Morgan Stanley ETF Trust, et al.; Notice of Application, 11956-11957 [2017-03742]
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to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,5
designates April 11, 2017 as the date by
which the Commission should either
approve or disapprove, or institute
proceedings to determine whether to
disapprove, the proposed rule change
(File No. SR–NYSEArca–2016–173).
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.6
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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Morgan Stanley ETF Trust, et al.;
Notice of Application
February 21, 2017.
Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’).
ACTION: Notice of an application for an
order under section 6(c) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from sections
2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d), and 22(e) of the
Act and rule 22c-1 under the Act, under
sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an
exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and
17(a)(2) of the Act, and under section
12(d)(1)(J) for an exemption from
sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 12(d)(1)(B) of
the Act. The requested order would
permit (a) index-based series of certain
open-end management investment
companies (‘‘Funds’’) to issue shares
redeemable in large aggregations
(‘‘Creation Units’’); (b) secondary market
transactions in Fund shares to occur at
negotiated market prices rather than at
net asset value (‘‘NAV’’); (c) certain
Funds to pay redemption proceeds,
under certain circumstances, more than
seven days after the tender of shares for
redemption; (d) certain affiliated
persons of a Fund to deposit securities
into, and receive securities from, the
Fund in connection with the purchase
and redemption of Creation Units; (e)
certain registered management
investment companies and unit
investment trusts outside of the same
group of investment companies as the
Funds (‘‘Funds of Funds’’) to acquire
shares of the Funds; (f) certain Funds
(‘‘Feeder Funds’’) to create and redeem
Creation Units in-kind in a masterfeeder structure; and (g) certain Funds
to issue Shares in less than Creation
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Unit size to investors participating in a
distribution reinvestment program.
Morgan Stanley ETF Trust
(the ‘‘Trust’’), a Delaware statutory trust,
which will register under the Act as an
open-end management investment
company with multiple series, Morgan
Stanley Investment Management Inc.
(the ‘‘Initial Adviser’’), a Delaware
corporation registered as an investment
adviser under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940, and Morgan Stanley
Distribution, Inc. (the ‘‘Distributor’’), a
Pennsylvania corporation and brokerdealer registered under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’).
FILING DATES: The application was filed
on June 3, 2016 and amended on
November 7, 2016.
HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An
order granting the requested relief will
be issued unless the Commission orders
a hearing. Interested persons may
request a hearing by writing to the
Commission’s Secretary and serving
applicants with a copy of the request,
personally or by mail. Hearing requests
should be received by the Commission
by 5:30 p.m. on March 20, 2017, and
should be accompanied by proof of
service on applicants, in the form of an
affidavit, or for lawyers, a certificate of
service. Pursuant to rule 0–5 under the
Act, hearing requests should state the
nature of the writer’s interest, any facts
bearing upon the desirability of a
hearing on the matter, 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 Commission’s Secretary.
ADDRESSES: Brent J. Fields, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549–1090; Applicants: Morgan
Stanley Investment Management Inc.,
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
10036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
C. Loomis, Senior Counsel, at (202) 551–
6721, or Parisa Haghshenas, Branch
Chief at (202) 551–6723 (Division of
Investment Management, Chief
Counsel’s Office).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following is a summary of the
application. The complete application
may be obtained via the Commission’s
Web site by searching for the file
number, or for an applicant using the
Company name box, at https://
www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by
calling (202) 551–8090.
APPLICANTS:
Summary of the Application
1. Applicants request an order that
would allow Funds to operate as index
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exchange traded funds (‘‘ETFs’’).1 Fund
shares will be purchased and redeemed
at their NAV in Creation Units (other
than pursuant to a distribution
reinvestment program), as described in
the application. All orders to purchase
Creation Units and all redemption
requests will be placed by or through an
‘‘Authorized Participant’’, which will
have signed a participant agreement
with the Distributor. Shares will be
listed and traded individually on a
national securities exchange, where
share prices will be based on the current
bid/offer market. Certain Funds may
operate as Feeder Funds in a masterfeeder structure. Any order granting the
requested relief would be subject to the
terms and conditions stated in the
application.
