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x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008
	OR
o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from                 to

Bermuda	98-0557567
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA	30309
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Title of Each Class	Name of Exchange on Which Registered
Common Shares, $0.20 par value per share	New York Stock Exchange

Large accelerated filer Þ

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer o

Smaller reporting company o

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

We include cross references to captions elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which we refer to as this “Report,” where you can find related additional information. The following table of contents tells you where to find these captions.

 

 

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

Invesco Ltd.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

Invesco Ltd.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

 

Invesco Ltd.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

See accompanying notes.

Invesco Ltd.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1.  ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

  Corporate Information

 

Invesco Ltd. (Parent) and all of its consolidated entities (collectively, the company or Invesco) provide retail, institutional and high-net-worth clients with an array of global investment management capabilities. The company’s sole business is investment management.

 

On December 4, 2007, the predecessor to Invesco Ltd., INVESCO PLC, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. and the shareholders of INVESCO PLC received common shares of Invesco Ltd. in exchange for their ordinary shares of INVESCO PLC. This transaction was accounted for in a manner similar to a pooling of interests. Additionally, the company’s primary share listing moved from the London Stock Exchange to the New York Stock Exchange, a share capital consolidation was immediately implemented (a reverse stock split) on a one-for-two basis, and the company’s regulated business in the European Union was transferred from INVESCO PLC to Invesco Ltd. All prior period share and earnings per share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split.

 

  Basis of Accounting and Consolidation

 

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Statements of Income and Statements of Cash Flows (together, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) have not been audited and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. In the opinion of management, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, which are necessary for the fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations for the interim periods presented. All significant intercompany transactions, balances, revenues and expenses are eliminated upon consolidation.

 

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and consolidate the financial statements of the Parent, all of its controlled subsidiaries, any variable interest entities (VIEs) required to be consolidated under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation (FIN) No. 46(R), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51,” and any entities required to be consolidated under Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 04-5, “Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights” (EITF 04-5). Under FASB Statement No. 94, “Consolidation of All Majority-Owned Subsidiaries” (FASB Statement No. 94), control is deemed to be present when the parent holds a majority voting interest or otherwise has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the subsidiary so as to obtain the benefits from its activities. FIN 46(R) requires that variable interest entities (VIEs), or entities in which the risks and rewards of ownership are not directly linked to voting interests, for which the company is the primary beneficiary (having the majority of rewards/risks of ownership) be consolidated. Certain of the company’s managed products are structured as partnerships in which the company is the general partner receiving a management and/or performance fee. If the company is deemed to have a variable interest in these entities and is determined to be the primary beneficiary, these entities are consolidated into the company’s financial statements. If the company is not determined to be the primary beneficiary, the equity method of accounting is used to account for the company’s investment in these entities. In accordance with EITF 04-5, non-VIE general partnership investments are deemed to be controlled by the company and would be consolidated, unless the limited partners have the substantive ability to remove the general partner without cause based upon a simple majority vote or can otherwise dissolve the partnership, or unless the limited partners have substantive participating rights over decision making. Investment products that are consolidated as VIEs or under EITF 04-5 and FASB Statement No. 94 are referred to as consolidated investment products in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 7, “Consolidated Investment Products,” for additional details.

 

As required by Accounting Principles Board (APB) No. 18, “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock,” the equity method of accounting is used to account for investments in joint ventures and non-controlled subsidiaries in which the company’s ownership is between 20 and 50 percent. Equity investments are carried initially at cost (subsequently adjusted to recognize the company’s share of the profit or loss of the investee after the date of acquisition) and are included in investments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The proportionate share of income or loss is included in equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

The financial statements have been prepared primarily on the historical cost basis; however, certain items are presented using other bases such as fair value, where such treatment is required. The financial statements of subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting year as the Parent and use consistent accounting policies, which, where applicable, have been adjusted to U.S. GAAP from local generally accepted accounting principles or reporting regulations. Minority interests represent the interests in certain entities consolidated by the company either because the company has control over the entity or has determined that it is the primary beneficiary under FIN 46(R), but of which the company does not own all of the equity.

 

In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities. The primary estimates relate to investment valuation, goodwill impairment and taxes. Use of available information and application of judgment are inherent in the formation of estimates. Actual results in the future could differ from such estimates and the differences may be material to the financial statements.

 

Dividends to shareholders

 

Dividends to shareholders are recognized on the declaration date. Beginning in 2008, dividends are declared and paid on a quarterly basis. Prior to 2008, dividends were declared and paid on a semi-annual basis.

 

Reclassifications

 

The presentation of certain prior period reported amounts has been reclassified to be consistent with the current presentation. Such reclassifications had no impact on net income or shareholders’ equity.

 

Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted and Pending Accounting Pronouncements

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (FASB Statement No. 157), which became effective for Invesco on January 1, 2008. FASB Statement No. 157 clarifies how companies should measure fair value when they are required by U.S. GAAP to use a fair value measure for recognition or disclosure. FASB Statement No. 157 establishes a common definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under U.S. GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements to eliminate differences in current practice in measuring fair value under existing accounting standards. The adoption of FASB Statement No. 157 did not result in any retrospective adjustments to prior period information or in a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings. See Note 2, “Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities,” for additional disclosures.

 

In October 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-3, “Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active” (FSP 157-3), which became effective for Invesco for the period ended September 30, 2008. FSP 157-3 clarifies the application of FASB Statement No. 157 to financial assets in an inactive market. The FSP includes an illustration of the application of judgment when selecting an appropriate discount rate to apply in the valuation of a collateralized debt obligation in a market that has become increasingly inactive. The adoption of FSP 157-3 did not have a material impact on the company’s financial statements.

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (FASB Statement No. 159), which also became effective for Invesco on January 1, 2008 at its own discretion. FASB Statement No. 159 permits companies to elect, on an instrument-by-instrument basis, to fair value certain financial assets and financial liabilities with changes in fair value recognized in earnings as they occur (the fair value option). The company chose not to elect the FASB Statement No. 159 fair value option for eligible items existing on its balance sheet as of January 1, 2008, or for any new eligible items recognized subsequent to January 1, 2008.

 

During June 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. EITF 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities” (FSP 03-6-1). The FSP addresses whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities prior to vesting and need to be included in the earnings allocation in computing earnings per share (EPS) under the two-class method described in FASB Statement No. 128, “Earnings Per Share”. The guidance in the FSP 03-6-1 provides that only those unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents are participating securities that should be included in the calculation of basic EPS under the two-class method. The FASB concluded that the holder of a share-based award receives a noncontingent transfer of value each time the entity declares a dividend, and therefore the share-based award meets the definition of a participating security. FSP 03-6-1 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, with all prior period EPS data being adjusted retrospectively. Early adoption is not permitted. FSP 03-6-1 will require the company to include unvested deferred share awards that contain

 

nonforfeitable dividend equivalents as outstanding common shares for purposes of calculated basic EPS. The company is still assessing the impact that FSP 03-6-1 will have on its calculation of basic EPS.

 

2.  FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

As discussed in Note 1, “Accounting Policies,” the company adopted FASB Statement No. 157 on January 1, 2008. FASB Statement No. 157 establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:

 

 

 

 

An asset or liability’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

FASB Statement No. 157 allows three types of valuation approaches: a market approach, which uses observable prices and other relevant information that is generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities; an income approach, which uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single, discounted present value amount; and a cost approach, which is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset.

 

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such assets and liabilities pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

 

Cash equivalents

Cash equivalents include cash investments in money market funds and time deposits. Cash and cash equivalents invested in affiliated money market funds totaled $284.1 million at September 30, 2008. Cash investments in money market funds are valued under the market approach through the use of quoted market prices in an active market, which is the net asset value of the underlying funds, and are classified within level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Cash investments in time deposits are very short-term in nature and are accordingly valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value, and are classified within level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

 

Available-for-sale investments

Available-for-sale investments include amounts seeded into affiliated investment products, foreign time deposits and investments in collateralized loan and debt obligations (CLOs). Seed money is valued under the market approach through use of quoted market prices available in an active market, which is the net asset value of the underlying funds, and is classified within level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Foreign time deposits are valued under the income approach based on an observable interest rate and are classified within level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

 

The company provides investment management services to a number of CLO entities. The company has invested in these entities, generally taking a relatively small portion of the unrated, junior subordinated positions. At September 30, 2008, the company held $21.2 million of investments in these CLOs, which represents its maximum risk of loss. CLOs are valued using an income approach through the use of certain observable and unobservable inputs. Due to current liquidity constraints within the market for CLO products that require the use of unobservable inputs, these investments are classified as level 3 within the valuation hierarchy.

