SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. Securities Act of 1933 Release No. 7259 / January 22, 1996 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Release No. 36749 / January 22, 1996 Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Release No. 1549 / January 22, 1996 Investment Company Act of 1940 Release No. 21690/ January 22, 1996 Administrative Proceeding File No. 3-8934 IN THE MATTER OF ANTHONY J. NEGUS The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued an order instituting administrative proceedings against Anthony J. Negus, pursuant to Sections 9(b) and (f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, Section 203(f) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Section 8A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Sections 15(b) and 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. According to the Order, Negus is charged with having wilfully violated Section 34(b) of the Investment Company Act and Section 17(a) of the Securities Act, and aided and abetted the Concourse Fund's violations of Section 13(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act and Rule 22c-1(a) thereunder during 1991 in his capacity as a principal of the Concourse Funds, Inc., an Atlanta- based registered investment company, and its adviser, Concourse Capital Asset Management, Inc. The Order alleges, among other things, that the Concourse Fund executed a series of transactions during its brief existence in which Fund shares were exchanged for relatively worthless and illiquid promissory notes and other securities which the Fund and its principals, including Negus, improperly valued at their full face amount. As a result, the Fund sold and redeemed its securities at inflated net asset values, deviated from its stated investment policies, and made material misstatements in documents filed with the Commission. A hearing will be scheduled to determine whether the alleged violations occurred and, if so, the appropriate sanctions to be imposed.