.00 = $ 1.2674.
8
RISK FACTORS
Risks Related to the Financial Services Industry
Because we are an integrated financial services company conducting business on a global basis, our
revenues and earnings are affected by the volatility and strength of the economic, business and
capital markets environments specific to the geographic regions in which we conduct business. The
ongoing turbulence and volatility of such factors have adversely affected, and may continue to
adversely affect the profitability of our insurance, banking and asset management business.
Factors such as interest rates, securities prices, credit (including liquidity) spreads, exchange
rates, consumer spending, business investment, real estate and private equity valuations,
government spending, inflation, the volatility and strength of the capital markets, and terrorism
all impact the business and economic environment and, ultimately, the amount and profitability of
business we conduct in a specific geographic region. For example, in an economic downturn, such as
the one currently taking place, characterized by higher unemployment, lower family income, lower
corporate earnings, higher corporate and private debt defaults, lower business investment and
consumer spending, the demand for banking and insurance products is adversely affected and our
reserves and provisions are likely to increase, resulting in lower earnings. Securities prices,
real estate valuations and private equity valuations may be adversely impacted, and any such losses
would be realized through profit and loss and shareholders equity. Some insurance products contain
minimum return or accumulation guarantees. If returns do no meet or exceed the guarantee levels we
may need to set up additional reserves to fund these future guaranteed benefits. In addition, we
may experience an elevated incidence of claims and lapses or surrenders of policies. Our
policyholders may choose to defer paying insurance premiums or stop paying insurance premiums
altogether. Similarly, a downturn in the equity markets, such as the one currently taking place,
causes a reduction in commission income we earn from managing portfolios for third parties, income
generated from our own proprietary portfolios, asset-based fee income on certain insurance
products, and our capital base. We also offer a number of insurance and financial products that
expose us to risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates, securities prices, corporate and
private default rates, the value of real estate assets, exchange rates and credit spreads. For more
details on the impact of interest rates and exchange rate fluctuations on our operations, see Item
5. Operating and financial review and prospects Factors affecting results of operations.
In case one or more of the factors mentioned above adversely affects the profitability of our
business this might also result, among others, in the following:
- |
|
the unlocking of deferred acquisition costs impacting earnings; and/or |
|
- |
|
reserve inadequacies which could ultimately be realized through profit and loss and
shareholders equity; and/or |
|
- |
|
the write down of tax assets impacting net results; and or |
|
- |
|
impairment expenses related to goodwill and other intangible assets, impacting net results.
Management believes that if ongoing market volatility adversely impacts the performance of the
reporting units Retail Banking Central Europe and Insurance Americas United States, compared
with what was assumed in the year-end 2008 goodwill impairment test, the book value (including
goodwill) of these reporting units may exceed the related fair values, which would result in
impairments. See Note 9 of Note 2.1 to the consolidated financial statements. |
Shareholders equity and net result of ING in 2008 were significantly impacted by the turmoil and
the extreme volatility in the worldwide financial markets. The financial markets and worldwide
economies have deteriorated further in the first months of 2009 in several areas, especially the
equity markets. Current levels continuing or a further negative development in financial markets
and/or economies in 2009 may have a material adverse impact on shareholders equity and net result
in future periods, including as a result of the potential consequences listed above. See
Subsequent Events of Note 2.1 to the consolidated financial statements.
Adverse capital and credit market conditions may impact our ability to access liquidity and
capital, as well as the cost of credit and capital.
The capital and credit markets have been experiencing extreme volatility and disruption for more
than eighteen months. In the second half of 2008, the volatility and disruption reached
unprecedented levels. In some cases, market developments have resulted in restrictions on the
availability of liquidity and credit capacity for certain issuers.
9
We need liquidity in our day-to-day business activities to pay our operating expenses, interest on
our debt and dividends on our capital stock; maintain our securities lending activities; and
replace certain maturing liabilities.
The principal sources of our liquidity are deposit
funds, insurance premiums, annuity considerations, cash flow from our investment portfolio and assets, consisting mainly of cash or assets that
are readily convertible into cash. Sources of liquidity in normal markets also include a variety of
short- and long-term instruments, including repurchase agreements, commercial paper, medium- and
long-term debt, junior subordinated debt securities, capital securities and stockholders equity.
In the event current resources do not satisfy our needs, we may have to seek additional financing.
The availability of additional financing will depend on a variety of factors such as market
conditions, the general availability of credit, the volume of trading activities, the overall
availability of credit to the financial services industry, our credit ratings and credit capacity,
as well as the possibility that customers or lenders could develop a negative perception of our
long- or short-term financial prospects. Similarly, our access to funds may be limited if
regulatory authorities or rating agencies take negative actions against us. If our internal sources
of liquidity prove to be insufficient, there is a risk that external funding sources might not be
available, or available at unfavorable terms.
Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the capital and credit markets may also limit our access
to capital required to operate our business. Such market conditions may limit our ability to raise
additional capital to support business growth, or to counter-balance the consequences of losses or
increased regulatory capital requirements. This could force us to delay raising capital, reduce or
postpone payment of dividends on our shares or interest payments on other securities, issue capital
of different types or under different terms than we would otherwise, or incur a higher cost of
capital than in a more stable market environment. This would have the potential to decrease both
our profitability and our financial flexibility. Our results of operations, financial condition,
cash flows and regulatory capital position could be materially adversely affected by disruptions in
the financial markets.
In the course of 2008, governments around the world, including the Dutch government, have
implemented measures providing assistance to financial institutions, in certain cases requiring
(indirect) influence on or changes to governance and remuneration practices. In certain cases
governments have even nationalised companies or parts thereof. The measures adopted in the
Netherlands consist in both liquidity provision and capital reinforcement, and a Dutch Capital
Guarantee Scheme. The liquidity and capital reinforcement measures apply for a period of one year
as of October 10, 2008, while the Credit Guarantee Scheme of the Netherlands is scheduled to run
through December 31, 2009 (see Item 4. Recent Developments). So far we have been able to benefit
from these measures. Going forward, the Dutch authorities will look at each application
individually. Potential future transactions with the Dutch government or any other government or
actions by such government regarding ING could adversely impact the position or rights of
shareholders, bondholders, customers, creditors, our results, operations, solvency, liquidity and
governance.
Because our life and non-life insurance and reinsurance businesses are subject to losses from
unforeseeable and/or catastrophic events, which are inherently unpredictable, our actual claims
amount may exceed our established reserves or we may experience an abrupt interruption of
activities, each of which could result in lower net results and have an adverse effect on our
results of operations.
In our life and non-life insurance and reinsurance businesses, we are subject to losses from
natural and man-made catastrophic events. Such events include, without limitation, weather and
other natural catastrophes such as hurricanes, floods, earthquakes and epidemics, as well as events
such as terrorist attacks. The frequency and severity of such events, and the losses associated
with them, are inherently unpredictable and can not always be adequately reserved for. Furthermore,
we are subject to actuarial and underwriting risks such as, for instance, mortality, morbidity, and
adverse home claims development which result from the pricing and acceptance of insurance
contracts. In accordance with industry practices, modelling of natural catastrophes is performed
and risk mitigation measures are made. In case claims occur, reserves are established based on
estimates using actuarial projection techniques. The process of estimating is based on information
available at the time the reserves are originally established and includes updates when more
information becomes available. Although we continually review the adequacy of the established claim
reserves, and based on current information, we believe our claim reserves are sufficient, there can
be no assurances that our actual claims experience will not exceed our estimated claim reserves. If
actual claim amounts exceed the estimated claim reserves, our earnings may be reduced and our net
results may be adversely affected. In addition, because unforeseeable and/or catastrophic events
can lead to an abrupt interruption of activities, our banking and insurance operations may be
subject to losses resulting from such disruptions. Losses can relate to property, financial assets,
trading positions, insurance and pension benefits to employees and also to key personnel. If our
business continuity plans are not able to be put into action or do not take such events into
account, losses may further increase.
10
Because we operate in highly regulated industries, laws, regulations and regulatory policies or the
enforcement thereof that govern activities in our various business lines could have an effect on
our reputation, operations and net results.
We are subject to detailed banking, insurance, asset management and other financial services laws
and government regulation in each of the jurisdictions in which we conduct business. Regulatory
agencies have broad administrative power over many aspects of the financial services business,
which may include liquidity, capital adequacy and permitted investments, ethical issues, money
laundering, privacy, record keeping, and marketing and selling practices. Banking, insurance and
other financial services laws, regulations and policies currently governing us and our subsidiaries
may also change at any time in ways which have an adverse effect on our business, and it is
difficult to predict the timing or form of any future regulatory or enforcement initiatives in
respect thereof. Also, bank regulators and other supervisory authorities in the EU, the US and
elsewhere continue to scrutinize payment processing and other transactions under regulations
governing such matters as money-laundering, prohibited transactions with countries subject to
sanctions, and bribery or other anti-corruption measures. Regulation is becoming increasingly more
extensive and complex and regulators are focusing increased scrutiny on the industries in which we
operate, often requiring additional Company resources. These regulations can serve to limit our
activities, including through our net capital, customer protection and market conduct requirements,
and restrictions on businesses in which we can operate or invest. If we fail to address, or appear
to fail to address, appropriately any of these matters, our reputation could be harmed and we could
be subject to additional legal risk, which could, in turn, increase the size and number of claims
and damages asserted against us or subject us to enforcement actions, fines and penalties.
In light of current conditions in the global financial markets and the global economy, regulators
have increased their focus on the regulation of the financial services industry. Most of the
principal markets where we conduct our business have adopted, or are currently considering, major
legislative and/or regulatory initiatives in response to the financial crisis. In particular,
governmental and regulatory authorities in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States
and elsewhere are implementing measures to increase regulatory control in their respective
financial markets and financial services sectors, including in the areas of prudential rules,
capital requirements, executive compensation and financial reporting, among others. Most recently,
governments in the Netherlands and abroad have intervened on an unprecedented scale, responding to
stresses experienced in the global financial markets. Some of the measures adopted subject us and
other institutions for which they were designed to additional restrictions, oversight or costs. For
restrictions related to the agreements of ING with the Dutch State, see Risks related to the
Company Our agreements with the Dutch State impose certain restrictions regarding the issuance or
repurchase of our shares and the compensation of certain senior management positions. We cannot
predict whether or when future legislative or regulatory actions may be taken, or what impact, if
any, actions taken to date or in the future could have on our business, results of operations and
financial condition.
Despite our efforts to maintain effective compliance procedures and to comply with applicable laws
and regulations, there are a number of risks in areas where applicable regulations may be unclear,
subject to multiple interpretation or conflict with one another, where regulators revise their
previous guidance or courts overturn previous rulings, or we fail to meet applicable standards.
Regulators and other authorities have the power to bring administrative or judicial proceedings
against us, which could result, amongst other things, in suspension or revocation of our licenses,
cease and desist orders, fines, civil penalties, criminal penalties or other disciplinary action
which could materially harm our results of operations and financial condition.
RISKS RELATED TO THE COMPANY
Ongoing turbulence and volatility in the financial markets have adversely affected us, and may
continue to do so. We currently do not expect these conditions to improve in the short term.
Our results of operations are materially impacted by conditions in the global capital markets and
the economy generally. The stress experienced in the global capital markets that started in the
second half of 2007 continued and substantially increased throughout 2008 and continues in 2009.
The crisis in the mortgage market in the United States, triggered by a serious deterioration of
credit quality, led to a revaluation of credit risks. These conditions have resulted in greater
volatility, widening of credit spreads and overall shortage of liquidity and tightening of
financial markets throughout the world. In addition, prices for many types of asset-backed
securities (ABS) and other structured products have significantly deteriorated. These concerns have
since expanded to include a broad range of fixed income securities, including those rated
investment grade, the international credit and interbank money markets generally, and a wide range
of financial institutions and markets, asset classes, such as public and private equity, and real
estate sectors. As a result, the market for fixed income instruments has experienced decreased
liquidity, increased price volatility, credit downgrade events, and increased probability of
default. Securities that are less liquid are more difficult to value and may be hard to dispose of.
International equity markets have also been experiencing heightened volatility and turmoil,
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with issuers, including ourselves, that have exposure to the real estate, mortgage, private equity
and credit markets particularly affected. These events and the continuing market upheavals,
including extreme levels of volatility, have had and may continue to have an adverse effect on our
revenues and results of operations, in part because we have a large investment portfolio and
extensive real estate activities around the world. In addition, the confidence of customers in
financial institutions is being tested. Reduced confidence could have an adverse effect on our
revenues and results of operations, including through an increase of lapses or surrenders of
policies and withdrawal of deposits.
As a result of the ongoing and unprecedented volatility in the global financial markets in 2007 and
2008, we have incurred negative revaluations on our investment portfolio, which have impacted our
earnings and shareholders equity. Furthermore, we have incurred impairments and other losses,
which have impacted our profit and loss accounts. Reserves for insurance liabilities are overall
adequate at the Group and Business Line level. Inadequacies in certain product areas have
developed. Reference is made to Note 2.1 to the consolidated financial statements Risk Management
Reserve Aquadecy.
Such impacts have arisen primarily as a result of valuation issues arising in connection with our
investments in real estate and private equity, exposures to US mortgage-related structured
investment products, including sub-prime and Alt-A Residential and Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities (CMBS and RMBS), Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs) and Collateralized Loan
Obligations (CLOs), monoline insurer guarantees, Structured Investment Vehicles (SIVs) and other
investments. In many cases, the markets for such investments and instruments have become highly
illiquid, and issues relating to counterparty credit ratings and other factors have exacerbated
pricing and valuation uncertainties. Valuation of such investments and instruments is a complex
process involving the consideration of market transactions, pricing models, management judgment and
other factors, and is also impacted by external factors such as underlying mortgage default rates,
interest rates, rating agency actions and property valuations. While we continue to monitor our
exposures in this area, in light of the ongoing market environment and the resulting uncertainties
concerning valuations, there can be no assurances that we will not experience further negative
impacts to our shareholders equity or profit and loss accounts from such assets in future periods.
Because we operate in highly competitive markets, including our home market, we may not be able to
increase or maintain our market share, which may have an adverse effect on our results of
operations.
There is substantial competition in the Netherlands and the other countries in which we do business
for the types of insurance, commercial banking, investment banking, asset management and other
products and services we provide. Customer loyalty and retention can be influenced by a number of
factors, including relative service levels, the prices and attributes of products and services, and
actions taken by competitors. If we are not able to match or compete with the products and services
offered by our competitors, it could adversely impact our ability to maintain or further increase
our market share, which would adversely affect our results of operations. Such competition is most
pronounced in our more mature markets of the Netherlands, Belgium, the Rest of Europe, the United
States, Canada and Australia. In recent years, however, competition in emerging markets, such as
Latin America, Asia and Central and Eastern Europe, has also increased as large insurance and
banking industry participants from more developed countries have sought to establish themselves in
markets which are perceived to offer higher growth potential, and as local institutions have become
more sophisticated and competitive and have sought alliances, mergers or strategic relationships
with our competitors. The Netherlands and the United States are our largest markets for both our
banking and insurance operations. Our main competitors in the banking sector in the Netherlands are
ABN AMRO Bank/Fortis and Rabobank. Our main competitors in the insurance sector in the Netherlands
are Achmea, Fortis and Aegon. Our main competitors in the United States are insurance companies
such as Lincoln National, Hartford, Aegon Americas, AXA, Met Life, Prudential, Nationwide and
Principal Financial. Increasing competition in these or any of our other markets may significantly
impact our results if we are unable to match the products and services offered by our competitors.
Over time, certain sectors of the financial services industry have become more concentrated, as
institutions involved in a broad range of financial services have been acquired by or merged into
other firms or have declared bankruptcy. In 2008, this trend accelerated considerably, as several
major financial institutions consolidated, were forced to merge or received substantial government
assistance. These developments could result in our competitors gaining greater access to capital
and liquidity, expanding their ranges of products and services, or gaining geographic diversity. We
may experience pricing pressures as a result of these factors in the event that some of our
competitors seek to increase market share by reducing prices.
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Because we do business with many counterparties, the inability of these counterparties to meet
their financial obligations could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.
General
Third-parties that owe us money, securities or other assets may not pay or perform under their
obligations. These parties include the issuers whose securities we hold, borrowers under loans
originated, customers, trading counterparties, counterparties under swaps, credit default and other
derivative contracts, clearing agents, exchanges, clearing house and other financial
intermediaries. Defaults by one or more of these parties on their obligations to us due to
bankruptcy, lack of liquidity, downturns in the economy or real estate values, operational failure,
etc., or even rumors about potential defaults by one or more of these parties or regarding the
financial services industry generally, could lead to losses for us, and defaults by other
institutions. In addition, with respect to secured transactions, our credit risk may be exacerbated
when the collateral held by us cannot be realized, or is liquidated at prices not sufficient to
recover the full amount of the loan or derivative exposure due us. We also have exposure to a
number of financial institutions in the form of unsecured debt instruments, derivative transactions
and equity investments. There is no assurance that losses on, or impairments to the carrying value
of these assets would not materially and adversely affect our business or results of operations.
Reinsurers
Our insurance operations have bought protection for risks that exceed certain risk tolerance levels
set for both our life and non-life businesses. This protection is bought through reinsurance
arrangements in order to reduce possible losses. Because in most cases we must pay the
policyholders first, and then collect from the reinsurer, we are subject to credit risk with
respect to each reinsurer for all such amounts. As a percentage of our (potential) reinsurance
receivables as of December 31, 2008, the greatest exposure after collateral to an individual
reinsurer was approximately 32%, approximately 68% related to four other reinsurers and the
remainder of the reinsurance receivables balance related to various other reinsurers. The inability
or unwillingness of any one of these reinsurers to meet its financial obligations to us, or the
insolvency of our reinsurers, could have a material adverse effect on our net results and our
financial results.
Because we use assumptions about factors to determine the insurance provisions, deferred
acquisition costs (DAC) and value of business added (VOBA), the use of different assumptions about
these factors may have an adverse impact on our results of operations.
The establishment of insurance provisions, including the impact of minimum guarantees which are
contained within certain variable annuity products, the adequacy test performed on the provisions
for life policies and the establishment of DAC and VOBA are inherently uncertain processes
involving assumptions about factors such as court decisions, changes in laws, social, economic and
demographic trends, inflation, investment returns, policyholder behaviour (e.g. lapses,
persistency, etc.) and other factors, and, in the life insurance business, assumptions concerning
mortality and morbidity trends.
The use of different assumptions about these factors could have a material effect on insurance
provisions and underwriting expense. Changes in assumptions may lead to changes in the insurance
provisions over time. Furthermore, some of these assumptions can be volatile.
Because we use assumptions to model client behavior for the purpose of our market risk
calculations, the difference between the realization and the assumptions may have an adverse impact
on the risk figures and future results.
We use assumptions in order to model client behavior for the risk calculations in our banking and
insurance books. Assumptions are used to determine insurance liabilities, the price sensitivity of
savings and current accounts and to estimate the embedded optional risk in the mortgage and
investment portfolios. The realization or use of different assumptions to determine the client
behavior could have material adverse effect on the calculated risk figures and ultimately future
results.
Because we also operate in markets with less developed judiciary and dispute resolution systems, in
the event of disputes in these markets, the quality and the effectiveness of such systems could
have an adverse effect on our operations and net results.
In the less developed markets in which we operate, judiciary and dispute resolution systems may be
less developed. As a result in case of a breach of contract we may have difficulties in making and
enforcing claims against contractual counterparties and, if claims are made against us, we might
encounter difficulties in mounting a defence against such allegations. If we become party to legal
proceedings in a market with an insufficiently developed judiciary system, it could have an adverse
effect on our operations and net result.
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Because we are a financial services company and we are continually developing new financial
products, we might be faced with claims that could have an adverse effect on our operations and net
result if clients expectations are not met.
When new financial products are brought to the market, communication and marketing aims to present
a balanced view of the product (however there is a focus on potential advantages for the
customers). Whilst we engage in a due diligence process when we develop products, if the products
do not generate the expected profit, or result in a loss, or otherwise do not meet expectations,
customers may file claims against us. Such claims could have an adverse effect on our operations
and net result.
Ratings are important to our business for a number of reasons. Among these are the issuance of
debt, the sale of certain products and the risk weighting of Bank assets. Downgrades could have an
adverse impact on our operations and net results.
We obtain credit ratings from Standard & Poors, Moodys and Fitch. While we aim to maintain a
senior unsecured rating of AA, each of the rating agencies reviews its ratings and rating
methodologies on a recurring basis and may decide on a downgrade at any time. In the event of a
downgrade the cost of issuing debt will increase, having an adverse effect on net results.
Claims paying ability, at the Group or subsidiary level, and financial strength ratings are factors
in establishing the competitive position of insurers. A rating downgrade could elevate lapses or
surrenders of policies requiring cash payments, which might force us to sell assets at a price that
may result in realized investment losses. Among others, total invested assets decreases and
deferred acquisition costs might need to be accelerated, adversely impacting earnings. A downgrade
may adversely impact relationships with distributors of our products and services and customers,
which may affect new sales and our competitive position.
Our Bank assets are risk weighted. Downgrades of these assets could result in a higher risk
weighting which may result in higher capital requirements and thus a need to deleverage. This may
impact net earnings and the return on capital, and may have an adverse impact on our competitive
position.
Our business may be negatively affected by a sustained increase in inflation.
A sustained increase in the inflation rate in our principal markets would have multiple impacts on
ING and may negatively affect our business, solvency position and results of operations. For
example, a sustained increase in the inflation rate may result in an increase in market interest
rates which may (i) decrease the value of certain fixed income securities we hold in our investment
portfolios resulting in reduced levels of unrealized capital gains available to us which could
negatively impact our solvency position and net income, (ii) result in increased surrenders of
certain life & savings products, particularly, those with fixed rates below market rates, and (iii)
require us, as an issuer of securities, to pay higher interest rates on debt securities we issue in
the financial markets from time to time to finance our operations which would increase our interest
expenses and reduce our results of operations. A significant and sustained increase in inflation
has historically also been associated with decreased prices for equity securities and sluggish
performance of equity markets generally. A sustained decline in equity markets may (i) result in
impairment charges to equity securities that we hold in our investment portfolios and reduced
levels of unrealized capital gains available to us which would reduce our net income and negatively
impact our solvency position, (ii) negatively impact performance, future sales and surrenders of
our unit-linked products where underlying investments are often allocated to equity funds, and
(iii) negatively impact the ability of our asset management subsidiaries to retain and attract
assets under management, as well as the value of assets they do manage, which may negatively impact
their results of operations. In addition, in the context of certain property & casualty risks
underwritten by our insurance subsidiaries (particularly long-tail risks), a sustained increase
in inflation with a resulting increase in market interest rates may result in (i) claims inflation
(i.e., an increase in the amount ultimately paid to settle claims several years after the policy
coverage period or event giving rise to the claim), coupled with (ii) an underestimation of
corresponding claims reserves at the time of establishment due to a failure to fully anticipate
increased inflation and its effect on the amounts ultimately payable to policyholders, and,
consequently, (iii) actual claims payments significantly exceeding associated insurance reserves
which would negatively impact our results of operations. In addition, a failure to accurately
anticipate higher inflation and factor it into our product pricing assumptions may result in a
systemic mis-pricing of our products resulting in underwriting losses which would negatively impact
our results of operations.
Operational risks are inherent in our business.
Our businesses depend on the ability to process a large number of transactions efficiently and
accurately. Losses can result from inadequate personnel, inadequate or failed internal control
processes and systems, or from external events that interrupt normal business operations. We also
face the risk that the design of our
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controls and procedures prove to be inadequate or are circumvented. We have suffered losses from
operational risk in the past and there can be no assurance that we will not suffer material losses
from operational risk in the future.
Our business may be negatively affected by adverse publicity, regulatory actions or litigation with
respect to the Company, other well-known companies or the financial services industry in general.
Adverse publicity and damage to INGs reputation arising from its failure or perceived failure to
comply with legal and regulatory requirements, financial reporting irregularities involving other
large and well known companies, increasing regulatory and law enforcement scrutiny of know your
customer anti-money laundering, prohibited transactions with countries subject to sanctions, and
bribery or other anti-corruption measures and anti-terrorist-financing procedures and their
effectiveness, regulatory investigations of the mutual fund, banking and insurance industries, and
litigation that arises from the failure or perceived failure by ING to comply with legal,
regulatory and compliance requirements, could result in adverse publicity and reputation harm, lead
to increased regulatory supervision, affect our ability to attract and retain customers, maintain
access to the capital markets, result in cease and desist orders, suits, enforcement actions, fines
and civil and criminal penalties, other disciplinary action or have other material adverse effects
on us in ways that are not predictable.
Because we are a Dutch company and because the Stichting ING Aandelen holds more than 99% of our
Ordinary shares, the rights of our shareholders may differ from the rights of shareholders in other
jurisdictions, which could affect your rights as a shareholder.
While holders of our bearer receipts are entitled to attend and speak at the General Meeting,
voting rights are not attached to the bearer depositary receipts. Stichting ING Aandelen (the
Trust) holds more than 99% of our Ordinary shares, and exercises the voting rights attached to the
Ordinary shares (for which bearer receipts have been issued). Holders of bearer receipts who attend
in person or by proxy the General Meeting must obtain voting rights by proxy from the Trust.
Holders of bearer receipts and holders of the ADSs (American Depositary Shares) representing the
bearer receipts, who do not attend the General Meeting, may give binding voting instructions to the
Trust. See Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions Voting Instructions of
holders of bearer receipts of Ordinary shares to the Trust. The Trust is entitled to vote on any
Ordinary shares underlying the bearer depositary receipts for which the Trust has not granted
voting proxies, or voting instructions have not been given to the Trust. In exercising its voting
discretion, the Trust is required to make use of the voting rights attached to the Ordinary shares
in the interest of the holders of bearer receipts, while taking into account:
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Trust may, but has no obligation to, consult with the holders of bearer receipts or ADSs in
exercising its voting rights in respect of any Ordinary shares for which it is entitled to vote.
These arrangements differ from practices in other jurisdictions, and accordingly may affect the
rights of the holders of bearer receipts or ADSs and their power to affect the Companys business
and operations.
The share price of our bearer receipts and ADSs has been, and may continue to be, volatile which
may impact the value of our bearer receipts or ADSs you hold.
The share price of our bearer receipts and our ADSs has been volatile in the past, in particular
over the past year. The share price and trading volume of our bearer receipts and our ADSs may
continue to be subject to significant fluctuations due, in part, to the high volatility in the
securities markets generally and more particular in shares of financial institutions. Other
factors, besides our financial results, that may impact our share price include, but are not
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Our agreements with the Dutch State impose certain restrictions regarding the issuance or
repurchase of our shares and the compensation of certain senior management positions.
For so long as the Dutch State holds at least 25% of the Core Tier-I Securities issued by us on
November 12, 2008, for so long as the Illiquid Assets Back-up Facility between ourselves and the
Dutch State agreed upon in the term sheet of January 26, 2009 is in place, or for so long as any
of the government guaranteed senior unsecured bonds issued by ING Bank N.V. successively on January
30, 2009, February 20, 2009 and March 12, 2009 under the Credit Guarantee Scheme of the Netherlands (the
Government Guaranteed Bonds) are outstanding, whichever expires last, we are prohibited from
issuing or repurchasing any of our own shares (other than as part of regular hedging operations and
the issuance of shares according to employment schemes) without the consent of the Dutch States
nominees on the Supervisory Board (see below). In addition, under the terms of these agreements
with the Dutch State, we have agreed to institute certain restrictions on the compensation of the
members of the Executive Board and Senior Management, including incentives or performance-based
compensation. These restrictions could hinder or prevent us from attracting or retaining the most
qualified management with the talent and experience to manage our business effectively. In
connection with these transactions, the Dutch State was granted the right to nominate two
candidates for appointment to the Supervisory Board. The Dutch States nominees have veto rights
over certain material transactions, as set forth in Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and
Employees Supervisory Board.
The issuance of the Core Tier-I Securities to the Dutch State has increased the cumulative change
of ownership for United States tax purposes to approximately 42% as per November 12, 2008. Future
increases of capital or other ownership changes may bring ING over the 50% threshold, in which case
limitations to the future use of tax loss carry forwards as well as certain so-called
built-in-losses may adversely affect net result and equity.
Section 382 of the United States Internal Revenue Code contains a so-called loss limitation rule,
the general purpose of which is to prevent trafficking in tax losses (i.e. it is an anti-abuse
rule). The rule is triggered when the ownership of a company changes by more than 50% (measured by
value) on a cumulative basis in any three year period. If triggered, restrictions may be imposed on
the future use of realised tax losses as well as certain losses that are built into the assets of
the company at the time of the ownership change and that are realised within the next five years.
The issuance of EUR 10 billion of securities by ING to the Dutch State
on November 12, 2008 brought
INGs (cumulative) change of ownership as per that date to approximately 42%. As a result, future
increases in capital or other changes of ownership may adversely affect the net result or equity of
ING, unless relief from the loss limitation rules is obtained, which may or may not be possible.
Because we are incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands and most of the members of our
Supervisory and Executive Board and many of our officers reside outside of the United States, it
may be difficult for you to enforce judgments against us or the members of our Supervisory and
Executive Boards or our officers.
Most of our Supervisory and Executive Board members, and some of the experts named in this Annual
Report, as well as many of our officers are persons who are not residents of the United States, and
most of our and their assets, are located outside the United States. As a result, you may not be
able to serve process on those persons within the United States or to enforce in the United States
judgments obtained in U.S. courts against us or those persons based on the civil liability
provisions of the U.S. securities laws. You also may not be able to enforce judgments of U.S.
courts under the U.S. federal securities laws in courts outside the United States, including the
Netherlands. The United States and the Netherlands do not currently have a treaty providing for the
reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments (other than arbitration awards) in civil and
commercial matters. Therefore, you will not be able to enforce in the Netherlands a final judgment
for the payment of money rendered by any U.S. federal or state court based on civil liability, even
if the judgment is not based only on the U.S. federal securities laws, unless a competent court in
the Netherlands gives binding effect to the judgment.
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Item 4. Information on the Company
GENERAL
ING was established as a Naamloze Vennootschap (public limited liability company) on March 4, 1991,
through the merger of Nationale-Nederlanden, which was the largest insurer in the Netherlands, and
NMB Postbank Group, which was one of the largest banks in the Netherlands. ING Groep N.V. is
incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands.
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Our mission
ING aims to deliver its financial products and services in the way its customers want them
delivered: with exemplary service, convenience and at competitive prices. This is reflected in our
mission statement: to set the standard in helping our customers manage their financial future.
Our profile
ING is a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, investments, life insurance
and retirement services. We serve more than 85 million private, corporate and institutional
customers in Europe, North and Latin America, Asia and Australia. We draw on our experience and
expertise, our commitment to excellent service and our global scale to meet the needs of a broad
customer base, comprising individuals, families, small businesses, large corporations, institutions
and governments.
Our strategy
INGs overall ambition is to help customers manage their financial future. Capitalising on changing
customer preferences and building on our solid business capabilities, INGs strategic focus is on
banking, investments, life insurance and retirement services. We want to provide retail customers
with the products they need during their lives to grow savings, manage investments and prepare for
retirement with confidence. With our wide range of products, innovative distribution models and
strong footprints in both mature and developing markets, we have the long-run economic,
technological and demographic trends on our side. We align our business strategy around a universal
customer ideal: saving and investing for the future should be easier. While steering the business
through turbulent times, we will execute efforts across all our business lines to strengthen
customer confidence and meet their needs, preserve a strong capital position, further mitigate
risks and bring our costs in line with revenue expectations.
Our stakeholders
ING conducts business on the basis of clearly defined business principles. In all our activities,
we carefully weigh the interests of our various stakeholders: customers, employees, communities and
shareholders. ING strives to be a good corporate citizen.
Our corporate responsibility
ING wants to pursue profit on the basis of sound business ethics and respect for its stakeholders.
Corporate responsibility is therefore a fundamental part of INGs strategy: ethical, social and
environmental factors play an integral role in our business decisions.
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CHANGES IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE GROUP
Acquisitions effective in 2008
In December 2008, ING acquired 100% of the voluntary pension fund Oyak Emeklilik for a total
consideration of EUR 110 million. Goodwill of EUR 69 million was recognised on the acquisition and
is mainly attributable to the operational synergies and the future business potential resulting
from the acquisition.
In July 2008, ING acquired approximately 97% of Interhyp AG, Germanys largest independent
residential mortgage distributor for a total consideration of EUR 418 million. Goodwill of
EUR 371 million was recognised on the acquisition and is mainly attributable to the future
potential for enhancing INGs distribution platforms in Europe resulting from the acquisition.
In July 2008, ING acquired 100% of CitiStreet, a leading retirement plan and benefit service and
administration organisation in the US defined contribution marketplace for a total consideration of
EUR 578 million. Goodwill of EUR 462 million was recognised on the acquisition and is mainly
attributable to the operational synergies and the future business potential resulting from the
acquisition, making ING one of the largest defined contribution businesses in the United States.
In January 2008, ING closed the final transaction to acquire 100% of Banco Santanders Latin
American pension and annuity businesses through the acquisition of the pension business in Chile.
See Note 29 of Note 2.1 to the consolidated financial statements Acquisitions effective in 2007
for full details of the entire deal.
Disposals effective in 2008
In December 2007, ING reached an agreement with Berkshire Hathaway Group to sell its reinsurance
unit NRG N.V. for EUR 272 million The sale resulted in a net loss of EUR 144 million. As disclosed
in Note 21 Other liabilities of Note 2.1 to the consolidated financial statements a loss on
disposal of EUR 129 million was reported in 2007. In 2008, EUR 15 million additional losses,
predominantly relating to currency exchange rate changes were recognised.
In July 2008, ING announced it had completed the sale of part of its Mexican business, Seguros ING
SA de CV and subsidiaries, to AXA as announced in February 2008, for a total consideration of
EUR 950 million (USD 1.5 billion). The sale resulted in a gain of EUR 182 million.
In January 2008 ING completed the sale of its health business in Chile, ING Salud, to Said Group
and Linzor Capital Partners, resulting in a gain on disposal of EUR 55 million.
Disposals announced and occurring or expected to occur in 2009
In October 2008 ING announced that it had reached agreement to sell its entire Taiwanese life
insurance business, ING Life Taiwan, to Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. for approximately EUR 447
million. At December 31, 2008 ING Life Taiwan qualified as a disposal group held for sale. The sale
was completed on February 13, 2009. Consequently ING Life Taiwan will be deconsolidated in the
first quarter 2009. ING will be paid in a fixed number of shares with the difference between the
fair value of those shares at the closing date and sale prices being paid in subordinated debt
securities of the acquirer. ING Life Taiwan is included in the segment Insurance Asia/Pacific. This
transaction is expected to result in a loss of EUR 292 million . A provision has been recognised
for this loss in Other liabilities. The loss has been recognised in 2008 in Net gains/losses on
disposal of group companies in the profit and loss account.
As mentioned in Acquisitions effective in 2007 in Note 29 of Note 2.1 to the consolidated
financial statements, ING acquired the AFJP Pension (Origenes AFJP S.A.) company in Argentina as
part of the Santander transaction. In November 2008 the Government of Argentina passed legislation
to nationalise the private pension system (AFJPs). Under the law, all client balances held by the
private pension system would be transferred to the Argentina Government and AFJPs pension business
would be terminated. The law became effective in December 2008 when the Argentine Social Security
Administration (ANSES) took ownership over the affiliate accounts. The nationalisation impacted the
pension assets only, thus leaving ING responsible for the ongoing operating costs and liabilities
including severance obligations. This resulted in a loss of EUR 188 million being recognised in
2008.
In February 2009, ING announced that it had agreed to sell its 70% stake in ING Canada for net
proceeds of approximately EUR 1,265 million (CAD 2,163 million). The transaction was closed on
February 19, 2009 and will be booked in 2009. This transaction will result in a decrease in Total
assets of approximately EUR 5,471 million and a decrease of Total liabilities of approximately EUR
3,983 million.
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For the years 2007 and 2006 as well as a description of on-going capital expenditures, see Note 29
of Note 2.1 to the consolidated financial statements.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
In October 2008, the Dutch State announced measures to protect the financial sector. The Dutch
State has stated it is committed to make capital available to each financial enterprise in the
Netherlands that is fundamentally sound and viable. The objective is to maintain these
institutions own funds at the levels deemed necessary by the supervisor. The contribution of the
government can take various forms, such as a participation via preferential shares, or otherwise if
so required on account of the legal form, group structure or other considerations. Any financial
enterprise meeting the above description is entitled to apply for this measure. If necessary,
financial enterprises may consult with the authorities on specific balance-sheet problems. In any
event, all these measures will be subject to conditions in order to limit market distortions and
the financial risks for the government and to prevent misuse. The conditions will relate, among
other things, to guarantees on returns, the financing of operational costs by the financial
enterprises concerned, executive pay and representation in the executive bodies. The above applies
for a period of one year as of October 10, 2008.
In addition the State of the Netherlands implemented a EUR 200 billion guarantee scheme for the
issuance of medium term bank debt (the Credit Guarantee Scheme). The program is scheduled to run
through December 31, 2009. The guarantee scheme targets non-complex senior unsecured loans plain
vanilla commercial paper, certificates of deposit, and medium term notes, with maturities ranging
from 3 to 36 months. Fees will depend on creditworthiness of the banks involved and will be based
on historical credit default swap spreads (or an approximation if necessary), with an addition of
50 basis points. Maturities of less than a year will have a fixed fee of 50 basis points. The
scheme will include loans denominated in euros, US Dollars and British Pounds. Both principal and interest
will be covered. The Dutch State Treasury Agency will execute the scheme.
The ING Group benefited from the capital support facilities set up by the Dutch Sate as part of the
measures adopted in response to the financial and economic crisis. In November 2008, ING Group
issued EUR 10 billion of non-voting Core Tier-1 securities (the Core Tier-1 Securities) to the
Dutch State. In January 2009, ING Group negotiated an Illiquid Assets Back-up Facility term sheet
with the Dutch State (the Illiquid Assets Back-up Facility); this transaction is expected to
close in the first quarter of 2009, subject to final documentation and regulatory approval. For
more information see Item 4. Corporate Governance Transactions with the Dutch State. In January,
February and March 2009 ING placed 3 government guaranteed senior unsecured bond issues (see list below).
On January 26, 2009, ING announced measures to reduce risks and expenses in order to adapt the
Group to the current environment. In January 2009, ING entered into an Illiquid Assets Back-up
Facility term sheet with the Dutch State covering INGs Alt-A RMBS portfolio. Through this
transaction, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2009, subject to final
documentation and regulatory approval, risks are expected to be reduced with respect to 80% of INGs Alt-A RMBS portfolio. In addition, expenses are
targeted to be cut by EUR 1 billion in 2009, including by means of a headcount reduction of 7,000
positions. Furthermore, selective divestments will be made outside the focus of the core franchise.
For more information see Item 4. Corporate Governance Transactions with the Dutch State.
On January 26, 2009, ING announced that Michel
Tilmant had stepped down from the Executive Board
and that Jan Hommen will be nominated for appointment to the
Executive Board at the 2009 annual General Meeting.
Following his appointment he will act as chairman of the Executive Board. For recent changes in the Executive Board
and Supervisory Board reference is made to
Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees.
On January 30, 2009, ING Bank announced that it has successfully placed 3 year USD denominated
government guaranteed senior unsecured bonds. The issue of USD 6 billion was done under the Credit
Guarantee Scheme of the Netherlands and is part of ING Groups regular medium-term funding
operations.
On November 18, 2008, ING announced the voluntary delisting from the Frankfurt, Paris and Swiss
stock exchanges. The delisting was completed in the first quarter of 2009. The listings of
(depositary receipts for) shares on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Brussels and of ADRs on the New
York Stock Exchange are not affected by the delisting.
On February 11, 2009, ING announced that it closed the sale of its Taiwanese life insurance
business to Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. See Disposals announced and occurring or expected to
occur in 2009.
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On February 16, 2009, in light of the recently announced cost reduction programme, ING confirmed
not to renew the three year sponsorship (2007-2009) contract with Renault F1 and to end its
presence in F1 beyond the 2009 season.
On February 19, 2009, ING Group announced that it has completed the sale of its 70% stake in ING
Canada via a private placement and a concurrent bought deal public offering. ING no longer owns
an interest in ING Canada, the largest provider of property & casualty insurance products and
services in Canada. See: Disposals announced and occurring or expected to occur in 2009.
On February 20, 2009, ING Bank announced that it has placed a 5 year EUR 4 billion government
guaranteed senior unsecured bond issue. The issue of EUR 4 billion was done under the Credit
Guarantee Scheme of the State of the Netherlands and is part of ING Banks regular medium-term
funding operations.
On February 23, 2009, ING announced that the Supervisory Board intends to nominate Patrick Flynn
(1960, Irish) for appointment to the Executive Board at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders
of April 27, 2009. Upon appointment Patrick Flynn will become the new Chief Financial Officer of
ING.
On March 12, 2009, ING Bank announced that it has placed a 5 year USD denominated government
guaranteed senior unsecured bond issue. The issue of USD 2 billion was done under the Credit
Guarantee Scheme of the State of the Netherlands and is part of ING Banks regular medium-term funding operations.
GROUP STRATEGY
Adjusting to a new reality
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The global financial crisis has strongly impacted the financial services sector. ING has not been
immune and has seen a corresponding deterioration in earnings. As maintaining the confidence of our
stakeholders is essential to remain successful, we will confront the crisis head on by putting
customers first, preserving our capital base, further mitigating risks and lowering costs. We will
continue to align our long term business strategy around a universal customer ideal: saving and
investing for the future should be easier. This is even more valid going forward, as the crisis
proves that financial institutions need to reduce the complexity of their product and services
offering and go back to the basics of finance.
