Invesco opens feeder for former Woodford fund
Invesco Asset Management has launched an offshore feeder fund for the formerly Neil Woodford-managed Invesco Perpetual Income Fund.
Invesco Asset Management has launched an offshore feeder fund for the formerly Neil Woodford-managed Invesco Perpetual Income Fund.
Sovereign investors around the world are increasing the risk level of their funds through exposure to alternative investments and emerging markets, according to Invesco’s second in-depth study on trends in this institutional area.
Invesco has named Andrew Downing as regional sales manager for its Middle East team as part of its strategy to increase coverage of the life companies and financial advisers based there.
In this months International Adviser, OakTree Wealth Managements Ian Brady discusses how careful backtesting and research have enabled his company to hit above its weight.
International Adviser highlights several instances where regulators have fined companies that refused to play by the rules.
Invesco Perpetual has been fined nearly £19m by the Financial Conduct Authority for “exposing investors to greater levels of risk than they had led to believe”.
A poll has revealed that emerging market monetary tightening is the biggest concern of intermediaries in the Middle East for global financial markets.
It has been confirmed that Neil Woodford will be joining Oakley Capital Management on 1 May 2014 as he prepares to leave Invesco Perpetual after 25 years.
Neil Woodford is to leave Invesco Perpetual next April.
Sovereign investors are increasing exposure to alternative assets such as real estate and private equity, according a study of 37 institutions across the world.
Gaining experience of a new region takes time, but as Invesco has found as it continues to expand in the Middle East, ongoing research into local investor behaviour does pay off.
Optimism regarding global economic growth prospects has increased in the last year among Gulf intermediaries, but the Eurozone crisis remains a major concern for global financial markets, according to a poll carried out in Dubai last month by Invesco Asset Management.