Invesco Fixed Income Finding the path in a challenging environment

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1 Invesco Fixed Income Finding the path in a challenging environment This marketing document is exclusively for use by Professional Clients and Financial Advisers in Continental Europe (as defined in the important information). This document is not for consumer use, please do not redistribute.

2 Invesco Fixed Income Facts and figures at a glance Managed by Invesco Fixed Income team:* USD assets under management 314 billion USD Depth of resources* 226 professionals Our teams provide broad market coverage and specialized expertise* 169 investment professionals Within Invesco Ltd., the asset class of Fixed Income is the second largest* 74 Portfolio Management and Trading Equity Fixed Income Balanced Alternatives Money Market Global Research Business Professionals 421 bn USD AUM 228 bn USD AUM 59 bn USD AUM 146 bn USD AUM 80 bn USD AUM Invesco Fixed Income team: We offer a comprehensive range of strategies to help meet client objectives (in billion USD)* Fixed Income AUM 314 bn USD (complete strategies) Global Liquidity Stable Value** Structured Securities Municipals Global Investment Grade Multi Sector High Yield Emerging Markets Bank Loans * Source: Invesco, as of 31 March * * Approximately 23.8 bn USD of Stable Value Assets are managed within our Global Fixed Income and Structured Securities teams and are reflected in the line items of those groups above. This is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell any financial instruments or constitute a recommendation of the suitability of any investment strategy for a particular investor. Not all capabilities are available to all investors or in all jurisdictions. Subject to change without notice. 2 Invesco Fixed Income

3 Invesco Fixed Income teams are connected through open dialogue We serve a diverse mix of institutional investors and understand their unique challenges Daily morning call Recorded Corporations (Pension & Treasury) Consultants Financial Institutions Foundations & Endowments Weekly meetings Monthly meetings Global Macro Research Investment Strategy Team (IST) Emerging Market Strategy Team (EMST) Asset class research teams Portfolio management teams Sector Teams one of 9 teams meets every week Credit Strategy Team IFI* Sector Forum Insurers Public Funds Sovereigns & Central Banks Unions/Multi- Employers Semi-annual Investor Summit Global investment teams in one location Invesco investment centers worldwide** Location of Invesco Fixed Income Team North America Atlanta Austin Boston Chicago Dallas Houston Louisville New York Newport Beach Palm Harbour Portland San Diego San Francisco Toronto Vancouver Europe Frankfurt Henley London Luxembourg Madrid Milan Munich Paris Prague Warsaw Australia Melbourne Sydney Asia Hong Kong Hyderabad Mumbai Peking Seoul Shanghai Shenzhen Singapore Taipei Tokyo Shenzhen and Mumbai represent wholly owned Invesco subsidiaries and are not included in the official Invesco Fixed Income location count. * * Invesco Fixed Income. * * Source: Invesco, as of 31 March Invesco Fixed Income 3

4 Finding the path in a challenging environment Navigating the global fixed income markets is becoming an increasingly complex proposition for investors. The economic background remains challenging, and many investors are uncertain about where the market will go. At the same time, there seems to be a sea of sameness on the product side, offering many options but few real choices. Being prepared to innovate amid changing markets is critical for meeting client needs and maintaining their trust. Global breadth and local depth Today, investors who are looking for good, long-term investment results face fastmoving fixed income markets, where local events can quickly become global phenomena. How can investors meet their objectives? What is critical for building risk-adjusted portfolios, and how can truly distinct strategies be developed? The members of Invesco Fixed Income headquartered in Atlanta share a conviction: Team depth, perspective, and collaboration are critical for assessing and implementing investment opportunities for clients. The team s global breadth and local depth provide a comprehensive network of subject-matter experts across the globe. The purpose-built connectivity and rigorous enforcement of credit and risk processes create a nexus of trusted and vetted information flow. Each portfolio manager can rely upon this flow to make the most informed decisions for each unique client mandate. Strategies based on investment themes The Invesco Fixed Income teams work together to generate key process elements necessary to produce attractive risk-adjusted returns across multiple market environments: A broad, deep and diverse toolkit of ideas. The large interconnected team is focused on multiple regions, sectors, industries, and issuers. Investment ideas grounded in disciplined fundamental research. Experienced investment analysts integrate fundamental research and relative value analysis into investable ideas using processes designed to be repeatable and comparable across the team. Collaboration and challenge to strengthen views. The organisation of teams and structure of formal meetings are designed to examine views through multiple lenses. Standardized framework enhances the ability to compare the relative value, opportunity and risk of ideas. Consistent application of processes and transparent communication in a common language facilitate uniform assessment and implementation of risks and opportunities. Comprehensive perspective on how the ideas will work together in a portfolio to achieve objectives. Experience and judgment are combined with systematic processes to drive consistency in analysis. Transparent and accessible views leveraged through sophisticated risk management tools allow timely implementation of ideas in client portfolios. 4 Invesco Fixed Income

