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Ameriprise Subsidiary RiverSource Fined $5M For Allegedly Improperly Switching Customers’ Variable Exchanges To Earn Commissions

Published on: June 8, 2022 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

RiverSource Distributors Accused of Targeting Retail Ameriprise Financial Customers With VA Sales

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is ordering Ameriprise’s subsidiary brokerage firm, RiverSource Distributors, to pay a $5M fine for alleged violations involving variable annuities (VAs). The regulator contends that several RiverSource employees came up with a sales strategy that caused holders of these products to switch annuities. This purportedly resulted in enhanced sales commissions and boosted VA sales revenues for the firm.

The SEC said that RiverSource Distributors sold the VA exchanges to retail customers through Ameriprise Financial Services. It charged RiverSource with “improper switching or replacing variable annuities.” The case is the SEC’s first-ever enforcement proceeding under the Investment Company Act of 1940’s Section 11.

Number of Customer Disputes Involving Ex-Ameriprise Broker James Dunn Skyrockets

Published on: February 14, 2022 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

16 FINRA Arbitration Claims Have Been Brought Against Broker James Dunn

In December 2021, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm at investorlawyers.com) published a blog post announcing that we are investigating claims of investor losses involving ex-Ameriprise Financial Services broker James William Dunn.

At the time, according to Dunn’s BrokerCheck record, he had been named in a handful of customer disputes seeking to recover damages for losses. That number has more than tripled to 16 investor cases.