Sunshine Act Meetings, 39027 [2013-15580]

Download as PDF tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 125 / Friday, June 28, 2013 / Notices select, and recommend Sub-Advisers to manage all or a portion of a SubAdvised Series’ assets, and (c) implement procedures reasonably designed to ensure that Sub-Advisers comply with a Sub-Advised Series’ investment objective, policies and restrictions. Subject to review by the Board, the Adviser will (a) when appropriate, allocate and reallocate a Sub-Advised Series’ assets among multiple Sub-Advisers; and (b) monitor and evaluate the performance of SubAdvisers. 4. A Sub-Advised Series will not make any Ineligible Sub-Adviser Changes without the approval of the shareholders of the applicable SubAdvised Series. 5. A Sub-Advised Series will inform shareholders (or, if the Sub-Advised Series serves as a funding medium for any sub-account of a registered separate account, the Adviser will inform the unitholders of the sub-account) of the hiring of a new Sub-Adviser within 90 days after the hiring of the new SubAdviser pursuant to the Modified Notice and Access Procedures. 6. At all times, at least a majority of the Board will be Independent Board Members, and the selection and nomination of new or additional Independent Board Members will be placed within the discretion of the thenexisting Independent Board Members. 7. Independent Legal Counsel, as defined in rule 0–1(a)(6) under the Act, will be engaged to represent the Independent Board Members. The selection of such counsel will be within the discretion of the then-existing Independent Board Members. 8. The Adviser will provide the Board, no less frequently than quarterly, with information about the profitability of the Adviser on a per Sub-Advised Series basis. The information will reflect the impact on profitability of the hiring or termination of any sub-adviser during the applicable quarter. 9. Whenever a sub-adviser is hired or terminated, the Adviser will provide the Board with information showing the expected impact on the profitability of the Adviser. 10. Whenever a sub-adviser change is proposed for a Sub-Advised Series with an Affiliated Sub-Adviser or a WhollyOwned Sub-Adviser, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Board Members, will make a separate finding, reflected in the Board minutes, that such change is in the best interests of the Sub-Advised Series and its shareholders and does not involve a conflict of interest from which the Adviser or the Affiliated Sub-Adviser or VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:17 Jun 27, 2013 Jkt 229001 Wholly-Owned Sub-Adviser derives an inappropriate advantage. 11. No Board member or officer of a Sub-Advised Series, or director or officer of the Adviser, will own directly or indirectly (other than through a pooled investment vehicle that is not controlled by such person), any interest in a Sub-Adviser, except: (1) For ownership of interests in the Adviser or any entity, except a Wholly-Owned SubAdviser, that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Adviser; or (2) for the ownership of less than 1% of the outstanding securities of any class of equity or debt of a publiclytraded company that is either a SubAdviser or an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a Sub-Adviser. 12. Each Sub-Advised Series will disclose the Aggregate Fee Disclosure in its registration statement. 13. In the event the Commission adopts a rule under the Act providing substantially similar relief to that requested in the application, the requested order will expire on the effective date of that rule. For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, under delegated authority. Kevin M. O’Neill, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–15506 Filed 6–27–13; 8:45 am] 39027 The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 2, 2013 will be: Institution and settlement of injunctive actions; institution and settlement of administrative proceedings; adjudicatory matters; and other matters relating to enforcement proceedings. 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. Dated: June 25, 2013. Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–15580 Filed 6–26–13; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–69838; File No. 600–23] Order Granting the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation’s Amended Application for Permanent Registration as a Clearing Agency June 24, 2013. BILLING CODE 8011–01–P I. Introduction SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a Closed Meeting on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters also may be present. The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(5), (7), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(5), (7), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the scheduled matters at the Closed Meeting. Commissioner Paredes, as duty officer, voted to consider the items listed for the Closed Meeting in a closed session. PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 On April 5, 2013, the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (‘‘FICC’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) an amended application on Form CA–1 1 seeking permanent registration as a clearing agency under Sections 17A and 19(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 17Ab2–1 thereunder.3 Notice of the amended application was published in the Federal Register on April 17, 2013.4 The Commission received no comments on the notice. This Order grants FICC 1 See Letter from Donaldine Temple, Senior Associate Counsel and Corporate Secretary, FICC, to Joseph P. Kamnik, Assistant Director, Division of Trading and Markets, Securities and Exchange Commission (April 4, 2013). The amendment filed by FICC updates all of the information required by Form CA–1, and incorporates by reference all information submitted in connection with FICC’s prior application and amendments thereto, to the extent not otherwise superseded by proposed rule changes filed pursuant to Section 19(b) of the Act or by FICC’s amended Form CA–1. 2 15 U.S.C. 78q–1; 15 U.S.C. 78s(a). 3 17 CFR 240.17Ab2–1. 4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 69362 (April 11, 2013), 78 FR 22923–01 (April 17, 2013) (File No. 600–23). E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 39027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15580]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meetings

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities 
and Exchange Commission will hold a Closed Meeting on Tuesday, July 2, 
2013 at 11:00 a.m.
    Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the 
Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting. 
Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters also may be 
present.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has 
certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth 
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(5), (7), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(5), 
(7), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the scheduled matters at 
the Closed Meeting.
    Commissioner Paredes, as duty officer, voted to consider the items 
listed for the Closed Meeting in a closed session.
    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, 
July 2, 2013 will be:
    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
    institution and settlement of administrative proceedings;
    adjudicatory matters; and
    other matters relating to enforcement proceedings.
    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.

    Dated: June 25, 2013.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-15580 Filed 6-26-13; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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