HARDING LOEVNER FUNDS INC
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           As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
                       January 27, 1999.
                File Nos. 333-09341,811-7739


                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, D.C. 20549

                     __________________________

                               FORM N-1A


REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933     X

       Pre-Effective Amendment No.       
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       Post-Effective Amendment No.   4    X
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
        Amendment No. _6_  
                                            X

                   HARDING, LOEVNER FUNDS, INC.

         (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

                  600 FIFTH AVENUE, 26th FLOOR
                    NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020
              (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number: 800-762-4848


              WILLIAM E. VASTARDIS, Managing Director
                    Investors Capital Services, Inc.
                     600 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor
                         New York, New York 10020

                 (Name and address of agent for service)
 
                          With a copy to:
                        Jack Murphy, Esq.
                      Dechert Price & Rhoads
                           1775 Eye Street,
                   N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006-2401
                    is legal counsel for the Fund.


 Approximate  Date of Proposed Public Offering:  As
soon as practicable after this Registration
Statement becomes effective.

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
/ x / immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
/  /  On _____________, pursuant to paragraph (b)
/  /  60 days after filing, pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
/  / On _____________, pursuant to paragraph (a) (1)
/  /  75 days after filing, pursuant to paragraph (a) (2)
/  /  On _______________, pursuant to paragraph (a) (2)
       of Rule 485.

Registrant has registered an indefinite number of
shares pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940.
    


   

                      HARDING, LOEVNER FUNDS, INC.
                  Registration Statement on Form N-1A

                        CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
                       Pursuant to Rule 495(a)
                   Under the Securities Act of 1933

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Form N-1A Item No.                                                Location

 Part A.                                                          Prospectus Caption 

 Item 1.    Cover Page                                            Cover Page

 Item 2.    Synopsis                                              The Fund's Expenses

 Item 3.    Condensed Financial
             Information                                          Financial Highlights
 
 Item 4.    General Description of
             Registrant                                           Description of the Fund; Investment Policies;
                                                                  Investment Restrictions; Risks Associated with
                                                                  the Fund's Investment Policies and Investment
                                                                  Techniques


Item 5.    Management of the Fund                                 Management of the Fund

Item 5A.  Management's Discussion of                              Not Applicable
            Fund Performance
 
Item 6.     Capital Stock and Other                               Shareholder Information; Tax Considerations;
                                                                  Dividends

Item 7.     Purchase of Securities Being                          Purchase and Redemption of Shares;
             Offered                                              Dividends; Determination of Net Asset Value;
                                                                  Distribution of Fund Shares

Item 8.     Redemption or Repurchase                              Purchase and Redemption of Shares

 Item 9.    Pending Legal Proceedings                             Not Applicable


N-1A Item No.                                                     Statement of Additional Information Caption

Part B

Item 10.     Cover Page                                           Cover Page

Item 11.     Table of Contents                                    Table of Contents

Item 12.     General Information and History                      Organization of the Fund

Item 13.     Investment Objectives and Policies                   Supplemental Descriptions of Investments;
                                                                  Supplemental Investment Techniques;
                                                                  Supplemental Discussion of Risks Associated
                                                                  With the Fund's Investment Policies and
                                                                  Investment Techniques; Investment Restrictions

Item 14.     Management of the Fund                               Management of the Fund

Item 15.     Control Persons and Principal                        Not Applicable
               Holders of Securities

Item 16.     Investment Advisory and Other
               Services                                           Management of the Fund

Item 17.     Brokerage Allocation                                 Portfolio Transactions

Item 18.     Capital Stock and Other Securities                   Shareholder Information; Tax Considerations;
                                                                  Organization of the Fund

Item 19.     Purchase, Redemption and Pricing
               of Securities Being Offered                        Net Asset Value

Item 20.     Tax Status                                           Tax Considerations

Item 21.     Underwriters                                         Distribution of Fund Shares

Item 22.     Calculation of Performance Data                      Calculation of Performance Data

Item 23.     Financial Statements                                 Financial Statements

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Part C

Information required to be included in Part C is
set forth under the appropriate Item, so numbered,
in Part C to this Registration Statement
    



                      HARDING, LOEVNER FUNDS, INC.


           Prospectus - February 1, 1999


Harding,  Loevner  Funds,  Inc. (the "Fund") is a no-load,  open-end  management
investment   company  (a  "mutual   fund")  that  currently  has  four  separate
diversified  portfolios  (each  a  "Portfolio"),  each  of  which  has  distinct
investment  objectives  and  policies.  There is no sales charge for purchase of
shares.   Shares  of  each  Portfolio  may  be  purchased  through  AMT  Capital
Securities,  L.L.C.  ("AMT  Capital"),  the Fund's  exclusive  distributor.  The
minimum initial investment in any Portfolio is $100,000.  Additional investments
or  redemptions  may be of any  amount.  The  Portfolios  and  their  investment
objectives are:

         International Equity Portfolio - to seek long-term capital appreciation
         through investments in equity securities of companies based outside the
         United States.

         Global  Equity  Portfolio  - to  seek  long-term  capital  appreciation
         through investments in equity securities of companies based both inside
         and outside the United States.

         Multi-Asset  Global Portfolio - to seek long-term capital  appreciation
         and a growing stream of current  income  through  investments in equity
         and debt  securities  of  companies  based both  inside and outside the
         United  States and debt  securities  of the United  States and  foreign
         governments and their agencies and instrumentalities.



         Emerging  Markets  Portfolio - to seek long-term  capital  appreciation
through  investments  in equity  securities  of  companies  based in  developing
markets outside the United States.



No  assurance   can  be  given  that  a   Portfolio's
investment objectives will be attained.




This Prospectus sets forth concisely the information that a prospective investor
should  know  before  investing.  It  should  be read and  retained  for  future
reference.  A Statement  of  Additional  Information  dated  February 1, 1999,
containing  additional  information about the Fund (the "Statement of Additional
Information"),  has been filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission (the
"Commission")  and is  incorporated  by reference  into this  Prospectus.  It is
available  without  charge and can be obtained  by calling or writing  Investors
Capital Services, Inc., a branch office of AMT Capital, at the telephone numbers
or address listed on the cover of this Prospectus.



THESE   SECURITIES   HAVE   NOT  BEEN   APPROVED   OR
DISAPPROVED    BY   THE   SECURITIES   AND   EXCHANGE
COMMISSION   NOR  HAS  THE  SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE
COMMISSION  PASSED  UPON THE  ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF
THIS   PROSPECTUS.    ANY   REPRESENTATION   TO   THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.




TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prospectus Highlights...........................................................

Fund Expenses..................................................................

Financial Highlights..........................................................

The Fund and Its Investment Objectives........................................

Investment Policies and
Strategy......................................................................

Descriptions of Investments...................................................

Risks Associated with the Fund's Investment Policies and Investment Techniques.

Investment Restrictions  ......................................................

Yields and Total Return........................................................

Distribution of Fund Shares....................................................

Determination of Net Asset Value...............................................

Purchase and Redemption of Shares..............................................

Dividends......................................................................

Management of the Fund.........................................................

Tax Considerations.............................................................

Shareholder Information........................................................

Other
Parties.......................................................................

Shareholder
Inquiries......................................................................


PROSPECTUS HIGHLIGHTS


Harding,  Loevner Funds, Inc. is a no-load,  open-end
management  investment  company  that  currently  has
four separate diversified  Portfolios,  each of which
has  distinct  investment  objectives  and  policies.
There is no assurance  that a Portfolio  will achieve
its  investment  objective.   For  more  information,
refer to "The Fund and Its Investment Objectives."




Investment Adviser

Harding,  Loevner  Management,  L.P. ("HLM"),  which manages  approximately $1.3
billion in assets for private investors and  institutions,  serves as investment
adviser to the Fund.  HLM provides the Fund with  business and asset  management
services,  including  investment  research  and  advice  and  determining  which
portfolio  securities shall be purchased or sold on behalf of the Fund. For more
information, refer to "Management of the Fund."


Administrator

Investors   Capital  Services,   Inc.   ("Investors
Capital")   serves  as  administrator  to  the  Fund,
supervising   the   general    day-to-day    business
activities  and  operations  of the Fund  other  than
investment    advisory    activities.     For    more
information, refer to "Management of the Fund."




Distributor

AMT  Capital  serves  as the  exclusive  distributor  of  shares  of the  Fund's
Portfolios.

How to Invest

Shares of each Portfolio may be purchased  without any sales  charges,  at their
net asset value next determined,  after  receipt of the order by submitting an
Account  Application  to  Investors  Capital  and  wiring  federal  funds to AMT
Capital's  "Fund  Purchase  Account"  at  Investors  Bank & Trust  Company  (the
"Transfer Agent").  The Portfolios are not available for sale in all states. For
information about the Fund's availability,  contact an account representative at
Investors Capital or at AMT Capital.

The minimum  initial  investment per Portfolio is $100,000.  There is no minimum
amount for subsequent  investments.  There are no sales  commissions  (loads) or
12b-1 fees. For more information, refer to "Purchase and Redemption of Shares."

How to Redeem Shares

Shares  of each  Portfolio  may be  redeemed,  without  charge,  at  their  
net asset  value next determined, after  receipt  by either  the  Transfer  
Agent or Investors  Capital of the redemption  request.  For more  information,
 refer to "Purchase and Redemption of Shares."



Risks

Prospective   investors   should  consider  certain  risks  associated  with  an
investment in any Portfolio. There is no assurance that a Portfolio will achieve
its  investment  objective.  Each  Portfolio  invests in securities of companies
based outside of the United States.  Investments in foreign  securities  involve
risks not  associated  with  investments  in securities  issued by United States
entities.  For more  information,  refer to "Investment  Policies and Strategy,"
"Descriptions of Investments,"  and "Risks Associated with the Fund's Investment
Policies and Investment Techniques."

FUND EXPENSES

The following table  illustrates the expenses and fees that a shareholder of the
Fund can expect to incur. The purpose of this table is to assist the investor in
understanding  the  various  expenses  that an  investor  in the Fund  will bear
directly or indirectly.

Shareholder Transaction Expenses

  Sales Load Imposed on Purchases                      None
  Sales Load Imposed on Reinvested Dividends           None
  Deferred Sales Load                                  None
  Redemption Fees                                      None
  Exchange Fees                                        None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after expense reimbursements, shown as a
percentage of average net assets)

   

                                                            
                          
                                                    Total Other          
                                                      Expenses          Total
                           Advisory     12b-1      (after expense     Operating
                              Fees      Fees      reimbursements)      Expenses
International Equity           0.75%    None          0.25%(a)        1.00% (a)
Portfolio
Global Equity Portfolio        1.00%    None          0.25% (a)       1.25% (a)
Multi-Asset Global             1.00%    None          0.25% (a)       1.25% (a)
Portfolio
Emerging Markets               1.25%    None          0.50% (a)       1.75% (a)
Portfolio
    

(a) Until further notice to shareholders,  HLM has voluntarily agreed to cap the
total  operating  expenses at 1.00%,  1.25%,  1.25% and 1.75% (on an  annualized
basis) of the average daily net assets of the  International  Equity  Portfolio,
Global Equity  Portfolio,  Multi-Asset  Global  Portfolio  and Emerging  Markets
Portfolio,  respectively.  Without such cap, the total operating expenses (on an
annualized basis) for International  Equity Portfolio,  Global Equity Portfolio,
Multi-Asset  Global  Portfolio and Emerging Market Portfolio are estimated to be
1.06%, 1.37%, 2.17% and 2.00%,  respectively,  of their average daily net assets
(of which 0.16%, 0.22%, 1.02% and 0.60% is "other expenses"). Other expenses for
the Emerging  Markets  Portfolio are based on estimated  amounts for the current
fiscal  year.  Certain  portions of the  transaction  expenses  (i.e.  brokerage
commissions)  are not  included  in the  expenses  subject to the cap  described
above. See "Investment Policies and Strategy - Portfolio Turnover."


The following table  illustrates the expenses that an investor would pay on each
$1,000  increment of its  investment  over various time  periods,  assuming a 5%
annual return.  As noted in the table above, the Fund charges no redemption fees
of any kind.

Expenses Per $1,000 Investment  (including  expense
waivers and reimbursements)
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                                         1 Year            3 Years           5 Years         10 Years
                                         ------            -------           -------         --------
International Equity Portfolio             $10               $32               $55             $122
Global Equity Portfolio                    $13               $40               $69             $151
Multi-Asset Global Portfolio               $13               $40               $69             $151
Emerging Markets Portfolio                 $18               $55               $95             $206



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These examples should not be considered a  representation  of future expenses or
performance. Actual operating expenses and annual returns may be greater or less
than those shown.

   


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The  financial  information  in the following  tables,  which is included in the
financial  statements  of the  Fund,  has been  audited  by  Ernst & Young  LLP,
independent  auditors.  The audited  financial  statements  for the period ended
October 31, 1998 are  incorporated  by reference in the Statement of Additional
Information.  The Emerging Markets Portfolio had no operations through October 
31, 1998.  The  International  Equity Portfolio,
previously the AMT Capital Fund, Inc. - HLM International  Equity Portfolio (the
"AMT Capital Portfolio"),  commenced operations on May 11, 1994. Effective as of
the close of business on October 31, 1996, the AMT Capital Portfolio merged into
the  International  Equity  Portfolio  pursuant to  shareholder  approval of the
reorganization on October 30, 1996.  The financial  information should be read 
in conjunction  with the financial  statements,  which can be obtained upon 
request without charge.

    

   



                                          International Equity Portfolio

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<S>                                 <C>                <C>            <C>               <C>                 <C>

                                     For the Year     For the Year      For the Ten      For the Year        For the Period
                                         Ended           Ended         Months Ended          Ended               Ended
                                     Oct. 31, 1998   Oct. 31, 1997     Oct. 31, 1996     Dec. 31, 1995        Dec. 31, 1994*
                                        
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of
period                                       $11.79           $11.61        $10.77            $ 9.71                  10.00

Increase (Decrease) in Net
Assets from Operations
Investment income, net                         0.14             0.13          0.08              0.10                   0.04


Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments and foreign
currency-related transactions
                                              (0.13)          0.05 (a)           0.97              1.06             (0.29)
                                  ----------------------------------    ---------------   --------------- ------------------

Net increase (decrease) from
investment operations                          0.01            0.18               1.05              1.16             (0.25)

                                  ----------------------------------    ---------------   --------------- ------------------

Distributions to Shareholders
from
Investment income, net                         0.11            0.00 (b)           0.08              0.10               0.03

Excess of investment income, net                  -             -                 0.03                 -                  -


Net realized gain on investments
and foreign currency-related transactions      0.07             -                 0.10                 -                  -


Excess of net realized gain
on investments and foreign
currency-related transactions                     -             -                    -                  -               0.01
                                  ----------------------------------    ---------------   --------------- ------------------

Total distributions                            0.18            0.00               0.21              0.10               0.04
                                  ----------------------------------    ---------------   --------------- ------------------

Net asset value, end of period             $   11.62         $ 11.79       $      11.61    $       10.77            $  9.71
                                  ==================================    ===============   =============== ==================

Total Return                                  0.06%           1.57%              9.81% (c)        11.99%            (2.47%) (c)
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Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000's)          $326,056       $ 387,304           $241,357       $    67,727           $  8,904

Ratio of expenses to average net              1.00%           1.00%              1.00% (d)         0.99%              0.95% (d)
assets

Ratio of investment income, net               1.14%           1.07%              1.29% (d)         1.30%              1.13% (d)
to average net assets

Decrease reflected in above
ratios
due to waiver of investment
advisory
and administration fees and
reimbursement of other expenses               0.04%           0.06%              0.14% (d)         0.54%              1.33% (d)

Portfolio turnover                              33%             31%                17% (c)           28%                27% (c)

    


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(a)  Includes the effect of net realized  gains prior to a significant  increase
     in shares outstanding.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 
(c) Not Annualized 
(d) Annualized
*  Commencement  of  Operations  was May 11, 1994 


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                                            Global Equity Portfolio                        Multi-Asset Global Portfolio
                                  ---------------------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------

                                     For the Year         For the Period From        For the Year        For the Period
                                        Ended              Dec. 1, 1996* to             Ended          From Nov. 1, 1996**
                                    Oct. 31, 1998            Oct. 31, 1997          Oct. 31, 1998       To Oct. 31, 1997
                                                                    
                                  -------------------    ----------------------    -----------------   --------------------

Per Share
Data
Net asset value, beginning of                 $18.70                    $17.58 (a)           $11.26                 $10.00
period

Increase in Net Assets from Operations
Investment income, net                          0.20                      0.19                 0.52                   0.25


Net realized and unrealized gain on
investments
and foreign currency-related transactions      (0.55)                     0.94                  0.09                      1.04

                                     ----------------    ----------------------    -----------------   --------------------


Net increase from investment
operations                                     (0.35)                     1.13                 0.61                  1.29
                                     ----------------    ----------------------    -----------------   --------------------

Distributions to Shareholders from:
Investment income, net                          0.25                      0.01                 0.26                   0.03


Net realized gain from investments and
foreign currency-related transactions           1.94                         -                 0.20                      -

                                     ----------------    ----------------------    -----------------   --------------------


Total distributions                             2.19                      0.01                 0.46                   1.26

                                     ----------------    ----------------------    -----------------   --------------------

Net asset value, end of period                $16.16                   $ 18.70              $ 11.41                 $11.26
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                                     ================    ======================    =================   ====================

Total Return                                   (2.46%)                     6.45% (b)            5.53%                 12.92%


Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000's)            $30,763                   $64,882               $6,327                 $5,175

Ratio of net operating expenses to
 average net assets                             1.25%                     1.25% (c)            1.25%                  1.25%


Ratio of investment income, net to
average net assets                              0.86%                     1.05% (c)            2.58%                  2.50%

Decrease reflected in above expense ratios
due to waiver of investment advisory
and reimbursement of other expenses             0.11%                     0.12% (c)            0.71%                  0.92%

Portfolio turnover                               67%                       39% (b)              29%                    36%

    


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(a) The  beginning  net asset value of the  Portfolio was equal to the total Net
Asset Value, as converted, of the outstanding Partnership Units
of Harding, Loevner Management, L.P.'s -
Global Equity Limited Partnership ("GELP") as of
November 30, 1996
(b)  Not Annualized
(c)  Annualized
*    Commencement of Operations was December 1,
1996 following a tax free merger with GELP which
was formed on
      September 27, 1991.
**   Commencement of Operations



THE FUND AND ITS INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES

Harding,  Loevner  Funds,  Inc.  is a no-load,  open-end  management  investment
company that currently has four separate diversified  portfolios,  each of which
has distinct  investment  objectives and policies.  There is no assurance that a
Portfolio will achieve its investment objective.

The  investment  objective and policies of each  Portfolio are described  below.
Except as otherwise  indicated,  the  investment  policies may be changed at any
time by the Fund's  Board of  Directors  to the  extent  that such  changes  are
consistent with the investment objective of the applicable  Portfolio.  However,
each  Portfolio's  investment  objective is  fundamental  and may not be changed
without a majority vote of the Portfolio's  outstanding shares, which is defined
as the lesser of (a) 67% of the shares of the  applicable  Portfolio  present or
represented  if the  holders  of more  than 50% of the  shares  are  present  or
represented at the shareholders'  meeting, or (b) more than 50% of the shares of
the  applicable  Portfolio   (hereinafter,   "majority  vote").  The  investment
objective of each of the Portfolios is:




Name of Portfolio                                Investment Objective

International                                    Equity    Portfolio   To   seek
                                                 long-term capital  appreciation
                                                 through  investments  in equity
                                                 securities  of companies  based
                                                 outside the United States.

Global                                           Equity    Portfolio   To   seek
                                                 long-term capital  appreciation
                                                 through  investments  in equity
                                                 securities  of companies  based
                                                 both  inside  and  outside  the
                                                 United States.

Multi-Asset                                      Global    Portfolio   To   seek
                                                 long-term capital  appreciation
                                                 and a growing stream of current
                                                 income  through  investments in
                                                 equity and debt  securities  of
                                                 companies based both inside and
                                                 outside  the United  States and
                                                 debt  securities  of the United
                                                 States and foreign  governments
                                                 and    their    agencies    and
                                                 instrumentalities.

Emerging                                         Markets   Portfolio   To   seek
                                                 long-term capital  appreciation
                                                 through  investments  in equity
                                                 securities  of companies  based
                                                 in developing  markets  outside
                                                 the United States.



INVESTMENT POLICIES AND STRATEGY

International Equity Portfolio

The  International  Equity Portfolio invests at least 65% of its total assets in
common  stocks,  securities  convertible  into  such  common  stocks  (including
American   Depositary   Receipts  ("ADRs")  and  European   Depositary  Receipts
("EDRs")),  closed-end investment  companies,  and rights and warrants issued by
companies that are based outside the United States.  The Portfolio may invest in
forward foreign currency exchange contracts,  equity derivative  securities such
as  options on common  stocks and  options,  futures  and  options on futures on
foreign  common stock  indices.  The Portfolio  also may invest in securities of
U.S. companies which derive, or are expected to derive, a significant portion of
their   revenues  from  their   foreign   operations,   although   under  normal
circumstances not more than 15% of the Portfolio's total assets will be invested
in securities of U.S. companies.  The Portfolio also may invest up to 35% of its
total assets in the types of short-term  securities and in other debt securities
described under the caption "Descriptions of Investments" below.

The Portfolio may invest up to 20% of its total assets in convertible securities
and debt securities which are rated below investment-grade, that is, rated below
Baa by Moody's Investors  Service,  Inc.  ("Moody's") or below BBB by Standard &
Poor's Corporation  ("Standard & Poor's," or "S&P"), "junk bonds" and in unrated
securities judged to be of equivalent quality as determined by HLM.

The Portfolio will invest broadly in the available  universe of common stocks of
companies  domiciled in at least three  countries in the following  groups:  (1)
Europe, including Austria,  Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,  Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the
United Kingdom;  (2) the Pacific Rim,  including  Australia,  Hong Kong,  Japan,
Malaysia,  New  Zealand,  and  Singapore;  (3) Canada;  and (4)  countries  with
"emerging markets" as defined by Morgan Stanley Capital International  ("MSCI").
At least 65% of total assets will be  denominated  in at least three  currencies
other than the U.S. dollar.

