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             Filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange
                         Commission on November 27, 1998
                                                              File No. 2-63522
                                                              File No. 811-2899

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM N-1A

             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933       /   /

                           Pre-Effective Amendment No.                     /   /
                         Post-Effective Amendment No. 23                   / X /
                                                      --
                                     And/or
                        REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
                         INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940                    /   /

 Amendment No.  25                                                         / X /
                --

                              CASH EQUIVALENT FUND
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                222 South Riverside Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60606
                -------------------------------------------------
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (312) 537-7000
                                                           --------------

                 Philip J. Collora, Vice President and Secretary
                              Cash Equivalent Fund
                            222 South Riverside Plaza
                             Chicago, Illinois 60606
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

                                 With a copy to:
                                Cathy G. O'Kelly
                                 David A. Sturms
                        Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz
                            222 North LaSalle Street
                             Chicago, Illinois 60601

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

/   /    Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
/   /    60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (1)
/   /    75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (2)
/ X /    On November 30, 1998 pursuant to paragraph (b)
/   /    On __________________ pursuant to paragraph (a) (1)
/   /    On __________________ pursuant to paragraph (a) (2) of Rule 485.

         If Appropriate, check the following box:
/   /    This  post-effective  amendment  designates a new effective  date for a
         previously filed post-effective amendment

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                              CASH EQUIVALENT FUND
                             MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
                         GOVERNMENT SECURITIES PORTFOLIO
                              TAX-EXEMPT PORTFOLIO

                              CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET

                           Items Required By Form N-1A
                           ---------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PART A
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  Item No.     Item Caption                               Prospectus Caption
  --------     ------------                               ------------------

     <S>       <C>                                        <C>
     1.        Cover Page                                 Cover Page

     2.        Synopsis                                   Summary; Summary of Expenses

     3.        Condensed Financial Information            Financial Highlights; Performance

     4.        General Description of Registrant          Investment Objectives, Policies and Factors; Capital Structure

     5.        Management of the Fund                     Investment Manager and Shareholder Services
     5. (a)    Management's Discussion of Fund
               Performance                                Inapplicable

     6.        Capital Stock and Other Securities         Purchase of Shares; Dividends and Taxes; Capital Structure

     7.        Purchase of Securities Being               Purchases of Shares; Net Asset Value; Investment Manager and
               Offered                                    Shareholder Services; Special Features

     8.        Redemption or Repurchase                   Redemption of Shares; Special Features

     9.        Pending Legal Proceedings                  Inapplicable

                            Cross Reference - Page 1
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                              CASH EQUIVALENT FUND
                             MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
                         GOVERNMENT SECURITIES PORTFOLIO
                              TAX-EXEMPT PORTFOLIO

                              CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET
                                   (continued)

                           Items Required By Form N-1A
                           ---------------------------

PART B
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  Item No.     Item Caption                                Caption in Statement of Additional Information
  --------     ------------                                ----------------------------------------------

     10.       Cover Page                                  Cover Page

     11.       Table of Contents                           Table of Contents

     12.       General Information and History             Inapplicable

     13.       Investment Objectives and                   Investment Restrictions; Municipal Securities; Appendix
               Policies                                    - Ratings of Investments

     14.       Management of the Fund                      Investment Manager and Shareholder Services; Officers
                                                           and Trustees

     15.       Control Persons and Principal               Officers and Trustees
               Holders of Securities

     16.       Investment Advisory and Other               Investment Manager and Shareholder Services; Officers
               Services                                    and Trustees

     17.       Brokerage Allocation and Other              Portfolio Transactions
               Practices

     18.       Capital Stock and Other Securities          Shareholder Rights

     19.       Purchase, Redemption and Pricing            Purchase and Redemption of Shares; Dividends, Net Asset
               of Securities Being Offered                 Value and Taxes

     20.       Tax Status                                  Dividends, Net Asset Value and Taxes

     21.       Underwriters                                Investment Manager and Shareholder Services

     22.       Calculation of Performance Data             Performance

     23.       Financial Statements                        Financial Statements
</TABLE>

                            Cross Reference - Page 2
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CASH EQUIVALENT FUND
222 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Table of Contents
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Summary                                              1
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Summary of Expenses                                  2
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Financial  Highlights                                2
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Investment Objectives, Policies
and Risk Factors                                     5
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Net Asset Value                                     10
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Purchase of Shares                                  10
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Redemption of Shares                                11
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Special Features                                    14
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Dividends and Taxes                                 14
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Investment Manager and
Shareholder Services                                16
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Performance                                         18
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Capital Structure                                   19
- --------------------------------------------------------


