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[13413] April 12, 2001 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 29-01 RE: NOTICE OF MEETING - MAY 15 & 16, 2001 The next meeting of the International Committee will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at 2:00 p.m. in the Institute’s David Silver Conference Room, 1401 H Street, NW, 12th Floor...

[13394] April 11, 2001 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 28-01 ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION LIST RE: INSTITUTE’S RESPONSE TO BASEL COMMITTEE PROPOSALS The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, a committee of banking supervisory authorities from 12 member countries, has undertaken a second...

[13406] April 11, 2001 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 27-01 TAX COMMITTEE No. 14-01 SECURITIES OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE RE: UPDATE ON INSTITUTE EFFORTS WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENTS IN JAPANESE GOVERNMENT BONDS As you know, the Japanese Ministry of Finance (MoF) is considering the...

[13388] April 9, 2001 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 26-01 RE: MYNERS REPORT ON PENSION FUNDS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM The UK government’s commissioned report on pension funds in the United Kingdom was issued (Myners Report) last month. The purpose of the report was to review whether...

[13364] April 6, 2001 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 25-01 RE: GERMAN GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES PENSION REFORM LEGISLATION The German government has introduced pension legislation that would create a new type of occupational pension scheme in Germany.1 The pension legislation is...

[13343] April 6, 2001 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 24-01 RE: SUPREME COURT OF ITALY HOLDS CONSOB LIABLE FOR MISSTATEMENTS IN PROSPECTUS Attached for your information is a summary from Italian counsel concerning a case in which shareholders sued CONSOB, the Italian securities...

[13320] April 2, 2001 TO: ACCOUNTING/TREASURERS MEMBERS No. 8-01 CLOSED-END INVESTMENT COMPANY MEMBERS No. 9-01 COMPLIANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 15-01 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 23-01 OPERATIONS MEMBERS No. 7-01 PRIMARY CONTACTS - MEMBER COMPLEX No. 24-01 SEC RULES MEMBERS No. 26-01...

[13298] March 23, 2001 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 22-01 RE: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY RAPPORTEUR ISSUES DRAFT REPORT ON THE PROPOSED EU DIRECTIVE ON OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS On March 21, 2001, a rapporteur of the European Parliament submitted for discussion to the European Parliament’s...

[13280] March 19, 2001 TO: ACCOUNTING/TREASURERS MEMBERS No. 7-01 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 21-01 PRIMARY CONTACTS - MEMBER COMPLEX No. 21-01 TAX MEMBERS No. 13-01 RE: REMINDER -- 2001 INTERNATIONAL INVESTING TAX COMPLIANCE WORKSHOPS As previously announced,1 the Investment Company...

[13261] March 16, 2001 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 20-01 RE: INSTITUTE DISCUSSIONS REGARDING EUROPEAN ISSUES During the week of March 5, 2001, the Institute staff met with Institute member firms in the United Kingdom, European industry representatives, and European Union (EU)...