In February 2008, Threadneedle acquired Invesco Perpetual's full service defined contribution pension business with total assets of £470 million.

[10][11] During the Great Recession, the company declined an investment by the United States Department of the Treasury under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

[12] On April 25, 2011, Ameriprise announced that it was trying to find an "appropriate buyer" for Securities America Financial Corporation to allow its registered representatives to focus on growth opportunities.

[13] In November 2011, Ameriprise completed the sale of Securities America to Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services for $150 million in cash and potential future payments.

In May 2014, Ameriprise shut down the nascent financial planning division in India, citing poor prospects for fee-based advisory services.

[22] In December 2005, Ameriprise agreed to pay a $12.3 million to settle NASD charges relating to favorable treatment allegedly given to some mutual funds in exchange for brokerage business.

[23] In December 2005, the company agreed to pay $15 million to settle charges of market timing by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

[26] In September 2006, Securities America reached a $16.3 million settlement with a group of ExxonMobil retirees for failing to supervise an associated broker.

[27] In December 2006, a NASD arbitration panel awarded $9.3 million to three retired American Airlines pilots against Securities America and a formerly associated broker for allegedly mishandling their savings.

[33] On July 10, 2009, the company agreed to pay $17.3 million after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an enforcement action against the company for receiving millions of dollars in undisclosed revenue sharing as a condition for selling certain real estate investment trusts (REITs) to its brokerage customers before the spinoff from American Express.

[36] In April 2008, the company agreed to pay New Hampshire $3.8 million to settle allegations that its Portsmouth agents forged clients' signatures to cut corners and increase their income.

[38] In March 2015, the company paid $27.5 million to settle a lawsuit that it charged its own employees high fees in funds in its 401(k) program.

[40] In February 2018, the company paid $230,000 to settle allegations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it put customers into higher fee funds.

[41] In August 2018, the company paid $4.5 million to settle charges that it failed to safeguard retail investor assets from theft by its representatives after 5 Ameriprise representatives committed fraudulent acts, including forging client documents and stole more than $1 million in client funds over a four-year period.