 

Trading investments

Trading investments primarily include the investments of the deferred compensation plans that are offered to certain Invesco employees. These investments are primarily invested into affiliated funds. Trading securities are valued under the market approach through use of quoted prices in an active market and are classified within level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

 

Assets held for policyholders

Assets held for policyholders represent investments held by one of the company’s subsidiaries, which is an insurance entity that was established to facilitate retirement savings plans in the U.K. The assets held for policyholders are accounted for at fair value pursuant to AICPA Statement of Position No. 03-1, “Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts and for Separate Accounts.” The assets are measured at fair value under the market approach based on the quoted prices of the underlying funds in an active market and are classified within level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

 

The following table presents, for each of the hierarchy levels described above, the company’s assets that are measured at fair value as of September 30, 2008.

 

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* Other current held-to-maturity investments of $1.0 million and cost method investments of $1.0 million are excluded from this table. Other non-current equity and cost method investments of $89.4 million are also excluded from this table. These investments are not measured at fair value, in accordance with applicable accounting standards.

 

The following table shows a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for CLO fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs:

 

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* Of these net unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income, $0.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008, and $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, are attributed to the change in unrealized gains and losses related to assets still held at September 30, 2008.

As of September 30, 2008, the company reviewed the cash flow estimates of its CLOs, which are based on the underlying pools of securities and take into account the overall credit quality of the issuers, the forecasted default rates of the securities, and the company’s past experience in managing similar securities. These estimates of future cash flows, taking into account both timing and amounts and discounted for appropriate discount rates, indicated a sustained decline in valuation, resulting in other than temporary impairment charges during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, of $9.4 million and $16.8 million, respectively. These securities may recover their value over time.

 

3.  SHARE REPURCHASES

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, 4.0 million and 12.3 million common shares of Invesco Ltd. were purchased in the market and in private transactions with current executive officers at a cost of $100.3 million and $313.3 million, respectively, and were recorded as treasury shares on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (three and nine months ended September 30, 2007: 3.2 million and 9.9 million shares at a cost of $77.7 million and $237.0 million, respectively).

 

4.  OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income were as follows:

 

 

The details of total other comprehensive income are presented below:

 

 

5.  TAXATION

 

Invesco adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109,” (FIN 48) on January 1, 2007. At September 30, 2008, the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits was $61.6 million as compared to the December 31, 2007 total amount of $69.0 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2008, a net tax benefit of $9.9 million was recognized as a result of the expiration of the statute of limitations for certain tax positions related to the 2004 tax year.

The company and its subsidiaries file annual income tax returns in the United States (“U.S.”) federal jurisdiction, various U.S. state and local jurisdictions, and in numerous foreign jurisdictions. A number of years may elapse before a FIN 48 uncertain tax position, for which the company has unrecognized tax benefits, is finally resolved. To the extent that the company has favorable tax settlements, or determines that accrued amounts are no longer needed due to a lapse in the applicable statute of limitations or other reasons, such liabilities, as well as the related interest and penalty, would be reversed as a reduction of income tax expense (net of federal tax effects, if applicable) in the period such determination is made.

 

6.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income available to shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods, excluding treasury shares. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the treasury stock method outlined in FASB Statement No. 128, “Earnings per Share,” which requires computing share equivalents and dividing net income by the total weighted average number of shares and share equivalents outstanding during the periods.

 

The calculation of earnings per share is as follows:

 

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See Note 8 for a summary of share awards outstanding under the company’s share-based payment programs. These programs could result in the issuance of common shares that would affect the measurement of basic and diluted earnings per share.

 

Options to purchase 10.4 million and 13.8 million shares at weighted average exercise prices of 2,061 pence and 1,890 pence, respectively, were outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 (for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007: options to purchase 15.3 million and 15.8 million shares, respectively), but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the option’s exercise price was greater than the average market price of the shares and therefore their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

 

The company excluded 0.3 million and 0.4 million contingently issuable shares from the diluted earnings per share computation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively (three and nine months ended September 30, 2007: 10.9 million and 11.1 million contingently issuable shares, respectively), because the necessary performance conditions for the shares to be issuable had not yet been satisfied at the end of the respective period.

 

7.  CONSOLIDATED INVESTMENT PRODUCTS

 

The company has transactions with various private equity, real estate and other investment entities sponsored by the company for the investment of client assets in the normal course of business. Certain of these investments are considered to be variable interest entities in which the company is the primary beneficiary and are consolidated into the company’s financial statements. Other partnership entities are consolidated under EITF 04-5, as the company is the general partner and is presumed to have control, in the absence of simple majority kick-out rights to remove the general partner, simple majority liquidation rights to dissolve the partnership, or substantive participating rights of the other limited partners. Investment products are also consolidated under FASB Statement No. 94, if appropriate. The following tables reflect the impact of consolidation of these investment products into the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.

 

Balance Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2008, the company’s maximum risk of loss in VIEs in which the company is not the primary beneficiary is presented in the table below.

 

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* As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the company’s maximum risk of loss under the support agreements had decreased to $49.0 million. See Notes 10 and 12 for additional information.

The following table presents the fair value hierarchy levels of investments held by consolidated investment products, which are measured at fair value as of September 30, 2008.

 

 

Consolidated investment products are structured as partnerships. For private equity partnerships, fair value is determined by reviewing each investment for the sale of additional securities of an issuer to sophisticated investors or for investee financial conditions and fundamentals. Publicly traded portfolio investments are carried at market value as determined by their most recent quoted sale, or if there is no recent sale, at their most recent bid price. If these securities are subject to trading restrictions, they may be valued at a discount to quoted prices. Level 1 classification indicates that fair values have been determined using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the partnership has the ability to access. Level 2 classification indicates that fair values have been determined using quoted prices in active markets but give effect to certain lock-up restrictions surrounding the holding period of the underlying investments. Level 3 classification indicates that the fair value of these investments was determined using inputs that are unobservable and reflect the partnership’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset (including assumptions about risk). These inputs are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances, which include the partnership’s own data. The partnership’s own data used to develop unobservable inputs are adjusted if information indicates that market participants would use different assumptions.

 

As a result of amendments made to limited partnership agreements of certain real estate partnerships, the company determined that it no longer controlled certain real estate partnerships under EITF 04-5. Accordingly, investments of consolidated investment products of $398.0 million, borrowings of consolidated investment products of $136.2 million, and the related minority interest balance of $256.1 million, were deconsolidated effective April 1, 2008. Amendments were made to certain other limited partnership agreements, triggering reconsideration events that required the general partnership’s ownership to be reassessed. As a result, certain limited partnerships are now presented as Other Consolidated Investment Products and are accounted for under EITF 04-5 and others were deconsolidated.

 

The company’s risk with respect to each investment is limited to its equity ownership (generally less than 5%) and any uncollected management fees. Therefore, gains or losses of consolidated investment products have not had a significant impact on the company’s results of operations, liquidity or capital resources.

 

8.  SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

 

Share Incentive Awards

 

Share incentive awards, which are used to retain and motivate key executives and the next generation of management of the company and to ensure future succession in the business, are broadly classified into two categories: time-vested and performance-vested share awards. Share awards are measured at fair value at the date of grant and are expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the company’s estimate of shares that will eventually vest.

 

Time-vested awards vest ratably over or cliff-vest at the end of a period of continued employee service. Performance-vested awards cliff-vest at the end of a defined vesting period of continued employee service upon the company’s attainment of certain performance criteria. Time-vested and performance-vested share incentive awards are granted in the form of restricted shares or deferred share awards. Dividends accrue directly to the employee holder of restricted shares, and cash payments in lieu of dividends are made to employee holders of certain deferred share awards. When the company was listed on the London Stock Exchange, shares were priced in Sterling.  Share incentive awards granted prior to May 2008 were granted under the company’s Global Stock Plan. Beginning in May 2008, share incentive awards are granted under the 2008 Global Equity Incentive Plan.

Changes in unvested share incentive awards are as follows:

 

 

Subsequent to the company’s primary share listing moving to the New York Stock Exchange, shares are now priced in U.S. dollars. Pursuant to these plans, the company granted 3.5 million share awards in February 2008 at a weighted average share price of $27.01, and approximately 0.1 million share awards were granted since May 2008 at a weighted average share price of $25.30. Of these shares awarded, in the nine months ended September 30, 2008,  0.1 million shares have been forfeited.

 

Awards outstanding at September 30, 2008 had a weighted average remaining contractual life of approximately 1.5 years.

