Defendant Name: Columbia Management Advisors, Inc.

Defendant Type: Subsidiary of Public Company

Document Reference: 34-81064_3-11814

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. and Columbia Funds Distributor, Inc
Document Name Notice of Name Change of Appointed Tax Administrator
Document Date 30-Jun-2017
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-11814
Allegation Type Investment Advisers/Investment Companies
Document Summary On June 30, 2017, the SEC announced a Name Change of Appointed Tax Administrator, and amended the Omnibus Order, beginning June 2017 and for calendar year 2018, to replace all references to Damasco with "Miller Kaplan Arase LLP which acquired Damasco & Associates LLP" in order to reflect Damasco's name change.

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
On June 30, 2017, the SEC announced a Name Change of Appointed Tax Administrator.

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