LONDON, November 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ING, the Dutch banking and insurance company, today confirmed a EUR478m Q3 loss but said the Group's commercial performance had been resilient. Group CEO Michel Tilmant said that the market place had been very challenging and highlighted the importance of focusing on core priorities as the way forward for the group. "These are very challenging times. You have to get your priorities right. The first priority is the clients, the customers, because the client needs haven't changed." Dick Harryavan, ING Direct, CEO, and Hans van der Noordaa, ING Insurance Asia/Pacific, detailed the commercial drivers behind their parts of the group while Michel Tilmant warned of the challenges facing the financial services sector "Given the economic situation is what it is, we believe that 2009 will also be a challenging year," he said The interviews, transcripts and podcasts are available now on http://w3.cantos.com/ing_group. Cantos interviews are also available on our CEO Insight page on iTunes. It's free to view. All you need to do is register at http://www.cantos.com/. Cantos.com, the online financial broadcaster, features in-depth interviews, documentaries and webcasts with senior company executives. If you would like to contact us, please email or phone +44(0)207-936-1333. DATASOURCE: ING Group CONTACT: If you would like to contact us, please email or phone +44(0)207-936-1333

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