Weathering the crisis
In the course of 2008 the financial crisis intensified significantly. It has become evident that
the long-lasting period of low interest rates and ample liquidity has triggered the emergence of
incongruities in the financial sector. A combination of factors has severely undermined the proper
functioning of the financial system: the mispricing of risk and excessive leverage by a number of
financial institutions, the rapid emergence of toxic assets, the industrys over-reliance on
mathematical modeling as well as the detrimental effects of certain incentive structures and the
pro-cyclical working of accounting rules. As a result of the crisis, customer confidence in the
sector has decreased significantly.
The consequences have been far-reaching. The market expectations of capital requirements for
international financial institutions have increased substantially, forcing governments around the
world to support banks with large capital injections. Unfortunately, ING was no exception.
Although our commercial performance kept up reasonably well, the sharp market decline in 2008 led
to significant impairments and negative revaluations across almost all asset classes, also
affecting our earnings and capital position. Looking forward, all indicators suggest that market
conditions will remain difficult throughout 2009.
Business initiatives
The challenges we are facing in these exceptional times clearly require thoughtful solutions.
Therefore, we are taking a fresh look at our business to seek new ways of doing business. In the
Netherlands, the new bank created by combining ING Bank and Postbank began operating under the ING
brand from 2009. In Belgium, we continued with the implementation of a new retail branch service
concept, transforming traditional branches into outlets with automated self-service cash functions
and online banking access. We invested in our retail banking network with a particular focus on
Poland, Romania, Turkey and India. Building on our banking business, ING
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Direct aims to offer a more complete range of products in all countries, instead of offering single
savings products. In Germany, ING Directs mortgage activities have been strengthened by the
acquisition of Interhyp.
At Wholesale Banking, we reviewed and even selectively decreased our client coverage model in
non-core markets. We reduced and exited certain volatile products and activities, especially in
equities markets and within Financial Markets Strategic Trading. We will increasingly focus our
full-service wholesale banking activities on the Benelux, where we aim to become the leading
wholesale bank. ING also has ambitions to be a market leader in Poland and Romania, as well as in a
number of key products globally, like Structured Finance.
In December 2008, we completed the acquisition of the Turkish voluntary pension company Oyak
Emeklilik, which has been integrated in Insurance Europe. Oyak Emeklilik will be re-branded under
the ING brand in 2009.
In the Americas, we are focused on the long-term growth opportunities presented by the ageing of
the US population and the increasing wealth in Latin America. The acquisition of CitiStreet, one of
the major retirement plan service and administration organizations in the US defined contribution
market, provides us with an expanded geographic footprint and broader service offerings to
customers. In Peru, we increased our stake in AFP Integra to 80%, the number one pension fund
company by market share.
In Asia/Pacific, bank distribution was further reinforced through an exclusive agreement with the
Royal Bank of Scotland in Hong Kong, and by sales expansion through TMB Bank from the Bangkok
region to the entire branch network in Thailand. Furthermore, ING became one of the multi-region
preferred strategic partners of HSBC Insurance.
Strategy: adjusting to a new reality
Financial institutions like ING have an important role to play in creating the conditions for
social and economic progress, by taking and spreading the financial risks of individuals and
companies. Yet, the credit crisis underscores that we can only do this if we are trusted by our
customers. Earning and maintaining customer trust therefore an absolute prerequisite for any
financial institution to operate. As the increased complexity of the financial services industry
has been a major cause of the crisis and the loss of customer confidence, going back to the basics
of finance is inevitable.
ING has a clear eye for what lies at the heart of our business: collecting customer balances and
redeploying these in the economy, by means of a self originated loan book consisting of mortgages
and corporate, private and other types of loans. We are well aware of our responsibilities and will
continue to do our utmost to maintain the confidence of all our stakeholders and to contribute to a
proper functioning of markets. We will align our long term business strategy around a universal
customer ideal: saving and investing for the future should be easier.
Going forward we will take steps to strengthen our financial position and adjust to the reality of
the global recession while keeping focus on our long-term priorities. In the short to medium term,
we will step up efforts to steer the business through these turbulent times, to stabilize our
company and reinforce our credibility. Our efforts will be focused on disciplined execution of
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Putting customers first
The credit crisis has had a clear impact on customer needs, both in terms of product offering, as
well as servicing models. These turbulent times prove once more that delivering an easier customer
experience and going back to basics should be an essential part of our strategy. Hence, we will
continue along the path chosen in 2007, when we launched our Easier programme, which emphasizes the
attributes that build customer trust and competitive advantage over the long term: customers expect
us to be available when they need us, to provide them with a clear overview of their financial
situation, to respond to their queries in a fast and efficient manner, to be open and transparent
about our products and services and to provide them with objective and professional advice. Apart
from the need to reinforce our efforts to deliver an easier customer experience, the crisis has
created a shift in customer demand towards products that offer wealth-protection and risk
reduction. Therefore, we will reposition our product portfolio to accommodate changing customer
needs.
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Preserving a strong capital position
The economic environment has not only put pressure on the profitability of our business, but has
also led to an internationally recognized belief that going forward, capital requirements for
financial institutions should be higher. Although our capital position was above or in line with
previously targeted levels and regulatory requirements, in October 2008 we decided to further
strengthen our capital base in the form of the issuance of EUR 10 billion of CoreTier-1 Securities
to the Dutch State, which brought our ING Bank Core Tier-1 ratio to 9.32% as per December 31, 2008.
The current environment also forces us to reassess in what businesses and geographies
ING has a strong market position that is sustainable for the long term. We aim to avoid
asset-growth in pressurized sectors and continue our efforts to deleverage our balance sheet and to
reduce the volatility and complexity of our portfolio. We will make a number of selective
divestments outside the core of our franchise to free up capital and simplify the organization. We
will do so in a disciplined manner. In February 2009, we sold our interest our in ING Canada, the
largest provider of property & casualty insurance products and services in Canada.
Mitigating risk
ING has been reducing risk across the balance sheet over the course of 2008. We aim to further
reduce our risk exposure in the coming period. In 2008, we have started to reduce our real estate,
private equity, corporate bond and interest rate exposure. We sold several equity stakes and
implemented hedges. Moreover, we have begun to cap balance sheet growth for the bank and reduced
market value risk for insurance operations. In Taiwan, ING sold its life insurance business to
Fubon Financial Holding, which resulted in a reduction of interest rate risk exposure.
In January 2009, ING and the Dutch State reached an agreement on an Illiquid Assets Back-up
Facility term sheet covering INGs Alt-A residential mortgage-backed securities. Market
prices for these securities had become depressed as liquidity dried up, which affected our results
and equity far in excess of reasonably expected credit losses. This transaction with the Dutch
State as described in the term sheet would significantly reduce the uncertainty regarding the impact on ING of any potential future
losses on 80% of the portfolio. In 2009, we will continue to reduce our risk profile. We believe in a
strong risk management function that is fully integrated into the daily management and strategic
planning of all our business units. ING aims to close this transaction in the first quarter of
2009, but the closing is dependent on the completion of final documentation and approval of various regulators.
Bringing costs in line with the operating environment
With pressure on margins and investment returns, it is vital to contain costs. In January 2009 we
announced the plan to cut operating expenses by EUR 1 billion in 2009. The structural expense
reduction is expected to lead to annual savings of approximately EUR 1.1 billion from 2010 onwards.
Of the cutback, 35% will come from a reduction of the workforce by approximately 7,000 full-time
positions in 2009. The remainder of the expense reduction comes from decreasing costs for our head
office, marketing, the Formula 1 programme, consultancy, third-party staff and the renegotiating of
certain contracts with IT-vendors.
By taking these measures we are bringing expenses in line with the operating environment. This will
make ING leaner and more flexible as we position ourselves for an eventual recovery.
Long term priorities
We are convinced that it is in the long-term interest of all our stakeholders (customers,
employees, communities, and shareholders) to do whatever is necessary to maximize business
opportunities whilst maintaining the financial health and growth prospects of our company. Our
focus on banking, investments, life insurance, and retirement services, enables us to provide
retail customers with the products they need during their lives to grow savings, manage investments
and prepare for retirement with confidence. With our wide range of products, innovative
distribution models and strong footprints in both mature and developing markets, we have the
economic, technological and demographic trends on our side.
We will continue to invest in our bank distribution platforms. We are able to serve our 85 million
customers through different distribution channels our direct banking channels and branches and
also through tied agents, and via distribution agreements with other parties. Banks can fill many
customer needs across a wide range of products from liquidity to lending and investing. Banking is
also structurally well-positioned with many chances for customer interaction and long customer
retention.
But even with the right mindset and structure in place, shielding customers from market risks while
managing earnings volatility remains a daunting challenge, especially in the uncertain market
environment of today.
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Therefore, we also want to make sure that we continue to be able to generate
a good portion of our own assets
as well. Our wholesale banking activities will thus continue to play a fundamentally important
role, as our expertise in this field helps us generate the high-quality assets in which we can
invest our retail deposits. Our wholesale banking business also provides us with relevant skills in
risk management, and gives us access to financial markets around the world. Lastly, our asset
management will also remain key to our strategy. In order to optimize our asset management skills,
we will further strengthen our capabilities and investment expertise to deliver first-class
investment performance for our clients.
High grow markets continue to play an important role for ING. Yet, given the new economic and
regulatory realities and the necessity to preserve INGs capital position, new investments will be
tempered.
While drawing lessons from the crisis and the debate on the function of financial institutions in
society, we will review the portfolio of the company in terms of markets, distribution models as
well as product offering, in order to ensure our long-term competitiveness. We will focus on fewer,
coherent and strong businesses Also, we will simplify the organization, improve the fundamentals of
our business and invest in improving commercial processes.
Moreover, further strengthening of our brand around a universal ideal of delivering an easier
customer experience remains a main objective, as awareness and appreciation of the ING brand is
essential in building trust, a key driver for long-term business growth.
Last, but certainly not least, continued investment in our people is essential. ING is proud to
have highly skilled and motivated staff. Hence, we will continue to promote people-oriented
leadership, and to drive for excellence.
Conclusions and ambitions
The global financial crisis made 2008 an extremely challenging year for all financial institutions
and ING was no exception. The sharp market decline in 2008 has confronted us with significant
impairments and negative revaluations across almost all asset classes. ING is confronting the
crisis head on by putting customers first, preserving a strong capital position, further mitigating
risks and lowering costs.
While the global economy will be confronted with a recession in 2009, our first priority is to
improve the financial fundamentals of the company, without losing perspective on the long term. We
will assess our strategic focus and review our portfolio in the best interests of our customers:
the markets we want to be in, our distribution models and our product offering. ING will pursue a
universal customer ideal: saving and investing for the future should be easier.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Legislative and regulatory developments
In December 2008, the Monitoring Committee of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code (the Frijns
Committee) published an updated version of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code (Tabaksblat Code
or Code), the draft of which was distributed for consultation in June 2008. The revised Code
became effective on January 1, 2009.
ING Group is now considering the revised Code and to what extent it can be implemented. As
recommended by the Frijns Committee, the implementation of the revised Code will be discussed at
the 2010 General Meeting as a separate agenda item.
In 2008, several changes of EU origin relating to listed company disclosure and transparency were
proposed to be implemented in Dutch law. These especially affect annual and interim financial
reporting, a mandatory corporate governance statement in the annual report and for public
interest entities the introduction of a mandatory audit committee. Subsidiaries of a public
interest entity which complies with the mandatory audit committee requirement are exempt. ING
Group, ING Bank N.V, and ING Verzekeringen N.V. have an audit committee, whereas the other ING
Group subsidiaries in the Netherlands make use of this exemption.
Furthermore, also as a result of EU legislation, the rules on the maintenance and alteration of
capital of public limited liability companies were amended. The amended rules, among others things,
facilitate the issue of shares against contribution in kind, the repurchase of shares, and the
provision of financial support for the acquisition of a companys own stock by third parties.
A legislative proposal to implement the EU Shareholder Rights Directive was submitted to the Dutch
Parliament in November 2008. It primarily addresses matters of logistics in the build-up to a
general meeting, such as the disclosure and distribution of the meeting materials, the record date,
shareholders proposals and the asking of questions.
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Following a consultation procedure, a legislative proposal was submitted to Dutch Parliament in
November 2008 to facilitate the introduction of the one-tier board into Dutch company law. The
proposal will clarify the rules on the division of tasks in a board of directors. This proposal
also includes a revised version of the conflict of interest rules and will abolish the required
second candidate within the context of a binding nomination, recommended by the Tabaksblat
Committee in 2003.
Finally, as a result of a change in Dutch law, the term general meeting of shareholders in the
Dutch Civil Code was changed to general meeting. For the time being ING Group is not planning to
change its Articles of Association to incorporate the new term, though the term is used in this
Annual Report.
Transactions with the Dutch State
On November 12, 2008, ING Group issued 1 billion Core Tier-1 Securities (Securities) to the Dutch
State against payment of EUR 10 per Security resulting in an increase of ING Groups Core Tier-1
capital of EUR 10 billion. The Securities do not form part of ING Groups share capital;
accordingly they do not carry voting rights in the General Meeting. The financial entitlements of
the Securities are described in Note 12 of Note 2.1 to the consolidated financial statements.
In January 2009, ING entered into an Illiquid Assets Back-up Facility term sheet with the Dutch
State covering INGs Alt-A Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) portfolio. Through this
transaction, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2009, subject to the completion of final
documentation and regulatory approval, the Dutch State will become the economic owner of 80% of the
Alt-A RMBS portfolio. This transaction is expected to be concluded at a price of 90% of
par value with respect to the 80% proportion of the portfolio of which the Dutch State will become the economic owner. Par value
of the portfolio is approximately EUR 30 billion. Following the deteriorated economic outlook in the third and fourth
quarter, market prices for these securities had become depressed as liquidity dried up, which had
an impact on INGs results and equity far in excess of estimated credit losses. Under the terms of
the facility, ING will sell an undivided 80% interest in each security in the Alt-A RMBS portfolios to the Dutch State.
The Dutch State will absorb 80% of the risks and returns on the Alt-A RMBS portfolio. ING will
remain exposed to 20% of the risk of the Alt-A RMBS portfolios and will remain the legal owner of
100% of the securities. In the portfolio as such the transaction will significantly reduce the uncertainty
regarding the impact on ING of any future losses in the portfolio. In addition, as a result of the
facility, 80% of the Alt-A RMBS portfolios will be derecognized from INGs balance sheet under
IFRS. Therefore, 80% of the negative revaluation reserve on the securities will be reversed,
resulting in an increase of approximately EUR 5 billion in shareholders equity. Another benefit
of the facility is that it will reduce the amount of INGs risk weighted assets by approximately
EUR 13 billion. As condition to the Facility ING will commit to support the growth of
the Dutch lending business for an amount of EUR 25 billion on market conforming conditions.
The Dutch State will also acquire certain consent rights with respect to the sale or transfer of the
20% proportion of the Alt-A RMBS portfolio that is retained by ING.
On January 30, 2009, its subsidiary ING Bank N.V. announced that it had issued under the Credit
Guarantee Scheme of the Netherlands USD 6 billion three-year government guaranteed senior unsecured
bonds, in February 2009 a 5 year EUR 4 billion fixed rate government guaranteed senior unsecured
bond and in March 2009 a 5 year USD 2 billion government guaranteed senior unsecured bond (the Government Guaranteed Bonds or the Bonds).
In the framework of these transactions, certain arrangements with respect to corporate governance
and executive remuneration were agreed with the Dutch State which will remain in place as long as
the Dutch State owns at least 250 million Securities, as long as the Back-up Facility is in place
(provided that the final documentation is concluded and the closing occurs pursuant to the term
sheet of January 26, 2009) or any of the Bonds is outstanding (whichever expired last). These
arrangements entail that:
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Supervisory Board. Certain decisions of the Supervisory Board require approval of the State
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ING Group will develop a sustainable remuneration policy for the Executive Board and Senior
Management that is aligned to new international standards and submit this to its General Meeting
for adoption. This remuneration policy shall include incentive schemes which are linked to
long-term value creation, thereby taking account of risk and restricting the potential for rewards
for failure. The new remuneration policy will amongst others include objectives relating to
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members of the ING Executive Board will not receive any performance-related payment
either in cash, options, shares or depositary receipts for 2008, 2009 and subsequent years until
the adoption of the new remuneration policy mentioned above; |
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severance payments to Executive Board member will be limited to a maximum of one years
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ING undertakes to support the growth of the Dutch lending to corporates and consumers
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ING commits itself to maintaining the Dutch payment system PIN on its payment debit cards
as long as other market participants, representing a substantial market share, are still making use
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For more information on the State Nominees and for more information on the other arrangements,
reference is made to Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees.
Shareholder participation and position of the Trust Office
As announced earlier, the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board intend to reconsider the
position of the Stichting ING Aandelen (the Trust Office) and depositary receipts once the
number of votes on ordinary shares and depositary receipts of ordinary shares, including proxies
and excluding the votes which are at the discretion of the Trust Office at a General Meeting is at
least 35% of the total votes that may be cast for three consecutive years.
In 2006, the percentage of votes thus cast amounted to 28% of total votes, which increased to 37.6%
in 2007 and to well over 38% in 2008. The Executive Board is committed to encouraging depositary
receipt holders, particularly institutional investors, to participate in voting at the General
Meeting.
Elimination of preference A shares and preference B shares
In 2008 all remaining preference A shares were eliminated. Such shares were cancelled either
following the repurchase of the depositary receipts of the A shares, or through redemption.
Subsequently, the preference A shares and the preference B shares were removed from ING Groups
Articles of Association. As a result, all outstanding ING Group shares have voting rights
proportional to their economic value as recommended under section IV.1.2 of the Dutch Corporate
Governance Code.
Separate Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee
On January 1, 2009, the Remuneration and Nomination Committee of the Supervisory Board was split
into a separate Remuneration Committee and a Nomination Committee. As recommended under section
III.5.11. of the Tabaksblat Code, the Remuneration Committee will not be chaired by the chairman of
the Supervisory Board.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODES
In compliance with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code
In its corporate governance structure and practices, ING Group uses the Tabaksblat Code of 2003 as
reference. The Code can be downloaded on the website of the Frijns Committee. The ING Group
corporate governance structure described in the document The Dutch Corporate Governance Code
INGs implementation of the Tabaksblat Code for good corporate governance was approved by the
General Meeting on April 26, 2005. As a result, ING Group is considered to be in full compliance
with the Tabaksblat Code, although it does not apply all best-practice provisions of the Code in
full. The document is available on the website of ING Group (www.ing.com).
The following deviations from the Tabaksblat Code are to be reported for 2008:
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member before January 1, 2004, was appointed for an indefinite period of time. He stepped down
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best-practice provision II.2.3: Executive Board members may sell shares awarded to them
without financial consideration within the five-year retention period in order to cover the wage
tax which is to be withheld over the vested award, so as to avoid the total wage tax being withheld
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best-practice provisions II.2.3, II.2.10 and II.2.11: although ING Groups policy is to
disclose the performance criteria for variable remuneration only to the extent that this
information is not share price sensitive or competition-sensitive, this is not relevant for 2008 as
no variable remuneration will be paid to Executive Board members with respect to performance in
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best-practice provisions II.2.8, II.3.2. and II.3.3: Executive Board members may obtain
banking and insurance services from ING Group subsidiaries in the ordinary course of their business
and on terms that apply to all employees. These may include services in which the granting of
credit is of a subordinate nature, e.g. credit cards and overdrafts in current accounts. These
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best-practice provision III.2.2: if a Supervisory Board member does not meet the
independence criteria of the Code, the Supervisory Board may still decide to consider such member
to be independent in order to take into account specific circumstances, such as family and
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best-practice provisions III.2.2. and II.3.1: the legally required second candidate on a
binding nomination for appointment to the Supervisory Board does not need to meet the independence
criteria of the Tabaksblat Code
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best-practice provision III.3.4: Jan Hommen, who was appointed in the 2005 annual General
Meeting as a Supervisory Board member, has more than five positions as a supervisory board member
with other Dutch-listed companies. This was approved by the Supervisory Board in view of the fact
that Jan Hommens intention to give up his chairmanship of the Supervisory Board of TNT N.V. With a
view to his proposed appointment to the Executive Board at the 2009 General Meeting, Jan Hommen
will step down from his positions as a Supervisory Board member of Reed Elsevier N.V. and TNT N.V.
by April 2009. He will also step down from his position as a Supervisory Board member of
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best-practice provision III.3.5: under special circumstances the Supervisory Board may
deviate from the general rule that a member of the Supervisory Board may not be reappointed for
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best-practice provision III.5.1: instead of a separate remuneration committee and a
nomination committee, ING Group established a combined Remuneration and Nomination Committee; this
committee however, was separated into a Nomination Committee and a Remuneration Committee on
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best-practice provision III.5.11: the Remuneration and Nomination Committee was chaired by
the chairman of the Supervisory Board (best-practice provision III.5.11); as of January 1, 2009,
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best-practice provision III.6.1: in the case of a transaction with a family member that
entails a conflict of interests according to the Code, the Supervisory Board may decide that no
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best-practice provision III.6.3 and III.6.4: transactions with Supervisory Board members or
persons holding at least 10% of the shares of ING Group in which there are significant conflicting
interests will be published in the Annual Report, unless (i) this conflicts with the law, (ii) the
confidential, share-price sensitive or competition-sensitive character of the transaction prevents
this and/or (iii) the information is so competition-sensitive that the publication could damage the
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best-practice provisions III.7.4: Supervisory Board members may obtain banking and
insurance services from ING Group subsidiaries in the ordinary course of their business and on
terms that are customary in the sector. These may include services in which the granting of credit
is of a subordinate nature, e.g. credit cards and overdrafts in current accounts. These exceptions
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best-practice provision IV.3.8: if a notarial report is drawn up of the General Meeting,
shareholders will not have the opportunity to react to the minutes of the meeting, as this would be
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NYSE Requirements
For an overview of what we believe to be the
significant differences between our corporate governance practices and NYSE corporate governance
rules applicable to US companies, see Item 16G. Corporate Governance. The summary of such
significant differences is also available on the website of ING Group (www.ing.com).
CORPORATE ORGANIZATION
ING Groep N.V. has a Supervisory Board and an Executive Board. The Executive Board is responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Group and its business lines (Insurance Europe, Insurance
Americas, Insurance Asia/Pacific, Wholesale Banking, Retail Banking and ING Direct). For more
information about the Supervisory and Executive Boards, see Item 6. Directors, Senior Management
and Employees.
Business Lines
Each business line formulates the strategic, commercial and financial policies in conformity with
the group strategy and performance targets set by the Executive Board. Each business line is also
responsible for the preparation of its annual budget, which is then approved and monitored by the
Executive Board. In addition, each business line approves the strategy, commercial policy and the
annual budgets of the business units in its business line and monitors the realization of the
policies and budgets of that business line and its business units.
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The following chart shows the breakdown by business line of INGs total income for the year 2008.
Please see Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects, Segment Reporting for the total
income and result before tax by business line for the years ended 2008, 2007 and 2006.
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INSURANCE EUROPE
ING Insurance Europe operates in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain, Greece,
Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria and Russia. The operating
companies in these countries have tailored their insurance products, investment and pension fund
services for certain target markets and distribution channels. In the wake of the credit crisis,
Insurance Europe will focus on retaining its customers, managing capital efficiently and reducing
its cost base .
ING Insurance Europe has three key strategic priorities. First, in the mature markets of the
Benelux, ING focuses on improving efficiency and optimising the balance sheet. Second, in the
growing markets of Central Europe, the focus is on accelerating growth in key geographies. Third,
across all regions, ING leverages on the opportunities created by the ageing of the European
population by reinforcing its position as a specialist provider of banking, life insurance,
investments and retirement services for retail customers.
In the Netherlands, ING offers basic retail insurance products via direct marketing (Postbank,
which has been rebranded ING in early 2009), while independent intermediaries
(Nationale-Nederlanden) and tied agents (RVS) are more suitable for selling complex products
requiring personal service and specialized advice. In Central Europe, tied agents are the main
distribution channel. In this region too, ING continues to strive towards a multi-distribution
approach with banks, brokers and direct marketing as additional channels. ING considers the
clients need for personal service and specialized advice as an important factor in determining how
to distribute its products and services within Europe.
ING Investment Management Europe (ING IM Europe) is the principal proprietary asset manager for
ING Insurance Europe. ING IM Europe also manages equity, fixed income and structured investments
for institutional investors and the private label investment funds sold by various ING companies,
including ING Bank Netherlands, ING Bank Belgium, Nationale-Nederlanden and third party
distributors. In addition, ING IM Europe is responsible for managing the treasury activities of ING
Insurance.
INGs life insurance products in Europe consist of a broad range of traditional, unit-linked and
variable annuity policies written for both individual and group customers. In some countries, Group
policies are designed to fund private pension benefits offered by a wide range of businesses and
institutions as a supplement to government provided benefits. ING is also a prominent provider of
mandatory and voluntary pension funds in several countries in Central Europe. ING also has a
dedicated team to develop and grow its variable annuity business across Europe. Thus far the
variable annuity product has been rolled out in Spain, Poland, Hungary and the Netherlands and in
2009, it will be rolled out in Belgium.
INGs non-life products, mainly in the Netherlands, include coverage for both individual and
commercial/group clients for fire, automobile, disability, transport and aviation insurance, third
party liability insurance and indirect premiums (incoming reinsurance premiums).
Nationale-Nederlanden has also developed a central product manufacturing service for property &
casualty insurance, which has developed products for ING Bank in Belgium and ING in the
Netherlands. ING offers a broad range of disability insurance products and complementary services
for employers and self-employed professionals (such as dentists, general practitioners and
lawyers).
INSURANCE AMERICAS
ING Insurance Americas (ING Americas) operates in three main geographic areas: Canada, the United
States, and Latin America. ING Americas offers life and non-life insurance, retirement services
(primarily defined contribution plans), annuities, mutual funds, broker-dealer services and
institutional products, including group reinsurance and institutional asset management products and
services.
In 2008, ING Americas in the United States operated through three divisions: Wealth Management
(retirement services, annuities and broker-dealer services), Insurance (individual life, group life
and reinsurance) and Asset Management. Through these divisions, ING provides a wide variety of
financial products and services to individual and institutional customers. Distribution channels
for Wealth Management and Insurance include career agents, independent producers, brokers-dealers
and financial institutions as well as financial planners and affiliated distribution channels.
Career agents, affiliated and independent broker-dealers and an institutional sales force support
the Asset Management divisions product distribution. In 2009 a new structure will simplify the US
Wealth Management business model by separating the management of the annuities product line from
that of retirement services, and provide more focus on INGs diverse collection of customers and
distribution partners.
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ING is a major player in retirement services, providing defined contribution plans to small and
medium-sized corporations, educational institutions, hospitals and governments. The integration of
the CitiStreet business acquired in May of 2008 into Retirement Services has proceeded well and key
business and operation policies and strategies have been developed which leverage the strengths and
talents of both organizations. CitiStreet, one of the premier retirement plan service and
administration organizations in the US defined contribution marketplace, provides ING with unique
market opportunities. These include an expanded geographic footprint, further entry into specific
market segments and broader service offerings to customers. ING plans to fully leverage
CitiStreets excellent scalable technology platform to allow smooth business expansion.
ING continued to invest in expanding its distribution capacity, particularly in variable annuities,
seeking out partnerships with major distributors. Several major distribution partnerships were
announced during the year. ING continued to target pre-and post retirees in sales strategies as
part of the EASIER brand campaign. Sales began to slow in the third quarter as equity markets
became more volatile and dipped further in the fourth quarter. Several product changes were made
over the course of the year and additional changes will be made in 2009 in response to
deteriorating market conditions.
The Asset Management organization includes ING Investment Management Americas (ING IM Americas),
Mutual Funds and Financial Products. ING IM Americas manages proprietary assets for ING Americas
insurance entities, investing in a diverse mix of public fixed income, private placements,
commercial mortgages and alternative assets. ING IM Americas third party business units (mainly in
the U.S.) include mutual fund sub-advisory, institutional assets, alternative assets and managed
accounts; their products are distributed through internal, affiliated and outside distribution
channels. Third party assets are managed in a wide range of investment styles and portfolios
including: domestic and international equity portfolios of various value, blend and growth styles
and of small, mid- and large capitalization, domestic and international fixed income portfolios
across the major bond and loan market sectors, balanced portfolios, hedge funds, funds of funds and
private equity. The Financial Products unit of Asset Management provides principal protection
products such as guaranteed investment contracts and funding agreements to institutional customers.
The U.S. Insurance businesses focus on both individual and institutional clients and provide a wide
range of insurance products, including variable universal life, universal life, and term insurance.
Individual retail markets include the high net worth and mass affluent markets. Institutional
customers are served by the Retail Life unit (which sells bank-owned and corporate-owned life
insurance), the Employee Benefits unit (which provides both group and voluntary insurance
products), and by ING Reinsurance (which provides group reinsurance coverage). It is this
diversified model and Individual Lifes continued focus on effective distribution, efficient
operations and competitive manufacturing that allowed the business to generate an important
increase in sales and market share in 2008.
ING Canada remains the number one property & casualty insurer in the country, and its scale and
disciplined pricing has enabled the company to be at the forefront of the industry. The
conservatively managed property & casualty business has been relatively unaffected by the financial
crisis. Focus continues to be on making it easier for individuals and brokers to do business with
ING Canada whether through agents, affiliation groups or direct over the internet. In early
February 2009, ING sold its 70% stake in ING Canada.
In Latin America, ING is the second largest pension provider based on Assets under Management. In
Peru, ING is the largest pension provider by market share; in Mexico and Chile, the third largest;
and in Uruguay and Colombia, ING ranks among the top-five providers. The sale of the Mexican
insurance business in July 2008 allowed ING in Mexico to concentrate on its growing Afore pension,
annuities and investment management businesses. In Peru, ING increased its stake in AFP Integra,
the number one pension fund company in Peru, to 80%, and also increased its shareholding in ING
Fondos, a Peruvian mutual fund provider. In November, the Argentine government nationalized the
countrys private pension system, which included INGs pension fund business. The region continues
to serve as a critical component in INGs global growth strategy.
INSURANCE ASIA/PACIFIC
ING Insurance Asia/Pacific (IAP) is a leading provider of life insurance and wealth management
products and services. It is the number two international life insurer in Asia/Pacific based on new
sales, with twelve life operations in ten markets. In 2008 IAP announced the sale of its life
insurance business in Taiwan; the transaction was closed on February 11, 2009. Following the
completion of this transaction, IAPs life insurance footprint in Asia/Pacific is reduced to 11
operations in 9 countries. IAP is also the regions fourth largest investment manager, based on
assets under management, with asset management operations in thirteen markets. ING has flagship
operations in the mature and larger markets of Australia and New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and
Taiwan (asset management only, upon completion of the Taiwan life insurance sale), and is
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well positioned to secure an increasing share of future growth in the large and emerging markets of
Malaysia, China, India and Thailand, which are also among the fastest growing in Asia.
An IAP regional office in Hong Kong leads, controls and supports all IAP business units in the
region, ensures implementation of strategy and standards and facilitates regional and global
synergies.
The business units in Asia/Pacific offer select types of life insurance, wealth management, and
retail and institutional asset management products and services. These include annuities,
endowment, disability/morbidity insurance, unit linked/ universal life, whole life, participating
life, group life, accident and health, term life and employee benefits. In Hong Kong non-life
insurance products (including medical, motor, fire, marine, personal accident and general
liability) are also offered.
The core Asia/Pacific traditional distribution network of tied agents, career agents and financial
advisors is increasingly complemented by alternative distribution channels including bancassurance,
brokers, worksite and direct marketing as well as online distribution.
IAP estimates that its combined insurance operations rank second among regional foreign life
insurers by annualized premium equivalent (annualized premium equivalent represents the aggregate
of new regular premium sales and 10% of new single premium sales of life insurance products) and
its combined investment management operations in Asia, excluding Australia and Japan, rank second
in terms of total assets under management. IAPs market ranking is based on an analysis of public
disclosures by regulators and competitors as well as data provided by independent publications.
WHOLESALE BANKING
Wholesale Bankings primary focus is on the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland and Romania, where it
offers a full range of products, from cash management to corporate finance. Elsewhere, it takes a
more selective approach to clients and products. Wholesale Banking has six business units: General
Lending & Payments and Cash Management (PCM), Structured Finance, Leasing & Factoring, Financial
Markets, Other Wholesale Products, and ING Real Estate.
After years of improved capital efficiency, solid profit growth and expense reduction, Wholesale
Banking launched a new Fitter, Focused, Further strategy for 2008-2010, the aim being to become a
leader in several key markets and products.
The strategy includes becoming the market leader in the Benelux, a top 5 wholesale bank in Central
and Eastern Europe (selected markets), and a global or regional leader in a number of key product
areas, including Structured Finance, Financial Markets, Payments and Cash Management (PCM) and
Leasing.
During 2008, the organisation introduced several cost containment initiatives to reduce operating
expenses and stimulate growth. We reduced and exited certain volatile products and activities,
especially in equities markets and within Financial Markets Strategic Trading. Core products were
prioritised and optimised.
Volumes increased in General Lending over the course of 2008 as the turbulent market circumstances
offered the possibility to pursue selective asset growth, at higher margins and fee levels.
INGs Payments & Cash Management business experienced volume growth due to new and renewed mandates
from institutional clients. Opportunities also arose from the creation of the Single Euro Payments
Area (SEPA) on January 28, 2008, which removed the distinction between national and intra-European
cross-border payments. ING also expanded its PCM activity into new markets, including Russia,
Romania and Ukraine.
Structured Finance held up well due to strong demand from customers in a market where credit had
been reduced significantly. ING continued to support clients funding needs during 2008. The
scarcity of available financing further increased margins, especially benefiting Structured Finance
in the US, but also in Western Europe and Asia. Deal flow was particularly robust in Natural
Resources.
In spite of the difficult market circumstances, Leasing & Factoring saw strong increases in
portfolio size and income levels throughout 2008. ING also continued to seek out opportunities to
cross-sell services to corporate clients. Leasing growth was driven by higher volumes in Belgium,
Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Hungary and Russia.
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Financial Markets had an exceptionally strong first half and continued to show robust operational
performance during the rest of the year. Nevertheless, credit related markdowns and impairments in
the second half negatively impacted 2008s overall performance.
As a result of the financial market crisis, real estate markets deteriorated during 2008 resulting
in a tough year for ING Real Estate.
Wholesale Banking completed a number of high profile transactions in 2008. ING was the book runner
and mandated lead arranger (MLA) to InBev for the underwriting and credit facilities for the USD 45
billion acquisition of Anheuser-Busch in the US. Furthermore, the Financial Markets team also
provided USD 8.6 billion in IRS / FX swaps for the acquisition.
ING also won a mandate to help Leaseplan Corporation, the car leasing affiliate of Volkswagen AG,
raise up to EUR 1.5 billion with a two-year bond. In December, ING also participated in the
successful completion of a EUR 7.2 billion rights issue by Santander.
2008 was an unusually difficult year for the financial sector. Wholesale Banking kept its focus on
its customers, and despite the financial crisis managed to record solid commercial performance
across most of its businesses. The business continues to secure important mandates and
transactions. It is watching expenses carefully, in part to compensate for higher risk costs and
impairments, and has adjusted its strategic focus to key geographies and product areas where it
already has a competitive advantage.
Wholesale Banking remains one of the largest contributors of profit to ING Group, and has a clearly
defined focus and ambition to be a full-service Benelux bank and a specialist products provider
globally.
RETAIL BANKING
The retail banking business focuses on retail banking services to individuals, and to small- and
medium-sized businesses and on private banking. These businesses are supported by a multi-product,
multi-channel distribution approach. We serve two types of retail markets, each reflecting our
different market positions and therefore each requiring a slightly different approach with regard
to the retail strategy. In the mature markets of the Netherlands and Belgium, our strategy is to
assist our clients in areas such as wealth accumulation, savings and mortgages. We seek to
distribute these different products through an efficient mix of channels appropriate to the client
segments and products. In a number of selected developing markets (India, Poland, Romania, Turkey)
with the right demographics, economic growth potential and stable institutional environment, our
strategy is to become a prominent player in the local retail banking markets, providing our clients
with simple but quality products. In the mature markets, achieving operational excellence and cost
leadership, combined with the right level of customer satisfaction, will be important for
continuing profit growth. ING considers developing economies as opportunities for structural growth
due to their strong demographics, rapid income growth, emerging middle classes and relatively low
penetration of the financial services sector.
The Netherlands
Postbank is INGs direct bank in the Netherlands. Postbank reaches its individual customers through
home banking, telephone, call centers, internet banking, mailings and post offices. Using direct
marketing methods, Postbank leverages its position as a leading provider of current account
services and payments systems to provide other financial services such as savings accounts,
mortgage loans, consumer loans, credit card services, investment and insurance products. Mortgages
are offered through a tied agents sale force and direct and intermediary channels.
ING Bank Netherlands operates through a branch network of 250 branches. It offers a full range of
commercial banking activities and also life and non-life insurance products. It also sells
mortgages through the intermediary channel.
In May 2007, ING announced it will be combining the forces of ING Bank and Postbank. The
integration of the two banks is well on track: the new bank is operating under the ING brand as of
Q1 2009. It will have over 8 million retail clients with a market share of 40% in terms of salary
accounts and 600,000 SME (Small Medium Enterprises) clients. The new bank will improve customer
service by combining the direct banking model of Postbank with the professional advice capabilities
of ING Bank.
Belgium
ING Belgium provides banking, insurance (life, non-life) and asset management products and services
to meet the needs of individuals, families, companies and institutions through a network of local
head offices, 800
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branches and direct banking channels (fully automated branches, home banking services and call
centers). ING Belgium also operates a second network, Record Bank, which provides a full range of
banking products through independent banking agents and credit products through a multitude of
channels (agents, brokers, vendors).
Central Europe
In Poland, ING Bank Slaski provides a full range of banking services to business and individual
customers through a network of 430 branches, supported by ATMs and telephone, internet and
electronic banking. Since 2004 we have opened 200 fully automated outlets in Romania that provide
selected banking products to individual clients. On December 24, 2007 the acquisition of Oyak Bank
was completed and in July 2008 Oyak Bank was successfully rebranded into ING Bank Turkey. ING Bank
Turkey is a leading bank in the Turkish market with 5,900 employees, offering a full range of
banking services with a focus on retail banking. In June 2008 the rollout of retail banking
operations in Ukraine started capitalizing on the successful self-banking model that had previously
been introduced in Romania.
Asia
In India, ING Vysya Bank has a network of 460 branches supported by a sales force of tied agents,
who provide a full range of banking services to business and individual clients. In China, ING
acquired a 19.9% participation in Bank of Beijing in 2005, reduced by the IPO to 16.1%. In Thailand
ING has a 30% stake (on a fully diluted basis) in TMB Bank.
Private Banking
Private Banking provides wealth management services to high net worth individuals throughout the
world. We have continued to raise the visibility of the Private Banking activities in the Benelux
to penetrate INGs existing client base in these markets. In new international markets (Asia,
Central Europe, Latin America), we continue to seek to attract new assets to the group, serving
them in part out of our branch in Switzerland.
ING DIRECT
ING Direct is a direct banking business, which is an important part of ING Groups international
retail strategy. The strategy of ING Direct is to be a low-cost provider of financial services in
large, mature markets by offering clients simple and transparent products and excellent service via
call-centers, direct mail and the internet. The main products offered by ING Direct are saving
accounts and mortgages. ING Direct also sells a focused range of financial products such as mutual
funds, e-brokerage, payment accounts and pensions.
ING Directs direct banking business is active in nine countries, which are Canada, Spain,
Australia, France, the United States, Italy, Germany, Austria and United Kingdom, and as of the end
of 2008, provides services to 22.2 million customers. Each country forms a separate business unit.
In 2008, ING Direct continued to invest in growth by expanding into new geographies, increasing the
residential mortgage portfolio, and further expanding the product range through the launch of
investment products and payment accounts.
ING Direct showed in 2008 resilient commercial growth bringing the total client retail balance
(includes funds entrusted, off balance sheet funds and retail lending) to EUR 323 billion at the
end of December. ING Direct is focusing on maintaining an attractive customer offering in savings
and term deposits while continuing to balance the mortgage portfolio. At year-end 2008 total funds
entrusted to ING Direct worldwide amounted to EUR 191 billion and total residential mortgages were
EUR 114 billion.
PRINCIPAL GROUP COMPANIES
Reference is made to Exhibit 8 List of subsidiaries of ING Groep N.V.
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REGULATION AND SUPERVISION
The insurance, banking, asset management and broker-dealer businesses of ING are subject to
detailed comprehensive supervision in all the jurisdictions in which ING conducts business. This
supervision is based in large part on European Union (EU) directives, discussed more fully
below.
The Dutch regulatory system for financial supervision consists of prudential supervision
monitoring the soundness of financial institutions and the financial sector, and
conduct-of-business supervision regulating institutions conduct in the markets. Prudential
supervision is exercised by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), while conduct-of-business supervision is
performed by the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets, Autoriteit Financiële Markten
(AFM).