5 Invesco Fixed Income: facts and philosophy The team has been actively investing in fixed income markets across a wide range of strategies for more than 30 years. It currently manages approximately USD 312 billion of assets on behalf of institutional and private investors globally. With the ability to tap the experience of the global team and over 170 investment professionals, the portfolio managers can target the most attractive risk-adjusted returns within the investment universe. The investment professionals are organized into global teams offering a wide range of capabilities, from cash to core to alternatives. The global teams benefit from experienced local professionals connected through open dialogue and a common, integrated approach to macro analysis, credit research and portfolio management. We aim to offer investors real freedom to choose between distinct fixed income strategies to arrive at their investment objectives. Invesco Fixed Income has a collaborative culture entirely focused on delivering investment excellence to clients Organizational Strength and Presence Invesco Fixed Income is a key part of a financially strong, global asset manager solely dedicated to investment management Global Platform A global team of experienced professionals whose knowledge of local markets strengthens the investment process Research-Based Investment Process A structured and disciplined process that integrates macro and credit research to uncover value Performance-Driven Culture A culture focused on understanding market dynamics and improving consistency of investment returns Collaborative Team Approach A culture of inclusion that compounds expertise by working together effectively to drive results For illustrative purposes only. Invesco Fixed Income 5

6 Factor investing in the fixed income space Value, momentum, low volatility: such characteristics are widely recognised as factors that can explain equity risk and returns in the equity space. Should investors think about factors in the fixed income space? Yes, say Invesco Fixed Income s specialists Jay Raol, Shawn Pope, Matt Haler and Amritpal Sidhu: key macro and credit factors can help explain fixed income risk and returns and aid in asset allocation. Read more in this extract from our interview. How can factors benefit investors? Shawn: Factors can be a source of excess returns, different from traditional asset class returns. They can help investors to better control risk in their portfolios: factor correlations tend to be more stable than asset class or sector correlations. And factors can be used in conjunction with traditional security selection to construct portfolios. Factors can be a source of excess returns. Why should factors be used in fixed income? Amritpal: IFI believes that factors are not specific to asset classes in other words, factors can translate investor behavior into investment risk and returns in any asset class. Drawing on factors extremely long history of backtesting and recognized track record within the equity space, Invesco Fixed Income has translated equity factor ideas into investment ideas for currencies, government bonds and corporate bonds. What are macro factors and how are they applied in fixed income? Jay: Macro factors are based on broad macroeconomic concepts. We believe that growth, inflation and financial conditions are the primary macro factors driving fixed income markets. For example, when growth expectations are revised up by market participants, it is likely that government bond prices will fall while equities, commodity prices and emerging market currencies will rise. If market participants revise up their inflation expectations, bond and equity prices will likely fall, while commodity prices will likely rise. Finally, when financial conditions tighten, equity and commodity prices will likely fall, while government bonds and the dollar will likely rise. What is your team s factor philosophy? Jay: First, we use only those factors that have a strong fundamental rationale. Second, we look for factors that receive less attention from academia and competitors by focusing on factors that help in beta replication and hedging. Third, we employ a robust, quantitative backtest to identify how factors are dependent on different economic conditions. Finally, we have defined factors so that they are complementary to fundamental investment management. This allows us to bring together quantitative and qualitative active management. Bringing together quantitative and qualitative active management. 6 Invesco Fixed Income

