ING, the Dutch banking and insurance group, returned to profit in the second quarter with net profit of €71m ($100m), down from €1.9bn a year ago though well up on its Q1 €793m net loss. But the result fell short of expectations as loan loss provisions remained high. The group, which saw a loss on its banking operations as a whole, said it was “reviewing strategic options” on the issue of repaying the Dutch state the €10bn it received as a capital injection last year.

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