(Reuters) - France's Natixis Investment Managers is holding early-stage talks with Italian insurer Generali about a potential tie-up, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

The firms have not yet agreed to terms of a deal, and it remains uncertain whether the talks will lead to an agreement, the report added, citing sources.

A spokesperson for BPCE, the parent company of Natixis, declined to comment on market rumours. Generali declined to comment on the report.

Natixis currently manages $1.3 trillion in assets, according to its website. A partnership with Generali, which reported 821 billion euros ($863.86 billion) in managed assets for the first half of the year, could create one of the largest fund managers in Europe.

In September, Natixis sold its pan-European private credit specialist MV Credit to California-based investor Clearlake Capital.

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(Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru and Mathieu Rosemain; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Tasim Zahid)