CEO
statement
“In the third quarter of 2024, we have again delivered strong
results and are executing well on our strategy to accelerate
growth, increase impact and deliver value for all stakeholders,”
said Steven van Rijswijk, CEO of ING. “We have grown our customer
base and taken important steps in our climate action approach. Our
good commercial momentum has led to robust income growth,
specifically in fee income. We have also seen increased lending and
deposit volumes and resilient margins.
“Fee income has continued to increase in line with our ambition to
diversify our income and surpassed €1 billion for the first time.
Fee income from retail investment products has continued to rise,
reflecting an increase in assets under management and customer
trading activity. Wholesale Banking has in particular benefited
from higher deal flow in Global Capital Markets.
“In Retail Banking, performance was supported by strong core
lending growth of €6 billion, mainly in residential mortgages
across all Retail markets. Our market share of new mortgage
production has increased significantly in the Netherlands, as our
quick processing of digital applications and our flexible
operations helped us in a very competitive market. This is a clear
example of how we increase impact and deliver value for
customers.
“Wholesale Banking income was resilient, supported by volume growth
in lending and deposits in addition to strong results in Payments
& Cash Management and Financial Markets. Our Capital Markets
Advisory business continues to grow following investments to
further build on our expertise. We aim to optimise our capital
efficiency and during this quarter we have significantly reduced
our risk-weighted assets (RWA) in Wholesale Banking.
“Expenses have risen 2% from the last quarter as we invest in
growing our business. Risk costs were €336 million, in line with
our through-the-cycle-average. Our four-quarter rolling return on
equity came out at 13.8% and our CET1 ratio increased to 14.3%,
driven by our strong profitability and lower RWA.
“We continue to take steps to converge our CET1 capital ratio to
our target level of around 12.5%. The share buyback programme
announced in May 2024 has been completed and we today announce a
next distribution of €2.5 billion, which will have a pro forma
impact of 76 basis points on our CET1 ratio. Operating at the right
level of capital is in the best interest of all our stakeholders
and allows us to support customers and the economy in the countries
we operate in.
“In September, we have published our Climate Progress Update 2024,
which shares our sharpened approach to client engagement, our
updated energy policy and the latest on our Terra approach. We aim
to make an impact by working with clients on their transitions to
net zero while financing the technologies and solutions needed for
a sustainable future.
“We are well positioned to continue to execute our strategy and
grow our business, and I would like to thank our customers for
their loyalty and our employees for their contributions to our
excellent third-quarter performance.”
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ING Profile
ING is a global financial institution with a strong European base,
offering banking services through its operating company ING Bank.
The purpose of ING Bank is: empowering people to stay a step ahead
in life and in business. ING Bank’s more than 60,000 employees
offer retail and wholesale banking services to customers in over 40
countries.
ING Group shares are listed on the exchanges of Amsterdam (INGA NA,
INGA.AS), Brussels and on the New York Stock Exchange (ADRs: ING
US, ING.N).
ING aims to put sustainability at the heart of what we do. Our
policies and actions are assessed by independent research and
ratings providers, which give updates on them annually. ING's ESG
rating by MSCI was reconfirmed by MSCI as 'AA' in August 2024 for
the fifth year. As of December 2023, in Sustainalytics’ view, ING’s
management of ESG material risk is ‘Strong’. Our current ESG Risk
Rating, is 17.2 (Low Risk). ING Group shares are also included in
major sustainability and ESG index products of leading providers.
Here are some examples: Euronext, STOXX, Morningstar and FTSE
Russell.
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including changes affecting currency exchange rates and the
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Ukraine and related international response measures (2) changes
affecting interest rate levels (3) any default of a major market
participant and related market disruption (4) changes in
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other conduct issues (18) changes in tax laws and regulations and
risks of non-compliance or investigation in connection with tax
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disruptions or failures, breaches of security, cyber-attacks, human
error, changes in operational practices or inadequate controls
including in respect of third parties with which we do business and
including any risks as a result of incomplete, inaccurate, or
otherwise flawed outputs from the algorithms and data sets utilized
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cybercrime including the effects of cyberattacks and changes in
legislation and regulation related to cybersecurity and data
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the use of emerging technologies, such as advanced forms of
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counterparties to meet financial obligations or ability to enforce
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manage business risks, including in connection with use of models,
use of derivatives, or maintaining appropriate policies and
guidelines (29) changes in capital and credit markets, including
interbank funding, as well as customer deposits, which provide the
liquidity and capital required to fund our operations, and (30) the
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