 

Share Options

 

The company has not granted awards of share options since 2005. Outstanding share option awards contain either time or performance vesting conditions. The performance targets provide that an option may be exercised only if earnings per share since the date of the award has grown by a specified percentage in excess of a weighted average of the U.K. Retail Price Index and the U.S. Consumer Price Index (the Composite Index) over the preceding three years. Upon the exercise of share options, the company either issues new shares or can utilize shares held by employee trusts to satisfy the exercise.

 

The share option plans provided for a grant price equal to the quoted market price of the company’s shares on the date of grant. The cliff vesting period is three years. If the options remain unexercised after a period of 10 years from the date of grant, the options expire. Furthermore, options are forfeited if the employee leaves the company before the options vest.

 

Changes in outstanding share option awards are as follows:

 

 

The share option exercise prices are denominated in Sterling. Upon exercise, the Sterling exercise price will be converted to U.S. dollars using the foreign exchange rate in effect on the exercise date. The share options outstanding at September 30, 2008 had a range of exercise prices from £0.50 to £33.60, and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 3.57 years (for share options exercisable at September 30, 2008, the weighted average remaining contractual life is 3.23 years). The total intrinsic value of share options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $41.3 million. At September 30, 2008, the total intrinsic

 

values of share options outstanding and options exercisable were $82.1 million and $59.8 million, respectively. The market price of the company’s shares at September 30, 2008 was $20.98.

 

9.  RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

 

Defined Contribution Plans

 

The company operates defined contribution retirement benefit plans for all qualifying employees. The assets of the plans are held separately from those of the company in funds under the control of trustees. When employees leave the plans prior to vesting fully in the contributions, the contributions payable by the company are reduced by the amount of forfeited contributions.

 

The total amounts charged to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 of $35.2 million and $34.1 million, respectively, represent contributions payable or paid to these plans by the company at rates specified in the rules of the plans. As of September 30, 2008, accrued contributions of $16.3 million (December 31, 2007: $21.2 million) for the current year will be paid to the plans when due.

 

Defined Benefit Plans

 

The company maintains legacy defined benefit pension plans for qualifying employees of its subsidiaries in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Taiwan and the U.S. All defined benefit plans are closed to new participants, and the U.S. plan benefits have been frozen. The company also maintains a post-retirement medical plan in the U.S., which was closed to new participants in 2005. In 2006, the plan was amended to eliminate benefits for all participants who will not meet retirement eligibility by 2008. The assets of all defined benefit schemes are held in separate trustee-administered funds. Under the plans, the employees are generally entitled to retirement benefits based on final salary at retirement.

 

The components of net periodic benefit cost in respect of these defined benefit plans are as follows:

 

 

The estimated amounts of contributions expected to be paid to the plans during 2008 is $7.9 million for retirement plans, with no expected contribution to the medical plan.

 

10.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Commitments and contingencies may arise in the ordinary course of business.

 

The company has transactions with various private equity, real estate and other investment entities sponsored by the company for the investment of client assets in the normal course of business. Many of the company’s investment products are structured as limited partnerships. The company’s investment may take the form of the general partner or a limited partner, and the entities are structured such that each partner makes capital commitments that are to be drawn down over the life of the partnership as investment opportunities are identified. At September 30, 2008, the company’s undrawn capital commitments were $42.0 million (December 31, 2007: $60.2 million).

 

The volatility and valuation dislocations that occurred during 2007 and 2008 in certain sectors of the fixed income market have generated some pricing issues in many areas of the market. As a result of these valuation dislocations, during the fourth quarter of 2007, Invesco elected to enter into contingent support agreements for two of its investment trusts to enable them to sustain a stable pricing structure. These two trusts are unregistered trusts that invest in fixed income securities and are available only to accredited investors. In June 2008, the agreements were amended to extend the term through December 31, 2008, and to provide an internal

 

approval mechanism to extend the maximum possible support to $49.5 million at the option of the company, which was increased to $64.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2008. As of September 30, 2008, the committed support under these agreements was $64.0 million. The fair value of these agreements at September 30, 2008 was estimated to be $5.5 million, which was recorded as a guarantee obligation. No payments have been made under either agreement nor has Invesco realized any losses from the support agreements. As of the date of this Report, the committed support under these agreements had decreased to $49.0 million, reflecting the improved credit markets as a result of government actions (see Note 12). These trusts were not consolidated because the company was not deemed to be the primary beneficiary under FIN 46R.

 

Acquisition Contingencies

 

Contingent consideration related to acquisitions includes the following:

 

 

 

Legal Contingencies

 

Following the industry-wide regulatory investigations, multiple lawsuits based on market timing allegations were filed against various parties affiliated with Invesco. These lawsuits were consolidated in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, together with market timing lawsuits brought against affiliates of other mutual fund companies, and on September 29, 2004, three amended complaints were filed against company-affiliated parties: (1) a putative shareholder class action complaint brought on behalf of shareholders of AIM funds formerly advised by Invesco Funds Group, Inc.; (2) a derivative complaint purportedly brought on behalf of certain AIM funds and the shareholders of such funds; and (3) an ERISA complaint purportedly brought on behalf of participants in the company’s 401(k) plan. The company and plaintiffs have reached a settlement in principle of the shareholder class action and derivative lawsuits. The proposed settlement, which is subject to court approval, calls for a payment by the company of $9.8 million, recorded in general and administrative costs in the Consolidated Statement of Income during the three months ended December 31, 2007, in exchange for dismissal with prejudice of all pending claims. In addition, under the terms of the proposed settlement the company may incur certain costs in connection with providing notice of the proposed settlement to affected shareholders. Based on information currently available, it is not believed that any such incremental notice costs will have any material effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the company. On September 15, 2006, the court dismissed the ERISA lawsuit with prejudice. The plaintiff appealed that dismissal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. On June 16, 2008, the appellate court reversed the dismissal and remanded the lawsuit to the district court for further proceedings. The company intends to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

 

The asset management industry also is subject to extensive levels of ongoing regulatory oversight and examination. In the United States and other jurisdictions in which the company operates, governmental authorities regularly make inquiries, hold investigations and administer market conduct examinations with respect to compliance with applicable laws and regulations.  Additional lawsuits or regulatory enforcement actions arising out of these inquiries may in the future be filed against the company and related entities and individuals in the U.S. and other jurisdictions in which the company and its affiliates operate. Any material loss of investor and/or client confidence as a result of such inquiries and/or litigation could result in a significant decline in assets under management, which would have an adverse effect on the company’s future financial results and its ability to grow its business.

 

 

In the normal course of its business, the company is subject to various litigation matters. Although there can be no assurances, at this time management believes, based on information currently available to it, that it is not probable that the ultimate outcome of any of these actions will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of the company.

 

11.  GUARANTOR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Prior to the December 4, 2007 redomicile and relisting discussed in Note 1, INVESCO PLC (now known as Invesco Holding Company Limited), the Issuer, issued 4.5% $300.0 million senior notes due 2009, 5.625% $300.0 million senior notes due 2012, 5.375% $350.0 million senior notes due 2013 and 5.375% $200.0 million senior notes due 2014. These senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to payment of principal, interest and any other amounts due thereon by Invesco Ltd. (the Parent), together with the following wholly owned subsidiaries: Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc., and Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. (the Guarantors). The company’s remaining consolidated subsidiaries do not guarantee this debt. The guarantees of each of the Guarantors are joint and several. Presented below are Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, and Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows of the company for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

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12.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On October 27, 2008, the company declared a third quarter 2008 dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on December 17, 2008 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 26, 2008.

 

On October 29, 2008, $43.4 million in earn-out payments were made in connection with the WL Ross acquisition.

 

As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the company’s maximum risk of loss under the support agreements had decreased to $49.0 million.

 

Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes thereto, which appear elsewhere in this Report. Except for the historical financial information, this Report may include statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” under the United States securities laws. Forward-looking statements include information concerning future results of our operations, earnings, liquidity, cash flow and capital expenditures, industry or market conditions, AUM, acquisitions, debt and our ability to obtain additional financing or make payments, regulatory developments, demand for and pricing of our products and other aspects of our business or general economic conditions. In addition, words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “projects,” and future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “may,” “could,” “should,” and “would” as well as any other statement that necessarily depends on future events, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

 

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees, and they involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from our expectations. We caution investors not to rely unduly on any forward-looking statements and urge you to carefully consider the risks described in our most recent Form 10-K and subsequent Forms 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

References

 

In this Report, unless otherwise specified, the terms “we,” ”our,” ”us”, “company,” “Invesco,” and “Invesco Ltd.” refer to Invesco Ltd., a company incorporated in Bermuda, and its subsidiaries.

