Investment Company Act Rules

Rule 0-11

Customer Identification Programs

Each registered open-end company is subject to the requirements of 31 U.S.C. 5318(l) and the implementing regulation at 31 CFR 103.131, which requires a customer identification program to be implemented a part of the anti-money laundering program required under subchapter I of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code and the implementin regulations issued by the Department of the Treasury at 31 CFR part 103 Where 31 CFR 103.131 and this chapter use different definitions for th same term, the definition in 31 CFR 103.131 shall be used for th purpose of compliance with 31 CFR 103.131. Where 31 CFR 103.131 and this chapte require the same records to be preserved for different periods of time such records shall be preserved for the longer period of time.