7 Shawn Pope Macro Quantitative Analyst Amritpal Sidhu Quantitative Analyst Matthew Haler Senior Analyst Jay Raol Senior Macro Analyst How does IFI create factor portfolios? Matt: While factor backtesting is an important part of understanding how factors will likely contribute to portfolio risk and return, our starting point for portfolio construction is the client s constraints and risk preferences. We then use portfolio construction, risk and scenario analysis tools to build a portfolio most suitable for these preferences. Some client risk and return objectives do not fall into either an actively or passively managed product. For those clients, we seek to customize factor strategies. Recently, we have created portfolio construction machinery to help size security allocation to achieve factor tilts in line with portfolio constraints. We have evolved these processes to monitor how the factor strategy is performing and how successfully it is being translated into the client s portfolio. We plan to build on this work to create a portfolio management system that can scale in additional mandates with different constraints. We seek to customize factor strategies. How does Invesco Fixed Income use these factors in strategies? Jay: We seek to employ factors in multiple ways to best suit the needs of our clients. Factors allow us to work more closely with clients to better understand their existing portfolios. We also believe that these factor strategies can be a solid foundation for our active product offerings on which we can build further active investment ideas. We seek to employ factors in multiple ways to best suit the needs of our clients. Invesco Fixed Income 7

8 Invesco Fixed Income: the team s strategic approach Invesco Fixed Income believes that return opportunities arise from both market direction and fundamentally based security selection. The team s disciplined process builds on a focused investment philosophy. The team s disciplined process builds on a focused investment philosophy. Collaborative team approach with a disciplined process The team employs a structured and disciplined process to maintain consistency, but builds in flexibility to adapt to dynamic markets. The investment process integrates macroeconomic and credit analysis into a broad risk and asset allocation strategy and key themes to guide decision-making. It caters to changing market environments, targeting continuity of results, and is based on key beliefs: Economic cycles matter for asset prices In different phases of a market cycle, direction and security selection differ in importance Successful long-term investing requires both the ability to assess market direction and select securities effectively Integrating local macro and credit knowledge into a global view strengthens capabilities Multi-faceted risk management is critical for portfolio construction Investment process The best investment insights come from independent experts, collaborating within a disciplined, yet flexible structure. Our investment process integrates macro and credit views into risk positioning, asset allocation views and key themes to guide investing. Portfolio managers combine these views with their own to create optimal portfolios. Together with highly sophisticated risk management techniques, this enables rigorously structured and consistent outcomes that target solid risk-adjusted returns over the long-term. In a nutshell Invesco Fixed Income's global breadth and local depth provide a comprehensive network of subject matter experts across the globe. The purposefully built connectivity and rigorous enforcement of our credit and risk processes create a nexus of trusted and vetted information flow. This helps us to make the most informed decisions for our funds. 8 Invesco Fixed Income

9 Investment process Investment Strategy Team (IST) Research teams (macro and credit) Integrated strategic view Macro views Credit views Macro and credit synthesis Excess return forecasts Normalised model portfolio Economic regime & policy assessment Rates and currency valuation Fundamental analysis Valuation assessment Security analysis IFI risk management Platform tool kit Risk positioning and asset allocation Macro and sector Investable themes Rates, currency, credit selection ( best ideas ) Portfolio management Assessment and implementation of platform views Portfolio For illustrative purposes only. Risk-aware portfolio construction targeting client objectives We believe return opportunities arise from both market direction and fundamentallybased security selection. Invesco Fixed Income 9

10 Invesco Fixed Income: selected funds at a glance Invesco Fixed Income: four selected funds* Invesco Euro Bond Fund Invesco Euro Short Term Bond Fund Scope Primarily a diversified portfolio of sovereign and investment grade corporate bonds denominated in euros, with the flexibility to seek value across high yield, emerging markets and European currencies. Primarily a diversified portfolio of short dated sovereign and investment grade corporate bonds denominated in euros, with flexibility to invest in longer dated, non-euro or high yield bonds in measured amounts. Goals* The fund aims to provide long-term capital growth, together with income. It will seek to consistently outperform the benchmark over the medium to long term. The fund aims to provide long-term capital growth and attractive yield relative to peers, while mitigating the impact of a rising interest rate environment. Portfolio asset allocation Government Bonds 25.0% Government Related 5.5% Corporate Bonds 66.2% Financial 32.8% Industrial 28.8% Utility 4.6% Government Bonds 46.0% Government Related 3.6% Corporate Bonds 44.4% Financial 22.7% Industrial 19.6% Utility 2.1% Average rating (ø) BBB A- We start with client risk and return objectives and strategies designed to meet those goals. We then construct portfolios aligned with these objectives, sourcing ideas from across our global platform. Credit ratings distribution AAA 3.0% AAA 15.8% AA 3.2% AA 8.6% A 12.6% A 13.4% BBB 55.0% BBB 50.7% Below investment grade 23.7% Below investment grade 5.8% Coll. investment scheme Coll. investment scheme FX FX Cash & cash equivalents 2.5% Cash & cash equivalents 5.7% Gross redemption yield 2.84% 0.79% * Source: Invesco, as of 31 March For the full objectives and investment policy please consult the current prospectus. Portfolio weightings and allocation are subject to change. 10 Invesco Fixed Income