The events in the financial markets have resulted in a large number of national, regional and
global bodies presenting in 2008 views of possible legislative and regulatory changes for the
banking, insurance and investment industry. Important reports on the future of financial markets,
supervision and regulation were presented amongst others by the Financial Stability Forum, the
International Institute of Finance, Basel Committee, the US Treasury, European Commission and
European Parliament. In February of 2009 the High-Level Group on Financial Supervision in the EU
chaired by Mr Jacques de Larosière submitted, in line with its October 2008 mandate, a report with
recommendations to the European Commission on the need for stronger coordinated supervision and
effective crisis management procedures in the EU. Many of these proposals are still in the process
of being developed in actual policy action. In the course of 2008 we have however also seen
immediate action to steer the financial sector through the crisis. Governments have for example
provided capital, taken over illiquid assets, guaranteed certain obligations or provided other
types of assistance to financial institutions, in certain cases requiring (indirect) influence on
or changes to governance and remuneration practices. ING Groep N.V. entered into such transactions
in 2008 and 2009 with the Dutch State, as further set out in Item 4 Corporate Governance
Transactions with the Dutch State. Another development consisted in raising the level of deposit
insurance in many jurisdictions. In order to ease depositor anxiety and avoid possible bank runs
many European countries decided in the course of 2008 to raise the coverage level for depositor
protection to a minimum of EUR 50,000. The Netherlands have increased the level of protection to
EUR 100,000. To further increase the effectiveness of depositor protection the European Union has
proposed to require earlier payouts and eliminate co-insurance. Another action taken was the
introduction by several countries of restrictions in short selling, in particular regarding shares
in financial companies. In some countries restrictions only applied to naked short selling while
other countries introduced stringent requirements or further reporting obligations to supervisory
authorities on short selling. The restrictions on short selling were also applicable to the
(depositary receipts for) ordinary shares of ING Group.
As a result of our frequent evaluation of all businesses from economic, strategic and risk
perspectives ING continues to believe that for business reasons doing business involving certain
specified countries should be discontinued, which includes that ING has a policy not to enter into
new relationships with clients from these countries and processes remain in place to discontinue
existing relationships involving these countries. At present these countries include Myanmar, North
Korea, Sudan, Syria, Iran and Cuba. ING Bank N.V. is now in the final stages of liquidating the
Netherlands Caribbean Bank, which has been a 100% owned subsidiary since 2007.
ING Bank N.V. has continued discussions with its Dutch bank regulator De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
related to transactions involving persons in countries subject to sanctions by the EU, the US and
other authorities and its earlier review of transactions involving sanctioned parties. In
connection with that review and related discussions ING Bank has undertaken to complete the global
implementation of enhanced compliance and risk management procedures, and to monitor the
implementation of such procedures on an ongoing basis, as instructed by DNB. ING Bank also remains
in discussions with authorities in the US and in other jurisdictions concerning these matters,
including with respect to ongoing information requests and it is not possible to predict at this
time the outcome thereof. Financial institutions continue to experience close scrutiny by
regulatory authorities, governmental bodies, shareholders, rating agencies, customers and others to
ensure they comply with the relevant laws, regulations, standards and expectations. Bank and
insurance regulators and other supervisory authorities in Europe, the US and elsewhere continue to
oversee the activities of financial institutions to ensure that they operate with integrity and
conduct business in an efficient, orderly and transparent manner. ING seeks to meet the standards
and expectations of regulatory authorities and other interested parties through a number of
initiatives and activities, including scrutinizing account holder information, payment processing
and other transactions to support compliance with regulations governing money-laundering, economic
and trade sanctions, bribery and other corrupt practices. The failure or perceived failure by ING
to meet applicable standards in these areas could result in, among other things, suspension or
revocation of INGs licenses, cease and desist orders, fines, civil or criminal penalties and other
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action which could materially damage INGs reputation and financial condition, and accordingly
INGs primary focus is to support good business practice through its Business Principles and group
policies.
As discussed under Item 3. Key Information Risk Factors, as a large multinational financial
institution we are subject to reputational and other risks in connection with regulatory and
compliance matters involving such countries.
INSURANCE
Europe
Insurance companies in the EU are subject to supervision by insurance supervisory authorities in
their home country. This principle of home country control was established in a series of
directives adopted by the EU, which we refer to as the 1992 Insurance Directives. In the
Netherlands, DNB monitors compliance with applicable regulations, the capital base of the insurer
and its actuarial reserves, as well as the assets of the insurer, which support such reserves.
Pursuant to the 1992 EU Directives, ING may also conduct business directly, or through foreign
branches, in all the other jurisdictions of the EU, without being subject to licensing requirements
under the laws of the other EU member-states, though it has to deal with local legislation and
regulation in all the European countries where it is active.
ING Insurances life and non-life subsidiaries in the EU are required to file detailed audited
annual reports with their home country insurance supervisory authority. These reports are audited
by ING Insurances independent auditors and include balance sheets, profit and loss statements,
actuarial statements and other financial information. The authorizations granted by the insurance
supervisory authorities stipulate the classes of business that an insurer may write an insurance
policy for, and is required for every proposed new class of business. In addition, the home country
insurance supervisory authority may require an insurer to submit any other information it requests
and may conduct an audit at any time.
On the basis of the EU directives, European life insurance companies are required to maintain at
least a shareholders equity level of generally 4% of insurance reserves (1% of separate account
reserves), plus 0.3% of the amount at risk under insurance policies. The required shareholders
equity level for Dutch non-life insurers is the greater of two calculations: one based on premiums
and the other on claims.
The European Commission, jointly with Member States, is carrying out a fundamental review of the
regulatory capital regime of the insurance industry (the Solvency 2 project). Its objective is to
establish a solvency system that is better matched to the true risks of insurers enabling
supervisors to protect policyholders interests as effectively as possible and in accordance with
common principles across the EU. The Commission has produced a Framework for Consultation setting
out the policy principles and guidelines that will act as a framework for the development of the
Solvency 2 regime. Work on the Solvency 2 Framework Directive is still in progress, and as the
member states have different opinions, adoption is not expected in short term.
Americas
United States
ING Groups United States insurance subsidiaries are subject to comprehensive and detailed
regulation of their activities under U.S. state and federal laws. Supervisory agencies in various
states have broad powers to grant or revoke licenses to conduct business, regulate trade practices,
license agents, approve policy forms and certain premium rates, set standards for capital and
reserve requirements, determine the form and content of required financial reports, examine
insurance companies, require investment portfolio diversification and prescribe the type and amount
of permitted investments. Insurance companies are subject to a mandatory annual audit of their
statutory basis financial statements by an independent certified public accountant, and in
addition, are subject to an insurance department financial condition examination by their state of
domicile approximately every three to five years.
ING Insurances U.S. operations are subject to Risk Based Capital (RBC) guidelines which provide
a method to measure the adjusted capital (statutory capital and surplus plus other adjustments)
that insurance companies should maintain, taking into account the risk characteristics of the
companys investments and products. The RBC guidelines are used by state insurance regulators as an
early warning regulatory tool to identify possibly inadequately capitalized insurers which may need
additional regulatory oversight. Each of the companies comprising ING Insurances U.S. operations
was above its target and statutory minimum RBC ratios at year-end 2008.
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Insurance holding company statutes and regulations of each insurers state of domicile require
periodic disclosure concerning the ultimate controlling person (i.e. the corporation or individual
that controls the insurer). Such statutes also impose various limitations on investments in, or
transactions with, affiliates and may require prior approval of the payment of certain dividends by
the domestic insurer to its immediate parent company. ING is subject, by virtue of its ownership of
U.S. insurance companies, to certain of these statutes and regulations.
Although the U.S. federal government generally does not directly regulate the insurance business,
many federal laws affect the insurance business in a variety of ways, including federal privacy
legislation which requires safeguarding and confidentiality of customer information, federal tax
laws relating to insurance and annuity product taxation, and the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 requiring,
among other things, the establishment of anti-money laundering monitoring programs. In addition, a
number of the products issued by ING Groups U.S. insurance companies are regulated as securities
under state and federal law. Finally, a variety of U.S. retirement savings products and services
may be subject to Department of Labor regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended (ERISA).
Canada
In February 2009, ING sold its 70% stake in ING Canada through a private placement and concurrent
public offering and thus no longer owns any interest in ING Canada, the largest provider of
property and casualty insurance products and services in Canada. Our U.S. insurance businesses that
are licensed in Canada are subject to regulation by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial
Institutions (OSFI).
Mexico
The insurance annuities and pension businesses in Mexico are subject to general rules and detailed
regulation of their operations under federal law. INGs annuities and pension subsidiaries in
Mexico are supervised by the Ministry of Finance, in the case of annuities through the Ministrys
National Insurance and Bonding Commission (CNSF), and in the case of pensions through the
Ministrys National Retirement Savings System Commission (CONSAR). The main legal framework
applicable to insurance companies in Mexico includes the Insurance Companies Law, the Insurance
Contract Law, and regulations issued by the CNSF. In the case of pension companies, the main legal
framework includes the Retirement Savings Systems Law and regulations issued by the CONSAR. The
Commerce Code, the Mercantile Companies Law, the Foreign Investment Law, Income Tax Laws and
regulations issued by the Ministry of Finance are also applicable to both insurance and pension
companies.
The Ministry of Finance has authority to grant or revoke licenses to conduct insurance and pension
businesses in Mexico, and to prescribe rules on anti-money laundering. The CNSF and the CONSAR,
respectively regulate insurance and pension companies activities through inspection and ongoing
supervision, and have issued regulations that provide specific rules for its operations, including
capital requirements and reserves, financial information standards and reporting, corporate
governance guidelines, investment rules, risk management and related party transactions. In
addition, the CNSF has issued rules concerning issuance of new insurance products and reinsurance.
Insurance and pension companies are also subject to a mandatory annual audit of their financial
statements and tax reports by independent auditors.
Argentina
INGs insurance companies in Argentina are subject to supervision at the federal level by the
Superintendent of Retirement, the rules and directives of the Superintendent and the Insurance Law
(No. 17.418) and Law 20.091 which regulates insurance activity. The Superintendent has issued
directives regarding the conduct of insurance operations, approval of policy forms, premium rates,
insurance claims, risk management and investment rules. The Superintendent also has the power to
examine insurance companies and require financial and operational information. In 2007, the
Superintendent issued a new directive (No. 32.275) regarding annuities that establishes surplus
requirements and fixed expense rates for annuities in order to provide annuity policyholders with
greater transparency with respect to product pricing.
ING Groups pension business is subject to regulation by the Superintendent of Pension Fund
Managers, which as of December 9, 2008, pursuant to law 26.425, ordered all Private Pension Fund
Managers (AFJP) to transfer the pension funds they then held to the ANSES (Administración
Nacional de la Seguridad Social), the Argentine State social security system. As a result of the
nationalization of the Argentine pension fund system, ANSES has taken over control of the private
pension funds and INGs Argentine AFJP will ultimately be liquidated. In a related matter, ING has
entered into a contract to sell its Argentine annuities company, subject to the satisfaction of
customary closing conditions.
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Peru
INGs pension business in Peru is subject to supervision at the federal level by the Superintendent
of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Fund Administrators and various laws and regulations
including those related to capital maintenance, disclosure to clients with respect to client funds
under administration, minimum investment yield, marketing activities and investment trading,
safeguarding of confidential information, proper complaint handling, risk management, supervision
of sales force activities, and anti-money laundering standards and procedures.
Chile
INGs insurance business in Chile is subject to supervision by the Chilean Securities and Insurance
Commission (SVS), the rules and directives issued by the SVS and the Insurance Law (Decree Law
No. 251). The SVS is the authority that licenses and regulates insurers in Chile. Only Chilean
corporations may operate an insurance business in Chile. The Insurance Law establishes requirements
and regulations regarding the conduct of operations by insurance businesses, including rules
regarding technical reserves, permitted investments and legal solvency requirements such as minimum
solvency margins and limits on indebtedness.
INGs pension business in Chile is subject to supervision by the Chilean Superintendent of Pension
(SP) (SP), regulations issued by the SP, Decree Law No. 3.500 of 1980 (DL 3.500) and by its
regulation (Supreme Decree No. 57). The SP is the authority that licenses and regulates pension
funds in Chile. According to DL 3.500, pension funds must be managed by corporations that are
pension funds administrators (AFPs). The DL 3.500 regulates the structure of funds, investment
limits, transactions with related parties, the transfer of pension members participations between
AFPs, and other pension fund administrator rights and obligations. AFPs are incorporated as stock
corporations and are also subject to supervision by the SVS.
Colombia
INGs pension business in Colombia is subject to Law 100 of 1993, Decree 656 of 1994, Law 797 of
2003, Law 860 of 2003 and Decree 3995 of 2008 which regulate the general regime of social security,
including corporate requirements for incorporating a Pension and Severance Funds Administrator
(PFA); Financial System Statute Decree 663 of 1993, which regulates the authorized activities,
liabilities, obligations and minimum profitability of funds administered by PFAs; and External
Circular No. 007 of 1996 of the Finance Superintendency. The Finance Superintendency is the
authority that licenses and regulates PFAs. The Superintendency has the power to examine PFAs and
request financial and operational information and to apply sanctions for failure to comply with
applicable regulations.
PFAs are required to have specialized personnel and technical capacity to properly manage pension
funds. The requirements vary based on the nature and size of the pension funds managed. PFAs are
also required to invest pension funds in accordance with rules established by the Finance
Superintendency. PFAs must guarantee pension fund minimum returns, based on a methodology adopted
by the Finance Superintendency. All institutions under Finance Superintendency supervision must
also adopt anti-money laundering mechanisms.
Uruguay
ING Groups pension business in Uruguay is subject to the regulation of the Uruguay Central Bank
(Banco Central del Uruguay) pursuant to Law 16.713, a Federal law which sets forth the creation
of the private pension system (sistema previsional), requirements for incorporation of
Administradora de Fondos de Ahorro Provisional (AFAP), capital, investment and tax requirements.
Specific regulations such as decrees and official letters pursuant to Law 16.713 deal with bank
secrecy, anti-money laundering, sales and marketing training and supervision.
Asia/Pacific
Japan
ING Groups life insurance subsidiary in Japan is subject to the supervision of the Financial
Services Agency (FSA), the chief regulator in Japan, the rules and regulations as stipulated by
the Commercial Code, Insurance
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Business Law and ordinances of the Cabinet Office. The affairs
handled by the FSA include, among others, planning and policymaking concerning financial systems
and the inspection and supervision of private sector financial institutions including banks,
securities companies, insurance companies and market participants including securities exchanges.
New products, revision of existing products, etc. require approval by the FSA. The Cabinet Office
ordinances stipulate the types and proportions of assets in which an insurance company can invest.
The Insurance Business Law further requires that an insurance company set aside a liability reserve
to provide for the fulfillment of the level of expected mortality and other assumptions that are
applied in calculating liability reserves for long-term contracts. In addition to the required
audit by external auditors, insurance companies are required to appoint a corporate actuary and
have such corporate actuary be involved in the method of calculating premiums and other actuarial,
accounting and compliance matters.
South Korea
ING Groups South Korean insurance subsidiaries are subject to supervision by the Financial
Supervisory Commission (FSC) and its executive arm, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). A
second body, the Korean Insurance Development Institute (KIDI) advises the FSC, FSS and the
Ministry of Finance and Economy on policies and systems related to life insurance and may calculate
net insurance premium rates that insurance companies can apply and report such premium rates to the
FSC. The KIDI must approve all new products and revisions of existing. Since 2006 the FSS has
sharpened its supervisory policies based on the Risk Assessment and Application System (RAAS)
from 2006 onwards.
Australia
The financial services activities of life insurance, investments, superannuation, general insurance
and banking are currently governed by separate legislation under Australian law. The two main
financial services regulators are the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). APRA is responsible for the prudential
regulation of banks and other deposit taking institutions, life and general insurance companies,
superannuation funds and Retirement Savings Account Providers. APRAs responsibilities include
regulating capital and liquidity requirements and monitoring the management functions of product
providers. APRA also requires superannuation trustees to be licensed under the Registrable
Superannuation Entity Licensing regime. All relevant entities obtained their licenses in January
2006. ASIC is responsible for consumer protection and market integrity across the financial
systems, including the areas of insurance, banking and superannuation.
Taiwan
The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) was established on July 1, 2004 and supervises
insurance companies, banks and securities houses in Taiwan. New solvency requirements were issued,
stipulating that the paid-in capital held by Taiwanese life insurance companies must be at least
200% of their risk based capital (RBC). This applies to both local and foreign insurance
companies in Taiwan; should the paid-in capital to risk capital ratio fall below 200%, the life
insurance company is required to raise new funds to achieve the target. In accordance with the Regulations Governing Pre-sale Procedures
for Insurance Products, last amended on August 30, 2006 of the FSC, all insurance products must be
filed with the Insurance Bureau of the FSC before they are marketed. On October 20, 2008, ING reached an agreement with Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.
to sell ING Life Taiwan for a consideration of USD 600 million (EUR 447 million). The transaction closed on February 11, 2009, and thus ING no longer owns any interest
in ING Life Taiwan.
BANKING
Wholesale Banking, Retail Banking and ING Direct
Basel II and European Union Standards as currently applied by ING Bank
DNB, the Dutch Central Bank and consolidating supervisor, has given ING permission to use the most
sophisticated approaches for solvency reporting under the Financial Supervision Act, the Dutch
legislation reflecting the Basel II Accord. DNB has shared information with host regulators of
relevant jurisdictions to come to a joint decision. In all jurisdictions where the bank operates,
ING must meet local Basel requirements as well.
ING uses the Advanced IRB Approach for credit risk and the Advanced Measurement Approach for
operational risk. During 2008 and 2009 a Basel I regulatory floor of 90% and 80%, respectively,
still applies. A small number of portfolios are still reported under the Standardised Approach.
These portfolios will migrate to a large extent to the Advanced IRB approach in the coming years
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ING Bank files consolidated quarterly and annual reports of its financial position and results with
DNB in the Netherlands. ING Banks independent auditors audit these reports on an annual basis.
Payment Services Directive
In 2008, European Banks started implementing the requirements of the Payment Services Directive
(PSD). The PSD is a harmonized legal framework for the market for payment services in the
European Union, and a direct result of the so-called Lisbon Agenda to make the EU the most dynamic
and competitive knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010. The Directive has been published in
the Official Journal of the European Union on December 5, 2007 and must be implemented in the
national laws of all EU Member States at the latest by November 1, 2009. The PSD pursues a
threefold objective, being the enhancement of competition by removing payment market entry
barriers, the enlargement of market transparency for all payment service users and the
standardization of rights and obligations of both providers and users of payment services in the
European Union.
The PSD will affect current as well as future payment products, including SEPA products. As a
consequence, ING Retail, ING Wholesale and ING Direct business lines offering payment services in
no less than 17 Member States of the European Union will be impacted. To make sure all business
lines are PSD-compliant as from November 1, 2009 an extensive Programme covering all these
countries has been set up. Not only client agreements including general and product-specific terms
and conditions will need to be adapted to meet the PSD requirements, but also payment processing
facilities, channels and systems, resulting in impact on sales, products, legal, operations and IT.
After starting in 2007, the ING PSD Programme is on course for a timely delivery, enabling ING to
face the challenges of the new post-PSD market for payment services and strengthen its position as
a major European player in the payments arena.
Americas
United States
ING Bank has a limited direct presence in the United States through the facility of the ING Bank
Representative Office in New York. Although the offices activities are strictly limited to
essentially that of a marketing agent of bank products and services and a facilitator (i.e. the
office may not take deposits or execute any transactions), the office is subject to the regulation
of the State of New York Banking Department and the Federal Reserve. ING Bank also has a subsidiary
in the United States, ING Financial Holdings Corp, which through several operating subsidiaries
offers various financial products, including lending, and financial markets products. These
entities do not accept deposits in the United States on their own behalf or on behalf of ING Bank
NV.
A major part of our banking activities in the United States, ING Direct USA, is regulated by the
Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), a division of the United States Department of the Treasury
and, to a lesser extent, by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, an independent agency of the
Federal government that operates under the auspices of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, a US
federal law. Because ING Direct USA is a federally chartered savings bank, ING Group is a savings
and loan holding company and consequently its U.S. activities are subject to the consolidated
supervision of the OTS under the Home Owners Loan Act.
Anti-Money Laundering Initiatives and countries subject to sanctions
A major focus of governmental policy on financial institutions in recent years has been aimed at
combating money laundering and terrorist financing. The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the USA PATRIOT
Act) substantially broadened the scope of U.S. anti-money laundering laws and regulations by
imposing significant new compliance and due diligence obligations, creating new crimes and
penalties and expanding the extra-territorial jurisdiction of the United States. The U.S. Treasury
Department has issued a number of implementing regulations which apply various requirements of the
USA PATRIOT Act to financial institutions such as our bank, insurance, broker-dealer and investment
adviser subsidiaries and mutual funds advised or sponsored by our subsidiaries. Those regulations
impose obligations on financial institutions to maintain appropriate policies, procedures and
controls to detect, prevent and report money laundering and terrorist financing and to verify the
identity of their customers. In addition, the bank regulatory agencies are imposing heightened
standards, and law enforcement authorities have been taking a more active role. Failure of a
financial institution to maintain and implement adequate programs to combat money laundering and
terrorist financing could have serious legal and reputation consequences for the institution.
As a result of our frequent evaluation of all businesses from economic, strategic and risk
perspectives ING continues to believe that for business reasons doing business involving certain
specified countries should be discontinued, which includes that ING has a policy not to enter into
new relationships with clients from these
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countries and processes remain in place to discontinue
existing relationships involving these countries. At present these countries include Myanmar, North
Korea, Sudan, Syria, Iran and Cuba. ING Bank N.V. is now in the final stages of liquidating the
Netherlands Caribbean Bank, which has been a 100% owned subsidiary since 2007.
ING Bank N.V. has continued discussions with its Dutch bank regulator De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
related to transactions involving persons in countries subject to sanctions by the EU, the US and
other authorities and its earlier review of transactions involving sanctioned parties. In
connection with that review and related discussions ING Bank has undertaken to complete the global
implementation of enhanced compliance and risk management procedures, and to monitor the
implementation of such procedures on an ongoing basis, as instructed by DNB. ING Bank also remains
in discussions with authorities in the US and in other jurisdictions concerning these matters,
including with respect to ongoing information requests, and it is not possible to predict at this
time the outcome thereof. Financial institutions continue to experience close scrutiny by
regulatory authorities, governmental bodies, shareholders, rating agencies, customers and others to
ensure they comply with the relevant laws, regulations, standards and expectations. Bank and
insurance regulators and other supervisory authorities in Europe, the US and elsewhere continue to
oversee the activities of financial institutions to ensure that they operate with integrity and
conduct business in an efficient, orderly and transparent manner. ING seeks to meet the standards
and expectations of regulatory authorities and other interested parties through a number of
initiatives and activities, including scrutinizing account holder information, payment processing
and other transactions to support compliance with regulations governing money-laundering, economic
and trade sanctions, bribery and other corrupt practices. The failure or perceived failure by ING
to meet applicable standards in these areas could result in, among other things, suspension or
revocation of INGs licenses, cease and desist orders, fines, civil or criminal penalties and other
disciplinary action which could materially damage INGs reputation and financial condition, and
accordingly INGs primary focus is to support good business practice through its Business
Principles and group policies.
Canada
ING Bank of Canada (ING Direct Canada) is a federally regulated financial institution that is
subject to the supervision of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI),
which is the primary supervisor of federally chartered financial institutions (including banks and
insurance companies) and federally administered pension plans.
ING Direct Canada operates a wholly-owned mutual fund dealer subsidiary, ING Direct Mutual Funds
Limited that is subject to provincial regulation in the provinces in which it operates. ING Direct
Mutual Funds Limiteds home province supervisor is the Ontario Securities Commission, which
regulates the sale of mutual funds and equities in Ontario. ING Direct Mutual Funds Limited is also
a member of the Mutual Funds Dealers Association, a mandatory self-regulatory body, which governs
and oversees the conduct of mutual fund dealers in Canada.
Asia/Pacific
Australia
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is responsible for the prudential regulation of
banks and other deposit taking institutions, life and general insurance companies, superannuation
funds and Retirement Savings Account Providers.
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BROKER-DEALER AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
Americas
United States
INGs broker-dealer entities in the United States are regulated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the states in which they operate, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(FINRA), the self-regulatory organization which succeeded to the regulatory functions of the
National Association of Securities Dealers and the New York Stock Exchange. The primary governing
statutes for such entities are the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and state statutes and regulations, as applicable. These and other laws, and
the regulations promulgated there under, impose requirements (among others) regarding minimum net
capital, safeguarding of customer assets, protection and use of material, non-public (inside)
information, record-keeping requirements, supervision of employee activities, credit to customers,
suitability determinations in the context of recommending transactions to customers, clearance and
settlement procedures and anti-money laundering standards and procedures. The rules of FINRA, the
self-regulatory organization, in some respects duplicate the above-mentioned legal requirements,
but also impose requirements specific to the marketplaces that FINRA oversees. For example, FINRA
imposes requirements relating to activities by market-makers in the over-the-counter market in
equity securities and requirements regarding transactions effected in its listed securities market.
Certain ING entities in the United States (including certain of its broker-dealers) also act in the
capacity of a federally registered investment advisor (i.e., providing transactional advice to
customers for a fee), and are governed in such activities by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
as amended. Moreover, certain ING entities manage registered investment funds (such as mutual
funds) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, regulates the governance and activities
of those funds. These laws impose record-keeping and disclosure requirements on ING in the context
of such activities. Moreover, the laws impose restrictions on transactions or require disclosure of
transactions involving advisory clients and the advisor or the advisors affiliates, as well as
transactions between advisory clients. In addition, ERISA imposes certain obligations on investment
advisors managing employee plan assets as defined in this act.
The failure of ING to comply with these various requirements could result in civil and criminal
sanctions and administrative penalties imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
states, or FINRA on those entities of ING which have committed the violations. Moreover, employees
who are found to have participated in the violations, and the managers of these employees, also may
be subject to penalties by governmental and self-regulatory agencies.
Canada
ING Investment Management, Inc. (ING IM), a federally incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary of
ING Canada Inc., is registered in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec as an adviser with specific
investment authorities. While substantially all of ING IMs current business consists of providing
investment management services to ING Canada Inc. and its insurance subsidiaries, ING IM is seeking
to expand its business by providing asset management services to third party institutional
investors across Canada.
ING IM is subject to regulation by securities regulatory authorities of the provinces in which it
is registered and conducts business. Regulation issued by provincial securities regulatory
authorities imposes requirements (among others) regarding registration of investment management
entities and their employees, governance, ongoing disclosure to clients and regulatory authorities,
marketing activities, transactions with affiliates and derivatives transactions. Additionally, ING
IM is subject to applicable federal laws, including those related to privacy and anti-money
laundering.
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COMPETITION
ING is involved in insurance, retail and wholesale banking, and other products and services
across 50 countries. The mature markets of the Netherlands, Belgium, the Rest of Europe,
North America and Australia are characterised by a high degree of competition. As financial
institutions from mature markets have increasingly established themselves in developing
markets, competition in these markets has increased too. In some cases ING and its
competitors have sought to form alliances, mergers or strategic relationships with local
institutions, which are rapidly becoming more sophisticated and competitive.
With the financial markets in crisis, governments around the globe have undertaken
exceptional measures to reinvigorate financial institutions. INGs management feels that
these measures are important and necessary steps to restore confidence and bring stability
and certainty to the financial system. The exact impact of the interventions remains to be
seen. However, most governments have been very clear that the measures are of temporary
nature and only aimed at servicing financial services companies urgent needs in weathering
the crisis, ING is entirely committed to prevent unfair competition or the appearance
thereof. In order to achieve this, the following principles have been formulated for the
banking, insurance, pension and investment activities that ING Groep N.V. and its
subsidiaries are engaged in:
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In the media and in contacts with third parties, ING Groep N.V. and its
subsidiaries will not promote the financial involvement of the Dutch State as provider of
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The policy of ING Groep N.V. and its subsidiaries will not be aimed at using the
involvement of the Dutch State as provider of Tier-1 core capital to increase their market
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ING Groep N.V. and its subsidiaries will continue to try and distinguish themselves
from competitors through the quality of services and financial products offered to their
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In the long run, competition in the financial services industry in both mature and
developing markets will continue to be based on factors like brand recognition, scope of
distribution systems, customer service, products offered, financial strength, price and, in
the case of investment-linked insurance products and asset management services, investment
performance. Management believes its major competitors are the leading global European,
American and Asian commercial banks, insurance companies, asset management and other
financial-services companies.
RATINGS
ING Groep N.V.s long-term senior debt is rated AA- (with a negative outlook) by Standard &
Poors Ratings Service (Standard & Poors), a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ING
Groep N.V.s long-term senior debt is rated A1 (with a stable outlook) by Moodys Investors
Service (Moodys). ING Groep N.V.s long term senior debt is rated A+ (with a negative outlook)
by Fitch Ratings (Fitch).
ING Verzekeringen N.V.s long-term senior debt is rated AA- (with a negative outlook) by Standard
& Poors and A2 (with a stable outlook) by Moodys. Fitch rated ING Verzekeringen N.V.s
long-term senior debt A+ (with a negative outlook).
ING Bank N.V.s long-term senior debt held a AA (with a negative outlook) rating by Standard &
Poors. Moodys rated ING Bank N.V.s long-term senior debt at Aa3 (with a stable outlook).
Finally, ING Bank N.V.s long-term senior debt was rated AA- (with a stable outlook) by Fitch
Ratings, Ltd.
ING Verzekeringen N.V.s short-term senior debt is rated A-1+ by Standard & Poors and Prime-1
(P-1) by Moodys. ING Verzekeringen held a F1 rating by Fitch.
ING Bank N.V.s short-term senior debt held a rating of A-1+ by Standard & Poors and Prime-1
(P-1) by Moodys. Fitch rated ING Bank N.V.s short-term senior debt F1+.
All ratings are provided as of January 29, 2009, and are still current at date of filing.
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DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
In the Netherlands, ING sold, during the years, a significant part of the land and buildings used
in the normal course of its business. Outside the Netherlands, ING predominantly leases all of the
land and buildings used in the normal course of its business. In addition, ING has part of its
investment portfolio invested in land and buildings. Management believes that INGs facilities are
adequate for its present needs in all material respects.
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Item 5. Operating and financial review and prospects
The following review and prospects should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements and the related Notes thereto included elsewhere herein. The consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS-EU. IFRS-EU differs in certain respects from
IFRS-IASB and U.S. GAAP. See Note 2.4. to the consolidated financial statements for a description
of the differences between IFRS-EU and IFRS-IASB and see Note 2.5. of the consolidated financial
statements for a description of the relevant differences between IFRS-EU and U.S.GAAP. Unless
otherwise indicated, financial information for ING Group included herein is presented on a
consolidated basis under IFRS-EU.
FACTORS AFFECTING RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
ING Groups results of operations are affected by demographics (particularly with respect to life
insurance) and by a variety of market conditions, including economic cycles, insurance industry
cycles (particularly with respect to non-life insurance), banking industry cycles and fluctuations
in stock markets, interest and foreign exchange rates. See Item 3. Risk Factors for more factors
that can impact ING Groups results of operations.
General market conditions
Demographic studies suggest that over the next decade there will be growth in the number of
individuals who enter the age group that management believes is most likely to purchase
retirement-oriented life insurance products in INGs principal life insurance markets in the
Netherlands, the Rest of Europe, the United States, Asia and Australia. In addition, in a number of
its European markets, including the Netherlands, retirement, medical and other social benefits
previously provided by the government have been, or in the coming years are expected to be,
curtailed. Management believes this will increase opportunities for private sector providers of
life insurance, health, pension and other social benefits-related insurance products. Management
believes that ING Insurances distribution networks, the quality and diversity of its products and
its investment management expertise in each of these markets, positions ING Insurance to benefit
from these developments. In addition, the emerging markets in Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and
Latin America, in which ING Insurance has insurance operations, generally have lower gross domestic
products per capita and gross insurance premiums per capita than the countries in Western Europe
and North America in which ING Insurance has insurance operations. Management believes that
insurance operations in these emerging markets provide ING Insurance with the market presence which
will allow it to take advantage of anticipated growth in these regions. In addition, conditions in
the non-life insurance markets in which ING Insurance operates are cyclical, and characterized by
periods of price competition, fluctuations in underwriting results, and the occurrence of
unpredictable weather-related and other losses.
Fluctuations in equity markets
Our insurance and asset management operations are exposed to fluctuations in equity markets.
Our overall investment return and fee income from equity-linked products are influenced by equity
markets. The fees we charge for managing portfolios are often based on performance and value of
the portfolio. In addition, fluctuations in equity markets may affect sales of life and pension
products, unit-linked products, including variable business and may increase the amount of
withdrawals which will reduce related management fees. In addition, our direct shareholdings that
are classified as investments are exposed to fluctuations in equity markets. The securities we
hold may become impaired in the case of a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of
the security below its cost. Our banking operations are also exposed to fluctuations in equity
markets. ING Bank maintains an internationally diversified and mainly client-related trading
portfolio. Accordingly, market downturns are likely to lead to declines in securities trading and
brokerage activities which we execute for customers and therefore to a decline in related
commissions and trading results. In addition to this, ING Bank also maintains equity investments
in its own non-trading books. Fluctuations in equity markets may affect the value of these
investments.
Fluctuations in interest rates
Our insurance operations are exposed to fluctuations in interest rates through impacts on sales and
surrenders of life insurance and annuity products. Declining interest rates may increase sales, but
may impact profitability as a result of a reduced spread between the guaranteed interest rates to
policyholders and the investment returns on fixed interest investments. Declining interest rates
may also affect the results of our reserve adequacy testing which may in turn result in reserve
strengthening. Rising interest rates may increase the surrender of policies which may require
liquidation of fixed interest investments at unfavorable market prices. This could result in
realized investment losses. Our banking operations are exposed to fluctuations in interest
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rates.
Our management of interest rate sensitivity affects the results of our banking operations. Interest
rate
sensitivity refers to the relationship between changes in market interest rates on the one hand and
on the other hand to changes in both net interest income and the results of our trading activities
for our own account. Both the composition of our banking assets and liabilities and the fact that
interest rate changes may affect client behavior in a different way than assumed in our internal
models result in a mismatch which causes the banking operations net interest income and trading
results to be affected by changes in interest rates
Market developments in 2008
Like other financial institutions, ING has not been immune to the financial crisis. The financial
crisis started in the US subprime mortgage market in early 2007 and intensified over 2008 as prices
fell across most major asset classes throughout the world. Equity markets lost significant ground
and real estate prices were generally under pressure. Credit spreads widened significantly, both in
the US and Europe. As liquidity became tight, central banks around the world were quick to provide
funding to prevent the interbank market from drying up. There were also a number of significant
financial institutions that failed during the year. As the financial crisis spread beyond the
financial sector it also affected consumer confidence, other sectors and economic growth. All of
these factors placed major strains on risk management departments in financial services companies,
including ING, and emphasized the importance of having a robust risk management organisation in
place that can take forceful measures to reduce risk. For details regarding the impact of the
credit and liquidity crisis on INGs assets and results, see Note 2.1 Risk Management to the
consolidated financial statements.
Impact of financial crisis
Impact on pressurised asset classes
As a result of the deteriorating market conditions throughout 2008 ING Group incurred negative
revaluations on its investment portfolio, which impacted shareholders equity. Furthermore, ING
Group incurred impairments, fair value changes and trading losses, which impacted its profit and
loss account (P&L).
The table below shows the exposures and negative revaluations and losses taken on US sub-prime and
US Alt-A residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS), Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs) and
Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLOs) during 2008.
US Subprime RMBS, US Alt-A RMBS and CDOs/CLOs exposures, revaluations and losses
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|
|
|
|
December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revaluations |
|
Change in 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
Revaluations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
through Equity |
|
Write-downs through |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
through Equity |
(EUR millions) |
|
Market value |
|
(pre-tax) |
|
P&L (pre-tax) |
|
Other changes |
|
Market value |
|
(pre-tax) |
US Subprime RMBS |
|
|
1,778 |
|
|
|
(839 |
) |
|
|
(120 |
) |
|
|
(52 |
) |
|
|
2,789 |
|
|
|
(307 |
) |
US Alt-A RMBS |
|
|
18,847 |
|
|
|
(6,538 |
) |
|
|
(2,064 |
) |
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
27,482 |
|
|
|
(936 |
) |
CDOs/CLOs |
|
|
3,469 |
|
|
|
(218 |
) |
|
|
(394 |
) |
|
|
2,186 |
|
|
|
1,895 |
|
|
|
(134 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
24,094 |
|
|
|
(7,595 |
) |
|
|
(2,578 |
) |
|
|
2,101 |
|
|
|
32,166 |
|
|
|
(1,377 |
) |
- |
|
ING Groups total EUR 1.8 billion exposure to US sub-prime assets relates to non originated
loans acquired as investments in RMBS and represents 0.1% of total assets. At December 31, 2008
approximately 77% of INGs US sub-prime portfolio was rated AA or higher. ING Group does not
originate sub-prime mortgages. The vast majority of the total mortgage backed securitisations (MBS)
are (residential) mortgages that are not classified as sub-prime. |
|
- |
|
ING Groups total US Alt-A RMBS exposure at December 31, 2008 was EUR 18.8 billion. About 65% of
this portfolio was AAA rated. The majority of the exposure (EUR 16.3 billion) was held by ING
Direct. INGs Available-for-Sale Alt-A investments are measured at fair value in the balance sheet.
The substantial amount of negative pre-tax revaluation and impairments on this portfolio are mainly
caused by the illiquid market. |
|
- |
|
Net investments in CDOs/CLOs at December 31, 2008 were 0.3% of total assets. The vast majority
of the CDOs/CLOs has investment grade corporate credit as underlying assets, only EUR 1 million has
US subprime mortgages underlying. |
EUR 23.7 billion of the EUR 24.1 billion exposure on US Subprime RMBS, US Alt-A RMBS and CDOs/CLOs
is booked at fair value. An analysis of the method applied in determining the fair values of
financial assets and
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liabilities is provided in Note 33 of Note 2.1 to the consolidated financial
statements. At December 31, 2008 the fair value of US Subprime RMBS, US Alt-A RMBS and CDOs/CLOs
was as follows:
Fair value of US Subprime RMBS, US Alt-A RMBS and CDOs/CLOs
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|
|
Reference to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
published price |
|
Valuation technique |
|
Valuation technique |
|
|
|
|
quotations in |
|
supported by market |
|
not supported by |
|
|
(EUR millions) |
|
active markets |
|
inputs |
|
market inputs |
|
Total |
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US Subprime RMBS |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
1,732 |
|
|
|
1,778 |
|
US Alt-A RMBS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
244 |
|
|
|
18,244 |
|
|
|
18,488 |
|
CDOs/CLOs |
|
|
3,273 |
|
|
|
162 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
3,469 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
3,293 |
|
|
|
432 |
|
|
|
20,010 |
|
|
|
23,735 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US Subprime RMBS |
|
|
2,636 |
|
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,789 |
|
US Alt-A RMBS |
|
|
23,312 |
|
|
|
4,170 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,482 |
|
CDOs/CLOs |
|
|
281 |
|
|
|
1,597 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
1,895 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
26,229 |
|
|
|
5,920 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
32,168 |
|
Assets classified in Valuation technique not supported by market inputs consist mainly
(approximately 87 %) of investments in asset backed securities in the United States. These assets
are valued using external price sources that are obtained from third party pricing services and
brokers. As at December 31, 2007, these assets were classified in Reference to published price
quotations in active markets as valuation is based on independent quotes and trading in the
relevant markets was active at that time. During 2008, the trading volumes in the relevant markets
reduced significantly and these have now become inactive. The dispersion between prices for the
same security from different price sources increased significantly. As a result, an amount of EUR
25 billion of mortgage backed securities in the United States was reclassified from Reference to
published price quotations in active markets to Valuation technique not supported by market inputs
in the third quarter of 2008.
Impact on Real Estate
By the end of 2008 ING Groups total exposure to real estate was EUR 15.5 billion of which EUR 9.8
billion was subject to revaluation through the profit and loss account. In 2008, ING recorded EUR
1,184 million pre-tax negative revaluations and impairments. INGs real estate portfolio has high
occupancy rates and is diversified over sectors and regions, but is clearly affected by the
negative real estate markets throughout the world.
Impact on Equity securities available-for-sale
Direct equity exposure at December 31, 2008 in this caption was EUR 5.8 billion (public) and EUR
0,4 billion (private). During 2008 ING booked EUR 1,707 million of pre-tax impairments on this
direct public equity exposure. ING generally decides to impair a listed equity security based on
two broad guidelines: when the fair value of the security is below 75% of the cost price or when
the market price of the security is below the cost price for longer than six months.
Impact on other asset classes
Negative impact on results 2008 (pre-tax) from private equity and alternative assets amounted to
EUR 399 million. Negative impact on results 2008 (pre-tax) from debt securities other than
mentioned above amounted to EUR 292 million.
Impact on counterparty risk
In the third quarter a number of financial institutions were no longer expected to fulfil their
obligations. ING incurred EUR 483 million pre-tax losses (excluding loan losses) on Lehman
Brothers, Washington Mutual and the Icelandic banks. The loss included impairments of debt
securities, trading losses and derivative positions, including the costs to replace derivatives on
which the banks were counterparty.
Impact on Liquidity profile
Due to the financial crisis liquidity became scarce and central banks around the world provided
funding to prevent the interbank market drying up. INGs liquidity position remained sound. ING
Bank has a favourable funding profile as the majority of the funding stems from client deposits.
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Fluctuations in exchange rates
ING Group is exposed to fluctuations in exchange rates. Our management of exchange rate sensitivity
affects the results of our operations both through the trading activities for our own account and
because of the fact that we publish our consolidated financial statements in euros. Because a
substantial portion of our income and expenses are denominated in currencies other than euros,
fluctuations in the exchange rates used to translate foreign currencies, particularly the U.S.
dollar, the Australian dollar, the Canadian dollar, the Turkish lira, the Japanese yen, the Korean
won, the Pound sterling and the Polish zloty into euros will impact our reported results of
operations and cash flows from year to year. This exposure is mitigated by the fact that realized
results in non-Euro currencies are translated into euro by monthly hedging. See Note 23 of Note 2.1
to the consolidated financial statements for a description of our hedging activities with respect
to foreign currencies. Fluctuations in exchange rates will also impact the value (denominated in
euro) of our investments in our non-Euro reporting subsidiaries. The impact of these fluctuations
in exchange rates is mitigated to some extent by the fact that income and related expenses, as well
as assets and liabilities, of each of our non-euro reporting subsidiaries are generally denominated
in the same currencies. For the main foreign currencies, in which INGs income and expenses are
denominated namely the U.S. dollar, Pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Turkish
lira and Polish zloty, the translation risk is managed taking into account the effect of
translation results on the Tier-1 ratio. For all other currencies the translation risk is managed
within a Value-at-Risk limit.
