PROPOSED RULES: Acquisition exemption during existence of an Underwriting or Selling Syndicate,
Published: 2000-12-06
The Commission is proposing amendments to the rule under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 that permits a registered investment
company (``fund'') that has certain affiliations with an underwriting
participant to purchase securities during an offering. The proposed
amendments would expand the exemption provided by the rule to permit a
fund to
NOTICES: Deregistration applications—; Mackenzie Solutions,
Published: 2000-12-06
November 30, 2000.
The following is a notice of applications for deregistration under
section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the month of
November 2000. A copy of each application may be obtained for a fee at
the SEC's Public Reference Branch, 450 Fifth St., NW., Washington, DC 205490102 (tel. 202
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9428090). An
NOTICES: National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.,
Published: 2000-12-06
November 28, 2000.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on November 15, 2000, the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (``NASD'' or ``Association''), through its wholly owned subsidiary
NASD Regulation, Inc. (``NASD Regulation''),
NOTICES: John Hancock Variable Series Trust I, et al.,
Published: 2000-12-06
Summary of Application: Applicants request an order to permit one
series of John Hancock Variable Series Trust I (the ``Trust'') to
acquire all of the assets and liabilities of another series of the
Trust. Because of certain affiliations, applicants may not be able to rely on rule 17a8 under the 1940 Act.
Applicants: John Hancock Variable Series