HLM's  international  equity  investment  approach is "bottom  up." The approach
seeks to identify  companies with excellent  long-term business  prospects,  and
then to select from among them those  whose  stocks  appear to offer  attractive
absolute  returns.  HLM's  investment  criteria  include  both  growth and value
considerations. HLM seeks companies that it believes have strong balance sheets,
sustainable internal growth,  superior financial returns and defensible business
franchises.  Typically,  HLM will only invest in companies  that it has analyzed
for a number of years.  Country  allocation  and sector  weightings  reflect the
results  of stock  selection,  which  itself  is  strongly  influenced  by HLM's
cyclical  and secular  outlook for various  industries,  sectors,  and  national
economies.  Explicit country or sector allocation  decisions are taken only when
necessary to ensure that  portfolios  are  well-diversified.  HLM does not hedge
foreign currency exposure, except on rare occasions when it has a strong view on
the prospects for a particular  currency or when hedging is desirable to improve
portfolio  diversification.  Currency hedging is done through the use of forward
contracts or options.

Portfolio Turnover. Portfolio turnover will depend on factors such as volatility
in the markets that the Portfolio  invests in, or the  variability of cash flows
into  and  out of the  Portfolio.  Portfolio  turnover  is  expected  to be low,
generally below 50%, due to the emphasis on stock selection.

Global Equity Portfolio

The Global Equity  Portfolio  invests at least 65% of its total assets in common
stocks,  securities  convertible  into such common  stocks  (including  ADRs and
EDRs),  closed-end  investment  companies,  and  rights and  warrants  issued by
companies  that are based  both  inside  and  outside  the  United  States.  The
Portfolio may invest in forward  foreign  currency  exchange  contracts,  equity
derivative securities such as options on common stocks and options,  futures and
options on futures on foreign  common  stock  indices.  The  Portfolio  also may
invest up to 35% of its total assets in the types of short-term  securities  and
in  other  debt  securities   described  under  the  caption   "Descriptions  of
Investments" below.

The Portfolio may invest up to 20% of its total assets in convertible securities
and debt securities which are rated below investment-grade.

The Portfolio will invest broadly in the available  universe of common stocks of
companies  domiciled  in one of at least three  countries  including  the United
States and the countries  listed above in the  description of the  International
Equity  Portfolio's  investment  policies  and  strategy.  At least 65% of total
assets will be  denominated  in at least  three  currencies  including  the U.S.
dollar.


HLM's   "bottom  up"  approach  also  is  utilized  for  this   Portfolio   (see
International  Equity  Portfolio,  above).  HLM does not hedge foreign  currency
exposure,  except on rare  occasions  when it has a strong view on the prospects
for a particular  currency or when  hedging is  desirable  to improve  portfolio
diversification.  Currency hedging is done through the use of forward  contracts
or options.

Portfolio Turnover. Portfolio turnover will depend on factors such as volatility
in the markets that the Portfolio  invests in, or the  variability of cash flows
into  and  out of the  Portfolio.  Portfolio  turnover  is  expected  to be low,
generally below 50%, due to the emphasis on stock selection.

Multi-Asset Global Portfolio

The  Multi-Asset   Global  Portfolio   invests  in  common  stocks,   securities
convertible  into such  common  stocks  (including  ADRs and  EDRs),  closed-end
investment  companies,  debt  securities  and  rights  and  warrants  issued  by
companies  that are based both  inside and  outside  the United  States and debt
securities of the United States and foreign  governments  and their agencies and
instrumentalities. The Portfolio may invest in forward foreign currency exchange
contracts,  equity  derivative  securities  such as options on common stocks and
options,  futures and options on futures on foreign  common stock  indices.  The
Portfolio  also may  invest  its  assets in the types of  short-term  securities
described under the caption "Descriptions of Investments" below.

The Portfolio will invest  broadly in the available  universe of equity and debt
securities  of companies  and debt  securities  of the United States and foreign
governments and their agencies and instrumentalities domiciled in at least three
countries  including the United  States.  HLM's "bottom up" approach is utilized
for the selection of equity and fixed income investments for this Portfolio (see
International  Equity  Porfolio,  above).  While the  Portfolio  will  generally
emphasize  equity  investments,  the  allocation of the Portfolio  among equity,
fixed income and cash  equivalent  investments  may range widely,  and will vary
over  time  according  to HLM's  current  assessment  of the  relative  risk and
potential return of alternative  investments.  At least 65% of total assets will
be denominated in at least three currencies including the U.S. dollar.

HLM does not hedge foreign currency  exposure,  except on rare occasions when it
has a strong view on the prospects for a particular  currency or when hedging is
desirable to improve portfolio diversification. Currency hedging is done through
the use of forward contracts or options.

Portfolio Turnover. Portfolio turnover will depend on factors such as volatility
in the markets that the Portfolio  invests in, or the  variability of cash flows
into  and  out of the  Portfolio.  Portfolio  turnover  is  expected  to be low,
generally below 50%, due to the emphasis on security selection.



Emerging Markets Portfolio

The  Emerging  Markets  Portfolio  invests  at least 65% of its total  assets in
common stocks,  securities  convertible into such common stocks  (including ADRs
and EDRs),  closed-end investment  companies,  and rights and warrants issued by
companies that are based in developing  markets  outside the United States.  The
Portfolio may invest in forward  foreign  currency  exchange  contracts,  equity
derivative securities such as options on common stocks and options,  futures and
options on futures on foreign  common  stock  indices.  The  Portfolio  also may
invest in securities of U.S.  companies which derive, or are expected to derive,
a significant portion of their revenues from their foreign operations,  although
under normal  circumstances  not more than 15% of the  Portfolio's  total assets
will be invested in securities of U.S. companies.  The Portfolio also may invest
up to 35% of its total assets in the types of short-term securities and in other
debt securities described under the caption "Descriptions of Investments" below.


The Portfolio may invest up to 20% of its total assets in convertible securities
and debt securities which are rated below investment-grade.

The Portfolio will invest broadly in the available  universe of common stocks of
companies  domiciled in one of at least three  countries  listed below under the
caption "Description of Investments - Emerging Markets Securities." At least 65%
of total assets will be denominated in at least three  currencies other than the
U.S. dollar.

HLM's  "bottom up" approach is utilized for this  Portfolio  (see  International
Equity Portfolio,  above). HLM does not hedge foreign currency exposure,  except
on rare  occasions  when it has a strong view on the  prospects for a particular
currency or when  hedging is  desirable  to improve  portfolio  diversification.
Currency hedging is done through the use of forward contracts or options.

Portfolio Turnover. Portfolio turnover will depend on factors such as volatility
in the markets that the Portfolio  invests in, or the  variability of cash flows
into and out of the Portfolio.  Portfolio  turnover is expected to be below 100%
due to the emphasis on stock selection.

DESCRIPTIONS OF INVESTMENTS

The following  briefly  describes  some of the different  types of securities in
which each  Portfolio,  unless  otherwise  specified,  may invest and investment
techniques  in which each  Portfolio  may  engage,  subject to each  Portfolio's
investment objective and policies.  For a more extensive  description of certain
of these  assets  and the risks  associated  with  them,  see the  Statement  of
Additional Information.

Equity  Securities.  The  Portfolios  will  invest  in  various  types of equity
securities,  including common stocks, preferred stocks,  convertible securities,
ADRs, EDRs,  rights and warrants.  The stocks that the Portfolios will invest in
may be either growth-oriented or value-oriented.  Growth-oriented stocks are the
stocks of companies that are believed to have internal  strengths,  such as good
financial  resources,  a  satisfactory  rate of return on  capital,  a favorable
industry position,  and superior  management.  Value-oriented  stocks have lower
price multiples (either price/earnings or price/book) than other stocks in their
industry and sometimes  also can display weaker  fundamentals  such as growth of
earnings  and  dividends.  Rights and warrants  are  instruments  which give the
holder the right to purchase the issuer's  securities at a stated price during a
stated term.

Foreign Securities.  The Portfolios will invest in foreign  securities.  Foreign
securities  include  equity,  foreign-fixed  income,  or  derivative  securities
denominated  in  currencies  other than the U.S.  dollar,  including  any single
currency or multi-currency  units, plus sponsored and unsponsored ADRs and EDRs.
ADRs typically are issued by a U.S. bank or trust company and evidence ownership
of underlying securities issued by a foreign corporation.  EDRs, which sometimes
are referred to as  Continental  Depositary  Receipts,  are  receipts  issued in
Europe, typically by foreign banks and trust companies,  that evidence ownership
of either foreign or domestic underlying  securities.  Unsponsored ADRs and EDRs
differ from  sponsored  ADRs and EDRs in that the  establishment  of unsponsored
ADRs and EDRs is not approved by the issuer of the underlying securities.  Risks
associated with investing in foreign  securities are described under the caption
"Risks Associated with the Fund's Investment Policies and Investment  Techniques
- - Foreign Investments" below.

Emerging Markets Securities.  For purposes of its investment policies,  the Fund
defines an emerging  market as any  country,  the economy and market of which is
generally  considered to be emerging or developing by MSCI or, in the absence of
an MSCI  classification,  by the World  Bank.  Under this  definition,  the Fund
considers  emerging  markets to include all markets except  Australia,  Austria,
Belgium,  Canada, Denmark,  Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy,
Japan,  the  Netherlands,   New  Zealand,  Norway,  Singapore,   Spain,  Sweden,
Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Emerging  Markets Debt  Instruments.  The  Emerging  Markets  Portfolio  and the
Multi-Asset   Global  Portfolio  may  invest  in  zero  coupon   securities  and
convertible debt or other debt securities  acquired at a discount.  A portion of
the  Portfolio's  sovereign debt  securities may be acquired at a discount.  The
Portfolio will purchase only such  securities to the extent  consistent with the
Portfolio's investment objectives.

Foreign Governments and International and Supranational  Agency Securities.  The
Portfolios  may  purchase  debt  obligations  issued or  guaranteed  by  foreign
governments  or their  subdivisions,  agencies and  instrumentalities,  and debt
obligations  issued or guaranteed by  international  agencies and  supranational
entities.

Convertible  Securities.  The Portfolios may invest in convertible preferred and
debt  securities  which are  securities  that may be converted into or exchanged
for, at either a stated price or stated rate, underlying shares of common stock.
Convertible securities have general characteristics similar to both fixed-income
and  equity  securities.  Although  to a lesser  extent  than with  fixed-income
securities  generally,  the market value of convertible  fixed income securities
tends to decline as interest rates increase and,  conversely,  tends to increase
as interest rates decline. In addition,  because of the conversion feature,  the
market value of convertible  securities  tends to vary with  fluctuations in the
market value of the  underlying  common stocks and therefore  also will react to
variations  in the general  market for equity  securities.  A unique  feature of
convertible  securities  is that as the market  price of the  underlying  common
stock declines,  convertible  securities  tend to trade  increasingly on a yield
basis, and so may not experience market value declines to the same extent as the
underlying  common stock.  When the market price of the underlying  common stock
increases, the prices of the convertible securities tend to rise as a reflection
of the value of the underlying common stock. While no securities investments are
without risk,  investments in convertible  securities generally entail less risk
than investments in common stock of the same issuer.



Foreign  Currency  Transactions.  The  Portfolios do not hedge foreign  currency
exposure,  except on rare  occasions when HLM has a strong view on the prospects
for a particular  currency or when  hedging is  desirable  to improve  portfolio
diversification. Each Portfolio will conduct its currency transactions either on
a spot (cash) basis at the rate prevailing in the currency  exchange market,  or
through entering into forward contracts to purchase or sell currency.  A forward
currency contract involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency
at a future  date,  which may be any  fixed  number of days from the date of the
contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract.
The use of forward  currency  contracts does not eliminate  fluctuations  in the
underlying  prices of the  securities,  but it does establish a rate of exchange
that can be achieved in the  future.  In  addition,  although  forward  currency
contracts  limit  the risk of loss due to a decline  in the value of the  hedged
currency, at the same time, they also limit any potential gain that might result
should the value of the currency  increase.  Each Portfolio will segregate cash,
or liquid portfolio  securities in an amount at all times equal to or
exceeding  their  commitment  with respect to  contracts  that are not part of a
designated hedge.


U.S.   Treasury  and  other  U.S.   Government  and
Government  Agency  Securities.  Each  Portfolio  may
purchase  securities  issued by or  guaranteed  as to
principal  and interest by the U.S.  Government,  its
agencies or  instrumentalities  and  supported by the
full faith and credit of the United  States  ("U.S.
Government  Securities").  Each  Portfolio  also  may
purchase     securities     issued    by    a    U.S.
Government-sponsored  enterprise  or  federal  agency
that is  supported  either by its  ability  to borrow
from   the  U.S.   Treasury   (e.g.,   Student   Loan
Marketing   Association)   or  by  its   own   credit
standing    (e.g.,    Federal    National    Mortgage
Association).   Such  securities  do  not  constitute
direct  obligations  of the  United  States  but  are
issued,  in general,  under the  authority  of an Act
of Congress.

Inflation-Indexed  Securities.  Each  Portfolio may invest in securities  with a
nominal return linked to the inflation rate from bond markets  worldwide such as
the U.S. Treasury Department's recently announced "inflation-protection" issues.
The  initial  issues  are  ten-year  notes  which are  issued  quarterly.  Other
maturities  will be  added  at a later  date.  The  principal  is  adjusted  for
inflation  (payable at maturity) and the semi-annual  interest  payments equal a
fixed  percentage  of the  inflation-adjusted  principal  amount.  The inflation
adjustments  are  based  upon the  Consumer  Price  Index  for  Urban  Consumers
("CPI-U").  These securities may also be eligible for coupon stripping under the
U.S. Treasury "STRIPS" program.


Corporate  Debt  Instruments.  Each  Portfolio  may purchase  commercial  paper,
short-term  notes and other  obligations of U.S. and foreign  corporate  issuers
meeting the  Portfolio's  credit  quality  standards  (including  variable  rate
notes).  Other than the allowable 20% of a Portfolio's  total assets invested in
below-investment grade convertible and other debt securities, all investments in
corporate debt instruments will be rated at least "BBB" or "A-1" (in the case of
commercial  paper) by S&P,  "Baa" or "P-1" (in the case of commercial  paper) by
Moody's, or of comparable quality as determined by HLM.




Repurchase Agreements. Each Portfolio may enter into repurchase agreements under
which a bank or securities firm (that is a dealer in U.S. Government  Securities
reporting to the Federal  Reserve Bank of New York)  agrees,  upon entering into
the contract,  to sell U.S. Government  Securities to a Portfolio and repurchase
such  securities  from the Portfolio at a mutually  agreed-upon  price and date.
Repurchase  agreements  will generally be restricted to those that mature within
seven days.  Securities  subject to  repurchase  agreements  will be held by the
Company's custodian, sub-custodian or in the Federal Reserve/Treasury book-entry
system. The Portfolios will  engage in such  transactions  with  parties  
selected on the basis of such party's  creditworthiness  and will enter into  
repurchase  agreements only with financial  institutions which are deemed by 
HLM to be in good financial standing and which have been approved by the 
Board of Directors.



For descriptions about other types of investments that each portfolio may invest
in, including, but not limited to warrants, bank obligations, reverse repurchase
agreements,  when issued  securities,  futures  contracts,  stock index options,
options on futures contracts, securities lending, and the risks related to those
investments,  see  "Supplemental  Descriptions  of  Investments,"  "Supplemental
Investment  Techniques," and  "Supplemental  Discussion of Risks Associated with
the Fund's  Investment  Policies and Investment  Techniques" in the Statement of
Additional Information.


RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND'S INVESTMENT POLICIES
AND INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES

A more detailed  discussion of the risks associated with the investment policies
and  investment  techniques  of  the  Portfolios  appears  in the  Statement  of
Additional Information.

Foreign  Investments.   Securities  issued  by  foreign   governments,   foreign
corporations,  international  agencies and  obligations of foreign banks involve
risks not associated with securities issued by U.S. entities. Changes in foreign
currency exchange rates may affect the value of investments of a Portfolio. With
respect to certain foreign countries,  there is the possibility of expropriation
of  assets,  confiscatory  taxation  and  political  or  social  instability  or
diplomatic  developments that could affect investment in those countries.  There
may be less publicly available  information about a foreign financial instrument
than about a United States instrument and foreign entities may not be subject to
accounting,   auditing  and  financial   reporting  standards  and  requirements
comparable  to those of United  States  entities.  A Portfolio  could  encounter
difficulties in obtaining or enforcing a judgment  against the issuer in certain
foreign countries.  In addition,  certain foreign  investments may be subject to
foreign withholding or other taxes, although the Portfolio will seek to minimize
such withholding taxes whenever practical.  Investors may be able to deduct such
taxes in  computing  their  taxable  income or to use such  amounts  as  credits
against  their United  States  income taxes if more than 50% of the  Portfolio's
total assets at the close of any taxable year consist of stock or  securities of
foreign  corporations.  Ownership  of  unsponsored  ADRs  may  not  entitle  the
Portfolio  to  financial  or other  reports from the issuer to which it would be
entitled as the owner of sponsored ADRs. See "Tax Considerations."



Emerging Markets Securities. The risks of investing in foreign securities may be
intensified in the case of investments in issuers domiciled or doing substantial
business in emerging  markets or countries  with limited or  developing  capital
markets.  Security prices and currency valuations in emerging markets can be 
significantly more volatile
than  in the  more  developed  nations  of the  world,  reflecting  the  greater
uncertainties  of  investing  in less  established  markets  and  economies.  In
particular,  countries  with  emerging  markets  may  have  relatively  unstable
governments,  present  the risk of sudden  adverse  government  action  and even
nationalization   of  businesses,   restrictions   on  foreign   ownership,   or
prohibitions of repatriation of assets, and may have less protection of property
rights than more developed  countries.  The economies of countries with emerging
markets  may be  predominantly  based on only a few  industries,  may be  highly
vulnerable to changes in local or global trade  conditions,  and may suffer from
extreme and volatile debt burdens or inflation rates.  Local securities  markets
may trade a small number of securities and may be unable to respond  effectively
to  increases  in trading  volume,  potentially  making  prompt  liquidation  of
substantial  holdings difficult or impossible at times.  Transaction  settlement
and dividend collection procedures may be less reliable in emerging markets than
in developed  markets.  Securities of issuers located in countries with emerging
markets  may have  limited  marketability  and may be subject to more  abrupt or
erratic price movements.


Derivatives  and  Hedging.  The  Portfolios  may  engage  in  hedging  and other
strategic  transactions and certain other investment  practices which may entail
certain risks.

Derivatives involve special risks, including possible default by the other party
to the  transaction,  illiquidity  and,  to the extent  HLM's view as to certain
market movements is incorrect, the risk that the use of Derivatives could result
in greater  losses than if they had not been used.  Use of put and call  options
could result in losses to a  Portfolio,  force the purchase or sale of portfolio
securities  at  inopportune  times or for prices  higher or lower  than  current
market values or cause the Portfolio to hold a security it might otherwise sell.
The use of options and futures  transactions  entails  certain special risks. In
particular,  the  variable  degree of  correlation  between  price  movements of
futures  contracts and price  movements in the related  portfolio  position of a
Portfolio  could create the  possibility  that losses on the Derivative  will be
greater  than  gains in the  value of the  Portfolio's  position.  The loss from
investing  in  futures   transactions  which  are  unhedged  or  uncovered,   is
potentially  unlimited.  In  addition,  futures  and  options  markets  could be
illiquid in some circumstances and certain  over-the-counter  options could have
no markets. A Portfolio might not be able to close out certain positions without
incurring  substantial  losses.  To the extent a Portfolio  utilizes futures and
options transactions for hedging,  such transactions should tend to minimize the
risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged  position  and,  at the
same time,  limit any potential  gain to the Portfolio that might result from an
increase  in  value  of  the  position.  Finally,  the  daily  variation  margin
requirements for futures contracts create a greater ongoing potential  financial
risk than would  purchases of options,  in which case the exposure is limited to
the cost of the initial premium and transaction costs. Losses resulting from the
use of Derivatives  will reduce the  Portfolio's  net asset value,  and possibly
income,  and the losses may be greater  than if  Derivatives  had not been used.
Additional information regarding the risks and special considerations associated
with Derivatives appears in the Statement of Additional Information.

High  Yield/High  Risk  Securities.  Each  Portfolio may invest up to 20% of its
total assets in convertible  securities and debt securities rated lower than Baa
by  Moody's  or BBB by  S&P,  or of  equivalent  quality  as  determined  by HLM
(commonly  referred  to as "junk  bonds").  The lower the  ratings  of such debt
securities,  the greater  their risks render them like equity  securities.  Each
Portfolio will invest no more than 10% of its total assets in securities rated B
or  lower by  Moody's  or S&P,  or of  equivalent  quality,  but may  invest  in
securities  rated C by Moody's or D by S&P, or the  equivalent,  which may be in
default with respect to payment of principal or interest.

Illiquid and Restricted Securities. Each Portfolio will not invest more than 15%
of the value of its net assets in illiquid  securities.  Illiquid securities are
securities  which  may not be sold or  disposed  of in the  ordinary  course  of
business within seven days at  approximately  the value at which a Portfolio has
valued  the  investments,  and  include  securities  with  legal or  contractual
restrictions on resale, time deposits,  repurchase  agreements having maturities
longer than seven days and securities that do not have readily  available market
quotations.  In addition,  a Portfolio may invest in securities that are sold in
private  placement  transactions  between their issuers and their purchasers and
that are  neither  listed on an  exchange  nor traded  over-the  counter.  These
factors  may have an  adverse  effect on the  Portfolio's  ability to dispose of
particular  securities  and may limit a Portfolio's  ability to obtain  accurate
market  quotations for purposes of valuing  securities and calculating net asset
value and to sell securities at fair value. If any privately  placed  securities
held by a Portfolio are required to be registered  under the securities  laws of
one or more jurisdictions  before being resold, the Portfolio may be required to
bear the expenses of registration.