The weakening of most currencies against the euro during 2008 had a negative impact of EUR 163
million on (underlying) net result. In 2007 and 2006 exchange rates influenced net result,
respectively, by EUR 159 million negatively and EUR 20 million positively.
For the years 2008, 2007 and 2006, the year-end exchange rates (which are the rates ING uses in the
preparation of the consolidated financial statements for balance sheet items not denominated in
euros) and the average quarterly exchange rates (which are the rates ING uses in the preparation of
the consolidated financial statements for income statement items and cash flows not denominated in
euros) were as follows for the currencies specified below:
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4Q 2008 |
|
|
3Q 2008 |
|
|
2Q 2008 |
|
|
1Q 2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
U.S. dollar |
|
|
1.345 |
|
|
|
1.511 |
|
|
|
1.566 |
|
|
|
1.514 |
|
|
|
1.375 |
|
|
|
1.257 |
|
Australian dollar |
|
|
1.922 |
|
|
|
1.694 |
|
|
|
1.664 |
|
|
|
1.674 |
|
|
|
1.639 |
|
|
|
1.664 |
|
Canadian dollar |
|
|
1.590 |
|
|
|
1.559 |
|
|
|
1.579 |
|
|
|
1.509 |
|
|
|
1.470 |
|
|
|
1.422 |
|
Pound sterling |
|
|
0.844 |
|
|
|
0.796 |
|
|
|
0.792 |
|
|
|
0.761 |
|
|
|
0.686 |
|
|
|
0.682 |
|
Japanese yen |
|
|
130.787 |
|
|
|
161.518 |
|
|
|
162.530 |
|
|
|
159.662 |
|
|
|
161.685 |
|
|
|
146.188 |
|
South Korean won |
|
|
1,748.405 |
|
|
|
1,640.581 |
|
|
|
1,589.017 |
|
|
|
1,438.373 |
|
|
|
1,275.559 |
|
|
|
1,199.328 |
|
Turkish lira |
|
|
1.995 |
|
|
|
1.825 |
|
|
|
1.973 |
|
|
|
1.838 |
|
|
|
1.786 |
|
|
|
1.798 |
|
Polish zloty |
|
|
3.741 |
|
|
|
3.327 |
|
|
|
3.425 |
|
|
|
3.566 |
|
|
|
3.781 |
|
|
|
3.897 |
|
|
|
|
1) |
|
Average exchange rates are calculated on a quarterly basis as from 2008 and on an annual
basis before 2008. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year-end |
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
U.S. dollar |
|
|
1.396 |
|
|
|
1.472 |
|
|
|
1.318 |
|
Australian dollar |
|
|
2.026 |
|
|
|
1.676 |
|
|
|
1.669 |
|
Canadian dollar |
|
|
1.710 |
|
|
|
1.444 |
|
|
|
1.528 |
|
Pound sterling |
|
|
0.956 |
|
|
|
0.734 |
|
|
|
0.671 |
|
Japanese yen |
|
|
126.354 |
|
|
|
164.819 |
|
|
|
156.768 |
|
South Korean won |
|
|
1758.273 |
|
|
|
1,378.094 |
|
|
|
1,225.971 |
|
Turkish lira |
|
|
2.143 |
|
|
|
1.718 |
|
|
|
1.865 |
|
Polish zloty |
|
|
4.175 |
|
|
|
3.586 |
|
|
|
3.832 |
|
Critical Accounting Policies
See Note 2.1. to the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following information should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified by reference to the
Groups consolidated financial statements and other financial information included elsewhere
herein. ING Group evaluates the results of its insurance operations and banking operations,
including Insurance Europe, Insurance Americas, Insurance Asia/Pacific, Wholesale Banking, Retail
Banking and ING Direct, using the financial performance measure of underlying result before tax.
Underlying result before tax is defined as result before tax and, excluding, as applicable for each
respective segment, either all or some of the following items: gains/losses from divested units,
realized gains/losses on divestitures and special items such as certain restructuring charges and
other non-operating income/expense.
While these excluded items are significant components in understanding and assessing the Groups
consolidated financial performance, ING Group believes that the presentation of underlying result
before tax enhances the understanding and comparability of its segment performance by highlighting
result before tax attributable to ongoing operations and the underlying profitability of the
segment businesses. For example, we believe that trends in the underlying profitability of our
segments can be more clearly identified without the effects of the realized gains/losses on
divestitures as the timing is largely subject to the Companys discretion, influenced by market
opportunities and ING Group does not believe that they are indicative of future results. Underlying
result before tax is not a substitute for result before tax as determined in accordance with
IFRS-EU. ING Groups definition of underlying result before tax may differ from those used by other
companies and may change over time. For further information on underlying result before tax as well
as the reconciliation of our segment underlying result before tax to our result before taxation see
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects Segment Reporting and Note 49 of Note 2.1
to the consolidated financial statements.
The following table sets forth the consolidated results of the operations of ING Group and its
insurance and banking operations for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance |
|
|
Banking |
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(EUR millions) |
|
Premium income |
|
|
43,812 |
|
|
|
46,818 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,812 |
|
|
|
46,818 |
|
Interest result banking operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,085 |
|
|
|
9,036 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
11,042 |
|
|
|
8,976 |
|
Commission income |
|
|
2,070 |
|
|
|
1,901 |
|
|
|
2,895 |
|
|
|
2,926 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,965 |
|
|
|
4,827 |
|
Investment and Other income |
|
|
8,970 |
|
|
|
13,488 |
|
|
|
(2,250 |
) |
|
|
2,640 |
|
|
|
248 |
|
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
6,472 |
|
|
|
15,965 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income |
|
|
54,851 |
|
|
|
62,208 |
|
|
|
11,731 |
|
|
|
14,602 |
|
|
|
291 |
|
|
|
223 |
|
|
|
66,291 |
|
|
|
76,586 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underwriting expenditure |
|
|
49,485 |
|
|
|
48,833 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49,485 |
|
|
|
48,833 |
|
Other interest expenses |
|
|
1,269 |
|
|
|
1,326 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
291 |
|
|
|
223 |
|
|
|
978 |
|
|
|
1,103 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
5,422 |
|
|
|
5,515 |
|
|
|
10,303 |
|
|
|
9,967 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,725 |
|
|
|
15,481 |
|
Impairments/additions to the provision
for loan losses |
|
|
310 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1,280 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,590 |
|
|
|
126 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenditure |
|
|
56,486 |
|
|
|
55,675 |
|
|
|
11,583 |
|
|
|
10,092 |
|
|
|
291 |
|
|
|
223 |
|
|
|
67,778 |
|
|
|
65,544 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Result before tax |
|
|
(1,635 |
) |
|
|
6,533 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
4,510 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,487 |
) |
|
|
11,043 |
|
Taxation |
|
|
(483 |
) |
|
|
775 |
|
|
|
(238 |
) |
|
|
759 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(721 |
) |
|
|
1,534 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Result before minority interests |
|
|
(1,152 |
) |
|
|
5,758 |
|
|
|
386 |
|
|
|
3,751 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(766 |
) |
|
|
9,509 |
|
Minority interests |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
155 |
|
|
|
(69 |
) |
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
267 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net result |
|
|
(1,183 |
) |
|
|
5,603 |
|
|
|
454 |
|
|
|
3,638 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(729 |
) |
|
|
9,241 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Result before tax |
|
|
(1,635 |
) |
|
|
6,533 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
4,510 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,487 |
) |
|
|
11,043 |
|
Gains/losses on divestments(1) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(382 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(414 |
) |
Result/loss divested units |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
(39 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
(39 |
) |
Special items (2) |
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
489 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
622 |
|
|
|
489 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying result before tax |
|
|
(1,235 |
) |
|
|
6,113 |
|
|
|
449 |
|
|
|
4,967 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(786 |
) |
|
|
11,080 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Divestments Insurance: sale of Chile Health (EUR 55 million, 2008), sale of Mexico (EUR 182
million, 2008), sale NRG (EUR (15) million, 2008),sale Taiwan (EUR (214) million, 2008), sale
of Belgian broker business (EUR 418 million, 2007), sale of NRG (EUR (129) million, 2007), IPO
SulAmerica in Brazil (EUR 93 million, 2007); Divestments Banking : sale of RegioBank (EUR 32
million, 2007); |
|
(2) |
|
Special items Insurance: integration costs CitiStreet (EUR (93) million, 2008),
Nationalization/Annuity business Argentina (EUR (228) million, 2008); Special items Banking:
impairment costs for not launching ING Direct Japan (EUR (30) million, 2008), provision for
combining ING Bank and Postbank (EUR (271) million, 2008 and EUR (299) million, 2007) and
restructuring provisions and hedge on purchase price Oyak Bank acquisition (EUR 190 million,
2007). |
47
The following table sets forth the consolidated results of the operations of ING Group and its
insurance and banking operations for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance |
|
|
Banking |
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(EUR millions) |
|
Premium income |
|
|
46,818 |
|
|
|
46,834 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,818 |
|
|
|
46,834 |
|
Interest result banking operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,036 |
|
|
|
9,335 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
143 |
|
|
|
8,976 |
|
|
|
9,192 |
|
Commission income |
|
|
1,901 |
|
|
|
1,636 |
|
|
|
2,926 |
|
|
|
2,681 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,827 |
|
|
|
4,317 |
|
Investment and Other income |
|
|
13,488 |
|
|
|
11,172 |
|
|
|
2,640 |
|
|
|
2,179 |
|
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
15,965 |
|
|
|
13,278 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income |
|
|
62,208 |
|
|
|
59,642 |
|
|
|
14,602 |
|
|
|
14,195 |
|
|
|
223 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
76,586 |
|
|
|
73,621 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underwriting expenditure |
|
|
48,833 |
|
|
|
48,188 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48,833 |
|
|
|
48,188 |
|
Other interest expenses |
|
|
1,326 |
|
|
|
1,233 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
223 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
1,103 |
|
|
|
1,017 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
5,515 |
|
|
|
5,275 |
|
|
|
9,967 |
|
|
|
9,087 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,481 |
|
|
|
14,362 |
|
Impairments/additions to the provision
for loan losses |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
126 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenditure |
|
|
55,675 |
|
|
|
54,707 |
|
|
|
10,092 |
|
|
|
9,190 |
|
|
|
223 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
65,544 |
|
|
|
63,681 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Result before tax |
|
|
6,533 |
|
|
|
4,935 |
|
|
|
4,510 |
|
|
|
5,005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,043 |
|
|
|
9,940 |
|
Taxation |
|
|
775 |
|
|
|
702 |
|
|
|
759 |
|
|
|
1,205 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,534 |
|
|
|
1,907 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Result before minority interests |
|
|
5,758 |
|
|
|
4,233 |
|
|
|
3,751 |
|
|
|
3,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,509 |
|
|
|
8,033 |
|
Minority interests |
|
|
155 |
|
|
|
281 |
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
267 |
|
|
|
341 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net result |
|
|
5,603 |
|
|
|
3,952 |
|
|
|
3,638 |
|
|
|
3,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,241 |
|
|
|
7,692 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Result before tax |
|
|
6,533 |
|
|
|
4,935 |
|
|
|
4,510 |
|
|
|
5,005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,043 |
|
|
|
9,940 |
|
Gains/losses on divestments(1) |
|
|
(382 |
) |
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(414 |
) |
|
|
63 |
|
Result divested units |
|
|
(39 |
) |
|
|
(79 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(65 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(39 |
) |
|
|
(144 |
) |
Special items |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
489 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
489 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying result before tax |
|
|
6,113 |
|
|
|
4,807 |
|
|
|
4,967 |
|
|
|
5,052 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,080 |
|
|
|
9,859 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Divestments Insurance: sale of Belgian broker business (EUR 418 million, 2007), sale of NRG
(EUR (129) million, 2007), IPO SulAmerica in Brazil (EUR 93 million, 2007), unwinding Piraeus
(EUR 34 million, 2006), sale of Australia non-life (EUR 15 million, 2006);. Divestments
Banking: sale of RegioBank (EUR 32 million, 2007), sale of Willams de Broë (EUR (9) million,
2006), sale of Deutsche Hypothekenbank (EUR (80) million, 2006), sale of Degussa Bank (EUR
(23) million, 2006). |
48
GROUP OVERVIEW
Year ended December 31, 2008 compared to year ended December 31, 2007
Total result before tax decreased by EUR 12,530 million, or 113.5%, from EUR 11,043 million in 2007
to EUR (1,487) million in 2008 and total underlying result before tax decreased by EUR 11,866
million or 107.1% from EUR 11,080 million in 2007 to EUR (786) million in 2008. The worldwide
financial crisis led to extreme market volatility and sharp declines in asset prices, especially in
the third and fourth quarters of 2008 which led to losses in the insurance operations and a decline
in result of the banking operations in 2008. The decrease in total result before tax is also
impacted by divestments which resulted in a gain of EUR 8 million and EUR 414 million for 2008 and
2007, respectively, and special items in 2008 and 2007 influenced result before tax negatively by
EUR 622 million and EUR 489 million, respectively.
Net result decreased by EUR 9,970 million, or 107.9%, from EUR 9,241 million in 2007 to EUR (729)
million in 2008. This lower loss compared with the decrease in result before tax was due to a
conversion from a large profit into a loss, which resulted in a change in taxation from EUR 1,534
million in 2007 to EUR (721) million in 2008. Underlying net result decreased from EUR 9,208
million in 2007 to EUR (171) million in 2008.
Basic earnings per share decreased to EUR (0.36) in 2008 from EUR 4.32 in 2007.
Currency impact
Exchange rate differences had a negative impact of EUR 163 million on net result and EUR 229
million on result before tax, mainly due to the weakening of the US dollar, the Australian dollar
and the South Korea won, partly offset by a strengthening of the Polish zloty and Pound sterling.
In 2007 currency rate differences had a negative impact of EUR 159 million on net result and EUR
211 million on result before tax.
Capital Ratios
ING calculates certain capital ratios on the basis of adjusted capital (see the discussion under
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects Liquidity and Capital Resources ING Group
Consolidated Cash Flows), which differs from total equity attributable to equity holders of the
Company in that it excludes unrealized gains and losses on debt securities, the cash flow hedge
reserve and goodwill and includes hybrid capital. On this basis, the debt/equity ratio of ING Group
increased to 13.5% in 2008 compared with 9.5% in 2007, partly due to the buyback of INGs own
shares, dividend payments and the recorded loss, partly offset by the issuance of Core Tier-1
Securities. The capital coverage ratio of ING Verzekeringen N.V. increased to 256% of E.U.
regulatory requirements at the end of December 2008, compared with 244% at the end of December
2007, as the decrease in available capital was more than offset by the decline in required capital.
The tier-1 ratio of ING Bank N.V. stood at 9.32% (based on Basel II risk weighted assets) at the
end of 2008, up from 7.39% (based on Basel I risk weighted assets) at the end of 2007, well above
the 7.20% target. Tier-1 capital increased from EUR 29.8 billion to EUR 32.0 billion, mainly thanks
to net capital injections of EUR 3.0 billion by ING Group. Following the introduction of Basel II
in 2008, risk weighted assets dropped from EUR 402.7 billion on December 31, 2007 to EUR 293.0
billion on January 1, 2008. During the year risk weighted assets increased to EUR 343.4 billion at
year-end 2008.
INSURANCE OPERATIONS
Income
Total premium income decreased 6.4%, or EUR 3,006 million from EUR 46,818 million in 2007 to
EUR 43,812 million in 2008. Underlying life premiums decreased 3.7%, or EUR 1,506 million from EUR
40,254 million in 2007 to EUR 38,748 million in 2008. Excluding Taiwan and currency impacts,
underlying life premiums increased 3.3%, mainly driven by the US, Australia, and most countries in
Asia. Underlying non-life premiums decreased 8.1%, or EUR 388 million from EUR 4,790 million in
2007 to EUR 4,402 million in 2008.
Investment and Other income decreased 33.5%, or EUR 4,518 million from EUR 13,488 million in 2007
to EUR 8,970 million in 2008, reflecting the market turmoil in the second half of 2008. Moreover,
in 2007 capital gains on ABN AMRO and Numico shares of EUR 2,087 million were recorded. Commission
income increased 8.9%, or EUR 169 million from EUR 1,901 million in 2007 to EUR 2,070 million in
2008, driven by the US and Latin America.
Underwriting Expenditure
Underwriting expenditure increased by EUR 652 million, or 1.3% from EUR 48,833 million in 2007 to
EUR 49,485 million in 2008. The underwriting expenditure of the life insurance operations increased
by EUR 1,657 million, or 3.8%. The underwriting expenditure of the non-life insurance operations
decreased by EUR 1,005 million, or 21.2%.
49
Expenses
Operating expenses from the insurance operations decreased 1.7%, or EUR 93 million to EUR 5,422
million in 2008, from EUR 5,515 million in 2007, as ongoing cost reduction helped to offset most of
the costs to support growth of the business in Asia/Pacific and Central and Rest of Europe. The
expense ratios for the life insurance operations reflected the change in product mix as clients
preferred traditional business over investment-linked business in the course of the year. Expenses
as a percentage of assets under management for investment products deteriorated to 0.86% in 2008
compared with 0.76% in 2007. Expenses as a percentage of premiums for life products decreased to
14.0% in 2008 from 14.3% in 2007. The cost ratio for the non-life operations went up slightly to
32.2% in 2008 from 31.8% in 2007.
Result before tax and net result
Total result before tax from Insurance decreased 125.0%, or EUR 8,168 million, to a loss of
EUR 1,635 million in 2008 from a profit of EUR 6,533 million in 2007, mainly due to the
deterioration of the financial markets in the second half of 2008, as well as EUR 2,087 million
gains on the sale of INGs stakes in ABN AMRO and Numico in 2007. The impact of divestments
amounted to EUR 8 million in 2008 and EUR 382 million in 2007. Divested units contributed a loss of
EUR 88 million before tax in 2008 and a profit of EUR 40 million to result before tax in 2007.
Special items had a negative impact of EUR 321 million in 2008 compared to no impact in 2007. The
net result from insurance deteriorated by 121.1%, or EUR 6,786 million to a loss of EUR 1,183
million in 2008 from a profit of EUR 5,603 million in 2007.
Underlying result before tax
The underlying result before tax (excluding the impact of divestments and special items) decreased
to a loss of EUR 1,235 million in 2008 from a profit of EUR 6,113 in 2007. The sharp decline in
results was mainly due to
the deterioration of the financial markets in the second half of 2008, as well as EUR 2,087 million
gains on the sale of INGs stakes in ABN AMRO and Numico in 2007. The underlying result from life
insurance decreased by EUR 6,575 million to a loss of EUR 1,744 million from a profit of EUR 4,831
in 2007. Investment income was negatively impacted by capital losses and impairments on equity and
debt securities, as well as negative fair value changes on real estate and private equity
investments. Further, the result was negatively impacted by deferred acquisition cost (DAC)
unlocking in the U.S. as well as losses on the SPVA business in Japan due to hedge losses.
Underlying profit before tax from non-life insurance declined 60.3% to EUR 509 million from EUR
1,282 million in 2007, due primarily to capital losses and impairments on equities, as well as
unfavourable underwriting results in Canada.
BANKING OPERATIONS
Income
Total income from banking decreased 19.7%, or EUR 2,871 million, to EUR 11,731 million in 2008 from
EUR 14,602 million in 2007. This decrease was experienced despite an increase in the interest
result, which was primarily attributable to a sharp increase in margins. The sharp increase in
margins was more than offset, however, by decreases in investment income and other income.
The net interest result increased by EUR 2,049 million, or 22.7%, to EUR 11,085 million in 2008
from EUR 9,036 million in 2007, driven by higher interest results in all business lines, but
especially in Wholesale Banking. The interest margin in 2008 was 1.07%, an increase from 0.94% in
2007, due to higher margins in Wholesale Banking (especially Financial Markets and General Lending)
and in ING Direct (particularly influenced by the more favorable interest rate environment in the
US).
Commission income decreased 1.1%, or EUR 31 million to EUR 2,895 million in 2008 from EUR 2,926
million in 2007. The decrease in commission income was primarily due to the strong decline of
management fees by EUR 145 million (especially ING Belgium, ING Real Estate and Retail
Netherlands). Fees from securities business decreased by EUR 56 million (especially ING Belgium and
Retail Netherlands), but funds transfer fees increased by EUR 102 million (mainly Wholesale Banking
and Retail Central Europe) and brokerage and advisory fees increased by EUR 23 million.
Investment income decreased by EUR 3,405 million to a loss of EUR 2,459 million in 2008 from a
profit of EUR 946 million in 2007. The decrease was almost entirely due to results on securities
(including impairments) and fair value changes on real estate investments, changing from a profit
of EUR 487 million in 2007 to a loss of EUR 2,739 million in 2008. Of this loss, EUR 2,087 million
relates to debt securities (mainly impairments on the Alt-A portfolio at ING Direct), EUR 302
million relates to equity securities and EUR 350 million is attributable to real estate
investments. Furthermore, rental income decreased by EUR 46 million and other investment income
decreased by EUR 78 million.
50
Other income decreased by EUR 1,484 million, or 87.7%, to EUR 209 million in 2008 from EUR 1,693
million in 2007. Net trading income declined EUR 1,154 million from a profit of EUR 749 million in
2007 to a loss of EUR 405 million in 2008. The share of profit from associates decreased by EUR 448
million from EUR 238 million in 2007 to a loss of EUR 210 million in 2008, mainly due to the
downward valuation of listed funds at ING Real Estate. Other revenues, including income from
operating lease, were EUR 88 million lower. These
developments were partly offset by an increase of EUR 206 million in valuation results from
non-trading derivatives, for which hedge accounting is not applied.
Expenses
Total operating expenses increased by EUR 336 million, or 3.4%, to EUR 10,303 million in 2008 from
EUR 9,967 million in 2007. In 2008, special items were EUR 271 million in provisions and costs
related to the Retail Netherlands strategy (combining ING Bank and Postbank) and EUR 30 million
impairment costs of not launching ING Direct Japan. In 2007, special items were EUR 295 million in
provisions and costs related to the Retail Netherlands Strategy, EUR 94 million in restructuring
provision for Wholesale Banking and EUR 56 million in restructuring provision for Retail Banking.
Excluding these special items, total operating expenses increased by EUR 480 million, or 5.0%,
mainly at Retail Banking, due to the inclusion of ING Bank Turkey and investments to support
activities in developing markets, and at ING Direct to support the growth of the business.
The addition to the provision for loan losses
The total addition to the provision for loan losses in 2008 was EUR 1,280 million compared to EUR
125 million in 2007, an increase of EUR 1,155 million reflecting the worsening of economic
conditions. Retail Banking showed an increase by EUR 203 million, from EUR 198 million in 2007 to
EUR 401 million in 2008 and ING Direct showed an increase by EUR 215 million, from EUR 68 million
in 2007 to EUR 283 million in 2008. The net release in Wholesale Banking of EUR 142 million in 2007
turned into an addition to the loan loss provision of EUR 596 million in 2008. As a percentage of
average credit-risk weighted assets (based on Basel II), the addition to the provision for loan
losses in 2008 was 48 basis points.
Result before tax and net result
Total result before tax decreased 96.7%, or EUR 4,362 million, to EUR 148 million in 2008 from EUR
4,510 million in 2007. Special items (mostly provision for the merger of Postbank and ING Bank
Netherlands) had a negative impact of EUR 301 million on result before tax in 2008. In 2007,
divestments and special items had a negative impact of EUR 458 million on result before tax,
including EUR 489 million in special items, partly offset by EUR 32 million realized gains on
divestments.
Net result from banking declined 87.5%, or EUR 3,184 million, from EUR 3,638 million in 2007 to EUR
454 million in 2008. The decrease in net result is smaller than the decrease in result before tax
due to the tax rebate of EUR 238 million for 2008, which was supported by the revision of tax
returns from previous years, compared with the taxation of EUR 759 million for 2007 (effective tax
rate 16.8%).
Underlying result before tax
Excluding the effects of divestments and excluding special items, INGs banking operations showed a
decrease in underlying result before tax of EUR 4,518 million, or 91.0%, from EUR 4,967 million in
2007 to EUR 449 million in 2008. Underlying net result decreased by EUR 3,260 million, or 81.9%,
from EUR 3,982 million in 2007 to EUR 722 million in 2008, due to the tax rebate.
GROUP OVERVIEW
Year ended December 31, 2007 compared to year ended December 31, 2006
Total result before tax increased by EUR 1,103 million, or 11.1% from EUR 9,940 million in 2006 to
EUR 11,043 million in 2007 and total underlying result before tax increased by EUR 1,221 million or
12.4% from EUR 9,859 million in 2006 to EUR 11,080 million in 2007. The increase in result before
tax was supported by EUR 2,087 million in gains on the sale of stakes in ABN AMRO and Numico.
However, the result before tax of ING Direct decreased by 23.3% due to losses related to
repositioning the UK business as well as an impairment on asset-backed commercial paper in Canada
in the fourth quarter 2007. The increase in total result before tax is also impacted by divestments
which resulted in a gain of EUR 414 million and a loss of EUR 63 million for 2007 and 2006,
respectively. Special items in 2007 influenced result before tax negatively by EUR 489 million, in
2006 there were no special items.
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Net result rose by EUR 1,549 million, or 20.1% from EUR 7,692 million in 2006 to EUR 9,241 million
in 2007. This higher growth compared with the increase in result before tax was due to a lower
effective tax rate in 2007. The effective tax rate decreased to 13.9% in 2007 from 19.2% in 2006
mainly due to high tax-exempt gains on equity investments (ABN AMRO and Numico) in 2007 compared to
2006. Underlying net result increased from EUR 7,681 million in 2006 to EUR 9,208 million in 2007.
Earnings per share attributable to equity holders of the Company increased to EUR 4.32 in 2007 from
EUR 3.57 in 2006.
Currency impact
Currency rate differences had a negative impact of EUR 159 million on net result and EUR 211
million on result before tax, mainly due to the weakening of the US dollar, the Canadian dollar and
the South Korea won. In 2006 currency rate differences had a positive impact of EUR 20 million on
net result and EUR 48 million on result before tax.
Capital Ratios
ING calculates certain capital ratios on the basis of adjusted capital (see the discussion under
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects Liquidity and Capital Resources ING Group
Consolidated Cash Flows), which differs from total equity attributable to equity holders of the
Company in that it excludes unrealized gains and losses on debt securities, the cash flow hedge
reserve and goodwill and includes hybrid capital. On this basis, the debt/equity ratio of ING Group
increased to 9.5% in 2007 compared with 9.0% in 2006, partly due to the buyback of own shares. The
capital coverage ratio of ING Verzekeringen N.V. decreased to 244% of E.U. regulatory requirements
at the end of December 2007, compared with 274% at the end of December 2006, due to the decrease in
available capital. The tier-1 ratio of ING Bank N.V. stood at 7.39% at the end of 2007, down from
7.63% at the end of 2006, but remained above the 7.20% target. This decrease was caused by strong
growth in risk-weighted assets and the deduction of EUR 1.2 billion in goodwill and other
intangibles related to the purchase of Oyak Bank, partly compensated by a capital injection of EUR
2.2 billion from ING Group to ING Bank in the fourth quarter. Total risk-weighted assets of the
banking operations increased by EUR 64.8 billion, or 19.2%, to EUR 402.7 billion as of December 31,
2007 from EUR 337.9 billion as of December 31, 2006, driven by growth in Wholesale Banking and
Retail Banking.
INSURANCE OPERATIONS
Income
Total premium income decreased EUR 16 million from EUR 46,834 million in 2006 to EUR 46,818 million
in 2007. Life premiums increased 0.6%, or EUR 231 million to EUR 40,732 million in 2007 from EUR
40,501 million in 2006, primarily due to growth in the United States, Asia, all countries with the
exception of Japan, and Central Europe and the Rest of Europe partly offset by a decline in premium
income in the Netherlands. Non-life premiums decreased 3.9%, or EUR 247 million, from EUR 6,333
million in 2006 to EUR 6,086 million in 2007, as lower premiums in Europe and Latin America were
only partly offset by higher premiums in Canada.
Investment and Other income increased 20.7%, or EUR 2,316 million to EUR 13,488 million in 2007
from EUR 11,172 million in 2006, reflecting higher dividend income and capital gains on equities
(ABN AMRO and Numico). Commission income increased 16.2%, or EUR 265 million to EUR 1,901 million
in 2007 from EUR 1,636 million in 2006 supported by robust net inflows and growth in assets under
management across all lines of business.
Underwriting Expenditure
Underwriting expenditure increased by EUR 645 million, or 1.3% from EUR 48,188 million in 2006 to
EUR 48,833 million in 2007. The underwriting expenditure of the life insurance operations increased
by EUR 440 million, or 1.0%. The underwriting expenditure of the non-life insurance operations
increased by EUR 205 million, or 4.5%, resulting in an overall higher non-life claims ratio of
65.2% in 2007 compared with 58.7% in 2006, primarily attributable to a higher claims ratio in the
Netherlands and Canada.
Expenses
Operating expenses from the insurance operations increased 4.5%, or EUR 240 million to EUR 5,515
million in 2007, from EUR 5,275 million in 2006, mainly due to ongoing cost reduction initiatives
offset by higher start-up costs in 2007 to support our growth in Central Europe and the Rest of
Europe and Asia. The efficiency ratios for the life insurance operations deteriorated mainly
reflecting the investments in growth areas. Expenses as a percentage of assets under management for
investment products deteriorated slightly to 0.76% in 2007 compared with 0.75% in 2006. Expenses as
a percentage of premiums for life products decreased to 14.3% in 2007 from 13.3% in 2006. The cost
ratio for the non-life operations was flat at 31.8%.
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Result before tax and net result
Total result before tax from insurance increased 32.4%, or EUR 1,598 million, to EUR 6,533 million
in 2007 from EUR 4,935 million in 2006, mainly due to the gains on equities. This increase was also
impacted by divestments which resulted in a profit of EUR 382 million in 2007 and a gain of EUR 49
million in 2006. Divested units contributed EUR 79 million result before tax in 2006 and EUR 42
million to result before tax in 2007. Net result from insurance increased by 41.8%, or EUR 1,651
million to EUR 5,603 million in 2007 from EUR 3,952 million in 2006 due to a decrease in minority
interests to EUR 155 million in 2007 from EUR 281 million in 2006, but especially the high tax
exempt gains on equity investments caused a reduction of the effective tax rate from 14.2% in 2006
to 11.9% in 2007.
Underlying result before tax
Underlying result before tax from the insurance operations increased by 27.2%, or EUR 1,306 million
to EUR 6,113 million in 2007 from EUR 4,807 million in 2006, primarily due to the gains on the sale
of INGs stakes in ABN AMRO and Numico. Underlying result before tax from life insurance increased
43.4%, or EUR 1,461 million from EUR 3,370 million in 2006 to EUR 4,831 million in 2007. The life
insurance activities in the US, Central Europe, the Rest of Europe and Latin America showed strong
profit growth, supported by increased sales, growth in assets under management and investment
gains. The non-life operations decreased by 10.8%, or EUR 155 million from EUR 1,437 million in
2006 to EUR 1,282 million in 2007. In the Netherlands, the deterioration was mainly caused by rate
pressure as well as high one-off claims provisions related to last year. Canada results declined
due to lower underwriting results and a decrease in investment gains.
BANKING OPERATIONS
Income
Total income from banking increased 2.9%, or EUR 407 million, to EUR 14,602 million in 2007 from
EUR 14,195 million in 2006. This increase was experienced despite a decrease in the interest
result, which was primarily attributable to a sharp decline in margins, but which was more than
offset by increases in commission income and investment income.
The net interest result decreased by EUR 299 million, or 3.2%, to EUR 9,036 million in 2007 from
EUR 9,335 million in 2006, driven by lower interest results in Wholesale Banking and ING Direct,
which were only partially offset by higher interest results in Retail Banking. The interest margin
in 2007 was 0.94%, a decrease from 1.06% in 2006, due to the flattening or even inverse yield
curves, pressure on client margins and intensified competition for savings and deposits.
Commission income increased 9.1%, or EUR 245 million to EUR 2,926 million in 2007 from EUR 2,681
million in 2006. The increase in commission income was primarily due to the strong growth of
management fees (mainly from ING Real Estate) by EUR 169 million. Fees from funds transfer and
brokerage and advisory fees also increased, but fees from securities business decreased slightly by
EUR 38 million.
Investment income increased by EUR 463 million, or 95.9%, to EUR 946 million in 2007 from EUR 483
million in 2006. The increase was partly due to EUR 56 million in gains recognized on divestments
in 2007 and losses of EUR 78 million on divestments in 2006. Furthermore, rental income increased
EUR 113 million and realized gains on equities grew EUR 181 million compared to 2006, mainly due to
the substantial capital gains following the sale of shares in the stock exchange and the
derivatives market in Sao Paulo and a sizeable gain from the sale of an equity stake at Wholesale
Banking.
Other income decreased by EUR 3 million, or 0.2%, to EUR 1,693 million in 2007 from EUR 1,696
million in 2006. Net trading income declined EUR 151 million and valuation results from non-trading
derivatives, for which hedge accounting is not applied, were EUR 11 million lower. This was largely
offset by an increase of EUR 104 million in other revenues, including higher income from operating
lease. The share of profit from associates increased by EUR 55 million from EUR 183 million in 2006
to EUR 238 million in 2007, mainly due to associates at ING Real Estate.
Expenses
Total operating expenses increased by EUR 880 million, or 9.7%, to EUR 9,967 million in 2007 from
EUR 9,087 million in 2006. The increase is for EUR 445 million attributable to special items in
2007, comprising EUR 295 million in provisions and costs related to the Retail Netherlands Strategy
(combining ING Bank and Postbank), EUR 94 million in restructuring provision for Wholesale Banking
and EUR 56 million in restructuring provision
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for Retail Banking. Divestments in 2006 had a
mitigating impact of EUR 111 million on expense growth, but an additional increase of EUR 546
million or 6.1%, was experienced in 2007 due, in part, to investments to support the growth of the
business, notably at ING Direct, ING Real Estate and the Retail Banking activities in developing
markets.
The addition to the provision for loan losses
The total addition to the provision for loan losses in 2007 was EUR 125 million compared to EUR 103
million in 2006, an increase of 21.4% or EUR 22 million. Retail Banking showed an increase by EUR
22 million, from EUR 176 million in 2006 to EUR 198 million in 2007 and ING Direct showed an
increase by EUR 8 million, from EUR 60 million in 2006 to EUR 68 million in 2007. The net release
in Wholesale Banking increased by EUR 10 million to EUR 142 million in 2007. As a percentage of
average credit-risk weighted assets, the addition to the provision for loan losses in 2007 was 4
basis points, up slightly from 3 basis points in 2006.
Result before tax and net result
Total result before tax decreased 9.9%, or EUR 495 million, to EUR 4,510 million in 2007 from EUR
5,005 million in 2006. Divestments and special items had a negative impact of EUR 458 million on
result before tax in 2007, including EUR 489 million in special items, partly offset by EUR 32
million realized gains on divestments. In 2006, divestments resulted in a realized loss of EUR 112
million. The divested units contributed EUR 65 million to result before tax in 2006.
Net result from banking declined 2.7%, or EUR 102 million from EUR 3,740 million in 2006 to EUR
3,638 million in 2007. This decrease is moderated due to the effective tax rate for INGs banking
operations which decreased from 24.1% (EUR 1,205 million) for 2006 to 16.8% (EUR 759 million) for
2007, caused by high tax-exempted gains, the release of some tax liabilities, a lower corporate tax
rate in the Netherlands and the impact of a tax asset in Germany.
Underlying result before tax
Excluding the effects of divestments and excluding special items, INGs banking operations showed a
decrease in underlying result before tax of EUR 85 million, or 1.7%, from EUR 5,052 million in 2006
to EUR 4,967 million in 2007. Underlying net result increased by EUR 166 million, or 4.4%, from EUR
3,816 million in 2006 to EUR 3,982 million in 2007, due to the low effective tax rate.
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CONSOLIDATED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
The following table sets forth ING Groups consolidated assets and liabilities for the years ended
December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006:
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
|
(EUR billions, except amounts per share) |
Investments |
|
|
258.3 |
|
|
|
292.7 |
|
|
|
311.6 |
|
Financial assets at fair value through the profit and loss
account |
|
|
280.5 |
|
|
|
327.1 |
|
|
|
317.5 |
|
Loans and advances to customers |
|
|
619.8 |
|
|
|
553.0 |
|
|
|
474.4 |
|
Total assets |
|
|
1,331.7 |
|
|
|
1,312.5 |
|
|
|
1,226.3 |
|
Insurance and investment contracts: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Life |
|
|
213.0 |
|
|
|
232.4 |
|
|
|
237.9 |
|
Non-life |
|
|
6.7 |
|
|
|
9.6 |
|
|
|
10.1 |
|
Investment contracts |
|
|
21.1 |
|
|
|
23.7 |
|
|
|
20.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total insurance and investment contracts |
|
|
240.8 |
|
|
|
265.7 |
|
|
|
268.7 |
|
Customer deposits and other funds on deposits (1) |
|
|
522.8 |
|
|
|
525.2 |
|
|
|
496.7 |
|
Debt securities in issue/other borrowed funds |
|
|
127.7 |
|
|
|
94.1 |
|
|
|
107.8 |
|
Total liabilities (including minority interests) |
|
|
1304.3 |
|
|
|
1,275.3 |
|
|
|
1,188.0 |
|
Non-voting equity securities |
|
|
10.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders equity |
|
|
17.3 |
|
|
|
37.2 |
|
|
|
38.3 |
|
Shareholders equity per Ordinary share (in EUR) |
|
|
8.55 |
|
|
|
17.73 |
|
|
|
17.78 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Customer deposits and other funds on deposits consists of savings accounts, other deposits,
bank funds and debt securities privately
issued by the banking operations of ING. |
Year ended December 31, 2008 compared to year ended December 31, 2007
Total assets increased by 1.5% in 2008 to EUR 1,331.7 billion, mainly due to increased loans and
advances to customers, partly offset by decreased investments and financial assets at fair value
through the profit and loss account. Investments decreased by EUR 34.4 billion, or 11.7%, to EUR
258.3 billion in 2008 from EUR 292.7 billion in 2007, representing a decrease of EUR 22.8 billion
in insurance investments and a decrease of EUR 11.6 billion in banking investments.
Loans and advances to customers increased by EUR 66.8 billion, or 12.1%, rising to EUR 619.8
billion at the end of December 2008 from EUR 553.0 billion at the end of December 2007. Loans and
advances to customers of the insurance operations decreased EUR 1.9 billion. Loans and advances of
the banking operations increased by EUR 73.1 billion. The Netherlands operations increased by EUR
37.9 billion and the international operations by EUR 33.3 billion.
Shareholders equity decreased by 43.5% or EUR 19,874 million to EUR 17,334 million at December 31,
2008 compared to EUR 37,208 million at December 31, 2007. The decrease is mainly due to the negative
net result from the year 2008 (EUR (729) million), unrealized revaluation equity and debt
securities (EUR (18,971) million), changes in treasury shares (EUR (2,030) million) and the cash
dividend to shareholders/coupon on the Core Tier-1 Securities (EUR (3,600) million), partially
offset by realized gains equity securities released to profit and loss (EUR 2,596 million) and the
change in cashflow hedge reserve (EUR 746 million).
Year ended December 31, 2007 compared to year ended December 31, 2006
Total assets increased by 7.0% in 2007 to EUR 1,312.5 billion, mainly due to increased loans and
advances to customers and financial assets at fair value through the profit and loss account.
Investments decreased by EUR 18.9 billion, or 6.1%, to EUR 292.7 billion in 2007 from EUR 311.6
billion in 2006, representing a decrease of EUR 8.2 billion in insurance investments and a decrease
of EUR 10.7 billion in banking investments.
Loans and advances to customers increased by EUR 78.5 billion, or 16.6%, rising to EUR 553.0
billion at the end of December 2007 from EUR 474.4 billion at the end of December 2006. Loans and
advances to customers of the insurance operations decreased EUR 10.0 billion. Loans and advances of
the banking operations increased
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by EUR 88.5 billion. The Netherlands operations increased by EUR
30.7 billion and the international operations by EUR 57.8 billion. The impact of the inclusion of
Oyak Bank was EUR 4.8 billion. ING Direct contributed EUR 25.1 billion to the increase, of which
EUR 28.0 billion was due to personal lending.
Shareholders equity decreased by 2.8% or EUR 1,058 million to EUR 37,208 million at December 31,
2007 compared to EUR 38,266 million at December 31, 2006. Net result from the year 2007 added EUR
9,241 million to equity and unrealized revaluation shares added EUR 2,997 million, partially offset
by unrealized revaluations debt securities of EUR 4,725 billion, realized gains equity securities
released to profit and loss of EUR 3,044 million, change due to treasury shares of EUR 2,304
million and a cash dividend of EUR 2,999 million.
ING does not have any significant non-consolidated SPEs or other off-balance sheet arrangements for
which it is reasonably likely that these may have to be consolidated in future periods, and/or
could have a significant impact on our income from operations, liquidity and capital resources.