 

Executive Overview

 

The following executive overview summarizes the significant trends affecting our results of operations and financial condition for the periods presented. This overview and the remainder of this management’s discussion and analysis supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Invesco Ltd. and its subsidiaries and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Report.

 

Invesco is a leading independent global investment manager with offices in 20 countries. As of September 30, 2008, we managed $409.6 billion in assets for retail, institutional and high-net-worth investors around the world. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive worldwide investment management capabilities, including AIM, Atlantic Trust, Invesco, Perpetual, PowerShares, Trimark and WL Ross, Invesco provides a comprehensive array of enduring solutions for our clients. We have a significant presence in the institutional and retail segments of the investment management industry in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, with clients in more than 100 countries.

 

Global equity markets declined in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and continued to fall during the month of October, 2008, as illustrated in the table below:

 

Events in these periods were dominated by challenges in the credit markets. Many financial institutions had difficulty securing short-term funding as liquidity rapidly contracted. With banks unable to gain funding and reluctant to lend, interbank rates rose. Government bonds benefited from a flight to quality, particularly short-dated issues. This also led to a strengthening of the U.S. dollar as non-US investors increasingly purchased U.S. government issues – a trend which has continued throughout October. Further, credit spreads widened sharply, particularly for financials, and economic growth around the world slowed. In Europe, manufacturing orders slumped as business and consumer confidence waned. Denmark and Ireland became the first major European countries to officially fall into recession. Emerging markets saw both weakening demand for exported goods and commodities. Asian markets also experienced lower export demand with concerns about inflation becoming secondary to economic growth.

 

In response to the market disruptions, governments have acted to help revive credit markets and restore stability in the financial system. These actions include direct and indirect support of financial institutions, short-selling restrictions, easing of monetary policy, and the guaranteeing of certain financial instruments. Despite these actions, the equity and credit markets continue to operate under considerable pressure.

 

A significant portion of our business and managed AUM are based outside of the U.S. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar against other currencies, primarily the pound sterling and the Canadian dollar, will impact our reported revenues and expenses from period to period. Additionally, our revenues are directly influenced by the level and composition of our AUM. Therefore, movements in global capital market levels, net new 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. The returns from most global capital markets declined in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, which contributed to declines in AUM of $51.7 billion and $90.5 billion during the respective periods. Based on the level and mix of our October 2008 AUM, our annualized net revenue yield on AUM before performance fees could further decline by another three or four basis points (bps) in the three months ended December 31, 2008, versus the yield achieved in the three months ended September 30, 2008.

 

Summary operating information is presented in the table below.

 

 

 

Investment Performance Overview

 

 

 

 

Invesco’s first strategic priority is to achieve strong investment performance over the long-term for our clients. Performance in our equities capabilities, as measured by the percentage of AUM ahead of benchmark and ahead of peer median, is generally strong with some pockets of outstanding performance and some areas where we have been challenged. Within our equity asset class, U.S. Core, U.K., Asian, European, Sector, and Global ex-U.S. and Emerging Markets have had strong relative performance versus competitors and versus benchmark over one-, three- and five-year periods. Investment performance in our Canadian and U.S. Value equities has lagged, although there has been a sharp improvement in the short-term performance of our Canadian equities. Within our fixed income and balanced asset classes, the global fixed income products have had at least 50% of AUM ahead of benchmark and peers over one-, three-, and five-year periods. Our money market capability had at least 94% of AUM ahead of peers on a one-, three-, and five-year basis while performance versus benchmark was tempered as some of the larger products underperformed their respective benchmarks by anywhere from one to 21 basis points.

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2007

 

Assets Under Management

 

AUM at September 30, 2008 were $409.6 billion (September 30, 2007: $507.2 billion). The decline in AUM during the three months ended September 30, 2008 was due to reduced market values, net outflows and the impact of less favorable foreign exchange rates. Average AUM during the three months ended September 30, 2008 were $448.3 billion, compared to $494.7 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2007. Market declines led to a $29.6 billion reduction in AUM during the period compared to an increase of $4.1 billion in the comparative 2007 period.  Long-term net outflows during the period were $3.0 billion compared to long-term net inflows of $0.2 billion in the comparative 2007 period.  Total money market net outflows were $8.0 billion in the period compared to net inflows of $6.0 billion in the 2007 comparative period. 

 

Changes in AUM were as follows:

 

 

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Our AUM by channel, by asset class, and by client domicile were as follows:

 

AUM by Channel

 

AUM by Asset Class

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AUM by Client Domicile

 

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Results of Operations

 

Operating Revenues and Net Revenues

 

Operating revenues decreased by 15.3% in the three months ended September 30, 2008 to $827.2 million (2007: $976.6 million). Net revenues decreased by 14.5% in 2008 to $618.0 million (2007: $722.4 million). Net revenues are operating revenues less third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses, plus our proportional share of net revenues from joint venture arrangements. See “Schedule of Non-GAAP Information” for additional important disclosures regarding the use of net revenues. The main categories of revenues, and the dollar and percentage change between the periods, were as follows:

 

Investment Management Fees

 

Investment management fees are derived from providing professional services to manage client accounts and include fees received from retail mutual funds, unit trusts, investment companies with variable capital (ICVCs), exchange-traded funds, investment trusts and institutional and private wealth management advisory contracts. Investment management fees for products offered in the retail distribution channel are generally calculated as a percentage of the daily average asset balances and therefore vary as the levels of AUM change resulting from inflows, outflows and market movements. Investment management fees for products offered in the institutional and private wealth management distribution channels are calculated in accordance with the underlying investment management contracts and also vary in relation to the level of client assets managed.

 

Investment management fees decreased 16.0% in the three months ended September 30, 2008 to $664.9 million (2007: $791.7 million) due to decreases in average AUM and changes in the mix of AUM between asset classes. Average AUM for the three months ended September 30, 2008 were $448.3 billion (September 30, 2007: $494.7 billion). Average long-term AUM, which generally earn higher fee rates than money market AUM, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 were $364.4 billion (September 30, 2007: $428.4 billion).

 

Performance Fees

 

Performance fee revenues are generated on certain management contracts when performance hurdles are achieved. They are recorded in operating revenues as of the performance measurement date, when the contractual performance criteria have been met. The performance measurement date is defined in each contract in which incentive and performance fee revenue agreements are in effect. Performance fees will fluctuate from period to period and may not correlate with general market changes, since most of the fees are driven by relative performance to the respective benchmark rather than absolute performance.

 

In the three months ended September 30, 2008, performance fees increased 352.5% to $18.1 million (2007: $4.0 million). Over half of the performance fees recognized in the three months ended September 30, 2008 were generated by the quantitative strategies business. The remaining amount came from several other areas of the company.

Service and Distribution Fees

 

Service fees are generated through fees charged to cover several types of expenses, including fund accounting fees and other maintenance costs for mutual funds, unit trusts and investment companies with variable capital, and administrative fees earned from closed-ended funds. Service fees also include transfer agent fees, which are fees charged to cover the expense of processing client share purchases and redemptions, call center support and client reporting. Distribution fees include 12b-1 fees earned from certain mutual funds to cover allowable sales and marketing expenses for those funds and also include asset-based sales charges paid by certain mutual funds for a period of time after the sale of those funds. Distribution fees typically vary in relation to the amount of client assets managed. Generally, retail products offered outside of the U.S. do not generate a separate distribution fee, as the quoted management fee rate is inclusive of these services.

 

In the three months ended September 30, 2008, service and distribution fees decreased 14.1% to $129.4 million (2007: $150.7 million) due to decreases in average AUM during the period.

 

Other Revenues

 

Other revenues include fees derived primarily from transaction commissions earned upon the sale of new investment products for certain of our retail funds and fees earned upon the completion of transactions in our real estate and alternative assets groups. Real estate transaction fees are derived from commissions earned through the buying and selling of properties. The measurement date in which these transaction fees are recorded is the date on which the transaction is legally closed.

 

In the three months ended September 30, 2008, other revenues decreased 51.0% to $14.8 million (2007: $30.2 million) driven by decreases in transaction fees and front-end sales commissions.

