…LUXEMBOURG - Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Sarl of the UK, a wholly- owned unit of Ameriprise Financial Inc, acquired the global investment distribution business of Standard Chartered PLC, a London-based foreign bank. The transaction included Standard Chartered Investments (Luxembourg) SA…

…US - RiverSource Investments LLC, a unit of Ameriprise Financial Inc, acquired J&W Seligman & Co, a provider of asset management services, for $### mil.…

…US - Ameriprise Financial Inc acquired H&R Block Financial Advisors Inc, a securities brokerage firm, from H&R Block Inc, for $### mil in cash. The transaction had been subject to regulatory approvals.…

…UK - Ameriprise Financial Inc of the US acquired a #.##% stake, or #.## mil ordinary shares, in UK Coal PLC, a Doncaster-based coal mining company, in a privately negotiated transaction.…

…GUERNSEY - Threadneedle Investment Services Ltd, a unit of Ameriprise Financial Inc, agreed to acquire Convivo Capital Management Ltd, a provider of hedge fund management services. Terms were not disclosed.…

…US - Manulife Financial Corp was rumored to be planning to acquire all the outstanding common stock of Ameriprise Financial Inc, a provider of financial planning services.…

…US - Wachovia Corp, Charlotte, North Carolina acquired the defined contribution recordkeeping business of Ameriprise Financial Inc, a provider of financial planning services. The transaction was subject to the approval of regulatory authorities.…

…US - Amercian Express Co (AX) completed the spinoff of its American Express Financial Advisors Inc (AXFA) unit, a provider of asset management & financial planning services, to its shareholders, in a transaction valued at an estimated $#.### bil. On completion…

…American Express Financial Advisors, a unit of American Express, acquired Securities America from Financial Dynamics. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction was subject to regulatory approval.…