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Invesco Ltd.

QQQ converted to an ETF structure, a fee windfall (Q2 2026 revenue up about 37%); Alpha platform migration

IVZFinancial Services/Capital Markets/Asset Management & Custody Banks(40203010)HQ Atlanta, GAResearched Oct 25, 2026Unverified
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Global asset manager (about $2T AUM), strong in ETFs (QQQ and the 'Invesco QQQ' family), plus China JV, fixed income and alternatives. It has a strategic partnership with MassMutual (preferred stock repurchase).

Talking points

  • The Alpha migration is a big operating-model change. Offer migration assurance and data quality work.

Likely opportunities

  • Platform migration and operations simplification. ETF growth enablement.

Outreach plans

1 plan for the main opportunities, in outreach wave 3. All budgets, deal sizes and dates are planning estimates made from the public brief, not from client data or Accenture financials. Executive names are used only where the brief also names them; verify roles and names before outreach.

1Platform migration and operations simplificationCloud & coreIdentified$11M–$33M

The Invesco brief flags this opportunity: Platform migration and operations simplification. Lead with a fixed-scope 8-week entry offer that proves value quickly, then grow it into a multi-year modernization program delivered in migration waves.

From opportunity: Platform migration and operations simplification

Why now
QQQ converted to an ETF structure, a fee windfall (Q2 2026 revenue up about 37%); Alpha platform migration.
Buyers
CIO · CTO · COO · CFO Allison Dukes
Our sponsor
Accenture Technology MD for the account, with the Cloud First lead for Financial Services
Entry
An 8-week modernization blueprint: application portfolio scan, target architecture, migration waves and a self-funding business case, using Accenture tooling for code and dependency analysis.. No CAL account team today. Enter through the sponsor's network, the client's hyperscaler and core platform vendor and a short point-of-view note to the CIO.
Proof points
Core and platform modernization case studies
Deal size$11M–$33M
Pursuit cost$140K
Win probability15%
Estimate: Estimate. Pursuit cost is about 28 person-weeks of account, sponsor and SME time at a blended $5,000 per person-week, including extra effort to win a first meeting without an account team. The entry offer itself is a fixed fee of roughly $200k, or an Accenture investment if the pursuit is contested. The deal range is the 12-24 month follow-on (a multi-year modernization program delivered in migration waves), scaled for a large client from a reference range of $20-60M. It is not based on client budget data. Win probability of 15% is a planning assumption for an account without a CAL tier.

Outreach sequence

  1. Week 1Estimate the legacy estate and run cost from public tech spend and peer benchmarks. Map the buying group (CIO, CTO, COO) and known Accenture relationships.Industry MD with an industry SME
  2. Week 2Confirm the sponsor, pick two reference clients, and line up support from the client's hyperscaler and core platform vendor.Sponsor
  3. Week 3-5Reach the CIO with a one-page note on platform migration and operations simplification, through a warm introduction or an industry event.Industry MD
  4. Week 6-7Executive meetings with the CIO and the CTO: test the hypotheses and offer the entry offer.Sponsor and industry MD
  5. Week 8-9Show a gen-AI-assisted code analysis of a comparable legacy estate and a wave plan from a peer migration.Industry and technical SMEs
  6. Week 10Scope and price the entry offer with the client's working team; agree success measures.Pursuit lead
  7. Week 11-12Proposal review with the economic buyer (CFO Allison Dukes) and procurement.Sponsor
  8. Week 13-14Sign the entry offer and mobilize the 8-week team.Delivery lead
  9. Week 22Read out results and propose the follow-on: a multi-year modernization program delivered in migration waves.Sponsor and delivery lead

Timeline

Mar 2027Sep 2027
Prepare and engageFirst executive meeting held with the CIO
ShapeEntry offer scoped with the client's working team
ProposeEntry offer signed
Deliver entry offerResults read out and follow-on proposal submitted
ExpandFollow-on program signed

Success measures

  • Blueprint signed
  • First migration wave live on schedule
  • Run cost down 15-30% on migrated scope (target)

Risks

  • Core vendors and offshore integrators bid aggressively on rates
  • Multi-year programs need sustained board funding
  • Competition (from the brief): State Street (Alpha vendor).

01Strategic priorities

  • Andrew Schlossberg's plan is to strengthen the balance sheet (buy back MassMutual preferred), grow ETFs, private markets (partnership with Barings) and SMAs.
  • Front-to-back migration to State Street Alpha to simplify the operating platform.

02Financial health and spend signals

  • The QQQ conversion to an open-ended ETF in 2025-26 lets Invesco earn management fees. Q2 2026 revenue was up 37% (24/7 Wall St).

03Leadership changes

  • Schlossberg is President and CEO. Allison Dukes is CFO.

04Regulatory pressure

  • SEC fund rules. 2024 SEC ESG-misstatement fine.

05M&A and restructuring

  • Sold a stake in its India JV to Hinduja (2025). Partnership with Barings on private credit.

06Tech stack and vendor footprint

  • State Street Alpha as the front-to-back platform. Data and cloud.

07Competitor engagements

  • State Street (Alpha vendor). Integration partners not confirmed.

08Risk disclosures

  • Fee compression, flows and platform migration risk.

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Regulatory actions

No consent orders, MRAs or fines tracked. See Regulatory pressure above for context.

Recent public signals

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