   
This prospectus contains  information about the Fund that a prospective investor
should know before  investing  and should be retained  for future  reference.  A
Statement  of  Additional   Information   dated  November  30,  1998,  which  is
incorporated  herein  by  reference,  has been  filed  with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  (the  "SEC") and is  available  along  with other  related
materials  on the SEC's  Internet Web site  (http//www.sec.gov).  It may also be
obtained upon request  without  charge from the Fund at the address or telephone
number on this cover or the firm from which this prospectus was received.
    

Cash
Equivalent
Fund

   
PROSPECTUS November 30, 1998
    

CASH EQUIVALENT FUND
222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606
1-800-231-8568.

The Fund offers a choice of investment  portfolios and is designed for investors
who seek  maximum  current  income to the extent  consistent  with  stability of
capital.  The Fund currently offers the Money Market  Portfolio,  the Government
Securities  Portfolio  and the  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio.  Each  Portfolio  invests
exclusively in high quality money market instruments.

An  investment  in the  Fund is  neither  insured  nor  guaranteed  by the  U.S.
Government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board
or any other  agency,  and is not a deposit or  obligation  of, or guaranteed or
endorsed by, any bank.  There can be no assurance  that the Fund will be able to
maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share.

   
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.
    

<PAGE>

CASH EQUIVALENT FUND

222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Telephone 1-800-231-8568

SUMMARY

Investment  Objectives.  Cash  Equivalent  Fund  (the  "Fund")  is an  open-end,
diversified,  management  investment company. The Fund currently offers a choice
of three  investment  portfolios  ("Portfolios").  Each  Portfolio  invests in a
portfolio of high quality  short-term money market  instruments  consistent with
its specific objective.  The Money Market Portfolio seeks maximum current income
to the extent consistent with stability of capital from a portfolio primarily of
commercial paper and bank obligations. The Government Securities Portfolio seeks
maximum current income to the extent consistent with stability of capital from a
portfolio  of  obligations  issued or  guaranteed  by the U.S.  Government,  its
agencies or  instrumentalities.  The Tax-Exempt  Portfolio seeks maximum current
income that is exempt from federal  income taxes to the extent  consistent  with
stability of capital from a portfolio of municipal  securities.  Each  Portfolio
may use a variety of investment techniques, including the purchase of repurchase
agreements and variable rate securities.  Each Portfolio seeks to maintain a net
asset value of $1.00 per share.  There is no assurance that the objective of any
Portfolio  will be achieved or that any Portfolio will be able to maintain a net
asset value of $1.00 per share.  See "Investment  Objectives,  Policies and Risk
Factors."  

   
Investment  Manager and Services.  Scudder Kemper  Investments,  Inc.  ("Scudder
Kemper" or "the  Adviser") is the  investment  manager for the Fund and provides
the Fund with continuous professional  investment  supervision.  With respect to
the Money Market and Government  Securities  Portfolios,  the Adviser is paid an
investment  management  fee  monthly,  on a  graduated  basis at an annual  rate
ranging  from 0.22% of the first  $500  million of  combined  average  daily net
assets of such Portfolios to 0.15% of combined  average daily net assets of such
Portfolios  over $3  billion.  With  respect to the  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio,  the
Adviser is paid an investment management fee monthly, on a graduated basis at an
annual rate ranging  from 0.22% of the first $500  million of average  daily net
assets of such  Portfolio to 0.15% of average daily net assets of such Portfolio
over $3 billion. Kemper Distributors, Inc. ("KDI"), an affiliate of the Adviser,
is primary administrator, distributor and principal underwriter of the Fund and,
as  such,   provides   information  and  services  for  existing  and  potential
shareholders  and  acts as  agent  of the  Fund in the  sale of its  shares.  As
distributor,  KDI receives an annual fee, payable  monthly,  of 0.38% of average
daily net assets of the Money Market and  Government  Securities  Portfolios and
0.33%  of  average  daily  net  assets  of the  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio.  KDI pays
financial  services  firms that provide cash  management  and other services for
their  customers  through the Fund a fee ranging from 0.15% to 0.40% annually of
average  daily net assets of those  accounts in the Fund that they  maintain and
service. See "Investment Manager and Shareholder Services."
    

