ING Direct

ING Direct is part of the ING Group, which is a global financial institution that offers direct banking, retail banking, commercial banking, investment banking, insurance services and asset management. ING Group is the largest banking conglomerate worldwide by revenue, grossing €54.43 billion in 2010, and they are headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They have 85 million customers in over 45 countries, and the employ more than 100,000 people throughout the world. ING Direct is the branchless direct bank belonging to ING Group, and it operates in Canada, the United States, Australia, France, Austria, Germany, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom. Services are offered over the phone, on the web, by ATM or by mail, and they say that by not operating branches that they are increasing the savings for customers by having higher interest rates and no-fee services. Currently, ING Direct focuses on simple savings accounts that bear high interest for retail customers. In Canada, ING Direct has over 1.7 million clients, $37.6 billion CAD in assets and employs over 900 people. They offer tax-free savings accounts, savings accounts, guaranteed investments, mutual funds, mortgages, retirement savings plans, business accounts and a no-fee daily checking account. ING sponsors many cultural and art exhibitions and sporting events worldwide, including the New York City Marathon, the Royal Dutch Football Association, the Dutch National Museum in Amsterdam and the New York Museum of Modern Art.

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