AIMinvestments.com Receives kasina, DALBAR Awards.Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2004 AIM Investments(SM) announced today that the company's Web site, AIMinvestments.com, was rated as one of the top 20 mutual fund Web sites for 2003 by kasina In Buddhism, kasina are a class of basic visual objects of meditation. There are ten kasina:
Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. industry. The kasina study titled, "Top 20 Web Sites - Mutual Funds," assessed Web sites based on five categories: branding, content, online services, usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab. and Web technology. The study reviewed the retail Web sites of 217 asset management firms This is a list of corporations that provide financial asset management.
"AIM's site is one of the top Web sites in the industry," said Steven Miyao, chief executive officer of kasina. "They provide their users with information that is easy to access and make effective use of existing Web technology." In related news, AIMinvestments.com was also rated as the top financial professional Web site by DALBAR, Inc. in its Third Quarter 2003 WebMonitor report. The AIMinvestments.com site now has been ranked No. 1 for 12 consecutive quarters in the DALBAR financial professional Mutual Fund WebMonitor report. The Web site earned the highest marks in the areas of functionality and usability for the third quarter of 2003, as well as perfect scores in site consistency and currency. The AIM site also received an "excellent" ranking and is ranked among the top five in DALBAR's consumer Web site rankings See page ranking. . "We are very proud of the continued recognition from kasina and DALBAR," said Margaret Vinson, AIM's director of e-Business. "The results of these surveys substantiate To establish the existence or truth of a particular fact through the use of competent evidence; to verify. For example, an Eyewitness might be called by a party to a lawsuit to substantiate that party's testimony. all the hard work we put into providing our clients with intelligent and efficient e-Business solutions." About AIM Investments Houston-based AIM Investments represents one of the nation's leading investment management companies. It is dedicated to providing its clients with exceptional products and services through multiple investment management styles and a broad range of investment portfolios under the AIM and INVESCO brand names -- mutual funds, retirement products, separately managed accounts for high-net-worth and institutional investors Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. , annuities, cash management, college savings plans, alternative investments and offshore products. Founded in 1976, AIM Investments had $142 billion in assets under management and approximately 11 million shareholders as of September 30, 2003. For more information, visit www.aiminvestments.com. AIM Investments is a service mark of A I M Management Group Inc. and is the subject of a pending application for trademark registration. A I M Advisors, Inc., A I M Capital Management, Inc., AIM Private Asset Management, Inc., and AIM Alternative Asset Management Company, Inc. are the investment advisors Investment Advisor 1. A person making investment recommendations in return for a flat fee or percentage of assets managed, known as a commission. 2. For mutual fund companies, it is the individual who has the day-to-day responsibility of investing and monitoring the cash and for the products and services represented by AIM Investments. A I M Distributors, Inc., is the distributor for the retail mutual funds and Fund Management Company is the distributor for the institutional money market funds represented by AIM Investments. About AMVESCAP A I M Management Group Inc. is a subsidiary of AMVESCAP PLC (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVZ), a leading independent global investment manager dedicated to helping people worldwide build their financial security through a comprehensive array of retail and institutional products for clients in more than 100 countries. AMVESCAP had $345 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2003. Additional information is available at www.amvescap.com. Note to editors -- We are required to include the following information with our news release: For more complete information about any AIM or INVESCO Fund, including sales charges Sales Charge A commission or fee paid by an investor at the time of purchasing mutual fund shares. The charge is paid to a mutual fund salesperson or financial advisor and is intended to provide compensation for the financial salesperson's efforts in assisting their client select and expenses, please obtain the appropriate prospectus(es) from your financial consultant or by calling 800-347-4246. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. A I M Distributors, Inc., Distributor. |
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