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Invesco

Sentiment towards UK equities remains negative in September with £1.4bn outflows
Sentiment towards UK equities remains negative in September with £1.4bn outflows

Latest Morningstar monthly flow figures

  • Investment
  • 22 October 2020
Spot the Dog: Number of underperforming funds jumps by 'staggering' 65%
Spot the Dog: Number of underperforming funds jumps by 'staggering' 65%

A record-breaking 150 ‘dog’ funds have been identified in the latest bi-annual Bestinvest Spot the Dog report, with total assets of £54.4bn sitting in these vehicles.

  • Investment
  • 14 September 2020
Invesco to launch buy and maintain funds for DB schemes
Invesco to launch buy and maintain funds for DB schemes

Independent investment manager Invesco will launch two Luxembourg-domiciled buy and maintain funds at UK defined benefit (DB) schemes.

  • Investment
  • 06 August 2020
BlackRock tracker takes bulk of £1.3bn sustainable allocations
BlackRock tracker takes bulk of £1.3bn sustainable allocations

Sustainable investments attracted a large volume of assets at the start of the year, with net £1.3bn invested, over half of which went into a low carbon equity tracker managed by BlackRock according to the Morningstar Direct Fund Flows Commentary for...

  • Investment
  • 24 February 2020
NEST Insight partners with Invesco to support 'ambitious' programme of work
NEST Insight partners with Invesco to support 'ambitious' programme of work

NEST Insight has teamed up with Invesco to boost its programme of research, publications and events, in order to help address the challenges facing its eight million members.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 03 July 2019
Brunel launches ACS and UK equity sub-fund
Brunel launches ACS and UK equity sub-fund

Brunel Pension Partnership has launched its authorised contractual scheme (ACS) and first sub-fund managing around £1.6bn of UK equities.

  • Investment
  • 11 December 2018
DC survey: Members want 'personal' and 'positive' communication
DC survey: Members want 'personal' and 'positive' communication

Some 70% of defined contribution (DC) members want to know their scheme is personalised and tailored to their needs, an Invesco language study reveals.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 18 October 2018
Lambeth invests £42m in private-rented sector with Invesco
Lambeth invests £42m in private-rented sector with Invesco

The London Borough of Lambeth Pension Fund has signed up to a £42m private-rented sector investments strategy with Invesco Real Estate.

  • Investment
  • 11 June 2018
Invesco Global Fixed Income Study 2018
Invesco Global Fixed Income Study 2018

Nick Tolchard, head of Invesco Fixed Income, EMEA, discusses the key trends within this topical asset class

  • Investment
  • 04 April 2018
Is there a role for pensions in the private rental sector?

The private rental sector has the potential to offer attractive returns for pension schemes. Lynn Strongin Dodds takes a closer look.

  • Investment
  • 26 February 2015
Pulling the plug on managers

How do schemes know when to replace an underperforming fund manager?

  • Investment
  • 27 May 2014
FCA fines Invesco Perpetual £18.6m over risk breaches

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Invesco Perpetual £18.6m for exposing investors to more risk than they had been led to expect in funds including Neil Woodford's giant income portfolios.

  • Investment
  • 28 April 2014
BlackRock launches third DGF as market heats up

BlackRock has launched a new multi-asset strategy aiming to provide cash outperformance of 6% as competition heats up in the diversified growth fund (DGF) market.

  • Investment
  • 19 September 2013
W&G raises £15m from institutional investors for listing to explore RBS bid

W&G Investments, the company backed by several industry investment houses, has been listed as it looks to bid for 315 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) branches.

  • Investment
  • 20 August 2013
Bond managers: BoE will backtrack on rate rise guidance

Fixed income managers have cautioned the Bank of England (BoE) will be forced to backtrack on its forward guidance measures as it has been too pessimistic over the state of the UK economy.

  • Investment
  • 12 August 2013
Has the pendulum swung too far from equities?

Invesco Perpetual’s Nick Mustoe asks if schemes are too shy of equities

  • Investment
  • 16 April 2013
Cornwall Pension Fund picks Invesco Perpetual for £50m DGF mandate

The £1.2bn Cornwall Council Pension Fund has appointed Invesco Perpetual to manage its £50m diversified grown mandate.

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  • 31 January 2013
Standard Life loses multi-asset team executives to Invesco Perpetual

Invesco Perpetual has announced the formation of a new multi-asset group comprising former Standard Life Investment executives David Millar, Dave Jubb and Richard Batty.

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  • 13 September 2012
Taking a fresh look at risk management

Scott Wolle describes the importance of getting a solid portfolio design from the start.

  • Investment
  • 06 September 2012
Strathclyde cuts active management and boosts private equity holdings

Strathclyde Pension Fund is shifting its global equity holdings further out of active management and boosting its private equity allocations.

  • Investment
  • 10 May 2012
Pensions Conjecture: Global Equities

Listen to our latest Pensions Conjecture debate on Global Equities.

  • Equities
  • 28 November 2011
Trustees overestimate risk of smaller firms

Pension fund trustees are overlooking investment in smaller companies because the risks associated with the asset class are misconceived, Invesco Perpetual say.

  • Industry
  • 20 October 2011
Lothian Pension Fund expands equity framework mandates

UK - Lothian Pension Fund is tendering for new global equity managers following the appointment of Invesco Perpetual and Baillie Gifford to run its separate Pan Asia Pacific equity mandates.

  • United Kingdom
  • 05 August 2011
Lothian Pension Fund expands equity framework mandates

Lothian Pension Fund is tendering for new global equity managers following the appointment of Invesco Perpetual and Baillie Gifford to run its separate Pan Asia Pacific equity mandates.

  • Equities
  • 04 August 2011
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