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Affiliated Underwritings or to a
benchmark such as a comparable market
index; and (c) whether the amount of
securities purchased by the Fund in
Affiliated Underwritings and the
amount purchased directly from an
Underwriting Affiliate have changed
significantly from prior years. The
Board will take any appropriate actions
based on its review, including, if
appropriate, the institution of
procedures designed to assure that
purchases of securities in Affiliated
Underwritings are in the best interests
of shareholders of the Open-end Fund.
17. Each Open-end Fund will
maintain and preserve permanently in
an easily accessible place a written copy
of the procedures described in the
preceding condition, and any
modifications to such procedures, and
will maintain and preserve for a period
not less than six years from the end of
the fiscal year in which any purchase in
an Affiliated Underwriting occurred, the
first two years in an easily accessible
place, a written record of each purchase
of securities in Affiliated Underwritings,
once an investment by a Purchasing
Fund in Fund Shares of the Fund
exceeds the limits of section
12(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, setting forth
from whom the securities were
acquired, the identity of the
underwriting syndicate’s members, the
terms of the purchase, and the
information or materials upon which
the Board’s determinations were made.
18. Before approving any advisory
contract under section 15 of the Act, the
board of directors or trustees of each
Purchasing Management Company,
including a majority of the disinterested
directors or trustees, will find that the
advisory fees charged under such
contract are based on services provided
that will be in addition to, rather than
duplicative of, the services provided
under the advisory contract(s) of any
Open-end Fund in which the
Purchasing Management Company may
invest. These findings and their basis
will be recorded fully in the minute
books of the appropriate Purchasing
Management Company.
19. No Fund will acquire securities of
any other investment company or
companies relying on sections 3(c)(1) or
3(c)(7) of the Act in excess of the limits
contained in section 12(d)(1)(A) of the
Act.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Investment Management, under delegated
authority.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Release No. IC–27467]
Notice of Applications for
Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
August 25, 2006.
The following is a notice of
applications for deregistration under
section 8(f) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 for the month of August,
2006. A copy of each application may be
obtained for a fee at the SEC’s Public
Reference Branch (tel. 202–551–5850).
An order granting each application will
be issued unless the SEC orders a
hearing. Interested persons may request
a hearing on any application by writing
to the SEC’s Secretary at the address
below and serving the relevant
applicant with a copy of the request,
personally or by mail. Hearing requests
should be received by the SEC by 5:30
p.m. on September 19, 2006, and should
be accompanied by proof of service on
the applicant, in the form of an affidavit
or, for lawyers, a certificate of service.
Hearing requests should state the nature
of the writer’s interest, the reason for the
request, and the issues contested.
Persons who wish to be notified of a
hearing may request notification by
writing to the Secretary, U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549–
1090.
For Further Information Contact:
Diane L. Titus at (202) 551–6810, SEC,
Division of Investment Management,
Office of Investment Company
Regulation, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–4041.
Lebenthal Funds, Inc. [File No. 811–
6170]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On May 1, 2006,
applicant transferred its assets to
corresponding series of Merrill Lynch
Multi-State Municipal Series Trust,
based on net asset value. Expenses of
$487,358 incurred in connection with
the reorganization were paid by Fund
Asset Management, L.P., applicant’s
investment adviser.
Filing Date: The application was filed
on July 26, 2006.
Applicant’s Address: Merrill Lynch
Investment Management, L.P., 800
Scudders Mill Rd., Plainsboro, NJ
08536.
Oppenheimer International Large Cap
Core Trust [File No. 811–21370]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
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investment company. On April 13,
2006, applicant made a liquidating
distribution to its shareholders, based
on net asset value. Expenses of
approximately $20,499 incurred in
connection with the liquidation were
paid by applicant.
Filing Dates: The application was
filed on April 21, 2006, and amended on
August 16, 2006.
Applicant’s Address: 6803 Tucson
Way, Centennial, CO 80112.
MurphyMorris Investment Trust [File
No. 811–21444]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On June 1, 2005,
applicant transferred its assets to PMFM
Core Advantage Portfolio Trust, a series
of PMFM Investment Trust, based on
net asset value. Expenses of
approximately $30,800 incurred in
connection with the reorganization were
paid by MuphyMorris Money
Management Co., applicant’s investment
adviser.
Filing Dates: The application was
filed on April 26, 2006, and amended on
August 17, 2006.
Applicant’s Address: 1551 Jennings
Mill Rd., Suite 2400A, Bogart, GA
30622.
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Inc.
[File No. 811–4842]; Columbia Fixed
Income Securities Fund, Inc. [File No.
