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August 21, 2009
TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 14-09INTERNATIONAL INVESTING SUBCOMMITTEE No. 8-09 RE: PRELIMINARY AGENDA FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING - SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
We are pleased to announce that we will have two special presentations at this meeting. First, Guy Sears from the U.K.’s Investment Management Association will lead a discussion on the European Commission’s proposed Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers. We have also invited a representative from the U.K.’s Treasury to participate in this discussion and are hoping to confirm his attendance. We expect the discussion to include an update on the status of the Directive and the potential impact of the Directive on both European and U.S. investment managers as well as U.S. mutual funds. [1] The presenter(s) will be available to address questions.
We will also have a presentation by David Grim, Assistant Chief Counsel in the SEC’s Division of Investment Management. David is the Division’s primary contact with IOSCO on fund matters. David will speak about the current priorities of foreign regulators from a U.S. regulator’s perspective. He will also be available to answer questions.
In addition to the presentations, we will provide an update on our recent international activities and issues. We will also have time at this meeting for Committee members to raise issues on which they wish to seek input from other members.
The committee meeting will be held at the Investment Company Institute in Washington, D.C. with offsite locations in San Mateo, California and London. The California and London meetings will be hosted by Franklin Templeton Investments. 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 is attached for your information.
Please register for the meeting online via Cvent at On line registration as soon as possible. If you have questions about registration, please contact Ruth Tadesse at 202/326-5836 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) or Eva Mykolenko (202-326-5837 or emykolenko@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, D.C. 20005
David Silver Conference Room, 12th Floor
Site Contact: Ruth Tadesse
Phone: 202-326-5836 San Mateo, California
Franklin Templeton Investments
One Franklin Parkway
920 Park Place
San Mateo, California 94403-1906
Executive Board Room, 4th Floor
Site Contact: Shirley Johnston
Phone: 650-312-4839
Map to San Mateo, CA London, United Kingdom
Franklin Templeton Investments
The Adelphi, 11th Floor
1-11 John Adam Street
London, WC2N 6HT
Boardroom
Site Contact: Charles Fuller
Phone: + 44-207-073-8586
London Map
We look forward to seeing you on September 29th.
Susan Olson
Senior Counsel - International Affairs
endnotes
[1] See Memorandum to International Members No. 19-09, July 29, 2009 [23659] (ICI letter on alternative investment fund manager proposal and implications for U.S. managers and registered investment companies).