Ameriprise Money to Receive BMO’s EMEA Asset Management Organization

Strategic acquisition accelerates development of Columbia Threadneedle Investments in EMEA, drastically broadening client offering

Ameriprise Economical, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) these days introduced that it has signed a definitive settlement with BMO Fiscal Team (BMO) to get its EMEA asset administration business enterprise for £615 million, or around $845 million. The all-money transaction adds $124 billion of AUM in Europe and is presently anticipated to near in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject matter to regulatory approvals in the pertinent jurisdictions.

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The acquisition will further more speed up Ameriprise’s main technique of growing its fee-based companies and improve the all round contribution of Wealth Administration and Asset Management inside of its diversified organization. Jointly with BMO’s EMEA asset management business enterprise, Ameriprise will have a lot more than $1.2 trillion of belongings underneath administration and administration.

The acquisition enhances Columbia Threadneedle Investments’ main enterprise and global growth tactic, adding a significant presence in the European institutional industry and significantly increasing its investment capabilities and answers to fulfill increasing customer demand. The addition of BMO’s EMEA asset administration enterprise will enhance Columbia Threadneedle’s AUM to $671 billion. It will substantially raise EMEA AUM and grow AUM in the area to 40% of full Columbia Threadneedle AUM.

In addition, the acquisition establishes a strategic partnership with BMO Prosperity Management offering its North American Wealth Management consumers possibilities to access a variety of Columbia Threadneedle investment decision administration alternatives. Separately, in the U.S., the transaction also incorporates the option for particular BMO asset administration clientele to move to Columbia Threadneedle, subject to shopper consent.

The transaction is expected to be accretive in 2023 and to produce an inner price of return of 20%. Offered the firm’s substantial excess capital place and free of charge income movement era, the company’s cash return strategy continues to be on observe.

Tale proceeds

Jim Cracchiolo, Chairman and Main Government Officer, Ameriprise Financial, said, “We’ve developed an exceptional world-wide asset manager that enhances our leading wealth management enterprise and generates powerful results. BMO’s EMEA asset management business enterprise will be a terrific addition to Columbia Threadneedle that will supply meaningful worth for consumers and our enterprise. This strategic acquisition signifies an essential future step as we develop our solutions capabilities, broaden our shopper featuring and deepen our proficient workforce. We are a disciplined acquirer and believe this transaction will develop on our monitor record of thriving acquisitions for the advantage of shoppers and our other stakeholders.”

The acquisition is expected to expand and enhance Columbia Threadneedle’s recognized strengths and speed up our tactic. It positions us properly to respond to the acquiring requirements of our purchasers by including crucial abilities in developing segments the place BMO’s EMEA asset management company has primary positions that can be leveraged globally, including:

• Responsible Investment (RI) – A recognized chief with a broad selection of professional ESG solutions and a foremost responsible engagement overlay services offering corporate engagement on fairness and bond holdings, and proxy voting solutions

• Liability Driven Investing (LDI) – A best four LDI enterprise in Europe and dominant in the modest/mid-market sector

• Fiduciary/outsourced management (OCIO) – A key alternatives company that features fiduciary teams in the Netherlands and Uk

• European Serious Estate – A continental European direct genuine estate functionality primarily based in Germany and France

In addition, the transaction adds depth and breadth in other traditional asset courses. BMO’s European fund selection contains several publicly traded expenditure trusts, which includes F&C Financial investment Belief PLC, the world’s longest-tenured expenditure have confidence in, which complements our Tri-Continental Company, the longest-tenured shut-conclusion fund in the U.S.

Ted Truscott, Main Government Officer, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, said, “Incorporating BMO’s EMEA asset administration small business is an outstanding advancement opportunity. The transaction developments our strategy and boosts our geographic and asset course diversification, enabling us to serve more clientele and satisfy a lot more of their demands. Critical to this prospect is the robust alignment in between our businesses. We share a shopper-centric tradition, essential belief in active management, collaborative and exploration-centered expense strategy, and long-held determination to responsible financial commitment concepts.”

