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[15755] March 13, 2003 TO: BOARD OF GOVERNORS No. 13-03 DIRECTOR SERVICES COMMITTEE No. 3-03 PRIMARY CONTACTS - MEMBER COMPLEX No. 25-03 PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE No. 6-03 SEC RULES MEMBERS No. 32-03 RE: CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON MUTUAL FUND INDUSTRY PRACTICES; GAO REPORT ON FUND...

[15541] January 16, 2003 TO: DIRECTOR SERVICES COMMITTEE No. 2-03 RE: 2003 AND 2004 MEETING DATES AND PROGRAMS We have finalized the program dates for 2003 and some of the dates for 2004, so I wanted to forward this information to you. The Committee meetings are scheduled for the...

[15549] January 15, 2003 TO: CLOSED-END INVESTMENT COMPANY MEMBERS No. 4-03 DIRECTOR SERVICES COMMITTEE No. 1-03 SEC RULES MEMBERS No. 6-03 RE: U.S. SUPREME COURT DENIES CERTIORARI IN SECTION 36(B) CASE The U.S. Supreme Court has denied certiorari in a case alleging breach of...

[15414] December 6, 2002 TO: BOARD OF GOVERNORS No. 40-02 DIRECTOR SERVICES COMMITTEE No. 11-02 CLOSED-END INVESTMENT COMPANY MEMBERS No. 64-02 INVESTMENT ADVISER MEMBERS No. 53-02 INVESTMENT ADVISER ASSOCIATE MEMBERS No. 35-02 SEC RULES MEMBERS No. 109-02 SMALL FUNDS MEMBERS No. 54...

[15390] November 25, 2002 TO: DIRECTOR SERVICES COMMITTEE No. 10-02 RE: DRAFT ICI COMMENT LETTER ON SEC PROPOSALS RELATING TO PROXY VOTING; SPECIFIC ROLE FOR FUND DIRECTORS RECOMMENDED At the October 16th meeting of the Director Services Committee, we discussed the Securities and...

[15370] November 19, 2002 TO: DIRECTOR SERVICES COMMITTEE No. 9-02 RE: DRAFT COMMENT LETTER ON SEC PROPOSALS REGARDING FINANCIAL EXPERTS, CODES OF ETHICS AND INTERNAL CONTROLS The Securities and Exchange Commission recently proposed amendments to certain forms under the Securities...

[15325] November 14, 2002 TO: COMPLIANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 99-02 DIRECTOR SERVICES COMMITTEE No. 8-02 INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS No. 28-02 INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 51-02 OPERATIONS MEMBERS No. 31-02 SEC RULES MEMBERS No. 99-02 SMALL FUNDS MEMBERS No. 49-02...

[15207] September 25, 2002 TO: CLOSED-END INVESTMENT COMPANY MEMBERS No. 45-02 DIRECTOR SERVICES COMMITTEE No. 7-02 SEC RULES MEMBERS No. 80-02 RE: APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF SECTION 36(b) CLAIM The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the dismissal of the amended...

[14917] July 12, 2002 TO: CLOSED-END INVESTMENT COMPANY MEMBERS No. 25-02 DIRECTOR SERVICES COMMITTEE No. 6-02 SEC RULES MEMBERS No. 50-02 RE: APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS SUMMARY JUDGMENT RULING IN SECTION 36(b) CASE The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a grant of summary...

[14681] April 29, 2002 TO: CLOSED-END INVESTMENT COMPANY MEMBERS No. 16-02 DIRECTOR SERVICES COMMITTEE No. 5-02 SEC RULES MEMBERS No. 29-02 RE: THIRD CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY CLAIMS The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...