ING Groep N.V. Competition

ING Groep is a Dutch hybrid of banking, insuring, and asset-managing services. One of the world's largest banking and financial services companies, its operations are focused on its home Benelux market, as well as the rest of Europe and in the Americas and Asia. The company's banking operations include wholesale and retail banking, mortgage lending, and online retail banking (ING Direct). Key insurance products include life insurance, pensions, and retirement services. ING provides asset management for individuals and institutions through both its insurance and banking units. The firm is selling off insurance operations, as well as some banking and investment businesses, to repay government bailout loans.