Division of Investment Management: Modified or Withdrawn Staff Statements

May 6, 2025

The Division of Investment Management issues staff no-action letters and other staff statements that represent the views of the Division staff and are not a rule, regulation, or statement of the Commission, which has neither approved nor disapproved the content. Like all staff guidance, staff statements do not have any legal force or effect. They do not alter or amend applicable law, and they create no new or additional obligations.

This list consists of certain staff statements that have been modified or withdrawn over time. This list is not exhaustive and is intended solely as a resource. There may be other staff statements that have been modified or withdrawn that are not included in this list or are no longer applicable. Accordingly, a staff statement should be considered in light of regulatory changes that may have occurred since it was issued. 

Contact the Division of Investment Management with any specific questions.

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Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)

A.R. Schmeidler & Co., Inc., SEC Staff Letter

June 1, 1976

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Amherst Financial Services Inc., SEC Staff Letter

May 23, 1995

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Anametrics Investment Mgmt., SEC Staff Letter

May 5, 1977

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Bradford Hall, SEC Staff Letter

July 19, 1991

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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BullBear Indicator, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 14, 1973

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Bypass Wall Street, SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 7, 1992

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Cambiar Investors, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 28, 1997

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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CIGNA Securities, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

May 8, 1991

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Clover Capital Management, SEC Staff Letter

July 19, 1991

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Clover Capital Management, SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 28,  1986

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Conway Asset Management, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 27, 1989

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Covato/Lipsitz, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 23,  1981

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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DALBAR, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 24, 1998

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Denver Investment Advisors, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

July 30, 1993

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp., SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 2, 1977

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Dow Theory Forecasts, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

May 21, 1986

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Dow Theory Forecasts, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Nov. 7, 1985

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Dow Theory Forecasts, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 23, 1983

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Edward F. O’Keefe, SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 13, 1978

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Executive Analysts, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 6, 1972

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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F. Eberstadt & Co., Inc., SEC Staff Letter

July 2, 1978

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Ferris & Company, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

May 23, 1972

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Fiduciary Management Associates, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 5, 1984

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Foster & Marshall, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 18, 1977

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Franklin Management, Inc.. SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 10, 1998

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Gallagher and Associates, Ltd.. SEC Staff Letter

July 10, 1995

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Great Lakes Advisors, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 3, 1992

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Horizon Asset Mgmt. LLC., SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 13, 1996

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Investment Adviser Association, SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 2, 2005

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Investment Company Institute, SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 23, 1988

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Investment Company Institute, SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 24, 1987

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Investment Counsel Association of America, SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 1, 2004

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Investor Intelligence (John Anthony), SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 18, 1975

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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J.D. Minnick & Co., SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 30, 1975

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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J.P. Morgan Investment Mgmt., Inc., SEC Staff Letter

May 7, 1996

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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James Maratta, SEC Staff Letter

June 3, 1977

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Kurtz Capital Management, SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 18, 1988

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Mark Eaton, SEC Staff Letter

June 9, 1977

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Munder Capital Mgmt., SEC Staff Letter

May 17, 1996

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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National Corporate Sciences, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

July 24, 1976

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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New York Investors Group, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 7, 1982

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Norman L. Yu, SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 12, 1971

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Oberweis Securities, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

July 25, 1983

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Richard Silverman, SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 27, 1985

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Securities Industry Association, SEC Staff Letter

Nov. 27, 1989

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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South State Bank, SEC Staff Letter

May 8, 2018

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Stalker Advisory Services, SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 18, 1994

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Starr & Kuehl, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 17, 1976

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Taurus Advisory Group, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

July 15, 1993

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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The Mottin Forecast, SEC Staff Letter

Nov. 29, 1975

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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The TCW Group, SEC Staff Letter

Nov. 7, 2008

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Triad Asset Management, SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 22, 1993

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Alphadex Corp., SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 21, 1971

