INVESCO FUNDS WINS DALBAR SERVICE AWARD FOR SIXTH YEAR IN A ROW
Denver, CO ‚ January 16, 2001 ‚ INVESCO Funds Group announced today that it has been awarded the 2000 DALBAR Mutual Funds Service Award for the sixth consecutive year, in recognition of the company¼s excellent shareholder service. DALBAR also awarded INVESCO Funds the Intermediary Service Award, which recognizes excellence in service to financial intermediaries. "We are extremely honored to have been chosen as a recipient of both these awards. This is testimony to our commitment to have the best people and systems in place to service our shareholders," said Mark Williamson, Chairman and CEO of INVESCO Funds.Founded in 1976, DALBAR is an independent organization that provides benchmarks and ratings for financial service companies. The DALBAR Mutual Fund Service Award symbolizes the highest tier of service to shareholders within the mutual fund industry. To determine winners, DALBAR establishes mutual fund accounts at over 60 mutual fund providers, then examines the mutual fund service received by means of both qualitative and quantitative measures. DALBAR then awards those firms that exceed the norms in all key service areas. According to DALBAR, winners of this award can consider themselves leaders within the mutual fund industry.
As a recipient of the Intermediary Service Award, INVESCO Funds is rewarded for its consistently above average levels of service in the core areas of intermediary servicing. Within this program, DALBAR establishes mutual fund and annuity accounts at more than 50 product providers. By playing the role of the intermediary, DALBAR actively experiences the service that the average advisor receives.
Denver-based INVESCO Funds Group, with over $56 billion in assets under management (as of 9/30/00), is one of the premier mutual fund management companies in the United States, providing a wide and innovative range of investment products and services to individuals and institutions. It is a subsidiary of AMVESCAP PLC, a worldwide investment management company with over $414 billion in assets under management (as of 9/30/00). AMVESCAP is one of the world¼s largest individual investment managers, operating under the AIM and INVESCO brand names. AMVESCAP is a holding company offering a broad array of investment products and services to institutions and individuals across all distribution channels. The Company is listed on the London, New York, Paris, Toronto and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges with the symbol "AVZ."
Editors Note: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. INVESCO is required to include the following information with their news release. For more information on the INVESCO Funds, please call 1-800-255-6927 for a prospectus containing more complete information including management fees, general and fund specific investment risks, and expenses. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money. INVESCO Distributors Inc., Distributor.
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