Repurchase  Agreements.  In the event the other party to a repurchase  agreement
becomes  subject to a bankruptcy  or other  insolvency  proceeding or such party
fails to satisfy its  obligations  thereunder,  a Portfolio could (i) experience
delays in  recovering  cash or the  securities  sold (and  during such delay the
value  of the  underlying  securities  may  change  in a manner  adverse  to the
Portfolio)  or (ii) lose all or part of the  income,  proceeds  or rights in the
securities to which the Portfolio would otherwise be entitled.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

The following  fundamental  investment  restrictions apply to each Portfolio and
may be changed with respect to a particular  Portfolio only by the majority vote
of that Portfolio's outstanding shares. Accordingly, no Portfolio may:

         (a) invest more than 5% of its total  assets in  securities  of any one
         issuer,  other  than  securities  issued  by the U.S.  Government,  its
         agencies and instrumentalities, or purchase more than 10% of the voting
         securities  of any one  issuer,  with  respect to 75% of a  Portfolio's
         total assets;

                  (b) invest more than 25% of its total assets in the securities
         of companies  primarily engaged in any one industry other than the U.S.
         Government,  its agencies or instrumentalities.  Finance companies as a
         group are not considered a single industry for purposes of this policy;

         (c) borrow money, except through reverse repurchase  agreements or from
         a bank for  temporary or emergency  purposes in an amount not exceeding
         one  third of the  value of its total  assets  nor will the  Portfolios
         borrow for leveraging purposes. In addition, although not a fundamental
         policy,  the  Portfolios  will  repay any  money  borrowed  before  any
         additional  portfolio  securities are  purchased.  See the Statement of
         Additional  Information  for a further  description  regarding  reverse
         repurchase  agreements;  (d)  purchase or sell real estate  (other than
         marketable  securities  representing  interests  in, or backed by, real
         estate  and  securities  of  companies  that  deal  in real  estate  or
         mortgages)  or real estate  limited  partnerships,  or purchase or sell
         physical commodities or contracts relating to physical commodities; or

         (e)  purchase  or retain  the  securities  of any  open-end  investment
         companies.

The above  percentage  limits are based upon current asset values at the time of
the  applicable  transaction;  accordingly,  a  subsequent  change  in  asset or
security  values will not affect a transaction  which was in compliance with the
investment  restrictions  at the time such  transaction  was  effected.  See the
Statement of Additional Information for additional investment restrictions.


YIELDS AND TOTAL RETURN

The  Portfolios'  yield for any  30-day  (or one month)  period is  computed  by
dividing the net  investment  income per share earned  during such period by the
maximum public offering price per share on the last day of the period,  and then
annualizing  such  30-day  (or one  month)  yield in  accordance  with a formula
prescribed by the  Commission  which  provides for  compounding  on a semiannual
basis.  The Portfolios may from time to time advertise  their total return.  Any
total return  quotations  advertised will reflect the average annual  compounded
rate of return during the designated time period based on a hypothetical initial
investment and the redeemable value of that investment at the end of the period.

The Portfolios will at times compare their  performance to applicable  published
indices, and also may disclose their performance as ranked by certain analytical
services. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information about
the calculation of yields and total returns.  Performance figures are based upon
historical earnings and are not intended to indicate future performance.

DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES

Shares of the Fund are  distributed  by AMT Capital  pursuant to a  Distribution
Agreement (the  "Distribution  Agreement")  dated as of May 29, 1998 between the
Fund  and  AMT  Capital.  No  fees  are  payable  by the  Fund  pursuant  to the
Distribution Agreement.


DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

The "net asset value" per share of each  Portfolio is calculated as of the close
of  business  on days when the New York  Stock  Exchange  is open for  business,
(hereinafter, "Business Day"). Each Portfolio determines its net asset value per
share by subtracting that Portfolio's  liabilities  (including  accrued expenses
and dividends  payable) from the total value of the Portfolio's  investments and
other  assets and  dividing  the result by the total  outstanding  shares of the
Portfolio.

For purposes of calculating  each  Portfolio's  net asset value,  securities are
valued as  follows:  (1) all  portfolio  securities  for which  over-the-counter
("OTC") market  quotations  are readily  available are valued at their last sale
price,  or if there are no trades,  at the latest bid price;  (2)  deposits  and
repurchase  agreements are valued at their cost plus accrued interest unless HLM
determines in good faith, under procedures  established by and under the general
supervision  of the  Fund's  Board  of  Directors,  that  such  value  does  not
approximate the fair value of such assets; (3) U.S.  securities listed or traded
on an exchange are valued at their last sale price on that exchange, or if there
are no trades, at the mean between the latest bid and asked prices; (4) Non-U.S.
securities  listed or traded on an exchange  are valued at their last sale price
on that  exchange on the current  day, or if there are no trades on that day, at
the most recent sale price available on that exchange,  (5) securities which are
traded both in the OTC market and on a stock  exchange will be valued  according
to the broadest and most representative  market; (6) short-term obligations with
maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized  cost,  which  constitutes
fair  value as  determined  by the Fund's  Board of  Directors.  Amortized  cost
involves  valuing  an  instrument  at its  original  cost to the  Portfolio  and
thereafter  assuming a constant  amortization  to  maturity  of any  discount or
premium,  regardless of the impact of  fluctuating  interest rates on the market
value of the  instrument;  and (7) the value of other  assets  for which  market
quotations are not readily  available will be determined in good faith by HLM at
fair value under procedures  established by and under the general supervision of
the Fund's Board of Directors. Quotations of foreign securities denominated in a
foreign  currency are converted to a U.S.  dollar-equivalent  at exchange  rates
obtained from an automated  pricing service at 11:00 EST at the bid price except
for the Royal  Currencies  (United  Kingdom,  Ireland,  European  Currency Unit,
Australia and New Zealand), which are valued at the ask price.

PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES

Purchases

There is no sales charge imposed by the Fund. The minimum initial  investment in
any Portfolio of the Fund is $100,000;  additional  purchases or redemptions may
be of any amount.  The Fund has authorized one or more brokers to accept, on its
behalf,  purchase  orders.  Such  brokers  are  authorized  to  designate  other
intermediaries to accept purchase orders on the Fund's behalf.  The Fund will be
deemed to have  received  a  purchase  order  when an  authorized  broker or, if
applicable, a broker's authorized agent accepts the order. Share purchase orders
placed through an authorized broker or the broker's  authorized designee will be
priced at the Fund's Net Asset Value next computed after they are accepted by an
authorized broker or the broker's authorized designee. With respect to purchases
of Fund shares through certain brokers: 1) a broker may charge transaction fees,
2) duplicate  mailings of Fund material to  shareholders  who reside at the same
address may be eliminated, and 3) the minimum initial investment through certain
brokers may be less than a direct purchase with the Fund.

The offering of shares of the Fund is continuous  and purchases of shares of the
Fund  may be made on any  Business  Day.  The  Fund  offers  shares  at a public
offering price equal to the net asset value next  determined  after receipt of a
purchase order.

Purchases  of shares  must be made by wire  transfer  of  Federal  funds.  Share
purchase  orders are  effective  on the date when  Investors  Capital,  a branch
office of AMT Capital,  receives a completed Account Application Form (and other
required documents) and Federal funds become available to the Fund in the Fund's
account with the Transfer Agent as set forth below. The  shareholder's  bank may
impose a charge to execute the wire transfer.
The wiring instructions are:

     Investors Bank & Trust Company, Boston, MA
                  ABA#: 011-001-438
    Account Name: AMT Capital Securities, L.L.C.
                - Fund Purchase Account
                Account #: 933333333
      Reference: Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. -
                (designate Portfolio)


In order to purchase shares on a particular  Business Day, a purchaser must call
Investors  Capital at (212)  332-5210  prior to the close of business  (normally
4:00 p.m.  Eastern  time) to inform the Fund of the incoming  wire  transfer and
must clearly  indicate which Portfolio is to be purchased.  If Federal funds are
received by the Fund that same day,  the order will be effective on that day. If
the Fund receives  notification after the  above-mentioned  cut-off times, or if
Federal funds are not received by the Transfer Agent,  such purchase order shall
be executed as of the date that Federal funds are received.

Redemptions

The Fund will redeem all full and fractional  shares of the Fund upon request of
shareholders.  The  redemption  price is the net  asset  value  per  share  next
determined after receipt by the Transfer Agent of proper notice of redemption as
described  below.  If such notice is received by the Transfer Agent by the close
of  business  (normally  4:00  p.m.  Eastern  time)  on any  Business  Day,  the
redemption will be effective on the date of receipt.  Payment ordinarily will be
made by wire on the next  Business  Day but  within no more than seven days from
the date of  receipt.  If the notice is received on a day that is not a Business
Day or after the  above-mentioned  cut-off times, the redemption  notice will be
deemed received as of the next Business Day.

The Fund has authorized one or more brokers to accept, on its behalf, redemption
orders. Such brokers are authorized to designate other  intermediaries to accept
redemption orders on the Fund's behalf. The Fund will be deemed to have received
a  redemption  order when an  authorized  broker or, if  applicable,  a broker's
authorized agent accepts the order.  Share  redemption  orders placed through an
authorized  broker or the  broker's  authorized  designee  will be priced at the
Fund's Net Asset Value next  computed  after they are accepted by an  authorized
broker or the broker's authorized designee.

There is no charge imposed by the Fund to redeem shares of the Fund;  however, a
shareholder's bank may impose its own wire transfer fee for receipt of the wire.
Redemptions may be executed in any amount requested by the shareholder up to the
amount such shareholder has invested in the Fund.

To redeem shares,  a shareholder  or any authorized  agent (so designated on the
Account  Application  Form) must provide the  Transfer  Agent with the dollar or
share amount to be redeemed, the account to which the redemption proceeds should
be wired (which account shall have been previously designated by the shareholder
on  its  Account  Application  Form),  the  name  of  the  shareholder  and  the
shareholder's  account  number.  Shares  redeemed  receive  dividends  up to and
including the day preceding the day the redemption proceeds are wired.

A  shareholder  may change its  authorized  agent or the account  designated  to
receive redemption proceeds at any time by writing to the Transfer Agent with an
appropriate  signature  guarantee.  Further  documentation  may be required when
deemed appropriate by the Transfer Agent.

A  shareholder  may request  redemption  by calling the Transfer  Agent at (800)
247-0473.  Telephone redemption is made available to shareholders of the Fund on
the Account  Application  Form. The Fund or the Transfer Agent employ reasonable
procedures  designed to confirm that instructions  communicated by telephone are
genuine.  If  either  the  Fund or the  Transfer  Agent  does  not  employ  such
procedures,  it may be liable  for  losses  due to  unauthorized  or  fraudulent
instructions. The Fund or the Transfer Agent may require personal identification
codes and will only wire funds through  pre-existing bank account  instructions.
No bank instruction changes will be accepted via telephone.


Exchange Privilege

Shares of each Portfolio may be exchanged for shares of another  Portfolio based
on the  respective  net asset  values of the shares  involved  in the  exchange,
assuming  that  shareholders  wishing to exchange  shares reside in states where
these mutual funds are qualified for sale. The Fund's Portfolio  minimum amounts
of  $100,000  would  still  apply.  An  exchange  order is treated the same as a
redemption followed by a purchase.  Investors who wish to make exchange requests
should  telephone  Investors  Capital at (212) 332-5210 or the Transfer Agent at
(800) 247-0473.


DIVIDENDS

Each Portfolio  will declare and pay a dividend from its net investment  income,
and  distributions  from its realized net short-term  and net long-term  capital
gains,  if any,  at  least  annually  by  automatically  reinvesting  (unless  a
shareholder  has  elected to receive  cash) such  dividends  and  distributions,
short-term or long-term  capital gains in additional  shares of the Portfolio at
the net asset value on the ex-date of the dividends or distributions.

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

Board of Directors

The Board of  Directors  of the Fund are  responsible
for the overall  management  and  supervision  of the
Fund.  The Fund's  Directors  are James C. Brady III,
Jane  A.  Freeman,  Samuel  R.  Karetsky,   David  R.
Loevner    and    Carl   W.    Schafer.    Additional
information   about  the  Directors  and  the  Fund's
executive  officers may be found in the  Statement of
Additional     Information    under    the    heading
"Management of the Fund - Board of Directors."

Investment Adviser

Subject to the direction  and  authority of the Fund's Board of  Directors,  HLM
provides  investment  advisory services to each Portfolio pursuant to Investment
Advisory  Agreements,  dated  October 14, 1996.  Under the  Investment  Advisory
Agreements,  HLM is responsible  for providing  investment  research and advice,
determining  which  portfolio  securities  shall  be  purchased  or sold by each
Portfolio  of the  Fund,  purchasing  and  selling  securities  on behalf of the
Portfolios  and  determining  how voting and other  rights  with  respect to the
portfolio  securities of the  Portfolios  are exercised in accordance  with each
Portfolio's investment objective,  policies, and restrictions. HLM also provides
office space, equipment and personnel necessary to manage the Fund.



HLM, established in 1989, is a registered investment adviser that specializes in
global  investment  management  for  private  investors  and  institutions.  HLM
currently  has  approximately  $1.3 billion in assets under  management.  HLM is
located at 50 Division  Street,  Suite 401,  Somerville,  NJ 08876.  HLM manages
assets for several other registered investment companies.



HLM bears the  expense of  providing  the above  services  to the Fund.  For its
services,  each of the International Equity Portfolio,  Global Equity Portfolio,
Multi-Asset  Global Portfolio and Emerging  Markets  Portfolio pay HLM a monthly
fee at an annual rate of 0.75%,  1.00%,  1.00% and 1.25%,  respectively,  of its
average daily net assets. The advisory fee paid by each Portfolio is higher than
that charged by most funds which invest  primarily in U.S.  securities,  but not
necessarily  higher than the fees  charged to funds with  investment  objectives
similar to those of the Portfolios.

Portfolio Managers

Daniel  D.  Harding,  CFA,   (responsible  for  global  portfolio   management),
co-founder  of HLM and a director of its general  partner,  is the firm's  chief
investment  officer,  with overall  responsibility  for investment  policy.  Dan
served for twelve years as a senior  investment  manager with Rockefeller & Co.,
investment  adviser to the  Rockefeller  family  and  related  institutions.  As
manager  of the  family's  flagship  equity,  fixed  income  and  balanced  fund
portfolios,  he set investment  strategy and provided  investment  counseling to
family  members,  trusts  and  private  businesses.  In  this  capacity  he also
spearheaded the diversification of the firm's investments into overseas markets.
Dan began his career as a trust investment  officer at American  National Bank &
Trust in Morristown,  NJ. He is an honors graduate in History and  International
Relations from Colgate University (1974), a Chartered  Financial Analyst,  and a
Chartered  Investment  Counselor.  Dan is a trustee  and  treasurer  of the Peck
School.

Simon Hallett, CFA, (responsible for international portfolio management), senior
portfolio  manager and a director of the firm's general partner,  is chairman of
the  investment  committee  and a senior  portfolio  manager.  Simon has managed
global  portfolios for individuals and  institutions  since 1979, when he joined
the investment  management  department of London-based  Buckmaster and Moore. In
1981 he moved to Hong Kong, where he began to concentrate on Asian markets,  and
in 1984, joined Jardine Fleming Investment Management, one of Asia's largest and
most respected  investment  management  companies.  Simon's ultimate position at
Jardine  Fleming  was  director  in charge of a team of six  portfolio  managers
investing  in the markets of  Southeast  and North Asia for a diverse  clientele
comprising European pension plans, governments, and private clients, Rockefeller
& Co. among them. He joined HLM in 1991. A British  subject,  Simon is an honors
graduate of Oxford University in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.

   

Ferrill D.Roll, CFA (responsible for multi-asset global portfolio management), a
principal  of the firm,  is a portfolio  manager and a member of the  investment
committee.  Ferrill  has  fifteen  years'  experience  across  a wide  range  of
international  markets.  For the four years prior to joining HLM in 1996, he was
general  partner  of  Cesar  Montemayor  Capital,   L.P.,  a  global  investment
partnership investing in fixed income,  currency,  and equity markets. Six years
before that,  he worked in  international  equity  sales,  first at First Boston
(1985-1989) and later at Baring Securities  (1989-1992),  focusing  primarily on
European  markets.  During  1990,  he acted as head of  Baring's  German  equity
research,  in Frankfurt.  From 1980-1984,  Ferrill worked at JP Morgan, where he
advised  corporate  clients on foreign  exchange markets and set up the currency
options trading department. He graduated from Stanford University in 1980 with a
degree in Economics.
    


G. "Rusty"  Johnson  III,  CFA,  (responsible  for  emerging  markets  portfolio
management),  a principal of the firm,  is the research  manager and a member of
the investment  committee.  He began his career in Hong Kong in 1986, developing
computer-based  arbitrage  programs  for  Chin  Tung  Futures,   subsequently  a
subsidiary of Standard  Chartered  Bank.  The following  year he joined  Jardine
Fleming  Research to  concentrate on Asian  equities.  After three years in Hong
Kong and two years in Bangkok,  Rusty moved to Jardine Fleming's parent company,
Robert Fleming,  in New York as an  institutional  broker of Asian equities.  He
spent  an  additional  year in  institutional  equity  sales  in New  York  with
Peregrine  Securities  before  joining  HLM in 1994.  Rusty is a magna cum laude
graduate in Economics of Washington and Lee University (1986), where his program
included  studies at Fu Jen University,  Taiwan,  and the Chinese  University of
Hong Kong.



David R. Loevner,  CFA, co-founder,  is the chief executive officer of HLM and a
director of the firm's general partner.  He serves on the investment  committee,
and is  responsible  for the firm's  administration,  business  development  and
client service. His prior experience includes nine years with Rockefeller & Co.,
where he managed equity portfolios,  counseled family members, and developed new
financial  planning and asset allocation  tools.  David also managed a number of
professional  service units within the Rockefeller family office,  including the
Rockefeller  Insurance  Company,  which he established  in 1985. In 1987,  David
established  Rockefeller's  first  Asian  office,  in Hong  Kong,  from which he
directed a region-wide  investment  program comprising small company and venture
investments.  Before  Rockefeller,  David worked for the World Bank,  as country
economist for Brazil.  He graduated  summa cum laude from  Princeton  University
and,  as a  Sachs  Scholar,  received  graduate  degrees  in  Statistics  and in
Economics  from  Oxford  University.  David  is  a  director  of  the  Princeton
University Investment Company, a trustee of Goucher College, an advisory trustee
of Outward Bound USA, and a Chartered Investment Counselor.

   

Alexander T. Walsh, CFA, a principal of the firm, is a portfolio manager and a 
member of the investment  committee.  From 1979 through 1982, he worked in money
market trading and operations  for J. Henry  Schroder Bank & Trust Co., New 
York.  Alec joined Merrill Lynch, New York in 1982 as an account executive. In 
1987 he moved to Paine Webber,  where he built an institutional  equity  
clientele  comprising Fortune 100 accounts and investment advisers.  Promoted 
to 1st Vice President in 1992,  he  remained  with the firm  until  joining  
HLM in 1994.  Alec is a 1978 graduate of McGill University with a BA in North 
American Studies.
    

S. Clarke Moody, a principal of the firm, is a research analyst.  He has sixteen
years  of  corporate  banking  experience  analyzing,  marketing  and  executing
corporate  finance  transactions with companies across a range of industries and
geographies.  Most  recently,  Clarke was a managing  director at ABN AMRO Bank,
where he established and ran the New York-based global media and  communications
finance unit. For the previous two years, he was a Director at Barclays de Zoete
Wedd in New York,  where he dealt with  companies in the  technology and defense
industries.  Clarke spent the bulk of his career at Chase Manhattan Bank,  where
he focused on companies in the multinational  pharmaceutical  industry for seven
years in New  York  and  Puerto  Rico,  and the  capital  goods  and  industrial
components  industries  for another four years in New York and  Houston.  A 1978
graduate  of Colby  College  with a degree in English  Literature,  Clarke  also
studied at the University of London.


Peter J. Baughan, CFA, is a securities analyst. He has fourteen years experience
analyzing and  investing in companies in Asia,  Europe and the U.S. He joins HLM
from Rockefeller & Co. where he has worked since 1988. With  Rockefeller,  Peter
spent two years in New York as an investment analyst and six years in London and
Paris as manager of the firm's  European  private equity  investment  portfolio.
From 1983-1988,  Peter worked at Chase Manhattan Bank. Following credit training
and two years in  international  credit audit,  Peter spent two years in Chase's
Jakarta office managing  problem loan workouts.  Peter is a 1983 graduate of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in political science.


Administrator

Pursuant to an Administration  Agreement between the Fund and Investors Capital,
dated as of May 29, 1998, Investors Capital provides for administrative services
to, and  assists  in  managing  and  supervising  all  aspects  of, the  general
day-to-day  business activities and operations of the Fund other than investment
advisory activities,  including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing,
accounting, auditing, compliance and related services.

The Fund pays Investors  Capital a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.15% on the
first $500  million of the  average  daily net assets of the Fund,  0.10% on the
next $500 million of the average daily net assets of the Fund,  and 0.05% on the
average daily net assets over $1 billion.  Each Portfolio  pays a  proportionate
share of the fee based on its relative net assets.

Investors Capital,  formerly AMT Capital Services, Inc. prior to its merger with
Investors  Financial  Services,  Corp.  on May  29,  1998,  is an  affiliate  of
Investors  Bank &  Trust,  Co.  which  serves  as  the  Fund's  custodian,  fund
accounting  agent and transfer agent.  The senior managers of Investors  Capital
are former  officers of Morgan Stanley and the Vanguard  Group,  where they were
responsible  for the  private  label  administration  group of  Vanguard,  which
administered nearly $10 billion in assets for 45 portfolios, respectively.

   

Year 2000 Problem

Many computer systems and applications in use today process transactions using
two-digit date fields for the year of the transaction, rather than the full
four digits.  If these systems are not modified or replaced, transactions 
occurring after 1999 could be processed as year "1900", which could result in
processing inaccuracies and computer system failures.   This  is commonly   
known  as  the Year 2000 problem.  Should any of the computer systems employed
by the Fund's major service providers fail to process Year 2000, that could have
a significant negative impact on the Fund's operations and the services that are
provided to the Fund's shareholders.  In addition, to the extent that the 
operations of issuers of securities held by the Fund are impaired by the Year
2000 problem, or prices of securities held by the Fund's decline as a result
of real or perceived problems relating to the Year 2000, the value of the Fund's
shares may be materially affected.
    

   


The  Fund  has  been  advised  that  the  Investment   Adviser,   the
Distributor,  the  Administrator,  the  Custodian,  and the  Transfer
Agent  (collectively  "Service  Providers") began to address the Year
2000 issue several years ago in connection  with the  replacement  or
upgrading  of  certain  computer  systems  and  applications.  During
1997,  the Service  Providers  began a formal  Year 2000  initiative,
which  established a structured and coordinated  process to deal with
the Year 2000  issue.  The  Service  Providers  report that they have
completed  their  assessment  of the Year 2000 issues on its domestic
and  international  computer  systems  and  applications.  Currently,
the  Board  of   Directors   of  the  Fund   expects  that  the  full
integration  testing of these systems and testing of interfaces  with
third-party  suppliers  will continue  through 1999. At this time the
Board of Directors  of the Fund  believes  that the costs  associated
with  resolving  this issue will not have a material  adverse  effect
on the operations of the Fund.
    



TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following  discussion is for general  information  only. An investor  should
consult  with  his or her  own tax  adviser  as to the  tax  consequences  of an
investment  in a  Portfolio,  including  the status of  distributions  from each
Portfolio under applicable state or local law.



