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In the section on criticisms and controversies, the last couple items in particular do not appear to be documented, and/or they ref er to "now" in ways that appear to mean "prior to 2015" etc. If someone could either document and update (including removing the meaningless reference to "now") or remove the items in question, the section would be improved. --Haruo (talk) 17:42, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
Updates to content tense, grammar, and updates to factual information
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Information to be updated: "As of December 31, 2010, the company has about three-million clients and $672.7 billion in owned, managed and administered assets worldwide" Change to "As of November 8, 2018, more than 2 million individual, business and institutional clients and $875 billion in assets under management and administration."
Explanation of issue: updating factual information
Information to be updated: "Ameriprise Financial operates two complementary asset management platforms: Columbia Management in the U.S. and Threadneedle internationally" add ", now Columbia Threadneedle."
Explanation of issue: update to name of asset management platform
Information to be updated: Under Asset Management after "...fourth in retail funds in the U.K. and 27th in global assets under management." add "The company has reported $485 billion as of Q3 2018 and is a top 15 provider of long-term mutual fund assets in the United States. Currently, the company is the 37 largest global asset manager."
Explanation of issue: Update and add factual information
Information to be updated: "The company uses three principal brands for its businesses in the United States: Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Management and RiverSource. The Threadneedle brand is used for its international asset manager’s products." -- "Columbia Management" needs to be changed to "Columbia Threadneedle"
Information to be updated: "This was the primary brand for the company's U.S. asset management products and services,..." needs to be changed to "Columbia Management was formerly the primary brand for the company's U.S. asset management products and services..."
Explanation of issue: Columbia management used to be the primary brand for the company's U.S. asset management products and services
Information to be added: Addition to Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings section: Add to the end "At November 8, 2018, Columbia Threadneedle has $485 billion in managed assets worldwide."
Information to be updated: "Its offices in Wall Street, New York provides portfolio management, banking, marketing and various support functions." changed to "It's office at 100 Park Avenue, New York,..."
Information to be updated: "RiverSource Life Insurance Company of New York and American Centurion Life are located in Albany, New York." Change Albany, New York to "New York City, New York"
Information to be updated: "Ameriprise Financial also has employees located in offices at Bangalore, the National Capital Region (WNS & Infosys DLF Phase -3, Gurgaon) and Mumbai in India." Changed to "Ameriprise Financial also has employees located in offices in Gurugram and Noida.
Information to be updated: Under Ameriprise Advisors Sub Head, "As of December 31, 2011, Ameriprise Financial reported as having more than 9,700 branded advisors,.." Changed to As of Q3 2018, Ameriprise Financial reported as having more than 10,000 branded advisors..."
Explanation of issue: Update to amount of advisors part of the company
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