Reference is made to Note 27 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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SEGMENT REPORTING
ING Groups segments are based on the management structure of the Group, which is different from
its legal structure. The following table sets forth the contribution of our six business lines to
our underlying result before tax for each of the years 2008, 2007 and 2006 See Note 49 of Note
2.1 to the consolidated financial statements for further disclosure of our segment reporting.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
Insurance |
|
|
Insurance |
|
|
Insurance |
|
|
Wholesale |
|
|
Retail |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
(EUR millions) |
|
Europe |
|
|
Americas |
|
|
Asia/Pacific |
|
|
Banking(3) |
|
|
Banking (3) |
|
|
ING Direct |
|
|
Other(1) |
|
|
Group |
|
Total income |
|
|
14,489 |
|
|
|
27,738 |
|
|
|
14,159 |
|
|
|
4,107 |
|
|
|
7,399 |
|
|
|
878 |
|
|
|
(2,479 |
) |
|
|
66,291 |
|
|
Total expenditure |
|
|
13,838 |
|
|
|
28,327 |
|
|
|
14,372 |
|
|
|
3,498 |
|
|
|
5,979 |
|
|
|
2,033 |
|
|
|
(269 |
) |
|
|
67,778 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Result before tax |
|
|
651 |
|
|
|
(589 |
) |
|
|
(213 |
) |
|
|
609 |
|
|
|
1,420 |
|
|
|
(1,155 |
) |
|
|
(2,210 |
) |
|
|
(1,487 |
) |
Gains/losses on divestments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(237 |
) |
|
|
214 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
Result before tax from divested units |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88 |
|
Special items |
|
|
|
|
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
271 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
622 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying result before tax |
|
|
651 |
|
|
|
(534 |
) |
|
|
116 |
|
|
|
609 |
|
|
|
1,691 |
|
|
|
(1,125 |
) |
|
|
(2,194 |
) |
|
|
(786 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Insurance |
|
|
Insurance |
|
|
Insurance |
|
|
Wholesale |
|
|
Retail |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
(EUR millions) |
|
Europe |
|
|
Americas |
|
|
Asia/Pacific |
|
|
Banking |
|
|
Banking |
|
|
ING Direct |
|
|
Other 1) 2) |
|
|
Group |
|
Total income |
|
|
16,262 |
|
|
|
29,681 |
|
|
|
14,383 |
|
|
|
4,801 |
|
|
|
7,483 |
|
|
|
2,196 |
|
|
|
1,781 |
|
|
|
76,586 |
|
Total expenditure |
|
|
13,962 |
|
|
|
27,529 |
|
|
|
13,807 |
|
|
|
2,836 |
|
|
|
5,405 |
|
|
|
1,667 |
|
|
|
338 |
|
|
|
65,544 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Result before tax |
|
|
2,300 |
|
|
|
2,152 |
|
|
|
576 |
|
|
|
1,965 |
|
|
|
2,079 |
|
|
|
530 |
|
|
|
1,443 |
|
|
|
11,043 |
|
Gains/losses on divestments |
|
|
(418 |
) |
|
|
(93 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
129 |
|
|
|
(414 |
) |
Result before tax from divested units |
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(39 |
) |
Special items |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
355 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
489 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying result before tax |
|
|
1,840 |
|
|
|
2,062 |
|
|
|
576 |
|
|
|
2,059 |
|
|
|
2,402 |
|
|
|
530 |
|
|
|
1,611 |
|
|
|
11,080 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
Insurance |
|
|
Insurance |
|
|
Insurance |
|
|
Wholesale |
|
|
Retail |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
(EUR millions) |
|
Europe |
|
|
Americas |
|
|
Asia/Pacific |
|
|
Banking |
|
|
Banking |
|
|
ING Direct |
|
|
Other 1) |
|
|
Group |
|
Total income |
|
|
16,170 |
|
|
|
29,779 |
|
|
|
13,378 |
|
|
|
4,738 |
|
|
|
7,166 |
|
|
|
2,289 |
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
73,621 |
|
Total expenditure |
|
|
13,808 |
|
|
|
27,787 |
|
|
|
12,742 |
|
|
|
2,686 |
|
|
|
4,803 |
|
|
|
1,598 |
|
|
|
258 |
|
|
|
63,681 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Result before tax |
|
|
2,362 |
|
|
|
1,992 |
|
|
|
636 |
|
|
|
2,052 |
|
|
|
2,363 |
|
|
|
691 |
|
|
|
(157 |
) |
|
|
9,940 |
|
Gains/losses on divestments |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
63 |
|
Result before tax from divested units |
|
|
(79 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(144 |
) |
Special items |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying result before tax |
|
|
2,249 |
|
|
|
1,992 |
|
|
|
621 |
|
|
|
2,096 |
|
|
|
2,363 |
|
|
|
694 |
|
|
|
(157 |
) |
|
|
9,859 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Other mainly includes items not directly attributable to the business lines and intercompany
relations. See Note 49 of Note 2.1 to the consolidated financial statements for further disclosure
of our segment reporting. |
|
(2) |
|
Includes the gains on the sale of stakes in ABN AMRO and Numico |
|
(3) |
|
Mid-corporate clients in the home markets Netherlands, Belgium, Poland and Romania have been
transferred retroactively from Wholesale Banking to Retail Banking. Figures for 2007 and 2006
have been restated accordingly. |
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The business lines are analyzed on a total basis for Income, Expenses and Result before tax, the
geographical analyses are based on underlying figures.
INSURANCE EUROPE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance Europe |
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
|
(EUR millions) |
Premium income |
|
|
10,194 |
|
|
|
10,616 |
|
|
|
10,552 |
|
Commission income |
|
|
491 |
|
|
|
477 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
Investment and Other income |
|
|
3,804 |
|
|
|
5,169 |
|
|
|
5,270 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income |
|
|
14,489 |
|
|
|
16,262 |
|
|
|
16,170 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underwriting expenditure |
|
|
11,559 |
|
|
|
11,595 |
|
|
|
11,458 |
|
Other interest expenses |
|
|
513 |
|
|
|
591 |
|
|
|
544 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
1,764 |
|
|
|
1,774 |
|
|
|
1,805 |
|
Other impairments |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenditure |
|
|
13,838 |
|
|
|
13,962 |
|
|
|
13,808 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Result before tax |
|
|
651 |
|
|
|
2,300 |
|
|
|
2,362 |
|
Gains/losses on divestments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(418 |
) |
|
|
(34 |
) |
Result before tax from divested
units |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
(79 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying result before tax |
|
|
651 |
|
|
|
1,840 |
|
|
|
2,249 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2008 compared to year ended December 31, 2007
Income
Total premium income decreased by EUR 422 million to EUR 10,194 million in 2008 from EUR 10,616
million in 2007, primarily due to the impact from the divestment of the Belgian broker and employee
benefits business in September 2007 (EUR 363 million). Excluding this impact, premium income
decreased EUR 59 million as sales from investment products suffered across Europe due to volatile
equity markets and increased competition from bank deposits. Non-life premium income was flat
despite fierce competition as market share was maintained. In Central and Rest of Europe, premium
income increased to EUR 2,486 million from EUR 2,436 million, mainly due to growth in Poland as a
result of higher sales of traditional products.
Expenses
Operating expenses decreased by EUR 10 million to EUR 1,764 million in 2008 from EUR 1,774 million
in 2007. Excluding the divestment of the Belgian broker and employee benefits business, operating
expenses increased by EUR 38 million, of which EUR 23 million came from Belgium and Luxembourg and
EUR 29 million came from Central and Rest of Europe, offset by the Netherlands where operating
expenses decreased by EUR 15 million due to lower reorganization expenses. In Belgium and
Luxembourg, the expense increase was partly related to the legal transfer of INGs investment
management operations in Brussels from ING Bank to ING Insurance. The increase in operating
expenses in Central and Rest of Europe reflected business growth as well as investments for a
multi-year operational efficiency program that started in 2008.
Result before tax
Result before tax decreased by EUR 1,649 million to EUR 651 million in 2008 from EUR 2,300 million
in 2007, primarily due to lower investment income across most asset classes. There were no material
divestments in 2008. However, the sale of the of Belgian broker and employee benefits business led
to a gain of EUR 418 million in 2007.
Underlying result before tax
Underlying result before tax for Insurance Europe declined by EUR 1,189 million to EUR 651 million
in 2008 from EUR 1,840 million in 2007 due to lower investment income across most asset classes.
Income from real
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estate of EUR (278) million decreased from EUR 371 million a year ago due to
negative revaluations of properties in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. Income from
private equity of EUR (296) million compares to EUR 160 million in 2007. Financial market distress
also led to EUR 80 million impairment on fixed income funds. In Central and Rest of Europe,
underlying profit declined marginally to EUR 329 million in 2008 from EUR 332 million in 2007.
Despite market turmoil, Poland, which accounts for about half the regions result, was able to
increase its profit by EUR 23 million. However, this was offset by lower profit contributions by
Spain (EUR (10) million) and Hungary (EUR (11) million).
The Netherlands
Underlying result before tax in the Netherlands decreased to EUR 242 million in 2008 from EUR 1,444
million in 2007 due to investment losses across most asset classes. Income from real estate dropped
to EUR (278) million from EUR 371 million in 2007 due to negative revaluations of properties in the
United Kingdom and continental Europe. Negative revaluations and impairments on private equity
investments resulted in income of EUR (296) million in 2008, down from EUR 160 million in 2007.
Furthermore, the capital upstream of EUR 5.0 billion to the Corporate Line Insurance in 2007
contributed to lower investment income in 2008.
The underlying result before tax for life insurance decreased to EUR (49) million in 2008 from EUR
1,029 million in 2007. Income from real estate dropped to EUR (258) million from EUR 345 million in
2007 due to negative revaluations of properties in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. In
November, INGs Dutch insurance subsidiaries reached an agreement in principle with consumer
organizations regarding individual unit-linked life policies that were sold in the Netherlands.
This agreement is non-binding for individual policyholders. There was no material P&L impact as
adequate provisions had already been established. Capital gains on debt securities and fixed income
funds decreased to EUR (79) million in 2008 compared to EUR 20 million in 2007. Life premium income life
stayed flat at EUR 1,590 in 2008 versus EUR 1,587 million in 2007 despite the weak investment
climate. Termination of low-return group contracts and cessation of the sale of traditional
unit-linked products were offset by higher sales of group life products through indexation, as
well as higher sales due to single premium fixed annuities in the Netherlands.
Underlying result before tax for non-life insurance decreased to EUR 292 million in 2008 from EUR
415 million in 2007 primarily due to negative revaluations of real estate and private equity
investments. The combined investment income from real estate and private equity declined EUR 111
million year over year. Furthermore, higher releases of technical provisions in 2007 than in 2008
contributed to lower results in 2008. Non-life premium income was flat at EUR 1,590 million in 2008
versus EUR 1,587 million in 2007 as market share was maintained despite fierce competition due to new entrants and an increasing number of insurers offering their services
through the internet.
Belgium
Underlying result before tax in Belgium increased to EUR 77 million in 2008 from EUR 54 million in
2007 due to lower profit-sharing for the Optima product which added EUR 10 million to the
underlying result, as well as a higher release of EUR 10 million in technical provisions in 2008.
Premium income from life insurance decreased to EUR 1,064 million in 2008 from EUR 1,160 million in
2007 due to the weak investment climate and competition from banks for retail savings.
Central and Rest of Europe
Underlying result before tax declined marginally to EUR 329 million in 2008 from EUR 332 million in
2007. Underlying pre-tax profit was down in Spain to EUR 35 million from EUR 44 million in 2007,
and in Hungary to EUR 68 million from EUR 79 million in 2007, which was offset by Poland where
pre-tax profit increased to EUR 158 million in 2008 from EUR 135 million in 2007. Results in
Hungary and Spain were impacted by impairments on fixed income securities and equity hedge losses.
Life premium income increased to EUR 2,446 million from EUR 2,394 as higher premiums in Poland were
partially offset by lower premiums in Hungary and Spain. Premium income in Spain
and Hungary was impacted by lower sales of unit linked products and variable annuities amidst
unfavorable market conditions. The successful introduction of a single premium investment product
in Poland generated EUR 542 million in sales, which were not reflected in gross premiums.
Year ended December 31, 2007 compared to year ended December 31, 2006
Income
Total premium income increased by 0.6%, or EUR 64 million to EUR 10,616 million in 2007 from EUR
10,552 million in 2006, as continued strong life premium growth in Central and Rest of Europe was
largely offset by lower life premiums in the Netherlands and Belgium, including the impact of the
divestment of the Belgian broker and employee benefits business in September 2007. Life production
slowed down in the second half of 2007 due to faltering stock markets and less intensive marketing
for investment products in Belgium. Unit-linked volumes in the Netherlands were impacted by
negative media attention concerning cost loads. Non-life premium
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income declined by 6.8%, or EUR
135 million to EUR 1,839 million from EUR 1,974 million in 2006, due to lower premiums in all
regions after rate reductions in the Benelux as well as the disposition of bond insurer Nationale
Borg in the Netherlands and the broker and employee benefits business in Belgium.
Commission income advanced by 37.1%, or EUR 129 million to EUR 477 million in 2007 from EUR 348
million in 2006 fuelled by higher management fees in all regions. Investment and Other income
declined by 1.9%, or EUR 101 million from EUR 5,270 million in 2006 to EUR 5,169 million in 2007,
driven by lower capital gains and fair value changes on real estate and private equity investments.
In the Netherlands direct investment income decreased EUR 136 million, after the deconsolidation of
a real estate mutual fund at year-end 2006 and the
distribution of EUR 5.0 billion in extraordinary dividends to the Corporate Line Insurance during
2007. Direct investment income in Belgium included the EUR 418 million gain on the divestment of
the broker and employee benefits business.
Expenses
Operating expenses declined by 1.7%, or EUR 31 million to EUR 1,774 million in 2007 from EUR 1,805
million in 2006, with the decline concentrated in the Benelux. In the Netherlands, expenses
decreased 1.5%, or EUR 21 million to EUR 1,350 million in 2007 from EUR 1,371 million in 2006, as
regular cost increases related to inflation and merit salary increases were offset by staff
reductions following the completion and implementation of a new insurance administration platform
at Nationale-Nederlanden and EUR 33 million software impairments in 2006. The 2007 release of
provisions for employee benefits in the Netherlands almost matched similar releases in 2006.
Operating expenses in Belgium declined from EUR 150 million in 2006 to EUR 96 million in 2007,
following the disposition of the broker and employee benefits business. Expenses in Central and
Rest of Europe were EUR 44 million higher at EUR 324 million, after EUR 30 million higher
investments in greenfields (business in new country) in Romania and Russia and organic business
growth across the region.
Result before tax
Result before tax in 2007 included a gain of EUR 418 million from the sale of Belgian broker and
employee benefits business, whereas the 2006 pre-tax result reflected a EUR 34 million gain on the
unwinding of a cross-shareholding with Bank Piraeus in Greece. Notwithstanding those gains, total
profit before tax of Insurance Europe declined by 2.6%, or EUR 62 million to EUR 2,300 million in
2007 from EUR 2,362 million in 2006.
Underlying result before tax
Underlying result before tax from Insurance Europe declined by 18.2%, or EUR 409 million from EUR
2,249 million in 2006 to EUR 1,840 million in 2007, driven by lower insurance results in the
Netherlands following lower capital gains and fair value changes on real estate and private equity
investments and significant disability provision releases in 2006. Central Europe continued to show
strong growth of life underwriting results, partly compensated by EUR 26 million higher greenfield
strain in Romania and Russia. Underlying pre-tax profit from life insurance declined by 15.7%, or
EUR 263 million to EUR 1,412 million in 2007 from EUR 1,675 million in 2006, mostly resulting from
a EUR 327 million decrease in life results from the Netherlands partly offset by a EUR 51 million
increase in Central and Rest Europe, primarily in Hungary and Poland as well as the Czech and
Slovakia republics. Underlying result from non-life insurance declined by 25.4%, or EUR 146 million
from EUR 574 million in 2006 to EUR 428 million in 2007, including 2006 releases of actuarial
provisions caused by the introduction of a new long-term disability act in the Netherlands.
Netherlands
In the Netherlands, underlying result before tax decreased by 24.4%, or EUR 466 million to EUR
1,445 million in 2007 from EUR 1,911 million in 2006, as lower investment income and actuarial
provision releases more than offset the slight decline in operating expenses. Results included EUR
217 million lower gains and revaluations from real estate investment declining from EUR 443 million
in 2006 to EUR 226 million in 2007 and EUR 42 million lower gains and revaluations from private
equity investments from EUR 166 million in 2006 to EUR 124 million in 2007, as well as a EUR 98
million release of disability provisions triggered by the introduction of a new long-term
disability act in 2006. In 2007, the increase in the shortfall in investment guarantees on certain
group pension contracts deteriorated EUR 74 million compared to 2006.
Underlying result before tax from the life insurance businesses declined by 24.1%, or EUR 327
million from EUR 1,357 million in 2006 to EUR 1,030 million in 2007 driven by lower investment
income, especially lower gains and revaluations on real estate and private equity investments. Life
premium income declined by 4.2%, or EUR 374 million from EUR 5,230 million in 2006 to EUR 5,008
million in 2007, mainly due to lower single-premium sales due to enhanced pricing discipline to
improve profitability and negative media attention around unit-linked products.
Underlying result before tax from the non-life insurance businesses decreased by 25.1%, or EUR 139
million from EUR 554 million in 2006 to EUR 415 million in 2007, driven by EUR 98 million
disability provision releases
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in 2006 as well as lower results from real estate and private equity
investments. Non-life premiums declined by 1.2% to EUR 1,587 million, a decrease of EUR 19 million
compared to EUR 1,606 million in 2006 largely attributable to the disposition of guarantee insurer
Nationale Borg in the second quarter of 2006. Increased distribution through the proprietary bank
channel more than compensated for the impact of rate pressure in automobile and group income
insurance.
Belgium
In Belgium, underlying result before tax from insurance rose by 8.8%, or EUR 3 million from EUR 57
million in 2006 to EUR 62 million in 2007, due to higher results from life insurance. Underlying
result from life insurance, including Luxembourg, rose by EUR 12 million, or 25.5% to EUR 59
million in 2007 from EUR 47 million in 2006, driven by higher sales and investment income.
Underlying result before tax from non-life insurance, declined sharply to EUR 3 million in 2007
from EUR 10 million in 2006, partly caused by a strengthening of the claims provisions for
disability based on recent claims experience. Following the divestment of the broker and employee
benefits business in 2007, the insurance activities in Belgium are focused exclusively on the sale
of insurance products through INGs proprietary bank channels (ING Bank and Record Bank). Life
premium income increased by 15.0%, to EUR 1,160 million in 2007 from EUR 1,009 million in 2006, due
to strong sales of investment products with a capital guarantee and high profit participation
potential. Non-life premiums were up 12.5%, mainly due to the compulsory natural disaster cover
introduced in 2007.
Central and Rest of Europe
In Central and Rest of Europe, underlying result before tax increased by 17.7%, or EUR 50 million
to EUR 332 million in 2007 from EUR 282 million in 2006, driven by a 18.8% increase in life results
to EUR 323 million. The new life operation in Russia and second-pillar pension fund in Romania
caused a EUR 26 million higher greenfield strain on underlying pre-tax result. The Czech Republic,
Hungary, Poland and Slovakia all showed strong growth in life and pensions, driven by higher
premiums and pension fund inflows. Life premium income rose by 25.6%, or EUR 488 million from EUR
1,906 million in 2006 to EUR 2,394 million in 2007, propelled by high sales of unit-linked products
in Greece and the Czech Republic, group life in Spain as well as the launch of the variable
annuities in Hungary and Spain.
INSURANCE AMERICAS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance Americas |
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
|
(EUR millions) |
Premium income |
|
|
22,549 |
|
|
|
23,537 |
|
|
|
24,118 |
|
Commission |
|
|
1,254 |
|
|
|
1,036 |
|
|
|
984 |
|
Investment and Other income |
|
|
3,935 |
|
|
|
5,108 |
|
|
|
4,677 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income |
|
|
27,738 |
|
|
|
29,681 |
|
|
|
29,779 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underwriting expenditure |
|
|
25,319 |
|
|
|
24,682 |
|
|
|
24,981 |
|
Other interest expenses |
|
|
222 |
|
|
|
328 |
|
|
|
316 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
2,574 |
|
|
|
2,519 |
|
|
|
2,490 |
|
Other impairments |
|
|
212 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenditure |
|
|
28,327 |
|
|
|
27,529 |
|
|
|
27,787 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Result before tax |
|
|
(589 |
) |
|
|
2,152 |
|
|
|
1,992 |
|
Gains/losses on divestments |
|
|
(237 |
) |
|
|
(93 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Result before tax from divested units |
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Special items |
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying result before tax |
|
|
(534 |
) |
|
|
2,061 |
|
|
|
1,992 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2008 compared to year ended December 31, 2007
Income
Total premium income decreased by 4.2%, or EUR 988 million, from EUR 23,537 million in 2007 to EUR
22,549 million in 2008. Underlying life premiums increased by 0.8%, or 8.8% excluding currency
impacts to EUR 19,216 million, primarily attributable to the US (increase of 8.4% in local
currency) driven by variable annuities, retirement services and fixed annuities. Underlying
non-life premium income decreased by 12.6%, mainly due to the sale of the health business in Chile
in the first quarter of 2008. Premium income in Canada decreased by 4.2%, but increased by 1.7%
excluding currency impacts due to an increase in average premiums, while the number of new risks
insured decreased.
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Commission income increased by 21.0%, or EUR 218 million to EUR 1,254 million in 2008 from EUR
1,036 million in 2007, primarily due to the acquisitions of the annuity and pension business from
Santander in Latin America at the end of 2007. Investment and Other income decreased 23.0% or EUR
1,173 million from EUR 5,108 million in 2007 to EUR 3,935 million in 2008 due to credit related
losses and impairments, unfavorable results on non-trading derivatives and losses from limited
partnerships.
Expenses
Operating expenses increased by 2.2%, or EUR 55 million from EUR 2,519 million in 2007 to EUR 2,574
million in 2008. Underlying expenses increased 10.5% excluding currency impacts, mainly due to
integration and operating expenses triggered by the acquisition of CitiStreet in the US and the
acquisition of pension business from Santander in Latin America. Expenses as a percentage of assets
under management for investment products deteriorated from 0.74% to 0.87%, while expenses as a
percentage of premiums for life products improved to 14.6% in 2008.
Result before tax
Result before tax in 2008 included a gain of EUR 55 million, which resulted from the divestment of
Chile health business in the first quarter of 2008 and a gain of EUR 182 million which resulted
from the divestment of Mexico insurance business in the third quarter of 2008. In addition, the
result before tax in 2008 includes EUR 28 million profit generated by the Mexico divested insurance
businesses. The special items in 2008 related to integration expenses for CitiStreet in the US (EUR
90 million before tax), losses from annuity and pension businesses in Argentina following the
nationalization of the private pension business in the fourth quarter of 2008 (EUR 228 million
before tax), and restructuring charges in several countries in Latin America (EUR 3 million before
tax).
Underlying result before tax
Underlying result before tax from Insurance Americas decreased to a loss of EUR 534 million in 2008
from a profit of EUR 2,062 million in 2007. Underlying result before tax in the US decreased by EUR
2,473 million from a profit of EUR 1,356 million in 2007 to a loss of EUR 1,117 in 2008, primarily
due to net investment losses and negative impact from deferred acquisition costs unlocking. The
Canadian business had a 22.6%, or EUR 106 million decrease in underlying result before tax from EUR
470 million in 2007 to EUR 364 million in 2008 due to lower underwriting income, including higher
catastrophe claims. In Latin America underlying profit before tax decreased by 6.8%, or EUR 16
million to EUR 220 million in 2008 from EUR 236 million in 2007. The underlying profit before tax
in the life businesses decreased by EUR 44 million due to lower investment gains in 2008
(especially in Mexico), and lower investment results on the legally-required capital in the pension
businesses (especially in Chile and Peru). The underlying profit before tax in the non-life
businesses increased EUR 28 million, due to higher non-life results in Brazil, including a tax
reserve release of EUR 24 million.
United States
Premium income increased by 0.3%, or 8.4% excluding currency impact to EUR 18,736 million in 2008
from EUR 18,677 million in 2007. This increase was mainly due to higher sales of retirement
services, variable annuities and fixed annuities. Operating expenses increased 2.3%, or 10.1%
excluding currency impact to EUR 1,531 million due to the acquisition of CitiStreet in the second
quarter of 2008, partly offset by lower personnel-related expenses. Underlying result before tax
decreased to a loss of EUR 1,117 million from a profit of EUR 1,356 million in 2007. The negative
result before tax in 2008 included investment losses (pre-DAC) of EUR 965 million. In addition,
deferred acquisition costs unlocking had a negative impact of EUR 1,180 million in 2008, compared
with a positive impact of EUR 14 million in 2007. The further decrease of underlying result was due
to lower fee income in 2008 from lower assets under management in retirement services, higher cost
of
guaranteed benefits in 2008 in variable annuities, negative limited partnerships result in 2008,
and lower result from private equity investments.
Canada
Premium income decreased by 4.2%, from EUR 2,788 million in 2007 to EUR 2,671 million in 2008, but
increased 1.7% excluding currency impact. The increase was primarily attributable to rate increases
and average premium increases in personal lines which compensated for a lower the number of insured
risks. Operating expenses of EUR 544 million in 2008 decreased by 1.6% compared to 2007, but
increased 4.3% excluding currency impact. Underlying profit before tax decreased by 22.6%, or EUR
106 million from EUR 470 million in 2007 to EUR 364 million in 2008, due to lower underwriting
results, partially offset by higher investment income, including lower impairments of fixed income
securities. Underwriting results decreased in 2008 following higher claims (including higher
catastrophe claims). The claims ratio deteriorated to 69.5% in 2008 from 65.7% in 2007, and the
expense ratio deteriorated from 28.5% to 29.1%. The combined ratio deteriorated to 98.6% in 2008
from 94.2% in 2007.
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Year ended December 31, 2007 compared to year ended December 31, 2006
Income
Premium income decreased by 2.4%, or EUR 581 million, from EUR 24,118 million in 2006 to EUR 23,537
million in 2007. Excluding unfavorable currency effects of EUR 1,905 million, premium income rose
by 6.0%, due to an increase in Life premium of 6.6%, primarily attributable to the US (increase of
6.7%) driven by variable annuities and retirement services, partly offset by lower fixed annuities;
Latin America (increase of 3.8%) driven by annuities in Chile and Argentina and group life premiums
in Mexico, and an increase in Non-life premium of 3.0%, attributable to Canada (increase of 2.7%)
due to an increase in the number of insured risks and Latin America (increase of 3.4%) through
higher premiums from health business.
Commission income increased by 5.3%, or EUR 52 million to EUR 1,036 million in 2007 from EUR 984
million in 2006, primarily as a result of higher assets under management, which were due to sales,
persistency and positive fund performance. Investment and Other income increased 9.2% or EUR 431
million from EUR 4,677 million in 2006 to EUR 5,108 million in 2007, mainly due to net investment
gains, including the gain on the initial public offering of shares by the Brazilian composite
insurer SulAmérica, in which ING is a major shareholder as well as the disposition of a minority
equity investment in the US, and higher private equity gains, partly offset by credit related
losses and impairments.
Expenses
Operating expenses increased by 1.2%, or EUR 29 million from EUR 2,490 million in 2006 to EUR 2,519
million in 2007. Excluding unfavorable currency impact of EUR 183 million,, operating expenses
increased 9.2%, due to the acquisitions of the annuity and pension business from Santander in Latin
America, marketing and organic business growth, mainly in the US. Expenses as a percentage of
assets under management for investment products deteriorated from 0.72% to 0.74%, while expenses as
a percentage of premiums for life products deteriorated from 14.3% in 2006 to 14.7% in 2007.
Result before tax
Result before tax in 2007 included a gain of EUR 93 million, which resulted from the dilution of
INGs share in Brazils SulAmérica, following an initial public offering.
Underlying result before tax
Underlying result before tax from Insurance Americas increased by 3.4%, or EUR 67 million from EUR
1,992 million in 2006 to EUR 2,059 million in 2007. Underlying result before tax in the US grew by
12.7%, or EUR 153 million from EUR 1,203 million in 2006 to EUR 1,356 million in 2007, due to net
investment gains and commission income, partially offset by increased operating expenses . The
Canadian business had a 22.3%, or EUR 135 million decrease in underlying result before tax from EUR
605 million in 2006 to EUR 470 million in 2007, due to less favorable developments in current and
prior-year reserves and impairments and investment losses. In Latin America underlying result
before tax increased 27.3%, or EUR 50 million to EUR 233 million in 2007 from EUR 183 million in
2006, due to life operations increase, partly offset by non-life operations. Life operations rose
84.6% or EUR 99 with higher results across the region, including investment gains in Mexico.
Non-life operations decreased 74.2% or EUR 49 million, due to higher fire and weather-related
claims and provision strengthening in automobile insurance in Mexico, partly offset by the results
from the health business in Brazil.
United States
Underlying premium income decreased 2.4%, or EUR 453 million to EUR 18,677 million in 2007 from EUR
19,130 million in 2006. The decrease is attributable to the depreciation of the US dollar against
the EUR. Excluding this impact, premium income increased 6.7%, mainly due to higher sales of
variable annuity and retirement services, but was partially offset by lower premiums from fixed
annuities. Operating expenses were almost flat as they increased only by 0.9%, or EUR 14 million.
Excluding unfavorable currency impact of EUR 127 million, operating expenses increased 10.4%, due
to marketing, continued business growth and personnel-related expenses. Underlying result before
tax rose by 12%.7%, or EUR 153 million from EUR 1,203 million in 2006 to EUR 1,356 million in 2007.
Net investment gains, including the EUR 21 million gain on the disposition of a minority equity
investment, contributed EUR 83 million to the underlying result growth in the US. Excluding
investment gains, underlying result before tax increased 5.5% to EUR 1,316, due to higher fee
income from higher assets under management, higher result from private equity investments and
positive impact from equity related deferred acquisition costs and reserves unlocking.
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Canada
Underlying premium income of EUR 2,788 million EUR in 2007 was almost flat compared with 2006.
Excluding the impact of the depreciation of Canadian dollar against the EUR, premium income
increased 2.7% primarily attributable to the increase in the number of insured risks. Operating
expenses of EUR 553 million in 2007 was almost flat compared with 2006. Excluding unfavorable
currency impact of EUR 18 million, operating expenses rose by 4.3%. Underlying result before tax
decreased 22.3%, or EUR 135 million from EUR 605 million in 2006 to EUR 470 million in 2007, due to
lower underwriting results and investment losses. Underwriting results decreased in 2007 after a
deterioration of the automobile insurance results and higher property insurance losses. The claims
ratio deteriorated to 65.7% in 2007 from 59.2% in 2006, but the expense ratio improved to 28.5%
from 29.9%. The combined ratio deteriorated to 94.2% in 2007 from 89.1% in 2006.
INSURANCE ASIA/PACIFIC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance Asia/Pacific |
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
|
(EUR millions) |
Premium income |
|
|
11,040 |
|
|
|
12,632 |
|
|
|
12,136 |
|
Commission |
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
382 |
|
|
|
298 |
|
Investment and Other income |
|
|
2,800 |
|
|
|
1,369 |
|
|
|
944 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income |
|
|
14,159 |
|
|
|
14,383 |
|
|
|
13,378 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underwriting expenditure |
|
|
12,611 |
|
|
|
12,517 |
|
|
|
11,745 |
|
Other interest expenses |
|
|
720 |
|
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
1,040 |
|
|
|
1,115 |
|
|
|
965 |
|
Other impairments |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenditure |
|
|
14,372 |
|
|
|
13,807 |
|
|
|
12,742 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Result before tax |
|
|
(213 |
) |
|
|
576 |
|
|
|
636 |
|
Gains/losses on divestments |
|
|
214 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
Result before tax from divested
units |
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying result before tax |
|
|
116 |
|
|
|
576 |
|
|
|
621 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2008 compared to year ended December 31, 2007
Income
Premium income decreased by 12.6%, or EUR 1,592 million to EUR 11,040 million in 2008 from EUR
12,632 million in 2007. Excluding Taiwan, premiums fell 7.7%. Double digit growth was recorded in
local terms in Australia, Korea and Rest of Asia. However, this was more than offset by a sharp
decline in single premium variable annuity premiums in Japan.
Commission income decreased by 16.5%, or EUR 63 million to EUR 319 million in 2008 from EUR 382
million in 2007, mainly due to negative market performance and currency impact in Australia.
Expenses
Operating expenses decreased by 6.7%, or EUR 75 million to EUR 1,040 million in 2008 from EUR 1,115
million in 2007. Excluding Taiwan and currency effects, operating expenses increased 7.0%, as cost
containment helped to offset most of the increased expenses from a higher in-force base in some
countries and continued investment in greenfield operations, to support the growth in premium
income in these markets.
Result before tax
On October 20, 2008, ING reached an agreement with Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. to sell ING
Life Taiwan for a consideration of USD 600 million (EUR 447 million). The transaction closed on
February 11, 2009, and the total loss before tax of the transaction, comprising of the loss on
divestment (EUR 214 million) and negative results from the divested unit related to impairments
(EUR 115 million), was EUR 329 million (EUR 292 million after tax). As a consequence of the sale,
Taiwan was separately reported from Insurance Asia/Pacifics results beginning with the fourth
quarter of 2008. Including the loss on the divestment and the result from the divested unit, result
before tax decreased by 137.0%, or EUR 789 million to a loss of EUR 213 million in 2008 from a
profit of EUR 576 million in 2007.
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Underlying result before tax
Underlying result before tax decreased by 79.9%, or EUR 460 million to EUR 116 million in 2008 from
EUR 576 million in 2007. Japan recorded a loss of EUR 167 million in 2008 compared to a profit of
EUR 24 million in 2007, driven by losses on the variable annuity business as a consequence of
extreme market volatility. Turmoil in the global financial markets led to negative revaluations on
credit and equity linked securities, and impairments on fixed income investments, which further
contributed to the decrease in the underlying result. Excluding Japan and currency impacts,
underlying profit before tax declined by 15.5%.
Australia and New Zealand
Underlying result before tax decreased by 41.4%, or EUR 89 million, to EUR 126 million in 2008 from
EUR 215 million in 2007. This was driven by reduced fee income due to a decline in assets under
management and lower investment earnings. New sales in life risk products and favourable in-force
retention drove life premium income up 6.2%, or EUR 17 million, to EUR 292 million in 2008 from
EUR 275 million in 2007. Operating expenses decreased by 5.0%, but were up 1.6% excluding currency
effects, to EUR 211 million in 2008 from EUR 222 in 2007. The increase was driven by a higher
in-force base, investments in select business transformation projects and restructuring costs.
South Korea
In South Korea, underlying result before tax decreased by 45.7%, or 33.3% excluding currency
effects, to EUR 163 million in 2008 from EUR 300 million in 2007. The decline was mainly due to
market related impacts, comprising negative revaluations on an equity derivative fund and credit
linked securities and impairments on fixed income securities. Results in 2007 had also been
supported by the one-off recognition of EUR 10 million in dividend income from the consolidation of
equity funds. Premium income decreased by 8.8%, but was up 13.8% excluding currency effects, to
EUR 3,291 million in 2008 from EUR 3,607 million in 2007 due to favourable retention and stable new
sales. Operating expenses decreased by 9.5%, but were up 13.6%
excluding currency effects, to EUR 229 million in 2008 from EUR 253 million in 2007 to support
business growth.
Taiwan
ING Life Taiwan was sold to Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd in February 2009. ING recorded zero
underlying result before tax for Taiwan in 2008, as in 2007, due to strengthening of reserves in a
low interest rate environment.
Japan
In Japan, underlying result before tax decreased by EUR 191 million to a loss of EUR 167 million in
2008 from a profit of EUR 24 million in 2007. The swing was primarily driven by adverse hedge
results on the variable annuities business due to extraordinary market volatility, especially in
the month of October. This was partially offset by an increase in profits on the Corporate Owned
Life Insurance (COLI) business on an increased premium base and improved investment results. The
turbulent financial market environment severely impacted single premium variable annuity (SPVA)
sales. As a result, premium income declined 14.2% to EUR 4,026 million from EUR 4,693 million in
2007. Despite this decrease, ING is a top 3 player in the COLI segment and a top 4 player in the
SPVA segment.
Year ended December 31, 2007 compared to year ended December 31, 2006
Income
Premium income increased by 4.1%, or EUR 496 million to EUR 12,632 million in 2007 from EUR 12,136
million in 2006, due primarily to sales of unit-linked products and high persistency in South
Korea, new sales in life risk and personal investment products, along with favorable in-force
business in Australia and sales of investment-linked products in Taiwan, in part offset by lower
premiums in Japan caused by regulatory changes and economic volatility. Double-digit growth rates
in premium income were recorded in local currency terms in most of Asia/Pacifics other markets.
Commission income increased by 28.2%, or EUR 84 million to EUR 382 million in 2007 from EUR 298
million in 2006, due to higher funds under management arising from strong investment markets and
higher net inflows in Australia and New Zealand as well as the full year consolidation of asset
management business in Taiwan, which was acquired in the fourth quarter of 2006.
Expenses
Operating expenses increased by 15.5%, or EUR 150 million to EUR 1,115 million in 2007 from EUR 965
million in 2006, reflecting the increase of business volumes and the focus in building
organizational capabilities and investing in greenfield operations. Expenses as a percentage of
assets under management for investment products improved from 0.83% in 2006 to 0.81% in 2007, but
expenses as a percentage of premiums for life products deteriorated from 8.2% in 2006 to 9.4% in
2007.
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Result before tax
Following the sale of Australias non-life business in 2004, provisions were made for claims
experience of several lines of business. As claims experience was favorable, the hold-back
provision was released in 2006 resulting in a result before tax of EUR 15 million. Including the
result from the divested unit, result before tax decreased by 9.4%, or 60 million to EUR 576
million in 2007 from EUR 636 million in 2006.
Underlying result before tax
Underlying result before tax decreased by 7.2%, or EUR 45 million to EUR 576 million in 2007 from
EUR 621 million in 2006. This decrease was primarily due to Japan, which recorded a profit before
tax of EUR 24 million in 2007 from EUR 156 million in 2006 largely due to the impact of market
volatility on its Single Premium Variable Annuity or SPVA business, and a EUR 24 million
Collateralized Debt Obligation or CDO markdown in the Corporate-Owned Life Insurance or COLI
business. Excluding Japan, the underlying result was up 19%, driven by business in South Korea
experiencing growth in investment-linked product sales and in-force premium as well as a one-off
recognition of EUR 10 million from the consolidation of Best Equity Fund and business in
Australia/New Zealand experiencing funds under management growth, investment earnings and release
of provisions.
Australia and New Zealand
Underlying result before tax increased 33.5%, or EUR 54 million to EUR 215 million in 2007 from EUR
161 million in 2006 driven by funds under management growth, investment earnings and release of
provisions. Life premium income rose by 19.6%, or EUR 45 million to EUR 275 million in 2007 from
EUR 230 million in 2006, driven by new sales in life risk and personal investment products, along
with favorable in-force business. Operating expenses increased 14.4% due to higher volume-driven
expenses such as investment management, direct campaign and stamp duty costs.
South Korea
In South Korea, underlying result before tax rose by 14.1%, or EUR 37 million to EUR 300 million in
2007 from EUR 263 million 2007, driven primarily by growth of investment-linked product sales and
in-force premium as well as a one-off recognition of EUR 10 million from the consolidation of Best
Equity Fund. Premium income rose by 11.9%, or EUR 383 million to EUR 3,607 million in 2007 from EUR
3,224 in 2006, driven primarily by sales of unit-linked products as well as continued high
persistency on existing contracts. Operating expenses rose by 29.1%, or EUR 57 million, from EUR
196 million in 2006 to EUR 253 million in 2007 due to the support provided for the growing and
future business.
Taiwan
As in 2006, ING recorded zero profit for Taiwan in 2007 due to measures taken to strengthen
reserves . A total charge of EUR 110 million was taken in 2007 to strengthen reserves, compared
with EUR 182 million in 2006. For the reserve adequacy position please see the discussion under
Risk Management ING Insurance ING Insurance Liquidity Risk Reserve Adequacy of Note 2.1
to the consolidated financial statements.
Japan
In Japan, underlying result before tax decreased by 84.6%, or EUR 132 million to EUR 24 million in
2007 from EUR 156 million in 2006 largely due to the impact of market volatility on its SPVA
business, and a EUR 24 million CDO markdown in the COLI business. Sales momentum slowed down
triggered by regulatory changes and economic volatility. Consequently, premium income declined by
5.0%. Operating expenses increased by 6.6%, mainly due to higher promotional and branding
activities.
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WHOLESALE BANKING
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wholesale Banking |
(EUR millions) |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
Interest result |
|
|
3,240 |
|
|
|
1,748 |
|
|
|
1,953 |
|
Commission income |
|
|
1,213 |
|
|
|
1,235 |
|
|
|
1,170 |
|
Investment income |
|
|
(314 |
) |
|
|
780 |
|
|
|
320 |
|
Other income |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
1,038 |
|
|
|
1,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income |
|
|
4,107 |
|
|
|
4,801 |
|
|
|
4,738 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
2,902 |
|
|
|
2,978 |
|
|
|
2,818 |
|
Additions to the provision for loan losses |
|
|
596 |
|
|
|
(142 |
) |
|
|
(132 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenditure |
|
|
3,498 |
|
|
|
2,836 |
|
|
|
2,686 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Result before tax |
|
|
609 |
|
|
|
1,965 |
|
|
|
2,052 |
|
Gains/losses on divestments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
89 |
|
Result before tax from divested units |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(45 |
) |
Special items |
|
|
|
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying result before tax |
|
|
609 |
|
|
|
2,059 |
|
|
|
2,096 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2008 compared to year ended December 31, 2007
Income
Total income decreased by 14.5%, or EUR 694 million, to EUR 4,107 million in 2008 from EUR 4,801
million in 2007. The total interest result increased by 85.4%, or EUR 1,492 million, to EUR 3,240
million in 2008 from EUR 1,748 million in 2007, due to both higher margins and increased volumes.