Federal Income Taxes

Each active  Portfolio  has  qualified  and intends to continue to qualify to be
treated as a regulated  investment  company  ("RIC") under the Internal  Revenue
Code of 1986,  as amended.  The Emerging Markets Portfolio intends to qualify
to be treated a regulated investment company.  To qualify,  a Portfolio  must 
meet certain  income,
distribution and diversification  requirements. In any year in which a Portfolio
qualifies as a RIC and distributes  all of its taxable income and  substantially
all of its net  tax-exempt  interest  income on a timely  basis,  the  Portfolio
generally  will not pay U.S.  federal  income  or excise  tax.  If in any year a
Portfolio  should  fail  to  qualify  as a  regulated  investment  company,  the
Portfolio  would be  subject  to  federal  income  tax in the same  manner as an
ordinary corporation, and distributions to shareholders would be taxable to such
holders as  ordinary  income to the extent of the  earnings  and  profits of the
Portfolio.  Distributions in excess of earnings and profits will be treated as a
tax-free return of capital, to the extent of a holder's basis in its shares, and
any excess, as a long- or short-term capital gain.


Each Portfolio  intends to distribute all of its taxable income by automatically
reinvesting  such amount in additional  shares of the Portfolio and distributing
those shares to its  shareholders,  unless a  shareholder  elects on the Account
Application Form, to receive cash payments for such distributions.  Shareholders
receiving  distributions  from the Fund in the form of additional shares will be
treated for federal income tax purposes as receiving a distribution in an amount
equal to the fair market  value of the  additional  shares on the date of such a
distribution.



Dividends  paid by a  Portfolio  from  its  investment  company  taxable  income
(including  interest and net short-term capital gains) will be taxable to a U.S.
shareholder as ordinary  income,  whether received in cash or in additional Fund
shares.  Distributions of net capital gains (the excess of net long-term capital
gains over net short-term  capital losses) are generally taxable to shareholders
at the applicable  mid-term or long-term capital gains rates,  regardless of how
long they have held their Portfolio shares. If a portion of a Portfolio's income
consists of dividends paid by U.S. corporations, a portion of the dividends paid
by the Portfolio may be eligible for the corporate dividends-received deduction.


A  distribution  will be treated as paid on December 31 of the current  calendar
year if it is declared by a Portfolio  in October,  November or December  with a
record date in any such month and paid by the  Portfolio  during  January of the
following  calendar year. Such  distributions will be taxable to shareholders in
the  calendar  year in which the  distributions  are  declared,  rather than the
calendar year in which the  distributions  are  received.  Each  Portfolio  will
inform  shareholders  of the  amount and tax  status of all  amounts  treated as
distributed  to them not later  than 60 days  after  the close of each  calendar
year.

The foregoing  discussion  is only a brief summary of the important  federal tax
considerations  generally  affecting  the  Fund and its  shareholders.  As noted
above,  IRAs  receive  special  tax  treatment.  No attempt is made to present a
detailed explanation of the federal,  state or local income tax treatment of the
Fund or its  shareholders,  and this  discussion is not intended as a substitute
for careful tax planning.  Accordingly,  potential  investors in the Fund should
consult their tax advisers with specific reference to their own tax situation.

State and Local Taxes

A  Portfolio  may  be  subject  to  state,  local  or  foreign  taxation  in any
jurisdiction in which the Portfolio may be deemed to be doing business.

Portfolio  distributions may be subject to state and local taxes.  Distributions
of a  Portfolio  which are derived  from  interest  on  obligations  of the U.S.
Government and certain of its agencies, authorities and instrumentalities may be
exempt from state and local taxes in certain states. Shareholders should consult
their  own  tax  advisers  regarding  the  particular  tax  consequences  of  an
investment in a Portfolio.

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

Description of the Fund

The Fund was  established  under  Maryland  law by the filing of its Articles of
Incorporation on July 31, 1996. The Fund's Articles of Incorporation  permit the
Directors to authorize the creation of additional Portfolios,  each of which may
issue  separate  classes  of  shares.  Currently,  the Fund  has  four  separate
Portfolios.


Voting Rights

Each share of common  stock of a Portfolio  or class is entitled to one vote for
each dollar of net asset value and a  proportionate  fraction of a vote for each
fraction of a dollar of net asset value. Generally, shares of each Portfolio and
class vote  together  on any  matter  submitted  to  shareholders,  except  when
otherwise  required by the 1940 Act or when a matter  affects the  interests  of
each  Portfolio or class in a different way, in which case the  shareholders  of
each  Portfolio or class vote  separately.  If the  Directors  determine  that a
matter  does  not  affect  the  interests  of a  Portfolio  or  class,  then the
shareholders  of that  Portfolio  or class will not be  entitled to vote on that
matter.  Approval  of the  investment  advisory  agreements  are  matters  to be
determined  separately by each Portfolio (but not by each class of a Portfolio).
The  election of the Fund's  Board of  Directors  and the approval of the Fund's
independent  auditors are voted upon by shareholders on a Fund-wide  basis. As a
Maryland  corporation,  the  Fund is not  required  to hold  annual  shareholder
meetings.  Shareholder  approval will be sought only for certain  changes in the
Fund's or a  Portfolio's  operation  and for the  election  of  Directors  under
certain circumstances.

Directors may be removed by shareholders at a special meeting. A special meeting
of  the  Fund  shall  be  called  by  the  Directors  upon  written  request  of
shareholders owning at least 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares.  Shareholders
will be assisted in  communicating  with other  shareholders  in connection with
removing a Director as if Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act were applicable.



OTHER PARTIES

Custodian and Accounting Agent

Investors Bank & Trust Company, P.O. Box 1537, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-1537,
is Custodian for the securities  and cash of the Fund and  Accounting  Agent for
the Fund.


Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent

Investors Bank & Trust Company, P.O. Box 1537, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-1537,
is Transfer Agent for the shares of the Fund, and Dividend  Disbursing Agent for
the Fund.

Legal Counsel

Dechert Price & Rhoads, 1775 Eye Street, N.W.,  Washington,  D.C.  20006-2401,
is legal counsel for the Fund.

Independent Auditors

Ernst & Young  LLP,  787  Seventh  Avenue,  New  York,  New York  10019,  is the
independent auditor for the Fund.



SHAREHOLDER INQUIRIES

Inquiries  concerning the Fund may be made by writing to Investors Capital,  600
Fifth Avenue,  26th Floor, New York, New York 10020-2302 or by calling Investors
Capital at (212) 332-5210.









         STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION



            Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc.
   Distributed By: AMT Capital Securities, L.L.C.
                  600 Fifth Avenue
                     26th Floor
                 New York, NY 10020
                   (212) 332-5210


Harding,  Loevner  Funds,  Inc.  (the  "Fund")  is  a
no-load,   open-end  management   investment  company
consisting    of   four    diversified    portfolios:
International   Equity   Portfolio,   Global   Equity
Portfolio,    Emerging    Markets    Portfolio    and
Multi-Asset  Global  Portfolio  (each a "Portfolio").
There is no sales  charge  for  purchase  of  shares.
Each   Portfolio  is  managed  by  Harding,   Loevner
Management,  L.P.  ("HLM").  Shares of each Portfolio
may be  purchased  through  AMT  Capital  Securities,
L.L.C. ("AMT Capital").




This Statement of Additional  Information is not a prospectus and should be read
in conjunction  with the prospectus of the Fund,  dated February 1, 1999,  (the
"Prospectus"),  which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the  "Commission")  and can be obtained,  without charge, by calling or writing
Investors Capital Services,  Inc. ("Investors  Capital"), a branch office of AMT
Capital,  at the telephone  number or address  stated above.  This  Statement of
Additional Information incorporates by reference the Prospectus.



February 1, 1999






                                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                            Page

Organization of the Fund..............................................        3

Management of the Fund................................................        4
         Board of Directors and Officers..............................        4
         Investment Adviser...........................................        5
         Administrator................................................        6

Distribution of Fund Shares...........................................        6

Principal Holders of Securities........................................       6

Supplemental Descriptions of Investments...............................       8

Supplemental Investment Techniques.....................................      12

Supplemental Discussion of Risks Associated With the
Fund's Investment Policies and Investment Techniques...................      18

Portfolio Transactions.................................................      19

Net Asset Value........................................................      19

Tax Considerations.....................................................      20

Shareholder Information................................................      24

Calculation of Performance Data........................................      24

Ratings Descriptions...................................................      25

Financial Statements...................................................      26


              ORGANIZATION OF THE FUND

The authorized  capital stock of the Fund consists of 2,500,000,000  shares with
$.001  par  value,   allocated  as  follows:   (i)  500,000,000  shares  to  the
International  Equity  Portfolio;  (ii) 500,000,000  shares to the Global Equity
Portfolio;  (iii)  500,000,000  shares to the Emerging Markets  Portfolio;  (iv)
500,000,000  shares to the  Multi-Asset  Global  Portfolio  and (v)  500,000,000
shares not yet allocated to any Portfolio. Holders of shares of a Portfolio have
one  vote for  each  dollar,  and a  proportionate  fraction  of a vote for each
fraction  of a dollar,  of net asset  value  held by a  shareholder.  All shares
issued and  outstanding  are fully paid and  non-assessable,  transferable,  and
redeemable at net asset value at the option of the  shareholder.  Shares have no
preemptive  or  conversion  rights.  The Board of Directors  of the Fund,  under
Maryland General Corporation Law, is authorized to establish more than one class
of shares for each portfolio of the Fund.

The shares of the Fund have non-cumulative  voting rights,  which means that the
holders of more than 50% of the shares  voting for the election of Directors can
elect 100% of the  Directors  if they choose to do so,  and, in such event,  the
holders of the remaining  less than 50% of the shares voting for the election of
Directors  will not be able to elect  any  person  or  persons  to the  Board of
Directors.


               MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The Fund is managed by its Board of Directors.  The individuals listed below are
the officers and  directors of the Fund. An asterisk (*) has been placed next to
the name of each  director who is an  "interested  person" of the Fund,  as such
term is defined in the  Investment  Company Act of 1940,  as amended  (the "1940
Act"), by virtue of his or her affiliation with the Fund or HLM.

<TABLE>
<S>                                          <C>                  <C>

   

      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
                                             Position with the    Principal Occupation
      Name, Address and Age                  Company              During Past Five Years
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
      *James C. Brady III                    Director             Brady Realty
      Brady Realty Company                                        Company
      Box 351 Gladstone NJ 07934                                  1988-present.
      Age, 40
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
      Jane A. Freeman                        Director             Formerly Investment Manager, Rockefeller & Co., 1988-
      c/o Investors Capital Services, Inc.                        January, 1999.
      600 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor
      NY, NY 10020
      Age, 45
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
      Samuel R. Karetsky                     Director             European Investors, Inc., Managing Director 11/98 - present;
      666 Madison Avenue, 16th Floor                              Samuel R. Karetsky L.L.C. 3/97 - 11/98; Morgan Stanley & Co., 
      New York, NY  10021                                         Managing Director 6/95 - 3/97; OFFITBANK, Managing Director
      Age, 53                                                     4/90-6/95
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
      Carl W. Schafer                         Director            The Atlantic Foundation, President
      66 Witherspoon Street                                       1990-present.
      Princeton, NJ  08542
      Age, 62
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
      *David R. Loevner                      Director             Harding Loevner Management, L.P. President
      Harding Loevner Management, L.P.                            and CEO 7/89 - present; Rockefeller & Co.,
      50 Division Street Suite 401,                               Investment Manager 1/81-7/89
      Somerville, NJ 08876
      Age, 44
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
      William E. Vastardis                   Secretary and        Investors Capital Services, Inc., (Formerly
      Investors Capital Services, Inc.       Treasurer            AMT Capital Services, Inc.), Managing
      600 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor                                Director 7/92 - present; Vanguard Group
      New York, NY 10020                                          Inc., Vice President, 1/87 - 4/92.
      Age, 42
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
      Richard Reiter                         Assistant Secretary  Harding, Loevner Management, L.P. Product
      Harding Loevner Management, L.P.                            Information Manager 4/96-present;
      50 Division Street Suite 401,                               HarrisTrust, Vice President 4/91-4/96.
      Somerville, NJ 08876
      Age, 32
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
      Carla E. Dearing                       Assistant Treasurer  Investors Capital Services, Inc., (Formerly
      Investors Capital  Services, Inc.                           AMT Capital Services, Inc.), Managing
      600 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor                                Director, Principal and Director, 1/92 -
      New York, NY  10020                                         present; AMT Capital Advisers, Inc.,
      Age, 35                                                     Principal and Senior Vice President, 1/92 -
                                                                  5/98;   Morgan
                                                                  Stanley & Co.,
                                                                  Vice
                                                                  President,
                                                                  11/88 - 1/92.
      -------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
    


</TABLE>


No employee of HLM or Investors  Capital receives any compensation from the Fund
for acting as an officer or  director of the Fund.  The Fund pays each  director
who is not a director,  officer or employee of HLM, Investors Capital, or any of
their  affiliates,  a fee of $1,000 for each meeting  attended,  and each of the
Directors  receives  an annual  retainer of $10,000  which is paid in  quarterly
installments  at the end of each  quarter.  Directors  and  officers of the Fund
collectively  owned less than 1% of the Fund's  outstanding shares as of October
31, 1998.

By virtue of the  responsibilities  assumed by HLM,  Investors  Capital  and AMT
Capital and their affiliates  under their  respective  agreements with the Fund,
the Fund itself requires no employees in addition to its officers.



<TABLE>
<S>                             <C>                      <C>                    <C>              <C>


   


                        Director's Compensation Table for the period ended October 31, 1998
- ------------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------------------
           Director              Aggregate Compensation        Pension or          Estimated     Total Compensation
                                    From Registrant       Retirement Benefits       Annual         From Registrant
                                                           Accrued As Part of    Benefits Upon    and Fund Complex
                                                             Fund Expenses        Retirement      Paid to Directors
- ------------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------------------
- ------------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------------------
David R. Loevner                                      $0                    $0               $0                   $0
- ------------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------------------
- ------------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------------------
James C. Brady III                              $15, 000                    $0               $0             $15, 000
- ------------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------------------
- ------------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------------------
Jane A. Freeman                                 $15, 000                    $0               $0             $15, 000
- ------------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------------------
- ------------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------------------
Samuel R. Karetsky*                               $8,000                    $0               $0              $8, 000
- ------------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------------------
- ------------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------------------
Carl W. Schafer                                 $15, 000                    $0               $0             $15, 000
- ------------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------------------
* This director was nominated on June 11, 1998.
</TABLE>

    

INVESTMENT ADVISER

HLM  provides  investment  advisory  services  to the  Fund.  The  terms  of the
investment advisory agreements (the "Advisory  Agreements") between the Fund, on
behalf of each Portfolio,  and HLM obligate HLM to provide  investment  advisory
and  portfolio  management  services  to the  Portfolios.  HLM  is a  registered
investment adviser organized in 1989. HLM provides  investment advisory services
to private investors and institutions.

The Advisory Agreements will remain in effect for two years following their date
of execution and thereafter will  automatically  continue for successive  annual
periods, so long as such continuance is specifically  approved at least annually
by (a) the Board of Directors or (b) the vote of a "majority" (as defined in the
1940  Act)  of a  Portfolio's  outstanding  shares  voting  as a  single  class;
provided,  that in either event the  continuance  is also approved by at least a
majority of the Board of Directors who are not "interested  persons" (as defined
in the 1940 Act) of the Fund by vote cast in person at a meeting  called for the
purpose of voting on such approval.

The Advisory Agreements are terminable without penalty on not less than 60 days'
notice by the Board of  Directors  or by a vote of the  holders of a majority of
the relevant  Portfolio's  outstanding  shares voting as a single class, or upon
not less  than 60 days'  notice by HLM.  Each of the  Advisory  Agreements  will
terminate automatically in the event of its "assignment" (as defined in the 1940
Act).

HLM pays all of its own expenses arising from the performance of its obligations
under the Advisory Agreements.  Under its Advisory Agreements, HLM also pays all
executive  salaries and expenses of the  Directors  and Officers of the Fund who
are employees of HLM or its affiliates,  and office rent of the Fund. Subject to
the expense  reimbursement  provisions  described in the Prospectus  under "Fund
Expenses," other expenses incurred in the operation of the Fund are borne by the
Fund, including, without limitation, investment advisory fees and administration
fees,  brokerage  commissions,   interest,  fees  and  expenses  of  independent
attorneys, auditors, custodians, accounting agents, transfer agents, taxes, cost
of stock  certificates and any other expenses  (including  clerical expenses) of
issue,  sale,  repurchase or redemption of shares,  expenses of registering  and
qualifying  shares of the Fund under  federal  and state  laws and  regulations,
expenses of printing and  distributing  reports,  notices and proxy materials to
existing  shareholders,  expenses  of  printing  and  filing  reports  and other
documents  filed with  governmental  agencies,  expenses  of annual and  special
shareholders' meetings, expense of printing and distributing prospectuses,  fees
and  expenses  of  Directors  of the  Fund who are not  employees  of HLM or its
affiliates,  membership  dues in the  Investment  Company  Institute,  insurance
premiums and extraordinary  expenses such as litigation expenses.  Fund expenses
directly  attributable  to a  Portfolio  are  charged to that  Portfolio;  other
expenses are allocated  proportionately  among all the Portfolios in relation to
the net assets of each Portfolio.  For the years ended October 31, 1998, October
31, 1997, the ten months ended October 31, 1996, and the year ended December 31,
1995,  the amount of advisory fees (net of waivers and  reimbursements)  paid by
each Portfolio were as follows:

<TABLE>
<S>                                <C>                  <C>                   <C>                   <C>

   


 ----------------------------------- ------------------- -------------------- -------------------- ----------------------
                                         Year Ended      Year Ended October      Period Ended       Year Ended December
             Portfolio                October 31, 1998        31, 1997         October 31, 1996          31, 1995
 ----------------------------------- ------------------- -------------------- -------------------- ----------------------
International Equity Portfolio               $2,662,338           $2,440,398             $724,042                $70,156
Global Equity Portfolio (1)                     517,586              562,613                  N/A                    N/A
Multi-Asset Global Portfolio (2)                 17,250                3,824                  N/A                    N/A
Emerging Markets Portfolio (3)                      N/A                  N/A                  N/A                    N/A
(1) Commencement of Operations was December 1, 1996.
(2) Commencement of Operations was November 1, 1996.
(3) Commencement of Operations was November 9, 1998
    

</TABLE>


                                                   ADMINISTRATOR

Pursuant  to  its  terms,  the  administration  agreement  (the  "Administration
Agreement")  between the Fund and Investors Capital as Administrator,  obligates
the Administrator to manage and supervise all aspects of the general  day-to-day
business  activities and operations of the Fund other than  investment  advisory
activities,   including   custodial,   transfer  agency,   dividend  disbursing,
accounting,  auditing,  compliance  and  related  services.  The  Administration
Agreement  will remain in effect  until  October 14,  2001 and  thereafter  will
automatically continue unless terminated on notice.

   

<TABLE>
<S>                                  <C>                 <C>                  <C>                  <C>    



 ----------------------------------- ------------------- -------------------- -------------------- ----------------------
                                         Year Ended      Year Ended October      Period Ended       Year Ended December
             Portfolio                October 31, 1998        31, 1997         October 31, 1996          31, 1995
 ----------------------------------- ------------------- -------------------- -------------------- ----------------------
International Equity Portfolio                 $562,839             $530,546             $178,685                $47,765
Global Equity Portfolio (1)                      87,686               95,888                  N/A                    N/A
Multi-Asset Global Portfolio (2)                  9,019                6,774                  N/A                    N/A
Emerging Markets Portfolio (3)                      N/A                  N/A                  N/A                    N/A
(1) Commencement of Operations was December 1, 1996.
(2) Commencement of Operations was November 1, 1996.
(3) Commencement of Operations was November 9, 1998
</TABLE>
    

             DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES


Shares of the Fund are  distributed  by AMT Capital  pursuant to a  Distribution
Agreement (the "Distribution  Agreement") between the Fund and AMT Capital.  The
Fund and AMT  Capital  have agreed to  indemnify  one  another  against  certain
liabilities.  The Distribution Agreement will remain in effect until October 14,
1999 and  thereafter  will continue for  successive  annual  periods only if its
continuance is approved annually by a majority of the Board of Directors who are
not parties to such  agreements  or  "interested  persons" of any such party and
either by votes of a majority of the Directors or a majority of the  outstanding
voting securities of the Fund.


   

           PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES


         As of January 5, 1999, no shareholder is deemed a "control person" of
the Fund as such term is defined in the 1940 Act.

