BlackRock to acquire Bank of America’s money-market fund business

BlackRock will be buying Bank of America’s $87 billion money-market fund business, Reuters reports.

The deal between the biggest money manager in the world and the second biggest U.S. bank is among the largest transactions in the asset management industry.

After the deal, BlackRock’s global asset management business is expected to hit $372 billion from about $285 billion.

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