2. Each Fund will hold investment
positions selected to correspond closely
to the performance of an Underlying
Index. In the case of Self-Indexing
Funds, an affiliated person, as defined
in section 2(a)(3) of the Act (‘‘Affiliated
Person’’), or an affiliated person of an
Affiliated Person (‘‘Second-Tier
Affiliate’’), of the Trust or a Fund, of the
Adviser, of any sub-adviser to or
promoter of a Fund, or of the Distributor
will compile, create, sponsor or
maintain the Underlying Index.2
3. Shares will be purchased and
redeemed in Creation Units and
generally on an in-kind basis, or issued
in less than Creation Unit size to
investors participating in a distribution
reinvestment program. Except where the
purchase or redemption will include
cash under the limited circumstances
specified in the application, purchasers
will be required to purchase Creation
Units by depositing specified
instruments (‘‘Deposit Instruments’’),
and shareholders redeeming their shares
will receive specified instruments
(‘‘Redemption Instruments’’). The
Deposit Instruments and the
Redemption Instruments will each
1 Applicants request that the order apply to the
initial fund and any additional series of the Trust,
and any other existing or future open-end
management investment company or existing or
future series thereof (each, included in the term
‘‘Fund’’), each of which will operate as an ETF and
will track a specified index comprised of domestic
and/or foreign equity securities and/or domestic
and/or foreign fixed income securities (each, an
‘‘Underlying Index’’). Any Fund will (a) be advised
by the Initial Adviser or an entity controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with the
Initial Adviser (each, an ‘‘Adviser’’) and (b) comply
with the terms and conditions of the application.
2 Each Self-Indexing Fund will post on its Web
site the identities and quantities of the investment
positions that will form the basis for the Fund’s
calculation of its NAV at the end of the day.
Applicants believe that requiring Self-Indexing
Funds to maintain full portfolio transparency will
help address, together with other protections,
conflicts of interest with respect to such Funds.
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correspond pro rata to the positions in
the Fund’s portfolio (including cash
positions) except as specified in the
application.
4. Because shares will not be
individually redeemable, applicants
request an exemption from Section
5(a)(1) and Section 2(a)(32) of the Act
that would permit the Funds to register
as open-end management investment
companies and issue shares that are
redeemable in Creation Units (other
than pursuant to a dividend
reinvestment program).
5. Applicants also request an
exemption from section 22(d) of the Act
and rule 22c–1 under the Act as
secondary market trading in shares will
take place at negotiated prices, not at a
current offering price described in a
Fund’s prospectus, and not at a price
based on NAV. Applicants state that (a)
secondary market trading in shares does
not involve a Fund as a party and will
not result in dilution of an investment
in shares, and (b) to the extent different
prices exist during a given trading day,
or from day to day, such variances occur
as a result of third-party market forces,
such as supply and demand. Therefore,
applicants assert that secondary market
transactions in shares will not lead to
discrimination or preferential treatment
among purchasers. Finally, applicants
represent that share market prices will
be disciplined by arbitrage
opportunities, which should prevent
shares from trading at a material
discount or premium from NAV.
6. With respect to Funds that effect
creations and redemptions of Creation
Units in kind and that are based on
certain Underlying Indexes that include
foreign securities, applicants request
relief from the requirement imposed by
section 22(e) in order to allow such
Funds to pay redemption proceeds
within fifteen calendar days following
the tender of Creation Units for
redemption. Applicants assert that the
requested relief would not be
inconsistent with the spirit and intent of
section 22(e) to prevent unreasonable,
undisclosed or unforeseen delays in the
actual payment of redemption proceeds.
7. Applicants request an exemption to
permit Funds of Funds to acquire Fund
shares beyond the limits of section
12(d)(1)(A) of the Act; and the Funds,
and any principal underwriter for the
Funds, and/or any broker or dealer
registered under the Exchange Act, to
sell shares to Funds of Funds beyond
the limits of section 12(d)(1)(B) of the
Act. The application’s terms and
conditions are designed to, among other
things, help prevent any potential (i)
undue influence over a Fund through
control or voting power, or in
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connection with certain services,
transactions, and underwritings, (ii)
excessive layering of fees, and (iii)
overly complex fund structures, which
are the concerns underlying the limits
in sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the
Act.
8. Applicants request an exemption
from sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the
Act to permit persons that are Affiliated
Persons, or Second Tier Affiliates, of the
Funds, solely by virtue of certain
ownership interests, to effectuate
purchases and redemptions in-kind. The
deposit procedures for in-kind
purchases of Creation Units and the
redemption procedures for in-kind
redemptions of Creation Units will be
the same for all purchases and
redemptions and Deposit Instrument
and Redemption Instruments will be
valued in the same manner as those
investment positions currently held by
the Funds. Applicants also seek relief
from the prohibitions on affiliated
transactions in section 17(a) to permit a
Fund to sell its shares to and redeem its
shares from a Fund of Funds, and to
engage in the accompanying in-kind
transactions with the Fund of Funds.3
The purchase of Creation Units by a
Fund of Funds directly from a Fund will
be accomplished in accordance with the
policies of the Fund of Funds and will
be based on the NAVs of the Funds.