Nov. 4, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to the Advertising Rule only are withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Analytic Investment Management Incorporated, SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 22, 1971

Nov. 4, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to the Advertising Rule only are withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Association for Investment Management and Research, SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 18, 1996

Nov. 4, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to the Advertising Rule only are withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Bache & Company, SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 5, 1976

Nov. 4, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to the Advertising Rule only are withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Cubitt-Nichols Associates, SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 22, 1971

Nov. 4, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to the Advertising Rule only are withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Scientific Market Analysis, SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 24, 1976

Nov. 4, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to the Advertising Rule only are withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Guidance on the Testimonial Rule and Social Media, SEC Staff Guidance Update

March 2014

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Andrew M. Rich, SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 22, 1989

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Charles Swanson, SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 10, 1972

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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J.Y. Barry Arbitrage Management, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 18, 1989

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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James B. Peeke & Co., Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 13, 1982

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Mills-Price & Associates, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

July 15, 1992

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Multi-Financial Securities Corp., SEC Staff Letter

Nov. 9, 1995

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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S. H. Dike & Co., Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 20, 1975

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Schield Stock Services, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 26, 1972

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

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Affiliated Transactions

Item Description Date Issued      Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)

Investment Company Institute, SEC Staff Letter

March 19, 2020

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Staff Statement Regarding Termination Notice For Exemptive Relief and Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related To COVID-19 Response for more information.

Investment Company Institute, SEC Staff Letter

March 19, 2020

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Staff Statement Regarding Termination Notice For Exemptive Relief and Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related To COVID-19 Response for more information.

Investment Company Institute, SEC Staff Letter

March 26, 2020

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Staff Statement Regarding Termination Notice For Exemptive Relief and Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related To COVID-19 Response for more information.

Money Market Funds

Anti-Takeover Statutes

Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)
Boulder Total Return Fund, Inc., SEC Staff Letter Nov. 15, 2010 May 27, 2020 WithdrawnSee Staff Statement: Control Share Acquisition Statutes for more information. Anti-Takeover Statutes; Closed-End Investment Companies; Voting Security

Auditor Independence

Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or  Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)
Fidelity Management & Research Company et al., SEC Staff Letter Sept. 22, 2017 Oct. 3, 2019 Withdrawn. See Auditor Independence With Respect to Certain Loans or Debtor-Creditor Relationships, IA Release No. 5255 (June 18, 2019) for more information. Accounting and Auditing
Fidelity Management & Research Company et al., SEC Staff Letter June 20, 2016 Dec. 20, 2017 Expired. See Auditor Independence With Respect to Certain Loans or Debtor-Creditor Relationships, IA Release No. 5255 (June 18, 2019) for more information. Accounting and Auditing

Closed-End Fund Shelf Offerings

Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)
Nuveen Virginia Premium Income Municipal Fund, SEC Staff Letter Oct. 6, 2006 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn. (effective Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Pilgrim America Prime Rate Trust, SEC Staff Letter May 1, 1998 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn. (effective Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds

Crypto

Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)
Staff Statement on WY Division of Banking’s “NAL on Custody of Digital Assets and Qualified Custodian Status” Nov. 9, 2020 May 6, 2025 Withdrawn Crypto
Staff Statement on Funds Registered Under the Investment Company Act Investing in the Bitcoin Futures Market May 11, 2021 May 6, 2025 Withdrawn Crypto

ETFs

Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)
SPDR Series Trust, et al., Staff Letter June 24, 2015 Dec. 23, 2020 WithdrawnSee Staff Statement: Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related to Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) for more information. ETFs
Derivatives Use by Actively-Managed ETFs, Staff Letter Dec. 6, 2012 Dec. 23, 2020 WithdrawnSee Staff Statement: Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related to Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) for more information. ETFs
Barclays Global Fund Advisors et al., Staff Letter Mar. 12, 2009 Dec. 23, 2020 WithdrawnSee Staff Statement: Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related to Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) for more information. ETFs
iShares Trust, et al., Staff Letter Oct. 22, 2008 Dec. 23, 2020 WithdrawnSee Staff Statement: Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related to Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) for more information. ETFs

