Invesco Ltd
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 25, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Feb 25, 2025
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Period ended 2023-12-31; filed 2024-02-21.
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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-K
Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-02-25.
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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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We continued to make progress in executing our strategic priorities and leveraging our competitive advantages to improve operating performance in 2024. Higher operating revenues along with expense discipline contributed to an increase in operating income from the prior year. See additional discussion in the "Results of Operations" section.
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Changes in Active and Passive AUM were as follows:
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Total AUM by Investment Capability(3)
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Footnotes to the Assets Under Management Tables
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(3) Investment capabilities are descriptive groupings of AUM by investment strategy. The company believes that presenting AUM by investment capability provides a more granular depiction of asset categorization and removed presentation of AUM by asset class in the quarter ending March 31, 2024. The comparative periods reflect the current period presentation.
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(4) ETFs and Index includes ETFs and Indexed Strategies and excludes Invesco QQQ Trust.
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(5) Fundamental Fixed Income includes Fixed Income products, including certain ETFs managed within this capability.
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(6) Fundamental Equities includes Equity products.
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(7) Private Markets includes Private Credit and Real Estate investments comprised primarily of Real Estate, CLOs, Private Credit and listed real assets, including certain ETFs managed within this capability.
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(8) APAC Managed includes all products managed in the APAC region, including Invesco Great Wall, APAC managed short term, Money Market, passive, and ETFs.
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(9) Multi-Asset/Other includes Global Asset Allocation, Invesco Quantitative Strategies, Global Targeted Returns, Solutions, Intelliflo, and UITs, including certain ETFs managed within this capability.
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(10) Global Liquidity is comprised mainly of Money Market funds excluding APAC Money Market funds.
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(11) QQQ represents assets held within Invesco QQQ Trust.
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Average AUM were $1,712.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $1,500.6 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023. As secular shifts in client demand continue, our broad set of investment capabilities have allowed us to capture evolving client product preferences, including products that have lower net revenue yields. Due to this change in the mix of AUM, net revenue yield excluding performance fees and Invesco QQQ Trust declined to 30.2 basis points (bps) for the year ended December 31, 2024 from 32.4 bps for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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(1) Comparative periods presented reflect reclassification of certain operating expenses to align with current period presentation. The reclassification had no impact on our reported Operating revenues, Operating income, Net income, or any internal performance measure on which management is compensated. See Note 1, "Accounting Policies," for additional information.
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(2) Transaction, integration and restructuring charges were primarily restructuring costs relating to our strategic evaluation which we completed in the first quarter of 2023.
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Operating expenses decreased $916.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The year ended December 31, 2023 included a $1,248.9 million non-cash impairment of our indefinite-lived intangible assets related to prior acquisitions of management contracts of U.S. retail mutual funds. The year ended December 31, 2024 included a one-time acceleration of $147.6 million in Employee compensation expense resulting from changes to the retirement criteria for vesting of currently outstanding common share-based awards and other long-term awards (collectively, Long-term awards). Excluding the intangible asset impairment charge for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the acceleration of Employee compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2024, Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased $185.0 million as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023.
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Marketing expenses were $81.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $82.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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General and administrative expenses were $594.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $567.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to a $52.5 million expense related to the settlement of regulatory matters partially offset by lower professional fees of $28.1 million.
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Amortization of intangible assets was $44.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $49.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The year ended December 31, 2023 included a $1,248.9 million non-cash impairment of our indefinite-lived intangible assets related to management contracts of U.S. retail mutual funds.
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Other income/(expense) of CIP, net
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(7) One-time acceleration of compensation expense for currently outstanding Long-term awards: In the third quarter of 2024, the company recorded a one-time non-cash acceleration of Compensation expense of $147.6 million resulting from changes to the retirement criteria for vesting of currently outstanding Long-term awards. Due to the non-recurring nature of this item, the company removed this expense in arriving at Adjusted operating income, Adjusted operating margin, Adjusted net income, and Adjusted diluted EPS as this will aid comparability of our results period to period.
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(3) Amounts include Cash and cash equivalents of CIP.
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(1) Includes amortization of cloud technology implementation costs.
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Management has the option to first assess goodwill for qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative impairment test. We performed a quantitative annual impairment test as of October 1, 2023 and determined that the estimated fair value of the reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by 5%. For our annual impairment test in 2024, management performed the optional qualitative approach. Based on our annual impairment analysis of goodwill as of October 1, 2024, we determined that a quantitative assessment of the goodwill impairment test was not necessary. The qualitative impairment analysis indicated that headroom improved from the prior year impairment test due to improved profitability, favorable market conditions and a decrease in the discount rate.
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One of Invesco's core strengths, and a key differentiator for the company within the industry, is our diversification across asset classes, distribution channels and geographies. This broad diversification helps mitigate some of the impact on Invesco of different market cycles and enables the company to take advantage of growth opportunities in various markets and channels. During the year, our diversified product lineup maintained net long-term inflows with our strongest performance in ETFs.