9. Applicants also request relief to
permit a Feeder Fund to acquire shares
of another registered investment
company managed by the Adviser
having substantially the same
investment objectives as the Feeder
Fund (‘‘Master Fund’’) beyond the
limitations in section 12(d)(1)(A) and
permit the Master Fund, and any
principal underwriter for the Master
Fund, to sell shares of the Master Fund
to the Feeder Fund beyond the
limitations in section 12(d)(1)(B).
10. Section 6(c) of the Act permits the
Commission to exempt any persons or
transactions from any provision of the
Act if such exemption is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest and
consistent with the protection of
investors and the purposes fairly
intended by the policy and provisions of
the Act. Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act
provides that the Commission may
exempt any person, security, or
3 The requested relief would apply to direct sales
of shares in Creation Units by a Fund to a Fund of
Funds and redemptions of those shares. Applicants,
moreover, are not seeking relief from section 17(a)
for, and the requested relief will not apply to,
transactions where a Fund could be deemed an
Affiliated Person, or a Second-Tier Affiliate, of a
Fund of Funds because an Adviser or an entity
controlling, controlled by or under common control
with an Adviser provides investment advisory
services to that Fund of Funds.
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transaction, or any class or classes of
persons, securities, or transactions, from
any provision of section 12(d)(1) if the
exemption is consistent with the public
interest and the protection of investors.
Section 17(b) of the Act authorizes the
Commission to grant an order
permitting a transaction otherwise
prohibited by section 17(a) if it finds
that (a) the terms of the proposed
transaction are fair and reasonable and
do not involve overreaching on the part
of any person concerned; (b) the
proposed transaction is consistent with
the policies of each registered
investment company involved; and (c)
the proposed transaction is consistent
with the general purposes of the Act.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Investment Management, under delegated
authority.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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to the provisions of the Government in
the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409,
the Securities and Exchange
Commission will hold an Open Meeting
on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at 10:00
a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L–002.
The subject matter of the Open
Meeting will be:
• The Commission will consider
whether to issue a request for comment
on possible revisions to statistical and
other disclosures affecting registrants in
the financial services industry.
• The Commission will consider
whether to adopt rule and form
amendments to require registrants that
file registration statements or reports
subject to the exhibit requirements
under Item 601 of Regulation S–K, or
that file Forms F–10 or 20–F, to include
a hyperlink to each exhibit listed in the
exhibit index of these filings, and to
require registrants to submit such
registration statements and reports on
EDGAR in HTML format.
• The Commission will consider
whether to propose amendments to
rules and forms to require the use of the
Inline XBRL format for the submission
of operating company financial
statement information and mutual fund
risk/return summaries, eliminate the
requirement for filers to post Interactive
Data Files on their Web sites and
terminate the Commission’s voluntary
program for the submission of financial
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No. IC-32484; 812-14656]
Morgan Stanley ETF Trust, et al.; Notice of Application
February 21, 2017.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'').
ACTION: Notice of an application for an order under section 6(c) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') for an exemption from
sections 2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d), and 22(e) of the Act and rule 22c-1
under the Act, under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an
exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the Act, and under
section 12(d)(1)(J) for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and
12(d)(1)(B) of the Act. The requested order would permit (a) index-
based series of certain open-end management investment companies
(``Funds'') to issue shares redeemable in large aggregations
(``Creation Units''); (b) secondary market transactions in Fund shares
to occur at negotiated market prices rather than at net asset value
(``NAV''); (c) certain Funds to pay redemption proceeds, under certain
circumstances, more than seven days after the tender of shares for
redemption; (d) certain affiliated persons of a Fund to deposit
securities into, and receive securities from, the Fund in connection
with the purchase and redemption of Creation Units; (e) certain
registered management investment companies and unit investment trusts
outside of the same group of investment companies as the Funds (``Funds
of Funds'') to acquire shares of the Funds; (f) certain Funds (``Feeder
Funds'') to create and redeem Creation Units in-kind in a master-feeder
structure; and (g) certain Funds to issue Shares in less than Creation
Unit size to investors participating in a distribution reinvestment
program.