Commission income declined 1.8%, or EUR 22 million, to EUR 1,213 million in 2008 from EUR 1,235
million in 2007. Investment and other income declined by EUR 2,164 million, to a loss of EUR 346
million in 2008 from a profit of EUR 1,818 million in 2007. ING Real Estate contributed EUR 947
million to this decrease, of which EUR 450 million lower fair value changes in the investment
portfolio and EUR 415 million lower result from associates. Investment and other income at
Financial Markets was EUR 797 million lower, of which EUR 298 million investment income and EUR 499
million Other income, but this was more than compensated for by the EUR 901 million increase in
interest result.
Expenses
Operating expenses decreased by EUR 76 million, or 2.6%, to EUR 2,902 million in 2008 from EUR
2,978 million in 2007. Excluding EUR 94 million in special items in 2007, operating expenses rose
by EUR 18 million or 0.6% from EUR 2,884 million in 2007. This increase can be attributed to ING
Real Estate whose expenses increased by EUR 72 million, or 12.6%, driven by impairments on
development projects. The EUR 94 million in special items related to provisions for initiatives
started in 2007 to stimulate growth and reduce operating expenses, including EUR 45 million for the
reduction of 300 full-time functions across Wholesale Banking and EUR 49 million to reinforce its
Financial Markets business in selected developing markets. The cost/income ratio deteriorated to
70.7% in 2008 compared with 62.0% in 2007. Excluding the impact of special items, the underlying
cost/income ratio in 2008 was 60.1%.
The net addition to the provision for loan losses was EUR 596 million in 2008 compared with a net
release of EUR 142 million in 2007, reflecting the worsening of the economic conditions. The net
addition in 2008 equalled 41 basis points of average credit-risk-weighted assets.
Result before tax
Result before tax decreased by EUR 1,356 million, or 69.0%, to EUR 609 million in 2008 from EUR
1,965 million in 2007. Special items in 2007 (provisions for initiatives to stimulate growth and
reduce operating expenses) had a negative impact of EUR 94 million.
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Underlying result before tax
Underlying result before tax from Wholesale Banking declined by 70.4%, or EUR 1,450 million, to EUR
609 million in 2008 from EUR 2,059 million in 2007. Lower underlying results before tax were
recorded in all product lines except for Financial Markets. The results of General Lending & PCM
and Structured Finance declined despite strong income growth due to higher additions to the
provision for loan losses. Leasing & Factoring was down due to lower results in car leasing and
higher risk costs in general leasing. ING Real Estate turned into a loss driven by negative
revaluations on real estate investments and impairments on development projects.
General Lending & PCM
In General Lending & Payments and Cash Management (PCM), underlying result before tax declined
39.9%, or EUR 201 million, to EUR 303 million in 2008 from EUR 504 million in 2007, fully due to
higher additions to the provision for loan losses. Total income increased by 24.5%, or EUR 214
million, to EUR 1,083 million in 2008 from EUR 870 million in 2007, driven by an increase in
interest margins and growth in volumes. Operating expenses increased by 7.5%, or EUR 41 million, to
EUR 590 million in 2008 from EUR 549 million in 2007. The addition to the provision for loan losses
rose to EUR 190 million in 2008 from a net release of EUR 183 million in 2007.
Structured Finance
In Structured Finance, underlying result before tax declined by 18.2%, or EUR 72 million, to EUR
323 million in 2008 from EUR 395 million in 2007. Income increased by 30.2%, or EUR 222 million, to
EUR 957 million in 2008 from EUR 735 million in 2007, mainly in the product lines Natural Resources
and International Trade & Export Finance. Operating expenses increased by 5.6%, or EUR 19 million,
to EUR 357 million in 2008 from EUR 338 million in 2007. The addition to the loan loss provision
rose from EUR 2 million in 2007 to EUR 277 million in 2008, largely attributable to Leveraged
Finance and Trade & Commodity Finance.
Leasing & Factoring
In Leasing & Factoring, underlying result before tax decreased by 22.2%, or EUR 34 million, to EUR
119 million in 2008 from EUR 153 million in 2007. Total income rose by 2.0%, or EUR 8 million, to
EUR 406 million in 2008 from EUR 398 million in 2007, driven by growth in general leasing and
factoring, partly offset by lower income in car leasing due to deterioration in the used vehicle
market. Operating expenses increased by 8.6%, or EUR 19 million, to EUR 239 million in 2008 from
EUR 220 million in 2007, due to investments to grow the business, including the impact of the
acquisition of Citileasing in Hungary. The addition to the loan loss provisions increased from EUR
25 million in 2007 to EUR 48 million in 2008, mainly related to general leasing.
Financial Markets
Underlying result before tax from Financial Markets increased by 18.3%, or EUR 55 million, to EUR
355 million in 2008 from EUR 300 million in 2007, in spite of increased impairments and
credit-related markdowns due to the financial crisis. Total income increased by 8.2%, or EUR 81
million, to EUR 1,064 million in 2008 from EUR 983 million in 2007, as higher results from Asset &
Liability Management and the client-related business within Financial Markets. This was partially
offset by EUR 400 million of impairments and credit-related markdowns in 2008 compared with EUR 118
million in 2007. Operating expenses increased by 4.1%, or EUR 28 million, to EUR 707 million in
2008 from EUR 679 million in 2007. The addition to the loan loss provisions in 2008 was only EUR 2
million.
Other Wholesale products
Underlying result before tax from the Other Wholesale products turned into a loss of EUR 195
million in 2008 from a profit of EUR 43 million in 2007. The decrease is mainly caused by lower
results from the Asset Management and Equity Markets business as well as lower capital gains not
allocated to the product groups.
ING Real Estate
Underlying result before tax of ING Real Estate decreased by EUR 961 million, to a loss of EUR 297
million in 2008 from a profit of EUR 664 million in 2007. Total income declined by 65.6%, or EUR
810 million, to EUR 425 million in 2008 from EUR 1,235 million in 2007, mainly due to negative
revaluations caused by declining property values. Operating expenses increased by 12.6%, or EUR 72
million, to EUR 642 million from EUR 570 million in 2007, driven by impairments on development
projects and EUR 18 million one-off restructuring costs. Result before tax of the Investment
Management activities decreased by 48.7%, or EUR 76 million to EUR 80 million in 2008, due to lower
fee income and restructuring costs. The result of the Investment Portfolio turned into a loss of
EUR 695 million in 2008 reflecting negative revaluations on investments. Result at the Finance
activities increased by 12.1% to EUR 240 million in 2008, driven by growth in the lending
portfolio. Result from Development increased to EUR 78 million in 2008 from EUR 33 million in 2007,
supported by EUR 60 million of positive fair value changes from a reclassification of some land
positions in Spain from projects under construction to available for sale and higher gains on the
sale of completed projects, which more than offset the impairments on development projects.
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Year ended December 31, 2007 compared to year ended December 31, 2006
Income
Total income increased 1.3%, or EUR 63 million, to EUR 4,801 million in 2007 from EUR 4,738 million
in 2006. Excluding the impact of the divestment of Williams de Broë and Deutsche Hypothekenbank in
2006, income increased 1.6% or EUR 77 million. The total interest result declined 10.5%, or EUR 205
million, to EUR 1,748 million in 2007 from EUR 1,953 million in 2006, due to divestments and
pressure on margins. Commission, investment and other income rose by 9.6%, or EUR 268 million, to
EUR 3,053 million in 2007 from EUR 2,785 million in 2006. ING Real Estate contributed EUR 169
million to this rise, driven by growth in the investment management activities and by higher
realized gains and fair value changes in the investment portfolio. The remaining increase mainly
includes higher capital gains on equities partly offset by the direct impact of the market and
credit crisis in the second half of 2007.
Expenses
Operating expenses increased by EUR 160 million, or 5.7%, to EUR 2,978 million in 2007 from EUR
2,818 million in 2006. Excluding the impact of divestments in 2006, and excluding EUR 94 million in
special items in 2007, operating expenses rose by EUR 121 million or 4.4% to EUR 2,884 million. Of
this increase 3.4%-point can be attributed to fast growing ING Real Estate. The EUR 94 million in
special items related to provisions for initiatives started in 2007 to stimulate growth and reduce
operating expenses, including EUR 45 million for the reduction of 300 full-time functions across
Wholesale Banking and EUR 49 million to reinforce its Financial Markets business in selected
developing markets. The cost/income ratio deteriorated to 62.0% in 2007 compared with 59.5% in
2006. Excluding the impact of divestments and special items, the underling cost/income ratio
deteriorated to 60.1% from 58.5% in 2006.
The addition to the provision for loan losses was a net release of EUR 142 million in 2007 compared
with a net release of EUR 132 million in 2006. Gross additions remained low, reflecting the strong
quality of the credit portfolio. The net release equalled 10 basis points of average
credit-risk-weighted assets in 2007.
Result before tax
Result before tax decreased EUR 87 million, or 4.2%, to EUR 1,965 million in 2007 from EUR 2,052
million in 2006. Special items in 2007 (provisions for initiatives to stimulate growth and reduce
operating expenses) had a negative impact of EUR 94 million. The divestment in 2006 of Williams de
Broë and Deutsche Hypothekenbank resulted in a loss of EUR 89 million, while these divested units
contributed EUR 45 million to result before tax in 2006.
Underlying result before tax
Underlying result before tax from Wholesale Banking declined 1.8%, or EUR 37 million, to EUR 2,059
million in 2007 from EUR 2,096 million in 2006. Higher underlying results before tax were recorded
in General Lending & Payments and Cash Management, ING Real Estate and the Other Wholesale
Products. Underlying result from Structured Finance decreased 22.5% to EUR 395 million, including a
markdown of EUR 29 million on the Leveraged Finance book in the third quarter of 2007. Financial
Markets result declined 37.7% to EUR 300 million, mainly due to the sub-prime crisis and related
issues.
General Lending & PCM
In General Lending & Payments and Cash Management (PCM), underlying result before tax rose 47.2%,
or EUR 162 million, to EUR 504 million in 2007 from EUR 343 million in 2006, supported by a lower
cost level and higher releases from the provision for loan losses. Total income increased by 0.7%,
or EUR 6 million, to EUR 870 million in 2007 from EUR 864 million in 2006 and operating expenses
decreased by 14.5%, or EUR 93 million, to EUR 549 million in 2007 from EUR 642 million in 2006. The
decrease of operating expenses is partly due to the reclassification of Trade Finance Services from
General Lending to Structured Finance. The net release from the loan losses provisions increased to
EUR 183 million in 2007 from a net release of EUR 121 million in 2006, supported by the recovery of
a single provision of EUR 115 million in the fourth quarter of 2007.
Structured Finance
In Structured Finance, underlying result before tax declined 22.5%, or EUR 115 million, to EUR 395
million in 2007 from EUR 510 million in 2006. Income decreased 4.0%, or EUR 31 million, to EUR 735
million in 2007 from EUR 767 million in 2006, mainly caused by the disruption in the Leveraged
Finance market, including a EUR 29 million markdown on Leveraged Finance deals in the third quarter
of 2007. Operating expenses increased by 16.2%, or EUR 47 million, to EUR 338 million in 2007 from
EUR 290 million in 2006, caused by the reclassification of Trade Finance Services from General
Lending to Structured Finance and higher personnel and deal-related costs to support growth
initiatives. The addition to the loan loss provisions changed from a net release of EUR 34 million
in 2006 to a net addition of EUR 2 million in 2007.
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Leasing & Factoring
In Leasing & Factoring, underlying result before tax slightly increased to EUR 153 million from EUR
152 million in 2006. Total income rose by 3.1%, or EUR 12 million, to EUR 398 million in 2007 from
EUR 386 million in 2006, driven by volume growth in general leasing, car leasing and factoring,
partly offset by lower margins. Operating expenses increased by 6.8%, or EUR 14 million, to EUR 220
million in 2007 from EUR 206 million in
2006, mainly due to investments to grow the business. The addition to the loan loss provisions
decreased to EUR 25 million from EUR 28 million in 2006.
Financial Markets
Underlying result before tax from Financial Markets decreased 37.5%, or EUR 180 million, to EUR 300
million from EUR 480 million in 2006, mainly due to the EUR 106 million in losses related to
sub-prime (residential mortgage-backed securities) and monoline insurers in the proprietary trading
and credit markets business in the fourth quarter of 2007. Total income decreased 15.4%, or EUR 179
million, to EUR 983 million in 2007 from EUR 1,162 million in 2006, mainly in the proprietary
trading and credit markets business, partly offset by higher income from the client-related
business within Financial Markets. Operating expenses decreased 0.4%, or EUR 3 million, to EUR 679
million in 2007 from EUR 682 million in 2006. The addition to the loan loss provisions in 2007 was
only EUR 4 million or 2 basis points of average credit-risk weighted assets compared with nil in
2006.
Other Wholesale products
Underlying result before tax from the Other Wholesale products turned to a profit of EUR 43 million
in 2007 from a loss of EUR 21 million in 2006, supported by higher results from Corporate Finance &
Equity Markets as well as higher capital gains not allocated to the product groups, including the
gain on the sale of stakes in the stock and derivatives exchanges in Sao Paulo.
ING Real Estate
Underlying result before tax of ING Real Estate increased 5.2%, or EUR 33 million, to EUR 664
million in 2007 from EUR 631 million in 2006. Total income rose 11.7%, or EUR 129 million, to EUR
1,235 million in 2007 from EUR 1,106 million in 2006, while operating expenses increased by 19.7%,
or EUR 94 million, to EUR 570 million from EUR 476 million in 2006. Result before tax of the
Investment Management activities increased 13.9% to EUR 156 million supported by continued growth
of the assets under management. The result of the Investment Portfolio rose 31.2% to EUR 261
million reflecting higher realized gains and fair value changes on investments. Result at the
Finance activities increased 16.9% to EUR 214 million, driven by strong growth in the lending
portfolio. Result from Development declined to EUR 33 million from EUR 112 million in 2006 when
results included exceptionally high gains on the sale of completed projects.
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RETAIL BANKING
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail Banking |
(EUR millions) |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
Interest result |
|
|
5,556 |
|
|
|
5,354 |
|
|
|
5,320 |
|
Commission income |
|
|
1,535 |
|
|
|
1,591 |
|
|
|
1,429 |
|
Investment income |
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
122 |
|
|
|
150 |
|
Other income |
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
417 |
|
|
|
267 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income |
|
|
7,399 |
|
|
|
7,483 |
|
|
|
7,166 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
5,578 |
|
|
|
5,206 |
|
|
|
4,627 |
|
Additions to the provision for loan losses |
|
|
401 |
|
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
176 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenditure |
|
|
5,979 |
|
|
|
5,405 |
|
|
|
4,803 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Result before tax |
|
|
1,420 |
|
|
|
2,079 |
|
|
|
2,363 |
|
Gains/losses on divestments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Special items |
|
|
271 |
|
|
|
355 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying result before tax |
|
|
1,691 |
|
|
|
2,402 |
|
|
|
2,363 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2008 compared to year ended December 31, 2007
Income
Total income decreased by 1.1%, or EUR 84 million, to EUR 7,399 million in 2008 from EUR 7,483
million in 2007 as lower interest margins driven by the intensified competition for savings and a
decline in asset management fees due to deterioration of equity markets offset the impact of the
inclusion of ING Bank Turkey. Excluding the EUR 32 million gain on the divestment of RegioBank in
2007 , underlying income declined 0.8%.
Expenses
Operating expenses increased by 7.1%, or EUR 372 million, to EUR 5,578 million in 2008 from EUR
5,206 million in 2007. In 2008, EUR 271 million of special items is included related to the Retail
Netherlands Strategy (combining ING Bank and Postbank). In 2007, special items amounted to EUR 351
million, of which EUR 295
million results from a provision and costs related to the Retail Netherlands Strategy and EUR 45
million to streamline the lending process in General Lending. Excluding these special items,
operating expenses rose EUR 452 million or 9.3%, of which 6.3%-point can be attributed to the
inclusion of ING Bank Turkey. The cost/income ratio increased to 75.4% in 2008 from 69.6% in 2007.
Excluding divestments and special items, the underlying cost/income ratio rose to 71.7% from 65.1%.
The addition to the provision for loan losses increased by EUR 203 million, to EUR 401 million in
2008 from EUR 198 million in 2007, mainly caused by higher risk costs in the mid-corporate segment
and at Private Banking (as underlying collateral for loans decreased significantly), and by the
inclusion of ING Bank Turkey. The total addition equalled 53 basis points of average
credit-risk-weighted assets in 2008.
Result before tax and underlying result before tax
Result before tax decreased by 31.7%, or EUR 659 million, to EUR 1,420 million in 2008 from EUR
2,079 million in 2007. Excluding divestments and special items, underlying result before tax
decreased by EUR 711 million, or 29.6% to EUR 1,691 million.
Netherlands
In the Netherlands, underlying result before tax declined by 25.4%, or EUR 431 million, to EUR
1,269 million in 2008 from EUR 1,700 million in 2007. Income declined by 7.6% to EUR 4,346 million
in 2008 from EUR 4,705 million in 2007 as margins declined due to the continued competition for
savings combined with lower fee income. Average retail balances were up 5%. Underlying operating
expenses increased by 0.2% to EUR 2,826 million. The addition to the loan loss provisions increased
by EUR 66 million to EUR 251 million in 2008 due to higher risk costs in the mid-corporate segment,
small business lending and the residential mortgage portfolio.
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Belgium
In Belgium, underlying result before tax declined by 24.8%, or EUR 117 million, to EUR 355 million
in 2008 from EUR 472 million in 2007. Income decreased by 3.6% to EUR 1,842 million. The 7% growth
in average retail balances could not compensate for lower management and securities fees and the
margin pressure on savings products. Operating expenses increased by 3.3% to EUR 1,455 million due
to the inflation effect on salaries and investments in the branch network. The net addition to the
loan loss provisions remained flat at EUR 32 million.
Central Europe
In Central Europe, underlying result before tax decreased by 86.3% to EUR 17 million in 2008 from
EUR 124 million in 2007. Total income rose by 77.4% to EUR 878 million, largely due to the
inclusion of ING Bank Turkey. Excluding ING Bank Turkey, income was up 9.5% to EUR 542 million.
Operating expenses doubled to EUR 795 million in 2008, but excluding ING Bank Turkey they were
23.8% higher due to investments in distribution channels and advertisement campaigns. The addition
to the loan loss provisions in 2008 was EUR 65 million compared with a net release of EUR 24
million in 2007. In Poland, result before tax declined to EUR 75 million from EUR 146 million in
2007, driven by higher expenses and risk costs as a net release of EUR 27 million in 2007 turned
into a EUR 5 million net addition in 2008. ING Bank Turkey reported a loss before tax of EUR 17
million.
Asia
In Asia, underlying result before tax decreased by 53.3% to EUR 50 million in 2008 from EUR 107
million in 2007 driven by a higher addition to the provision for loan losses and lower fee income.
Income declined by 3.2% to EUR 333 million in 2008 as the financial crisis affected asset
management and securities fees at Private Banking Asia. The addition to the provision for loan
losses rose to EUR 52 million from EUR 5 million in 2007. The increase was mainly due to Private
Banking Asia as prices of assets that served as underlying collateral for loans decreased
significantly in the last quarter of 2008.
Year ended December 31, 2007 compared to year ended December 31, 2006
Income
Total income increased by 4.4%, or EUR 317 million, to EUR 7,483 million in 2007 from EUR 7,166
million in 2006 as strong growth in most products helped offset the impact of challenging market
conditions as inverse yield curves persisted and competition intensified for retail savings.
Excluding the EUR 32 million gain on the divestment of RegioBank in 2007 and the EUR (4) million in
special items related to the Retail Netherlands Strategy, underlying income rose 4.0%. The impact
of composition changes in Retail Banking, like the transfer of mortgage portfolios from ING
Insurance, the sale of RegioBank as well as the transfer from a SME portfolio in Poland from
Wholesale to Retail Banking resulted in EUR 117 million additional income, against EUR 45 million
in 2006. Excluding these composition changes and the EUR 44 million gain on the sale of Banksys
shares in Belgium in 2006, income increased 3.7%.
Expenses
Operating expenses increased by 12.5%, or EUR 579 million, to EUR 5,206 million in 2007 from EUR
4,627 million in 2006. The increase is for EUR 351 million attributable to special items in 2007,
of which EUR 295 million results from a provision and costs related to the Retail Netherlands
Strategy (combining ING Bank and Postbank) and EUR 45 million to streamline the lending process in
General Lending. Excluding these special items, operating expenses rose EUR 229 million or 4.9%,
driven by investments to grow the business in Poland, India, Romania and the Private Banking
activities in Asia. The cost/income ratio increased to 69.6% in 2007 from 64.6% in 2006. Excluding
divestments and special items, the underlying cost/income ratio slightly deteriorated to 65.1% from
64.6%.
The addition to the provision for loan losses increased by 12.5%, or EUR 22 million, to EUR 198
million in 2007 from EUR 176 million in 2006. In the Netherlands the addition rose EUR 36 million
to EUR 185 million, mainly due to provisions for an isolated SME lending portfolio. This was partly
offset by decreases in Poland, Asia and Belgium. The total addition equalled 14 basis points of
average credit-risk-weighted assets in 2007, the same as in 2006.
Result before tax and underlying result before tax
Result before tax decreased by 12.0%, or EUR 284 million, to EUR 2,079 million in 2007 from EUR
2,363 million in 2006. Divestments in 2007 contributed EUR 32 million to result before tax,
representing the capital gain from the sale of RegioBank. Special items, mainly the aforementioned
provision and costs related to the Retail Netherlands Strategy, had a negative effect of EUR 355
million on result before tax. Excluding divestments and special items, underlying result before tax
increased by EUR 39 million or 1.7%.
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Netherlands
In the Netherlands, underlying result before tax rose by 5.9%, or EUR 95 million, to EUR 1,700
million in 2007 from EUR 1,605 million in 2006, as volume growth in almost all products offset the
impact of a flattening and in the second half of 2007 even inverse yield curve combined with the
increasing competition for retail savings. The residential mortgage portfolio in the Netherlands
grew by 16.8% to EUR 116.1 billion, supported by the EUR 11.5 billion transfer of portfolios from
ING Insurance, partly offset by the sale of RegioBank. Also excluding the impact of these portfolio
changes, underlying result before tax rose by 4.5%, with income up 2.6%, while operating expenses
were flat due to efficiency improvements and lower compliance costs. Risk costs increased to 19
basis points of average credit-risk-weighted assets from 17 basis points in 2006, due to a catch-up
in provisions in an isolated SME lending portfolio.
Belgium
In Belgium, underlying result before tax declined 27.8%, or EUR 182 million, to EUR 472 million in
2007 from EUR 654 million in 2006, due to 6.0% lower income and 4.6% higher expenses. The decline
in income was next to a EUR 44 million gain on the sale of Banksys shares in 2006, mainly caused by
margin pressure. Margins came under pressure as competition intensified, while customers shifted
from variable savings to lower margin term deposits. Average retail balances grew by 10%. Operating
expenses increased 4.6% partly caused by the impact of allocation refinements and some one-offs.
Risk costs decreased from a net addition of 12 basis points of average credit-risk-weighted assets
in 2006 to a net addition of 10 basis points in 2007.
Central Europe
In Central Europe, underlying result before tax increased 74.6%, or EUR 53 million, driven by
strong volume growth and partly due to the shift at ING Bank Slaski of SME companies from Wholesale
Banking to Retail Banking. Excluding this shift result before tax rose 54.9%, as income increased
strongly, partly offset by higher expenses due to strong business growth and investments in the
franchise distribution network. Net releases from the loan loss provisions increased to EUR 24
million compared with a net release of EUR 16 million in 2006, reflecting the significant
strengthening of credit risk management, especially in Poland.
Asia
Retail Banking Asia posted an underlying result before tax of EUR 107 million, an increase of EUR
73 million compared with 2006, mainly due to higher results in India and from the Private Banking
activities in Asia as well as the high dividend received from Kookmin Bank.
ING DIRECT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ING Direct |
(EUR millions) |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
Interest result |
|
|
2,517 |
|
|
|
1,932 |
|
|
|
2,148 |
|
Commission income |
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
86 |
|
Investment income |
|
|
(1,853 |
) |
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
Other income |
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income |
|
|
878 |
|
|
|
2,196 |
|
|
|
2,289 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
1,750 |
|
|
|
1,598 |
|
|
|
1,538 |
|
Additions to the provision for loan losses |
|
|
283 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenditure |
|
|
2,033 |
|
|
|
1,667 |
|
|
|
1,598 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Result before tax |
|
|
(1,155 |
) |
|
|
530 |
|
|
|
691 |
|
Gains/losses on divestments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
|
Special items |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying result before tax |
|
|
(1,125 |
) |
|
|
530 |
|
|
|
694 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2008 compared to year ended December 31, 2007
Income
Total income decreased by 60.0%, or EUR 1,318 million, to EUR 878 million in 2008 from EUR 2,196
million in 2007. The decline was mainly due to EUR 1,906 million lower investment income related to
large impairments on the asset-backed portfolio which could only be partly offset by a EUR 585
million higher interest result. The
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increase in the interest result is mainly driven by the
widening of the interest margin to 0.94% from 0.75% in 2007 as a result of significant rate cuts by
central banks worldwide and despite the intensified competition for retail funds as a result of the
global liquidity crisis. The total client retail balances in 2008 grew EUR 12.6 billion or 4.1%, to
EUR 322.7 billion at year-end, including the acquired deposits from Kaupthing Edge and Heritable
Bank in October 2008. At comparable exchange rates, total client balances were up EUR 24.4 billion.
Commission income increased supported by the acquisition of Sharebuilder Corporation in the US in
the fourth quarter of 2007 and Interhyp in Germany in the third quarter of 2008. Investment income
was down EUR 1,906 million, due to lower realised gains on the sale of bonds and a sharp increase
in impairments on the investment portfolio mainly driven by a strong deterioration in the US
housing market. Total impairments rose from EUR 29 million in 2007 to EUR 1,891 million in 2008.
The impairments in 2008 consist of EUR 1,776 million for the Alt-A
RMBS portfolio, EUR 30 million on subprime RMBS, EUR 81 million on Washington Mutual and EUR 4
million on asset-backed commercial paper in Canada.
Expenses
Operating expenses rose by 9.5%, or EUR 152 million, to EUR 1,750 million in 2008 from EUR 1,598
million in 2007. Excluding EUR 30 million in special items in 2008, related to impairment costs
following the Groups decision not to launch ING Direct in Japan, operating expenses rose by EUR
122 million, or 7.6%, to EUR 1,720 million. This increase is driven by higher expenses related in
part to retention and win-back campaigns and the acquisitions of Sharebuilder and Interhyp.
Excluding impairments, the underlying cost/income ratio improved to 62.1% in 2008 from 71.8% in
2007. The operational cost to client retail balance ratio, which excludes marketing expenses, rose
to 0.40% compared with 0.37% in 2007. The number of full-time staff increased to 9,980 at the end
of 2008 from 8,883 a year earlier, of which 479 came from Interhyp.
The addition to the provision for loan losses increased to EUR 283 million in 2008 from EUR 68
million in 2007, driven by an increase in the US reflecting higher rate of delinquencies in the
mortgages market and lower recovery.
Result before tax
Result before tax from ING Direct declined by EUR 1,685 million to a loss of EUR 1,155 million in
2008 from a profit of EUR 530 million in 2007. The decrease is fully caused by high impairments on
the asset-backed portfolio, mainly driven by the deterioration of the US housing market.
Underlying result before tax
The loss before tax from ING Direct in 2008 included EUR 30 million in special items related to the
decision not to launch ING Direct Japan. Excluding special items, the underlying loss before tax
was EUR 1,125 million compared with a profit of EUR 530 million in 2007.
Country developments
Excluding impairments, ING Directs underlying result before tax rose by EUR 207 million, or 37.0%,
to EUR 766 million in 2008 from EUR 559 million in 2007. In the US, result before tax (excluding
impairments) increased to EUR 343 million from EUR 78 million in 2007, driven by the improved
interest environment. In Canada (also excluding impairments), result before tax almost doubled to
EUR 59 million from EUR 30 million in 2007. The UK showed good progress by reducing its loss
(excluding impairments) to EUR 72 million in 2008 from a loss of EUR 120 million in 2007. All other
countries reported lower results due to the intensified competition for retail funds and an
increase in risk costs.
Year ended December 31, 2007 compared to year ended December 31, 2006
Income
Total income decreased by 4.0%, or EUR 93 million, to EUR 2,196 million in 2007 from EUR 2,289
million in 2006, as the increases in commission income, investment income (including realized gains
on bonds) and other
income (including realized gains on loans) could only partly offset the EUR 216 million lower
interest result. The decrease in the interest result was mainly driven by the narrowing of the
interest margin to 0.75% from 0.89% in 2006 as a result of higher central bank rates in the Euro,
British pound and Australian currency zones and the intensified competition for retail funds. The
total client retail balance in 2007 grew EUR 27.7 billion or 9.8%, to EUR 310.1 billion at
year-end, including EUR 5.3 billion from add-on acquisitions in the fourth quarter. The EUR 5.3
billion consists of a EUR 3.9 billion mortgage portfolio acquired by ING-DiBa in Germany and EUR
1.4 billion in off-balance sheet funds following the acquisition of Sharebuilder Corporation in the
United States. Commission income increased due to further growth in off-balance sheet funds.
Investment and other income was up EUR 111 million, supported by higher gains on the sale of bonds
and loans and increased net trading income. This was in part offset by an EUR 29 million impairment
on asset-backed commercial paper in Canada in the fourth quarter of 2007. The divestment of Degussa
Bank at the end of 2006 had a negative effect on income of EUR 56 million, including the loss of
EUR 23 million on the sale. Excluding the divestment, underlying income decreased EUR 37 million,
or 1.7%.
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Expenses
Operating expenses rose by 3.9%, or EUR 60 million, to EUR 1,598 million in 2007 from EUR 1,538
million in 2006. Excluding the EUR 56 million expenses of the divested Degussa Bank in 2006,
underlying operating expenses increased by 7.8%, or EUR 116 million, to EUR 1,598 million,
reflecting higher staff numbers to drive the growth in mortgages and payments accounts,
preparations for the launch of ING Direct in Japan, the consolidation of Sharebuilder in the US, as
well as costs for repositioning the UK business. The underlying cost/income ratio increased to
72.8% in 2007 from 66.4% in 2006. The operational cost to client retail balance ratio, which
excludes marketing expenses, rose to 0.37% compared with 0.36% in 2006. The number of full-time
staff increased to 8,883 at the end of 2007 from 7,565 a year earlier.
The addition to the provision for loan losses increased by 13.3%, or EUR 8 million, to EUR 68
million in 2007 from EUR 60 million in 2006. The addition equalled 9 basis points of average
credit-risk-weighted assets, up from 7 basis points in 2006.
Result before tax
Result before tax from ING Direct declined by 23.3%, or EUR 161 million, to EUR 530 million in 2007
from EUR 691 million in 2006, primarily driven by a narrowing of the interest margin, the outflow
of funds entrusted in the UK and an impairment in Canada.
Underlying result before tax
Result before tax from ING Direct in 2006 included a loss of EUR 23 million on the sale of Degussa
Bank, while the operating profit from Degussa Bank was EUR 20 million. Excluding both the loss and
the profit, ING Directs underlying result before tax declined by 23.6%, or EUR 164 million, to EUR
530 million from EUR 694 million in 2006.
Country developments
ING Directs overall result was driven by the business units in Germany/Austria, Australia, US,
Spain, Italy and France. In the UK, ING Direct posted a pre-tax loss of EUR 120 million compared
with a profit of EUR 19 million in 2006. The decrease is mainly caused by a 39% net outflow of
funds entrusted from rate-sensitive customers as it lagged rate increases by the Bank of England.
Measures have been taken to reposition the business. Savings rates were increased and marketing has
been stepped up to attract less rate-sensitive customers. Result before tax in ING Direct Canada
declined to EUR 30 million (excluding an impairment of EUR 29 million
on asset-backed commercial paper investments) from EUR 60 million in 2006. This was caused by lower
interest results.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
ING Groep N.V. is a holding company whose principal assets are its investments in the capital stock
of its primary insurance and banking subsidiaries. The liquidity and capital resource
considerations for ING Groep N.V., ING Insurance and ING Bank vary in light of the business
conducted by each, as well as the insurance and bank regulatory requirements applicable to the
Group in the Netherlands and the other countries in which it does business. ING Groep N.V. has no
employees and substantially all of ING Groep N.V.s operating expenses are allocated to and paid by
its operating companies.
As a holding company, ING Groep N.V.s principal sources of funds are funds that may be raised from
time to time from the issuance of debt or equity securities and bank or other borrowings, as well
as cash dividends received from its subsidiaries. ING Groep N.V.s total debt and capital
securities outstanding to third parties at December 31, 2008 was EUR 18,841 million, at December
31, 2007, EUR 14,709 million and at December 31, 2006, EUR 12,376. The EUR 18,840 million of debt
outstanding at December 31, 2008, consisted of EUR 10 million principal amount of 9.000% perpetual
debt securities issued in September 2008, EUR 1,393 million principal amount of 8.500% perpetual
debt securities issued in June 2008, EUR 1,474 million principal amount of 8.000% perpetual debt
securities issued in April 2008, EUR 1,048 million principal amount of 7.375% perpetual debt
securities issued in October 2007, EUR 731 million principal amount of 6.375% perpetual debt
securities issued in June 2007, EUR 1,071 million principal amount of 8.439% perpetual debt
securities issued in December 2000, EUR 563 million principal amount of 7.05% perpetual debt
securities issued in July 2002, EUR 773 million principal amount of 7.20% perpetual debt securities
issued in December 2002, EUR 684 million principal amount perpetual debt securities with a variable
interest rate issued in June 2003, EUR 348 million principal amount of 6.20% perpetual debt
securities issued in October 2003, EUR 939 million principal amount perpetual debt securities with
a variable interest rate issued in 2004, EUR 497 million principal amount of 4.176%
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perpetual debt
securities issued in 2005, EUR 487 million principal amount of 6.125% perpetual debt securities
issued in 2005 EUR 711 million principal amount of 5.775% perpetual debt securities issued in 2005,
EUR 623 million principal amount of 5.14% perpetual debt securities issued in 2006, and EUR 7,488
million debentures. The details with respect to the debentures are as follows:
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Balance sheet |
Interest rate (%) |
|
|
Year of issue |
|
Due date |
|
value |
(EUR millions) |
|
5.625 |
|
|
2008 |
|
September 3, 2013 |
|
|
1,053 |
|
|
4.699 |
|
|
2007 |
|
June 1, 2035 |
|
|
117 |
|
|
4.75 |
|
|
2007 |
|
May 31, 2017 |
|
|
1,830 |
|
|
variable |
|
|
2006 |
|
June 28, 2011 |
|
|
749 |
|
|
variable |
|
|
2006 |
|
April 11, 2016 |
|
|
996 |
|
|
4.125 |
|
|
2006 |
|
April 11, 2016 |
|
|
745 |
|
|
6.125 |
|
|
2000 |
|
January 4, 2011 |
|
|
999 |
|
|
5.5 |
|
|
1999 |
|
September 14, 2009 |
|
|
999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,488 |
|
At December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, ING Groep N.V. also owed EUR 1,254 million, EUR 174 million
and EUR 35 million, respectively, to ING Group companies pursuant to intercompany lending
arrangements. Of the EUR 1,254 million owed by ING Groep N.V. to ING Group companies at December
31, 2008, EUR 2 million was owed to ING Insurance companies, EUR 1,252 million was owed to ING Bank companies and EUR 0 million was
owed to direct subsidiaries of ING Group companies, as a result of normal intercompany
transactions.
In
October 2008 ING issued Core Tier-1 Securities to the Dutch State
for a total consideration of EUR 10,000 million. This capital
injection qualifies as Core tier-1 capital for regulatory purposes.
Such securities were not issued in the years before.
At December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, ING Groep N.V. had EUR 33 million, EUR 162 million and EUR 103
million of cash, respectively. Dividends paid to the Company by its subsidiaries amounted to EUR
7,050 million, EUR 5,900 million and EUR 3,450 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, in
each case representing dividends declared and paid with respect to the reporting calendar year and
the prior calendar year. Of the amounts paid to the Company, EUR 2,800 million, EUR 4,600 million
and EUR 1,650 million were received from ING Insurance in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively; EUR
4,250 million, EUR 1,300 million and EUR 1,800 million were received from ING Bank in 2008, 2007 and
2006, respectively, and for 2008 EUR 0 million was received from other ING Group companies.
On the other hand, the
Company injected EUR 12,650 million, EUR 2,200 million and EUR 0
million into its direct subsidiairies during the reporting year 2008,
2007, and 2006, respectively. Of the amounts injected by the Company, EUR 5,450 million,
EUR 0 million and EUR 0 million were injected into ING Insurance in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively; EUR 7,200 million, EUR 2,200 million and
EUR 0 million were injected into ING Bank in 2008, 2007 and 2006,
respectively, and for 2008 EUR 0 million was injected into other ING
Group companies. Repayments to ING by its subsidiaries amounted to EUR 0 million, EUR 0 million and EUR 563 million
in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, of the amounts paid to the Company, EUR 0 million and EUR 563
million were received from ING Bank in 2007 and 2006, respectively and EUR 0 million in 2008 from
other ING Group companies. ING and its Dutch subsidiaries are subject to legal restrictions on the
amount of dividends they can pay to their shareholders. The Dutch Civil Code provides that
dividends can only be paid by Dutch companies up to an amount equal to the excess of a companys
shareholders equity over the sum of (1) paid-up capital and (2) shareholders reserves required by
law. Further, certain of the Group companies are subject to restrictions on the amount of funds
they may transfer in the form of cash dividends or otherwise to ING Groep N.V.
In addition to the restrictions in respect of minimum capital and capital base requirements that
are imposed by insurance, banking and other regulators in the countries in which the Groups
subsidiaries operate, other limitations exist in certain countries. For example, the operations of
the Groups insurance company subsidiaries located in the United States are subject to limitations
on the payment of dividends to their parent company under applicable state insurance laws.
Dividends paid in excess of these limitations generally require prior approval of the Insurance
Commissioner of the state of domicile.
ING Group Consolidated Cash Flows
INGs Risk Management, including liquidity, is discussed in Risk Management of Note 2.1 to the
consolidated financial statements.
Year ended December 31, 2008 compared to year ended December 31, 2007
Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to EUR 12,823 million for the year ended
December 31, 2008, an increase of 9.5% compared to EUR 11,708 million for the year ended December
31, 2007. This increase was mainly due to trading assets/trading liabilities and offset by a lower cash flow
from customer deposits and other funds on deposit. The cash flow generated through the customer
deposits and other funds on deposit of the banking operations was EUR 6,831 million, offset by other
financial liabilities/assets at fair value through profit and loss. The cash outflow employed in
lending increased from a cash flow of EUR 75,501 million in 2007 to a cash outflow of EUR 76,215
million in 2008.
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Net cash used in investment activities in 2008 was EUR 10,003 million, compared to EUR 13,933
million in 2007. The increase was mainly caused by higher disposals and redemptions of
available-for-sale investments.
Net cash flow from financing activities was EUR 45,726 million in 2008, compared to EUR (12,831)
million in 2007. The increase of EUR 58,557 million in net cash flow from financing activities is
mainly due to a higher repayments/proceeds of borrowed funds and debt securities.
The operating, investing and financing activities described above resulted in net cash and cash
equivalents at year-end 2008 of EUR 31,271 million, compared to EUR (16,811) million at year-end
2007, an increase of EUR 48,082 million from 2007 levels
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
|
(EUR millions) |
Treasury bills and other eligible bills |
|
|
7,009 |
|
|
|
4,130 |
|
Amounts due from/to banks |
|
|
2,217 |
|
|
|
(33,347 |
) |
Cash and balances with central banks |
|
|
22,045 |
|
|
|
12,406 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
|
|
31,271 |
|
|
|
(16,811 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2007 compared to year ended December 31, 2006
Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to EUR 11,708 million for the year ended
December 31, 2007, an increase of 22.3% compared to EUR 9,570 million for the year ended December
31, 2006. This increase was mainly due to trading assets/trading liabilities, a lower cash flow
from customer deposits and other funds on deposit due to less funds by large customers as well as,
on balance, from amounts due to/from banks not available on demand. The cash flow generated through
the provisions for insurance and investment contracts of EUR 26,494 million and through the
customer deposits and other funds on deposit of the banking operations of EUR 28,640 million. The
cash outflow employed in lending increased from a cash flow of EUR 59,800 million in 2006 to a cash
outflow of EUR 75,501 million in 2007.
Net cash used in investment activities in 2007 was EUR 13,933 million, compared to EUR 31,320
million in 2006. The increase was mainly caused by higher disposals and redemptions of
available-for-sale investments.
Net cash flow from financing activities was EUR (12,831) million in 2007, compared to EUR 17,005
million in 2006. The decrease of EUR 29,836 million in net cash flow from financing activities is
mainly due to a higher repayments of borrowed funds and debt securities.