Purchases and  Redemptions.  Shares of each Portfolio are available at net asset
value through selected  financial services firms. The minimum initial investment
for each Portfolio is $1,000 and the minimum subsequent  investment is $100. See
"Purchase  of  Shares."  Shares  may be  redeemed  at the net asset  value  next
determined after receipt by the Fund's Shareholder Service Agent of a request to
redeem in proper form. Shares may be redeemed by written request or by using one
of the Fund's  expedited  redemption  procedures.  See  "Redemption  of Shares."

Dividends.  Dividends  are  declared  daily  and  paid  monthly.  Dividends  are
automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same Portfolio,  unless the
shareholder makes a different election. See "Dividends and Taxes."

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General Information and Capital. The Fund is organized as a business trust under
the laws of  Massachusetts  and may  issue an  unlimited  number  of  shares  of
beneficial  interest.  Shares are fully paid and nonassessable  when issued, are
transferable  without  restriction and have no preemptive or conversion  rights.
The Fund is not required to hold annual shareholder  meetings;  but it will hold
special  meetings as required or deemed  desirable for such purposes as electing
trustees,  changing fundamental  policies or approving an investment  management
agreement. See "Capital Structure."

SUMMARY OF EXPENSES

Shareholder Transaction Expenses............................................None

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                               <C>            <C>                     <C>
Annual Fund Operating Expenses                    Money Market   Government Securities   Tax-Exempt
(as a percentage of average net assets)            Portfolio         Portfolio            Portfolio
                                                   ---------         ---------            ---------
   
Management Fees                                      0.20%            0.20%                0.22%
12b-1 Fees                                           0.38%            0.38%                0.33%
Other Expenses                                       0.33%            0.27%                0.11%
Total Operating Expenses                             0.91%            0.85%                0.66%
    
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

<S>                                                <C>                 <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>
   
Example                                            Portfolio           1 Year     3 Years    5 Years     10 Years
                                                   ---------           ------     -------    -------     --------

You would pay the following expenses on a      Money Market              $9         $29        $50         $112
$1,000 investment, assuming (1) 5% annual      Government Securities     $9         $27        $47         $105
return and (2) redemption at the end of        Tax-Exempt                $7         $21        $37         $ 82
each time period:
</TABLE>
    

The purpose of the preceding table is to assist investors in  understanding  the
various  costs and expenses  that an investor in the Fund will bear  directly or
indirectly.   Investment  dealers  and  other  firms  may  independently  charge
shareholders  additional  fees;  please see their  materials  for details.  As a
result of the accrual of 12b-1 fees,  long-term  shareholders  may pay more than
the economic  equivalent of the maximum front-end sales charges permitted by the
National Association of Securities Dealers. The Example assumes a 5% annual rate
of return pursuant to  requirements  of the Securities and Exchange  Commission.
This hypothetical rate of return is not intended to be representative of past or
future  performance  of any  Portfolio  of the Fund.  The Example  should not be
considered to be a representation  of past or future  expenses.  Actual expenses
may be greater or lesser than those shown.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   
The tables below show  financial  information  for each  Portfolio  expressed in
terms of one share  outstanding  throughout the period.  The  information in the
tables is covered by the report of the Fund's independent  auditors.  The report
is  contained in the Fund's  Registration  Statement  and is available  from the
Fund.  The  financial  statements  contained in the Fund's 1998 Annual Report to
Shareholders are incorporated herein by reference and may be obtained by writing
or calling the Fund.
    

