Amvescap Moves To One Standard For Most North American Operations

SAN FRANCISCO--Last weekend, Amvescap embarked upon a virtually complete overhaul of the technology of its North American operations with the conversion of its San Francisco office. The location had been part of GT Global, the retail business that was part of Amvescap's acquisition of LGT's asset management division earlier this year.

Amvescap is incorporated in London, but most of its $260 billion in assets under management, operations and customers are in the US. While the North American