 

Third-Party Distribution, Service and Advisory Expenses

 

Third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses include renewal commissions paid to independent financial advisors for as long as the clients’ assets are invested and are payments for the servicing of client accounts. Renewal commissions are calculated based upon a percentage of the AUM value. Third-party distribution expenses also include the amortization of upfront commissions paid to broker/dealers for sales of fund shares with a contingent deferred sales charge (a charge levied to the investor for client redemption of AUM within a certain contracted period of time). The distribution commissions are amortized over the contractual AUM-retention 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 share purchases and redemptions, call center support and client reporting. Third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses may increase or decrease at a rate different from the rate of change in service and distribution fee revenues due to the inclusion of distribution, service and advisory expenses for the U.K. and Canada, where the related revenues are recorded as investment management fee revenues, as noted above.

 

Third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses decreased 18.4% in the three months ended September 30, 2008 to $220.9 million (2007: $270.8 million), driven by the decrease in average AUM during the period.

 

Proportional share of revenues, net of third-party distribution expenses, from joint venture investments

 

Management believes that our proportional share of revenues, net of third-party distribution expenses, from joint venture arrangements should be added to operating revenues to arrive at net revenues, as it is important to evaluate the contribution to the business that our joint venture arrangements are making. See “Schedule of Non-GAAP Information” for additional disclosures regarding the use of net revenues. The company’s most significant joint venture arrangement is our 49.0% investment in Invesco Great Wall Fund Management Company Limited.

 

The 29.5% decrease in our proportional share of revenues, net of third-party distribution expenses, to $11.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2008 (2007: $16.6 million), is driven by the decline in average AUM during the period in this joint venture. The joint venture AUM at September 30, 2008 was $3.6 billion (December 31, 2007: $7.1 billion; September 30, 2007: $7.2 billion).

Operating Expenses

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2008, operating expenses decreased 12.2% to $632.0 million (2007: $720.1 million), driven by decreases in employee compensation, third-party distribution, service and advisory, and property, office and technology costs.

 

The main categories of operating expenses, and the dollar and percentage changes between periods, are as follows:

 

The table below sets forth these cost categories as a percentage of total operating expenses and operating revenues, which we believe provides useful information as to the relative significance of each type of cost.

 

 

Employee Compensation

 

Employee compensation includes salary, cash bonuses and share-based incentives designed to attract and retain the highest caliber employees. Employee compensation decreased $14.0 million, or 5.0%, in the three months ended September 30, 2008 from the comparative period in 2007 due predominantly to decreases in staff bonuses and commissions, offset partially by increases in share-based compensation.

 

Third-Party Distribution, Service and Advisory Expenses

 

Third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses are discussed above in the operating and net revenues section.

 

Marketing

 

Marketing expenses include marketing support payments, which are payments made to distributors of certain of our retail products over and above the 12b-1 distribution payments. These fees are contracted separately with each distributor. Marketing expenses also include the cost of direct advertising of our products through trade publications, television and other media. Public relations costs, such as the marketing of the company’s products through conferences or other sponsorships, are also included in marketing costs, as well as the cost of marketing-related employee travel.

 

Marketing expenses decreased 14.9% in the three months ended September 30, 2008 to $34.8 million (2007: $40.9 million) primarily due to reductions in marketing support payments and promotional expenses as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2007.

Property, Office and Technology

 

Property, office and technology expenses include rent and utilities for our various leased facilities, depreciation of company-owned property and capitalized computer equipment costs, minor non-capitalized computer equipment and software purchases and related maintenance payments, and costs related to externally provided computer, record-keeping and portfolio management services.

 

Property, office and technology expenses decreased 24.2% to $50.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $66.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2007, due to a downward adjustment in rent costs for sublet office property totaling $3.3 million and to reduced depreciation charges reflecting longer useful lives for certain global technology initiatives. Rent expense during the three months ended September 30, 2007 included a $7.4 million charge related to office space that the company vacated and subleased.

 

General and Administrative

 

General and administrative expenses include professional services costs, such as information service subscriptions, consulting fees, professional insurance costs, audit, tax and legal fees, non-marketing related employee travel expenditures, recruitment and training costs, and the amortization of certain intangible assets.

 

General and administrative expenses decreased by $2.0 million (3.1%) to $61.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $63.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2007, due primarily to decreases in legal costs.

 

Operating Income, Net Operating Income, Operating Margin and Net Operating Margin

 

Operating income decreased 23.9% to $195.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $256.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2007. Operating margin (operating income divided by operating revenues) was 23.6% in the three months ended September 30, 2008, down from 26.3% in the three months ended September 30, 2007. Net operating income (operating income plus our proportional share of the operating income from joint venture arrangements) decreased 25.3% to $202.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $270.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2007. Net operating margin is equal to net operating income divided by net revenues. Net revenues are equal to operating revenues less third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses, plus our proportional share of the net revenues from our joint venture arrangements. Net operating margin decreased to 32.7% in the three months ended September 30, 2008, from 37.5% in the three months ended September 30, 2007. See “Schedule of Non-GAAP Information” for a reconciliation of operating revenues to net revenues, a reconciliation of operating income to net operating income and additional important disclosures regarding net revenues, net operating income and net operating margins.

 

Other Income and Expenses

 

Interest income decreased 43.3% to $8.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $14.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2007 largely as a result of lower investment yields during the period. Interest expense increased 11.6% to $18.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $16.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2007, as the increased cost of higher debt levels was partially offset by lower interest rates.

 

Other gains and losses, net were a net loss of $10.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to a net loss of $3.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2007. The net loss during the three months ended September 30, 2008 included a $9.4 million other than temporary impairment charge related to the valuations of investments in certain of our CLO products (2007: $5.4 million). The impairment arose principally from increases in discount rates and extended cash flow projections used in the valuation models. Also included in other losses are net foreign exchange losses. In the three months ended September 30, 2008, we incurred $2.1 million in net foreign exchange losses (2007: $1.9 million). In the three months ended September 30, 2007, we recognized a net gain of $3.6 million from other investments.

 

Included in other income and expenses are gains and losses of consolidated investment products, net, which are driven by realized an unrealized gains and losses of underlying investments held by consolidated funds. Net gains of consolidated investment products for the three months ended September 30, 2008 totaled $2.8 million. Net gains of consolidated investment products for the three months ended September 30, 2007 were $58.7 million. Net gains and losses of consolidated investment products are largely offset by minority interest income of consolidated entities, net of tax, of $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and minority interest income of consolidated entities, net of tax, of $64.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

Our subsidiaries operate in several taxing jurisdictions around the world, each with its own statutory income tax rate. As a result, our effective tax rate will vary from year to year depending on the mix of the profits and losses of our subsidiaries. The majority of our profits are earned in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. The current U.K. statutory tax rate is 28.5%, the Canadian statutory tax rate is 33.5% and the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate is 35.0%.

 

Our effective tax rate, after minority interests, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was 27.2%, down from 35.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2007.  The rate decrease was primarily due to the reduction in Canadian and U.K. statutory tax rates, and expiration of the statue of limitations for prior year uncertain tax positions.

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007

 

Assets Under Management

 

AUM at September 30, 2008 were $409.6 billion (December 31, 2007: $500.1 billion). The decline in AUM during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was due to reduced market values, net outflows and the impact of less favorable foreign exchange rates. Average AUM during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $468.6 billion, compared to $483.1 billion for the nine months ended December 31, 2007. Market declines led to a $69.1 billion reduction in AUM during the period compared to an increase of $25.0 billion in the comparative 2007 period.  Long-term net outflows during the period were $17.5 billion compared to long-term net inflows of $1.6 billion in the comparative 2007 period.  Total money market net inflows were $6.2 billion in the period compared to net inflows of $6.6 billion in the 2007 comparative period. 

 

Changes in AUM were as follows:

 

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Our AUM by channel, by asset class, and by client domicile were as follows:

 

AUM by Channel

 

 

AUM by Asset Class

 

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AUM by Client Domicile

 

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Results of Operations

 

Operating Revenues and Net Revenues

 

Operating revenues decreased by 6.4% in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 to $2,673.2 million (2007: $2,855.8 million). Net revenues decreased by 5.4% in 2008 to $2,007.6 million (2007: $2,121.7 million). Net revenues are operating revenues less third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses, plus our proportional share of net revenues from joint venture arrangements. See “Schedule of Non-GAAP Information” for additional important disclosures regarding the use of net revenues. The main categories of revenues, and the dollar and percentage change between the periods, are as follows:

 

Investment Management Fees

 

Investment management fees decreased 5.5% in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 to $2,139.3 million (2007: $2,263.7 million), consistent with total average AUM activity. Average AUM for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $468.6 billion (September 30, 2007: $483.1 billion). Average long-term AUM, which generally earn higher fee rates than money market AUM, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $387.5 billion (September 30, 2007: $419.6 billion).

