NEW YORK (Standard & Poor's) Dec. 1, 2005--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that its ratings on Ameriprise Financial Inc. (NYSE:AMP; A-/Positive/--) and its affiliates will not be affected by AMP's announcement that its has reached settlements with the SEC, NASD, and the State of Minnesota regarding revenue sharing, directed brokerage, and market timing. Standard & Poor's had considered the potential for settlement in the current ratings and believes that the group's operating performance will not be affected by this settlement of $59.3 million. In addition, AMP had changed some of its distribution practices and compliance policies over the past few years to conform with more acceptable practices. Nevertheless, as a relatively new independent public company, execution of these
