Invesco Ltd. is an American independent

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company headquartered in

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, with branch offices in 20 countries. Its common stock is a constituent of the

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and trades on the New York Stock Exchange. Invesco operates under the Invesco,

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, and

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brand names.

History

Invesco (then officially spelled with all-capital letters: INVESCO) was founded in Atlanta in 1978 when

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divested its money management operations. In 1988, the company was purchased by the British firm

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, based in London, which later took the INVESCO name. In 1997

INVESCO Invesco Ltd. is an American independent investment management company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with branch offices in 20 countries. Its common stock is a constituent of the S&P 500 and trades on the New York Stock Exchange. Invesco oper ...

PLC merged with AIM Investments. Upon completion of the merger the company adopted the name Amvescap. In 2007 the company reverted to the Invesco name. Since 2000 Invesco has grown through acquisitions such as the ETF firm PowerShares Capital Management and the

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. In 2004, the company agreed to a $450 million settlement with the

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of New York,

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and the SEC after allegations of improper trading practices. In May 2007 the company changed their name to Invesco (initial cap only) PLC, moved its primary stock market listing from the

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to the American

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and became domiciled in

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, adopting the name Invesco Ltd. As a result, the company's shares were withdrawn from the

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and added to the

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. In November 2007, Invesco moved its headquarters from London to Atlanta. Invesco planned to list the PowerShares Global Progressive Transportation Portfolio (PTRP on the

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). This fund was closed in 2010. On October 19, 2009, Invesco bought

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's Retail Unit, including Van Kampen Investments for $1.5 billion. In April 2010, Invesco Aim became Invesco. Later that year, it was reported that Invesco had plans to introduce a

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commodity fund according to regulatory filings. In December 2013, Invesco reported assets under management (AUM) of $778.7 billion In September 2017, Invesco agreed to buy Guggenheim Investment's exchange-traded fund business for $1.2 billion in cash. On October 18, 2018, Invesco purchased

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from

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for about $5.7 billion in stock. In March 2020 amid a major

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triggered by the

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pandemic, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., a branch handling

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s, announced they were unable to cover

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s due to dramatic devaluations and investors selling shares. The company also announced they would delay

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payments. In February 2025, a group of 17 U.S. state attorneys general criticized Invesco for making improper or inadequate disclosures about investments in China.

Financial statistics

References

External links

Invesco Official website
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