Funds of Funds

Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)
Dechert LLP, SEC Staff Letter Jan. 25, 2017 Jan. 19, 2022 WithdrawnSee Staff Statement Regarding Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related to Rulemaking on Fund of Funds Arrangements for more information. Fund of Funds
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Asset Management, LLC, SEC Staff Letter Sept. 27, 2016 Jan. 19, 2022 WithdrawnSee Staff Statement Regarding Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related to Rulemaking on Fund of Funds Arrangements for more information. Fund of Funds
Northern Lights Fund Trust, SEC Staff Letter June 29, 2015 Jan. 19, 2022 WithdrawnSee Staff Statement Regarding Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related to Rulemaking on Fund of Funds Arrangements for more information. Fund of Funds
Franklin Templeton Investments, SEC Staff Letter Apr. 3, 2015 Jan. 19, 2022 WithdrawnSee Staff Statement Regarding Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related to Rulemaking on Fund of Funds Arrangements for more information. Fund of Funds
John Hancock Trust, et al., SEC Staff Letter Apr. 12, 2012 Jan. 19, 2022 WithdrawnSee Staff Statement Regarding Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related to Rulemaking on Fund of Funds Arrangements for more information. Fund of Funds
FQF Trust, et al., SEC Staff Letter Dec. 13, 2011 Jan. 19, 2022 WithdrawnSee Staff Statement Regarding Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related to Rulemaking on Fund of Funds Arrangements for more information. Fund of Funds
Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC, et al., SEC Staff Letter Oct. 11, 2005 Jan. 19, 2022 WithdrawnSee Staff Statement Regarding Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related to Rulemaking on Fund of Funds Arrangements for more information. Fund of Funds / Money Market Funds
Neuberger Berman Management Inc., et al., SEC Staff Letter Apr. 30, 2003 Jan. 19, 2022 WithdrawnSee Staff Statement Regarding Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related to Rulemaking on Fund of Funds Arrangements for more information. Fund of Funds
The AAL Mutual Funds, et al., SEC Staff Letter Dec. 12, 2002 Jan. 19, 2022 WithdrawnSee Staff Statement Regarding Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related to Rulemaking on Fund of Funds Arrangements for more information. Fund of Funds / Affiliated Transactions
Frank Russell Investment Company, et al., SEC Staff Letter Oct. 18, 2002 Jan. 19, 2022 Withdrawn to the extent the letter relates to the portion of the referenced order that is rescinded. See Staff Statement Regarding Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related to Rulemaking on Fund of Funds Arrangements for more information. Fund of Funds / Closed-End Investment Companies
Forum Financial Services, et al., SEC Staff Letter Oct. 28, 1997 Jan. 19, 2022 WithdrawnSee Staff Statement Regarding Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related To Rulemaking on Fund of Funds Arrangements for more information. Fund of Funds
Norwest Advantage Funds and Core Trust (Delaware), SEC Staff Letter July 1, 1997 Jan. 19, 2022 WithdrawnSee Staff Statement Regarding Withdrawal of Staff Letters Related to Rulemaking on Fund of Funds Arrangements for more information. Fund of Funds

Investment Company Act Staff Issue of Interest (Statements Relating to Section 18 of the Investment Company Act)

Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)

Funds Using Tender Option Bond (TOB) Financings, Investment Management Staff Issue of Interest

Mar. 29, 2012

Aug. 19, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Investment Company Act Staff Letters (Statements Relating to Section 18 of the Investment Company Act)

Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)

Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P., SEC Staff Letter

July 2, 1996

Aug. 19, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Robertson Stephens Investment Trust, SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 24, 1995

Aug. 19, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc, SEC Staff Letter

June 25, 1990

Aug. 19, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Hutton Options Trading LP, SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 2, 1989