 

Performance Fees

 

Performance fees will fluctuate from period to period and may not correlate with general market changes, since most of the fees are driven by relative performance to the respective benchmark rather than absolute performance. In the nine months ended September 30, 2008, these fees decreased 10.3% to $51.3 million (2007: $57.2 million). The majority of the performance fees recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were generated by the quantitative strategies and U.S. real estate businesses, while the majority of the performance fees recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were generated in Asia and the U.K.

 

Service and Distribution Fees

 

In the nine months ended September 30, 2008, service and distribution fees decreased 7.1% to $411.1 million (2007: $442.3 million), due primarily to decreases in retail and average AUM.

 

Other Revenues

 

In the nine months ended September 30, 2008, other revenues decreased 22.8% to $71.5 million (2007: $92.6 million) driven primarily by decreases in front-end sales commissions.

 

Third-Party Distribution, Service and Advisory Expenses

 

Third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses decreased 7.0% in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 to $712.9 million (2007: $766.2 million), driven by decreases in external commissions and average AUM during the period.

Proportional share of revenues, net of third-party distribution expenses, from joint venture investments

 

The 47.4% increase in our proportional share of revenues, net of third-party distribution expenses, to $47.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 (2007: $32.1 million), is primarily due to higher average AUM in our China joint venture, driven by new product launches primarily during the second half of 2007 compared to the first half of 2007.  The joint venture AUM at September 30, 2008 was $3.6 billion (December 31, 2007: $7.1 billion; September 30, 2007: $7.2 billion). See “Schedule of Non-GAAP Information” for additional disclosures regarding the use of net revenues.

 

Operating Expenses

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, operating expenses decreased 4.5% to $2,009.9 million (2007: $2,105.2 million), driven by decreases in employee compensation, third-party distribution service and advisory, and property, office and technology costs.

 

The main categories of operating expenses, and the dollar and percentage changes between periods, were as follows:

 

 

The table below sets forth these cost categories as a percentage of total operating expenses and operating revenues, which we believe provides useful information as to the relative significance of each type of cost.

 

 

Employee Compensation

 

Employee compensation decreased $31.5 million, or 3.7%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from the comparative period in 2007 due predominantly to decreases in staff bonuses and commissions, offset partially by increases in share-based compensation.

 

Third-Party Distribution, Service and Advisory Expenses

 

Third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses are discussed above in the operating and net revenues section.

 

Marketing

 

Marketing expenses increased 2.8% in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 to $116.9 million (2007: $113.7 million) due to increased advertising, public relations, marketing support and direct mailing costs as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

 

Property, Office and Technology

 

Property, office and technology expenses decreased 14.2% to $156.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $182.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007, due in part to downward adjustments in rent costs for sub-let office property totaling $8.2 million, and to reduced depreciation charges during the period reflecting longer useful lives for certain global technology initiatives. Rent expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 included a $7.4 million charge related to office space that the company vacated and subleased.

 

General and Administrative

 

General and administrative expenses increased by $12.2 million (6.4%) to $204.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $191.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The increase included growth in costs related to the launch of new funds, including Invesco PowerShares products in the U.S. and Europe.

 

Operating Income, Net Operating Income, Operating Margin and Net Operating Margin

 

Operating income decreased 11.6% to $663.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $750.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Operating margin (operating income divided by operating revenues) was 24.8% in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, down from 26.3% in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Net operating income (operating income plus our proportional share of the operating income from joint venture arrangements) decreased 10.4% to $695.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $776.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Net operating margin is equal to net operating income divided by net revenues. Net revenues are equal to operating revenues less third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses, plus our proportional share of the net revenues from our joint venture arrangements. Net operating margin decreased to 34.7% in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, from 36.6% in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. See “Schedule of Non-GAAP Information” for a reconciliation of operating revenues to net revenues, a reconciliation of operating income to net operating income and additional important disclosures regarding net revenues, net operating income and net operating margins.

 

Other Income and Expenses

 

Interest income decreased 18.3% to $30.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $36.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 largely as a result of lower investment yields and lower cash investment balances during the period. Interest expense increased 10.3% to $59.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $53.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as the increased cost of higher debt levels was partially offset by lower interest rates.

 

Other gains and losses, net were a net loss of $18.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to a net gain of $3.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The net loss included $16.8 million in other than temporary impairment charges related to the valuations of investments in certain of our CLO products during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 (2007: $5.4 million). The impairment arose principally from increases in discount rates and extended cash flow projections used in the valuation models. Also included in other losses are net foreign exchange losses. In the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we incurred $5.3 million in net foreign exchange losses (2007: $8.1 million). Included in other gains during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, is a gain generated upon the maturity of a CLO of $7.4 million, offset by a loss of $4.1 million realized upon the disposal of a private equity investment. In the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we recognized a net gain of $16.4 million from investments.

 

Included in other income and expenses are gains and losses of consolidated investment products, net. Net losses of consolidated investment products for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 totaled $1.2 million. Net gains of consolidated investment products for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $158.5 million. Net gains and losses of consolidated investment products are largely offset by minority interest income of consolidated entities, net of tax, of $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and minority interest income of consolidated entities, net of tax, of $159.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Income Tax Expense

 

Our effective tax rate, after minority interests, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was 30.8%, down from 34.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.  The rate decrease was primarily due to the reduction in Canadian and U.K. statutory tax rates, and the expiration of the statue of limitations for prior year uncertain tax positions.

 

Schedule of Non-GAAP Information

 

Net revenues, net operating income and net operating margin are non-GAAP financial measures. The most comparable U.S. GAAP measures are operating revenues, operating income and operating margin. Management believes that the deduction of third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses from operating revenues in the computation of net revenues and the related computation of net operating margin provides useful information to investors because the distribution, service and advisory fee amounts represent costs that are passed through to external parties, which essentially are a share of the related revenues. Management also believes that the addition of our proportional share of revenues, net of distribution expenses, from joint venture investments in the computation of net revenues and the addition of our proportional share of operating income in the related computations of net operating income and net operating margin also provide useful information to investors, as management considers it appropriate to evaluate the contribution of its joint venture investment to the operations of the business. Net revenues, net operating income and net operating margin should not be considered as substitutes for any measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

 

The following is a reconciliation of operating revenues, operating income and operating margin on a U.S. GAAP basis to net revenues, net operating income and net operating margin.

 

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Balance Sheet Discussion

 

The following table presents a comparative analysis of significant balance sheet line items:

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents decreased from $915.8 million at December 31, 2007 to $740.6 million at September 30, 2008 primarily because cash was used to purchase shares on the open market pursuant to our share repurchase programs, to pay bonuses in February, to pay the $130.9 million earn-out payment related to the Invesco PowerShares acquisition, and to pay dividends of $168.4 million. Details regarding changes in cash balances are provided within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

 

Invesco has local capital requirements in several jurisdictions, as well as regional requirements for entities that are part of the European sub-group. These requirements mandate the retention of liquid resources in those jurisdictions, which we meet in part by holding cash. This retained cash can be used for general business purposes in the European sub-group or in the countries where it is located. Due to the capital restrictions, the ability to transfer cash between certain jurisdictions may be limited. In addition, transfers of cash between international jurisdictions may have adverse tax consequences that may substantially limit such activity. At September 30, 2008, the European sub-group had cash and cash equivalent balances of $587.0 million, much of which is used to satisfy these regulatory requirements. We are in compliance with all regulatory minimum net capital requirements.

 

Unsettled Fund Receivables

 

Unsettled fund receivables decreased from $605.5 million at December 31, 2007 to $526.2 million at September 30, 2008 due to the timing of fund and investor settlements. Unsettled fund receivables are created by the normal settlement periods on transactions initiated by certain clients of our U.K. and offshore funds. We are legally required to establish a receivable and a substantially offsetting payable at trade date with both the investor and the fund for normal purchases and sales.

 

Investments (Non-current and current)

 

As of September 30, 2008, we had $269.4 million in investments, of which $158.8 million were current investments and $110.6 million were non-current investments. Included in current investments are $88.9 million of investments in affiliated funds and $45.6 million of investments related to assets held for deferred compensation plans which are also held primarily in affiliated funds. Included in non-current investments are $80.9 million in equity method investments in our Chinese joint venture and in certain of the company’s private equity, real estate and other investments.

