AMVESCAP plc is an investment management company based in London, England. It is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100 Index. It tradeds under the names Invesco and Aim Funds and has branches in around twenty countries, but more than half of its business is in the United States. Greater London and the Regions of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building The London Stock Exchange (abbreviated LSE) is a stock exchange market located in London. ... The Financial Times Stock Exchange Index of 100 Leading Shares, or FTSE 100 Index (pronounced footsie), is a share index of the 100 largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...

AMVESCAP has been through financially difficulties in recent times due to the weakness of international stock markets, and made losses after goodwill amortization in 2003 and 2004. Funds under management for the quarter ended 31 December 2004 were 374.0 billion U.S. dollars. For the article about the charity: see Goodwill Industries Goodwill is an accounting concept that describes the value of a business entity not directly attributable to its physical assets and liabilities. ... Amortization is distribution of a single lump-sum cash flow into many smaller cash flow installments for easier repayment. ...

External links

• Official site (http://www.amvescap.com/amvescap/index.html)
• Yahoo! profile (http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=AVZ.L)