Invesco Perpetual targets discretionaries in sales team restructure

Invesco Perpetual is taking steps to work more closely with discretionary firms and wealth managers after restructuring its sales team.

The asset manager has created a new Financial Institutions Group, headed by Jason Evans, which is tasked with developing Invesco Perpetual's relationships with discretionary asset managers, retail and private banks, wealth managers, family offices and advisers. Ian Trevers (pictured), head of UK retail, said: "These changes position Invesco Perpetual for continued success across a market landscape that is being reshaped by regulation and competition." As part of the restructure, Invesco has made two new appointments to its UK retail sales team, hiring Gavin Ward from Standard Life I...