 

Additionally, non-current investments include $21.2 million of investments in collateralized loan obligation (CLO) structures managed by us, which is our maximum exposure to loss. Our investments in CLO structures are generally in the form of a relatively small portion of the unrated, junior subordinated position. As such, these positions would share in the first losses to be incurred if the structures were to experience significant increases in default rates of underlying investments above historical levels. CLOs are valued using an income approach under FASB Statement No. 157 through use of observable and unobservable inputs such as market yields and projected cash flows based on forecasted default and recovery rates, all of which are classified within level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. The current liquidity constraints within the market for CLO products require the use of unobservable inputs. The company evaluated and weighed the respective indications of the appropriate rates of return that it determined market participants would consider relevant in estimating fair value. Due to continuing dislocation and liquidity issues in credit markets, there were a lack of

 

observable transactions and a substantial disparity in the discount rates received from the brokers. As permitted by FSP 157-3, the company adjusted the discount rates used in its valuation model after considering credit spreads, liquidity and credit risk changes during the period. CLO investments are not significant for the company, representing less than 2% of the company’s fair value-measured assets. As of September 30, 2008, the company reviewed the cash flow estimates of its CLOs, which are based on the underlying pool of securities and take into account the overall credit quality of the issuers, the forecasted default rates of the securities, and the company’s past experience in managing similar securities. These estimates of future cash flows, taking into account both timing and amounts and discounted for appropriate discount rates, indicated a sustained decline in valuation, resulting in other than temporary impairment charges during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, of $9.4 million and $16.8 million, respectively. These securities may recover their value over time.

 

Assets Held for Policyholders and Policyholder Payables

 

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 holds assets that are managed for its clients on its balance sheet with an equal and offsetting liability. The decreasing balance in these accounts from $1,898.0 million at December 31, 2007 to $1,428.9 million at September 30, 2008 was the result of decreases in the market value of the related assets.

 

Investments of consolidated investment products

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation (FIN) No. 46(R), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51,” requires that the primary beneficiary of variable interest entities (VIEs) consolidate the VIEs. A VIE is an entity that does not have sufficient equity to finance its operations without additional subordinated financial support, or an entity for which the risks and rewards of ownership are not directly linked to voting interests. Generally, limited partnership entities where the general partner does not have substantive equity investment at risk and where the other limited partners do not have substantive rights to remove the general partner or to dissolve the limited partnership are also VIEs. The primary beneficiary is the party to the VIE who absorbs a majority of the losses or absorbs the majority of the rewards generated by the VIE. Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 04-5, “Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights” requires that the general partner in a partnership that is not a VIE consolidate the partnership, because the general partner is deemed to control the partnership where the other limited partners do not have substantive kick-out or participation rights. Investments of consolidated investment products include the investments of consolidated VIEs, partnerships that have been consolidated under EITF 04-5 and other managed investment products for which we may consolidate under FASB Statement No. 94.

 

As of September 30, 2008, investments of consolidated investment products totaled $871.1 million (December 31, 2007: $1,239.6 million). These investments are offset by minority interests on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, as the company’s equity investment in these structures is not significant. Approximately 5% of these investments were classified in accordance with FASB Statement No. 157 as level 1 investments; no such investments were classified as level 2 investments; and approximately 95% of these investments were classified as level 3 investments as of September 30, 2008. Level 1 classification indicates that fair values have been determined using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the partnership has the ability to access. Level 2 classification indicates that fair values have been determined using quoted prices in active markets but give effect to certain lock-up restrictions surrounding the holding period of the underlying investments. Level 3 classification indicates that the fair value of these investments was determined using inputs that are unobservable and reflect the partnership’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset (including assumptions about risk). See Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, “Consolidated Investment Products,” for additional details. The company’s risk is limited to its equity ownership (generally less than 5%) and any uncollected management fees. Therefore, realized and unrealized gains or losses of consolidated investment products have not had a significant impact on the company’s results of operations, liquidity or capital resources.

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill decreased from $6,848.0 million at December 31, 2007 to $6,554.8 million at September 30, 2008. The primary reason for this decline is the impact of foreign currency translation for certain subsidiaries whose functional currency differs from that of the Parent.

Long-term Debt

 

Long-term debt increased from $1,276.4 million at December 31, 2007 to $1,322.0 million at September 30, 2008 due to net borrowings under our floating rate credit facility.

 

Minority interests in equity of consolidated entities

 

Minority interests in equity of consolidated entities decreased from $1,121.2 million at December 31, 2007 to $950.3 million at September 30, 2008 primarily due to the deconsolidation of certain real estate partnership entities with borrowings of $116.6 million during the period as a result of the company’s determination that it no longer controlled the partnerships. The minority interests in equity of consolidated entities are generally offset by the net assets of consolidated investment products, as the company’s equity investment in the investment products is not significant.

 

Total Equity

 

Shareholders’ equity decreased from $6,590.6 million at December 31, 2007 to $6,366.0 million at September 30, 2008, a decrease of $224.6 million.  Net income of $449.8 million, share issuances upon employee option exercises of $68.5 million, and the share based payment credit to capital of $89.7 million were more than offset by $313.3 million in share repurchases, $168.4 million in dividend payments and $364.4 million of balance sheet foreign currency translation adjustments.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The existing capital structure of the company, together with the cash flow from operations and borrowings under the credit facility, should provide the company with sufficient resources to meet present and future cash needs. We believe that our cash flow from operations and credit facilities, together with our ability to obtain alternative sources of financing, will enable us to meet operating, debt and other obligations as they come due and anticipated future capital requirements.

 

Invesco has local capital requirements in several jurisdictions, as well as regional requirements for entities that are part of the European sub-group. These requirements require the retention of liquid resources in those jurisdictions, which we meet in part by holding cash. This retained cash can be used for general business purposes in the European sub-group or in the countries where it is located. Due to the capital restrictions, the ability to transfer cash between certain jurisdictions may be limited. In addition, transfers of cash between international jurisdictions may have adverse tax consequences that may substantially limit such activity. At September 30, 2008, the European sub-group had cash and cash equivalent balances of $587.0 million, much of which is used to satisfy these regulatory requirements. We are in compliance with all regulatory minimum net capital requirements.

 

Cash Flows

 

The ability to consistently generate cash from operations in excess of capital expenditures and dividend payments is one of our company’s fundamental financial strengths. Operations continue to be financed from current earnings and borrowings. Our principal uses of cash, other than for operating expenses, include dividend payments, capital expenditures, acquisitions, purchase of our shares in the open market and investments in certain new investment products.

 

Cash flows of consolidated investment products (discussed in Item 1. Financial Statements -- Note 7, "Consolidated Investment Products") are reflected in Invesco’s cash provided by operating activities, (used in)/provided by investing activities and used in financing activities. Cash held by consolidated investment products is not available for general use by Invesco, nor is Invesco cash available for general use by its consolidated investment products.

 

Cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities is generated by the receipt of investment management and other fees generated from AUM, offset by operating expenses and changes in operating assets and liabilities.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $338.0 million. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used $193.9 million of cash, whereas net income contributed $449.8 million in cash flows provided by operating activities. The change in operating assets and liabilities was driven by the funding of annual bonuses and related payroll taxes.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $618.8 million. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $24.0 million in cash, whereas net income contributed $497.7 million in cash flows provided by operating activities. The change in operating assets and liabilities was principally due to increased trade payables.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $50.5 million (nine months ended September 30, 2007: net cash providing by investing activities: $53.9 million). During the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, our capital expenditures were $69.5 million and $25.1 million, respectively.  The increase over 2007 is primarily due to leasehold improvements related to new headquarters space.  Other expenditures related principally in each year to technology initiatives, including new platforms from which we maintain our portfolio management systems and fund accounting systsems, improvements in computer hardware and software desktop products for employees, new telecommunications products to enhance our internal information flow, and back-up disaster recovery systems.   These projects have been funded with proceeds from our operating cash flows.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, our capital divestitures were not significant relative to our total fixed assets.

 

In our institutional operations, we periodically invest through a relatively small portion of the unrated, junior subordinated positions in our CLO structures and in our private equity funds, as is customary in the industry. Other investors into these structures have no recourse against the company for any losses sustained in the structures. Many of our private equity products are structured as limited partnerships. Our investment may take the form of the general partner or as a limited partner. In the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we received $2.3 million in return of capital from such investments compared to $3.0 million in the comparable prior year period. We also make investments in affiliated funds to assist in the launch of new funds. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we invested $71.2 million in new funds compared to $16.0 million in the comparable period in 2007. We collected proceeds of $94.6 million from sales of  investments in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $58.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. In addition, we paid $130.9 million related to the Invesco PowerShares acquisition earn-out in the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash used in financing activities totaled $436.4 million the nine months ended September 30, 2008, which was primarily used for the purchase of treasury shares totaling $313.3 million. Net borrowings under our credit facility provided $45.6 million in cash.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2007, net cash used in financing activities totaled $399.8 million. The principal uses of cash for financing activities were the purchases of treasury shares totaling $237.0 million, and net repayments under our credit facility were $129.0 million.