The operating, investing and financing activities described above resulted in net cash and cash
equivalents at year-end 2007 of EUR (16,811) million, compared to EUR (1,795) million at year-end
2006, a decrease of EUR 15,016 million from 2006 levels, mainly reflected in a decrease in amounts
due from/to banks, as well as higher balances of borrowed funds and debt securities.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
|
(EUR millions) |
Treasury bills and other eligible bills |
|
|
4,130 |
|
|
|
4,333 |
|
Amounts due from/to banks |
|
|
(33,859 |
) |
|
|
(20,454 |
) |
Cash and balances with central banks |
|
|
12,918 |
|
|
|
14,326 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
|
|
(16,811 |
) |
|
|
(1,795 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ING Insurance Cash Flows
The principal sources of funds for ING Insurance are premiums, net investment income and proceeds
from sales or maturity of investments, while the major uses of these funds are to provide life
policy benefits, pay surrenders and profit sharing for life policyholders, pay non-life claims and
related claims expenses, and pay other operating costs. ING Insurance generates a substantial cash
flow from operations as a result of most premiums being received in advance of the time when claim
payments or policy benefits are required. These positive operating cash flows, along with that
portion of the investment portfolio that is held in cash and highly liquid securities, have historically met the liquidity requirements of ING Insurances operations, as evidenced by the
growth in investments. See Risk Management of Note 2.1 to the consolidated financial statements.
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Year ended December 31, 2008 compared to year ended December 31, 2007
Premium income and Investment and Other income totaled EUR 43,812 million and EUR 8.970 million in
2008, and EUR 46,818 million and EUR 13,488 million in 2007. Uses of funds by ING Insurance include
underwriting expenditures (reinsurance premiums, benefits, surrenders, claims and profit sharing by
life policyholders) and employee and other operating expenses, as well as interest expense on
outstanding borrowings. Underwriting expenditures, employee and other operating expenses and
interest expense for ING Insurance totaled EUR 49,485 million, EUR 5,422 million and EUR 1,269
million in 2008 and EUR 48,833 million, EUR 5,515 million and EUR 1,326 million in 2007.
ING Insurances liquidity requirements are met on both a short- and long-term basis by funds
provided from insurance premiums collected, investment income and collected reinsurance
receivables, and from the sale and maturity of investments. ING Insurance also has access to
commercial paper, medium-term note and other credit facilities. ING Insurances balance of cash and
cash equivalents was EUR 14,440 million at December 31, 2008 and EUR 3,115 million at December 31,
2007.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
|
(EUR millions) |
Cash and bank balances |
|
|
4,389 |
|
|
|
2,648 |
|
Short term deposits |
|
|
10,051 |
|
|
|
467 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
14,440 |
|
|
|
3,115 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities was EUR 13,129 million in 2008 and EUR 23,118 million in
2007.
Net cash used by ING Insurance in investment activities was EUR 8,034 million in 2008 and EUR
15,072 million in 2007.
Cash provided by ING Insurances financing activities amounted to EUR 6,275 million and EUR (7,941)
million in 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Year ended December 31, 2007 compared to year ended December 31, 2006
Premium income and Investment and Other income totaled EUR 46,818 million and EUR 13,488 million in
2007, and EUR 46,834 million and EUR 11,172 million in 2006. Uses of funds by ING Insurance include
underwriting expenditures (reinsurance premiums, benefits, surrenders, claims and profit sharing by
life policyholders) and employee and other operating expenses, as well as interest expense on
outstanding borrowings. Underwriting expenditures, employee and other operating expenses and
interest expense for ING Insurance totaled EUR 48,833 million, EUR 5,515 million and EUR 1,326
million in 2007 and EUR 48,188 million, EUR 5,275 million and EUR 1,233 million in 2006.
ING Insurances liquidity requirements are met on both a short- and long-term basis by funds
provided from insurance premiums collected, investment income and collected reinsurance
receivables, and from the sale and maturity of investments. ING Insurance also has access to
commercial paper, medium-term note and other credit facilities. ING Insurances balance of cash and
cash equivalents was EUR 3,115 million at December 31, 2007 and EUR 3,017 million at December 31,
2006.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
|
(EUR millions) |
Cash and bank balances |
|
|
2,648 |
|
|
|
4,333 |
|
Short term deposits |
|
|
467 |
|
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
3,115 |
|
|
|
3,017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities was EUR 23,118 million in 2007 and EUR 13,769 million in
2006.
Net cash used by ING Insurance in investment activities was EUR 15,072 million in 2007 and EUR
12,798 million in 2006.
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Cash provided by ING Insurances financing activities amounted to EUR (7,941) million and EUR (485)
million in 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Capital Base Margins and Capital Requirements
In the United States, since 1993, insurers, including the companies comprising ING Insurance U.S.
operations, have been subject to risk-based capital (RBC) guidelines. (See Item 4, Information
on the Company Regulation and Supervision Insurance Americas.)
ING Bank Cash Flows
The principal sources of funds for ING Banks operations are growth of the retail funding, which
mainly consists of current accounts, savings and retail deposits, repayments of loans, disposals
and redemptions of investment securities (mainly bonds), sales of trading portfolio securities,
interest income and commission income. The major uses of funds are advances of loans and other
credits, investments, purchases of investment securities, funding of trading portfolios, interest
expense and administrative expenses (see Item 11, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure of
Market Risk).
Year ended December 31, 2008 compared to year ended December 31, 2007
At December 31, 2008 and 2007, ING Bank had EUR 27,395 million and EUR (19,389) million,
respectively, of cash and cash equivalents. The increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents is mainly
attributable to the overnight deposit and current account position with Central and Commercial
Banks.
The EUR 21,462 million increase in ING Banks operating activities, consist of EUR 12,255 million
cash inflow for the year ended December 31, 2008, compared to EUR 9,207 million cash outflow for
the year ended December 31, 2007. The improved cash flow from operating activities was largely due
to improved cash flow from Trading (cash inflow in 2008 of EUR 36,836 million compared to cash
inflow in 2007 of EUR 22,673 million), from Amounts due to and from Banks (cash inflow in 2008 of
EUR 20,372 million compared to cash inflow in 2007 of EUR 6,724 million) and offset by a decrease
in cash inflow from Customer deposits (cash inflow in 2008 of EUR 18,750 compared to cash inflow in
2007 of EUR 32,748 million).
Specification of cash position (EUR millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
|
(EUR millions) |
Cash |
|
|
18,169 |
|
|
|
9,829 |
|
Short dated government paper |
|
|
7,009 |
|
|
|
4,130 |
|
Banks on demand |
|
|
38,639 |
|
|
|
19,655 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash balance and cash equivalents |
|
|
63,817 |
|
|
|
33,614 |
|
Overnight deposits |
|
|
1,908 |
|
|
|
(25,871 |
) |
|
Repos/reverse repos |
|
|
(38,330 |
) |
|
|
(27,132 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash balance and cash equivalents |
|
|
27,395 |
|
|
|
(19.389 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flow for investment activities was EUR 4,101 million cash outflow and EUR 1,526 million
cash inflow in 2008 and 2007, respectively. Investment in interest-earning securities was EUR
95,036 million and EUR 95,546 million in 2008 and 2007, respectively. Dispositions and redemptions
of interest-earning securities was EUR 96,616 million and EUR 101,119 million in 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
Net cash inflow from financing activities in 2008 amounted to EUR 39,048 million compared to a cash
outflow of EUR 7,403 million in 2007, as ING started the Commercial Paper Funding Facility program
in October 2008. The cash outflow of 2007 was related to the buy back program of the own issued
debt securities of Mane, Mont Blanc and Simba Funding Corporation, which was due to the financial
crisis and the implementation of Basel 2 in 2007.
The operating, investment and financing activities described above resulted in a positive net cash
flow of EUR 47,202 million in 2008 and a negative net cash flow of EUR 15,084 million in 2007.
Year ended December 31, 2007 compared to year ended December 31, 2006
At December 31, 2007 and 2006, ING Bank had EUR (19,389) million and EUR (4,352) million,
respectively, of cash and cash equivalents. The decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents is mainly
attributable to a large change in overnight funding (contracts with a maturity of one day) from non
bank financial institutions to banks.
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The EUR 6,753 million decrease in ING Banks operating activities, consisting of EUR 9,207 million
cash outflow for the year ended December 31, 2007, compared with a EUR 2,454 million cash outflow
for the year ended December 31, 2006, was largely attributable to the liquidity crisis. Non-bank
financial institutions demanded higher rates for the short term funding. Consequently ING decided
to switch to the cheaper inter-bancaire market to maintain or improve interest margins. This change
has major impact on the Cash position in the Cash Flow Statement because short-term inter-bancaire
funding is deducted from the Cash position while short term funding from non-banks is not deducted.
The negative impact on the Cash position amounts to EUR 10.6 billion. In addition to the overnight
contracts, the repurchase agreements or Repos and Reverse Repos had a negative impact on cash at
the end of the period of respectively EUR 5.8 billion.
Specification of cash position (EUR millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
|
(EUR millions) |
Cash |
|
|
9,829 |
|
|
|
11,769 |
|
Short dated government paper |
|
|
4,130 |
|
|
|
4,333 |
|
Banks on demand |
|
|
19,655 |
|
|
|
16,164 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash balance and cash equivalents |
|
|
33,614 |
|
|
|
32,266 |
|
Overnight deposits |
|
|
(25,871 |
) |
|
|
(15,240 |
) |
|
Repos/reverse repos |
|
|
(27,132 |
) |
|
|
(21,378 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash balance and cash equivalents |
|
|
(19,389 |
) |
|
|
(4,352 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash generated from investment activities was EUR 1,526 million cash inflow and EUR 19,132
million cash outflow in 2007 and 2006, respectively. Investment in interest-earning securities was
EUR 95,546 million and EUR 106,902 million in 2007 and 2006, respectively. Dispositions and
redemptions of interest-earning securities was EUR 101,119 million and EUR 91,247 million in 2007
and 2006, respectively. In 2007 ING acquired the Oyak Bank which led to a cash outflow of EUR 1,830
million.
Net cash outflow from financing activities in 2007 amounted to EUR 7,403 million compared to a cash
inflow of EUR 16,372 million in 2006, as ING ended the securitization programs of SIMBA and Mane.
The operating, investment and financing activities described above resulted in a negative net cash
flow of EUR 15,084 million in 2007 and a negative net cash flow of EUR 5,214 million in 2006.
Capital Adequacy
Capital adequacy and the use of capital are monitored by ING Bank and its subsidiaries, employing
techniques based on the guidelines developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and
implemented by the EU and the Dutch Central Bank for supervisory purposes. See Item 4, Information
on the Company.
The following table sets forth the risk-weighted capital ratios of ING Bank N.V. as of December 31,
2008, 2007 and 2006.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
|
(EUR million, other than percentages) |
Risk-Weighted Assets |
|
|
343,388 |
|
|
|
402,727 |
|
|
|
337,926 |
|
Consolidated group equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tier 1 Capital |
|
|
32,019 |
|
|
|
29,772 |
|
|
|
25,784 |
|
Tier 2 Capital |
|
|
11,870 |
|
|
|
14,199 |
|
|
|
12,367 |
|
Tier 3 Capital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
330 |
|
Supervisory deductions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,407 |
) |
|
|
(1,250 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total qualifying capital |
|
|
43,889 |
|
|
|
41,564 |
|
|
|
37,230 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
|
|
9.32 |
% |
|
|
7.39 |
% |
|
|
7.63 |
% |
Total Capital Ratio (Tier 1, 2 and 3) |
|
|
12.78 |
% |
|
|
10.32 |
% |
|
|
11.02 |
% |
ING Groups management believes that working capital is sufficient to meet the current and
reasonably foreseeable needs of the Company.
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Adjusted Capital
ING calculates certain capital ratios on the basis of adjusted capital. Adjusted capital differs
from Shareholders equity in the consolidated balance sheet. The main differences are that adjusted
capital excludes unrealized gains and losses on debt securities, goodwill and the cash flow hedge
reserve and includes hybrid capital and the Core Tier-1 Securities. Adjusted capital for 2008 and
2007 is reconciled to shareholders equity as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
|
(EUR million) |
Shareholders equity |
|
|
17,334 |
|
|
|
37,208 |
|
Core Tier-1 Securities |
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Group hybrid capital |
|
|
11,655 |
|
|
|
8,620 |
|
Revaluation reserves debt securities and other |
|
|
6,769 |
|
|
|
(963 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted capital |
|
|
45,758 |
|
|
|
44,865 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Group hybrid capital comprises subordinated loans and preference shares issued by ING Group,
which qualify as (Tier-1) capital for regulatory purposes, but are classified as liabilities in the
consolidated balance sheet.
Revaluation reserves debt securities and other includes unrealized gains and losses on
available-for-sale debt securities and revaluation reserve crediting to policyholders of EUR 11,221
million in 2008, EUR 1,895 million in 2007 and EUR (1,709) million in 2006, the cash flow hedge
reserve of EUR (1,177) million in 2008, EUR (431) million in 2007 and EUR (1,357) million in 2006
and capitalized goodwill of EUR (3,275) million in 2008, EUR (2,420) million in 2007 and EUR (286)
million in 2006.
ING uses adjusted capital in calculating its debt/equity ratio, which is a key measure in INGs
capital management process. The debt/equity ratio based on adjusted capital is used to measure the
leverage of ING Group and ING Insurance. The target and actual debt/equity ratio based on adjusted
capital are communicated internally to key management and externally to investors, analysts and
rating agencies on a quarterly basis. ING uses adjusted capital for these purposes instead of
Shareholders equity presented in the balance sheet principally for the following reasons:
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|
adjusted capital is calculated based on the criteria in the capital model that is used by
Standard and Poors to measure, compare and analyze capital adequacy and leverage for insurance
groups, and the level of our adjusted capital may thus have an impact on the S&P ratings for the
Company and its operating insurance subsidiaries;
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|
|
|
ING believes its Standard and Poors financial strength and other ratings are one of the
most significant factors looked at by our clients and brokers, and accordingly are important to the
operations and prospects of our insurance operating subsidiaries, and a major distinguishing factor
vis-à-vis our competitors and peers. |
To the extent our debt/equity ratio (based on adjusted capital) increases or the components thereof
change significantly period over period, we believe that rating agencies and regulators would all
view this as material information relevant to our financial health and solvency. On the basis of
adjusted capital, the debt/equity ratio of ING increased to 13.5% in 2008 from 9.5% in 2007. The
debt/equity ratio of ING Group between December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2006 has been in the
range of 19.9% to 9.0% and has declined consistently during this period as a result of capital
management action and favorable equity markets. Although rating agencies take many factors into
account in the ratings process and any of those factors alone or together with other factors may
affect our rating, we believe that an increase of our debt/equity ratio in a significant way, and
for an extended period of time, could result in actions from rating agencies including a possible
downgrade of the financial strength ratings of our operating subsidiaries. Similarly, although
regulatory authorities do not currently set any explicit leverage requirements for ING Group, such
an increase of our debt/equity ratio could also likely result in greater scrutiny by regulatory
authorities. ING has targeted a 15% debt/equity ratio for ING Group during 2008. This target is
reviewed at least once a year and approved by the Executive Board. During the yearly review
many factors are taken into account to establish this target, such as rating agency guidance,
regulatory guidance, peer review, risk profile and strategic objectives. During the year, the ratio
is managed by regular reporting, forecasting and capital management actions. Management has full
discretion to change the target ratio if circumstances change.
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Off-Balance-Sheet-Arrangements
See Note 26 of Note 2.1 to the consolidated financial statements.
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Less |
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More |
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Less |
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More |
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than |
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than |
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than |
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than |
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Total |
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one |
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one |
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Total |
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one |
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one |
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2008 |
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year |
|
year |
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2007 |
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year |
|
year |
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(EUR millions) |
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Insurance operations |
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Commitments concerning investments in land and buildings |
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10 |
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10 |
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181 |
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171 |
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10 |
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Commitments concerning fixed-interest securities |
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2,724 |
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2,673 |
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51 |
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2,436 |
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2,189 |
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|
247 |
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Guarantees |
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2,460 |
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2,460 |
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173 |
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173 |
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Other |
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1,486 |
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|
945 |
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|
541 |
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1,860 |
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|
|
1,189 |
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|
671 |
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Banking operations |
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Contingent liabilities in respect of: |
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- discounted bills |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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- guarantees |
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22,391 |
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13,344 |
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9,047 |
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19,018 |
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10,862 |
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8,156 |
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- irrevocable letters of credit |
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10,458 |
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8,019 |
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2,439 |
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11,551 |
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10,160 |
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1,391 |
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- other |
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453 |
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406 |
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47 |
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350 |
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263 |
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87 |
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Irrevocable facilities |
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89,081 |
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38,568 |
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50,513 |
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100,707 |
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50,337 |
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50,370 |
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Total |
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129,064 |
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63,966 |
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65,098 |
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136,277 |
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75,172 |
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61,105 |
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Contractual obligations
The table below shows the cash payment requirements from specified contractual obligations
outstanding as of December 31, 2008:
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Payment due by period |
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than 1 |
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1-3 |
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3-5 |
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than 5 |
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Total |
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year |
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years |
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years |
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years |
2008 |
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(EUR millions) |
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Operating lease obligations |
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1,004 |
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209 |
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348 |
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281 |
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166 |
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Subordinated loans of Group companies |
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15,869 |
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553 |
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2,560 |
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2,358 |
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10,398 |
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Preference shares of Group companies |
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1,071 |
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1,071 |
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Debenture loans |
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96,488 |
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62,852 |
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15,372 |
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8,212 |
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10,052 |
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Loans contracted |
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8,472 |
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5,590 |
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1,126 |
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1,756 |
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Loans from credit institutions |
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5,786 |
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4,580 |
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459 |
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1 |
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746 |
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Insurance provisions (1) |
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159,163 |
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12,352 |
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17,719 |
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18,336 |
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110756 |
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Total |
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287,853 |
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86,136 |
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37,584 |
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29,188 |
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134,945 |
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(1) |
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Amounts included in the table reflect best estimates of cash payments to be made to
policyholders. Such best estimate cash outflows reflect mortality, retirement, and other
appropriate factors, but are undiscounted with respect to interest. As a result, the sum of the
cash outflows shown for all years in the table differs from the corresponding liability included in
our consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2008. |
Furthermore, the table does not include insurance or investment contracts for risk of
policyholders, as these are products where the policyholder bears the investment risk.
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Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees
SUPERVISORY BOARD
Appointment and dismissal
Members of the Supervisory Board are appointed by the General Meeting from a binding list to be
drawn up by the Supervisory Board. This list shall mention at least two candidates for each
vacancy, failing which the list will be non-binding. The list will also be non-binding pursuant to
a resolution to that effect of the General Meeting adopted by an absolute majority of the votes
cast which majority represents more than one-third of the issued share capital. Candidates for
appointment to the Supervisory Board must comply with the reliability requirements set out in the
Wet financial toezicht (Dutch Financial Supervision Act).
In connection with the issue of Core Tier-1 Securities to the Dutch State, it was agreed between ING Group and
the Dutch State that the Dutch State may recommend candidates for appointment to the Supervisory
Board (the State Nominees) in such a way that upon appointment of all recommended candidates by ING Groups General
Meeting, the Supervisory Board will have two State Nominees among its members. The Dutch State may
recommend a Supervisory Board member already in office. The recommendation right of the Dutch State
is subject to applicable law and to corporate governance practices, generally accepted under stock
listing regimes applicable to ING Group and continues as long as the Dutch State holds at least 250
million Core Tier-1 Securities, as long as the Illiquid Assets Back-up Facility
agreed upon in the term sheet of January 26, 2009 is in place or
any of the Government Guaranteed Bonds is
outstanding. Should the holding of the Dutch State decrease below 250 million Core Tier-1
Securities, and if both the Liquid Assets Back-up Facility has
expired and no Government Guaranteed Bonds remain outstanding, the State Nominees will
remain in office and complete their term of appointment.
Candidates thus recommended by the Dutch State will be nominated, by way of a binding nomination,
for appointment to the next annual General Meeting, unless one or more specified situations would
occur. These include that:
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the candidate is not fit and proper to discharge his duties as a Supervisory Board member; |
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upon appointment the composition of the Supervisory Board would not be appropriate and/or
not be in accordance with the Supervisory Board profile; |
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appointment would be incompatible with any provision of the ING Groups Articles of
Association, its Supervisory Board Charter, any principle or best-practice provision of the Dutch
Corporate Governance Code as applied by ING Group and/or any other generally accepted corporate
governance practice or requirement which is applicable to ING Group as an internationally listed
company; |
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the relevant candidate has a structural conflict of interest with ING Group; and |
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the Dutch Central Bank refuses to issue a statement of no objection against the
appointment of the relevant candidate |
On October 22, 2008 the Dutch State announced that it recommended Lodewijk de Waal for appointment
to the Supervisory Board. Also Peter Elverding, already member of the Supervisory Board, was
appointed as State Nominee. On March 5, 2009 the Dutch State announced that it recommended Tineke
Bahlmann to replace Peter Elverding, who will no longer be available as State Nominee upon his
appointment as chairman of the Supervisory Board as from April 27, 2009.
Members of the Supervisory Board may be suspended or dismissed at any time by the General Meeting.
A resolution to suspend or dismiss members of the Supervisory Board which has not been brought
forward by the Supervisory Board may only be adopted by the General Meeting by an absolute majority
of the votes cast which majority represents at least one-third of the issued share capital.
Function of the Supervisory Board and its committees
The function of the Supervisory Board is to supervise the policy of the Executive Board and the
general course of events in the company and its business, as well as to provide advice to the
Executive Board. In line with Dutch company law, the Tabaksblat Code and the Articles of
Association, the Supervisory Board Charter requires all Supervisory Board members, including the
State Nominees, to act in accordance with the interests of ING and the business connected with it,
taking into account the relevant interests of all the stakeholders of ING, to perform their duties
without mandate and independent of any interest in the business of ING, and to refrain from
supporting one interest without regard to the other interests involved.
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As part of its supervisory role, certain resolutions of the Executive Board specified in the
Articles of Association and in the Supervisory Board Charter are subject to Supervisory Board
approval.
Pursuant to the transactions with the Dutch State mentioned above, certain Supervisory Board
resolutions are subject to the condition that no State Nominee voted against the proposal. It has
been agreed with the Dutch State that these approval rights will become effective as from the 2009
General Meeting. These resolutions relate to the following matters:
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the issue or acquisition of its own shares by ING Group (other than related to or in connection
with the Core Tier-1 Securities issue including, for the avoidance of doubt, for the purpose of
conversion or financing of a repurchase of Core Tier-1 Securities and other than as part of
regular hedging operations and the issuing of shares according to employment schemes);
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the cooperation by ING Group in the issue of depositary receipts for shares;
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the application for listing in or removal from the price list of any stock exchange of the
securities referred to in a. or b.;
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the entry into or termination of lasting cooperation between ING Group or a dependent company
and another legal entity or partnership or as general partner in a limited partnership or general
partnership where such cooperation or termination thereof has material significance for ING Group,
i.e. amounting to one-quarter or more of INGs issued capital and reserves as disclosed in its
balance sheet and notes thereto;
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the acquisition by ING Group or a dependent company of a participating interest in the capital
of another company amounting to one-quarter or more of ING Groups issued capital and reserves as
disclosed in its balance sheet and notes thereto or a material increase or decrease in the
magnitude of such a participating interest;
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investments involving an amount equal to one-quarter or more of ING Groups issued capital and
reserves as disclosed in its balance sheet and notes thereto;
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a proposal to wind up ING Group;
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filing of a petition for bankruptcy or moratorium of ING Group;
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a proposal to reduce the issued capital of ING Group (other than related to the Core Tier-1
Securities issue);
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a proposal for merger/split-off, dissolution of ING Group;
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a proposal to the General Meeting to change ING Groups remuneration policy; and
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appointment of the chief executive officer of ING Groups Executive Board.
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Committees of the Supervisory Board
On December 31, 2008, the Supervisory Board had three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the
Remuneration and Nomination Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee. On January 1, 2009,
the Remuneration and Nomination Committee was split into a separate Remuneration Committee and a
Nomination Committee.
The organisation, powers and modus operandi of the Supervisory Board are detailed in the
Supervisory Board Charter. Separate charters have been drawn up for the Audit Committee, the
Remuneration Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee. These
charters are available on the ING Group website (www.ing.com). A short description of the duties
for the three Committees follows below.
The Audit Committee assists the Supervisory Board in monitoring the integrity of the financial
statements of ING Group, ING Verzekeringen N.V. and ING Bank N.V., in monitoring the compliance
with legal and regulatory requirements, and in monitoring the independence and performance of INGs
internal and external auditors. On December 31, 2008, members of the Audit Committee were: Wim Kok
(chairman), Peter Elverding,
Piet Hoogendoorn, Godfried van der Lugt and Jackson Tai.
The Remuneration and Nomination Committee advised the Supervisory Board among others on the
composition of the Supervisory Board and Executive Board, on the compensation packages of the
members of the Executive Board and on stock-based compensation programmes for top senior
management, including the Executive Board. On December 31, 2008, the members of the Remuneration
and Nomination Committee were: Jan Hommen (chairman), Eric Bourdais de Charbonnière, Piet Klaver,
Joan Spero and Karel Vuursteen, with Lodewijk de Waal participating as observer, awaiting his
appointment to the Supervisory Board.
The Corporate Governance Committee assists the Supervisory Board in monitoring and evaluating the
corporate governance of ING as a whole and the reporting of this in the Annual Report and to the
General Meeting, and advises the Supervisory Board on improvements. On December 31, 2008, the
members of the Corporate Governance Committee were: Jan Hommen (chairman), Eric Bourdais de
Charbonnière, Henk Breukink, Claus Dieter Hoffmann, Harish Manwani and Aman Mehta with Lodewijk de
Waal participating as observer, awaiting his appointment to the Supervisory Board.
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The (new) Remuneration Committee advises the Supervisory Board, among other things, on the
compensation packages of the members of the Executive Board and on stock-based compensation
programmes for top senior management, including the Executive Board. As of January 1, 2009, the
members of the Remuneration Committee are: Eric Bourdais de Charbonnière (chairman), Piet Klaver,
Joan Spero and Karel Vuursteen.
The (new) Nomination Committee advises the Supervisory Board, among other things, on the
composition of the Supervisory Board and Executive Board. As of January 1, 2009, the members of the
Nomination Committee are: Jan Hommen (chairman), Eric Bourdais de Charbonnière, Peter Elverding,
Piet Klaver, Joan Spero and Karel Vuursteen.
Profile of members of the Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board has drawn up a profile to be used as a basis for its composition. The profile
was submitted for discussion to the annual General Meeting in 2005. It is available at the ING
Group head office and on the ING Group website (www.ing.com).
In view of their experience and the valuable contribution that former members of the Executive
Board can make to the Supervisory Board, it has been decided, taking into account the size of the
Supervisory Board and INGs wide range of activities, that such individuals may become members of
the Supervisory Board of ING Group. There is, however, a restriction in that only one in every five
other members of the Supervisory Board may be a former member of the Executive Board. In addition,
this member must wait at least one year after resigning from the Executive Board before becoming
eligible for appointment to the Supervisory Board. Former members of the Executive Board are not
eligible for appointment to the position of chairman of the Supervisory Board.
After being appointed to the Supervisory Board, a former member of the Executive Board may also be
appointed to one of the Supervisory Boards committees. However, appointment to the position of
chairman of a committee is only possible if the individual in question resigned from the Executive
Board at least four years prior to such appointment.
Reappointment of Supervisory Board members
Members of the Supervisory Board will resign from the Supervisory Board at the annual General
Meeting held in the calendar year in which they will complete the fourth year after their most
recent reappointment. As a general rule, they shall also resign at the annual General Meeting in
the year in which they attain the age of 70 and shall not be reappointed. The schedule for
resignation by rotation is available on the ING Group website (www.ing.com). Members of the
Supervisory Board may as a general rule be reappointed for two four-year terms, based on a proposal
from the Supervisory Board to the General Meeting.
Ancillary positions/Conflicting interests
Members of the Supervisory Board are asked to provide details of any other directorships, paid
positions and ancillary positions they may hold. Such positions are not permitted to conflict with
the interests of ING Group. It is
the responsibility of the individual member of the Supervisory Board and the Supervisory Boards
Corporate Governance Committee to ensure that the directorship duties are performed properly and
not affected by any other positions that the individual may hold outside the group.
Details of transactions involving actual or potential conflicts of interest
Details of any relationships that members of the Supervisory Board may have with ING Group
subsidiaries as ordinary, private individuals are not reported, with the exception of any loans
that may have been granted to them .
Independence
Annually, the Supervisory Board members are requested to assess whether they comply with the
criteria of independence set out in the Tabaksblat Code and to confirm this in writing. On the
basis of these criteria, all members of the Supervisory Board, except Piet Hoogendoorn, are to be
regarded as independent as of December 31, 2008. Members of the Supervisory Board to whom the
independence criteria of the Tabaksblat Code do not apply, and members of the Supervisory Board to
whom the criteria do apply but who can explain why this does not undermine their independence, are
deemed to be independent.
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Remuneration and share ownership
The remuneration of the members of the Supervisory Board is set by the General Meeting and is not
dependent on the results of the Company. Members of the Supervisory Board are permitted to hold
shares and depositary receipts for shares in the Company for long-term investment purposes.
Transactions by Supervisory Board members in ING Group shares and depositary receipts for shares
are subject to the ING regulations for insiders. These regulations are available on the ING Group
website (www.ing.com).
MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OF ING GROEP N.V.
Jan H.M. Hommen, chairman (until April 27, 2009)
(Born 1943, Dutch nationality, male; appointed in 2005, term expires in 2009)
Former vice-chairman and CFO of the Board of Management of Royal Philips Electronics.
Other business activities: until April 22, 2009 non-executive chairman of Reed Elsevier Group plc
and Reed Elsevier PLC (UK) and until April 8, 2009 member of the Supervisory Board of TNT N.V.
(listed companies). Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
(hospital).
Peter A.F.W. Elverding (chairman from April 27, 2009)
(Born 1948, Dutch nationality, male; appointed in 2007, term expires in 2011)
Former chairman of the Managing Board of Directors of Royal DSM N.V. and former vice-chairman of
the Supervisory Board of De Nederlandsche Bank N.V. (Dutch Central Bank).
Other business activities: chairman of the Supervisory Board of Océ N.V. (listed company). Member
of the Supervisory Board of SHV Holdings N.V. Vice-chairman of the Supervisory Board of Q-Park N.V.
Member of the Supervisory Board of Koninklijke FrieslandCampina NV. Chairman of the Supervisory
Board of Maastricht University and member of the Supervisory Board of the cross-border University
of Limburg.
Eric Bourdais de Charbonnière, vice-chairman (until April 27, 2009)
(Born 1939, French nationality, male; appointed in 2004, retirement in 2009)
Former managing director of JPMorgan France and chief financial officer of Michelin.
Other business activities: chairman of the Supervisory Board of Michelin and member of the
Supervisory Board of Thomson (listed companies). Member of the Supervisory Board of each of Oddo et
Cie, American Hospital of Paris and Associés en Finance.
Henk W. Breukink
(Born 1950, Dutch nationality, male; appointed in 2007, term expires in 2011)
Former managing director of F&C and country head for F&C Netherlands (asset management firm).
Other business activities: non-executive/vice-chairman of VastNed Offices/Industrial (real estate
fund) and non-executive director of F&C hedge funds, Ireland (listed companies). Non-executive
director of Heembouw Holding B.V. and chairman of the Supervisory Board of Modulus VastGoed
Ontwikkelingen. Member of the Supervisory Board of Omring (health care institution) and HaagWonen
(housing corporation). Also associated as coach with TEC (Top Executive Coaching).
Claus Dieter Hoffmann
(Born 1942, German nationality, male; appointed in 2003, term expires in 2011)
Former chief financial officer of Robert Bosch GmbH. Managing partner of H+H Senior Advisors,
Stuttgart.
Other business activities: chairman of the Supervisory Board of EnBW AG (listed company). Member of
the Supervisory Board of de Boer Structures Holding B.V. Chairman of the Charlottenklinik
Foundation (hospital). Chairman of the Board of Trustees (Vereinigung der Freunde) of Stuttgart
University.
Piet Hoogendoorn
(Born 1945, Dutch nationality, male; appointed in 2007, term expires in 2011)
Former chairman of the Board of Directors of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and CEO of Deloitte in the
Netherlands. Former chairman of Royal NIVRA (Netherlands Institute of Chartered Accountants).
Piet C. Klaver
(Born 1945, Dutch nationality, male; appointed in 2006, term expires in 2010)
Former chairman of the Executive Board of SHV Holdings N.V.
Other business activities: member of the Supervisory Board of TNT N.V. (listed company). Chairman
of the Supervisory Board of each of Dekker Hout Groep B.V., Credit Yard Group BV and Jaarbeurs
Holding B.V. Member of the Supervisory Board of SHV Holdings N.V. and Dura Vermeer Groep N.V.
Member of the African Parks Foundation. Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Utrecht School of the
Arts.
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Wim Kok (until April 27, 2009)
(Born 1938, Dutch nationality, male; appointed in 2003, retirement in 2009)
Former Minister of Finance and Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
Other business activities: non-executive member of the Board of Directors of Royal Dutch Shell plc
and member of the Supervisory Board of TNT N.V. (listed companies). Member of the Supervisory Board
of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Anne Frank Foundation,
Amsterdam and of Het Nationale Ballet, Amsterdam. Member of the Supervisory Board of Het
Muziektheater, Amsterdam and of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Chairman of the Supervisory Board of
the Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital. Member of the Board of Start
Foundation.
Godfried J.A. van der Lugt
(Born 1940, Dutch nationality, male; appointed in 2001, term expires in 2009)
Former chairman of the Executive Board of ING Group (retired in May 2000).
Other business activities: chairman of the Supervisory Board of Stadsherstel Amsterdam NV. Chairman
of the Advisory Board of Kasteel De Haar and of R.C. Oude Armenkantoor. Member of Investment
Advisory Committee of Stichting Instituut GAK.
Harish Manwani
(Born 1953, Indian nationality, male; appointed in 2008, term expires in 2012)
President Unilever Asia, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe.
Other business activities: non-executive chairman of Hindustan Unilever Ltd. Member of the
Executive Board of Indian School of Business.
Aman Mehta
(Born 1946, Indian nationality, male; appointed in 2008, term expires in 2012)
Former CEO of Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hong Kong.
Other business activities: non-executive director of each of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Jet
Airways Ltd. , PCCW Ltd., Vedanta Resources Plc, Wockhardt Ltd., Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.,
Cairn India Ltd., Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. and Emaar MGF Land Ltd. Governing board member of
Indian School of Business and of Indian Centre for International Economic Relations. Member of the
International Advisory Council of INSEAD.
Joan E. Spero
(Born 1944, American nationality, female; appointed in 2008, term expires in 2012)
Former Executive Vice-President Corporate Affairs and Communications of American Express Company.
Former Under Secretary Economic Business & Agricultural Affairs, US State Department.
Other business activities: non-executive director of IBM Corporation. President of Doris Duke
Charitable Foundation. Member of the International Advisory Board of Toyota Motor Corporation.
Trustee of Columbia University, Council on Foreign Relations and Trustee of Wisconsin Alumni
Research Foundation.
Jackson P. Tai
(Born 1950, American nationality, male; appointed in 2008, term expires in 2012)
Former vice-chairman and chief executive officer of DBS Group Holdings. Former managing director in
the Investment Banking Division of JPMorgan.
Other business activities: non-executive director of each of MasterCard Incorporated, CapitaLand.
Chairman of the Board Directors of Brookstone, Inc. Member of the Bloomberg Asia Pacific Advisory
Board and of the Harvard Business School Asia Pacific Advisory Board. Trustee of Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute.
Karel Vuursteen
(Born 1941, Dutch nationality, male; appointed in 2002, term expires in 2010)
Former chairman of the Executive Board of Heineken N.V.
Other business activities: vice-chairman of the Supervisory Board of Akzo Nobel N.V., chairman of
the Supervisory Board of TomTom N.V. and member of the Supervisory Board of Henkel KGaA (listed
companies). Member of the Board of Directors of Heineken Holding N.V. Member of the Advisory Board
of CVC Capital Partners. Chairman of World Wild Life Fund Netherlands and of the Concertgebouw Fund
Foundation. Member of the Supervisory Board of Nyenrode Foundation.
Changes in the composition
Eric Bourdais de Charbonnière and Wim Kok will
retire after the 2009 General Meeting. At the same
meeting, Godfried van der Lugt is nominated for reappointment. At the 2009 General Meeting, Tineke
Bahlmann (born 1950, Dutch nationality, female), Jeroen van der Veer
(born 1947, Dutch nationality, male)
and Lodewijk de Waal (born 1950, Dutch nationality, male) are nominated for appointment as
new Supervisory Board members. Tineke Bahlmann and Lodewijk de Waal were recommended for appointment by the
Dutch State. Lodewijk De Waal has already attended the Supervisory Board meetings as an observer since October 2008. As Jan Hommen is nominated for appointment to the
Executive Board, he will following this
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appointment, step down from the Supervisory Board. As
chairman of the Supervisory Board, he will be succeeded
by Peter Elverding as from April 27, 2009. More information can be found in the convocation for the
2009 General Meeting, available on the ING Group website (www.ing.com).
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Appointment and dismissal
Members of the Executive Board are appointed by the General Meeting from a binding list to be drawn
up by the Supervisory Board. This list shall mention at least two candidates for each vacancy and
if not, the list will be non-binding. The General Meeting may declare the list non-binding by a
majority resolution supported by at least one-third of the issued share capital.
Candidates for appointment to the Executive Board must comply with the expertise and reliability
requirements set out in the Wet financieel toezicht (Dutch Financial Supervision Act). Members of
the Executive Board may be suspended or dismissed at any time by a majority resolution at the
General Meeting. A resolution to suspend or dismiss members of the Executive Board that has not
been introduced by the Supervisory Board needs the support of at least one-third of the issued
capital.
Function of the Executive Board
The Executive Board is responsible for the management of the Company, which includes the
responsibility for achieving the Companys aims and for the Companys results, as well as for
determining the Companys strategy and policy. It also includes the day-to-day management of the
Company and its business lines (Insurance Europe, Insurance Americas, Insurance Asia/Pacific,
Wholesale Banking, Retail Banking and ING Direct). The organisation, powers and modus operandi of
the Executive Board are detailed in the Executive Board Charter, which was approved by the
Supervisory Board. The Executive Board Charter is available on the ING Group website (www.ing.com).
Profile of members of the Executive Board
The Supervisory Board has drawn up a profile to be used as a basis for selecting members of the
Executive Board. This Executive Board profile was submitted for discussion to the annual General
Meeting in 2005. It is available at the ING Group head office and on the ING Group website
(www.ing.com).
Remuneration and share ownership
Members of the Executive Board are permitted to hold shares and depositary receipts for shares in
the Company for long-term investment purposes. Transactions in these shares are subject to the ING
regulations for insiders. These regulations are available on the ING Group website (www.ing.com).
Ancillary positions/Conflicting interests
To avoid potential conflicts of interest, ING Group has a policy that members of its Executive
Board do not accept corporate directorships with listed companies outside ING. The only exception
is currently Jacques de Vaucleroy, who is on the Board of Directors of Delhaize Group in Belgium.
He held this position prior to his appointment to the Executive Board of ING Group.
Transactions involving actual or potential conflicts of interest
Details of relationships that members of the Executive Board have with ING Group subsidiaries as
ordinary, private individuals are not reported, with the exception of information on any loans that
may have been granted to them. In all these cases, the Company complies with the best-practice
provisions of the Tabaksblat Code.
MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF ING GROEP N.V.
Michel J. Tilmant, chairman (until January 26, 2009)
(Born 1952, Belgian nationality; male; appointed in 1998, stepped down on January 26, 2009, retirement date August 1, 2009)
Michel Tilmant graduated from Louvain University with a Licence in Business Administration. He is
also a graduate of Louvain School for European Affairs. He started his career with Morgan Guaranty
Trust Company in New York. In 1992 he joined Bank Brussels Lambert, where he was appointed chairman
of the Executive Board in 1997. After the acquisition of BBL by ING in 1998, Michel Tilmant was
appointed vice-chairman in May 2000. He was
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appointed chairman in April 2004. Five Group staff
departments reported directly to Michel Tilmant: Corporate Legal Department, Corporate Human
Resources, Corporate Development, Corporate Communications & Affairs and Corporate Audit Services.
Eric F. Boyer de la Giroday (acting chairman from January 26 April 27, 2009)
(Born 1952, Belgian nationality, male; appointed in 2004, term expires in 2012)
After completing his degree in commercial engineering at the Free University of Brussels and a
master in Business Administration at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Eric Boyer
started his career with Citibank in 1978. In 1984 he joined Bank Brussels Lambert, which was
acquired by ING Group in 1998, where he held various management positions in the fields of capital
markets, treasury and corporate and investment banking. He was appointed a member of the Executive
Board of ING Group in April 2004. He is responsible for Wholesale Banking and ING Real Estate.
Dick H. Harryvan
(Born 1953, Dutch nationality, male; appointed in 2006, term expires in 2010)
Dick Harryvan graduated from the Erasmus University Rotterdam with a masters degree in Business
Economics, majoring in finance. He joined ING as a management trainee at Nationale-Nederlanden in
1979. Before his appointment to the Executive Board in 2006, he held various management positions
in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands, where he was chief financial officer/chief risk
officer and member of the Global Management Team of ING Direct until his appointment to the Board.
Dick Harryvan is also CEO of ING Direct.
John C.R. Hele, CFO (until March 31, 2009)
(Born 1958, Canadian nationality, male; appointed in 2007)
John Hele graduated from the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 1980 with a bachelors degree in
Mathematics. He joined ING in 2003 as general manager and chief insurance risk officer, responsible
for global insurance risk management. He also functioned as the Group actuary. Before he joined the
Executive Board, John Hele had been deputy chief financial officer of ING Group since 2006. Before
joining ING, John Hele held various positions at Crown Life in Canada, Merrill Lynch in the United
States and at Worldinsure, Bermuda. He is responsible for Group Capital Management, Group Tax,
Group Finance and Control, Group Finance Bank and Group Finance Insurance.