Aug. 19, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Dreyfus Strategic Investing and Dreyfus Strategic Income, SEC Staff Letter

June 22, 1987

Aug. 19, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

SAFECO Municipal Bond Fund, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Nov. 26, 1982

Aug. 19, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Investment Company Act Staff Letters (Statements Relating to Section 12(a) and Section 18)

Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)

DataConcepts Fund, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 25, 1980

Aug. 19, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Emerald Mgt. Co, SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 21, 1978

Aug. 19, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Investment Company Act Staff Letters (Statements Relating to Section 12(a), Section 18, and Section 17(f))

Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)

Claremont Capital Corp., SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 16, 1979

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 12 and statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Investment Company Act Staff Letters (Statements Relating to Section 18 and Section 17(f))

Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)

Investment Company Institute and SIFMA AMG, SEC Staff Letter

May 27, 2020

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Franklin Templeton Investments, SEC Staff Letter

June 19, 2009

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Prudential-Bache IncomeVertible Plus Fund, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Nov. 20, 1985

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

State Street Income Fund, State Street Balanced Fund, SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 21, 1985

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

New England Life Government Securities Trust, SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 26, 1985

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Thomson McKinnon Investment Trust, SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 23, 1985

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Putnam Option Income Trust II, SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 23, 1985

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

GMO Core Trust, SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 19, 1985

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Bartlett Capital Trust, SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 19, 1985

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Continental Option Income Plus Fund,, SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 12, 1985

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Colonial High Yield Securities Trust, Colonial Enhanced Mortgage Trust, SEC Staff Letter

July 25, 1985

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Putnam High Income Government Trust, SEC Staff Letter

June 3, 1985

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Bartlett Management Trust, SEC Staff Letter

May 17, 1985

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Drexel Series Trust – Government Securities Series, SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 25, 1985

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Koenig Tax-Advantaged Liquidity Fund, Inc, SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 27, 1985

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Colonial Tax-Exempt High Yield Trust, SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 31, 1984

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Monitrend Fund, SEC Staff Letter

Nov. 14, 1984

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Pilot Fund, Inc, SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 14, 1984

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Colonial Government Securities Plus Trust, SEC Staff Letter

June 15, 1984

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Z-Seven Fund, Inc, SEC Staff Letter

May 21, 1984

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Pension Hedge Fund Inc, SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 20, 1984

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

SteinRoe Bond Fund, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 17, 1984

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

IDS Bond Fund, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 11, 1983

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 11, 1983

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Investment Company Act Staff Letters (Statements Relating to Section 18 of the Investment Company Act as it relates to fund (i) use of options and (ii) engagement in securities lending activities)

Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)

SIFE Trust Fund, SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 17, 1982

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to Section 18 and the use of written options are withdrawn. In connection with a securities loan in which the lending fund invests cash collateral in instruments other than cash and cash equivalents, only statements relating to Section 18(f) and statements relating to the limitation on the amount of securities on loan are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Investment Company Act Staff Letters (Statements Relating to Section 18 of the Investment Company Act as it relates to fund engagement in securities lending activities)

Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)

Salomon Brothers, SEC Staff Letter

May 4, 1975

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. In connection with a securities loan in which the lending fund invests cash collateral in instruments other than cash and cash equivalents, only statements relating to Section 18(f) and statements relating to the limitation on the amount of securities on loan are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

The Brinson Funds, et al., SEC Staff Letter

Nov. 25, 1997

Aug. 19, 2022

Modified. In connection with a securities loan in which the lending fund invests cash collateral in instruments other than cash and cash equivalents, only statements relating to Section 18(f) and statements relating to the limitation on the amount of securities on loan are withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34084 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Senior Securities

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II)

Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 26, 2017

July 3, 2023 Expired. MiFID II
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, SEC Staff Letter