11 Invesco Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Primarily a diversified portfolio of global investment grade corporate bonds, with the flexibility to seek value in high yield bonds for so-called rising stars and fallen angels as well as subordinated debt. The fund intends to achieve, in the medium to long term, a competitive overall investment return with relative security of capital in comparison to equities. Invesco Active Multi-Sector Credit Fund With a flexible multi-sector approach, the fund managers combine investment grade corporates, emerging market debt, bank loans and high yield bonds.** The strategic asset allocation process applies a risk balanced approach to each of the credit sectors. The fund seeks to provide attractive returns over a full market cycle through security selection, strategic and tactical asset allocation and a disciplined risk management process. Depending on your view of the effects of the likely coming interest rate hikes, you can choose from a comprehensive range of strategies and funds to help meet your objectives. Government Bonds 0.1% Government Related 9.2% Corporate Bonds 86.2% Financial 45.2% Industrial 37.3% Utility 3.7% Global Investment Grade 34.0% Bank Loans 21.4% High Yield 15.2% Emerging Market 14.9% Opportunistic 14.6% BBB BBB- AAA AAA 0.6% AA 0.9% AA 2.4% A 16.1% A 12.6% BBB 61.8% BBB 39.2% Below investment grade 16.6% Below investment grade 39.3% Coll. investment scheme 0.9% Coll. investment scheme FX FX -0.4% Cash & cash equivalents 3.8% Cash & cash equivalents 6.3% Derivatives -0.1% Derivatives 4.22% 4.5% ** Bank Loans cannot be invested in directly by the fund. Exposure to eligible loans will generally be taken via investment in Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLOs), collective investment schemes, Floating Rate Notes (FRNs) as well as swaps and other derivatives on UCITS eligible loan indices. Please read the risk warnings related to these funds on page 20. Invesco Fixed Income 11

12 Invesco Euro Bond Fund Asset allocation targets relative value opportunities across the full breadth of euro bond markets The Invesco Euro Bond Fund 1 utilises the flexibility of its guidelines within a clearly defined investment process to capture attractive investment opportunities through asset allocation, security selection and relative value trades. The growth and inflation outlook remains challenged in Europe, but we believe this uncertainty will continue to present opportunities best captured by the flexibility of the fund. Lyndon Man Fund manager Why the Invesco Euro Bond Fund? Flexible approach The investment focus is on euro-denominated sovereign and corporate bonds, with scope to take positions in high yield sovereigns and corporates, securitised assets and emerging markets. The fund managers can invest globally in euro-denominated debt, and they use active currency management. Derivatives can be used for risk mitigation and investment purposes. Asset allocation With a strong focus on asset allocation, the fund managers target strategic alpha while also leveraging from the global research team to select individual securities. Strong performance track record The fund is in the first quartile of its peer group (Mstar GIF OS Sector: EUR Diversified Bond) over 1, 3 and 5 years 2. Fund characteristics Invesco Euro Bond Fund Core Euro-denominated bonds (minimum 70%)* Non-euro bonds Maximum of 30% Duration management High yield corporate bonds Typically between +/- 3 years versus the benchmark To capture rising star opportunities and for diversification benefits Non-euro currency exposure typically less than 15% Used for efficient portfolio management and investment purposes Objective Targeted riskadjusted returns Currency Derivatives * Whilst the Prospectus states the fund will primarily invest in a diverse portfolio of euro denominated bonds, historically the allocation to non-euro denominated bonds has been less than 30%, which allows the fund to be included in the Morningstar GIFS EUR Diversified Bond. For the full objectives please consult the current prospectus. For illustrative purposes only. Source: Invesco, as of 31 March Past performance is not a guide to future returns. 1 As of 7 August 2015, the name of the fund has been changed to Invesco Euro Bond Fund. The fund objectives and reference index have also been changed with the same effective date. For the full objective and investment policy please consult the current prospectus. 2 Source: Morningstar as of 31 March Any reference to a ranking, a rating or an award provides no guarantee for future performance results and is not constant over time. 12 Invesco Fixed Income