811–3581]
Summary: Each applicant seeks an
order declaring that it has ceased to be
an investment company. On September
23, 2005 and October 7, 2005,
respectively, each applicant transferred
its assets to a corresponding series of
Columbia Funds Series Trust, based on
net asset value. Expenses of
approximately $90,526 and $109,747,
respectively, incurred in connection
with the reorganizations were paid by
applicants and Columbia Management
Advisors, LLC, applicants’ investment
adviser.
Filing Date: The applications were
filed on June 23, 2006.
Applicants’ Address: 1301 SW. Fifth
Ave., Portland, OR 97201.
Columbia International Stock Fund,
Inc. [File No. 811–7024]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On October 10,
2005, applicant transferred its assets to
a corresponding series of Columbia
Funds Series Trust I, based on net asset
value. Expenses of approximately
$19,103 incurred in connection with the
reorganization were paid by Columbia
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Management Advisors, LLC, applicant’s
investment adviser.
Filing Dates: The application was
filed on June 23, 2006, and amended on
July 17, 2006.
Applicant’s Address: 1301 SW Fifth
Ave., Portland, OR 97201.
Columbia Funds Trust I [File No. 811–
2214]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On March 27,
2006, applicant transferred its assets to
a corresponding series of Columbia
Funds Series Trust I, based on net asset
value. Expenses of approximately
$114,620 incurred in connection with
the reorganization were paid by
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC,
applicant’s investment adviser.
Filing Date: The application was filed
on June 23, 2006.
Applicant’s Address: One Financial
Center, Boston, MA 02111.
Meeder Advisor Funds [File No. 811–
6720]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On December 27,
2004, applicant made a liquidating
distribution to its shareholders, based
on net asset value. Expenses of less than
$100 incurred in connection with the
liquidation were paid by applicant. A
notice of the filing of the application,
which contained certain erroneous
information, was previously issued on
June 30, 2006 (Investment Company Act
Release No. 27418).
Filing Dates: The application was
filed on July 8, 2004, and amended on
June 13, 2006 and August 21, 2006.
Applicant’s Address: 6125 Memorial
Dr., Dublin, OH 43017.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Investment Management, pursuant to
delegated authority.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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MEETING: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at 10
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The following item will not be
considered during the Closed Meeting
on Tuesday, August 29, 2006:
Requests for information in an
investigative file.
The Commission determined that no
earlier notice thereof was possible.
At times, changes in Commission
priorities require alterations in the
scheduling of meeting items. For further
information and to ascertain what, if
any, matters have been added, deleted
or postponed, please contact the Office
of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400.
CHANGE IN THE MEETING:
Dated: August 29, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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[Release No. 34–54357; File No. SR–MSRB–
2006–06]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Municipal Securities Rulemaking
Board; Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
Change Relating to Revisions to the
Series 51 Examination Program
August 24, 2006.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on August
11, 2006, the Municipal Securities
Rulemaking Board (‘‘MSRB’’ or
‘‘Board’’), filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’
or ‘‘SEC’’) the proposed rule change as
described in Items I, II and III below,
which Items have been prepared by the
MSRB. The MSRB has designated the
proposed rule change as constituting a
stated policy, practice, or interpretation
with respect to the meaning,
administration, or enforcement of an
existing rule of the self-regulatory
organization pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Act,3 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(1) thereunder,4 which renders the
proposal effective upon filing with the
Commission. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(i).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(1).
2 17
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The MSRB is filing with the
Commission revisions to the study
outline for the Municipal Fund
Securities Limited Principal
Qualification Examination (Series 51)
program.5 The proposed revisions
update the material to reflect changes to
the rules and regulations covered in the
examination, and to provide more
explicit references to these rules and
regulations. The MSRB is not proposing
any textual changes to its rules.
The revised study outline is available
on the MSRB’s Web site (https://
www.msrb.org), at the MSRB’s principal
office, and at the Commission’s Public
Reference Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
MSRB included statements concerning
the purpose of and basis for the
proposed rule change and discussed any
comments it received on the proposed
rule change. The text of these statements
may be examined at the places specified
in Item IV below. The MSRB has
prepared summaries, set forth in
Sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant aspects of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
Section 15B(b)(2)(A) of the Act 6
authorizes the MSRB to prescribe
standards of training, experience,
competence, and such other
qualifications as the Board finds
necessary or appropriate in the public
interest or for the protection of
investors. The MSRB has developed
examinations that are designed to
establish that persons associated with
brokers, dealers and municipal
securities dealers that effect transactions
in municipal securities have attained
specified levels of competence and
5 The MSRB is also proposing corresponding
revisions to the Series 51 question bank, but based
upon instructions from the Commission staff, the
MSRB is submitting SR–MSRB–2006–06 for
immediate effectiveness pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Act and Rule 19b–4(f)(1)
thereunder, and is not filing the question bank for
Commission review. See letter to Diane G. Klinke,
General Counsel, MSRB, from Belinda Blaine,
Associate Director, Division of Market Regulation,
SEC, dated July 24, 2000. The question bank is
available for Commission review.
