-- Ameriprise Financial Inc. is issuing approximately $150 million in senior unsecured notes. -- We are assigning our 'A' rating on Ameriprise Financial's new debt issuance. -- The other ratings on Ameriprise Financial and its subsidiaries are unaffected. -- The outlook remains negative, based on continued equity market pressures on the business model and earnings profile. NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) May 26, 2009--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today said it assigned its 'A' rating on Ameriprise Financial Inc.'s approximately $150 million senior unsecured notes. Our other ratings on Ameriprise Financial and its subsidiaries are unaffected. The outlook remains negative. The issuance has a scheduled maturity in 2039 and is callable by Ameriprise Financial after five years. "We expect the
