Invesco Ltd: Helping Investors Achieve Their Financial Goals

Several clients from 150 countries make use of the services that Invesco Ltd offers. As a global independent investment company, they have offices in 20 countries with more than 740 dedicated investment professionals to help investors reach their financial objectives.

The business got incorporated in Bermuda and is holding their main office in Atlanta, Georgia. It operates under the brand names Invesco, Powershares, WL Ross, Atlantic Trust and Invesco Perpetual. It is a component of S&P  500 and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IVZ.

The company’s logo features the Ama Dablam, a mountain in the Himalayan mountain range of Nepal. They specifically chose this mountain as part of their logo as it symbolizes the company’s strength, longevity and stability. These three values are the core practice of Intentional Investing which represents the benefits their clients can get from them.

Invesco’s history goes back to 1935 as the company got incorporated in England and Wales as H. Lotery & Co. Ltd. it started with the vision to serve the global market for investment management. Through various acquisitions and mergers, the company has become what it is today, a multimillion investment management company. In 1997, the company adopted the name Amvescap after Invesco PLC merged with AIM Investments. It was in 2007 that the management decided to adopt the name Invesco again.

To support various financial objectives of their clientele, Invesco Ltd diversified their investment capabilities to include equity, balanced, alternative, fixed income and money market and diverse investment vehicles. Their offerings are further categorized to single-country, regional and global capabilities.

Not only is Invesco in the business to generate profit as the business also supports the Principles for Responsible Investments. They recognize the need for environmental, social and corporate governance. As of the end of August 2013, the company reported a total of $719.7 billion of assets under management.