         As of January 5, 1999,  the following  persons held 5 percent or more
of the outstanding shares of the International Equity Portfolio:
    

   

<TABLE>
<S>                 <C>                                           <C>                               <C>


Title of Class      Name and Address of Beneficial Owner               Amount and Nature of           Percent of
- --------------      ------------------------------------               ---------------------          ----------
                                                                       Beneficial Ownership            Portfolio
Common Stock,       Wilmington Trust Company Agent for Longwood   Direct Ownership                      9.1%
$.001 per Share     Gardens, Wilmington, DE  19890-0001

Common Stock,       NationsBanc Montgomery  Securities, Inc. -    Direct Ownership                      8.6%
$.001 per Share     Custody Account for the Exclusive Benefit
                    of Customers, 600 Montgomery Street, San
                    Francisco, CA  94111

Common Stock,       The National Gallery of Art, Sixth and        Direct Ownership                      8.3%
$.001 per Share     Constitution Ave., Washington, DC  20565

Common Stock,       Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th     Direct Ownership                      8.2%
$.001 per Share     and Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA
                    19104

Common Stock,       The Bank of New York (nominee) Mutual         Direct Ownership                      6.2%
$.001 per Share     Fund/Reorg. Dept., P.O. Box 1066, Wall
                    Street Station, New York, NY  10268

Common Stock,       The Public Welfare Foundation, 2600           Direct Ownership                      5.4%
$.001 per Share     Virginia Avenue NW, Washington, DC  20037

</TABLE>


    

   


As of January 5,  1998,  the  following  persons held 5 percent or more of the
outstanding shares of the Global Equity Portfolio:

<TABLE>
<S>                 <C>                                           <C>                               <C>


Title of Class      Name and Address of Beneficial Owner               Amount and Nature of           Percent of
- --------------      ------------------------------------               ---------------------          ----------
     
Common Stock,       Edward & Darlene Lowe Charitable Remainder    Direct Ownership                      13.4%
$.001 per Share     Unitrust P.O. Box 385 Cassopolis, MI  49031

Common Stock,       Summit   Bank   (nominee),   P  O  Box   821  Direct Ownership                       9.8%
$.001 per Share     Hackensack, NJ 07602

Common Stock,       Katherine  H.  Olmstead,   158  Hobart  Road  Direct Ownership                       9.1 %
$.001 per Share     Chesnut Hill, MA  02167

Common Stock,       Ann S. Bowers  Separate  Property  Trust c/o  Direct Ownership                       8.3%
$.001 per Share     the Noyce  Foundation  450  Sheridan  Avenue
                    Palo Alto, CA  94306
Common Stock,       Simon N. Greg 1976 Trust, James C. Brady      Direct Ownership                       8.3%
$.001 per Share     Jr., Gordon O. Danser & Sara P. Peacock
                    Trustees, c/o Gordon O. Danser, Five
                    Independence Way, Princeton, NJ  08540

Common Stock,       Bowes Family Partnership, One Maritime        Direct Ownership                       6.2%
$.001 per Share     Plaza, San Francisco, CA  94111

Common Stock,       Jason A. Greg 1976 Trust, James C. Brady      Direct Ownership                       6.0%
$.001 per Share     Jr., Gordon O. Danser & Sara P. Peacock
                    Trustees, c/o Gordon O. Danser, Five
                    Independence Way, Princeton, NJ  08540

Common Stock,       Ms. Geraldine Karetsky, TAG Associates        Direct Ownership                       5.3%
$.001 per Share     Ltd., 75 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 900, New
                    York, NY  10019
</TABLE>

    


   


As of January 5, 1999,  the following  persons held
5 percent  or more of the  outstanding  shares of the
Multi-Asset Global Portfolio:
<TABLE>
<S>                 <C>                                          <C>                                <C>


Title of Class      Name and Address of Beneficial Owner               Amount and Nature of           Percent of
- --------------      ------------------------------------               ---------------------          ----------
                                                                       Beneficial Ownership            Portfolio
Common Stock,       Edgmont Consultants  (Defined Benefit Plan         Direct Ownership                      45.4%
$.001 per Share     and Money Purchase Plan) 308 French Road,
                    Newtown Square, PA  19073

Common Stock,       Harding, Loevner Management, L.P (Profit           Direct Ownership                      33.8%
$.001 per Share     Sharing Thrift Plan and Investment
                    Adviser's Account), 50 Division Street,
                    Suite 401, Somerville, NJ  08876
</TABLE>

    

   


As of January 5, 1999,  the following  persons held
5 percent  or more of the  outstanding  shares of the
Emerging Markets Portfolio:

<TABLE>
<S>                 <C>                                          <C>                                <C>    


Title of Class      Name and Address of Beneficial Owner               Amount and Nature of           Percent of
- --------------      ------------------------------------               ---------------------          ----------
                                                                       Beneficial Ownership            Portfolio

Common Stock,       Harding, Loevner Management, L.P                   Direct Ownership                 43.1%
$.001 per Share     (Investment Adviser's Account), 50 Division
                    Street, Suite 401, Somerville, NJ  08876

Common Stock,       Alan & Susan Rothenberg Revocable Trust            Direct Ownership                 14.8%
$.001 per Share     42 Seventh Avenue, San Francisco, CA  94118       

Common Stock,       David R. Loevner, 73 Westcott Road, 73             Direct Ownership                  9.8%
$.001 per Share     Westcott Road, Princeton, NJ 08540

Common Stock,       McCurry Companies, 1779 Tribute Road, Suite        Direct Ownership                  9.8%
$.001 per Share     C, PO Box 838, Sacramento,CA 95812

Common Stock,       Jane Hallett, 207 Russell Road, Princeton,         Direct Ownership                  7.3%
$.001 per Share     NJ  08540

Common Stock,       Tucker Anthony Inc. Custodian FBO Winton           Direct Ownership                  7.3%
$.001 per Share     Tolles IRA, 21 Lincoln Street, Glen Ridge,
                    NJ  07028

</TABLE>

    

      SUPPLEMENTAL DESCRIPTIONS OF INVESTMENTS

The different types of securities in which the Portfolios may invest, subject to
their respective investment objective, policies and restrictions,  are described
in the Prospectus under  "Descriptions of Investments."  Additional  information
concerning the characteristics of certain of the Portfolios' investments are set
forth below.

Bank  Obligations.  The Fund  limits its  investments  in U.S.  (domestic)  bank
obligations to  obligations of U.S. banks that in HLM's opinion meet  sufficient
creditworthiness criteria. Domestic bank obligations are defined as instruments:
issued by U.S.  (domestic)  banks;  U.S.  branches  of  foreign  banks,  if such
branches are subject to the same regulation as U.S. banks;  and foreign branches
of U.S. banks.  However,  HLM must determine that the investment risk associated
with  investing in  instruments  issued by such  branches is the same as that of
investing in instruments issued by the U.S. parent bank, in that the U.S. parent
bank would be unconditionally liable in the event that the foreign branch failed
to pay on its  instruments.  The Fund  limits its  investments  in foreign  bank
obligations to obligations of foreign banks (including U.S.  branches of foreign
banks) that, in the opinion of HLM, are of an investment  quality  comparable to
obligations of U.S. banks in which each Portfolio may invest. Each Portfolio may
invest in obligations  of domestic and foreign  banks,  including time deposits,
certificates of deposit,  bankers'  acceptances,  letters of credit, bank notes,
deposit  notes,   Eurodollar  or  Yankeedollar  time  deposits,   Eurodollar  or
Yankeedollar  certificates of deposit, variable rate notes, loan participations,
variable  amount  master  demand notes and  custodial  receipts.  Other than the
allowable 20% of a Portfolio's total assets invested in  below-investment  grade
convertible and other debt securities,  all investments in bank obligations will
be rated at least "B" by Thomson  Bankwatch or similarly  rated by IBCA Ltd., or
of comparable quality as determined by HLM.

Brady  Bonds.  Each  Portfolio,  subject  to  limitations,  may invest in "Brady
Bonds," which are debt securities issued or guaranteed by foreign governments in
exchange  for  existing  external  commercial  bank  indebtedness  under  a plan
announced by former U.S. Treasury  Secretary Nicholas F. Brady in 1989. To date,
over  $154  billion  (face  amount)  of Brady  Bonds  have  been  issued  by the
governments  of 13  countries,  the  largest  proportion  having  been issued by
Argentina,  Brazil,  Mexico and  Venezuela.  Brady  Bonds have been  issued only
recently, and accordingly,  they do not have a long payment history. Brady Bonds
may be  collateralized  or  uncollateralized,  are issued in various  currencies
(primarily  the U.S.  dollar) and are  actively  traded in the  over-the-counter
secondary  market.  Each  Portfolio  may  invest  in  either  collateralized  or
uncollateralized  Brady Bonds.  U.S.  dollar-denominated,  collateralized  Brady
Bonds,  which may be fixed rate par bonds or floating rate discount  bonds,  are
collateralized in full as to principal by U.S. Treasury zero coupon bonds having
the same maturity as the bonds.  Interest  payments on such bonds  generally are
collateralized  by cash or  securities  in an amount that,  in the case of fixed
rate bonds,  is equal to at least one year of rolling  interest  payments or, in
the case of  floating  rate  bonds,  initially  is equal to at least one  year's
rolling interest payments based on the applicable  interest rate at the time and
is adjusted at regular intervals thereafter.  Brady Bonds which have been issued
to date are rated BB or B by S&P or Ba or B by  Moody's  or, in cases in which a
rating by S&P or Moody's has not been assigned,  are generally considered by the
Adviser to be of comparable quality.

Corporate Debt  Instruments.  Corporate debt  securities of domestic and foreign
issuers  include  such  instruments  as  corporate  bonds,  debentures,   notes,
commercial  paper,  medium-term  notes,  variable  rate notes and other  similar
corporate debt instruments.

Derivatives. The Portfolios are authorized to use various hedging and investment
strategies  described below to hedge broad or specific market  movements,  or to
seek to increase the  Portfolios'  income or gains.  The Portfolios may purchase
and sell (or write) exchange-listed and over-the-counter put and call options on
securities,  financial  futures  contracts,  equity indices and other  financial
instruments  and enter into financial  futures  contracts  (collectively,  these
transactions  are referred to in this  Statement of  Additional  Information  as
"Derivatives").

Derivatives  may be used to attempt to protect against  possible  changes in the
market value of securities held or to be purchased by a Portfolio resulting from
securities  market movements to protect the Portfolio's  unrealized gains in the
value  of its  securities,  to  facilitate  the  sale of  those  securities  for
investment  purposes,  to establish a position in the  derivatives  markets as a
temporary substitute for purchasing or selling particular  securities or to seek
to enhance the  Portfolio's  income or gain.  The  Portfolios may use any or all
types of Derivatives at any time; no particular strategy will dictate the use of
one type of transaction rather than another, as use of any Derivatives will be a
function of numerous  variables,  including market conditions.  The ability of a
Portfolio to utilize Derivatives successfully will depend on, in addition to the
factors  described above,  HLM's ability to predict  pertinent market movements,
which cannot be assured.  These skills are different from those needed to select
the  Portfolio's  securities.  The Portfolios  are not "commodity  pools" (i.e.,
pooled  investment  vehicles  which trade in  commodity  futures  contracts  and
options  thereon and the  operator  of which is  registered  with the  Commodity
Futures  Trading  Commission  (the "CFTC")) and  Derivatives  involving  futures
contracts and options on futures  contracts  will be purchased,  sold or entered
into only for bona fide hedging  purposes,  provided  that a Portfolio may enter
into such transactions for purposes other than bona fide hedging if, immediately
thereafter,  the sum of the amount of its  initial  margin and  premiums on open
contracts  and  options  would  not  exceed 5% of the  liquidation  value of the
Portfolio's portfolio, provided, further, that, in the case of an option that is
in-the-money,  the  in-the-money  amount may be excluded in  calculating  the 5%
limitation.  The use of certain  Derivatives  will  require  that the  Portfolio
segregate cash, liquid high grade debt obligations or other assets to the extent
the Portfolio's obligations are not otherwise "covered" through ownership of the
underlying security or financial instrument.

Futures  Contracts.  The  Portfolios  may  use  stock  index  futures  contracts
("futures  contracts")  as a hedge  against the effects of changes in the market
value of the stocks comprising the relevant index. In managing its cash flows, a
Portfolio  may also use  futures  contracts  as a  substitute  for  holding  the
designated  securities underlying the futures contract. A futures contract is an
agreement to purchase or sell a specified amount of designated  securities for a
set price at a specified  future time. At the time the  Portfolio  enters into a
futures  transaction,  it is required to make a  performance  deposit  ("initial
margin") of cash or liquid securities in a segregated account in the name of the
futures  broker.  Subsequent  payments of "variation  margin" are then made on a
daily basis, depending on the value of the futures position which is continually
marked to market. The Portfolios will segregate cash, U.S. Government securities
or other  high  grade  debt  obligations  in an  amount  sufficient  to meet its
obligations under these transactions.

If the Portfolio  enters into a short position in a futures  contract as a hedge
against  anticipated  adverse  market  movements and the market then rises,  the
increase  in the value of the  hedged  securities  will be offset in whole or in
part, by a loss on the futures  contract.  If instead the Portfolio  purchases a
futures  contract as a substitute  for  investing in the  designated  underlying
securities,  the  Portfolio  will  experience  gains or losses  that  correspond
generally to gains or losses in the  underlying  securities.  The latter type of
futures contract transactions permits the Portfolio to experience the results of
being  fully  invested  in a  particular  asset  class,  while  maintaining  the
liquidity  needed to  manage  cash  flows  into or out of the  Portfolio  (e.g.,
purchases and redemptions of Portfolio shares).  Under normal market conditions,
futures contracts positions may be closed out on a daily basis.



Stock Index  Options.  The  Portfolios  may  purchase  or sell  options on stock
indices on U.S. and foreign  exchanges or in the  over-the-counter  markets.  An
option on a stock index permits the  purchaser of the option,  in return for the
premium paid,  the right to receive from the seller cash equal to the difference
between the closing price of the index and the exercise price of the option. The
Portfolios will segregate cash, or liquid portfolio securities in an amount  
sufficient to meet its  obligations  under these transactions.



Options on Futures  Contracts.  The  Portfolios  may purchase or sell options on
futures  contracts as an  alternative  to buying or selling  futures  contracts.
Options on futures  contracts are similar to options on the security  underlying
the futures  contracts except that options on stock index futures contracts give
the  purchaser  the right to assume a position at a  specified  price in a stock
index futures contract at any time during the life of the option. The Portfolios
will  segregate  cash,  U.S.  Government  securities  or other  high  grade debt
obligations  in an  amount  sufficient  to  meet  its  obligations  under  these
transactions.

Repurchase Agreements.  When participating in repurchase agreements, a Portfolio
buys  securities  from a  vendor  (e.g.,  a bank or  securities  firm)  with the
agreement that the vendor will  repurchase the securities at the same price plus
interest at a later date.  Repurchase  agreements may be  characterized as loans
secured by the underlying  securities.  Such transactions  afford an opportunity
for the  Portfolio  to earn a return on available  cash at minimal  market risk,
although the Portfolio may be subject to various delays and risks of loss if the
vendor  becomes  subject to a proceeding  under the U.S.  Bankruptcy  Code or is
otherwise unable to meet its obligation to repurchase. The securities underlying
a repurchase  agreement  will be marked to market every business day so that the
value of such securities is at least equal to the value of the repurchase  price
thereof, including the accrued interest thereon.



Reverse Repurchase Agreements.  Each Portfolio may enter into reverse repurchase
agreements  under  which a  primary  or  reporting  dealer  in  U.S.  Government
securities  purchases  U.S.  Government  Securities  from a  Portfolio  and  the
Portfolio agrees to repurchase the securities at an agreed-upon  price and date.
The difference  between the amount the Portfolio receives for the securities and
the  amount  it pays on  repurchase  is  deemed  to be a  payment  of  interest.
The Fund  will  maintain  for each  Portfolio  a  segregated  custodial  account
containing  cash,  or  other  appropriate  liquid,
unencumbered  securities  having an aggregate value at least equal to the amount
of  such  commitments  to  repurchase,  including  accrued  interest,  and  will
subsequently  monitor the account to ensure such equivalent  value is maintained
until  payment  is  made.  Reverse  repurchase   agreements  will  generally  be
restricted to those that mature within seven days. The Portfolios will engage in
such   transactions   with  parties  selected  on  the  basis  of  such  party's
creditworthiness. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the market
value of the  portfolio  securities  sold by a Portfolio  may decline  below the
price of the  securities  at which the  Portfolio  is obligated  to repurchase 
them.  Reverse repurchase  agreements  create  leverage,  a  speculative  
factor,  and  will be considered as borrowings for the purposes of limitations 
on borrowings.



U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agency Securities.  U.S. Government Securities
include  instruments  issued by the U.S.  Treasury,  including bills,  notes and
bonds. These instruments are direct  obligations of the U.S.  Government and, as
such, are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.  They differ
primarily in their interest rates, the lengths of their maturities and the dates
of their issuances.  In addition,  U.S. Government Securities include securities
issued  by  instrumentalities  of the U.S.  Government,  such as the  Government
National Mortgage Association ("GNMA"),  which are also backed by the full faith
and credit of the United  States.  U.S.  Government  Agency  Securities  include
instruments  issued by  instrumentalities  established  or sponsored by the U.S.
Government, such as the Student Loan Marketing Association ("SLMA"), the Federal
National  Mortgage  Association  ("FNMA")  and the  Federal  Home Loan  Mortgage
Corporation ("FHLMC").  While these securities are issued, in general, under the
authority of an Act of Congress, the U.S. Government is not obligated to provide
financial support to the issuing instrumentalities.

Warrants. The Portfolios may invest up to 10% of the value of their total assets
(valued at the lower of cost or market) in warrants for equity securities, which
are securities  permitting,  but not  obligating,  their holder to subscribe for
other equity securities.  Warrants do not carry with them the right to dividends
or voting rights with respect to the  securities  that they entitle their holder
to purchase,  and they do not  represent any rights in the assets of the issuer.
As a result,  an investment in warrants may be considered more  speculative than
certain other types of investments. In addition, the value of a warrant does not
necessarily  change with the value of the  underlying  securities  and a warrant
ceases to have value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration date.



When-Issued  Securities.  The  Portfolios  may  purchase  securities  on a  firm
commitment basis,  including when-issued  securities.  Securities purchased on a
firm commitment  basis are purchased for delivery  beyond the normal  settlement
date at a stated price and yield.  Such  securities are recorded as an asset and
are  subject to changes in value  based  upon  changes in the  general  level of
interest rates. The Portfolios will only make commitments to purchase securities
on a firm  commitment  basis  with  the  intention  of  actually  acquiring  the
securities  but may  sell  them  before  the  settlement  date  if it is  deemed
advisable.  When a Portfolio  purchases  securities on a when-issued  or forward
commitment  basis,  the  Portfolio will  maintain in a  segregated
account  cash and liquid,  unencumbered  securities  having a value  (determined
daily) at least equal to the amount of the Portfolio's purchase commitments.  In
the case of a forward  commitment to sell  portfolio  securities,  the Portfolio
will hold the portfolio securities  themselves in a segregated account while the
commitment  is  outstanding.  These  procedures  are designed to ensure that the
Portfolio will maintain  sufficient assets at all times to cover its obligations
under when-issued purchases and forward commitments.


         SUPPLEMENTAL INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES

Borrowing. Each Portfolio may borrow money temporarily from banks when (i) it is
advantageous  to do so in order to meet  redemption  requests,  (ii) a Portfolio
fails to receive  transmitted funds from a shareholder on a timely basis,  (iii)
the custodian of the Fund fails to complete  delivery of securities sold or (iv)
a  Portfolio  needs cash to  facilitate  the  settlement  of trades  made by the
Portfolio.  In addition,  each  Portfolio  may, in effect,  lend  securities  by
engaging in reverse  repurchase  agreements and may, in effect,  borrow money by
doing so. Securities may be borrowed by engaging in repurchase  agreements.  See
"Investment Restrictions" and "Supplemental Descriptions of Investments."

Securities  Lending.  Although,  the Fund has no  current  plans to do so,  each
Portfolio is authorized to lend securities from its investment portfolios,  with
a value not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets,  to banks,  brokers and other
financial  institutions  if it  receives  collateral  in cash,  U.S.  Government
Securities  or other high grade liquid  investments  which will be maintained at
all times in an amount equal to at least 102% of the current market value of the
loaned securities.  The loans will be terminable at any time by the Fund and the
relevant  Portfolio  will then receive the loaned  securities  within five days.
During  the  period of such a loan,  the  Portfolio  receives  the income on the
loaned  securities and a loan fee and may thereby  increase its total return.  A
Portfolio  continues to receive  interest or dividends on the securities  loaned
and  simultaneously  earns  either  interest  on  the  investment  of  the  cash
collateral  or fee income if the loan is otherwise  collateralized.  However,  a
Portfolio  normally pays lending fees and related  expenses from the interest or
dividends earned on invested  collateral.  Should the borrower of the securities
fail financially, there is a risk of delay in recovery of the securities or loss
of rights in the collateral. However, loans are made only to borrowers which are
approved by the Board of Directors and are deemed by HLM to be of good financial
standing.  A Portfolio may invest cash collateral it receives in connection with
a loan of securities in securities of the U.S.  Government  and its agencies and
other high quality  short-term debt instruments.  For purposes of complying with
each Portfolio's  investment  policies and restrictions,  collateral received in
connection  with  securities  loans  will not be deemed an asset of a  Portfolio
unless otherwise required by law.

Foreign Currency Hedging. The Portfolios may enter into forward foreign currency
contracts (a "forward contract") and may purchase and write (on a covered basis)
exchange-traded  or  over-the-counter  ("OTC")  options on  currencies,  foreign
currency futures  contracts,  and options on foreign currency futures  contracts
primarily to protect against a decrease in the U.S. dollar  equivalent  value of
its foreign  currency  portfolio  securities  or the  payments  thereon that may
result from an adverse change in foreign currency exchange rates. The Portfolios
may at  times  hedge  all or some  portion  of  their  currency  exchange  risk.
Conditions in the securities,  futures,  options,  and foreign  currency markets
will determine whether and under what  circumstances a Portfolio will employ any
of the  techniques  or  strategies  described  below and in the  section  of the
Prospectus  entitled  "Descriptions  of  Investments." A Portfolio's  ability to
pursue certain of these  strategies may be limited by applicable  regulations of
the  Commodity  Futures  Trading   Commission   ("CFTC")  and  the  federal  tax
requirements   applicable   to   regulated   investment   companies   (see  "Tax
Considerations").

Forward  Contracts.   Sale  of  currency  for  dollars  under  such  a  contract
establishes a price for the currency in dollars.  Such a sale insulates  returns
from securities  denominated in that currency from exchange rate fluctuations to
the extent of the contract while the contract is in effect. A sale contract will
be  advantageous  if  the  currency  falls  in  value  against  the  dollar  and
disadvantageous if it increases in value against the dollar. A purchase contract
will be advantageous  if the currency  increases in value against the dollar and
disadvantageous if it falls in value against the dollar.

The Portfolios may use forward contracts to insulate existing security positions
against  exchange  rate  movement  ("position  hedges") or to insulate  proposed
transactions  against such  movement  ("transaction  hedges").  For example,  to
establish a position  hedge, a forward  contract on a foreign  currency might be
sold to protect  against the decline in the value of that  currency  against the
dollar. To establish a transaction  hedge, a foreign currency might be purchased
on a forward basis to protect  against an  anticipated  increase in the value of
that currency against the dollar.

Futures Contracts.  U.S. futures contracts have been designed by exchanges which
have been  designated as "contracts  markets" by the CFTC,  and must be executed
through a futures  commission  merchant,  or brokerage firm, that is a member of
the relevant  contract market.  Futures  contracts trade on a number of exchange
markets and,  through  their  clearing  corporations,  the  exchanges  guarantee
performance  of the  contracts as between the clearing  members of the exchange.
The  Portfolios  may  also  enter  into  futures  contracts  that  are  based on
securities that would be eligible investments for the Portfolios. The Portfolios
may enter into contracts that are denominated in currencies  other than the U.S.
dollar.

