ING Groep NV is facing an uphill battle to hire IT staff as tech companies out-pay the Dutch lender, according to one of its top executives.

James Smith, developed markets economist at ING, on why the Bank of England is unlikely to be too worried by January's higher-than-forecast U.K. inflation print.

We rate ING Groep (ING) stock a Hold given the near-term impact of Russia's exit and stiff competition for commission income.