Truscott concluded, “Establishing a new strategic connection with BMO Prosperity Management is an essential profit of the transaction. We will carry an even more powerful established of capabilities to serve the wants of their Prosperity Administration shoppers in Canada and the U.S.”

Joanna Rotenberg, Group Head, BMO Prosperity Management, mentioned, “Columbia Threadneedle Investments is a potent strategic and cultural healthy for our EMEA asset management small business and is very well positioned to choose it to the subsequent stage of growth by extending its arrive at, scale and expense abilities. We appear ahead to our strategic partnership and presenting our North American Wealth Administration consumers opportunities to entry a vast range of Columbia Threadneedle investment management answers.”

About Ameriprise Economical

At Ameriprise Economical, we have been encouraging persons come to feel assured about their economic upcoming for far more than 125 years. With a nationwide community of roughly 10,000 money advisors and substantial asset management, advisory and coverage abilities, we have the power and experience to serve the full vary of individual and institutional investors’ economical requirements. For far more info, visit ameriprise.com.

About Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is a major world wide asset manager that gives a wide assortment of financial commitment procedures and answers for person, institutional and corporate customers all over the environment. With much more than 2,000 individuals, such as around 450 investment decision pros primarily based in North America, Europe and Asia, the corporation manages $547 billion of property across designed and rising market equities, fixed money, asset allocation alternatives and options.

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is the world asset administration team of Ameriprise Money, Inc. Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia Threadneedle) is the world wide manufacturer title of the Columbia and Threadneedle team of corporations.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press launch has, and sure oral statements manufactured by our associates from time to time may well include, ahead-looking statements that replicate management’s options, estimates and beliefs. Precise benefits could vary materially from those people explained in these forward-seeking statements. The phrases “count on,” “intend,” “includes,” “system,” “insert,” “signifies,” “will,” “might,” “believe,” “enrich,” “really should”, “could”, or related expressions are supposed to establish forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive usually means of determining this kind of statements. Forward-wanting statements are issue to threats and uncertainties, which could lead to actual results to vary materially from this sort of statements. Such things incorporate, but are not confined to: the event of any occasion, modify or circumstance that could give increase to the termination of the order settlement with BMO Economical Group the potential of the businesses to combine the small business effectively and obtain expected goals and effects likely adverse reactions or variations to organization relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the transaction capability of Ameriprise to keep and use vital personnel the incapability to total the proposed transaction because of to the failure to fulfill the ailments to the closing of the proposed transaction, like that a regulator may prohibit, delay or refuse to grant acceptance for the consummation of the proposed transaction uncertainty as to expenses and the timing of completion of the proposed transaction pitfalls that the proposed transaction disrupts current designs and functions and standard financial and political aspects. Administration cautions that the foregoing checklist of aspects is not exhaustive. There might also be other dangers that administration is not able to forecast at this time that might trigger genuine outcomes to differ materially from these in these forward-seeking statements. Viewers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-searching statements, which communicate only as of the day on which they are created. Management undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-on the lookout statements. The foregoing list of factors should be go through in conjunction with the “Danger Elements” discussed underneath Element 1, Merchandise 1A of and in other places in our Annual Report on Type 10-K for the calendar year ended December 31, 2020 available at ir.ameriprise.com.

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In the EEA: Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. Registered with the Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés (Luxembourg), Registered No. B 110242
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Ameriprise Economic, Inc.

Details for assets to be obtained as of 1-31-21. All other information as of 12-31-20.

Resource: LDI – 2019 XPS Financial investment survey

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Contacts

Media Relations: U.S.
John Brine, Ameriprise Monetary
(212) 437-8655 / [email protected]

Carlos Melville, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
(617) 897-9384 / [email protected]

Media contacts: EMEA and APAC
Laura Cook dinner, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
+44 ()7766 905826 / laura.prepare [email protected]

Nicolas Duperrier, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
+44 ()7786 396113 / [email protected]

Alison Jefferis, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
+44 ()7766 924798 / [email protected]

Investor Relations:
Alicia A. Charity, Ameriprise Economic
(612) 671-2080 / [email protected]