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Applicants: Morgan Stanley ETF Trust (the ``Trust''), a Delaware
statutory trust, which will register under the Act as an open-end
management investment company with multiple series, Morgan Stanley
Investment Management Inc. (the ``Initial Adviser''), a Delaware
corporation registered as an investment adviser under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, and Morgan Stanley Distribution, Inc. (the
``Distributor''), a Pennsylvania corporation and broker-dealer
registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange
Act'').
Filing Dates: The application was filed on June 3, 2016 and amended on
November 7, 2016.
Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the requested
relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing.
Interested persons may request a hearing by writing to the Commission's
Secretary and serving applicants with a copy of the request, personally
or by mail. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by
5:30 p.m. on March 20, 2017, and should be accompanied by proof of
service on applicants, in the form of an affidavit, or for lawyers, a
certificate of service. Pursuant to rule 0-5 under the Act, hearing
requests should state the nature of the writer's interest, any facts
bearing upon the desirability of a hearing on the matter, 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
Commission's Secretary.
ADDRESSES: Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090; Applicants:
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., 522 Fifth Avenue, New York,
New York 10036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin C. Loomis, Senior Counsel, at
(202) 551-6721, or Parisa Haghshenas, Branch Chief at (202) 551-6723
(Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a summary of the
application. The complete application may be obtained via the
Commission's Web site by searching for the file number, or for an
applicant using the Company name box, at https://www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by calling (202) 551-8090.
Summary of the Application
1. Applicants request an order that would allow Funds to operate as
index exchange traded funds (``ETFs'').\1\ Fund shares will be
purchased and redeemed at their NAV in Creation Units (other than
pursuant to a distribution reinvestment program), as described in the
application. All orders to purchase Creation Units and all redemption
requests will be placed by or through an ``Authorized Participant'',
which will have signed a participant agreement with the Distributor.
Shares will be listed and traded individually on a national securities
exchange, where share prices will be based on the current bid/offer
market. Certain Funds may operate as Feeder Funds in a master-feeder
structure. Any order granting the requested relief would be subject to
the terms and conditions stated in the application.
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\1\ Applicants request that the order apply to the initial fund
and any additional series of the Trust, and any other existing or
future open-end management investment company or existing or future
series thereof (each, included in the term ``Fund''), each of which
will operate as an ETF and will track a specified index comprised of
domestic and/or foreign equity securities and/or domestic and/or
foreign fixed income securities (each, an ``Underlying Index''). Any
Fund will (a) be advised by the Initial Adviser or an entity
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Initial
Adviser (each, an ``Adviser'') and (b) comply with the terms and
conditions of the application.
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2. Each Fund will hold investment positions selected to correspond
closely to the performance of an Underlying Index. In the case of Self-
Indexing Funds, an affiliated person, as defined in section 2(a)(3) of
the Act (``Affiliated Person''), or an affiliated person of an
Affiliated Person (``Second-Tier Affiliate''), of the Trust or a Fund,
of the Adviser, of any sub-adviser to or promoter of a Fund, or of the
Distributor will compile, create, sponsor or maintain the Underlying
Index.\2\
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\2\ Each Self-Indexing Fund will post on its Web site the
identities and quantities of the investment positions that will form
the basis for the Fund's calculation of its NAV at the end of the
day. Applicants believe that requiring Self-Indexing Funds to
maintain full portfolio transparency will help address, together
with other protections, conflicts of interest with respect to such
Funds.
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3. Shares will be purchased and redeemed in Creation Units and
generally on an in-kind basis, or issued in less than Creation Unit
size to investors participating in a distribution reinvestment program.
Except where the purchase or redemption will include cash under the
limited circumstances specified in the application, purchasers will be
required to purchase Creation Units by depositing specified instruments
(``Deposit Instruments''), and shareholders redeeming their shares will
receive specified instruments (``Redemption Instruments''). The Deposit
Instruments and the Redemption Instruments will each
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correspond pro rata to the positions in the Fund's portfolio (including
cash positions) except as specified in the application.
4. Because shares will not be individually redeemable, applicants
request an exemption from Section 5(a)(1) and Section 2(a)(32) of the
Act that would permit the Funds to register as open-end management
investment companies and issue shares that are redeemable in Creation
Units (other than pursuant to a dividend reinvestment program).
