0000069405-01-500009.txt : 20011009 0000069405-01-500009.hdr.sgml : 20011009 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000069405-01-500009 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010921 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PIONEER BALANCED FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000069405 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 476046573 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-28273 FILM NUMBER: 1742186 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 60 STATE ST 20TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109-1820 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174224960 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 60 STATE STREET STREET 2: 20TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109-1820 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MUTUAL OF OMAHA INCOME FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PIONEER INCOME FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940301 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PIONEER INCOME FUND INC/MA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19951207 497J 1 ba092101497j.txt RULE 497J CERTIFICATION [logo] PIONEER Investments(R) September 21, 2001 VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION Securities and Exchange Commission Judiciary Plaza 450 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20549 Re: Pioneer Balanced Fund (the "Fund") (File Nos. 2-28273 and 811-01605) CIK No. 0000069405 Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, I certify that the form of the statement of additional information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 does not differ from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No.66 to the Fund's registration statement on Form N-1A filed electronically (Accession No. 0000069405-01-500004) on April 23, 2001. If you have any questions about this certification, please contact me at (617) 517-8909 (collect). Very truly yours, /s/ Nancy Fanning Nancy Fanning Legal Product Manager cc: Ms. Victoria Caviasca Mr. Joseph P. Barri Mr. David C. Phelan Ms. Michelle Rhee Pioneer Investment Management USA Inc. 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109-1820 617-742-7825 "Member of the UniCredito Italiano Banking Group, Register of Banking Groups."