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The NYAG included other related claims and also claimed that the fees charged by JWS to the Seligman Funds were excessive.
JWS also provided information concerning mutual fund trading practices to the SEC and the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York ("NYAG").
JWS responded to the staff in October 2005 that it believed that any action would be both inappropriate and unnecessary, especially in light of the fact that JWS had previously resolved the underlying issue with the Independent Directors of the Seligman Funds and made recompense to the affected Seligman Funds.
JWS identified three other arrangements that permitted frequent trading, all of which had been terminated by September 2002.
In January 2004, JWS, on a voluntary basis, publicly disclosed these four arrangements to its clients and to shareholders of the Seligman Funds.
Neither JWS nor RiverSource believes that the foregoing legal action or other possible actions will have a material adverse impact on JWS, RiverSource or their current and former clients, including the Seligman Funds and other investment companies managed by RiverSource; however, there can be no assurance of this or that these matters and any related publicity will not affect demand for shares of the Seligman Funds and such other investment companies or have other adverse consequences.
JWS's review, which covered the period 2001-2003, noted one arrangement that permitted frequent trading in certain open-end registered investment companies then managed by JWS (the "Seligman Funds"); this arrangement was in the process of being closed down by JWS before September 2003.
Zino (collectively, the "Seligman Parties"), alleging, in substance, that, in addition to the four arrangements noted above, the Seligman Parties permitted other persons to engage in frequent trading and, as a result, the prospectus disclosure used by the registered investment companies then managed by JWS is and has been misleading.
In September 2005, the New York staff of the SEC indicated that it was considering recommending to the Commissioners of the SEC the instituting of a formal action against JWS and the Distributor relating to frequent trading in the Seligman Funds.
In September 2006, the NYAG commenced a civil action in New York State Supreme Court against JWS, the Distributor, Seligman Data Corp.