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We are simplifying and streamlining the organization to better position the company for greater scale, performance and improved profitability. During the year we established a unified, globally integrated fixed income platform. We created a single, highly focused multi-asset group from what was previously operated through three distinct teams. We are also bringing together leadership across our fundamental active equity teams and are further strengthening our private markets platform. Notably, these simplification efforts will enable us to more fully leverage the benefits of our State Street Alpha platform, which we have begun to test, as a single global investment operation engine across asset classes. Further, we have combined our ETF, SMA and model portfolios efforts into a single group to manage these high growth potential investment vehicles. And we have globalized many aspects of our marketing and digital delivery, consolidating our efforts across the organization. These efforts are intended to drive revenue growth, improve investment quality, reallocate our expenses and capital base and help deliver profitable growth. Also, through these efforts, we expect to reduce our expense base by $50 million in 2024.
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As previously disclosed, Martin L. Flanagan retired as President and CEO of the company and as a member of the Board of Directors effective June 30, 2023. Andrew R. Schlossberg succeeded Mr. Flanagan as President and CEO and as a member of the Board of Directors effective June 30, 2023.
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(2) Numbers in parentheses reflect AUM for each investment product (see Note 1 above for exclusions) as a percentage of the total AUM for the five year peer group ($661.9 billion).
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Changes in AUM by Investment approach were as follows:
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Total AUM by Asset Class(2)
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Active AUM by Asset Class(2)
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Passive AUM by Asset Class(2)
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(2) Asset classes are descriptive groupings of AUM by common type of underlying investments.
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Passive AUM generally earn a lower effective fee rate than active asset classes, and therefore, changes in the mix of AUM have an impact on revenues and net revenue yield. Average AUM were $1,500.6 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $1,452.5 billion forthe year ended December 31, 2022. During 2023, investors continued to shift AUM toward lower yield passive products, such as ETFs. As a result, net revenue yield excluding performance fees and QQQ declined from 35.5 basis points (bps) for the year ended December 31, 2022 to 32.4 bps for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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Management, performance and other fees earned from CIP
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Operating expenses increased $1,420.0 million in 2023 compared to 2022 and include a $1,248.9 million non-cash impairment of our indefinite-lived intangible assets related to prior acquisitions of management contracts of U.S. retail mutual funds. Excluding the intangible asset impairment, Operating expenses increased $171.1 million.
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Marketing expenses were $103.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $114.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily driven by lower advertising spend.
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General and administrative expenses were $450.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $380.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase was due to $70 million of insurance recoveries received during the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to $20.0 million of insurance recoveries received in the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase also includes consulting and professional fees primarily related to the State Street Alpha platform of $26.4 million.
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Transaction, Integration and Restructuring
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Transaction, integration and restructuring expenses include costs related to the acquisition and integration of a business and costs incurred by the company to restructure business operations to improve overall efficiency and longer-term profit, including legal, regulatory, advisory, valuation, professional services and consulting fees as well as costs for travel, severance, temporary staff and contract terminations.
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Transaction, integration and restructuring charges were $41.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 (year ended December 31, 2022: $21.2 million). With the completion of strategic initiatives during the first quarter of 2023, any costs related to on-going projects are classified in the income statement based on the nature of the expense.
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Transaction and integration expense (excluding restructuring) was a benefit to expense of $2.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 (year ended December 31, 2022: $43.6 million benefit). The benefit in 2022 was primarily due to $55.0 million of recoveries related to the previously disclosed OppenheimerFunds acquisition-related matter.
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Restructuring costs were $44.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 (year ended December 31, 2022: $64.8 million). These costs are primarily related to compensation-related restructuring costs in connection with our strategic evaluation during 2023. (see Note 13, "Restructuring," for additional details).
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Amortization and impairment of intangible assets was $1,298.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $63.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to a $1,248.9 million non-cash impairment of our indefinite-lived intangible assets related to prior acquisitions of management contracts of U.S. retail mutual funds.
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Other income/(expense) of CIP
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(11) The effective tax rate on Adjusted net income attributable to Invesco Ltd. for the year ended December 31, 2023 is 20.6% (for year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, was 26.0% and 23.3%, respectively).
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Assets held for policyholders and policyholder payables
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One of our subsidiaries, Invesco Pensions Limited, is an insurance company that was established to facilitate retirement savings plans in the U.K. The entity held assets that were managed for its clients on its balance sheet with an equal and offsetting liability. The decrease in the balance of these accounts from $668.7 million at December 31, 2022 to $393.9 million at December 31, 2023, resulted from net business outflows of $340.5 million and positive foreign exchange rate movements of $20.5 million, and favorable market movements of $45.2 million. In January 2024, all funds were distributed to customers.
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On April 26, 2023, Invesco Ltd. and its indirect subsidiary, Invesco Finance PLC, amended and restated the $1.5 billion floating rate credit agreement, increasing facility capacity to $2.0 billion and extending the expiration date from April 26, 2026 to April 26, 2028. As of December 31, 2023, the balance on the $2.0 billion floating rate facility was zero.
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The ability to consistently generate cash flow from operations in excess of dividend payments, common share repurchases, capital expenditures and ongoing Operating expenses is one of our company's fundamental financial strengths. Operations continue to be financed from current earnings and borrowings.
