ING New Zealand is part of the global ING Group - one of the world's largest investment, banking and insurance organisations.

Operations in New Zealand began in 1989 under the name Armstrong Jones. In 1996, Armstrong Jones became an ING company, and changed its name to ING (NZ) Limited in March 2002.

In New Zealand, ING's core business is financial services, and our objective is to help clients meet their financial objectives through the accumulation, investment and protection of assets. Products and services offered include investments and savings, wholesale/institutional investment management, and life insurance.

Under an ING-branded joint venture owned 51% by ING Group and 49% by ANZ National Bank, ING New Zealand also manages all the investment and insurance products sold through the ANZ and The National Bank branch networks, and through specialist ANZ financial advisers.

The accelerated growth of the last five years has put ING at the top of its industry as the largest manager of retail funds in New Zealand*. ING also holds a leading position in the life insurance and property markets.
*FundSource, March 2008

ING New Zealand currently employs over 500 staff and has offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

ING worldwide

With a history dating back more than a century and a half, ING provides a range of integrated financial services to personal, corporate and institutional clients through a variety of distribution channels.

The Group’s global head office is in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with regional operations throughout Europe, North and South America and Asia/Pacific, including Australasia.

ING originally stood for International Netherlands Group, which has since been abbreviated to the initials I-N-G. The lion logo symbolises strength, capability and confidence.

Key facts about ING Group

• Ninth largest company in the 2008 Forbes Global 2000 list
• Operations in more than 50 countries
• 130,000 employees worldwide
• Approximately NZ$2.3 trillion in assets under management
• The world's biggest portfolio of real estate investments