13 Indexed performance Invesco Euro Bond Fund Bloomberg Barclays Euro-Aggregate Index Fund objectives The Fund aims to provide long-term capital growth, together with income. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of debt securities denominated in Euro, issued worldwide by corporations, governments, supranational bodies, local authorities and national public bodies /13 03/14 03/15 03/16 03/17 03/18 Cumulative performance (%) YTD 1 year 3 years 5 years Fund Index Quartile ranking Lyndon Man Fund manager Calendar year performance (%) Fund Index Rolling 12-month returns (%) Fund Index year risk-return statistics Fund Peer group percentile Sharpe Ratio (arith.) Information Ratio (arith.) Source: 2018 Morningstar. Indexed performance: performance of an investment of 100 in share class currency. Gross income re-invested to 31 March 2018 unless otherwise stated. The figures do not reflect the entry charge payable by individual investors. Mstar GIF OS Sector: EUR Diversified Bond Fund facts Fund name Invesco Euro Bond Fund 2 Fund manager Lyndon Man, Luke Greenwood Fund volume EUR mn Launch date 1 April 1996 Reference index Bloomberg Barclays Euro-Aggregate Index Base currency EUR Domicile Luxembourg Legal structure Luxembourg SICAV with UCITS status Annual management fee 0.75% ISIN code A Shares (EUR, acc) LU Past performance is not a guide to future returns. 1 For the full objectives and investment policy please consult the current prospectus. 2 The investment objective and reference index for the fund was changed on 7 August From this date the reference index changed from Barclays Pan European Aggregate Index to Barclays Euro Aggregate Index. In addition, the fund s peer group changed from Morningstar GIFS Europe Bond to Morningstar GIFS EUR Diversified Bond. For the full objective and investment policy please consult the current prospectus. Invesco Fixed Income 13

14 Invesco Euro Short Term Bond Fund More than Cash Plus The Invesco Euro Short Term Bond Fund uses the flexibility of its guidelines to capture attractive investment opportunities by actively managing short-term bonds whilst reducing the fund s interest rate sensitivity compared to the market. In my view, the current interest rate environment lends itself to actively managed, less interest-ratesensitive funds, and our job is to try and protect capital whilst maximising the return. Luke Greenwood Fund manager Why the Invesco Euro Short Term Bond Fund? High quality core For their fund, the fund managers predominantly invest in euro-denominated investment grade bonds with a maximum maturity of 5 years. They maintain a short duration profile, typically between 1 and 3 years. Flexibility to seek value The fund managers can target opportunities in global bond markets. They can tactically invest in high yield and longer dated bonds, and they may selectively take active currency positions. Strong performance track record The fund is in the first quartile of its peer group (Mstar GIF OS Sector: EUR Diversified Bond - Short Term) over 5 years 1. Fund characteristics Invesco Euro Short Term Bond Fund Core Non-euro bonds Euro-denominated investment grade bonds with a maximum maturity of 5 years Maximum of 30%* Duration management High yield bonds Typically 1 3 years We do not see exposure exceeding 8% Objective Targeted riskadjusted returns Currency Non-euro exposure typically less than 5% Derivatives Used for efficient portfolio management and investment purposes * Whilst the Prospectus allows for more flexibility, historically the fund has not exceeded the allocations shown which allows the fund to be included in the Morningstar GIF OS EUR Diversified Bond Short Term sector. For illustrative purposes only. For the full objectives and investment policy please consult the current prospectus. Source: Invesco, as of 31 March Past performance is not a guide to future returns. Any reference to a ranking, a rating or an award provides no guarantee for future performance results and is not constant over time. 1 Source: Morningstar, as of 31 March Invesco Fixed Income