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During the year, global capital markets improved; however, the improvement was uneven and undercut by geopolitical events. Investors also reacted to the impact of persistently high interest rates and inflation in most major economies and moved significant amounts of assets to the sidelines to await greater clarity. The table below summarizes the year ended December 31 returns based on price appreciation/(depreciation) of several major market indices for 2023 and 2022:
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The table below summarizes the year ended December 31 returns based on price appreciation/(depreciation) of several major market indices for 2024 and 2023:
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We remain highly focused on our capital priorities, investing in our key capabilities, and efficiently allocating resources. Consistent with our commitment to improve our leverage profile, we continue to maintain our debt at lower levels. We ended the year with no balance on our floating rate credit agreement and our Cash and cash equivalents balance increased to $1.5 billion. We amended and restated the floating rate credit agreement, increasing facility capacity from $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion and extending the expiration date from April 26, 2026 to April 26, 2028. The Board approved a 7% increase in our quarterly dividend to $0.20 per share, and the company repurchased 9.6 million common shares for $150.0 million in the open market during the second quarter of 2023. The progress we made to build financial flexibility has Invesco well-positioned to navigate various market conditions and deliver long-term growth. We remain committed to returning capital to shareholders longer term through a combination of modestly increasing dividends and share repurchases.
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We also remain highly focused on our capital priorities, investing in our key capabilities, efficiently allocating resources, and simplifying and streamlining the organization to position the company for greater scale, performance and improved profitability. We are delivering on our commitment to improve our leverage profile and maintain a strong balance sheet. We redeemed our $600 million senior notes, that were due on January 30, 2024, and we ended the year with cash and cash equivalents of $1 billion and a zero balance on our revolving credit facility. We believe the progress we have made to build financial flexibility has Invesco well-positioned to navigate various market conditions and deliver long-term growth. We remain committed to returning capital to shareholders longer term through a combination of share repurchases and modestly increasing dividends. During the year, the company repurchased 2.9 million common shares for $49.6 million in the open market, and we expect to continue common share repurchases on a regular basis going forward.
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The company provides investment management services to, and has transactions with, retail mutual funds and other investment products sponsored by the company for the investment of client assets in the normal course of business. The company serves as the investment manager, making day-to-day investment decisions concerning the assets of the products. The company is required to consolidate certain of these managed funds from time-to-time, as discussed more fully in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 1, "Accounting Policies -- Basis of Accounting and Consolidation." Investment products that are consolidated are referred to in this Report as CIP. The company's economic risk with respect to each investment in CIP is limited to its equity ownership, unfunded equity commitments and any uncollected management and performance fees.
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The company provides investment management services to, and has transactions with, investment products sponsored by the company in the normal course of business. The company's investment adviser subsidiaries serve as investment managers to these products, making day-to-day investment decisions concerning the assets of the products. The company is required to consolidate certain of these managed funds from time-to-time, as discussed more fully in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 1, "Accounting Policies -- Basis of Accounting and Consolidation." Investment products that are consolidated are referred to in this Report as CIP. The company's economic risk with respect to each investment in CIP is limited to its equity ownership, unfunded equity commitments and any uncollected management and performance fees.
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The majority of the company's CIP balances are CLO-related. The collateral assets of the CLOs are held solely to satisfy the obligations of the CLOs. The company has no right to the benefits from, nor does it bear the risks associated with, the collateral assets held by the CLOs, beyond the company's direct investments in, and management and performance fees generated from the CLOs. If the company were to liquidate, the collateral assets would not be available to the general creditors of the company, and as a result, the company does not consider them to be company assets. Likewise, the investors in the CLOs have no recourse to the general credit of the company for the notes issued by the CLOs. The company therefore does not consider this debt to be a company liability.
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The majority of the company's CIP balances are CLO-related. The collateral assets of the CLOs are held solely to satisfy the obligations of the CLOs. The company has no right to the benefits from, nor does it bear the risks associated with, the collateral assets held by the CLOs beyond the company's direct investments in, and management and performance fees generated from, the CLOs. If the company were to liquidate, the collateral assets would not be available to the general creditors of the company, and as a result, the company does not consider these assets to be company assets. Likewise, the investors in the CLOs have no recourse to the general credit of the company for the notes issued by the CLOs. The company therefore does not consider this debt to be a company liability.
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Wherever a non-GAAP measure is referenced, a disclosure will follow in the narrative or in the note referring the reader to the Schedule of Non-GAAP Information, where additional details regarding the use of the non-GAAP measure by the company are disclosed, along with reconciliations of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures to the non-GAAP measures. To further enhance the readability of the Results of Operations section, separate tables for each of the revenue, expense and other income and expenses (non-operating income/expense) sections of the income statement introduce the narrative that follows, providing a section-by-section review of the company’s income statements for the periods presented.
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Wherever a non-GAAP measure is referenced, a disclosure will follow in the narrative or in the note referring the reader to the Schedule of Non-GAAP Information, where additional details regarding the use of the non-GAAP measure by the company are disclosed, along with reconciliations of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures to the non-GAAP measures. To enhance the readability of the Results of Operations section, separate tables for each of the revenue, expense and other income and expenses (non-operating income/expense) sections of the income statement introduce the narrative that follows, providing a section-by-section review of the company’s income statements for the periods presented.
