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Aegon And La Banque Postale Plan New Year Tie-Up

Dutch asset manager Aegon and retail bank La Banque Postale are in talks to form a strategic asset management partnership in France.
Dutch asset manager Aegon and retail bank La Banque
Postale are in talks to form a strategic asset management
partnership in France.
The two expect to conclude negotiations in the first quarter of
2015.
The partnership will materialise through a 25 per cent stake in
La Banque Postale Asset Management held by Aegon Asset
Management.
"The distribution strength of La Banque Postale combined with
Aegon Asset Management’s broad and international investment
capabilities will serve the investment needs of both La Banque
Postale’s 11 million retail clients and its growing institutional
client base," Aegon said in a statement.