ING completes sale of stake in China Merchants Fund
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
ING announced today that it has completed the sale of its 33.3% stake in China
Merchants Fund, an investment management joint venture, to its joint venture
partners China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., and China Merchants Securities Co.,
Ltd. The transaction, which was previously announced on 8 October 2012, does not
have a material impact on ING Group results.
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investments, life insurance and retirement services to meet the needs of a broad
customer base. Going forward, we will concentrate on our position as an
international retail, direct and commercial bank, while creating an optimal base
for an independent future for our insurance and investment management operations
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solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities.
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