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Invesco's first strategic objective reflects a commitment to deliver the excellence our clients expect, which includes strong investment performance over the long-term for our clients. The table below presents the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year performance of our actively managed investment products measured by the percentage of AUM in the top half of benchmark and in the top half of peer group.(1)
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Invesco's first strategic objective is a commitment to deliver the excellence our clients expect, which includes strong investment performance over the long-term for our clients. The table below presents investment performance of our actively managed investment products measured by the percentage of our AUM in the first and second quartile compared to our peers and above benchmark for the investment capabilities for which peer and benchmark data are available.(1)
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AUM measured versus benchmark on a one, three, five and ten year basis represents 54%, 54%, 50% and 45% of total Invesco AUM, respectively, and AUM measured versus peer group on a one, three, five and ten year quartile rankings represents 42%, 42%, 42% and 38% of total Invesco AUM as of December 31, 2023. Peer group rankings are sourced from a widely-used third-party ranking agency in each fund’s market (e.g., Morningstar, IA, Lipper, eVestment, Mercer, Galaxy, SITCA, Value Research) and asset-weighted in USD. Rankings are as of prior quarter-end for most institutional products and prior month-end for Australian retail funds due to their late release by third parties. Rankings are calculated against all funds in each peer group. Rankings for the primary share class of the most representative fund in each composite are applied to all products within each composite. Performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends. Past performance is not indicative of future results and may not reflect an investor’s experience.
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AUM measured in the one, three and five year quartile rankings represents 37%, 37% and 37% of total Invesco AUM, respectively, and AUM measured versus benchmark on a one, three and five year basis represents 48%, 47%, and 45% of total Invesco AUM as of 12/31/2024. Peer group ranking are sourced from a widely-used third party ranking agency in each fund’s market (Morningstar, IA, Lipper, eVestment, Mercer, Galaxy, SITCA, Value Research) and asset-weighted in USD. Rankings are as of prior quarter-end for most institutional products and prior month-end for Australian retail funds due to their late release by third parties. Rankings are calculated against all funds in each peer group. Rankings for the primary share class of the most representative fund in each composite are applied to all products within each composite. Performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends. Past performance is not indicative of future results and may not reflect an investor’s experience.
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Non-management fee earning AUM includes non-management fee earning ETFs, UITs and product leverage. The net flows in non-management fee earning AUM can be relatively short-term in nature and, due to the relatively low revenue yield, these can have a significant impact on overall net revenue yield.
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Non-management fee earning AUM includes non-management fee earning ETFs, UITs and product leverage. The net flows in non-management fee earning AUM can be relatively short-term in nature and, due to the relatively low revenue yield, these net flows can have a significant impact on overall net revenue yield.
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(1) U.S. GAAP gross revenue yield is not considered a meaningful effective fee rate measure. Gross revenue yield on AUM is equal to U.S. GAAP annualized total operating revenues divided by average AUM, excluding IGW AUM. It is appropriate to exclude the average AUM of IGW as the revenues resulting from these AUM are not presented in U.S. GAAP operating revenues. The average AUM for Invesco Great Wall was $87.2 billionin 2023 (2022: $93.5 billion, 2021: $84.0 billion). Additionally, the U.S. GAAP gross revenue yield is not a good measure because the numerator of the U.S. GAAP gross revenue yield excludes the management fees earned from CIP; however, the denominator of the measure includes the AUM of these investment products. Net revenue yield metrics include the net revenues and average AUM of IGW and CIP. See “Schedule of Non-GAAP Information” for a reconciliation of operating revenues to net revenues.
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(1) U.S. GAAP gross revenue yield on AUM is equal to U.S. GAAP annualized total operating revenues divided by average AUM, excluding IGW AUM. The average AUM for IGW was $88.6 billionin 2024 (2023: $87.2 billion, 2022: $93.5 billion). It is appropriate to exclude the average AUM of IGW as the revenues resulting from these AUM are not presented in our U.S. GAAP operating revenues. Additionally, the U.S. GAAP gross revenue yield is not a good measure because the numerator excludes the management fees earned from CIP; however, the denominator of the measure includes the AUM of these investment products. Net revenue yield metrics include the net revenues and average AUM of IGW and CIP. See “Schedule of Non-GAAP Information” for a reconciliation of operating revenues to net revenues.
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(2) Performance fees are earned when certain performance metrics are achieved and QQQ ETFs do not earn net revenues. Therefore, net revenue yield is calculated excluding performance fees and QQQ AUM. Passive net revenue yield is calculated excluding QQQ AUM.
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(2) Performance fees are earned when certain performance metrics are achieved; Invesco QQQ Trust does not earn net revenues. Therefore, net revenue yield is calculated excluding performance fees and Invesco QQQ Trust AUM. Passive net revenue yield is calculated excluding Invesco QQQ Trust AUM.
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During the year ended December 31, 2023, we experienced a decrease in AUM of$0.4 billion due to changes in foreign exchange rates (December 31, 2022: AUM decreased $26.1 billion; December 31, 2021: AUM decreased $6.3 billion).