Nov. 4, 2019

July 3, 2023 Expired. MiFID II

Proxy

Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)
Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., SEC Staff Letter Sept. 15, 2004 Sept. 13, 2018 Withdrawn. See Statement Regarding Staff Proxy Advisory Letters, Division of Investment Management (Sept. 13, 2018) for more information. Proxy
Egan-Jones Proxy Services, SEC Staff Letter May 27, 2004 Sept. 13, 2018 Withdrawn. See Statement Regarding Staff Proxy Advisory Letters, Division of Investment Management (Sept. 13, 2018) for more information. Proxy

Solicitation

Item Description Date Issued Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)

Allen Isaacson, SEC Staff Letter (*This is the same SEC Staff Letter as Fried, Frank, et al. below)

Dec. 17, 1979

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

AMA Investment Advisers, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 28, 1993

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 5, 2006

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Bond Timing Securities Corporation, SEC Staff Letter

Nov. 29, 1984

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 29, 1998

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Dechert Price and Rhoads, SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 4, 1990

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

E. Magnus Oppenheim & Co., SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 25, 1985

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

E.F. Hutton and Co. Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 21, 1987

Nov. 4, 2022

WithdrawnSee See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Excellence in Advertising, Ltd., SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 15, 1986

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 17, 1979

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Heys, Robert J., SEC Staff Letter

May 12, 1986

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

International Association for Financial Planning, SEC Staff

Letter

June 1, 1998

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

JMB Financial Managers, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

June 23, 1993

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Lincoln National Investment Management Co., SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 26, 1992

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Mayer Brown LLP, SEC Staff Letter

July 15, 2008 (minor edits made July 28, 2008)

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Merchants Capital Management, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 4, 1991

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Mid-States Capital Planning, SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 11, 1983

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Moneta Group Investment Advisors, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 12, 1993

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Stein, Roe and Farnham, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

June 29, 1990

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Stein, Roe and Farnham Inc., SEC Staff Letter

May 26, 1987

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Stonebridge Capital Management, SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 12, 1979

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

The Lowry Management Corp., SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 7, 1982

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Trident Investment Management, SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 18, 1981

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Trinity Investment Management Corp., SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 7, 1980

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Van Eerden Investment Advisory Services, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

May 21, 1984

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Dana Investment Advisors, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 12, 1994

Nov. 4, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to the Cash Solicitation Rule only are withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Denver Credit Union, SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 15, 1988

Nov. 4, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to the Cash Solicitation Rule only are withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

National Football League Players Association, SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 25, 2002

Nov. 4, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to the Cash Solicitation Rule only are withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Roy Heybrock, SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 5, 1982

Nov. 4, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to the Cash Solicitation Rule only are withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Shareholder Service Corporation, SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 3, 1989

Nov. 4, 2022

Modified. Statements relating to the Cash Solicitation Rule only are withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Charles Schwab & Co., SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 17, 1980

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Cunningham Advisory Services, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 27, 1987

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Koyen, Clarke and Assoc. Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Nov. 10, 1986

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Securities International, Ltd., dba ITZ, Ltd., SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 14, 1989

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation

Solicitation - Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Item Description Date Issued   Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)

Aeltus Investment Management, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

July 17, 2000

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

American International Group, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 8, 2004

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

American International Group, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 21, 2006

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Automated Trading Desk Specialists, LLC, SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 13, 2009

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Banc of America Securities LLC, SEC Staff Letter

June 10, 2009

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Barclays Bank, PLC, SEC Staff Letter

June 6, 2007

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Bear, Stearns & Company, Inc., and several settling firms, SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 1, 1999

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Bear, Stearns & Company Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 31, 2003

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Bear, Stearns Securities Corp., SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 5, 1999

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

BT Alex. Brown Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Nov. 17, 1999

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

BT Securities Corp., SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 30, 1992

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Carnegie Asset Management, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

July 11, 1994

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 7, 2018

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

CIBC Mellon Trust Company, SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 24, 2005

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 6, 2014

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 23, 2008

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., f/k/a Salomon Smith Barney Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 31, 2003