15 Indexed performance Invesco Euro Short Term Bond Fund Bloomberg Barclays Euro Aggregate 1-3 Year Index Fund objectives The objective of the Fund is to provide capital growth by investing primarily in short-term investment grade debt securities (including Money Market Instruments and money market funds) denominated in Euros. For the avoidance of doubt, the Fund will not invest greater than 10% of its NAV in money market funds /13 03/14 03/15 03/16 03/17 03/18 Cumulative performance (%) YTD 1 year 3 years 5 years Fund Index Quartile ranking Luke Greenwood Fund manager Calendar year performance (%) Fund Index Rolling 12-month returns (%) Fund Index year risk-return statistics Fund Peer group percentile Sharpe Ratio (arith.) Information Ratio (arith.) Source: 2018 Morningstar. Indexed performance: performance of an investment of 100 in share class currency. Gross income re-invested to 31 March 2018 unless otherwise stated. The figures do not reflect the entry charge payable by individual investors. Mstar GIF OS Sector: EUR Diversified Bond - Short Term Fund facts Fund name Invesco Euro Short Term Bond Fund Fund manager Lyndon Man, Luke Greenwood Fund volume EUR mn Launch date 4 May 2011 Reference index Bloomberg Barclays Euro Aggregate 1 3 Year Index Base currency EUR Domicile Luxembourg Legal structure Luxembourg SICAV with UCITS status Annual management fee 0.70% ISIN code A Shares (EUR, acc) LU Past performance is not a guide to future returns. 1 Source: Invesco, as of 31 March For the full objectives and investment policy please consult the current prospectus. Invesco Fixed Income 15

16 Invesco Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund A theme based global approach The Invesco Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund uses the flexibility of its guidelines to target alpha through global thematic ideas. The approach builds on the traditional tenets of credit investing (market direction, security selection and market timing) but with three additional stages to the investment process to refine the investment strategy: thematics, relative value and macro overlays. I believe our theme based approach to investing will be key to delivering attractive riskadjusted returns going forward. Lyndon Man Fund Manager Why the Invesco Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund? Thematics Identifying what we believe to be the key long term drivers of credit markets going forward. Relative value Credit cycles have changed since the global financial crisis. The timing and differing reactions of central banks worldwide led to a dispersion, which has led to a variation in terms of where regions, sectors and asset classes sit in the credit cycle therefore offering relative value opportunities. Macro overlays In order to efficiently hedge credit risk during periods of corporate bond weakness, the team use derivatives to mitigate the negative effects. This means they do not have to trade in and out of corporate bonds, which can be costly, to improve the risk-adjusted returns. Fund characteristics Invesco Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Core Investment grade credit (Minimum 70%)* Country/sector exposure No internal limit positions sized using units of risk** High yield bonds Duration management Typically between 5 10% to capture rising star opportunities Duration is generally in line with the benchmark (+/- 1 year) Non-US dollar exposure predominantly hedged Objective Targeted riskadjusted returns Currency Derivatives Used for efficient portfolio management and investment purposes ** While the Prospectus allows for more flexibility with at least two thirds allocation in investment grade corporate bonds, historically allocation to sub-investment grade corporate bonds has been less than 30%, which allows the fund to be included in the Morningstar GIFS Global Corporate Bond (US$ hedged) sector. ** One unit of risk is defined as 25bps of tracking error versus the benchmark. For illustrative purposes only. Please also refer to the important information. Source: Invesco, as of 31 March Invesco Fixed Income

17 Indexed performance Invesco Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate Index (Hedged USD) Fund objectives The Fund intends to achieve, in the medium-to-long term, a competitive overall investment return with relative security of capital in comparison to equities. The Fund will invest at least two thirds of its total assets in investment grade corporate bonds. Up to one third of the total assets of the Fund may be invested in cash, cash equivalent securities and other debt securities /13 03/14 03/15 03/16 03/17 03/18 Cumulative performance (%) YTD 1 year 3 years 5 years Fund Index Quartile ranking Calendar year performance (%) Fund Index Rolling 12-month returns (%) Fund Index year risk-return statistics Fund Peer group percentile Sharpe Ratio (arith.) Information Ratio (arith.) Source: 2018 Morningstar. Indexed performance: performance of an investment of 100 in share class currency. Gross income re-invested to 31 March 2018 unless otherwise stated. The figures do not reflect the entry charge payable by individual investors. Mstar GIF OS Sector: Global Corporate Bond - USD Hedged Sec. Fund facts Fund name Invesco Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Fund manager Lyndon Man, Luke Greenwood Fund volume USD 1.58bn Launch date 1 September 2009 Reference index Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate Index (Hedged USD) Base currency USD Domicile Luxembourg Legal structure Luxembourg SICAV with UCITS status Annual management fee 0.75% ISIN code A Shares (USD, ad) LU Past performance is not a guide to future returns. 1 For the full objectives and investment policy please consult the current prospectus. Invesco Fixed Income 17