Although  futures  contracts  by their  terms  call for the actual  delivery  or
acquisition of securities or currency, in most cases the contractual  obligation
is  fulfilled  before the date of the  contract  without  having to make or take
delivery  of  the  securities  or  currency.  The  offsetting  of a  contractual
obligation  is  accomplished  by buying  (or  selling,  as the case may be) on a
commodities  exchange an identical  futures contract calling for delivery in the
same  month.  Such a  transaction,  which is  effected  through  a member  of an
exchange,  cancels the  obligation to make or take delivery of the securities or
currency.  Since all  transactions  in the futures market are made,  offset,  or
fulfilled  through a  clearinghouse  associated  with the  exchange on which the
contracts are traded, a Portfolio will incur brokerage fees when it purchases or
sells futures contracts.

At the time a futures  contract is purchased or sold, a Portfolio  must allocate
in cash or securities,  an initial margin.  Initial margin on U.S. exchanges may
range from  approximately 3% to approximately 15% of the value of the securities
or commodities underlying the contract.  Under certain  circumstances,  however,
such as periods of high volatility, the Portfolio may be required by an exchange
to  increase  the level of its initial  margin  payment.  Additionally,  initial
margin  requirements  may be  increased  generally  in the future by  regulatory
action. An outstanding  futures contract is valued daily and the payment in cash
of a "variation margin" generally will be required,  a process known as "marking
to the market." Each day the  Portfolio  will be required to provide (or will be
entitled to receive)  variation margin in an amount equal to any decline (in the
case of a long futures  position)  or increase  (in the case of a short  futures
position) in the contract's value from the preceding day.

Options on Foreign  Currencies.  The Portfolios may purchase and sell (or write)
put and call options on foreign  currencies to protect  against a decline in the
U.S.  dollar-equivalent  value of their  portfolio  securities  or payments  due
thereon or a rise in the U.S.  dollar-equivalent  cost of  securities  that they
intend to purchase.  A foreign  currency put option grants the holder the right,
but not the obligation, at a future date to sell a specified amount of a foreign
currency to its  counterparty at a predetermined  price.  Conversely,  a foreign
currency call option  grants the holder the right,  but not the  obligation,  to
purchase  at a  future  date a  specified  amount  of a  foreign  currency  at a
predetermined price.

Options  on  Futures  Contracts.  The  purchase  of a call  option  on a futures
contract  is similar in some  respects  to the  purchase  of a call option on an
individual security or currency. Depending on the pricing of the option compared
to either the price of the futures  contract upon which it is based or the price
of the underlying  securities or currency,  it may or may not be less risky than
ownership of the futures contract or the underlying  securities or currency.  As
with the purchase of futures  contracts,  when a Portfolio is not fully invested
it may  purchase a call option on a futures  contract to hedge  against a market
advance due to declining interest rates or a change in foreign exchange rates.

The writing of a call option on a futures  contract  constitutes a partial hedge
against   declining  prices  of  the  security  or  foreign  currency  which  is
deliverable  upon  exercise of the  futures  contract.  If the futures  price at
expiration of the option is below the exercise price,  the Portfolio will retain
the full amount of the option premium which provides a partial hedge against any
decline  that may have  occurred  in the  Portfolio's  portfolio  holdings.  The
writing  of a put  option  on a futures  contract  constitutes  a partial  hedge
against  increasing  prices  of  the  security  or  foreign  currency  which  is
deliverable  upon  exercise of the  futures  contract.  If the futures  price at
expiration of the option is higher than the exercise  price,  the Portfolio will
retain the full  amount of the option  premium  which  provides a partial  hedge
against any increase in the price of securities  which the Portfolio  intends to
purchase.  If a put or call option the Portfolio  has written is exercised,  the
Portfolio will incur a loss that will be reduced by the amount of the premium it
receives. Depending on the degree of correlation between changes in the value of
its portfolio securities and changes in the value of its futures positions,  the
Portfolio's  losses  from  existing  options  on futures  may to some  extent be
reduced or increased by changes in the value of portfolio securities.

The purchase of a put option on a futures  contract is similar in some  respects
to the purchase of protective put options on portfolio securities.



Restrictions on the Use of Futures  Contracts and Options on Futures  Contracts.
Regulations  of the CFTC  applicable to the  Portfolios  require that all of the
Portfolios'  futures and options on futures  transactions  constitute  bona fide
hedging  transactions, except that a transaction need not constitute a bona fide
hedging transaction entered into for other purposes if, immediately  thereafter,
the sum of the amount of  initial  margin  deposits  on a  Portfolio's  existing
futures  positions and premiums paid for related  options would not exceed 5% of
the value of the Portfolio's total assets.



Illiquid Securities. Although each of the Portfolios may invest up to 15% of the
value  of its net  assets  in  illiquid  assets,  it is not  expected  that  any
Portfolio  will  invest  a  significant   portion  of  its  assets  in  illiquid
securities.  All repurchase  agreements and time deposits  maturing in more than
seven  days are  treated as  illiquid  assets.  A  Portfolio  also may  purchase
securities that are not registered  under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933  Act"),  but which can be sold to qualified  institutional  buyers in
accordance  with Rule 144A under that Act ("Rule  144A  securities").  Rule 144A
securities  generally must be sold to other qualified  institutional  buyers.  A
Portfolio  also may invest in commercial  obligations  issued in reliance on the
so-called "private  placement"  exemption from registration  afforded by Section
4(2) of the 1933 Act ("Section 4(2) paper"). Section 4(2) paper is restricted as
to  disposition  under the federal  securities  laws,  and  generally is sold to
institutional investors such as the Portfolio who agree that they are purchasing
the paper for investment and not with a view to public distribution.  Any resale
by the purchaser must be in an exempt  transaction.  Section 4(2) paper normally
is resold to other  institutional  investors like the Portfolio  through or with
the  assistance  of the issuer or  investment  dealers  who make a market in the
Section 4(2) paper, thus providing liquidity. If a particular investment in Rule
144A  securities,  Section  4(2) paper or private  placement  securities  is not
determined  to be  liquid,  that  investment  will be  included  within  the 15%
limitation on investment in illiquid  securities.  Not all Rule 144A  securities
can be  deemed  liquid;  HLM  will  monitor  the  liquidity  of such  restricted
securities under the supervision of the Board of Directors.


          SUPPLEMENTAL DISCUSSION OF RISKS
        ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND'S INVESTMENT
         POLICIES AND INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES

Additional   information   concerning  risks  associated  with  certain  of  the
Portfolios' investments is set forth below.

Creditworthiness.  In general,  certain  obligations  which the  Portfolios  may
invest in are  subject  to credit  risks  such as the loss of credit  ratings or
possible  default.  After  purchase by a Portfolio  of the Fund,  a security may
cease to be rated or its rating may be reduced  below the minimum  required  for
purchase by the Fund.  Neither event will require a sale of such security by the
Portfolio. However, HLM will consider such event in its determination of whether
a Portfolio  should hold the  security.  To the extent that the ratings given by
S&P or Moody's may change as a result of changes in such  organizations or their
rating systems, the Fund will attempt to use comparable ratings as standards for
investments  in  accordance  with  the  investment  policies  contained  in  the
Prospectus and in this Statement of Additional Information.

Foreign  Bank  Obligations.   Obligations  of  foreign  banks  involve  somewhat
different  investment  risks than those  affecting  obligations of United States
banks,  including  the  possibilities  that their  liquidity  could be  impaired
because of future political and economic  developments,  that their  obligations
may be less marketable than comparable  obligations of United States banks, that
a foreign jurisdiction might impose withholding taxes on interest income payable
on those obligations, that foreign deposits may be seized or nationalized,  that
foreign governmental  restrictions such as exchange controls may be adopted that
might  adversely   affect  the  payment  of  principal  and  interest  on  those
obligations  and that the selection of those  obligations  may be more difficult
because  there may be less publicly  available  information  concerning  foreign
banks or the accounting,  auditing and financial reporting standards,  practices
and requirements applicable to foreign banks may differ from those applicable to
United States banks.  Foreign banks  generally are not subject to examination by
any United States government  agency or  instrumentality.  Also,  investments in
commercial banks located in several foreign  countries are subject to additional
risks due to the combination in such banks of commercial banking and diversified
securities activities.

High Yield/High Risk Debt Securities. Each Portfolio may invest up to 20% of its
assets in  convertible  securities  and debt  securities  which are rated  below
investment-grade.  Below investment grade securities carry a high degree of risk
(including  the  possibility  of default or  bankruptcy  of the  issuers of such
securities), generally involve greater volatility of price and risk of principal
and  income,  and may be less  liquid,  than  securities  in the  higher  rating
categories  and are considered  speculative.  The lower the ratings of such debt
securities,  the greater  their risks  render them like equity  securities.  See
"Ratings  Descriptions"  in this Statement of Additional  Information for a more
complete description of the ratings assigned by ratings  organizations and their
respective characteristics.

Economic  downturns have disrupted in the past, and could disrupt in the future,
the high  yield  market  and have  impaired  the  ability  of  issuers  to repay
principal and interest. Also, an increase in interest rates would have a greater
adverse  impact  on the  value of such  obligations  than on  comparable  higher
quality  debt  securities.  During  an  economic  downturn  or  period of rising
interest rates,  highly leveraged  issues may experience  financial stress which
would  adversely  affect their ability to service  their  principal and interest
payment  obligations.  Prices and yields of high yield securities will fluctuate
over time and, during periods of economic uncertainty,  volatility of high yield
securities  may  adversely  affect a Portfolio's  net asset value.  In addition,
investments  in high  yield  zero  coupon  or  pay-in-kind  bonds,  rather  than
income-bearing high yield securities, may be more speculative and may be subject
to greater fluctuations in value due to changes in interest rates.

The  trading  market for high yield  securities  may be thin to the extent  that
there is no established  retail  secondary market or because of a decline in the
value of such  securities.  A thin  trading  market  may limit the  ability of a
Portfolio to  accurately  value high yield  securities  in its  portfolio and to
dispose of those  securities.  Adverse  publicity and investor  perceptions  may
decrease the values and  liquidity of high yield  securities.  These  securities
also may involve special registration responsibilities, liabilities and costs.

Credit  quality in the high yield  securities  market  can change  suddenly  and
unexpectedly,  and even recently issued credit ratings may not fully reflect the
actual risks posed by a particular high-yield security. For these reasons, it is
the  policy of HLM not to rely  exclusively  on  ratings  issued by  established
credit rating agencies,  but to supplement such ratings with its own independent
and  on-going  review  of  credit  quality.  The  achievement  of a  Portfolio's
investment  objective by investment in such  securities may be more dependent on
HLM's credit  analysis  than is the case for higher  quality  bonds.  Should the
rating of a portfolio  security be downgraded,  HLM will determine whether it is
in the best interest of the Portfolio to retain or dispose of such security.

Prices for below investment-grade  securities may be affected by legislative and
regulatory developments.

Foreign Securities.  Foreign financial markets,  while growing in volume,  have,
for the most part,  substantially  less volume than United States  markets,  and
securities  of many  foreign  companies  are less  liquid and their  prices more
volatile than securities of comparable domestic  companies.  The foreign markets
also have different clearance and settlement procedures,  and in certain markets
there have been times when  settlements  have been  unable to keep pace with the
volume  of  securities  transactions,   making  it  difficult  to  conduct  such
transactions.  Delivery of securities  may not occur at the same time as payment
in some foreign markets.  Delays in settlement could result in temporary periods
when a portion  of the  assets of a  Portfolio  is  uninvested  and no return is
earned thereon. The inability of a Portfolio to make intended security purchases
due to  settlement  problems  could  cause  the  Portfolio  to  miss  attractive
investment  opportunities.  Inability to dispose of portfolio  securities due to
settlement  problems  could  result  either  in  losses  to a  Portfolio  due to
subsequent  declines in value of the portfolio security or, if the Portfolio has
entered into a contract to sell the security, could result in possible liability
to the purchaser.

Although HLM will use reasonable  efforts to obtain the best available price and
the most favorable execution with respect to all transactions, HLM will consider
the full range and quality of services offered by the executing broker or dealer
when making  these  determinations.  Fixed  commissions  on many  foreign  stock
exchanges are generally  higher than negotiated  commissions on U.S.  exchanges.
Certain foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest
income. Although in some countries a portion of these taxes are recoverable, the
non-recovered  portion  of  foreign  withholding  taxes  will  reduce the income
received  by  the  Portfolios  on  these  investments.  However,  these  foreign
withholding  taxes  are  not  expected  to  have  a  significant  impact  on the
Portfolios,  since each  Portfolio's  investment  objective is to seek long-term
capital appreciation and any income should be considered incidental.

Foreign  Currency  Hedging.  The success of currency  hedging will depend on the
ability  of  HLM  to  predict  exchange  rate   fluctuations.   Predicting  such
fluctuations  is  extremely  difficult  and thus the  successful  execution of a
hedging strategy is highly uncertain.  An incorrect prediction will cause poorer
Portfolio  performance than would otherwise be the case.  Forward contracts that
protect against  anticipated  losses have the corresponding  effect of canceling
possible gains if the currency movement prediction is incorrect.

Precise  matching  of  forward  contract  amounts  and the  value  of  portfolio
securities is generally  not possible  because the market value of the protected
securities  will  fluctuate  while forward  contracts are in effect.  Adjustment
transactions  are  theoretically  possible but time consuming and expensive,  so
contract positions are likely to be approximate hedges, not perfect.

The cost to a Portfolio of engaging in foreign currency  forward  contracts will
vary with  factors  such as the  foreign  currency  involved,  the length of the
contract period,  and the market  conditions then prevailing,  including general
market  expectations  as to the  direction  of the  movement of various  foreign
currencies against the U.S. dollar. Furthermore, HLM may not be able to purchase
forward  contracts  with  respect to all of the  foreign  currencies  in which a
Portfolio's   securities  may  be  denominated.   In  those   circumstances  the
correlation  between the movements in the exchange rates of the subject currency
and the  currency  in which the  portfolio  security is  denominated  may not be
precise.   Moreover,   if  the   forward   contract   is  entered   into  in  an
over-the-counter  transaction,  as  will  usually  be the  case,  the  Portfolio
generally  will  be  exposed  to the  credit  risk of its  counterparty.  If the
Portfolio enters into such contracts on a foreign exchange, the contract will be
subject to the rules of that  foreign  exchange.  Foreign  exchanges  may impose
significant  restrictions  on the purchase,  sale, or trading of such contracts,
including the imposition of limits on price moves. Such limits may significantly
affect  the  ability  to trade such a  contract  or  otherwise  to close out the
position and could create potentially significant discrepancies between the cash
and market value of the position in the forward contract.  Finally,  the cost of
purchasing forward contracts in a particular currency will reflect, in part, the
rate of return available on instruments  denominated in that currency.  The cost
of  purchasing  forward  contracts  to  hedge  portfolio   securities  that  are
denominated  in  currencies  that in general yield high rates of return may thus
tend to reduce  that  rate of return  toward  the rate of return  that  would be
earned on assets denominated in U.S. dollars.

Futures  Contracts.  Futures contracts entail special risks. Among other things,
the ordinary  spreads  between  values in the cash and futures  markets,  due to
differences  in the  character  of these  markets,  are  subject to  distortions
relating to: (1) investors'  obligations  to meet  additional  variation  margin
requirements;  (2) decisions to make or take delivery, rather than entering into
offsetting  transactions;  and (3) the difference between margin requirements in
the securities  markets and margin deposit  requirements  in the futures market.
The  possibility  of such  distortion  means that a correct  forecast of general
market or foreign  exchange  rate  trends  still may not result in a  successful
transaction.

Although the Fund  believes that the use of such  contracts and options  thereon
will  benefit the  Portfolios,  if  predictions  about the general  direction of
securities  market  movements  or  foreign  exchange  rates  are  incorrect,   a
Portfolio's  overall performance would be poorer than if it had not entered into
any such contracts or purchased or written options thereon.

A Portfolio's  ability to establish and close out positions in futures contracts
and  options  on  futures  contracts  will be  subject  to the  development  and
maintenance of a liquid market.  Although a Portfolio generally will purchase or
sell only those futures contracts and options thereon for which there appears to
be a liquid  market,  there is no assurance  that a liquid market on an exchange
will  exist  for any  particular  futures  contract  or  option  thereon  at any
particular time.  Where it is not possible to effect a closing  transaction in a
contract to do so at a satisfactory  price,  the Portfolio would have to make or
take delivery under the futures contract or, in the case of a purchased  option,
exercise the option. In the case of a futures contract that a Portfolio has sold
and is unable to close out, the Portfolio  would be required to maintain  margin
deposits on the futures contract and to make variation margin payments until the
contract is closed.

Under certain circumstances,  exchanges may establish daily limits in the amount
that the price of a futures  contract or related option contract may vary either
up or down from the previous day's  settlement  price.  Once the daily limit has
been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made that day at a price
beyond  that  limit.  The daily  limit  governs  only price  movements  during a
particular trading day and therefore does not limit potential losses because the
limit may prevent the liquidation of unfavorable  positions.  Futures or options
contract  prices could move to the daily limit for several  consecutive  trading
days with  little or no  trading  and  thereby  prevent  prompt  liquidation  of
positions and subject some traders to substantial losses.

Buyers and sellers of foreign currency futures contracts are subject to the same
risks that apply to the use of futures generally.  In addition,  there are risks
associated  with foreign  currency  futures  contracts  and their use as hedging
devices  similar  to  those   associated  with  forward   contracts  on  foreign
currencies.  Further,  settlement of a foreign  currency  futures  contract must
occur within the country issuing the underlying currency. Thus, a Portfolio must
accept or make delivery of the underlying  foreign  currency in accordance  with
any U.S. or foreign  restrictions  or regulations  regarding the  maintenance of
foreign banking  arrangements  by U.S.  residents and may be required to pay any
fees,  taxes or charges  associated  with such delivery that are assessed in the
country of the underlying currency.

Options on  Foreign  Currency.  As in the case of other  types of  options,  the
benefit to a Portfolio  deriving from the purchase of foreign  currency  options
will be reduced by the amount of the premium and related  transaction  costs. In
addition,  where currency  exchange rates do not move in the direction or to the
extent  anticipated,  the Portfolio  could  sustain  losses on  transactions  in
foreign  currency  options that would require them to forego a portion or all of
the benefits of advantageous changes in such rates.

A Portfolio may write options on foreign  currencies for hedging  purposes.  For
example,  where the  Portfolio  anticipates  a decline  in the  dollar  value of
foreign currency denominated  securities due to adverse fluctuations in exchange
rates it could,  instead of purchasing a put option,  write a call option on the
relevant  currency.  If the expected decline occurs, the option will most likely
not be  exercised,  and the  decrease in value of portfolio  securities  will be
offset by the amount of the premium received.

Similarly,  instead of purchasing a call option to hedge against an  anticipated
increase in the dollar costs of  securities  to be acquired,  a Portfolio  could
write a put option on the relevant  currency  which, if rates move in the manner
projected,  will  expire  unexercised  and allow  the  Portfolio  to hedge  such
increased  costs up to the amount of the premium.  As in the case of other types
of options,  however,  the writing of a foreign  currency option will constitute
only a partial hedge up to the amount of the premium,  and only if rates move in
the  expected  direction.  If this  movement  does not occur,  the option may be
exercised and the Portfolio would be required to purchase or sell the underlying
currency at a loss which may not be fully  offset by the amount of the  premium.
Through the writing of options on foreign currencies,  the Portfolio also may be
required to forego all or a portion of the benefits  that might  otherwise  have
been obtained from favorable movements in exchange rates.

Options on Futures  Contracts.  The amount of risk a Portfolio  assumes  when it
purchases  an option on a futures  contract is the  premium  paid for the option
plus related  transaction  costs. In addition to the correlation risks discussed
above, the purchase of an option also entails the risk that changes in the value
of the underlying  futures  contract will not be fully reflected in the value of
the option purchased.  Options on foreign currency futures contracts may involve
certain additional risks.  Trading options on foreign currency futures contracts
is  relatively  new.  The ability to establish  and close out  positions in such
options is subject to the maintenance of a liquid secondary  market. To mitigate
this problem, a Portfolio will not purchase or write options on foreign currency
futures  contracts  unless  and  until,  in HLM's  opinion,  the market for such
options  has  developed  sufficiently  that the  risks in  connection  with such
options are not greater than the risks in connection  with  transactions  in the
underlying foreign currency futures contracts.  Compared to the purchase or sale
of foreign  currency  futures  contracts,  the  purchase  of call or put options
thereon involves less potential risk to the Portfolio because the maximum amount
at risk is the premium paid for the option (plus  transaction  costs).  However,
there  may be  circumstances  when the  purchase  of a call or put  option  on a
foreign  currency futures contract would result in a loss, such as when there is
no movement in the price of the underlying  currency or futures  contract,  when
use of the underlying futures contract would not result in a loss.

Lower-Rated Debt Securities ("Junk Bonds"). The market value of lower-rated debt
securities tend to reflect individual corporate developments to a greater extent
than do  higher-rated  securities,  which react primarily to fluctuations in the
general level of interest  rates.  Lower-rated  debt  securities also tend to be
more  sensitive  to  general  economic  conditions  than are  higher-rated  debt
securities.

               INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

              In addition to the fundamental  investment  restrictions  noted in
the Prospectus,  the Fund has adopted the investment  restrictions  listed below
relating to the investment of each Portfolio's assets and its activities.  These
also are  fundamental  policies that may not be changed  without the approval of
the holders of a majority of the  outstanding  voting  securities of a Portfolio
(which  for this  purpose  and under the 1940 Act means the lesser of (i) 67% of
the shares  represented  at a meeting at which more than 50% of the  outstanding
shares are represented or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding shares). None of
the  Portfolios  may:  (1) issue senior  securities  (other than with respect to
borrowing  through the use of reverse  repurchase  agreements or from a bank for
temporary or emergency purposes as set forth in the Prospectus under "Investment
Restrictions.");

(2) make loans,  except (a) through the purchase of all or a portion of an issue
of debt  securities in accordance  with its investment  objective,  policies and
limitations,  or (b) by  engaging  in  repurchase  agreements  with  respect  to
portfolio  securities,  or (c) by lending securities to other parties,  provided
that no securities  loan may be made, if, as a result,  more than 33 1/3% of the
value of its total assets would be lent to other parties;

(3) underwrite securities of other issuers;

(4) invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control or management;

(5) purchase or sell physical commodities or related commodity contracts;

(6) invest  directly in interests in oil, gas or other  mineral  exploration  or
development programs or mineral leases; or

(7) invest more than 10% of its total assets in warrants.

Whenever an  investment  policy or limitation  states a maximum  percentage of a
Portfolio's  assets that may be invested in any  security or other asset or sets
forth  a  policy  regarding  quality  standards,  such  standard  or  percentage
limitation  shall  be  determined  immediately  after  and  as a  result  of the
Portfolio's acquisition of such security or other asset. Accordingly,  any later
increase or  decrease in a  percentage  resulting  from a change in values,  net
assets or other  circumstances  will not be considered when determining  whether
that  investment   complies  with  the  Portfolio's   investment   policies  and
limitations.

