BlackFin Capital buys RBS’s Luxembourg funds business

RBS said on Tuesday it had sold its Luxembourg UCITS and alternative investment management company and funds governance business to BlackFin for an undisclosed amount. The business had 28.5 billion euros ($31.43 billion) of assets under administration at the end of 2014.

RBS said the sale is in line with its strategy to become a smaller bank mainly focused on UK retail and corporate banking.

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(Reporting by Steve Slater, Reuters)