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During the year ended December 31, 2024, we experienced a decrease in AUM of$16.3 billion due to changes in foreign exchange rates (December 31, 2023: AUM decreased $0.4 billion; December 31, 2022: AUM decreased $26.1 billion).
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(1) Channel refers to the internal distribution channel from which the AUM originated. Retail AUM represent AUM distributed by the company's retail sales team. Institutional AUM represent AUM distributed by our institutional sales team. This aggregation is viewed as a proxy for presenting AUM in the retail and institutional markets in which the company operates.
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(1) Channel refers to the internal distribution channel from which the AUM originated. Retail AUM represents AUM distributed by the company’s retail sales teams. Institutional AUM represents AUM distributed by our institutional sales teams. This aggregation is viewed as a proxy for presenting AUM in the retail and institutional markets in which the company operates.
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(1)Total revenue adjustments remove pass through investment management, service and distribution, and other revenues and equal the same amount as the Third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses.
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(1)Total Revenue Adjustments remove pass through investment management fees, service and distribution fees, and other revenues and equal the same amount as the Third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses.
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Our revenues are directly influenced by the level and composition of our AUM. Therefore, movements in global capital market levels, net business inflows (or outflows), and changes in the mix of investment products between asset classes and geographies may materially affect our revenues from period to period. See the company’s disclosures regarding the changes in AUM during theyear ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 in the “Assets Under Management” section above for additional information.
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Our revenues are directly influenced by the level and composition of our AUM. Therefore, movements in global capital market levels, net inflows (or outflows), and changes in the mix of investment products between asset classes and geographies may materially affect our revenues from period to period. See the company’s disclosures regarding the changes in AUM during theyear ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 in the “Assets Under Management” section above for additional information.
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Investment management fees were $4,106.0 million for year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $4,358.4 million for year ended December 31, 2022 as a result of shifts in the asset mix to lower yield products as compared to the prior year. See discussion above on how AUM changes impact our Investment management fees.
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Investment management fees were $4,342.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $4,106.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as a result of higher average AUM partially offset by the shift in AUM toward lower yield products. See discussion above on how AUM changes impact our Investment management fees.
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For the year ended December 31, 2023, Service and distribution fees were $1,374.6 million as compared to $1,405.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease is primarily driven by lower transfer agency fees of $24.5 million and distribution fees of $17.3 million, partially offset by higher administrative fees of $9.4 million. The decrease is primarily due to lower AUM to which these fees apply.
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For the year ended December 31, 2024, Service and distribution fees were $1,479.7 million as compared to $1,374.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily driven by higher distribution fees of $91.2 million and administrative fees of $12.9 million resulting from higher average AUM to which the fees apply.
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For the year ended December 31, 2023, Performance fees were $46.7 million as compared to $68.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. Performance fees in 2023 were primarily generated from institutional and real estate products. Performance fees in 2022 were primarily generated from real estate, institutional, bank loans and private equity products.
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For the years ended December 31, 2024, Performance fees were $46.4 million as compared to $46.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Performance fees for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were primarily generated from multi-asset/other, private markets real estate and fundamental equities products.
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For the year ended December 31, 2023, Other revenues were $189.1 million as compared to $216.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in Other revenues was primarily driven by lower real estate transaction fees of $15.3 million and front end fees of $17.1 million, partially offset by higher other transaction fees of $6.6 million.
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For the year ended December 31, 2024, Other revenues were $198.6 million as compared to $189.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase in Other revenues was primarily driven by higher front end fees of $10.0 million and real estate transaction fees of $4.1 million, partially offset by lower other transaction fees of $4.6 million.
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The company’s most significant joint venture is our 49% investment in IGW. Management reflects 100% of IGW's results in its Net revenues and Adjusted operating expenses because it is important to evaluate the contribution that IGW is making to the business. The company’s non-GAAP operating results reflect the economics of these holdings on a basis consistent with the underlying AUM and flows. Adjusted net income is reduced by the amount of earnings attributable to the 51% noncontrolling interests. See “Schedule of Non-GAAP Information” for additional disclosures regarding the use of Net revenues.
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The company’s most significant joint venture is our investment in IGW. The company reflects 100% of IGW's results in its Net revenues and Adjusted operating expenses because it is important to evaluate the contribution that IGW is making to the business. The company’s non-GAAP operating results reflect the economics of these holdings on a basis consistent with the underlying AUM and flows. Adjusted net income attributable to Invesco Ltd. is reduced by the amount of earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interests. See “Schedule of Non-GAAP Information” for additional disclosures regarding the use of Net revenues.
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Net revenues from IGW were $368.3 million and average AUM was $87.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023 (Net revenues were$432.7 million and average AUM was $93.5 billion, for the year ended December 31, 2022). The impact of foreign exchange rate movements decreased Net revenues from IGW by $20.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in revenue was primarily due to lower average AUM, shifts in the asset mix to lower yield products, lower performance fees and implementation of the regulatory mandated fee reductions in China.
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Net revenues from IGW were $318.1 million and average AUM was $88.6 billion for the year ended December 31, 2024 (Net revenues were$368.3 million and average AUM was $87.2 billion, for the year ended December 31, 2023). The decrease in IGW revenues was primarily driven by the shift in AUM toward lower yield products and the introduction of regulatory mandated fee reductions in China in August 2023.