Each  Portfolio's  investment  objectives  and  other  investment  policies  not
designated  as  fundamental  in this  Statement of  Additional  Information  are
non-fundamental  and may be  changed  at any  time by  action  of the  Board  of
Directors.  Although a non-fundamental  policy,  each Portfolio may not purchase
securities on margin or make short sales,  unless, by virtue of its ownership of
other securities,  it has the right to obtain securities  equivalent in kind and
amount to the securities sold and, if the right is conditional, the sale is made
upon the same  conditions,  except  that the  Fund may  obtain  such  short-term
credits  as may be  necessary  for the  clearance  of  purchases  and  sales  of
securities.

               PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Advisory Agreements authorize HLM to select the brokers or dealers that will
execute the purchases and sales of investment  securities for each of the Fund's
Portfolios and HLM to use reasonable  efforts to obtain the best available price
and the most  favorable  execution  with  respect  to all  transactions  for the
Portfolios.  HLM will consider the full range and quality of services offered by
the executing broker or dealer when making these determinations. Neither HLM nor
any of its officers,  affiliates,  or employees will act as principal or receive
any compensation  from the Portfolios in connection with the purchase or sale of
investments for the Portfolios.

Some securities  considered for investment by the Fund's  Portfolios also may be
appropriate  for  other  clients  advised  by HLM.  If the  purchase  or sale of
securities  consistent  with the  investment  policies of a Portfolio and one or
more of these other  clients  advised by HLM is  considered at or about the same
time,  transactions in such securities will be allocated among the Portfolio and
clients  in a manner  deemed  fair and  reasonable  by HLM,  as the case may be.
Although there is no specified  formula for allocating  such  transactions,  the
various allocation methods used by HLM, and the results of such allocations, are
subject to periodic review by the Board of Directors.  Brokers are selected on a
basis of  their  overall  assistance  in terms  of  execution  capabilities  and
research services, provided that their commission schedules are competitive with
other firms providing similar services.


No trades will be  executed  with HLM,  its  affiliates,  officers or  employees
acting as principal or agent for others,  although such entities and persons may
be trading contemporaneously in the same or similar securities, except HLM may
effect cross-trades provided that they are conducted at market price and
absent any commission.

For the years ended October 31, 1998, October 31,1997,  the period ended October
31,  1996,  and the year  ended  December  31,  1995,  the  amount of  brokerage
commissions paid by each Portfolio were as follows:
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- -------------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------------
                                  Year Ended October    Year Ended October       Period Ended       Year Ended Dec.
           Portfolio                   31, 1998              31, 1997          October 31, 1996         31, 1995
- -------------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------------
International Equity Portfolio        $695,309               $794,431              $690,589             $242,975
Global Equity Portfolio (1)            148,242                 82,629               N/A                  N/A
Multi-Asset   Global  Portfolio (2)      5,196                  6,256               N/A                  N/A

Emerging Markets Portfolio (3)            N/A                   N/A                 N/A                  N/A

</TABLE>

 (1) Commencement of Operations was December 1, 1996.
(2) Commencement of Operations was November 1, 1996.
(3) Commencement of Operations was November 9, 1998.

    




                                                  NET ASSET VALUE

As used in the Prospectus, "Business Day" refers to those days when the New York
Stock  Exchange is open for business,  which is Monday through Friday except for
holidays.  As of the date of this  Statement  of  Additional  Information,  such
holidays  are: New Year's Day,  Martin Luther King Jr.'s  Birthday,  Presidents'
Day, Good Friday,  Memorial Day,  Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day,
and Christmas Day.



   

                 TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The  following  summary  of tax  consequences,  which  does  not  purport  to be
complete,  is based on U.S.  federal tax laws and  regulations  in effect on the
date of this Statement of Additional Information, which are subject to change by
legislative or administrative action.

Qualification  as a Regulated  Investment  Company.  Each active  Portfolio  has
qualified  and  intends to  continue  to  qualify  to be treated as a  regulated
investment  company ("RIC") under the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code").  Each of the active Portfolios  qualified as a RIC for the periods
ended  October  31,  1998.  The Emerging Markets Portfolio intends to qualify to
be treated a as a regulated investment company. To qualify as a RIC, a Portfolio
must,  among other
things,  (a)  derive at least 90% of its gross  income  each  taxable  year from
dividends,  interest,  payments with respect to securities  loans and gains from
the sale or other  disposition  of  securities or foreign  currencies,  or other
income  derived from its business of investing in  securities  (the  "Qualifying
Income  Requirement");  (b)  diversify  its holdings so that, at the end of each
quarter of the Portfolio's taxable year, (i) at least 50% of the market value of
the  Portfolio's  assets  is  represented  by cash  and  cash  items  (including
receivables),  U.S.  Government  securities,  securities of other RICs and other
securities,  with  such  other  securities  of any one  issuer  limited  for the
purposes of this  calculation  to an amount not greater  than 5% of the value of
the Portfolio's total assets and not greater than 10% of the outstanding  voting
securities  of such  issuer  and  (ii) not  more  than  25% of the  value of the
Portfolio's  total assets is invested in the securities of any one issuer (other
than U.S.  Government  securities  or the  securities  of other  RICs);  and (c)
distribute  at  least  90% of  its  investment  company  taxable  income  (which
includes,  among other items,  dividends,  interest and net  short-term  capital
gains in excess of net long-term capital losses) each taxable year.

    

If for any  taxable  year a  Portfolio  does not  qualify  as a RIC,  all of its
taxable  income will be taxed to the  Portfolio  at  corporate  rates.  For each
taxable  year that the  Portfolio  qualifies as a RIC, it will not be subject to
federal income tax on that part of its investment company taxable income and net
capital  gains (the excess of net  long-term  capital  gain over net  short-term
capital loss) that it distributes to its shareholders.  In addition,  to avoid a
nondeductible  4% federal excise tax, the Portfolio must distribute  during each
calendar year an amount equal to at least the sum of 98% of its ordinary  income
(not taking into account any capital  gains or losses)  determined on a calendar
year basis,  98% of its capital gains in excess of capital losses  determined in
general on an October 31 year-end  basis,  and any  undistributed  amounts  from
previous years.

Distributions. Each Portfolio's automatic reinvestment of its taxable investment
income,  net  short-term  capital  gains  and net  long-term  capital  gains  in
additional   shares  of  the  Portfolio  and  distribution  of  such  shares  to
shareholders will be taxable to the Portfolio's  shareholders.  In general, such
shareholders will be treated as if such income and gains had been distributed to
them by the  Portfolio and then  reinvested by them in shares of the  Portfolio,
even though no cash distributions have been made to shareholders.  The automatic
reinvestment of taxable  investment income and net realized  short-term  capital
gains of the  Portfolio  will be  taxable  to the  Portfolio's  shareholders  as
ordinary income. If a portion of a Portfolio's income consists of dividends paid
by U.S.  corporations,  a portion of the dividend  paid by the  Portfolio may be
eligible for the corporate dividend received  deduction.  A distribution will be
treated as paid on December 31 of the current calendar year if it is declared by
a Portfolio in October,  November or December with a record date in such a month
and paid the Portfolio  during  January of the  following  calendar  year.  Such
distributions  will be taxable to the shareholders in the calendar year in which
the  distributions  are  declared,   rather  than  in  the  year  in  which  the
distributions  are received.  Each  Portfolio  will inform  shareholders  of the
amount and tax status of all amounts  treated as  distributed  to them not later
than 60 days after the close of each calendar year.

Sale of Shares. Upon the sale or other disposition of shares of a Portfolio,  or
upon  receipt of a  distribution  in  complete  liquidation  of a  Portfolio,  a
shareholder  generally  will  realize  a  capital  gain  or loss  which  will be
long-term or  short-term,  generally  depending upon the  shareholder's  holding
period  for the  shares.  Any  loss  realized  on the sale or  exchange  will be
disallowed to the extent the shares disposed of are replaced  (including  shares
acquired  pursuant to a dividend  reinvestment  plan) within a period of 61 days
beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after  disposition of the shares. In
such a case,  the basis of the shares  acquired  will be adjusted to reflect the
disallowed  loss.  Any loss  realized by the  shareholder  on a  disposition  of
Portfolio  shares held by the shareholder for six months or less will be treated
as a long-term  capital loss to the extent of any  distributions  of net capital
gains deemed received by the shareholder with respect to such shares.

Zero Coupon  Securities.  Investments  by a Portfolio in zero coupon  securities
(other  than  tax-exempt  zero coupon  securities)  will result in income to the
Portfolio  equal to a portion of the excess of the face value of the  securities
over  their  issue  price (the  "original  issue  discount")  each year that the
securities  are held,  even  though  the  Portfolio  receives  no cash  interest
payments.  This income is included in determining the amount of income which the
Portfolio  must  distribute  to  maintain  its  status as a RIC and to avoid the
payment of federal income tax and the 4% excise tax.

Backup Withholding.  A Portfolio may be required to withhold U.S. federal income
tax at the rate of 31% of all amounts  deemed to be  distributed  as a result of
the  automatic  reinvestment  by  the  Portfolio  of its  income  and  gains  in
additional  shares  of the  Portfolio  and,  all  redemption  payments  made  to
shareholders  who fail to provide  the  Portfolio  with their  correct  taxpayer
identification  number  or to make  required  certifications,  or who have  been
notified  by the  Internal  Revenue  Service  that  they are  subject  to backup
withholding.  Backup  withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld
will be credited  against a  shareholder's  U.S.  federal  income tax liability.
Corporate  shareholders  and  certain  other  shareholders  are exempt from such
backup withholding.

Tax  Treatment  of Hedging  Transactions.  The  taxation  of equity  options and
over-the-counter  options on debt  securities  is governed  by the Code  section
1234.  Pursuant to Code section  1234,  the premium  received by a Portfolio for
selling a put or call  option is not  included in income at the time of receipt.
If the option expires,  the premium is short-term capital gain to the Portfolio.
If the Portfolio enters into a closing  transaction,  the difference between the
amount paid to close out its  position  and the premium  received is  short-term
capital gain or loss.  If a call option  written by the  Portfolio is exercised,
thereby  requiring the Portfolio to sell the  underlying  security,  the premium
will  increase  the  amount  realized  upon  the sale of such  security  and any
resulting  gain or loss will be a capital gain or loss, and will be long-term or
short-term depending upon the holding period of the security.  With respect to a
put or call option that is purchased by a Portfolio,  if the option is sold, any
resulting  gain or loss will be a capital gain or loss, and will be long-term or
short-term,  depending  upon the  holding  period of the  option.  If the option
expires,  the resulting  loss is a capital loss and is long-term or  short-term,
depending upon the holding period of the option. If the option is exercised, the
cost of the option,  in the case of a call option,  is added to the basis of the
purchased security and, in the case of a put option, reduces the amount realized
on the underlying security in determining gain or loss.

Certain options,  futures, and forward contracts in which a Portfolio may invest
are  "section  1256  contracts."  Gains and  losses on  section  1256  contracts
generally are treated as 60% long-term (taxed at the 20% long-term capital gains
rate) and 40% short-term capital gains or losses ("60/40 treatment"), regardless
of the Portfolio's actual holding period for the contract.  Also, a section 1256
contract held by the  Portfolio at the end of each taxable year (and  generally,
for the  purposes  of the 4% excise  tax,  on  October  31 of each year) must be
treated as if the  contract  had been sold at its fair market  value on that day
("mark to market  treatment"),  resulting in  unrealized  gains and losses being
treated as though they were realized.  Foreign  currency gain or loss (discussed
below) arising from section 1256 contracts may, however,  be treated as ordinary
income or loss.  Generally,  hedging transactions  undertaken by a Portfolio may
result in "straddles"  for federal  income tax purposes.  The straddle rules may
affect the character of gains or losses realized by the Portfolio.  In addition,
losses realized by the Portfolio on positions that are part of a straddle may be
deferred  under the  straddle  rules  rather  than being  taken into  account in
calculating  the taxable  income for the  taxable  year in which such losses are
realized.  Further,  the  Portfolio may be required to  capitalize,  rather than
deduct currently,  any interest expense on indebtedness incurred or continued to
purchase or carry any positions that are part of a straddle.  Because only a few
regulations  implementing  the  straddle  rules have been  promulgated,  the tax
consequences  to the  Portfolio  of  engaging  in hedging  transactions  are not
entirely  clear.  Hedging  transactions  may increase  the amount of  short-term
capital  gain  realized  by a Portfolio  which is taxed as ordinary  income when
distributed to shareholders.

The  Portfolio may make one or more of the  elections  available  under the Code
that are applicable to straddles.  If the Portfolio  makes any of the elections,
the amount, character, and timing of the recognition of gains or losses from the
affected  straddle  positions will be determined under rules that vary according
to the election(s) made. The rules applicable under certain of the elections may
accelerate  the  recognition  of gains or  losses  from  the  affected  straddle
positions.

Because the straddle rules may affect the amount, character, and timing of gains
or  losses  from the  positions  that  are part of a  straddle,  the  amount  of
Portfolio  income  that is  distributed  to members and that is taxed to them as
ordinary  income or  long-term  capital  gain may be  increased  or decreased as
compared to a fund that did not engage in such hedging transactions.

Tax  Treatment  of  Foreign  Currency-Related  Transactions.   Gains  or  losses
attributable  to  fluctuations  in exchange  rates that occur between the time a
Portfolio accrues  receivables or liabilities  denominated in a foreign currency
and the time the  Portfolio  actually  collects such  receivables,  or pays such
liabilities,  generally  are  treated  as  ordinary  income  or  ordinary  loss.
Similarly, on disposition of certain options, futures, and forward contracts and
on disposition of debt securities  denominated in a foreign  currency,  gains or
losses attributable to fluctuations in the value of foreign currency between the
date of acquisition of the security or contract and the date of disposition also
are treated as ordinary gain or loss.  These gains or losses,  referred to under
the Code as "Section  988" gains or losses,  may increase or decrease the amount
of the  Portfolio's  investment  company  taxable  income to be  distributed  to
members as ordinary income.

Tax Treatment of Passive Foreign Investment Companies. Each Portfolio may invest
in the stock of "passive foreign investment  companies"  ("PFICs") if such stock
is a  permissible  investment.  A PFIC is a foreign  corporation  - other than a
"controlled foreign corporation" as to which a Portfolio is a U.S.  shareholder,
that in general  meets either of the  following  tests:  (1) at least 75% of its
gross income is passive or (2) an average of at least 50% of its assets produce,
or are held for the  production  of passive  income.  If a Portfolio  invests in
stock of certain foreign investment  companies,  the Portfolio may be subject to
U.S.  federal  income  taxation on a portion of any "excess  distribution"  with
respect  to, or gain  from the  disposition  of,  such  stock.  The tax would be
determined by allocating on a pro rata basis such  distribution  or gain to each
day of the Portfolio's holding period for the stock. The distribution or gain so
allocated to any taxable year of the  Portfolio,  other than the taxable year of
the excess  distribution or disposition,  would be taxed to the Portfolio at the
highest  ordinary  income  rate in effect  for such  year,  and the tax would be
further increased by an interest charge to reflect the value of the tax deferral
deemed to have resulted from the ownership of the foreign  company's  stock. Any
amount of distribution or gain allocated to the taxable year of the distribution
or disposition would be included in the Portfolio's  investment  company taxable
income and,  accordingly,  would not be taxable to the  Portfolio  to the extent
distributed by the Portfolio as a dividend to its shareholders.

A Portfolio  may be able to make an  election,  in lieu of being  taxable in the
manner  described above, to include annually in income its pro rata share of the
ordinary  earnings  and net capital  gain of any foreign  investment  company in
which it invests,  regardless of whether it actually  received any distributions
from the foreign  company.  These amounts  would be included in the  Portfolio's
investment  company  taxable  income and net capital  gain which,  to the extent
distributed by the Portfolio as ordinary or capital gain dividends,  as the case
may be, would not be taxable to the  Portfolio.  In order to make this election,
the Portfolio  would be required to obtain certain annual  information  from the
foreign  investment  companies  in which it invests,  which in many cases may be
difficult to obtain.

Alternatively,  each  Portfolio may elect to  "mark-to-market"  its stock in any
PFIC.  "Marking to market," in this context,  means including in ordinary income
each  taxable  year,  the excess,  if any, of the fair market  value of a PFIC's
stock  over a  Portfolio's  adjusted  basis  therein as of the end of that year.
Pursuant to the  election,  a  Portfolio  also would be allowed to deduct (as an
ordinary,  not capital,  loss) the excess, if any, of its adjusted basis in PFIC
stock over the fair market value thereof as of the taxable year end, but only to
the extent of any net  mark-to-market  gains with respect to that stock included
by the Portfolio for prior taxable years.  A Portfolio's  adjusted basis in each
PFIC's  stock with respect to which it makes this  election  will be adjusted to
reflect the amounts of income included and deductions taken under the election.

Foreign    Shareholders.    U.S.    taxation   of   a
shareholder  who,  as  to  the  United  States,  is a
non-resident  alien  individual,  a foreign  trust or
estate,  foreign corporation,  or foreign partnership
("foreign   shareholder")   depends  on  whether  the
income   from   the    Portfolio   is    "effectively
connected"  with a U.S. trade or business  carried on
by such shareholder.

If the income from a Portfolio is not "effectively  connected" with a U.S. trade
or business carried on by the foreign  shareholder,  deemed distributions by the
Portfolio of investment  company taxable income will be subject to a U.S. tax of
30%  (or  lower  treaty  rate),  which  tax  is  generally  withheld  from  such
distributions.  Deemed  distributions  of capital  gain  dividends  and any gain
realized upon redemption, sale or exchange of shares will not be subject to U.S.
tax at the rate of 30% (or lower treaty rate) unless the foreign  shareholder is
a nonresident  alien  individual who is physically  present in the U.S. for more
than 182 days  during the taxable  year and meets  certain  other  requirements.
However, this 30% tax on capital gains of non-resident alien individuals who are
physically  present in the United  States for more than the 182-day  period only
applies in exceptional cases because any individual present in the United States
for more  than 182 days  during  the  taxable  year is  generally  treated  as a
resident for U.S.  federal income tax purposes.  In that case,  such  individual
would be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the individual's worldwide income
at the graduated  rates  applicable to U.S.  citizens,  rather than the 30% U.S.
tax.  In  the  case  of  a  foreign  shareholder  who  is a  non-resident  alien
individual, the Portfolio may be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax at
a rate of 31% of  deemed  distributions  of net  capital  gains  and  redemption
payments  unless the foreign  shareholder  certifies his or her non-U.S.  status
under  penalties of perjury or otherwise  establishes an exemption.  See "Backup
Withholding" above.

If the income from a Portfolio is  effectively  connected  with a U.S.  trade or
business  carried on by a foreign  shareholder,  then  deemed  distributions  of
investment  company  taxable  income and  capital  gain  dividends  and any gain
realized upon the  redemption,  sale or exchange of shares of the Portfolio will
be subject to U.S.  federal income tax at the graduated rates applicable to U.S.
citizens or domestic  corporations.  Foreign corporate  shareholders may also be
subject to the branch profits tax imposed by the Code.

The tax consequences to a foreign shareholder  entitled to claim the benefits of
an applicable tax treaty may be different from those described  herein.  Foreign
shareholders  are  advised to consult  their own  advisers  with  respect to the
particular tax consequences to them of an investment in a Portfolio.

Foreign  Withholding  Taxes.  Income received by a Portfolio from sources within
foreign  countries may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by such
countries.  Tax conventions  between certain countries and the United States may
reduce or eliminate  such taxes.  If more than 50% of the value of a Portfolio's
total assets at the close of its taxable year  consists of securities of foreign
corporations,  the Portfolio will be eligible and may elect to "pass through" to
the Portfolio's  shareholders the amount of foreign taxes paid by the Portfolio.
Pursuant to this  election,  a shareholder  will be required to include in gross
income (in addition to dividends  actually  received)  its pro rata share of the
foreign taxes paid by the  Portfolio,  and may be entitled  either to deduct its
pro rata share of the foreign  taxes in computing  its taxable  income or to use
the  amount  as a  foreign  tax  credit  against  its U.S.  federal  income  tax
liability,  subject to limitations.  Each shareholder will be notified within 60
days after the close of the  Portfolio's  taxable year whether the foreign taxes
paid by the Portfolio  will "pass  through" for that year. If a Portfolio is not
eligible to make the election to "pass through" to its  shareholders its foreign
taxes,  the foreign  taxes it pays will reduce its  investment  company  taxable
income and distributions by the Portfolio will be treated as U.S. source income.

Generally,  a credit for foreign taxes is subject to the limitation  that it may
not exceed the shareholder's U.S. tax attributable to its foreign source taxable
income.  For this purpose,  if the pass-through  election is made, the source of
the Portfolio's  income flows through to its  shareholders.  With respect to the
Portfolios,  gains from the sale of  securities  will be treated as derived from
U.S. sources and certain currency fluctuation gains, including fluctuation gains
from foreign currency  denominated  debt  securities,  receivables and payables,
will be treated as ordinary income derived from U.S. sources.  The limitation on
the foreign tax credit is applied  separately to foreign  source  passive income
(as defined for  purposes of the  foreign  tax  credit),  including  the foreign
source passive income passed through by the Portfolios. Shareholders who are not
liable for federal  income taxes will not be affected by any such "pass through"
of foreign tax credits.

Other Taxes A Portfolio  may be subject to state,  local or foreign taxes in any
jurisdiction  in which the  Portfolio  may be deemed  to be doing  business.  In
addition,  shareholders of a Portfolio may be subject to state, local or foreign
taxes  on  distributions   from  the  Portfolio.   In  many  states,   Portfolio
distributions  which are  derived  from  interest  on  certain  U.S.  Government
obligations may be exempt from taxation.

Shareholders  are advised to consult  their own tax advisers with respect to the
particular tax consequences to them of an investment in a Portfolio.

               SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

Certificates representing shares of a particular Portfolio will not be issued to
shareholders.  Investors Bank & Trust Company,  the Fund's Transfer Agent,  will
maintain  an  account  for each  shareholder  upon  which the  registration  and
transfer  of shares  are  recorded,  and any  transfers  shall be  reflected  by
bookkeeping  entry,  without physical delivery.  Detailed  confirmations of each
purchase or  redemption  are sent to each  shareholder.  Monthly  statements  of
account are sent which include shares purchased as a result of a reinvestment of
Portfolio distributions.

