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[14432] February 11, 2002 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 13-02 RE: POTENTIAL UNCERTAINTY FOR CROSS-BORDER SALES OF UCITS FUNDS OPERATING UNDER REVISED DIRECTIVE BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE As you know, the European Union (EU) has adopted amendments to the UCITS Directive. The...

[14448] February 8, 2002 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 12-02 RE: TAIWAN SFC ISSUES RULINGS ON DERIVATIVES On January 15, 2002, the Taiwan Securities and Futures Commission issued two rulings clarifying the criteria to register foreign mutual funds for sale in Taiwan. A memorandum...

[14413] February 8, 2002 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 11-02 TAX COMMITTEE No. 5-02 RE: AMENDED PROPOSAL BY THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ON THE TAXATION OF SAVINGS INCOME The Council of the European Union recently approved an amended proposal (EU Council Proposal) for a...

URGENT [14414] January 31, 2002 TO: COMPLIANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 8-02 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 10-02 INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 4-02 MONEY LAUNDERING RULES WORKING GROUP No. 6-02 PRIMARY CONTACTS - MEMBER COMPLEX No. 6-02 TRANSFER AGENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE...

[14312] January 8, 2002 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 5-02 RE: REVISED SCHEDULE FOR THIRD CONSULTATION BY BASEL COMMITTEE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION On December 13, 2001, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued a press release stating that the Committee will delay publication...

[14311] January 8, 2002 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 4-02 RE: ADOPTION BY EU PARLIAMENT OF REPORT ON TAX OBSTACLES OF EU OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS On December 13, 2001, the Parliament adopted the report of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (EMAC) on the Commission’s...

[14307] January 8, 2002 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 3-02 RE: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING - JANUARY 23, 2002 Attached is the agenda for the International Committee Meeting on Wednesday, January 23, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at Franklin Templeton, One Franklin...

URGENT/ACTION REQUESTED [14294] January 4, 2002 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 2-02 RE: DRAFT INSTITUTE COMMENT LETTER ON CHINA’S PROPOSED RULES ON JOINT VENTURES On December 21, 2001, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) proposed rules that would permit foreign...

[14292] January 3, 2002 TO: ACCOUNTING/TREASURERS COMMITTEE No. 1-02 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 1-02 RE: IASB REJECTS INTERPRETATION TREATING FUND SHARES AS LIABILITIES As previously reported, the Standing Interpretation Committee of the International Accounting Standards Board...

URGENT [14284] December 31, 2001 TO: COMPLIANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 70-01 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 71-01 INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 24-01 PRIMARY CONTACTS - MEMBER COMPLEX No. 98-01 TRANSFER AGENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 108-01 RE: OFAC FREEZES ASSETS OF SIX...