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  • Apr. 23, 2013
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    Ameriprise Finds Bright Spot in Wealth Management

    Ameriprise Financial’s advice and wealth management segment was the bright spot in the firm’s first quarter earnings report released Monday, with high advisor productivity, increased margins and record net inflows....More
  • Oct. 25, 2012
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    Raymond James, Ameriprise Post Mixed Results in Q3

    Raymond James Financial and Ameriprise Financial posted mixed results in the third quarter, amid increased spending, offset by market appreciation....More
  • Jul. 26, 2012
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    Ameriprise Advisor Count Grows but Productivity Slips

    Advisor count continued to rise at Ameriprise Financial in the second quarter although productivity notched lower due to market volatility....More
  • Jun. 5, 2012
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    A Regional Resurgence

    After years of being considered the lower-rung acquisition targets of the wirehouses, regional broker/dealers are making a comeback....More
  • Apr. 24, 2012
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    Ameriprise Profits Disappoint; Advisor Productivity, Headcount Improve

    While Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP) reported lower profits for the first quarter, the firm managed to bring advisor productivity back up near record levels and slightly increase its advisor headcount....More
  • Feb. 2, 2012
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    Ameriprise Earnings Suffer on Slower Client Activity

    Ameriprise Financial’s (NYSE: AMP) fourth quarter 2011 net income dropped about 22 percent to $240 million from $306 million a year ago. The company attributed the fall to volatile markets, increased cash positions, and continued low interest rates....More
  • Oct. 27, 2011
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    Ameriprise Profits, FA Productivity Down Amid Solid Recruiting Quarter

    Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP) has been steadily improving the productivity of its advisors since the firm set its sights on this goal over a year ago—until now. Average FA production declined from a record high of $99,000 last quarter to $97,000 in the third quarter of 2011. The firm’s third quarter net income fell to $271 million, or $1.12 a share, from $346 million, or $1.33 a share, a year ago, missing consensus estimates of $1.21 a share for the quarter....More
  • Aug. 17, 2011
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    Ladenburg Thalmann to Buy Securities America

    Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. has agreed to buy Securities America Financial Corp., the troubled independent broker/dealer, from Ameriprise Financial Inc. for at least $150 million in cash, Ladenburg and Ameriprise said this morning. Registered Rep. was the first to write about Ladenburg as a potential buyer of Securities America....More
  • Jul. 28, 2011
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    Ameriprise: Rep Productivity at New High; Securities America Sale in ‘Near Future’

    Advisor productivity reached a new high for Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP) in the second quarter, up 14 percent from a year ago to $99,000, driven by improved client activity and retail client net inflows, the company said in its earnings release. During a conference call Thursday morning, chairman and CEO Jim Cracchiolo told analysts that the Securities America sale, announced in April, was “proceeding well,” and that the firm would be announcing a buyer in the near future....More
  • Apr. 28, 2011
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    Securities America Likely To Sell At Discount

    Ameriprise needs to find a buyer for Securities America in a hurry. Many advisors, including large producers, are likely to leave now that Ameriprise's intention to sell has been made known, sources told Registered Rep. The IBD will probably be sold at a discounted price because of the risks involved, they said....More
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