Aegon to acquire BlackRock's DC platform and administration arm

Michael Klimes
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Aegon has agreed to purchase BlackRock's defined contribution (DC) platform and administration arm, increasing its platform-based workplace savings business to £30bn.

Aegon will take on around £12bn of assets and 350,000 customers from the asset manager, and the new business will be run by BlackRock's head of DC Paul Bucksey (pictured above) who will be appointe...

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