Previous wording
Management and Performance fees earned from CIP were $51.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to$49.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Current wording
Management and Performance fees earned from CIP were $41.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to$51.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Previous wording
Third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses include periodic “renewal” commissions which are paid to brokers and independent financial advisors for servicing of their client accounts while they are invested in an Invesco product. Renewal commissions are calculated based upon a percentage of the AUM value and apply to much of the company's non-U.S. retail operations. The revenues from the company’s U.S. retail operations include 12b-1 distribution fees, which are largely passed through to brokers who sell the funds as third-party distribution expenses along with additional marketing support distribution costs. Both the revenues and the costs are dependent on the underlying AUM of the brokers' clients. The upfront distribution commissions are amortized over the redemption period. Also included in Third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses are sub-transfer agency fees that are paid to third parties for processing client common share purchases and redemptions, call center support and client reporting. These costs are reimbursed by the related funds.
Current wording
Third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses include periodic “renewal” commissions which are paid to brokers and independent financial advisors for providing services to their client accounts while they are invested in an Invesco product. Renewal commissions are calculated based upon a percentage of the AUM value and apply to much of the company's non-U.S. retail operations. The revenues from the company’s U.S. retail operations include 12b-1 distribution fees, which are largely passed through to brokers who sell the funds as third-party distribution expenses along with additional marketing support distribution costs. Both the revenues and the costs are dependent on the underlying AUM of the brokers' clients. The upfront distribution commissions are amortized over the redemption period. Also included in Third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses are sub-transfer agency fees that are paid to third parties for processing client common share purchases and redemptions, call center support and client reporting. These costs are reimbursed by the related funds.
Previous wording
Third-party distribution service and advisory expenses were $1,825.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $1,886.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily due to decreases of $52.5 million in service fees, $36.1 million in renewal commissions, and $10.7 million in transaction fees, partially offset by $40.9 million of higher administrative and other third-party management fees. The decrease is primarily due to a net decrease in pass-through service and distribution fees due to lower average AUM to which these fees apply. See "Schedule of Non-GAAP Information" for additional disclosures.
Current wording
Third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses were $2,025.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $1,825.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to increases of $112.9 million in service costs and $86.3 million in administrative and other third-party management fees resulting from higher average AUM and fund related costs. See "Schedule of Non-GAAP Information" for additional disclosures.
Previous wording
Employee compensation was $1,885.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $1,725.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase was primarily driven by costs related to executive retirements and organizational changes of $101.6 million which was partially offset by a net decrease in salaries, variable compensation and benefits costs of $16.9 million. In addition, there was a $40.7 million increase in expense related to the mark-to-market on deferred compensation liabilities in the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to a $45.8 million decrease in the year ended December 31, 2022.
Current wording
Employee compensation was $2,014.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $1,885.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to the previously noted acceleration of expense for currently outstanding Long-term awards of $147.6 million, higher variable compensation costs of $47.5 million and an increase of $29.2 million in expense related to the mark-to-market on deferred compensation liabilities. The increase was partially offset by lower costs related to executive retirements and organizational changes of $82.5 million.
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Headcount at December 31, 2023 was 8,489 (December 31, 2022; 8,611).
Current wording
Headcount at December 31, 2024 was 8,508 (December 31, 2023; 8,489).
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Marketing expenses include the cost of direct advertising of our products through trade publications, television and other media, and public relations costs, such as the marketing of the company's products through conferences or other sponsorships, and the cost of marketing-related employee travel.
Current wording
Marketing expenses include the cost of direct advertising of our products through trade publications, television and other media, and public relations costs, such as the marketing of the company's products through conferences or other sponsorships.
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Property, office and technology expenses include rent and utilities for our various leased facilities, depreciation of company-owned property, minor non-capitalized computer equipment and software purchases and related maintenance payments, and costs related to externally provided operations, technology, middle office and back office management services.
Current wording
Property, office and technology expenses include rent and utilities for our various leased facilities, depreciation of company-owned property, equipment and software, and other technology expenses including maintenance and licensing fees.
Previous wording
Property, office and technology expenses were $546.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $539.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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Property, office and technology expenses were $474.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $450.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to higher software costs of $21.2 million.
Previous wording
General and administrative expenses include professional services costs, such as information service subscriptions, irrecoverable indirect taxes, non-marketing related employee travel expenditures, consulting fees, audit, tax and legal fees, professional insurance costs and recruitment and training costs.
Current wording
General and administrative expenses include information service subscriptions, irrecoverable indirect taxes, employee travel, professional fees, recruitment and training costs as well as costs for outsourced services such as technology, middle office and back office management services.
Previous wording
Operating loss was $434.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to operating income of $1,317.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. Operating margin (operating income divided by operating revenues) decreased to (7.6%) for the year ended December 31, 2023 from 21.8% in the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily as a result of the $1,248.9 million intangible asset impairment in 2023.
Current wording
Operating income was $832.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to an operating loss of $434.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Operating margin (operating income divided by operating revenues) increased to 13.7% for the year ended December 31, 2024 from (7.6)% in the year ended December 31, 2023. The operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2023 was primarily due to the $1,248.9 million intangible asset impairment as discussed above.
