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AIMinvestments.com Recognized as a Top 10 Financial Intermediary Web site by kasina.


HOUSTON -- AIM Investments announced today that the company's Web site, AIMinvestments.com, was rated one of the top 10 Financial Intermediary Financial Intermediary

An institution that acts as the middleman between investors and firms raising funds. Often referred to as financial institutions.

Notes:
This can include chartered banks, insurance companies, investment dealers, mutual funds, and pension funds.
 Web sites by kasina, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

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 industry.

In the kasina study titled, "Top 10 Intermediary Web Sites: Supporting the Advisor Sales Cycle," AIMinvestments.com was highlighted for providing well-organized and extensive e-mail updates. The study also recognized AIM as one of the "Top 3 Asset Management Companies -- Implementation," largely due to its integration of DST (1) (DeSTination) Contrast with SRC, which is an abbreviation of "source."

(2) (Digital Signal Trust Company, Salt Lake City, UT, www.digsigtrust.com) An organization that sets up and manages PKI systems for companies and industry groups.
 Vision(R), an asset management tool for financial advisors, into its advisor Web site. This marks the seventh year that AIM has received a top 10 overall rating from kasina.

"The industry is moving towards a more advisor-centric model," said Sean Carroll Sean Carroll is the name of:
  • Sean B. Carroll, evolutionary biologist
  • Sean M. Carroll, theoretical physicist
  • Sean Carroll, Actor
  • Sean G. Carroll, Singer
Actor from Tampa, Florida
, a consultant with kasina. "AIM has done an outstanding job of providing advisors with the tools they need to build and maintain their client base."

The study reviewed the financial intermediary Web sites of 50 asset management firms This is a list of corporations that provide financial asset management.
  • Abernathy Group
  • ABN AMRO Asset Management
  • Acadian Asset Management
  • AllianceBernstein
  • Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 with over $1 billion in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. . The sites were evaluated in terms of branding, content, online services, usability, and Web technology.

"We try to give advisors easy access to the information and resources they need to meet their goals," said Margaret Vinson, AIM's Director of e-Business & Marketing Services. "Providing high-quality service and sales support through e-business solutions is always our foremost goal."

About AIM Investments

Houston-based AIM Investments represents one of the nation's leading investment management companies. It is dedicated to building solutions for its clients with exceptional products and services through multiple investment management styles and a broad range of investment portfolios -- 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, and offshore products. Founded in 1976, AIM Investments had $129 billion in assets under management as of Sept. 30, 2005. For more information, visit www.aiminvestments.com. AIM Investments is a service mark of A I M Management Group Inc. A I M Advisors, Inc., A I M Capital Management, Inc., and AIM Private Asset Management, Inc., are the investment advisors 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, a leading independent global investment manager, dedicated to helping people worldwide build their financial security. Operating under the AIM, INVESCO and Atlantic Trust brands, AMVESCAP strives to deliver outstanding products and services through a comprehensive array of retail and institutional products for clients around the world. The Company, which had approximately $381 billion in assets under management as of Sept. 30, 2005, is listed on the London, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 and Toronto stock exchanges Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE)

Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options.
 with the symbol "AVZ." Additional information is available at www.amvescap.com.

Note to editors -- We are required to include the following information with our news release:

Consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing. For this and other important information about any AIM fund, please obtain a prospectus from your financial advisor and read it carefully before investing.

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