Marriage of convenience for Perpetual

After courting Amvescap for a period longer than many marriages last, Perpetual looks like it is finally getting to the alter. Ever since M&G was bought by Prudential in March 1999 the future of the Henley-based group has been a matter for speculation and this has coincided with a period when its fund performance has been a little off the boil. If the extended honeymoon period of consistent outperformance Perpetual provided in the early 1990s has come to an end there remains the question of what the Invesco link up means for all those who have put their clients into Perpetual funds over ...