Aegon completes acquisition of £15bn BlackRock DC businesses

James Phillips
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Aegon has concluded the final steps of its takeover of BlackRock's defined contribution (DC) platform and administration businesses over two years after announcing the plans.

Around £15bn of assets have been transferred since the deal was announced in May 2016, with the final phase of transferring around 450,000 customers completed today (3 July) after being approved by...

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