18 Invesco Active Multi-Sector Credit Fund Dynamic approach to investing in fixed income Looking at the overall landscape of fixed-income markets, it is clear that it is going to be difficult to generate returns from plain vanilla, traditional fixed income type instruments. The fund managers apply a flexible and dynamic multi-sector strategy and invest in a range of core credit asset classes: investment grade, bank loans/floating rate securities 1, emerging market debt and high yield bonds. Credit investing has the potential to mitigate the negative impact of a rising interest rate environment. Joseph Portera Leading portfolio manager Why the Invesco Active Multi-Sector Credit Fund? True multi-sector approach Coverage of credit markets globally with expertise in the respective regions, industries, issuers and securities. The strategic allocation is grounded in risk balance, each asset class contributes an equal amount of risk to the portfolio. We believe a risk parity approach results in a more stable, diversified asset allocation over time. Tactical asset allocation is employed seeking to maximise returns arising from varying asset class returns through the credit cycle. The approach includes an allocation to replicate bank loan exposure, which has historically provided stable and comparatively high returns. The fund managers are convinced that the bank loans floating-rate nature fits perfectly into our current interest rate environment. Integrated risk management The fund managers apply real time portfolio risk management across the entire portfolio. With a holistic view to portfolio risk they make sure that there are no unintended concentrations in risk positioning. Flexible and efficient approach Opportunistic allocation to tactically take advantage of relative value opportunities as the fund managers see fit. They can use derivatives for investment purposes resulting in the efficient implementation of credit sector exposure. Fund characteristics Strategic & Tactical Fund Allocation Investment Grade 60% Non-Investment Grade Full Cycle Strategic Allocation Max Allocation 40% 30% 40% 30% 30% 30% 15% 15% 15% Opportunistic Bucket and Cash 15% Min Allocation 15% Investment Grade Corporates 0% Emerging Market Dept 1 Opportunistic Credits can consist of bonds from sectors including (but not limited to) RMBS, CMBS Convertible Bonds Well-defined tactical allocation ranges establish opportunity for portfolio managers to exercise discretion. Risk parity across sectors ensures return is driven by high-conviction tactical allocation and security selection decisions. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. 1 Bank Loans cannot be invested in directly by the fund. Exposure to eligible loans will generally be taken via investment in Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLOs), collective investment schemes, Floating Rate Notes (FRNs) as well as swaps and other derivatives on UCITS eligible loan indices. 0% Bank Loans High Yield Bonds Opportunistic Credit & Risk Management 1 Short Term Cash 18 Invesco Fixed Income

19 Indexed performance Invesco Active Multi-Sector Credit Fund Fund objectives The Fund aims to provide a positive total return over a full market cycle. The Fund seeks to achieve this through an active strategic and tactical asset allocation process to credit-related debt securities globally. With a flexible multi-sector approach, the fund managers combine investment grade corporates, emerging market debt, bank loans and high yield bonds /14 02/15 08/15 02/16 08/16 02/17 08/17 02/18 Cumulative performance (%) YTD 1 year 3 years Since inception 2 Fund Quartile ranking Calendar year performance (%) Fund Joseph Portera Leading portfolio manager Rolling 12-month returns (%) Fund Fund Peer group percentile Sharpe Ratio (arith.) Source: 2018 Morningstar. The track record of the share class is shown from 18 September 2014 onwards as the name of the fund and the objective changed on that date. Gross income re-invested to 31 March 2018 unless otherwise stated. The figures do not reflect the entry charge payable by individual investors. Gross income re-invested to 31 March All performance data on this factsheet is in the currency of the share class. Please refer to Page 20 for Risk Warnings and Important Information. There is currently a discretionary cap on the ongoing charge of 0.75% in place. This discretionary cap may positively impact the performance of the Share Class. Fund facts Fund name Invesco Active Multi-Sector Credit Fund 2 Fund manager Joseph Portera (lead) and the Multi-Sector Credit Team Fund volume EUR mn Launch date 18 September Base currency EUR Domicile Luxembourg Legal structure Luxembourg SICAV with UCITS status Annual management fee 0.75% ISIN code A Shares (EUR, acc) LU Past performance is not a guide to future returns. 1 Bank Loans cannot be invested in directly by the fund. Exposure to eligible loans will generally be taken via investment in Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLOs), collective investment schemes, Floating Rate Notes (FRNs) as well as swaps and other derivatives on UCITS eligible loan indices. Portfolio weightings are subject to change without notice. 2 Name and strategy changed from Invesco Absolute Return Bond Fund on The original strategy started at 14 October Invesco Fixed Income 19

