Closed-End Investment Company Content

March 7, 1996 TO: CLOSED-END FUND COMMITTEE No. 6-96 RE: APRIL 9, 1996 MEETING ______________________________________________________________________________ A meeting of the Closed-End Fund Committee has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 9, 1996 at 10:00 am in the David Silver...

1 See Memorandum to Closed-End Fund Committee No. 2-96, dated February 22, 1996. March 5, 1996 TO: CLOSED-END FUND COMMITTEE No. 5-96 RE: INSTITUTE LETTER ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO NYSE RULE 452 REGARDING VOTING OF PROXIES OF PREFERRED SHARES ___________________________________________...

February 28, 1996 TO: CLOSED-END FUND COMMITTEE No. 4-96 RE: ELECTRONIC FILING OF FORMS 3, 4, 5 AND 144 ON EDGAR ______________________________________________________________________________ The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that it has modified the EDGAR...

1 See Institute Memorandum to Tax Members No. 10-93, Operations Members No. 16-93, Closed-End Fund Members No. 9-93, Unit Investment Trust Members No. 11-93, Accounting /Treasurers Committee No. 12-93 and Transfer Agent Advisory Committee No. 19-93, dated March 5, 1993. February 23...

February 22, 1996 TO: CLOSED-END FUND COMMITTEE No. 2-96 RE: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO NYSE RULE REGARDING VOTING OF PROXIES OF AUCTION RATE PREFERRED SHARES ______________________________________________________________________________ The Securities and Exchange Commission has published...

1 In March of 1995 the SEC issued a concept release requesting comment on how to improve risk disclosure for investment companies. Among other things, the concept release considered application of various numerical risk measures to mutual funds. January 16, 1996 TO: ACCOUNTING...

December 22, 1995 TO: CLOSED-END FUND COMMITTEE No. 64-95 RE: SEC LIMITED EXAMINATION OF CLOSED-END FUNDS ______________________________________________________________________________ Attached for your information is a redacted version of a recent letter that we understand was sent...

1 The Institute commented generally on the company registration proposal in a letter to Commissioner Wallman, dated September 21, 1995. A copy of the letter is also attached. December 20, 1995 TO: CLOSED-END FUND COMMITTEE No. 63-95 RE: SEC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL FORMATION ____...

December 18, 1995 TO: CLOSED-END FUND COMMITTEE No. 62-95 INVESTMENT ADVISERS COMMITTEE No. 48-95 SEC RULES COMMITTEE No. 129-95 SMALL FUNDS COMMITTEE No. 22-95 UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST COMMITTEE No. 88-95 RE: PUBLICATION BY SEC OF LIST OF RULES AND FORMS SCHEDULED FOR REVIEW EVERY TEN...

1 See Institute Memorandum to Accounting/Treasurers Members No. 18-95, Closed-End Fund Committee No. 12-95, Tax Members No. 19-95, and Unit Investment Trust Members No. 13-95, dated March 29, 1995. December 7, 1995 TO: ACCOUNTING/TREASURERS MEMBERS No. 55-95 CLOSED-END FUND COMMITTEE...