5. Applicants also request an exemption from section 22(d) of the
Act and rule 22c-1 under the Act as secondary market trading in shares
will take place at negotiated prices, not at a current offering price
described in a Fund's prospectus, and not at a price based on NAV.
Applicants state that (a) secondary market trading in shares does not
involve a Fund as a party and will not result in dilution of an
investment in shares, and (b) to the extent different prices exist
during a given trading day, or from day to day, such variances occur as
a result of third-party market forces, such as supply and demand.
Therefore, applicants assert that secondary market transactions in
shares will not lead to discrimination or preferential treatment among
purchasers. Finally, applicants represent that share market prices will
be disciplined by arbitrage opportunities, which should prevent shares
from trading at a material discount or premium from NAV.
6. With respect to Funds that effect creations and redemptions of
Creation Units in kind and that are based on certain Underlying Indexes
that include foreign securities, applicants request relief from the
requirement imposed by section 22(e) in order to allow such Funds to
pay redemption proceeds within fifteen calendar days following the
tender of Creation Units for redemption. Applicants assert that the
requested relief would not be inconsistent with the spirit and intent
of section 22(e) to prevent unreasonable, undisclosed or unforeseen
delays in the actual payment of redemption proceeds.
7. Applicants request an exemption to permit Funds of Funds to
acquire Fund shares beyond the limits of section 12(d)(1)(A) of the
Act; and the Funds, and any principal underwriter for the Funds, and/or
any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act, to sell shares
to Funds of Funds beyond the limits of section 12(d)(1)(B) of the Act.
The application's terms and conditions are designed to, among other
things, help prevent any potential (i) undue influence over a Fund
through control or voting power, or in connection with certain
services, transactions, and underwritings, (ii) excessive layering of
fees, and (iii) overly complex fund structures, which are the concerns
underlying the limits in sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act.
8. Applicants request an exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and
17(a)(2) of the Act to permit persons that are Affiliated Persons, or
Second Tier Affiliates, of the Funds, solely by virtue of certain
ownership interests, to effectuate purchases and redemptions in-kind.
The deposit procedures for in-kind purchases of Creation Units and the
redemption procedures for in-kind redemptions of Creation Units will be
the same for all purchases and redemptions and Deposit Instrument and
Redemption Instruments will be valued in the same manner as those
investment positions currently held by the Funds. Applicants also seek
relief from the prohibitions on affiliated transactions in section
17(a) to permit a Fund to sell its shares to and redeem its shares from
a Fund of Funds, and to engage in the accompanying in-kind transactions
with the Fund of Funds.\3\ The purchase of Creation Units by a Fund of
Funds directly from a Fund will be accomplished in accordance with the
policies of the Fund of Funds and will be based on the NAVs of the
Funds.
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\3\ The requested relief would apply to direct sales of shares
in Creation Units by a Fund to a Fund of Funds and redemptions of
those shares. Applicants, moreover, are not seeking relief from
section 17(a) for, and the requested relief will not apply to,
transactions where a Fund could be deemed an Affiliated Person, or a
Second-Tier Affiliate, of a Fund of Funds because an Adviser or an
entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with an
Adviser provides investment advisory services to that Fund of Funds.
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9. Applicants also request relief to permit a Feeder Fund to
acquire shares of another registered investment company managed by the
Adviser having substantially the same investment objectives as the
Feeder Fund (``Master Fund'') beyond the limitations in section
12(d)(1)(A) and permit the Master Fund, and any principal underwriter
for the Master Fund, to sell shares of the Master Fund to the Feeder
Fund beyond the limitations in section 12(d)(1)(B).
10. Section 6(c) of the Act permits the Commission to exempt any
persons or transactions from any provision of the Act if such exemption
is necessary or appropriate in the public interest and consistent with
the protection of investors and the purposes fairly intended by the
policy and provisions of the Act. Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act
provides that the Commission may exempt any person, security, or
transaction, or any class or classes of persons, securities, or
transactions, from any provision of section 12(d)(1) if the exemption
is consistent with the public interest and the protection of investors.
Section 17(b) of the Act authorizes the Commission to grant an order
permitting a transaction otherwise prohibited by section 17(a) if it
finds that (a) the terms of the proposed transaction are fair and
reasonable and do not involve overreaching on the part of any person
concerned; (b) the proposed transaction is consistent with the policies
of each registered investment company involved; and (c) the proposed
transaction is consistent with the general purposes of the Act.
For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
under delegated authority.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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