20 Contact Amsterdam Brussels Frankfurt Madrid Milan Paris Stockholm Vienna Zurich Risk warnings The value of investments and any income will fluctuate (this may partly be the result of exchange-rate fluctuations) and investors may not get back the full amount invested. Debt instruments are exposed to credit risk which is the ability of the borrower to repay the interest and capital on the redemption date. Changes in interest rates will result in fluctuations in the value of the fund. The fund uses derivatives (complex instruments) for investment purposes, which may result in the Fund being significantly leveraged and may result in large fluctuations in the value of the fund. Invesco Euro Bond Fund, Invesco Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund: Investments in debt instruments which are of lower credit quality may result in large fluctuations in the value of the Fund. The fund may invest in contingent convertible bonds which may result in significant risk of capital loss based on certain trigger events. Invesco Euro Bond Fund, Invesco Active Multi-Sector Credit Fund: The fund may hold a large amount of Asset Backed Securities (ABS) (complex instruments) as well as other lower quality debt securities which may impact the liquidity of the fund under certain circumstances. The fund may invest in distressed securities which carry a significant risk of capital loss. Invesco Active Multi-Sector Credit Fund: As a large portion of the fund is invested in less developed countries, you should be prepared to accept significantly large fluctuations in the value of the fund. Investments in debt instruments which are of lower credit quality may result in large fluctuations in the value of the Fund. 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Persons interested in acquiring the funds should inform themselves as to (i) the legal requirements in the countries of their nationality, residence, ordinary residence or domicile; (ii) any foreign exchange controls and (iii) any relevant tax consequences. As with all investments, there are associated risks. This document is by way of information only. Asset management services are provided by Invesco in accordance with appropriate local legislation and regulations. The funds are available only in jurisdictions where their promotion and sale are permitted. Not all share classes of the funds may be available for public sale in all jurisdictions and not all share classes are the same nor do they necessarily suit every investor. Fee structure and minimum investment levels may vary dependent on share class chosen. Please check the most recent version of the fund prospectus in relation to the criteria for the individual share classes and contact your local Invesco office for full details of the fund registration status in your jurisdiction. Please be advised that the information provided in this document is referring to Class A (accumulation - EUR) for Invesco Euro Bond and Invesco Euro Short Term Bond funds and Class A (Annual Distribution USD) for Invesco Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund exclusively. The funds are domiciled in Luxembourg. For the distribution of this document, Continental Europe is defined as Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein: This document is issued in Germany by Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH. This document is issued in Austria by Invesco Asset Management Österreich Zweigniederlassung der Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, and in Switzerland as well as Liechtenstein by Invesco Asset Management (Schweiz) AG. Subscriptions of shares are only accepted on the basis of the most up to date legal offering documents. The legal offering documents (fund & share class specific Key Investor Information Document, prospectus, annual & semi-annual reports, articles and trustee deed) are available free of charge at our website and in hardcopy and local language from the issuers: Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, An der Welle 5, D Frankfurt am Main, Invesco Asset Management Österreich Zweigniederlassung der Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Rotenturmstrasse 16-18, A-1010 Wien, and Invesco Asset Management (Schweiz) AG, Talacker 34, CH-8001 Zurich, who acts as a representative for the funds distributed in Switzerland. Paying agent in Switzerland: BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES SERVICES, Paris, succursale de Zurich, Selnaustrasse 16, CH-8002 Zürich. Belgium, Finland, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden: This document is issued by Invesco Asset Management S.A., rue de Londres, Paris, France. Ireland: Issued by Invesco Global Asset Management DAC, Central Quay, Riverside IV, Sir John Rogerson s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland. Regulated in Ireland by the Central Bank of Ireland. [EMEA3483/2018]