Eli P. Leenaars
(Born 1961, Dutch nationality, male; appointed in 2004, term expires in 2012)
Eli Leenaars studied Civil Law at the Catholic University of Nijmegen and received an LLM from the
European University Institute in Florence, Italy and attended the Harvard Graduate School of
Business in Boston. After a traineeship at ABN AMRO, he joined ING in 1991, where he held various
management positions, including chairman of ING Poland and of ING Latin America. He was appointed a
member of the Executive Board of ING Group in April 2004. He is responsible for Retail Banking and
Private Banking. He is also in charge of Operations/IT.
Tom J. McInerney
(Born 1956, American nationality, male; appointed in 2006, term expires in 2010)
Tom McInerney has a bachelors degree from Colgate University (Hamilton, New York) and received an
MBA from the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire). He started his
career in 1978 with Aetna Financial Services, which was acquired by ING in 2000. He had been CEO of
INGs insurance activities in the United States, which position included the responsibility for ING
Mexico until his appointment to the Executive Board. Tom McInerney is responsible for Insurance
Americas, ING Investment Management Americas and the global coordination of ING Investment
Management.
Hans van der Noordaa
(Born 1961, Dutch nationality, male; appointed in 2006, term expires in 2010)
Hans van der Noordaa graduated in Public Administration at the University of Twente, the
Netherlands. After a career in retail banking at ABN AMRO, he joined ING in 1991, where he held
various management positions. He was CEO of the Retail Division of ING Netherlands, responsible for
Postbank, ING Bank and RVS, before his appointment to the Executive Board in 2006. Hans van der
Noordaa is responsible for Insurance Asia/Pacific and ING Investment Management Asia/Pacific.
Koos (J.)V. Timmermans, CRO
(Born 1960, Dutch nationality, male; appointed in 2007, term expires in 2011)
Koos Timmermans graduated from Erasmus University in Rotterdam with a masters degree in economics.
Until 1991 he worked at ABN AMRO in the field of derivatives and for IBMs European treasury he was
stationed in Ireland. Koos Timmermans joined ING in 1996. He performed various roles: head of
Treasury ING Insurance, head of Corporate Market Risk Management and from 2006-2007 he was deputy
CRO of ING Group, until his appointment to the Executive Board. Koos Timmermans is responsible for
INGs risk departments including compliance.
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Jacques M. de Vaucleroy
(Born 1961, Belgian nationality, male; appointed in 2006, term expires in 2010)
Jacques de Vaucleroy graduated from Louvain University with a degree in Law. He also has a masters
degree in Business Law from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium. In 1986 he joined Bank
Brussels Lambert, which was acquired by ING in 1998. Before his appointment to the Executive Board
in 2006, he was Group president ING Retail at US Financial Services. Jacques de Vaucleroy is
responsible for Insurance Europe and ING Investment Management Europe.
Changes in the composition
Michel Tilmant stepped down from the Executive Board on January 26, 2009. He will be succeeded as
chairman of the Executive Board by Jan Hommen (born 1943, Dutch nationality, male) upon his
appointment to the Executive Board. Jan Hommen will be nominated for appointment to the Executive
Board at the 2009 annual General Meeting. In the intervening months, Eric Boyer will be acting
chairman of the Executive Board. John Hele will leave ING on March 31, 2009. At the 2009 General
Meeting, Patrick G. Flynn (born 1960, Irish nationality, male) will be nominated for appointment
to the Executive Board. More information can be found in the convocation for the 2009 General
Meeting, available on the ING Group website (www.ing.com).
REMUNERATION REPORT
This section sets out the remuneration for the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board. The
remuneration policy was adopted by the annual General Meeting on April 27, 2004. In 2006, the
Executive Board pension scheme was revised in alignment with the approved amendment to the
remuneration policy. There were no changes to this policy in 2008 and therefore, the approval of
the 2006 annual General Meeting still applies for 2008. The chapter starts with the general policy
for senior-management remuneration, followed by the Executive Board compensation for 2008 and the
compensation structure for 2009. In addition, information is included on loans and advances to the
Executive Board and Supervisory Board members as well as ING depositary receipts for shares held by
members of both boards.
GENERAL POLICY SENIOR-MANAGEMENT REMUNERATION
Background
The prime objective of the remuneration policy is to enable the Company to recruit and retain
qualified and expert leaders. The remuneration package supports a performance-driven culture that
aligns INGs objectives with those of its stakeholders. ING rewards performance on the basis of
previously determined, challenging, measurable and influenceable short-term and long-term targets.
INGs remuneration policy is based on five key principles that apply throughout ING. These
principles are:
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Total compensation levels are benchmarked against relevant markets in which ING competes for
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The remuneration package includes variable-pay components (short-term and long-term
incentives) to ensure that executive remuneration is linked to INGs short-term and long-term
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To enhance the effectiveness of the short-term incentive plan, clear, measurable and
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Long-term incentives ensure a focus on longer-term strategic targets and create alignment
of management with the interests of shareholders. A broad selection of INGs senior leaders
participates in the plan to ensure a common focus on INGs overall performance. |
Remuneration structure
Total compensation throughout ING consists of three basic components:
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Long-term incentive (LTI) in stock options and/or performance shares, which compensates for
performance measured over multiple years and is forward-looking. |
In addition to the base salary and incentive plan participation, senior management and Executive
Board members enjoy benefits similar to most other comparable employees of ING Group. These include
benefits such as the use of company cars, contributions to company savings plans and, if
applicable, expatriate allowances.
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Base salary
The base salaries of the Executive Board should be sufficient to attract and retain high calibre
management needed to achieve our business objectives. The Supervisory Board assesses the
experience, background, responsibilities, performance and leadership competencies of the CEO and
the members of the Executive Board when making decisions on base-salary levels. To ensure that
base-salary levels are in line with the
relevant market for talent, the Supervisory Board reviews the base-salary levels of the Executive
Board on an annual basis.
Short-term incentive plan
The short-term incentive plan (STIP) is a key component of INGs performance-driven culture. The
short-term incentive is paid in cash. The at target bonus opportunity is expressed as a
percentage of base salary. The target levels are based on benchmarks reflecting external market
competitiveness as well as internal objectives. Three financial parameters were used in the 2008
STIP for the members of the Executive Board and top senior management across the organisation (the
top-200 executives) to measure performance at Group level. These financial parameters are:
underlying net result per share, underlying operating expenses and economic profit/embedded value
profit (excluding financial variances). The quantitative elements of the targets are considered
stock price sensitive and competition sensitive; accordingly these are not disclosed.
We believe that by combining a profit, a cost and a return parameter, the overall performance of
ING is properly reflected. Each element is weighted equally to determine the final award. The three
performance targets are set by the Supervisory Board at the beginning of the performance period.
Under the short-term incentive plan, the actual payout in any year may vary between 0% and 200% of
the target level.
In addition to the financial targets, part of the short-term incentive award is based on individual
performance, assessed over pre-defined measurable targets set for each senior executive. These
targets depend on the specific responsibilities of the individual Executive Board members and are
determined and assessed by the Supervisory Board. The Executive Board sets the targets for senior
management. For this layer directly reporting to the Executive Board, the emphasis is on individual
performance in their primary business-related responsibility.
Short-term incentive: relative weight of Group and individual performance
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Individual performance |
Executive Board
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70% of total bonus
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30% of total bonus |
Top senior management business
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15% of total bonus
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85% of total bonus |
Top senior management in Group staff
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30% of total bonus
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70% of total bonus |
Long-term incentive plan
The long-term incentive plan (LTIP) at ING includes both stock options and performance shares. LTIP
awards are granted to ensure alignment of senior management with the interests of shareholders, and
to retain top management over a longer period of time. The LTIP awards will be granted with a total
fair value split between stock options and performance shares. The LTI plan was tabled and
approved during the General Meeting on April 27, 2004.
The ING stock options have a total term of ten years and a vesting period of three years after
which they can be exercised for the remaining seven years. After three years, the options will vest
only if the option holder is still employed by ING. The exercise price of the stock options is
equal to the Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext market price of the ING depositary receipts on the
grant date. For members of the Executive Board the grant date is a specific date during the first
open period after the General Meeting.
Performance shares are conditionally granted. The number of ING depositary receipts that is
ultimately granted at the end of a three-year performance period depends on INGs Total Shareholder
Return (TSR) performance over three years (return in the form of capital gains and reinvested
dividends that shareholders receive in that period) relative to the TSR performance of a
pre-defined peer group. The criteria used to determine the
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performance peer group are: a)
considered comparable and relevant by the Supervisory Board, b) representing INGs current
portfolio of businesses (e.g. banking, insurance and asset management) and INGs geographical
spread, c) global players, d) listed and with a substantial free float.
On the basis of these criteria the performance peer group established in 2004 and adjusted in 2007
is composed as follows:
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Citigroup, Fortis, Lloyds TSB (bank/insurance companies); |
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Unicredito Italiano, Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Banco Santander, Credit Suisse, Deutsche
Bank, HSBC (banks); |
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Aegon, AIG, Allianz, Aviva, AXA, Prudential UK, Hartford Financial Services, Munich Re
(insurance companies); |
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Invesco (asset manager). |
INGs TSR ranking within this group of companies determines the final number of performance shares
that vest at the end of the three-year performance period. The initial number of performance shares
granted is based on a mid-position ranking of ING. This initial grant will increase or decrease (on
a linear basis) on the basis of INGs TSR position after the three-year performance period as
specified in the table below.
Number of shares awarded after each three-year performance period related to peer group
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1 - 3 |
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200 |
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4 - 8 |
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9 - 11 |
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12 - 17 |
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18 - 20 |
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The Supervisory Board reviews the peer group before each new three-year performance period. The
Supervisory Board has determined that for the 2009 2011 performance period, Fortis and AIG will
be replaced by KBC N.V. and Manulife Financial Corporation respectively. Considering the market
turmoil, the Supervisory Board will also continue to monitor the composition of the peer group for
existing performance cycles. Any replacement of a company in the peer group will be based upon a
thorough replacement process using the above objective criteria to determine the performance peer
group. The performance test itself will be carried out at the end of every three-year performance
period by an independent third party. The Executive Board
members are not allowed to sell depositary receipts obtained either through the stock-option or the
performance-shares plan within a period of five years from the grant date. They are only allowed to
sell part of their depositary receipts at the date of vesting to pay tax over the vested
performance-share award. Depositary receipts obtained from exercised stock options may only be sold
within a period of five years from the grant date of the options to pay tax over the exercised
award.
Remuneration levels
Every year a compensation benchmark analysis is performed based upon a peer group of companies.
This peer group, established in 2008, is a group of European financial services companies. The peer
group reflects INGs business structure and environment. ING competes with these companies for
executive talent. The following companies are part of this compensation peer group: Aegon, Allianz,
AXA, Banco Santander, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Fortis, HSBC, Royal Bank
of Scotland, Société Générale, Unicredito Italiano, Zurich Financial Services. In line with INGs
overall remuneration policy, the Supervisory Board has focused on increasing variable
(performance-driven) pay components which has resulted in a gradual convergence of the Executive
Board total compensation to the median benchmark. The mix of total target compensation (in case of
at-target performance) is divided equally between each component (i.e. 1/3rd base
salary, 1/3rd short-term incentives, and 1/3rd long-term incentives).
Pensions Executive Board members
At the General Meeting on April 25, 2006, it was agreed to amend the Executive Board remuneration
policy with respect to pensions. This revised pension plan applies to all members of the Executive
Board regardless of the time of appointment to the Executive Board except for John Hele and Tom
McInerney. The revised pension plan does not apply to John Hele and Tom McInerney as they
participate in the US pension plans. The pensions of the Executive Board are now based on a
defined-contribution plan, which are insured through a contract with
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Nationale-Nederlanden
Levensverzekering Maatschappij N.V. Starting in 2006, members of the Executive Board have been
required to pay a portion of their pension premium. The Employment Contract will terminate by
operation of law in case of retirement (Standard Retirement), which will take place on the first
day of the month that the individual reaches the age of 65.The retirement age has been changed from
previous years (age 60) as a result of the Dutch tax reform.
Employment contract for newly appointed Board members
The contract of employment for Executive Board members appointed after January 1, 2004 provides for
an appointment for a period of four years (the appointment period) and allows for re-appointment by
the General Meeting. In the case of an involuntary exit, Executive Board members would be entitled
to an amount which has been set at a multiple of their Executive Board member base salary,
preserving their existing rights. These rights in some cases could exceed the exit-arrangement
provision in the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, i.e. no more than two times base salary (first
appointment period) or one time base salary (all other situations). Under the terms of the
agreement reached with the Dutch State to strengthen INGs capital position, the exit-arrangements
have been limited to one year base salary. The term of notice for Executive Board members is three
months for the employee and six months for the employer.
REMUNERATION EXECUTIVE BOARD 2008
Executive Board base salary 2008
The base salary of all Executive Board members with the exception of Tom McInerney (who is employed
on a US-based compensation structure) was increased by 5% in 2008. Base salaries had been frozen in
2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Executive Board short-term incentive plan 2008
The target STI payout over 2008 was set at 100% of the individual Executive Board members base
salary. The final award is based on the achievement of a set of common Group financial targets and
specific individual qualitative and quantitative objectives for each Executive Board member.
Specifically, 70% of the total award is based on the Groups underlying net result per share,
underlying operating expenses and economic profit/embedded value profit (excluding financial
variances), while the remaining 30% is based on individual objectives set at the beginning of the
year by the chairman of the Executive Board and approved by the Remuneration and Nomination
Committee of the Supervisory Board.
Under the terms of the agreement reached with the Dutch State to strengthen INGs capital position,
the individual Executive Board members will not receive their 2008 STI payout.
Executive Board long-term incentive plan 2008
Under the LTIP for the Executive Board, two instruments are used: stock options and performance
shares. As mentioned earlier, an identical plan has been adopted by the Executive Board for the top
senior managers across ING. As a result, approximately 7,000 senior leaders participate in a
similar plan.
The target level for the 2008 LTIP was set at 100% of base salary for each Executive Board member.
The final grant level depends on the Group STIP performance and will vary between 50% of the target
level (if Group STI would be 0%) and 150% (if Group STI would be 200%).
Under the terms of the agreement reached with the Dutch State to strengthen INGs capital position,
the individual Executive Board members will not receive their 2008 LTI grant.
Tom McInerney is entitled to receive a conditional share award on the same grant date as the other
long-term incentive awards. The conditional share award would be 100% vested four years after the
grant date with the condition being an active employment contract at the date of vesting. This
award is part of Tom McInerneys employment contract to align his total remuneration with the
market practice of senior executives in the United States. Tom McInerney will not receive his
conditional share award to be awarded in 2009 for the 2008 performance year.
The performance shares granted in 2006 had a three-year performance period of 2006 2008 and will
vest in 2009. The actual results of 43% are based upon INGs TSR ranking of 15 within the
designated peer group. The results were determined by an independent third party. INGs external
auditor has reviewed the calculations
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performed. For members of the Executive Board who received an award as an Executive Board member in
2006, such award will vest in the final number of performance shares in May 2009. For the other
senior leaders who participated in the 2006 2008 performance share award, such award vested in
March 2009.
Compensation in cash of the individual members of the Executive Board
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2008 |
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Michel Tilmant |
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Base salary |
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1,353 |
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1,289 |
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1,289 |
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Short-term performance-related bonus |
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0 |
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2,001 |
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2,299 |
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Total cash compensation |
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1,353 |
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3,290 |
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3,588 |
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Eric Boyer de la Giroday |
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Base salary |
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892 |
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850 |
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850 |
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Short-term performance-related bonus |
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0 |
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1,319 |
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1,477 |
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Total cash compensation |
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892 |
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2,169 |
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2,327 |
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Dick Harryvan 1) |
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Base salary |
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665 |
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634 |
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423 |
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Short-term performance -related bonus |
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0 |
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842 |
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710 |
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Total cash compensation |
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|
665 |
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1,476 |
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1,133 |
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John Hele 2)3) |
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Base salary |
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603 |
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412 |
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Short-term performance-related bonus |
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0 |
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621 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cash compensation |
|
|
603 |
|
|
|
1,033 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eli Leenaars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Base salary |
|
|
665 |
|
|
|
634 |
|
|
|
634 |
|
Short-term performance-related bonus |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
956 |
|
|
|
1,102 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cash compensation |
|
|
665 |
|
|
|
1,590 |
|
|
|
1,736 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tom McInerney 1) 3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Base salary |
|
|
879 |
|
|
|
946 |
|
|
|
690 |
|
Short-term performance-related bonus |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,425 |
|
|
|
1,157 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cash compensation |
|
|
879 |
|
|
|
2,371 |
|
|
|
1,847 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hans van der Noordaa 1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Base salary |
|
|
665 |
|
|
|
634 |
|
|
|
423 |
|
Short-term performance-related bonus |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
956 |
|
|
|
710 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cash compensation |
|
|
665 |
|
|
|
1,590 |
|
|
|
1,133 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Koos Timmermans 2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Base salary |
|
|
665 |
|
|
|
423 |
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term performance-related bonus |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
637 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cash compensation |
|
|
665 |
|
|
|
1,060 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jacques de Vaucleroy 1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Base salary |
|
|
665 |
|
|
|
634 |
|
|
|
423 |
|
Short-term performance-related bonus |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
956 |
|
|
|
710 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cash compensation |
|
|
665 |
|
|
|
1,590 |
|
|
|
1,133 |
|
|
|
|
1) |
|
Dick Harryvan, Tom McInerney, Hans van der Noordaa and Jacques de Vaucleroy were appointed to
the Executive Board on April 25, 2006. The figures for these members reflect compensation
earned in their capacity as Executive Board members. Thus, the figures for 2006 reflect the
partial year as Executive Board members. |
|
2) |
|
John Hele and Koos Timmermans were appointed to the Executive Board on April 24, 2007. The
figures for these members reflect compensation earned in their capacity as Executive Board
members. Thus, the figures for 2007 reflect the partial year as Executive Board members. |
|
3) |
|
John Hele and Tom McInerney get their compensation in US dollars. For each year the
compensation in US dollars was converted to euros at the average exchange rate for that year. |
Compensation in cash of former members of the Executive Board who are not included in the above
table amounted to nil in 2008, to EUR 729 thousand in 2007 and to EUR 5,353 thousand in 2006.
94
Long-term incentives of the individual members of the Executive Board (1)
fair market value at grant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(EUR thousands) |
|
Michel Tilmant |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of options |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
132,054 |
|
|
|
132,163 |
|
Number of performance shares |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
31,293 |
|
|
|
27,650 |
|
Fair market value of long term incentive 2) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,521 |
|
|
|
1,734 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eric Boyer de la Giroday |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of options |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
87,066 |
|
|
|
87,138 |
|
Number of performance shares |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
20,632 |
|
|
|
18,230 |
|
Fair market value of long term incentive 2) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,003 |
|
|
|
1,143 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dick Harryvan 3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of options |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
64,967 |
|
|
|
43,347 |
|
Number of performance shares |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
15,396 |
|
|
|
9,069 |
|
Fair market value of long term incentive 2) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
748 |
|
|
|
569 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John Hele 4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of options |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
42,228 |
|
|
|
|
|
Number of performance shares |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
10,007 |
|
|
|
|
|
Fair market value of long term incentive 2) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
486 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eli Leenaars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of options |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
64,967 |
|
|
|
65,021 |
|
Number of performance shares |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
15,396 |
|
|
|
13,603 |
|
Fair market value of long term incentive 2) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
748 |
|
|
|
853 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tom McInerney 3),5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of options |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
96,875 |
|
|
|
70,695 |
|
Number of performance shares |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
22,957 |
|
|
|
14,790 |
|
Number of conditional shares |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
54,312 |
|
|
|
37,633 |
|
Fair market value of long term incentive 2) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
2,571 |
|
|
|
2,201 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hans van der Noordaa 3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of options |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
64,967 |
|
|
|
43,347 |
|
Number of performance shares |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
15,396 |
|
|
|
9,069 |
|
Fair market value of long term incentive 2) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
748 |
|
|
|
569 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Koos Timmermans 4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of options |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
43,312 |
|
|
|
|
|
Number of performance shares |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
10,264 |
|
|
|
|
|
Fair market value of long term incentive 2) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
499 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jacques de Vaucleroy 3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of options |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
64,967 |
|
|
|
43,347 |
|
Number of performance shares |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
15,396 |
|
|
|
9,069 |
|
Fair market value of long term incentive 2) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
748 |
|
|
|
569 |
|
|
|
|
1) |
|
Long-term incentives are granted in the year following the reporting year. The long-term
incentive plan provides for a combination of share options and provisional performance shares
based on a 50/50 split in value. The ratio of options to performance shares varies each year
as a result of the fair value calculation and the 50/50 split in value. The fair value
calculation for the performance year 2008 resulted in a ratio of options to performance shares
of 2.36:1 (2007: 4.22:1, 2006: 4.78: 1). |
|
2) |
|
The fair market value of a long-term incentive award reflects the estimated fair market value
of the long-term incentive award based on a fair value calculation. The valuation is
calculated on the last trading day of the year for grants made to the Executive Board members
for performance over the specified year and is not updated for current market values. |
|
3) |
|
Dick Harryvan, Tom McInerney, Hans van der Noordaa and Jacques de Vaucleroy were appointed to
the Executive Board on April 25, 2006. The figures for these members reflect compensation
earned in their capacity as Executive Board members. |
|
4) |
|
John Hele and Koos Timmermans were appointed to the Executive
Board on April 24, 2007. The
figures for these members reflect compensation earned in their capacity as Executive Board
members. |
95
|
|
|
5) |
|
Tom McInerney is entitled to receive conditional shares on the same grant date as the other
long-term incentive awards. The conditional shares will be 100% vested four years after the
grant date with the condition being an active employment contract. The conditional shares are
provided to align Tom McInerneys total remuneration with US market practice. Tom McInerney
will not receive his conditional share award for the 2008 performance year. |
The fair market value of long-term incentive awards of former members of the Executive Board who
are not included in the above table amounted to nil in 2008 and 2007 and to EUR 938 thousand in
2006.
Pension costs of the individual members of the Executive Board (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(EUR thousands) |
|
Michel Tilmant |
|
|
971 |
|
|
|
874 |
|
|
|
689 |
|
Eric Boyer de la Giroday |
|
|
639 |
|
|
|
566 |
|
|
|
439 |
|
Dick Harryvan 2) |
|
|
374 |
|
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
206 |
|
John Hele 3,4) |
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
|
|
Eli Leenaars |
|
|
313 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
270 |
|
Tom McInerney 2,4) |
|
|
285 |
|
|
|
286 |
|
|
|
297 |
|
Hans van der Noordaa 2) |
|
|
313 |
|
|
|
267 |
|
|
|
170 |
|
Koos Timmermans 3) |
|
|
247 |
|
|
|
166 |
|
|
|
|
|
Jacques de Vaucleroy 2) |
|
|
313 |
|
|
|
267 |
|
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
For reasons of comparison, the company pension expenses are recalculated under
IAS 19 with general assumption setting for 2006 to 2008. |
|
(2) |
|
Dick Harryvan, Tom McInerney, Hans van der Noordaa and Jacques de Vaucleroy were
appointed to the Executive Board on April 25, 2006. The figures for these members reflect pension
costs in their capacity as Executive Board members. |
|
(3) |
|
John Hele and Koos Timmermans were appointed to the Executive Board on April 24,
2007. The figures for these members reflect pension costs in their capacity as Executive Board
members. |
|
(4) |
|
John Heles and Tom McInerneys pension costs have been translated from US dollars
to euros at the average exchange rate for that year. |
Pension costs of former members of the Executive Board who are not included in the above table
amounted to nil in 2008, to EUR 1,386 thousand and in 2007 and to EUR 4,954 thousand in 2006.
Loans and advances to Executive Board members
The table below presents the loans and advances provided to Executive Board members and outstanding
on December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006. These loans were concluded in the normal course of business
and on terms generally applicable to Company personnel as a whole and were approved by the
Supervisory Board.
Loans and advances to the individual members of the Executive Board
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Interest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Interest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Interest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
outstanding |
|
|
rate |
|
|
Repayments |
|
|
outstanding |
|
|
rate |
|
|
Repayments |
|
|
outstanding |
|
|
rate |
|
|
Repayments |
|
|
|
(EUR thousands) |
|
|
|
December 31, 2008 |
|
December 31, 2007 |
|
December 31, 2006 |
|
Eric Boyer de la Giroday |
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
4.3 |
% |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
4.3 |
% |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
4.3 |
% |
|
|
3 |
|
Dick Harryvan |
|
|
227 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
227 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
% |
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
427 |
|
|
|
3.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
John Hele 1) |
|
|
619 |
|
|
|
4.9 |
% |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
635 |
|
|
|
5.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hans van der Noordaa |
|
|
930 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
930 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
930 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Koos Timmermans |
|
|
380 |
|
|
|
4.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
380 |
|
|
|
4.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jacques de Vaucleroy |
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
5.5 |
% |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
|
|
5.5 |
% |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
192 |
|
|
|
5.5 |
% |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
1) |
|
John Heles loans and advances have been translated from US dollars to euros. |
96
ING depositary receipts for shares held by Executive Board members
Executive Board members are permitted to hold ING depositary receipts for shares as a long-term
investment. The table below shows the holdings by members of the Executive Board.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of (depositary receipts for) shares |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Michel Tilmant |
|
|
31,663 |
|
|
|
24,764 |
|
|
|
7,764 |
|
Eric Boyer de la Giroday |
|
|
11,588 |
|
|
|
7,126 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dick Harryvan |
|
|
2,546 |
|
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
John Hele |
|
|
5,247 |
|
|
|
2,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
Eli Leenaars |
|
|
8,288 |
|
|
|
5,628 |
|
|
|
|
|
Tom McInerney 1) |
|
|
146,453 |
|
|
|
127,694 |
|
|
|
64,527 |
|
Hans van der Noordaa |
|
|
2,930 |
|
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Koos Timmermans |
|
|
2,546 |
|
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Jacques de Vaucleroy |
|
|
37,326 |
|
|
|
27,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
The shares held by Tom McInerney are American Depositary Receipts. He also holds 2,382 units in
a Leveraged Stock Fund. |
Information on the options outstanding and the movements during the financial year of options held
by the members of the Executive Board as at December 31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding as at |
|
|
Granted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waived or expired |
|
|
Outstanding as at |
|
|
Exercise |
|
|
Exercise price in |
|
|
|
|
number of options |
|
31 December 2007 |
|
|
in 2008 |
|
|
Exercised in 2008 |
|
|
in 2008 (1) |
|
|
31 December 2008 |
|
|
price in euros |
|
|
US dollars |
|
|
Expiry date |
Michel Tilmant |
|
|
21,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,000 |
|
|
|
29.39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 11, 2012 |
|
|
|
14,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,000 |
|
|
|
29.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 11, 2012 |
|
|
|
21,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,000 |
|
|
|
12.65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 3, 2013 |
|
|
|
14,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,000 |
|
|
|
12.55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 3, 2013 |
|
|
|
41,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,250 |
|
|
|
17.69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 14, 2014 |
|
|
|
82,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
82,600 |
|
|
|
21.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 13, 2015 |
|
|
|
108,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
108,200 |
|
|
|
32.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 12, 2016 |
|
|
|
132,163 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
132,163 |
|
|
|
33.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 17, 2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
132,054 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
132,054 |
|
|
|
25.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eric Boyer de la Giroday |
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
26.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 28, 2009 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
28.30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Apr 3, 2010 |
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
|
35.80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 15, 2011 |
|
|
|
3,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,000 |
|
|
|
28.60 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 27, 2012 |
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
|
12.55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 3, 2013 |
|
|
|
17,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,800 |
|
|
|
17.69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 14, 2014 |
|
|
|
53,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53,400 |
|
|
|
21.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 13, 2015 |
|
|
|
71,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,400 |
|
|
|
32.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 12, 2016 |
|
|
|
87,138 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
87,138 |
|
|
|
33.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 17, 2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
87,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
87,066 |
|
|
|
25.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dick Harryvan |
|
|
13,125 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,125 |
|
|
|
29.39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 11, 2012 |
|
|
|
12,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,250 |
|
|
|
12.65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 3, 2013 |
|
|
|
6,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,000 |
|
|
|
18.71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 15, 2014 |
|
|
|
8,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,800 |
|
|
|
23.28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 30, 2015 |
|
|
|
13,060 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,060 |
|
|
|
32.77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 23, 2016 |
|
|
|
46,802 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,802 |
|
|
|
33.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 17, 2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64,967 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64,967 |
|
|
|
25.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John Hele |
|
|
24,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21.64 |
|
|
Nov 17, 2013 |
|
|
|
5,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,700 |
|
|
|
18.71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 15, 2014 |
|
|
|
39,173 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39,173 |
|
|
|
23.28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 30, 2015 |
|
|
|
31,896 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31,896 |
|
|
|
32.77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 23, 2016 |
97
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding as at |
|
|
Granted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waived or expired |
|
|
Outstanding as at |
|
|
Exercise |
|
|
Exercise price in |
|
|
|
|
number of options |
|
31 December 2007 |
|
|
in 2008 |
|
|
Exercised in 2008 |
|
|
in 2008 (1) |
|
|
31 December 2008 |
|
|
price in euros |
|
|
US dollars |
|
|
Expiry date |
|
|
|
46,592 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,592 |
|
|
|
32.19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 22, 2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,228 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,228 |
|
|
|
25.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,417 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,417 |
|
|
|
18.70 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sept. 17, 2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eli Leenaars |
|
|
3,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,300 |
|
|
|
25.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Apr 1, 2009 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27.28 |
|
|
Apr 3, 2010 |
|
|
|
22,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31.96 |
|
|
Mar 15, 2011 |
|
|
|
31,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25.72 |
|
|
Mar 11, 2012 |
|
|
|
7,850 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,850 |
|
|
|
12.55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 3, 2013 |
|
|
|
9,654 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,654 |
|
|
|
18.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 15, 2014 |
|
|
|
6,436 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,436 |
|
|
|
18.71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 15, 2014 |
|
|
|
41,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,700 |
|
|
|
21.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 13, 2015 |
|
|
|
53,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53,200 |
|
|
|
32.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 12, 2016 |
|
|
|
65,021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65,021 |
|
|
|
33.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 17, 2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64,967 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64,967 |
|
|
|
25.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tom McInerney |
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31.96 |
|
|
Mar 15, 2011 |
|
|
|
91,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25.72 |
|
|
Mar 11, 2012 |
|
|
|
125,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
125,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.70 |
|
|
Mar 3, 2013 |
|
|
|
153,550 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
153,550 |
|
|
|
18.71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 15, 2014 |
|
|
|
260,425 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
260,425 |
|
|
|
23.28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 30, 2015 |
|
|
|
213,325 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
213,325 |
|
|
|
32.77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 23, 2016 |
|
|
|
125,879 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
125,879 |
|
|
|
33.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 17, 2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
96,875 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
96,875 |
|
|
|
25.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hans van der Noordaa |
|
|
13,125 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,125 |
|
|
|
29.39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 11, 2012 |
|
|
|
8,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,900 |
|
|
|
12.65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 3, 2013 |
|
|
|
6,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,000 |
|
|
|
18.71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 15, 2014 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
23.28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 30, 2015 |
|
|
|
11,195 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,195 |
|
|
|
32.77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 23, 2016 |
|
|
|
46,802 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,802 |
|
|
|
33.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 17, 2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64,967 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64,967 |
|
|
|
25.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Koos Timmermans |
|
|
10,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,500 |
|
|
|
29.39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 11, 2012 |
|
|
|
6,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,000 |
|
|
|
18.71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 15, 2014 |
|
|
|
8,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,800 |
|
|
|
23.28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 30, 2015 |
|
|
|
6,530 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,530 |
|
|
|
32.77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 23, 2016 |
|
|
|
35,443 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,443 |
|
|
|
32.19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 22, 2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,312 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,312 |
|
|
|
25.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,876 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,876 |
|
|
|
18.70 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sept. 17, 2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jacques de Vaucleroy |
|
|
7,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,000 |
|
|
|
26.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 28, 2009 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
28.30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Apr 3, 2010 |
|
|
|
7,634 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,634 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.70 |
|
|
Mar 3, 2013 |
|
|
|
61,110 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
61,110 |
|
|
|
18.71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 15, 2014 |
|
|
|
114,950 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
114,950 |
|
|
|
23.28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 30, 2015 |
|
|
|
100,352 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,352 |
|
|
|
32.77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 23, 2016 |
|
|
|
70,657 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
70,657 |
|
|
|
33.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 17, 2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64,967 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64,967 |
|
|
|
25.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 15, 2018 |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Waived at vesting date or expired at expiry date. |
REMUNERATION SUPERVISORY BOARD
Remuneration
The annual remuneration of the Supervisory Board members amounts to: chairman EUR 75,000,
vice-chairman EUR 65,000, other members EUR 45,000. In addition to the remuneration each member
receives an expense allowance. For the chairman and vice-chairman the annual amount is EUR 6,810.
For the other members the amount is EUR 2,270.
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The remuneration for the membership of committees is as follows: chairman of the Audit Committee
EUR 8,000, members of the Audit Committee EUR 6,000, chairmen of other Supervisory Board committees
EUR 7,500 and
members of other Supervisory Board committees EUR 5,000. In addition to the fixed remuneration,
committee members receive a fee for each meeting they attend. For the Audit Committee chairman this
fee is EUR 2,000 per meeting and for its members EUR 1,500. For the chairman and members of other
committees the attendance fee amounts to EUR 450 per meeting. The remuneration and the attendance
fee for the membership of a committee are not applicable to the chairman and vice-chairman of the
Supervisory Board if they are on one of the committees.
Supervisory Board members receive an additional fee of EUR 2,000 per attended Supervisory Board or
Committee meeting in the event the meeting is held outside the country of residence of the
Supervisory Board member, or an additional amount of EUR 7,500 per attended Supervisory Board or
Committee meeting if intercontinental travel is required for attending the meeting.
The table below shows the remuneration, expense allowances and attendance fees per Supervisory
Board member for 2008 and previous years.
Compensation of the members of the Supervisory Board
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|
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2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(EUR thousands) |
|
Jan Hommen 1) |
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
Eric Bourdais de Charbonnière 2) |
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
70 |
|
Henk Breukink 3) |
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
Peter Elverding 4) |
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
Claus Dieter Hoffmann |
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
Piet Hoogendoorn 5) |
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
Piet Klaver 6) |
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
Wim Kok |
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
Godfried van der Lugt |
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
Harish Manwani 7) |
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aman Mehta 7) |
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joan Spero 7) |
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jackson Tai 7) |
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Karel Vuursteen |
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
Luella Gross Goldberg 8) |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
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(1) |
|
Jan Hommen is a member of the Supervisory Board as of June 2005 and chairman as of
January 2008. |
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(2) |
|
Eric Bourdais de Charbonnière is a member of the Supervisory Board as of April 2004
and vice-chairman as of February 2005. |
|
(3) |
|
Henk Breukink is a member of the Supervisory Board as of April 2007. The
compensation figure for 2007 reflects the partial year as
member of the Supervisory Board. |
|
(4) |
|
Peter Elverding is a member of the Supervisory Board as of August 2007. The
compensation figure for 2007 reflects the partial year as
member of the Supervisory Board. |
|
(5) |
|
Piet Hoogendoorn is a member of the Supervisory Board as of June 2007. The
compensation figure for 2007 reflects the partial year as
member of the Supervisory Board. |
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(6) |
|
Piet Klaver is a member of the Supervisory Board as of April 2006. The compensation
figure for 2006 reflects the partial year as member
of the Supervisory Board. |
|
(7) |
|
Harish Manwani, Aman Mehta, Joan Spero and Jackson Tai are members of the
Supervisory Board as of April 2008. The compensation
figure for 2008 reflects the partial year as member of the Supervisory Board.
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|
(8) |
|
Luella Gross Goldberg retired in April 2008. The compensation figure for 2008
reflects the partial year as member of the Supervisory
Board. |
Lodewijk de Waal is nominated for appointment as a member of the Supervisory Board at the General
Meeting in 2009. Under the terms of the agreement reached with the Dutch State in October 2008 to
strengthen INGs capital position, and anticipating his appointment in 2009, he has been acting as
an observer in the Supervisory Board as from November 2008. Lodewijk de Waal has received
remuneration, expense allowances and attendance fees in line with the Remuneration policy of the
Supervisory Board.
Compensation of former members of the Supervisory Board who are not included in the above table
amounted to nil in 2008, to EUR 102 thousand in 2007 and to EUR 160 thousand in 2006.
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Loans and advances to Supervisory Board members
As at December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, there were no loans and advances outstanding to members of
the Supervisory Board.
ING depositary receipts for shares and options held by Supervisory Board members
Supervisory Board members are permitted to hold ING depositary receipts for shares as a long-term
investment. The table below shows the holdings by members of the Supervisory Board. Supervisory
Board members did not hold ING options at year-end 2008.
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|
|
|
|
Number of (depositary receipts for) shares |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Piet Klaver |
|
|
7,430 |
|
|
|
7,430 |
|
|
|
5,430 |
|
Karel Vuursteen |
|
|
1,510 |
|
|
|
1,510 |
|
|
|
1,510 |
|
Luella Gross Goldberg 1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,814 |
|
|
|
6,814 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Luella Gross Goldberg retired in April 2008. The shares held by her are
American Depositary Receipts. |
EXECUTIVE BOARD REMUNERATION STRUCTURE 2009
In October 2008, ING reached an agreement with the Dutch State to strengthen its capital position.
Under the terms of the agreement, the ING Supervisory Board will review the remuneration policy for
the Executive Board and senior management to align it with new international standards. This will
include linking incentive schemes to long-term value creation and risk.
The Supervisory Board has taken notice of the preliminary recommendations published by some
financial authorities and will continue to monitor developments in this area. For ING as a global
company it is essential to work from one set of global recommendations. As soon as international
standards are determined ING will review and amend the current remuneration policy as appropriate.
Any changes to the remuneration policy will require approval by the annual General Meeting. The
reviewed remuneration policy is expected to be proposed to the General Meeting in 2010 and to be
effective compensation as of year 2010.
In December 2008, the Monitoring Committee Dutch Corporate Governance Code (the Frijns Committee)
published an updated and revised version of the Tabaksblat Code in its definitive form; a proposal
thereto was disclosed for consultation purposes in June 2008. The revised Tabaksblat Code
became effective as of 1 January 2009. ING Group is now considering the implications of the revised
Tabaksblat Code on the remuneration policy and to what extent these can be implemented. As
recommended by the Frijns Committee, the implementation of the revised Tabaksblat Code will be
discussed in the 2010 General Meeting as a separate agenda item.
Policy for 2009
With regard to the remuneration policy for 2009, the Supervisory Board continues to build upon the
remuneration policy initiated in 2003. In January 2009, ING and the Dutch State entered into an
Illiquid Assets Back-up Facility term sheet. Under the terms agreed
in the term sheet members of the Executive Board
will not receive any bonus until a reviewed remuneration policy will be completed. The remuneration
policy will among other things include objectives relating to corporate and social responsibility.
Executive Board base salary 2009
For 2009 base-salary levels will be frozen.
Executive Board short-term incentive plan 2009
Under the Illiquid Assets Back-up Facility term sheet agreed with the Dutch State in January 2009,
the individual Executive Board members will not receive a 2009 short term incentive.
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Executive Board long-term incentive plan 2009
Under the Illiquid Assets Back-up Facility term sheet agreed with the Dutch State in January 2009,
the individual Executive Board members will not receive a 2009 long-term incentive award.
EMPLOYEES
The number of staff employed on a full time equivalent basis of ING Group averaged 125,285 in 2008,
of which 29,626 or 24%, were employed in the Netherlands. The geographical distribution of
employees with respect to the Groups insurance operations and banking operations over 2008 was as
follows (average full time equivalents):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance operations |
|
|
Banking operations |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
The Netherlands |
|
|
9,300 |
|
|
|
9,462 |
|
|
|
9,688 |
|
|
|
20,326 |
|
|
|
21,585 |
|
|
|
22,884 |
|
|
|
29,626 |
|
|
|
31,047 |
|
|
|
32,572 |
|
Belgium |
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
228 |
|
|
|
1,215 |
|
|
|
10,647 |
|
|
|
10,983 |
|
|
|
11,277 |
|
|
|
10,948 |
|
|
|
11,211 |
|
|
|
12,492 |
|
Rest of Europe |
|
|
3,972 |
|
|
|
3,899 |
|
|
|
3,767 |
|
|
|
26,298 |
|
|
|
18,581 |
|
|
|
18,026 |
|
|
|
30,270 |
|
|
|
22,480 |
|
|
|
21,793 |
|
North America |
|
|
16,368 |
|
|
|
15,194 |
|
|
|
15,016 |
|
|
|
4,239 |
|
|
|
3,625 |
|
|
|
3,032 |
|
|
|
20,607 |
|
|
|
18,819 |
|
|
|
18,048 |
|
Latin America |
|
|
10,806 |
|
|
|
16,074 |
|
|
|
13,614 |
|
|
|
352 |
|
|
|
373 |
|
|
|
386 |
|
|
|
11,158 |
|
|
|
16,447 |
|
|
|
14,000 |
|
Asia |
|
|
9,494 |
|
|
|
8,451 |
|
|
|
8,206 |
|
|
|
10,498 |
|
|
|
9,115 |
|
|
|
8,748 |
|
|
|
19,992 |
|
|
|
17,566 |
|
|
|
16,954 |
|
Australia |
|
|
1,574 |
|
|
|
1,703 |
|
|
|
1,507 |
|
|
|
1,056 |
|
|
|
929 |
|
|
|
815 |
|
|
|
2,630 |
|
|
|
2,632 |
|
|
|
2,322 |
|
Other |
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
|