Previous wording
Adjusted operating income decreased to $1,213.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 from $1,614.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2022. Adjusted operating margin decreased to 28.2% for the year ended December 31, 2023 from 34.8% for the year ended December 31, 2022. See “Schedule of Non-GAAP Information” for a reconciliation of Operating revenues to Net revenues, a reconciliation of Operating income to Adjusted operating income and additional important disclosures regarding Net revenues, Adjusted operating income and Adjusted operating margin.
Current wording
Adjusted operating income increased to $1,370.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 from $1,213.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Adjusted operating margin increased to 31.1% for the year ended December 31, 2024 from 28.2% for the year ended December 31, 2023. See “Schedule of Non-GAAP Information” for a reconciliation of Operating revenues to Net revenues, a reconciliation of Operating income to Adjusted operating income and additional important disclosures regarding Net revenues, Adjusted operating income and Adjusted operating margin.
Previous wording
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates decreased to $71.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $106.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily driven by decreases of $33.8 million in our income from our real estate investments and $20.3 million from our joint venture investment in IGW due to lower revenue as discussed above, which were partially offset by an increase of $20.1 million in the earnings from private equity and other investments.
Current wording
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates decreased to $43.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $71.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily driven by a decrease in income of $13.5 million from our joint venture investment in IGW and $9.6 million from our private markets real estate investments.
Previous wording
Interest and dividend income was $47.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $24.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to higher interest income earned from Cash and cash equivalents.
Current wording
Interest and dividend income was $58.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $47.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to an increase in dividend income earned on our private markets, deferred compensation and seed capital investments and higher interest income earned from Cash and cash equivalents.
Previous wording
Interest expense was $70.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $85.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 as a result of a decrease in outstanding debt.
Current wording
Interest expense was $58.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $70.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as a result of the decrease in outstanding debt.
Previous wording
Other gains and losses was a net gain of $98.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to a net loss of $139.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The net gain in 2023 included a $45 million gain on the sale of certain Hong Kong pension sponsorship rights, and $49.6 million on investments and instruments held for our deferred compensation plans.
Current wording
Other gains and losses, net was a gain of $47.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to a net gain of $98.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The net gains for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 included net market gains on deferred compensation related investments, other hedging instruments, and seed capital investments. The net gain for the year ended December 31, 2023 also included a $45 million gain on the sale of certain Hong Kong pension sponsorship rights.
Previous wording
Other income/(expense) of CIP includes interest and dividend income, interest expense, and realized and unrealized gains and losses on the underlying investments and debt owned by CIP. For the year ended December 31, 2023, net interest income of CIP was $226.6 million as compared to $151.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase in interest income was primarily a result of newly consolidated investment products in 2023 as well as higher net interest income earned by the CLOs. For the year ended December 31, 2023, other gains and losses of CIP were a net loss of $176.3 million as compared to a net loss of $126.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The net losses in 2023 and 2022 were attributable to market-driven losses on investments held by consolidated funds.
Current wording
Other income/(expense) of CIP, net includes interest and dividend income, interest expense, and realized and unrealized gains and losses on the underlying investments and debt owned by CIP. For the year ended December 31, 2024, net interest income of CIP was $139.5 million as compared to $226.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease in net interest income was primarily a result of newly consolidated investment products in the year ended December 31, 2023 which were deconsolidated in the year ended December 31, 2024 as well as lower net interest income earned by the CLOs. For the year ended December 31, 2024, other gains and losses of CIP were a net loss of $57.9 million as compared to a net loss of $176.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The net losses for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were attributable to market-driven losses on investments held by consolidated funds.
Previous wording
The consolidation of investment products did not have an impact on Net income attributable to Invesco for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. The adjustment to net income for the Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities represent the CIP profit or loss attributable to third-party investors. The impact of any realized or unrealized gains or losses attributable to the interests of third-parties, which is reflected in Other income/(expense) of CIP, is offset by this adjustment to arrive at Net income attributable to Invesco. Also, the net income or loss of CIP is taxed at the investor level, not at the product level; therefore, a tax provision is not reflected in the net impact of CIP.
Current wording
The adjustment to Net income for the Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities removes the income/(expense) of CIP which is attributable to third-party investors. Therefore, the consolidation of investment products did not have an impact on Net income attributable to Invesco for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. Also, the net income or loss of CIP is taxed at the investor level, not at the product level; therefore, a tax provision is not reflected in the net impact of CIP.
