INVESCO PLC (CAN) Stock

INVESCO PLC, formerly AMVESCAP PLC, is an independent global asset manager. As of December 31, 2006, the Company managed $462.6 billion in assets for retail, institutional and private wealth investors around the world. Its investment products are sold under the brand names AIM, AIM Trimark, Atlantic Trust, INVESCO, Invesco Perpetual, PowerShares and WL Ross & Co. It provides its clients with an array of investment management products on a domestic, international and global investment basis. It has a presence in the institutional and retail segments of the investment management industry in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, with clients in more than 100 countries. The Company's asset classes include equity, balanced, fixed income, stable value, money market and alternatives.On October 3, 2006, the Company acquired WL Ross & Co. LLC (WL Ross), a financial restructuring group.On September 18, 2006, it acquired PowerShares Capital Management LLC, a provider of exchange-traded funds.