 

Dividends

 

On July 23, 2008, the company declared a second quarter 2008 cash dividend of $0.10 per Invesco Ltd. common share, which was paid on September 9, 2008 to shareholders of record as of August 20, 2008. On October 27, 2008, the company declared a third quarter cash dividend of $0.10 per Invesco Ltd. common share, which will be paid on December 17, 2008 to shareholders of record as of November 26, 2008.

 

Beginning in 2008, Invesco declares and pays dividends on a quarterly basis. The 2008 quarterly dividends declared would, on an annualized basis, represent a 4.2% increase over the 2007 total dividend of $0.384 per share.

 

Share Repurchase Plan

 

In March 2008, the company completed the $500.0 million share repurchase program that was authorized by the board of directors in June 2007. On April 23, 2008, the board of directors authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $1.5 billion with no stated expiration date. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, 4.0 million and 11.6 million shares of Invesco Ltd. were purchased in the market at a cost of $100.0 million and $293.9 million, respectively, and were recorded as treasury shares on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (three and nine months ended September 30, 2007: 3.2 million and 9.9 million shares at a cost of $77.7 million and $237.0 million, respectively).

 

Debt

 

Our total indebtedness at September 30, 2008 was $1,322.0 million (December 31, 2007 is $1,276.4 million) and was comprised of the following:

 

 

Long-term debt increased from $1,276.4 million at December 31, 2007 to $1,322 million at September 30, 2008 due to net borrowings under our floating rate credit facility. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, the company’s weighted average cost of debt was 4.99% and 4.85%, respectively (three and nine months ended September 30, 2007: 5.21% and 5.24%, respectively).

 

Off Balance Sheet Commitments

 

The company has transactions with various private equity, real estate and other investment entities sponsored by the company for the investment of client assets in the normal course of business. Many of the company’s investment products are structured as limited partnerships. The company’s investment may take the form of the general partner or a limited partner, and the entities are structured such that each partner makes capital commitments that are to be drawn down over the life of the partnership as investment opportunities are identified. At September 30, 2008, the company’s undrawn capital commitments were $42.0 million (December 31, 2007: $60.2 million).

 

The volatility and valuation dislocations that occurred during 2007 and 2008 in certain sectors of the fixed income market have generated some pricing issues in many areas of the market. As a result of these valuation dislocations, during the fourth quarter of 2007, Invesco elected to enter into contingent support agreements for two of its investment trusts to enable them to sustain a stable pricing structure. These two trusts are unregistered trusts that invest in fixed income securities and are available only to accredited

 

investors. In June 2008, the agreements were amended to extend the term through December 31, 2008, and to provide an internal approval mechanism to extend the maximum possible support to $49.5 million at the option of the company, which was increased to $64.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2008. As of September 30, 2008, the committed support under these agreements was $64.0 million. The fair value of these agreements at September 30, 2008 was estimated to be $5.5 million, which was recorded as a guarantee obligation. No payments have been made under either agreement nor has Invesco realized any losses from the support agreements through the date of this Report. As of the date of this Report, the committed support under these agreements had decreased to $49.0 million, reflecting the improved credit markets as a result of government actions. These trusts were not consolidated because the company was not deemed to be the primary beneficiary under FIN 46R.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

We have future obligations under various contracts relating to debt and interest payments, financing and operating leases, long-term defined benefit pension and post-retirement medical plans, and acquisition contracts. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, there were no significant changes to these obligations as reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, there were no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

Recent Accounting Standards

 

See Part I, Item 1, “Financial Statements -- Note 1, Accounting Policies -- Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted and Pending Accounting Pronouncements.”

 

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

In the normal course of its business, the company is primarily exposed to market risk in the form of securities market risk, interest rate risk, and foreign exchange rate risk.

 

AUM Market Price Risk

 

The company’s investment management revenues are comprised of fees based on a percentage of the value of AUM. Declines in equity or fixed income security market prices could cause revenues to decline because of lower investment management fees by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underperformance of client accounts relative to competing products could exacerbate these factors.

 

Securities Market Risk

 

The company has investments in sponsored investment products that invest in a variety of asset classes. Investments are generally made to establish a track record or to hedge exposure to certain deferred compensation plans. The company’s exposure to market risk arises from its investments. A 20% increase or decrease in the fair value of investments exposed to market risk is not material to the operating results of the company.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

Interest rate risk relates to the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The company is exposed to interest rate risk primarily through its external debt and cash and cash equivalent investments. On September 30, 2008, the interest rates on 87% of the company’s borrowings were fixed for an average period of 3.2 years. The interest rates on the remainder of the company’s borrowings were floating. A 1% change in the level of interest rates would not have a material impact on the financial assets of the company at September 30, 2008.

 

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk

 

The company has transactional currency exposures that occur when any of the company’s subsidiaries receives or pays cash in a currency different from its functional currency. Such exposure arises from sales or purchases by an operating unit in currencies other than the unit’s functional currency. These exposures are not actively managed.

 

The company also has certain investments in foreign operations, whose net assets and related goodwill are exposed to foreign currency translation risk. The company does not hedge these exposures.

 

The company is exposed to foreign exchange revaluation into the income statement on monetary assets and liabilities that are held by subsidiaries in different functional currencies than the subsidiaries’ functional currencies. Net foreign exchange revaluation losses were $4.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and $7.3 million in the comparable prior year period, and are included in general and administrative and other gains and losses, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. We continue to monitor our exposure to foreign exchange revaluation.

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information the company is required to disclose in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

We have evaluated, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2008. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. Based upon our evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

We have evaluated any change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and have concluded that there was no change that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

Following the industry-wide regulatory investigations, multiple lawsuits based on market timing allegations were filed against various parties affiliated with Invesco. These lawsuits were consolidated in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, together with market timing lawsuits brought against affiliates of other mutual fund companies, and on September 29, 2004, three amended complaints were filed against company-affiliated parties: (1) a putative shareholder class action complaint brought on behalf of shareholders of AIM funds formerly advised by Invesco Funds Group, Inc.; (2) a derivative complaint purportedly brought on behalf of certain AIM funds and the shareholders of such funds; and (3) an ERISA complaint purportedly brought on behalf of participants in the company’s 401(k) plan. The company and plaintiffs have reached a settlement in principle of the shareholder class action and derivative lawsuits. The proposed settlement, which is subject to court approval, calls for a payment by the company of $9.8 million, recorded in general and administrative costs in the Consolidated Statement of Income during the three months ended December 31, 2007, in exchange for dismissal with prejudice of all pending claims. In addition, under the terms of the proposed settlement the company may incur certain costs in connection with providing notice of the proposed settlement to affected shareholders. Based on information currently available, it is not believed that any such incremental notice costs will have any material effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the company. On September 15, 2006, the court dismissed the ERISA lawsuit with prejudice. The plaintiff appealed that dismissal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. On June 16, 2008, the appellate court reversed the dismissal and remanded the lawsuit to the district court for further proceedings. The company intends to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

 

The asset management industry also is subject to extensive levels of ongoing regulatory oversight and examination. In the United States and other jurisdictions in which the company operates, governmental authorities regularly make inquiries, hold investigations and administer market conduct examinations with respect to compliance with applicable laws and regulations.  Additional lawsuits or regulatory enforcement actions arising out of these inquiries may in the future be filed against the company and related entities and individuals in the U.S. and other jurisdictions in which the company and its affiliates operate. Any material loss of investor and/or client confidence as a result of such inquiries and/or litigation could result in a significant decline in assets under management, which would have an adverse effect on the company’s future financial results and its ability to grow its business.

 

In the normal course of its business, the company is subject to various litigation matters. Although there can be no assurances, at this time management believes, based on information currently available to it, that it is not probable that the ultimate outcome of any of these actions will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of the company.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

The company has had no significant changes in its risk factors from those previously disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, other than as noted below.

 

Recent volatility and disruption in world capital and credit markets, as well as adverse changes in the global economy, have negatively affected Invesco’s revenues.

 

The capital and credit markets have been experiencing substantial volatility and disruption for over a year.  In recent weeks, the volatility and disruption have reached extreme levels.  These market events have materially impacted our results of operations, and may continue to do so, and could materially impact our financial condition and liquidity.  In this regard:

 

 

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

The following table shows share repurchase activity during the three months ended September 30, 2008:

 

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Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.