(February 7 – 11:30 ET) – AIM Management Group Inc. is bragging that its Web site has been rated the top site for financial advisors by DALBAR Inc. in its 2000 rankings.

AIM is a subsidiary of Amvescap plc, sister company to Canada’s own AIM Funds Management. According to the firm, DALBAR gave its site an overall “Excellent” rating, citing the innovative technology and features added to the site in the past year. DALBAR’s report said, “Features that improved AIM’s rank include a new service center for financial professionals, a newsletter that updates financial professionals on company news and site updates, sales ideas that are updated weekly and a new Minimum Required Distribution calculator.”

In its survey, Web sites were awarded points for functionality, usability, content currency and experience. Among financial professional Web sites, AIM received the top ranking in site usability and placed second in functionality.

“The electronic commerce department at AIM was dedicated last year to ensuring advisors could easily find the extensive content and features available on aimfunds.com,” said Margaret Reilly Vinson, AIM’s director of electronic commerce. “We will continue that mission in the coming year to continue providing quality personalized customer service to our professional customers through our site.”
-IE Staff