Amundi in talks to acquire Lyxor AM from Societe Generale for €825 million
The sale of Lyxor Asset Management will boost Amundi as a leader in European ETFs and conclude the major restructure programme at Societe Generale.
The sale of Lyxor Asset Management will boost Amundi as a leader in European ETFs and conclude the major restructure programme at Societe Generale.
The firm said it expects the Amundi Technology line to become the new growth driver in the Amundi Group, with a predicted revenue of €150 million within five years.
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Deputy global head of trading at Amundi, Gianluca Minieri, joins The TRADE to share his thoughts on the sell-side’s performance during the recent market volatility and how the pandemic has accelerated the buy-side outsourced trading trend.
Front-to-back partnership and outsourced trading service with CACEIS at Amundi marks the first to be offered by a major buy-side firm.
According to Spanish media, BlackRock and Candriam also reportedly bid for Sabadell Asset Management.
New hires for ETF distribution for Germany, Austria and Italy alongside further appointments in London, Spain and the Nordics.
After Amundi became the first buy-side member of LCH’s credit default swap (CDS) clearing house in March, will this encourage other asset managers to follow suit? Writes Sarfraz Thind.