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Citigroup Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 22, 2010

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Credit Suisse, SEC Staff Letter

May 20, 2014

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Credit Suisse First Boston Corp., SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 24, 2000

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 31, 2003

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 24, 2004

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., SEC Staff Letter

June 9, 2009

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Dougherty & Company LLC, SEC Staff Letter

July 3, 2003

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Dougherty & Company LLC, SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 21, 2003

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Dreyfus Corp., SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 9, 2001

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

E*Trade Capital Markets LLC, SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 12, 2009

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

E-Invest, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 22, 2000

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Emanuel J. Friedman; EJF Capital LLC, SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 16, 2007

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

F. Porter Stansberry, SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 30, 2015

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Fahnestock & Company Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 21, 2003

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

First City Capital Corp., SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 9, 1990

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Founders Asset Management LLC, SEC Staff Letter

Nov. 8, 2000

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

General Electric Company, SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 12, 2009

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

General Electric Company, SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 2, 2010

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

GE Funding Capital Market Services, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 25, 2012

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Goldman, Sachs & Co., SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 23, 2005

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Goldman, Sachs & Co., SEC Staff Letter

July 22, 2010

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Goldman, Sachs & Co., SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 31, 2003

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Gruntal & Co., SEC Staff Letter

July 17, 1996

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Hickory Capital Management, SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 11, 1993

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

In re William R. Hough & Co./In the Matter of Certain Municipal Bond Refundings, SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 13, 2000

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

In the Matter of Market Making Activities on Nasdaq, SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 11, 1999

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

ING Bank N.V., SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 31, 2005

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp., SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 21, 1997

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

J.B. Hanauer, SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 27, 1999

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

J.B. Hanauer, SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 12, 2000

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

JPMorgan Chase & Co., SEC Staff Letter

May 20, 2015

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 31, 2003

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 8, 2003

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 9, 2013

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., SEC Staff Letter

July 11, 2011

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., SEC Staff Letter

June 29, 2011

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C., et al., SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 10, 2012

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

James DeYoung, SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 24, 2003

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and Norman T. Wilde, Jr., SEC Staff Letter

July 18, 2000

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Kidder Peabody & Co., SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 30, 1992

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Kidder Peabody & Co., Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 11, 1990

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

June 11, 2001

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Lehman Brothers, SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 31, 2003

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., SEC Staff Letter

June 1, 2017

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

McDonald Investments Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 2, 1999

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 15, 1999

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 7, 1997

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 31, 2003

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Millennium Partners, L.P., SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 9, 2006

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 2, 1998

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 9, 1998

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated, SEC Staff Letter

May 15, 2006

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 4, 2005

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Morgan Stanley & Co., SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 31, 2003

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Nationsbanc Investments, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

May 6, 1998

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Norman Zadeh and Prime Advisors, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Nov. 8, 2001

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., SEC Staff Letter

June 5, 1992

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

PaineWebber Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 22, 1998

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Paul Laude, CFP, SEC Staff Letter

June 22, 2000

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Prudential Financial, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 5, 2008

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Prudential Securities Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 5, 2008

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Prudential Securities Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 7, 2001

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Ramius Capital Management, SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 5, 1996

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

RBC Capital Markets Corp., SEC Staff Letter

June 10, 2009

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

RBS Securities, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Nov. 26, 2013

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

RNC Capital Management Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 7, 1989

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Royal Bank of Canada, SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 19, 2014

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Salomon Brothers, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 26, 1994

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Stein Roe & Farnham Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Aug. 25, 1988

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Stein Roe Farnham - Touche Remnant Holdings Ltd., SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 20, 1990

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Stephanie Hibler, SEC Staff Letter

Jan. 24, 2014

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Stephens Inc., SEC Staff Letter 

Dec. 27, 2001

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 6, 2016

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

The Dreyfus Corp., SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 9, 2001

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Thomas Weisel Partners LLC, SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 24, 2004

