29 April 2010
ING supports Minister's extension to timeframes
ING commends Commerce Minister Simon Power’s announcement of an extension to the timeframes for financial advisers to fully comply with the new regime.

5 March 2010
ING Life show to have the edge
A prominent risk adviser has publicly singled out ING Life for its unique stance in covering certain life-saving but non-government funded drugs as part of its medical policies.

28 January 2010
International delegation learns from ING KiwiSaver experience
A South Korean business delegation is learning from ING New Zealand about the country’s successful KiwiSaver scheme and insurance and the country’s investment markets.

12 December 2009
ING first to break $1bn KiwiSaver barrier
KiwiSaver provider ING has become the first to break the $1 billion mark for funds held under management.

30 November 2009
ANZ completes ING wealth management acquisition in Australia and New Zealand
ANZ today announced completion of the acquisition of ING Group’s 51% shareholding in the ANZ-ING wealth management, life insurance and advice joint ventures in Australia
and New Zealand.

15 October 2009
NZ investor sentiment shows strongest Q3 improvement across Asia Pacific markets - says ING Investor Dashboard Survey
Optimism among New Zealand's private net worth investors improved significantly this quarter as investor sentiment rose by 41 points to 125 (out of 200).

25 September 2009
ING to sell Australian and NZ insurance business to ANZ - ING Media Release
ING announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its life insurance and wealth management venture in Australia and New Zealand to ANZ, its joint venture partner.

25 September 2009
ANZ to acquire full ownership of ING in Australia and NZ - ANZ Group Media Release
ANZ today announced it had reached agreement with ING Group to acquire ING Group’s 51% shareholdings in the ANZ-ING wealth management and life insurance joint ventures in Australia and New Zealand for A$1,760 million.

25 September 2009
ANZ National acquisition of INGNZ - ANZN Media Reelase
ANZ National Chief Executive Officer Jenny Fagg welcomed the announcement today that Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ Group) will acquire full
ownership of the ANZ/ING joint ventures in Australia and New Zealand.

24 August 2009
Financial literacy now key as KiwiSaver enrolments continue to grow strongly
Figures from Inland Revenue show that more than 1,137,000 New Zealanders have joined KiwiSaver and that, even during the current downturn, the total number of enrolments has continued to rise by approximately 32,000 a month over the last six months.

7 August 2009
ING announces new MD Insurance
ING New Zealand today announced the appointment of Jeremy Nicoll as Managing Director – Insurance.

16 July 2009
DYF/RIF offer closes with strong acceptance
Over 95% of unitholders in the DYF and RIF Funds have accepted the offer, with approximately 85% of these unitholders selecting the Five Year Cash Account Option.

15 July 2009
NZ investor outlook improves to neutral but still lowest in pan-Asia region - says ING Investor Dashboard Survey
New Zealand high net worth investors have improved their outlook from “pessimistic” last quarter to “neutral” in Q2 2009, signalling a slow return in investor confidence

11 June 2009
ING announces new Chief Financial Officer
The Board of ING NZ announced today that Patrick Dwyer has been appointed to Chief FinancialOfficer of ING NZ for all of ING New Zealand business divisions: Managed Funds, Insurance and Real
Estate.

12 March 2009
Investors agree to extended wind-up of Credit Opportunities Fund and Enhanced Yield Fund
ING New Zealand has been given the mandate to wind up the Credit Opportunities Fund (COF) and the Enhanced Yield Fund(EYF) over time.

25 February 2009
ING New Zealand to guarantee value of the Diversified Yield and Regular Income Funds
ING (NZ) Limited today announced that investors in the ING Diversified Yield Fund (DYF) and ING Regular Income Fund (RIF) will be receiving a proposal in which they can choose to be guaranteed a minimum price in five years time for their units.

24 February 2009
ING Medical Properties Trust announces $5.87 million operating profit for 6 months to December 2008
ING Medical Properties Trust, the only NZX-listed specialist medical and healthcare property entity (NZX:IMP), today announced an unaudited interim operating profit of $5.87m for the six months ended 31 December 2008.

19 January 2009
New Zealand investor confidence in sharp decline
ING investor sentiment index highlights a 35% drop in local investor confidence in the last quarter.

15 January 2009
ING New Zealand appoints a new managing director - funds management
ING New Zealand today announced today that Paul Butler has been appointed to the newly created role of Managing Director - Funds Management.

10 December 2008
ING New Zealand recommends managed wind up for DYF and RIF
ING New Zealand today announced that given the on-going difficult market conditions, the company is recommending to the Trustee that ING Diversified Yield Fund (DYF) and the ING Regular Income Fund (RIF) be wound up over an extended period of time.

