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[13100] January 29, 2001 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 5-01 RE: INSTITUTE PROVIDES INDUSTRY PRIORITIES FOR US-CHILE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT On January 29, 2001, the Institute submitted a letter in response to a request by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for...

[13093] January 26, 2001 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 4-01 RE: MALAYSIA FURTHER LIBERALIZES EXCHANGE CONTROL LEVY Bank Negara Malaysia, the Malaysian central bank, announced on January 22, 2001 that the exit levy imposed on foreign investors in Malaysia will be eliminated with...

[13066] January 19, 2001 TO: ACCOUNTING/TREASURERS MEMBERS No. 2-01 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 3-01 PRIMARY CONTACTS - MEMBER COMPLEX No. 7-01 TAX MEMBERS No. 6-01 RE: 2001 International Investing Tax Compliance Workshops The Investment Company Institute will be sponsoring one-day...

[13009] January 9, 2001 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 2-01 RE: FRENCH PARLIAMENT DEBATES BILL PERMITTING GLOBAL CUSTODIANS TO VOTE IN FRANCE ON BEHALF OF FUNDS In France, certain custodians holding assets for Institute members have been refusing to sign proxy statements and vote on...

[12989] January 5, 2001 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 1-01 RE: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING -- JANUARY 17, 2001 Attached is a preliminary agenda for the International Committee Meeting on January 17, 2001. The meeting will be held in the Institute’s David Silver Conference Room...

[12969] December 28, 2000 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 46-00 TAX COMMITTEE No. 50-00 RE: IRS PROVIDES GUIDANCE REGARDING THE ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN FOREIGN INVESTMENT FUNDS AND PENSION TRUSTS FOR TAX TREATY BENEFITS In Revenue Ruling 2000-59 the Internal Revenue Service describes...

[12944] December 19, 2000 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 45-00 RE: TRADE NEGOTIATORS SEEK INDUSTRY PRIORITIES FOR US-CHILE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT On December 14, 2000, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice of intent to conduct negotiations with...

[12936] December 19, 2000 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 44-00 RE: NOTICE OF MEETING - JANUARY 17, 2001 The next meeting of the International Committee will be held on Wednesday, January 17, 2001, at 10:00 a.m. in the Institute’s David Silver Conference Room, 1401 H Street, NW, 12th...

[12867] November 17, 2000 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 42-00 RE: EUROPEAN COMMISSION PUBLISHES COMMUNICATION ON UPDATING THE INVESTMENT SERVICES DIRECTIVE On November 16, 2000, the European Commission published a communication on upgrading the Investment Services Directive. The...

[12860] November 16, 2000 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 41-00 RE: EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF WISE MEN PUBLISHES INTERIM REPORT On November 9, 2000, following a public comment period, the Committee of Wise Men on the Regulation of Securities Markets published an interim report reviewing...