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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.(r)

                   AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

     This Amendment to Investment Advisory Agreement (this "Amendment") amends
the Investment Advisory Agreement between ING Investment Management LLC ("IIM")
and ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company, formerly known as Aetna Life
Insurance and Annuity Company ("Client"). This Amendment is dated as of October
14, 2003.

     1.   BACKGROUND. IIM and Client are parties to an Investment Advisory
Agreement, dated March 31, 2001, as amended (the "Agreement"), pursuant to which
IIM provides Client with certain investment advisory services. IIM and Client
wish to clarify the limited circumstances under which IIM may have custody of
Client funds or securities under the Agreement. Although the parties do not
intend by this Amendment to address whether or not Original Mortgage Documents
(as defined below) are in fact securities, it is the intention of IIM and Client
that, except as may be otherwise agreed from time to time, IIM will not have
actual or constructive custody of Client funds or securities other than Original
Mortgage Documents.

     2.   AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3 OF THE AGREEMENT. Section 3 of the Agreement is
hereby amended to add the following to the end of such Section:

   "Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3, except with
   regard such Original Mortgage Documents as are selected by IIM from time to
   time, and as may otherwise be agreed between IIM and Client:

          (a)  IIM shall not maintain physical custody of Client funds or
               securities; and

          (b)  IIM shall not have the power to direct any custodian or other
               third party to transfer Client funds or securities, except in the
               case of (i) transactions involving a delivery vs. payment or vice
               versa, (ii) free receipts into Client Accounts, (iii) transfers
               between Client's own accounts, (iv) transfers to satisfy margin
               or collateral calls by brokers or other counterparties, and (v)
               other transactions that would not reasonably be considered to
               result in actual or constructive custody of Client funds or
               securities.

   "Original Mortgage Documents" means original (a) mortgage notes, (b)
   certificates of participation where more than one entity has invested in the
   mortgage via a participation agreement, and (c) letters of credit, as
   applicable, that are provided from time to time by borrowers as additional
   security."

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     3.   AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6 OF THE AGREEMENT. The second sentence of
Section 6 of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the language highlighted in
italics below:

          "EXCEPT AS SPECIALLY CONTEMPLATED BY SECTION 3, IIM shall not MAINTAIN
          CUSTODY OF CLIENT FUNDS OR SECURITIES OR OTHERWISE act as custodian
          for the Account."

     4.   AMENDMENT TO SECTION 9 OF THE AGREEMENT. Section 9 of the Agreement is
hereby amended to read as follows:

          SECTION 9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY - In rendering services under this
     Agreement, IIM will not be subject to any liability to Client or to any
     other party for any act or omission of IIM except as a result of IIM's
     negligence, misconduct or violation of applicable law. Nothing herein shall
     in any way constitute a waiver or limitation of any rights of any party
     under applicable Federal or State law.

     5.   AMENDED AGREEMENT. Except as specifically amended by this Amendment,
each and every term of this Agreement remains in full force and effect.


CLIENT:                              ING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY
                                     COMPANY


                                     By: /s/ Paula Cludray-Engelke
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                                         Name:   Paula Cludray-Engelke
                                         Title:  Secretary


IIM:                                 ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC


                                     By: /s/ Fred C. Smith
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                                         Name:   Fred C. Smith
                                         Title:  Executive Vice President