BNY Mellon Asset Servicing Expands Asian Transfer Agent Platform

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing Expands Asian Transfer Agent Platform

August 14, 2007

AIM Global elects to utilise TA capability to expand
distribution in Asia


    LONDON, Aug. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- BNY Mellon Asset
Servicing, the global leader in asset servicing, continues
to expand its global fund services offering with a
dedicated transfer agency ("TA") facility in
Singapore to support the bank's clients in distributing
their investment fund products in the region.  The "TA
Asian Hub" has been established to take maximum
advantage of fund distribution processing across multiple
regions and time-zones.  

    AIM Global, a division of INVESCO Asset Management
Limited, is utilising this TA capability to market its US$
money market fund to investors in a number of countries in
Asia, including Hong Kong and Singapore. This service
allows investors in AIM Global's Dublin-domiciled fund to
receive US$ payments for good value during the working day
in the investor's home market, taking into account local
time differences.  

    Marc Doman, Managing Director, AIM Global, said:
"Having a local TA operating platform significantly
improves the attraction of our Dublin-based money market
fund to Asian investors. It enables us to provide real-time
fund trading and client services during the Asian day as
well as ensuring same day US$ redemption payments in
locally held accounts."

    Andrew Bell, Executive Vice President and Head of
Global Operations at BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, said:
"Developing this TA Asian Hub in Singapore
significantly enhances our capabilities in the Asian fund
administration market. It also illustrates our commitment
to devising and developing solutions to meet the needs of
our clients to support them in growing their global fund
distribution business."

    The bank's dedicated Asian Hub offers in-region client
service, TA administration support and technology,
providing a single platform solution to our clients and
their investors throughout markets in Europe and Asia. 

    Notes to Editors

    BNY Mellon Asset Servicing offers clients worldwide a
broad spectrum of specialised asset servicing capabilities,
including custody and fund services, securities lending,
performance and analytics, and execution services.  BNY
Mellon Asset Servicing provides services through The Bank
of New York, Mellon Bank, N.A. and other related companies.

    The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is a global
financial services company focused on helping clients
manage and move their financial assets, operating in 37
countries and serving more than 100 markets.  The company
is a leading provider of financial services for
institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals,
providing superior asset management and wealth management,
asset servicing, issuer services and treasury services
through a worldwide client-focused team.  It has more than
$20 trillion in assets under custody and administration and
more than $1 trillion in assets under management. 
Additional information is available at
http://www.bnymellon.com .

    AIM Global

    Based in London, AIM Global forms part of a major money
market fund group headed by AIM Cash Management in the US.
AIM Global was set up in 1994 to bring money market funds
to corporates and institutions in Europe, the Middle East
and Asia Pacific. 

    Short-Term Investments Company (Global Series) plc
("STIC Global") incorporates Sterling, Euro and
US Dollar Liquidity Portfolios. AIM Global is a division of
INVESCO Asset Management Limited and part of INVESCO PLC,
one of the world's largest independent investment
management organisations.  The company is listed on the
London, New York and Toronto stock exchanges with the
symbol 'IVZ' For further information go to
http://www.aimglobal.com or http://www.invesco.com .





 



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