French bank Natixis said that its private banking unit had assets under management EU424.7bn at the end of December 2014, increased 10% of compared with the year ago.

The division posted net revenues of EUR33m for the quarter ended 31 December 2014, down 10% from EUR37m a year ago.

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Net inflows at the unit were EUR1.4bn, compared to EUR0.3bn a year ago.

The asset management business of the French bank generated net revenues of EUR599m for the fourth quarter, a rise of 17% compared to EUR511m in the year ago quarter.

The asset management unit’s total assets under management for 2014 grew 17% to EUR736bn from EUR629bn driven by net inflow of EUR28bn, EUR45bn of positive currency and structure effects and a EUR34bn positive market effect.

Overall, the group’s net income for the fourth quarter of 2014 rose 6% to EUR215m from EUR161m in the prior year quarter.

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Natixis CEO Laurent Mignon said: "All our businesses made progress and exceeded their revenue targets in France and abroad, notably fuelled by excellent performances in Investment Solutions – Asset Management and Insurance – and by the rollout of the Originate-To-Distribute model in Wholesale Banking."