Aimfunds.com Named Among Top Mutual Fund Web Sites.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2000 A I M Management Group Inc.'s Web site, www.aimfunds.com, has been named one of the "Top 20 Web Sites -- Mutual Funds" as well as one of the "Top 10 Web Sites -- Mutual Funds for Financial Professionals" by kasina LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a New York-based consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a . AIM is an indirect subsidiary of the AMVESCAP PLC (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVZ), one of the world's largest independent investment managers. AIM's Web site was among 421 mutual fund Web sites reviewed in kasina's annual survey, which evaluated each site based on 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. In commending AIM's overall site, kasina's study stated: "AIM's site services users by offering in-depth content supplemented by a visually appealing design. While many indirect-sold funds have shied shied 1 v. Past tense and past participle of shy1. shied Verb the past of shy1 or shy2 away from providing full transactional capabilities, AIM has made an effort to provide shareholders with easy access to any information or functionality that they want." In rating AIM's Investment Professional section as "excellent," kasina noted: "AIM Funds' Advisor site beats most of the competition by a wide margin. The site is customizable, but furthermore, it provides an abundance of investment calculators and tools, frequent Webcasts and the ability to download the 'Pocket Edition' of the site." Said AIM Director of Electronic Commerce Margaret Reilly Vinson, "Receiving these two awards is further validation of the hard work and effort our staff has put into aimfunds.com. With the addition of several new features and functions this year, we are continually reinventing aimfunds.com to utilize the latest trends and tools as well as maintain our position as an industry leader in electronic commerce." AIM was founded in 1976 and ranks as the nation's eighth-largest mutual fund complex, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. independent mutual fund monitor Strategic Insight, with approximately $176 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. and 8 million shareholders as of June 30, 2000. AMVESCAP PLC had $389 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2000. A I M Distributors, Inc. Distributors |
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