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January 7, 2011
TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 1-11INTERNATIONAL INVESTING SUBCOMMITTEE No. 1-11 RE: PRELIMINARY AGENDA FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING - FEBRUARY 8, 2011
A preliminary agenda for the International Committee meeting on Tuesday, February 8, is attached. We are expecting a full meeting and are pleased to announce that Andrew Hearn, a partner at Dechert LLP, will be at the meeting in London to discuss the UK Bribery Act and how non-UK entities may be impacted. Andrew will be available to address questions.
In addition, David Vaughan, an Attorney Fellow in the SEC’s Division of Investment Management, will join our meeting to discuss the proposed rules for investment adviser registration, particularly the application to foreign advisers.
At the meeting, we will also have an update on the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act by Keith Lawson, ICI’s Senior Counsel for Tax Law, as well as updates on other ongoing issues in India and the European Union. Lastly, we will leave time 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 Los Angeles, California and London. The California meeting will be hosted by Capital Research and Management Company. 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 U.S. locations before the meeting.
Committee members may participate in person at one of three locations:
Washington, D.C.
Investment Company Institute
1401 H Street, N.W. (12th Floor)
Washington, DC 20005
Contact: Ruth Tadesse
Phone: 202-326-5836
London, United Kingdom
Capital International Ltd.
40 Grosvenor Place
London SW1 X 7GG
Contact: Samantha Chapman
Phone: +44-20-7864-5954
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Los Angeles, CA
Capital Research and
Management Company
333 S. Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Contact: Celia Salazar
Phone:213-486-9963
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Please register for the meeting online via Cvent at http://members.ici.org/reg/ic/ 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 questions about the meeting, please feel free to contact me at 202-326-5837 or (emykolenko@ici.org) or Susan Olson at 202-326-5813 (solson@ici.org ).
We look forward to seeing you.
Eva M. Mykolenko
Associate Counsel - International Affairs