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   
Money Market Portfolio
                                                                            Year ended July 31,
<S>                                                        <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>         <C> 
                                                           1998         1997        1996        1995        1994
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Per Share Operating Performance:
Net asset value, beginning of year                        $1.00        1.00         1.00        1.00        1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income                                       .05         .05          .05         .05         .03
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less dividends declared                                     .05         .05          .05         .05         .03
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of year                              $1.00        1.00         1.00        1.00        1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Return                                              4.93%        4.78         4.94        4.95        2.82
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Expenses                                                   .91%         .93          .89         .87         .88
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income                                     4.83%        4.64         4.86        4.84        2.78
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Supplemental Data:
Net assets at end of year (in thousands)                $851,592    970,516      2,774,595   3,593,294   3,387,245
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Money Market Portfolio (continued)
                                                                            Year ended July 31,
                                                           1993        1992         1991        1990        1989
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Per Share Operating Performance:
Net asset value, beginning of year                     $  1.00         1.00        1.00         1.00        1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income                                      .03          .04         .07          .08         .08
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less dividends declared                                    .03          .04         .07          .08         .08
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of year                           $  1.00         1.00        1.00         1.00        1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Return                                             2.60%         4.09        6.76         8.11        8.60
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Expenses                                                  .85%          .82         .84          .83         .88
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income                                    2.57%         4.01        6.57         7.87        8.31
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Supplemental Data:
Net assets at end of year (in thousands)               $3,616,636   3,916,708   3,719,927    4,040,918   6,716,008
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Government Securities Portfolio
                                                                            Year ended July 31,
                                                           1998         1997        1996        1995        1994
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Per Share Operating Performance:
Net asset value, beginning of year                        $1.00        1.00         1.00        1.00        1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income                                       .05         .05          .05         .05         .03
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less dividends declared                                     .05         .05          .05         .05         .03
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of year                              $1.00        1.00         1.00        1.00        1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Return                                              4.89%        4.85         5.00        4.96        2.82
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Expenses                                                   .85%         .83          .79         .81         .81
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income                                     4.79%        4.73         4.90        4.87        2.72
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Supplemental Data:
Net assets at end of year (in thousands)                $391,861    404,037      1,594,128   1,785,098   1,538,011
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    

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Government Securities Portfolio (continued)
                                                                            Year ended July 31,
                                                           1993        1992         1991        1990        1989
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Per Share Operating Performance:
Net asset value, beginning of year                     $  1.00         1.00        1.00         1.00        1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income                                      .03          .04         .06          .08         .08
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less dividends declared                                    .03          .04         .06          .08         .08
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of year                           $  1.00         1.00        1.00         1.00        1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Return                                             2.60%         4.12        6.62         8.18        8.72
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Expenses                                                  .78%          .75         .72          .69         .70
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income                                    2.57%         4.06        6.38         7.90        8.53
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Supplemental Data:
Net assets at end of year (in thousands)               $2,825,357   3,000,890   3,239,272    2,779,707   2,986,780
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tax-Exempt Portfolio
                                                                            Year ended July 31,
                                                           1998         1997        1996        1995        1994

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Per Share Operating Performance:
Net asset value, beginning of year                        $1.00        1.00         1.00        1.00        1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income                                       .03         .03          .03         .03         .02
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less dividends declared                                     .03         .03          .03         .03         .02
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of year                              $1.00        1.00         1.00        1.00        1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Return                                              3.13%        3.03         3.11        3.21        2.05
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Expenses                                                   .66%         .71          .70         .68         .68
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income                                     3.09%        2.97         3.08        3.15        2.02
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Supplemental Data:
Net assets at end of year (in thousands)                $333,427    444,939      931,564     1,109,861   1,136,901
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tax-Exempt Portfolio (continued)
                                                                            Year ended July 31,
                                                           1993        1992         1991        1990        1989

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Per Share Operating Performance:
Net asset value, beginning of year                     $  1.00         1.00        1.00         1.00        1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income                                      .02          .03         .05          .05         .06
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less dividends declared                                    .02          .03         .05          .05         .06
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of year                           $  1.00         1.00        1.00         1.00        1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Return                                             2.12%         3.29        4.75         5.55        5.96
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Expenses                                                  .64%          .64         .64          .63         .63
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income                                    2.09%         3.21        4.65         5.44        5.82
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Supplemental Data:
Net assets at end of year (in thousands)               $1,417,307   1,289,560   1,129,368    1,195,736   2,164,784
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
</TABLE>

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Note: The Money Market Portfolio's total return for the year ended July 31, 1995
includes  the  effect of a capital  contribution  from the  investment  manager.
Without the capital contribution, the total return would have been 4.28%.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND RISK FACTORS

