On anti-quasi-Sasakian manifolds of maximal rank

We discuss the existence of invariant anti-quasi-Sasakian (aqS) structures of maximal rank on compact homogeneous Riemannian manifolds and on nilpotent Lie groups. In the former case we obtain a non-existence result, while in the latter case we provide a complete classification. We also show that every compact aqS manifold has nonvanishing second Betti number.