The Transfer Agent will require that a shareholder  provide requests in writing,
accompanied  by  a  valid  signature   guarantee  form,  when  changing  certain
information  in an account (i.e.,  wiring  instructions,  telephone  privileges,
etc.).

Fund management  reserves the right to waive the minimum  initial  investment in
any Portfolio.

The Fund  reserves  the right,  if  conditions  exist  which make cash  payments
undesirable,  to honor any  request  for  redemption  or  repurchase  order with
respect  to  shares of a  Portfolio  by  making  payment  in whole or in part in
readily  marketable  securities  chosen  by the Fund and  valued as they are for
purposes of computing the Portfolio's net asset value  (redemption-in-kind).  If
payment is made in securities,  a shareholder may incur transaction  expenses in
converting  theses  securities  to cash.  The Fund has elected,  however,  to be
governed  by Rule  18f-1  under  the 1940 Act as a result  of which  the Fund is
obligated to redeem shares with respect to any one shareholder during any 90-day
period, solely in cash up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the net asset value
of a Portfolio at the beginning of the period.

           CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE DATA

The   Portfolios   may,  from  time  to  time,   include  the  30-day  yield  in
advertisements or reports to shareholders or prospective  investors.  Quotations
of yield will be based on all  investment  income per share  during a particular
30-day (or one month) period (including  dividends and interest),  less expenses
accrued  during  the period  ("net  investment  income"),  and are  computed  by
dividing net  investment  income by the maximum  offering price per share on the
last day of the period,  according to the following  formula which is prescribed
by the Commission:

                    YIELD = 2 x { [ ((a - b) / (c x d)) + 1]6 - 1 }

Where:     a        =        dividends and interest earned during the period;
           b        =        expenses accrued for the period (net of
                             reimbursements);
           c        =        the average daily number of shares of a Portfolio
                             outstanding  during the period that
                             were entitled to receive dividends; and
           d        =        the maximum offering price per share on the last
                             day of the period.

Each of the  Portfolios  may,  from  time to time,  include  "total  return"  in
advertisements or reports to shareholders or prospective  investors.  Quotations
of average  annual total return will be expressed in terms of the average annual
compounded  rate of return of a  hypothetical  investment  in a Portfolio of the
Fund  over  periods  of 1, 5 and 10  years  (up to the  life of the  Portfolio),
calculated  pursuant  to  the  following  formula  which  is  prescribed  by the
Commission:

                                                  P(1 + T)n = ERV

Where:
      P =     a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000,
      T =     the average annual total return,
      n =     the number of years, and
     ERV =    the ending redeemable value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment
              made at the beginning of the period.

All total return figures assume that all dividends are reinvested when paid.




The total return as defined above for the Fund's Portfolios for the period ended
October 31, 1998,  and since the  commencement  of operations of each  Portfolio
(annualized) to October 31, 1998 are as follows:

   

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<S>                                     <C>               <C>              <C>                    <C>

                                          One Year         Five Years      Life of Portfolio      Inception
International Equity Portfolio             0.06%               n/a               4.52%*            5/11/94
Global Equity Portfolio                   (2.46%)              n/a               0.53%*            12/1/96
Multi-Asset Global Portfolio               5.53%               n/a               9.17%*            11/1/96
Emerging Markets Portfolio                  n/a                n/a                n/a             11/09/98
*Annualized

</TABLE>
    

                                               RATINGS DESCRIPTIONS

Standard & Poor's Corporation

AAA.   Bonds  rated  AAA  are   highest   grade  debt
obligations.   This  rating  indicates  an  extremely
strong capacity to pay principal and interest.
AA.  Bonds  rated  AA also  qualify  as  high-quality
obligations.    Capacity   to   pay   principal   and
interest  is  very  strong,  and in the  majority  of
instances  they  differ from AAA issues only in small
degree.

A. Bonds rated A have a strong capacity to pay principal and interest,  although
they are more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and
economic conditions.

BBB. Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having adequate capacity to pay interest or
principal. Although these bonds normally exhibit adequate protection parameters,
adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to
a weakened capacity to pay interest and principal.

BB and Lower. Bonds rated BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are regarded,  on balance,  as
predominately  speculative with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest
and principal in accordance with the terms of the  obligation.  BB indicates the
lowest degree of speculation and D the highest degree of speculation. While such
bonds may have some quality and protective characteristics, these are outweighed
by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions.

The ratings AA to D may be  modified by the  addition of a plus or minus sign to
show relative standing within the major rating categories.

A-1.  Standard & Poors Commercial  Paper ratings are current  assessments of the
likelihood of timely payments of debts having original  maturity of no more than
365 days. The A-1 designation  indicates the degree of safety  regarding  timely
payment is very strong.

A-2.  Capacity  for timely  payment on issues with this  designation  is strong.
However,  the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues  designated
A-1.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

Aaa.  Bonds are  protected by a large or by an  exceptionally  stable margin and
principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change,
such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the  fundamentally
strong position of such issues.

Aa. Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all  standards.
Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high grade
bonds.  They are rated lower than the best bonds  because  margins of protection
may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuations of protective  elements
may be of greater  amplitude or there may be other  elements  present which make
the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than the Aaa securities.

A. Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment  attributes and may
be  considered as upper medium grade  obligations.  Factors  giving  security to
principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which
suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

Baa. Baa rated bonds are considered  medium-grade  obligations,  i.e.,  they are
neither highly  protected nor poorly  secured.  Interest  payments and principal
security appear adequate for the present, but certain protective elements may be
lacking or may be  characteristically  unreliable over any great length of time.
Such  bonds  lack  outstanding  investment  characteristics  and  in  fact  have
speculative characteristics as well.

Ba.  Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have  speculative  elements  because
their future  cannot be  considered  as well  assured.  Uncertainty  of position
characterizes  bonds in this class,  because  the  protection  of  interest  and
principal payments may be very moderate and not well safeguarded.

B and  Lower.  Bonds  which  are rated B  generally  lack  characteristics  of a
desirable  investment.  Assurance  of  interest  and  principal  payments  or of
maintenance  of other terms of the security  over any long period of time may be
small. Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such securities may be in
default of there may be present  elements of danger with respect to principal or
interest.  Bonds which are rated Ca represent  obligations which are speculative
in a high  degree.  Such  issues  are  often in  default  or have  other  marked
shortcomings.  Bonds  which are rated C are the lowest  rated class of bonds and
issues so rated can be  regarded  as having  extremely  poor  prospects  of ever
attaining any real investment standing.

Moody's  applies the  numerical  modifiers  1, 2, and 3 in each  generic  rating
classification  from Aa  through C in its  corporate  bond  rating  system.  The
modifier 1 indicates  that the  security  ranks in the higher end of its generic
rating category;  the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier
3  indicates  that  the  issue  ranks in the  lower  end of its  generic  rating
category.

Moody's ratings for state and municipal and other short-term obligations will be
designated Moody's Investment Grade ("MIG").  This distinction is in recognition
of the differences  between  short-term credit risk and long-term risk.  Factors
affecting  the  liquidity  of  the  borrower  are  uppermost  in  importance  in
short-term borrowing, while various factors of the first importance in long-term
borrowing risk are of lesser importance in the short run.

MIG-1.  Notes bearing this  designation are of the best quality  enjoying strong
protection  from  established  cash flows of funds for their  servicing  or from
established and broad-based access to the market for refinancing, or both.

MIG-2.  Notes  bearing  this  designation  are of  favorable  quality,  with all
security  elements  accounted  for, but lacking the  undeniable  strength of the
previous grade.  Market access for refinancing,  in particular,  is likely to be
less well established.

P-1. Moody's  Commercial Paper ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to
repay  punctually  promissory  obligations  not having an  original  maturity in
excess of nine months. The designation  "Prime-1" or "P-1" indicates the highest
quality repayment capacity of the rated issue.

P-2.  Issuers have a strong  capacity for  repayment  of  short-term  promissory
obligations.

Thomson BankWatch, Inc.

A. Company possess an  exceptionally  strong balance sheet and earnings  record,
translating into an excellent  reputation and unquestioned access to its natural
money  markets.  If  weakness  or  vulnerability  exists  in any  aspect  of the
company's   business,   it  is  entirely  mitigated  by  the  strengths  of  the
organization.

A/B.  Company is  financially  very solid with a favorable  track  record and no
readily apparent weakness.  Its overall risk profile, while low, is not quite as
favorable as companies in the highest rating category.

IBCA Limited

A1. Short-term  obligations rated A1 are supported by a very strong capacity for
timely repayment. A plus sign is added to those issues determined to possess the
highest capacity for timely payment.

Fitch Investors Service, Inc.

F-1. The rating F-1 is the highest rating  assigned by Fitch.  Among the factors
considered  by Fitch in assigning  this rating are: (1) the issuer's  liquidity;
(2) its standing in the industry;  (3) the size of its debt;  (4) its ability to
service  its debt;  (5) its  profitability;  (6) its return on  equity;  (7) its
alternative  sources of  financing;  and (8) its  ability to access the  capital
markets.  Analysis of the  relative  strength  or weakness of these  factors and
others determines whether an issuer's commercial paper is rated F-1.

   

                FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Fund's audited Financial Statements, including the Financial Highlights, for
the year ended October 31, 1998 appearing in the Annual Report to Shareholders
and the report  thereon of Ernst & Young LLP,  independent  auditors,  appearing
therein are hereby  incorporated  by reference in this  Statement of  Additional
Information.  The Annual Report to Shareholders is delivered with this Statement
of  Additional   Information  to  shareholders   requesting  this  Statement  of
Additional Information.

    



   




  
Part C.                    OTHER INFORMATION

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Item 23. Exhibits 

Exhibit Number                           Description
1(a)                                     Articles of Incorporation, dated July 31, 1996 (previously filed as
                                         Exhibit (1) to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos.
                                         333-09341, 811-07739) and incorporated herein by reference.

2                                        By-laws (previously filed as Exhibit (2) to Registrant's Registration
                                         Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-09341, 811-07739) and incorporated
                                         herein by reference.

3                                        None

4                                        None

5(a)                                     Advisory Agreement, dated October 14, 1996 between the Registrant
                                         (International Equity Portfolio) and Harding, Loevner Management, L.P.
                                         (previously filed as Exhibit 5(a) to Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to
                                         Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-09341,
                                         811-07739) and incorporated herein by reference.


5(b)                                     Advisory Agreement, dated October 14, 1996 between the Registrant (Global
                                         Equity Portfolio) and Harding, Loevner Management, L.P.  (previously filed
                                         as Exhibit 5(b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to Registrant's
                                         Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-09341, 811-07739) and
                                         incorporated herein by reference.

5(c)                                     Advisory Agreement, dated October 14, 1996 between the Registrant
                                         (Multi-Asset Global Portfolio) and Harding, Loevner Management, L.P.
                                         (previously filed as Exhibit 5(c) to Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to
                                         Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-09341,
                                         811-07739) and incorporated herein by reference.

5(d)                                     Advisory Agreement, dated October 14, 1996 between the Registrant
                                         (Emerging Markets Portfolio) and Harding, Loevner Management, L.P.
                                         (previously filed as Exhibit 5(d) to Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to
                                         Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-09341,
                                         811-07739) and incorporated herein by reference.

6(a)                                     Distribution Agreement, dated October 14, 1996 between Registrant and AMT
                                         Capital Services, Inc. (previously filed as Exhibit 6(a) to Pre-Effective
                                         Amendment No.1 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File
                                         Nos. 333-09341, 811-07739) and incorporated herein by reference.

6(b)                                     Distribution Agreement, dated May 29, 1998 between Registrant and AMT
                                         Capital Securities, L.L.C. (previously filed as Exhibit 6(b) to
                                         Pre-Effective Amendment No.3 to Registrant's Registration Statement on
                                         Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-09341, 811-07739) and incorporated herein by
                                         reference.

7                                        None

8                                        Form of Custodian Agreement, dated  October 28, 1996 between Registrant
                                         and Investors Bank & Trust Company (previously filed as Exhibit 8 to
                                         Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to Registrant's Registration Statement on
                                         Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-09341, 811-07739) and incorporated herein by
                                         reference.

9(a)                                     Administration Agreement, dated October 14, 1996 between Registrant and
                                         AMT Capital Services, Inc. (previously filed as Exhibit 9(a) to
                                         Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to Registrant's Registration Statement on
                                         Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-09341, 811-07739) and incorporated herein by
                                         reference.


9(b)                                     Form of Transfer Agency Agreement, dated October 28, 1996 between
                                         Registrant and Investors Bank & Trust Company (previously filed as Exhibit
                                         9(b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to Registrant's Registration
                                         Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-09341, 811-07739) and incorporated
                                         herein by reference.

9(c)                                     Administration Agreement, dated May 29, 1998 between Registrant and
                                         Investors Capital Services, Inc. (previously filed as Exhibit 9(c) to
                                         Pre-Effective Amendment No.3 to Registrant's Registration Statement on
                                         Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-09341, 811-07739) and incorporated herein by
                                         reference.

10                                       Opinion and Consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads (previously filed as Exhibit
                                         10 to Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to Registrant's Registration Statement
                                         on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-09341, 811-07739) and incorporated herein by
                                         reference.

11                                       Consent of Ernst & Young ( filed herewith).

12                                       None

13(a)                                    Share Purchase Agreement, dated October 14, 1996 between Registrant and
                                         David R. Loevner for the International Equity Portfolio (previously filed
                                         as Exhibit 13(a) to Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to Registrant's
                                         Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-09341, 811-07739) and
                                         incorporated herein by reference.

13(b)                                    Share Purchase Agreement, dated October 14, 1996 between Registrant and
                                         David R. Loevner for the Emerging Markets Portfolio (previously filed as
                                         Exhibit 13(b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to Registrant's Registration
                                         Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-09341, 811-07739) and incorporated
                                         herein by reference.

13(c)                                    Share Purchase Agreement, dated October 14, 1996 between Registrant and
                                         David R. Loevner for the Multi-Asset Global Portfolio (previously filed as
                                         Exhibit 13(c) to Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to Registrant's Registration
                                         Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-09341, 811-07739) and incorporated
                                         herein by reference.

13(d)                                    Share Purchase Agreement, dated October 14, 1996 between Registrant and
                                         David R. Loevner for the Global Equity Portfolio (previously filed as
                                         Exhibit 13(d) to Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to Registrant's Registration
                                         Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-09341, 811-07739) and incorporated
                                         herein by reference.

14                                       None

15                                       Not Applicable

16                                       Performance Information Schedule (filed herewith)

17                                       Financial Data Schedule (filed herewith)

18                                       None
 
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Item 24
Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant

As of December 31, 1998,  the following  shareholder  was deemed to be a
"control  person" of the Fund as such term is defined in the 1940 Act.
<TABLE>
<S>                                     <C>                           <C>                         <C>    

                                        Name and Address of            Nature of Beneficial          Percent
        Title of Class                   Beneficial Owner                   Ownership              of Portfolio
         None.

</TABLE>
 
Item 25
Indemnification.

         The Registrant shall indemnify directors,
officers, employees and agents of the Registrant
against judgements, fines, settlements and expenses
to the fullest extent allowed, and in the manner
provided, by applicable federal and Maryland law,
including Section 17(h) and (i) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940.  In this regard, the
Registrant undertakes to abide by the provisions of
Investment Company Act Releases No. 11330 and 7221
until amended or superseded by subsequent
interpretation of legislative or judicial action.

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, Registrant understands that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other
than the payment by Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of Registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered,
the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 26
Business and Other Connections of Investment 
Adviser.

         Harding, Loevner Management, LP (the
"Investment Adviser") is a company organized under
the laws of New Jersey State and it is an
investment adviser registered under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Advisers Act").
         The list required by this Item 26 of
officers and directors of the Investment Adviser,
together with information as to any other business,
profession, vocation or employment of a substantial
nature engaged in by such officers and directors
during the past two years, is incorporated by
reference to Schedules A and D of Form ADV filed by
the Investment Adviser pursuant to the Advisers Act
(SEC File No. 801-36845).

Item 27
Principal Underwriter.

In addition to the Registrant, AMT Capital
Securities, L.L.C. currently acts as distributor to
FFTW Funds, Inc., SAMCO Fund, Inc., Holland Series
Fund, Inc. and TIFF Investment Program, Inc. AMT
Capital Securities, L.L.C. is registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as a
broker/dealer and is a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

For each Director or officer of AMT Capital
Securities, L.L.C.



Name and Principal
Business Address           Positions & Offices            Positions & Offices
with Underwriter           with Distributor                   with Registrant


Alan M. Trager             Director, Chairman and             None
600 Fifth Avenue           Treasurer
26th Floor
New York, NY  10020

Arthur Goetchius           President
600 Fifth Avenue
26th Floor
New York, NY  10020

Carla E. Dearing           Vice President                   Assistant Treasurer
600 Fifth Avenue
26th Floor
New York, NY  10020

 Not applicable.

Item 28
Location of Accounts and Records.

                  All accounts, books and other
documents required to be maintained by Section
31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "1940 Act"), and the rules thereunder
will be maintained at the offices of the
Investment Adviser, the Custodian and the
Administrator.

                  Harding, Loevner Management, L.P.
                  50 Division Street, Suite 401
                  Somerville, N.J.  08876

                  Investors Capital Services, Inc.
                  600 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor
                  New York, New York 10020

                  Investors Bank & Trust Company
                  200 Clarendon Street
                  Boston, Massachusetts 02117-9130

Item 29
Management Services.

Not applicable.

Item 30
Undertakings.

Not applicable

Registrant hereby undertakes to call a meeting of
shareholders for the purpose of voting upon the
question of removal of one or more of the
Registrant's directors when requested in writing to
do so by the holders of at least 10% of the
Registrant's outstanding shares of common stock
and, in connection with such meeting, to assist in
communications with other shareholders in this
regard, as provided under Section 16(c) of the 1940
Act.


                          SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities Act
of 1933 and the  Investment  Company Act of 1940, the
Registrant   certifies   that   it   meets   all  the
requirements for  effectiveness of this  Registration
Statement   pursuant   to  Rule   485(b)   under  the
Securities  Act of 1933  and  has  duly  caused  this
Registration  Statement  to be signed  on its  behalf
by the  undersigned,  thereunto duly  authorized,  in
the City of  Somerville,  State of New  Jersey on the
29th day of January, 1999.


 
 
 
HARDING, LOEVNER FUNDS, INC.

 
By: /s/ David R. Loevner 
 
      David R. Loevner, President

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities Act
of  1933,  this   Post-Effective   Amendment  to  the
Registration  Statement  had been signed below by the
following  persons  in the  capacities  indicated  on
the 29th day of January, 1999.

Signature                                 Title
/s/ David R. Loevner                      Director and President
David R. Loevner
/s/ William E. Vastardis                  Secretary and Treasurer
William E. Vastardis
*/s/ Jane A. Freeman                      Director
Jane A. Freeman
*/s/ Carl W. Schafer                      Director
Carl W. Schafer
*/s/ Samuel R. Karetsky                   Director
Samuel R. Karetsky
*/s/ James C. Brady III                   Director
James C. Brady III
 * Attorney-in-Fact /s/ William E. Vastardis                 




                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                     ________________________________



                                 EXHIBITS

                                    TO

                                 FORM N-1A

                          REGISTRATION STATEMENT

                                   UNDER

                        THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                  AND THE

                      INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

                     ________________________________

                       HARDING, LOEVNER FUNDS, INC.



                                                HARDING, LOEVNER FUNDS, INC.
                                                   EXHIBIT INDEX

11                                         Consent of Ernst & Young.
16                                         Performance Information Schedule
17                                         Financial Data Schedule

    




CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions
"Financial
Highlights", "Other Parties-Independent Auditors" and
"Financial Statements" and to the use of our report dated
December 3, 1998, which is incorporated by reference, in
this Registration Statement (Form N-1A No. 333-09341) of
Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc.
 




                                          /s/Ernst & Young LLP
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York
January 25, 1999




                            Performance Information Schedule

                                      Total Return
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   Date of        Net        Cap.        Shares                         Returns
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  5/11/94                                              10.00          1,000.00
  12/31/94     0.03158      0.01167       0.445        9.71             975.32
  4/25/95      0.01500      0.00000       0.152        10.32          1,038.16
  6/30/95      0.00000      0.00000       0.000        10.32          1,038.16
  7/25/95      0.05500      0.00000       0.529        10.46          1,057.78
  10/23/95     0.01880      0.00000       0.183        10.41          1,054.62
  12/29/95     0.01166      0.00000       0.110        10.77          1,092.28
  4/30/96      0.00000      0.00000       0.000        11.57          1,173.41
  8/16/96      0.02189      0.00000       0.191        11.63          1,181.71
  10/31/96     0.08949      0.10499       1.696        11.65          1,203.51
  12/31/96     0.00254      0.00000       0.022        12.20          1,260.59
  10/31/97     0.00000      0.00000       0.000        11.79          1,218.22     1,000.00
  12/31/97     0.10608      0.06914       1.573        11.51          1,207.40       991.11
  10/31/98     0.00000      0.00000       0.000        11.62          1,218.94     1,000.59




                            Performance Information Schedule

                                      Total Return
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


   Date of        Net        Cap.        Shares                         Returns
 Distribution   Income      Gains.     Reinvested       NAV      Inception     1 Year

                                 Harding Loevner Funds
                                Global Equity Portfolio

  12/1/96                                              17.58          1,000.00
  12/31/96     0.01273      0.00000       0.041        17.55            999.02
  10/31/97     0.00000      0.00000       0.000        18.70          1,064.48     1,000.00
  12/31/97     0.24565      1.94345       7.330        17.00          1,092.33     1,026.15
  10/31/98     0.00000      0.00000       0.000        16.16          1,038.35       975.45



                            Performance Information Schedule

                                      Total Return
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


   Date of        Net        Cap.        Shares                         Returns
 Distribution   Income      Gains.     Reinvested       NAV      Inception     1 Year

                                 Harding Loevner Funds
                              Multi Asset Global Portfolio

  11/1/96                                              10.00          1,000.00
  12/31/96     0.02900      0.00000       0.280        10.35          1,037.90
  10/31/97     0.00000      0.00000       0.000        11.26          1,129.15     1,000.00
  12/31/97     0.46045      0.00000       4.152        11.12          1,161.29     1,028.46
  10/31/98     0.00000      0.00000       0.000        11.41          1,191.58     1,055.28



 

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the
captions "Financial
Highlights", "Other Parties - Independent Auditors"
and "Financial Statements" and to the use of our
report dated December 3, 1997, which is
incorporated by reference, in this Registration
Statement (Form N-1A No. 333-09341) of Harding,
Loevner Funds, Inc.


                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York
November 27, 1998




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