The Fund is a mutual fund designed to provide its shareholders with professional
management of short-term  investment  dollars.  It is designed for investors who
seek maximum current income consistent with stability of capital. The Fund pools
individual and institutional  investors' money which it uses to buy high quality
money market  instruments.  The Fund is a series investment company that is able
to  provide   investors  with  a  choice  of  separate   investment   portfolios
("Portfolios").  It currently  offers  three  investment  Portfolios:  the Money
Market  Portfolio,  the  Government  Securities  Portfolio  and  the  Tax-Exempt
Portfolio.  Because each Portfolio combines its shareholders'  money, it can buy
and sell  large  blocks  of  securities,  which  reduces  transaction  costs and
maximizes  yields.  The Fund is managed by investment  professionals who analyze
market trends to take advantage of changing  conditions and who seek to minimize
risk by diversifying each Portfolio's investments. A Portfolio's investments are
subject to price fluctuations  resulting from rising or declining interest rates
and are  subject to the  ability  of the  issuers  of such  investments  to make
payment at maturity.  However, because of their short maturities,  liquidity and
high quality ratings,  high quality money market  instruments,  such as those in
which  the  Fund  invests,  are  generally  considered  to be among  the  safest
available.  Thus,  the Fund is  designed  for  investors  who want to avoid  the
fluctuations  of principal  commonly  associated  with equity and long-term bond
investments.  There  can be no  guarantee  that a  Portfolio  will  achieve  its
objective or that it will maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share. The net
asset value of $1.00 per share has, however,  been maintained for each Portfolio
since its inception.

Money Market Portfolio.  The Money Market Portfolio seeks maximum current income
consistent  with  stability of capital.  The Portfolio  pursues its objective by
investing  exclusively in the following types of U.S. Dollar  denominated  money
market instruments that mature in 12 months or less:
    

1.   Obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. or Canadian  Governments,  their
     agencies or instrumentalities.

2.   Bank certificates of deposit, time deposits or bankers' acceptances limited
     to domestic banks (including their foreign branches) and Canadian chartered
     banks having total assets in excess of $1 billion.

3.   Certificates  of deposit and time  deposits  of  domestic  savings and loan
     associations having total assets in excess of $1 billion.

4.   Bank certificates of deposit, time deposits or bankers' acceptances of U.S.
     branches of foreign banks having total assets in excess of $10 billion.

5.   Commercial  paper rated  Prime-1 or Prime-2 by Moody's  Investors  Service,
     Inc. ("Moody's") or A-1 or A-2 by Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P"), or
     commercial  paper or notes issued by companies with an unsecured debt issue
     outstanding  currently  rated A or  higher  by  Moody's  or S&P  where  the
     obligation is on the same or a higher level of priority as the rated issue,
     and  investments in other  corporate  obligations  such as publicly  traded
     bonds,  debentures  and notes  rated A or higher by Moody's  or S&P.  For a
     description of these ratings,  see "Appendix -- Ratings of  Investments" in
     the Statement of Additional Information.

6.   Commercial  paper  secured by a letter of credit  issued by a  domestic  or
     Canadian  chartered  bank having  total  assets in excess of $1 billion and
     rated Prime-1 by Moody's.

7.   Repurchase agreements of obligations that are suitable for investment under
     the categories set forth above. Repurchase agreements are discussed below.

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<PAGE>

In addition,  the Portfolio  limits its  investments to securities that meet the
quality  and  diversification  requirements  of Rule 2a-7  under the  Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act").  See "Net Asset  Value."

To the extent the Money Market Portfolio  purchases  Eurodollar  certificates of
deposit issued by London branches of U.S.  banks, or commercial  paper issued by
foreign  entities,  consideration  will be  given  to  their  marketability  and
possible restrictions on international  currency transactions and to regulations
imposed by the domicile country of the foreign issuer.  Eurodollar  certificates
of  deposit  may  not  be  subject  to  the  same  regulatory   requirements  as
certificates  of  deposit  issued by U.S.  banks and  associated  income  may be
subject to the imposition of foreign taxes.

The Money  Market  Portfolio  may  invest in  commercial  paper  issued by major
corporations  under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on the exemption from
registration  afforded by Section 3(a)(3) thereof.  Such commercial paper may be
issued only to finance  current  transactions  and must mature in nine months or
less.  Trading of such commercial paper is conducted  primarily by institutional
investors through  investment dealers and individual  investor  participation in
the commercial paper market is very limited.