10 December 2008
ING New Zealand to close Enhanced Yield Fund and Credit Opportunities Fund
ING New Zealand announced today that the ongoing global market crisis has led to the decision to wind up the $27 million Enhanced Yield Fund and the $8 million Credit Opportunities Fund.

15 October 2008
New Zealand investor confidence has remained steady but concerned during Q3, 2008
While investor sentiment plummets across the Asia Pacific region, New Zealand investor confidence has remained steady but concerned during Q3 2008.

27 August 2008
ING Medical Properties Trust announces 8.4% increase in full year operating profit
ING Medical Properties Trust (the 'Trust') today announced an unaudited operationg profit of $12.1m ($11.1m in 2007) for the financial year ended 30 June 2008.

19 August 2008
ING Real Estate appoints new Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
ING (NZ) Limited announced today that appointment of Stuart Harrison to the role of Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary for its various real estate investment vehicles.

30 July 2008
ING fulfils first insurance claim for Herceptin treatment
As pressure continues to mount on PHARMAC to fund a twelve month course of Herceptin treatment, ING today announced that it has accepted and is fulfilling its first claim for Herceptin,* a targeted therapy for HER2 positive breast cancer.

30 July 2008
ING launches sustainable fund to meet growing market demand
ING (NZ) Limited today announced that it has introduced a Sustainable Growth Fund into New Zealand as an option within the SIL KiwiSaver scheme.

23 July 2008
Private investors confident that joining KiwiSaver a good idea despite volatile market conditions
Despite current market volatility, ninety-five per cent of private investors who have joined KiwiSaver feel that signing up to the scheme was a good decision.

15 July 2008
New Zealand investor confidence rallies despite further market deterioration forecast for Q3
As speculation increases that New Zealand is moving into a period of stagflation, 71% of New Zealand investors are forecasting that inflation will continue to worsen over the next three months.

24 June 2008
ING New Zealand appoints new Chief Executive Officer
The Board of ING NZ announced today that Helen Troup has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of ING NZ where she will lead the funds management, insurance and real estate businesses.

06 June 2008
ING New Zealand CEO resigns
ING NZ announced today the resignation of Marc Lieberman as CEO effective 31 July 2008. Marc has resigned to pursue a career outside ING and has accepted a role at another organization outside New Zealand.

15 April 2008
Investor confidence drops sharply across Asia Pacific in Q1 2008
Investor confidence across Asia (ex-Japan, New Zealand and Australia) declined by 7.4% in the first quarter of 2008, according to the latest results of the ING Investor Dashboard Investor Sentiment Survey* which were released today. In New Zealand, investor confidence fell by 23.7% during the ame period.

12 March 2008
Market conditions lead to suspension of Funds
ING (NZ) Limited announced today that the investors in the ING Diversified Yield Fund and the ING Regular Income Fund (the Funds) are receiving notice that all further withdrawals are suspended, due to the current economic conditions affecting financial markets, collectively described as the 'global credit crunch'.

15 October 2007
ING research study reveals robust investor sentiment in Asia-Pacific, but New Zealanders relatively conservative
New Zealand investors are less optimistic than most of their peers in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the ING Investor Sentiment Tracking Study launched today.

02 April 2007
ING confirmed as KiwiSaver default provider
ING New Zealand has today been confirmed as one of six default providers the Government has appointed for its new workplace-based retirement savings scheme, KiwiSaver, starting in July this year.

07 March 2007
ING most-awarded fund manager
For the 12th time in 15 years, ING proudly accepted top honour at the annual Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year awards ceremony, held yesterday evening.

09 February 2007
ING strengthens structured credit capability
ING New Zealand has appointed Iain Cox as Portfolio Manager within its Structured Credit group – part of ING’s ‘winning’ investment management team.

06 September 2006
ING makes internal senior investment appointments
New Zealand financial services leader ING (NZ) Limited has appointed Philip Houghton-Brown to the position of Chief Investment Officer (CIO), based in Auckland.

10 March 2006
ING cements position as leading fund manager
In the annual quest for the country’s top fund managers, independent global research house Morningstar has named ten-times past winner ING as overall Fund Manager of the Year 2005.

09 March 2006
New Chief Executive takes over at ING
Marc Lieberman has joined financial services leader ING (NZ) Limited as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Paul Fyfe who retired last month.

01 March 2006
ING applauds savings initiative
ING, one of New Zealand’s largest managers of superannuation monies, has reiterated its support for the positive steps government is taking to assist New Zealanders in saving for their retirement.













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