6 15 U.S.C. 78o–4(b)(2)(A).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. IC-27467]
Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940
August 25, 2006.
The following is a notice of applications for deregistration under
section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the month of
August, 2006. A copy of each application may be obtained for a fee at
the SEC's Public Reference Branch (tel. 202-551-5850). An order
granting each application will be issued unless the SEC orders a
hearing. Interested persons may request a hearing on any application by
writing to the SEC's Secretary at the address below and serving the
relevant applicant with a copy of the request, personally or by mail.
Hearing requests should be received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on
September 19, 2006, and should be accompanied by proof of service on
the applicant, in the form of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a
certificate of service. Hearing requests should state the nature of the
writer's interest, the reason for the request, and the issues
contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing may request
notification by writing to the Secretary, U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.
For Further Information Contact: Diane L. Titus at (202) 551-6810,
SEC, Division of Investment Management, Office of Investment Company
Regulation, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-4041.
Lebenthal Funds, Inc. [File No. 811-6170]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On May 1, 2006, applicant transferred its
assets to corresponding series of Merrill Lynch Multi-State Municipal
Series Trust, based on net asset value. Expenses of $487,358 incurred
in connection with the reorganization were paid by Fund Asset
Management, L.P., applicant's investment adviser.
Filing Date: The application was filed on July 26, 2006.
Applicant's Address: Merrill Lynch Investment Management, L.P., 800
Scudders Mill Rd., Plainsboro, NJ 08536.
Oppenheimer International Large Cap Core Trust [File No. 811-21370]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On April 13, 2006, applicant made a
liquidating distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value.
Expenses of approximately $20,499 incurred in connection with the
liquidation were paid by applicant.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on April 21, 2006, and
amended on August 16, 2006.
Applicant's Address: 6803 Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112.
MurphyMorris Investment Trust [File No. 811-21444]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On June 1, 2005, applicant transferred its
assets to PMFM Core Advantage Portfolio Trust, a series of PMFM
Investment Trust, based on net asset value. Expenses of approximately
$30,800 incurred in connection with the reorganization were paid by
MuphyMorris Money Management Co., applicant's investment adviser.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on April 26, 2006, and
amended on August 17, 2006.
Applicant's Address: 1551 Jennings Mill Rd., Suite 2400A, Bogart,
GA 30622.
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Inc. [File No. 811-4842]; Columbia Fixed
Income Securities Fund, Inc. [File No. 811-3581]
Summary: Each applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased
to be an investment company. On September 23, 2005 and October 7, 2005,
respectively, each applicant transferred its assets to a corresponding
series of Columbia Funds Series Trust, based on net asset value.
Expenses of approximately $90,526 and $109,747, respectively, incurred
in connection with the reorganizations were paid by applicants and
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, applicants' investment adviser.
Filing Date: The applications were filed on June 23, 2006.
Applicants' Address: 1301 SW. Fifth Ave., Portland, OR 97201.
Columbia International Stock Fund, Inc. [File No. 811-7024]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On October 10, 2005, applicant transferred
its assets to a corresponding series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I,
based on net asset value. Expenses of approximately $19,103 incurred in
connection with the reorganization were paid by Columbia
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Management Advisors, LLC, applicant's investment adviser.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on June 23, 2006, and
amended on July 17, 2006.
Applicant's Address: 1301 SW Fifth Ave., Portland, OR 97201.
Columbia Funds Trust I [File No. 811-2214]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On March 27, 2006, applicant transferred its
assets to a corresponding series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I,
based on net asset value. Expenses of approximately $114,620 incurred
in connection with the reorganization were paid by Columbia Management
Advisors, LLC, applicant's investment adviser.
Filing Date: The application was filed on June 23, 2006.
Applicant's Address: One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111.
Meeder Advisor Funds [File No. 811-6720]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. On December 27, 2004, applicant made a
liquidating distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value.
Expenses of less than $100 incurred in connection with the liquidation
were paid by applicant. A notice of the filing of the application,
which contained certain erroneous information, was previously issued on
June 30, 2006 (Investment Company Act Release No. 27418).
Filing Dates: The application was filed on July 8, 2004, and
amended on June 13, 2006 and August 21, 2006.
Applicant's Address: 6125 Memorial Dr., Dublin, OH 43017.
For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
pursuant to delegated authority.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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