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Tucker Anthony Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 21, 2000

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 31, 2003

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

UBS AG, SEC Staff Letter

May 20, 2015

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

UBS AG, SEC Staff Letter

Mar. 20, 2009

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

UBS Financial Services Inc., SEC Staff Letter

May 9, 2011

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

UBS Securities LLC (f/k/a UBS Warburg LLC), SEC Staff Letter

Oct. 31, 2003

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

UBS Securities LLC/UBS Financial Services Inc., SEC Staff Letter

Dec. 23, 2008

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Wachovia Securities LLC, SEC Staff Letter

Feb. 18, 2009

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., SEC Staff Letter

July 15, 2013

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., SEC Staff Letter

Sept. 21, 2012

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., SEC  Staff Letter

Dec. 12, 2011

Nov. 4, 2022

Withdrawn. See Investment Advisers Rel. No. 5653 (Nov. 4, 2022) and IM Information Update 2021-10 for more information.

Solicitation – Solicitor Disqualification Letters

Standard of Conduct

Item Description Date Issued Date Modified

or Withdrawn
Notes Topic(s)
Heitman Capital Management, LLC, SEC Staff Letter Feb. 12, 2007 Jul. 12, 2019 Withdrawn. See Commission Interpretation Regarding Standard of Conduct for Investment Advisers, IA Rel. No. 5248 (June 5, 2019) for more information. Investment Advisers General

Valuation

Item Description Date Issued Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)
Paul Revere Investors, Inc., SEC Staff Letter Feb. 21, 1973 Sept. 8, 2022 Withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34128 (Dec. 3, 2020) for more information. Valuation
The Putnam Growth Fund and Putnam International Equities Fund, Inc., SEC Staff Letter Jan. 23, 1981 Sept. 8, 2022 Withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34128 (Dec. 3, 2020) for more information. Valuation
Form N-7 for Registration of Unit Investment Trusts under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, Investment Company Act Release No. 15612, Appendix B, Guide 2 Mar. 17, 1987 Sept. 8, 2022 Withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34128 (Dec. 3, 2020) for more information. Valuation
Investment Company Institute, SEC Staff Letter Dec. 8, 1999 Sept. 8, 2022 Withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34128 (Dec. 3, 2020) for more information. Valuation; Fair Value Pricing; Pricing – Fair Value Pricing
Investment Company Institute, SEC Staff Letter

Apr. 30, 2001

Sept. 8, 2022 Withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34128 (Dec. 3, 2020) for more information. Valuation; Fair Value Pricing; Pricing – Fair Value Pricing
Valuation Guidance Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ 1 only) 2014 Sept. 8, 2022 Withdrawn. See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 34128 (Dec. 3, 2020) for more information. Valuation

Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts

Item Description Date Issued Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)
Nationwide Life Insurance Company, SEC Staff Letter Mar. 16, 2001 Jan. 1, 2022 Withdrawn (effective: January 1, 2022). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Disclosure;

Insurance Products
Cova Financial Services Life Insurance Co., SEC Staff Letter Apr. 15, 1996 Jan. 1, 2022 Withdrawn (effective: January 1, 2022). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Disclosure;

