Preliminary Agenda and Response Form for the February 5, 2008 International Committee Meeting

 

 

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January 11, 2008

TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 1-08
INTERNATIONAL INVESTING SUBCOMMITTEE No. 1-08     RE: PRELIMINARY AGENDA AND RESPONSE FORM FOR THE FEBRUARY 5, 2008 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING

 

 A preliminary agenda for the International Committee meeting on Tuesday, February 5 is attached.  We are very pleased to announce that Dan Waters, Director of Retail Policy and Asset Management Sector Leader at the U. K. Financial Services Authority, will discuss the current UCITS disclosure proposal.  Dan also will be available to address questions on other recent UCITS proposals.  Dan has worked on asset management and retail policy issues for several years at the FSA.  He also represents the FSA at CESR and on IOSCO’s Standing Committee on Asset Management.

 

In addition to speaking with Dan Waters, we will be discussing developments in Japan and China (please see the attached preliminary agenda).  We also will have time at this meeting for Committee members to raise issues on which they wish input from other members.  The attendance response form has a section for suggested topics, or you may raise something at the meeting.

 

The committee meeting will be held at the Investment Company Institute in Washington D.C., with offsite locations in San Diego, California and London, England.  The California meeting will be hosted by Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.  The London meeting will be hosted by Capital International Limited.  The meeting will begin at 12 p.m. Eastern time (9 a.m. Pacific time and 5 p.m. London time) and will last for approximately 2 hours.  Lunch or a continental breakfast will be available at the US locations (before the meeting).  Details for the three locations are listed below.

 

A preliminary agenda and response form are attached.  If you plan to attend the meeting, please send the attached response form by Wednesday, January 30, 2008 to Ruth Tadesse at 202/326-5841 or rtadesse@ici.org.  If you have additional agenda items to suggest, please feel free to contact me (202/326-5813 or solson@ici.org).

 

Committee members may participate in person in one of three locations:

Washington, D.C. 
Investment Company Institute
1401 H Street, N.W.    
Washington, DC 20005   
David Silver Conference Room, 12th Fl.    San Diego, California 
Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.
11988 El Camino Real, 7th Floor reception
San Diego, CA 92130 
Site Contact: Karen Gilbert, 800-237-7119
  [San Diego Map] London, England
Capital International Limited
40 Grosvenor Place
London SW1X 7GG
Site Contact: Andy Lewis, 020 7864 5943
[London Map]

 

We look forward to seeing you on February 5.

 

 

Susan Olson
Senior Counsel - International Affairs

 

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