-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, E7ug/oZEa922TKByAxWpqe+WPPQQrFP6OXtRBGoAgaxr0qGLPSc06at0SkdkoNlh dgwqKgM/Qw5LMVAXX2lQGA== 0000950153-03-001799.txt : 20030909 0000950153-03-001799.hdr.sgml : 20030909 20030909154821 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950153-03-001799 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030909 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20030909 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ING INVESTMENT FUNDS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000061448 IRS NUMBER: 136066974 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-107313 FILM NUMBER: 03888065 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7337 E DOUBLETREE RANCH ROAD CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85258 BUSINESS PHONE: 18009920180 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7337 E DOUBLETREE RANCH ROAD CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85258 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PILGRIM INVESTMENT FUNDS INC/MD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981113 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PILGRIM INVESTMENT FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950503 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PILGRIM MAGNACAP FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 497J 1 p68057je497j.txt 497J [DECHERT LETTERHEAD] September 9, 2003 VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: ING Investment Funds, Inc. (File No. 333-107313) Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of the above-captioned registrant (the "Registrant"), we hereby certify, pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), that (i) the form of Prospectus and Proxy Statement that the Registrant would have filed pursuant to Rule 497(b) under the 1933 Act would not have differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-14, which was filed on September 8, 2003, and (ii) the text of the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-14 was filed electronically on September 8, 2003 (Accession No. 0000950153-03-001792). If you have any questions, please contact Jeffrey S. Puretz at 202.261.3358 or the undersigned at 202.261.3450. Sincerely, /s/ Karen A. Aspinall Karen A. Aspinall -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----