Insurance Products
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., SEC Staff Letter Apr. 26, 1995 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
Monarch Life Insurance Company, SEC Staff Letter Jun. 9, 1992 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
Great-West Life and Annuity Insurance Company, SEC Staff Letter Oct. 23, 1990 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, SEC Staff Letter Aug. 30, 1990 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
MML Bay State Life Ins. Co., SEC Staff Letter Apr. 12, 1990 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co., SEC Staff Letter Mar. 16, 1990 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, SEC Staff Letter Mar. 7, 1990 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
MONY Life Insurance Company of America, SEC Staff Letter Feb. 27, 1990 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
Century Life of America, SEC Staff Letter Jan. 17, 1990 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corp., SEC Staff Letter Nov. 15, 1989 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
Bankers National Life Insurance Co., SEC Staff Letter Apr. 28, 1989 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
Volunteer State Life Insurance Company, SEC Staff Letter Feb. 10, 1989 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, SEC Staff Letter May 12, 1988 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company, SEC Staff Letter Jul. 2, 1987 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
Life Insurance Company of North America, SEC Staff Letter Jun. 16, 1986 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
Pacific Fidelity Life Insurance Company, SEC Staff Letter Jan. 27, 1986 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
Federal Life Variable Annuity Account A, SEC Staff Letter May 10, 1982 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
Horace Mann Life Insurance Company, SEC Staff Letter Mar. 31, 1982 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
Horace Mann Life Insurance Company, SEC Staff Letter Apr. 10, 1981 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delivery
Washington National Insurance Company, SEC Staff Letter May 17, 1978 Jul. 1, 2020 Withdrawn (effective: July 1, 2020). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33814 (Mar. 11, 2020 and IM Information Update 2020-01 for more information. Prospectuses-Delive

486(b) Staff Letters

Item Description Date Issued Date Modified or Withdrawn Notes Topic(s)
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust and BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust, SEC Staff Letter Mar. 3, 2020 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund et al., SEC Staff Letter Dec. 16, 2019 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust, SEC Staff Letter Aug. 6, 2019 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Cushing MLP & Infrastructure Total Return Fund et al., SEC Staff Letter Aug. 6, 2019 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Nuveen S&P 500 Dynamic Overwrite Fund et al., SEC Staff Letter Apr. 26, 2019 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Voya Prime Rate Trust, SEC Staff Letter Apr. 8, 2019 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund et al., SEC Staff Letter Jan. 30, 2019 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund et al., SEC Staff Letter Oct. 29, 2018 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
DNP Select Income Fund Inc., SEC Staff Letter Oct. 4, 2018 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund et al., SEC Staff Letter Sep. 13, 2018 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc., SEC Staff Letter Feb. 14, 2018 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund, SEC Staff Letter Dec. 12, 2017 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio, SEC Staff Letter Nov. 21, 2017 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund, Inc. et al., SEC Staff Letter Jul. 27, 2017 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund, SEC Staff Letter Apr. 5, 2017 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Invesco Senior Income Trust et al., SEC Staff Letter Jan. 26, 2017 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc., SEC Staff Letter Sep. 21, 2016 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust, SEC Staff Letter Feb. 25, 2016 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund, SEC Staff Letter Jan. 7, 2016 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust et al., SEC Staff Letter Oct. 19, 2015 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund et al., SEC Staff Letter Nov. 7, 2014 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund, SEC Staff Letter Oct. 2, 2014 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
The Gabelli Convertible & Income Securities Fund Inc., SEC Staff Letter Apr. 18, 2014 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
The Mexico Fund, Inc., SEC Staff Letter Dec. 31, 2013 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc., SEC Staff Letter Jun. 26, 2013 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund et al., SEC Staff Letter Jun. 26, 2013 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust et al., SEC Staff Letter Jun. 26, 2013 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II et al., SEC Staff Letter Jun. 26, 2013 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
John Hancock Investors Trust et al., SEC Staff Letter Jun. 26, 2013 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund, SEC Staff Letter Jun. 26, 2013 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Nuveen Select Quality Municipal Fund et al., SEC Staff Letter Jun. 26, 2013 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. et al., SEC Staff Letter Apr. 12, 2012 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund et al., SEC Staff Letter Feb. 14, 2011 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund et al., SEC Staff Letter Nov. 9, 2010 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Energy Income and Growth Fund et al., SEC Staff Letter Jul. 27, 2010 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Funds
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation et al., SEC Staff Letter Apr. 23, 2010 Aug. 1, 2021 Withdrawn (effective: Aug. 1, 2021). See Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33836 (Apr. 8, 2020) and IM Information Update 2020-04 for more information. Closed-End Fun

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