With only days remaining before Fifth Third Bank's expected Feb. 1 closing of its $10.9 billion acquisition of Comerica Bank, the future of Comerica's wealth management relationship with Ameriprise remained in limbo. Comerica will decide the fate of the business "as part of whatever deal and arrangement" with Fifth Third, Cracchiolo said. In addition, Ameriprise and Comerica negotiated an agreement that long preceded its October merger deal with Fifth Third, Berman said. On the other hand, rivals such as NewEdge Advisors and the Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network each revealed incoming billion-dollar teams this week that included exiting Ameriprise advisors. Financial advisor productivityHigher transactional activity and rising client assets boosted advisor productivity to a record level in the fourth quarter.