Previous wording
The tax provision was a benefit of $(69.7) million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to an expense of $322.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, resulting in effective tax rates of 29.3% and 25.8% for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 was favorably impacted by a change in the mix of income across tax jurisdictions which was partially offset by the tax impact of the loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities. For additional income tax information, please refer to Note 15, “Taxation,” in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Current wording
The income tax provision was an expense of $252.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to a benefit of $(69.7) million for the year ended December 31, 2023, resulting in effective tax rates of 25.2% and 29.3% for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The higher effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2023 was primarily a result of favorable permanent tax adjustments increasing the effective tax due to the pre-tax book loss in 2023. The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2024 was unfavorably impacted by nondeductible regulatory settlements and an increase in the valuation allowance recorded against certain net operating losses. For additional income tax information, please refer to Note 14, “Taxation,” in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Previous wording
The following are reconciliations of Operating revenues, Operating income/(loss) (and by calculation, Operating margin) and Net income/(loss) attributable to Invesco (and by calculation, Diluted EPS) on a U.S. GAAP basis to a non-GAAP basis of Net revenues, Adjusted operating income (and by calculation, Adjusted operating margin) and Adjusted net income attributable to Invesco (and by calculation, adjusted diluted EPS). These non-GAAP measures should not be considered as substitutes for any U.S. GAAP measures and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Additional reconciling items may be added in the future to these non-GAAP measures if deemed appropriate. The tax effects related to the reconciling items have been calculated based on the tax rate attributable to the jurisdiction to which the transaction relates. Notes to the reconciliations follow the tables.
Current wording
The following are reconciliations of the U.S. GAAP measures to the non-GAAP measures. The non-GAAP measures should not be considered as substitutes for any U.S. GAAP measures and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Additional reconciling items may be added in the future to the non-GAAP measures if deemed appropriate. The tax effects related to the reconciling items have been calculated based on the tax rate attributable to the jurisdiction to which the transaction relates. Notes to the reconciliations follow the tables.
Previous wording
(1) Revenue adjustments: The company calculates Net revenues by reducing Operating revenues to exclude fees that are passed through to external parties who perform functions on behalf of, and distribute, the company’s managed funds. The Net revenue presentation assists in identifying the revenue contribution generated by the company, removing distortions caused by the differing distribution channel fees and allowing for a fair comparison with U.S. peer investment managers and within Invesco’s own investment units. Additionally, management evaluates Net revenue yield on AUM, which is equal to Net revenues divided by Average AUM during the reporting period, as an indicator of the basis point Net revenues we receive for each dollar of AUM we manage.
Current wording
(1) Revenue adjustments: The company calculates Net revenues by reducing Operating revenues to exclude fees that are passed through to external parties who perform functions on behalf of, and distribute, the company’s managed funds. The Net revenue presentation assists in identifying the revenue contribution generated by the company, removing distortions caused by the differing distribution channel fees and allowing for a fair comparison with U.S. peer investment managers and within Invesco’s own investment units. Additionally, management evaluates Net revenue yield on AUM, which is equal to Net revenues divided by Average AUM during the reporting period, as an indicator of the Net revenues we receive for each dollar of AUM we manage.
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Current report — wording carried from elsewhere
On January 30, 2024, Invesco Finance PLC, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Parent, paid in full the outstanding balance of the $600.0 million senior notes which were due on January 30, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, the balance on the $2.0 billion revolving credit agreement was zero.
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Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
Intangible assets not subject to amortization are tested for impairment annually as of October 1 or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. If a quantitative assessment is required, the impairment test consists of a comparison of the fair value of an intangible asset to its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of the intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. Management used an income approach to value indefinite-lived intangible assets related to acquired management contracts of U.S. retail mutual funds. An income approach includes assumptions for current market conditions, including the asset’s updated forecasts of AUM to take into consideration market gains or losses, net long-term flows and the corresponding changes in revenue and expenses.
Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
The most sensitive assumptions used in the income approach are the revenue forecast, the long-term growth rate and the discount rate applied to the cash flow forecast to determine present value. The revenue projections used are within a range of (5)% to 1% over the forecast period. Taking into consideration the AUM mix of the U.S. retail mutual funds, the long-term growth rate was determined using the historical returns of the S&P 500 index, treasury bonds and treasury bills. The long-term growth rate used by management in the annual impairment test was 2.5% which decreased from the long-term growth rate used in prior periods of 4.5% due to sustained outflows of AUM related to U.S. retail mutual funds. The discount rate is an estimate of the weighted average cost of capital for the investment management sector reflecting the overall industry risks associated with future cash flows and considers an applicable size premium for the intangible asset. The discount rate used by management was 13.05% which increased 365 bps from the prior year due to increases in the risk-free discount rate and systematic risk inputs as well as the use of an asset-specific risk premium. We assessed the reasonableness of the estimated fair value of the intangible asset by considering applicable market data.
Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
Based on our annual impairment analysis as of October 1, 2023, we determined that the carrying value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets related to acquired management contracts of U.S. retail mutual funds of $5,818.6 million exceeded the estimated fair value. As such, a $1,248.9 million impairment was recorded in Amortization and impairment of intangibles expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income which reduced the carrying value to $4,569.7 million. The impairment was driven by a decrease in the long-term growth rate, an increase in the discount rate and lower projected earnings as a result of lower AUM for these management contracts. While the company believes all assumptions utilized in our assessment are reasonable and appropriate, changes in these estimates could produce different fair value amounts which could drive impairment in future periods. For example, assuming all other assumptions remain static, a decrease to the revenue forecast of 2% would result in an incremental impairment of $79 million. A decrease to the long-term growth rate of 25 bps would result in an incremental impairment of $75 million. Also, an increase to the discount rate of 15 bps would result in an incremental impairment of $58 million. The impairment does not impact the company’s liquidity or capital resources.