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April 24, 2000
TO: ACCOUNTING/TREASURERS COMMITTEE No. 17-00
DIRECT MARKETING COMMITTEE No. 8-00
INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS No. 5-00
OPERATIONS MEMBERS No. 10-00
PENSION MEMBERS No. 24-00
PRIMARY CONTACTS - MEMBER COMPLEX No. 28-00
RESEARCH COMMITTEE No. 9-00
SALES FORCE MARKETING COMMITTEE No. 8-00
SEC RULES COMMITTEE No. 64-00
TAX MEMBERS No. 14-00
RE: ASIA MUTUAL FUNDS AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE,
NOV. 7-9, 2000
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Attached is the conference brochure for the Institute’s first asset management conference in
Asia. The conference will be held in Hong Kong, at the Regent Hong Kong Hotel on November 7-9,
2000.
This conference will address a variety of issues in Asia from both legal and business
perspectives. Our program includes a meet the regulators session and panels on managing domestic
mutual funds, complying with laws of various jurisdictions, managing pension assets, and marketing
offshore mutual funds. In addition to our panels, the conference will include a series of breakfast
roundtable discussions focusing on Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Each
discussion group will be limited to 20-25 participants to encourage greater interaction, so you must
indicate your first, second, and third choices on the registration form.
The conference speakers will represent a cross-section of mutual fund senior business
executives, attorneys, accountants and regulators from the Asia region as well as the U.S. Conference
attendees also will represent a wide number of different disciplines from different geographic locations.
The day preceding the conference the Institute will offer a complimentary workshop for securities
regulators in the region. The conference will provide an opportunity not only to discuss asset
management issues specific to Asia but also for private industry to interact with securities regulators
from significant Asian countries.
To register for the conference, please complete and return the registration form (located in the
attached brochure) and include credit card information or a check made payable to the Investment
Company Institute for the appropriate fee. Space for this conference is limited so we encourage you
to register as soon as possible. Information regarding discount airfares will be provided at a later date.
For questions regarding registration, please call the Institute’s Conference Division at (202) 326-5968. If
you have additional questions about the conference program, please contact me at (202) 326-5826 or at
podesta@ici.org or Jennifer Choi at (202) 326-5810 or at jchoi@ici.org.
We look forward to seeing you in Hong Kong.
Mary S. Podesta
Senior Counsel
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