The  Portfolio  also may invest in  commercial  paper  issued in reliance on the
so-called "private  placement"  exemption from registration which is afforded by
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 ("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 that 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.  The Fund's
investment manager considers the legally restricted but readily saleable Section
4(2) paper to be liquid;  however,  pursuant to procedures approved by the Board
of Trustees of the Fund, if a particular investment in Section 4(2) paper is not
determined  to be  liquid,  that  investment  will be  included  within  the 10%
limitation on illiquid  securities  discussed under "The Fund" below. The Fund's
investment  manager  monitors the liquidity of the  Portfolio's  investments  in
Section 4(2) paper on a continuous basis.

The Money Market  Portfolio may concentrate  more than 25% of its assets in bank
certificates  of deposit  or  banker's  acceptances  of United  States  banks in
accordance  with  its  investment  objective  and  policies.   Accordingly,  the
Portfolio  may be more  adversely  affected  by  changes  in market or  economic
conditions and other circumstances  affecting the banking industry than it would
be if the Portfolio's assets were not so concentrated.

Government  Securities  Portfolio.  The Government  Securities  Portfolio  seeks
maximum  current  income  consistent  with  stability of capital.  The Portfolio
pursues its objective by investing  exclusively in U.S.  Treasury bills,  notes,
bonds and other  obligations  issued or guaranteed by the U.S.  Government,  its
agencies or instrumentalities and repurchase agreements of such obligations. All
securities purchased mature within 12 months or less. In addition, the Portfolio
limits its investments to securities  that meet the quality and  diversification
requirements  of Rule 2a-7  under  the 1940 Act.  See "Net  Asset  Value."  Some
securities issued by U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities are supported
only by the credit of the agency or instrumentality, such as those issued by the
Federal Home Loan Bank,  and others have an  additional  line of credit with the
U.S.   Treasury,   such  as  those  issued  by  the  Federal  National  Mortgage
Association,   Farm  Credit  System  and  Student  Loan  Marketing  Association.
Short-term U.S. Government obligations generally are considered to be the safest
short-term investment.  The U.S. Government guarantee of the securities owned by
the  Portfolio,  however,  does not  guarantee the net asset value of its shares
which the Fund seeks to  maintain  at $1.00 per  share.  Also,  with  respect to
securities supported only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality
or by an additional line of credit with the U.S. Treasury, there is no guarantee
that  the  U.S.   Government   will   provide   support  to  such   agencies  or
instrumentalities  and such securities may involve risk of loss of principal and
interest. Repurchase agreements are discussed below.

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Tax-Exempt Portfolio. The Tax-Exempt Portfolio seeks maximum current income that
is exempt from federal income taxes to the extent  consistent  with stability of
capital.  The Portfolio pursues its objective primarily through a professionally
managed,  diversified  portfolio of short-term high quality tax-exempt municipal
obligations.  Under normal  market  conditions  at least 80% of the  Portfolio's
total assets will, as a fundamental policy, be invested in obligations issued by
or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States and the
District  of  Columbia   and  their   political   subdivisions,   agencies   and
instrumentalities,  the income  from  which is exempt  from  federal  income tax
("Municipal Securities").

Dividends  representing net interest income received by the Tax-Exempt Portfolio
on Municipal  Securities will be exempt from federal income tax when distributed
to the  Portfolio's  shareholders.  Such dividend income may be subject to state
and  local  taxes.  See  "Dividends  and  Taxes --  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio."  The
Portfolio's assets will consist of Municipal  Securities,  temporary investments
as  described  below and cash.  The  Portfolio  considers  short-term  Municipal
Securities to be those that mature in one year or less.

The Tax-Exempt  Portfolio will invest only in Municipal  Securities which at the
time of purchase:  (a) are rated within the two  highest-ratings  for  Municipal
Securities  (Aaa or Aa)  assigned by Moody's or (AAA or AA) assigned by S&P; (b)
are guaranteed or insured by the U.S.  Government as to the payment of principal
and  interest;  (c) are fully  collateralized  by an  escrow of U.S.  Government
securities  acceptable to the Fund's investment manager; (d) have at the time of
purchase Moody's short-term  Municipal Securities rating of MIG-2 or higher or a
municipal  commercial  paper  rating  of  P-2  or  higher,  or  S&P's  municipal
commercial  paper  rating of A-2 or  higher;  (e) are  unrated,  if longer  term
Municipal  Securities  of that issuer are rated  within the two  highest  rating
categories  by Moody's or S&P;  or (f) are  determined  to be at least  equal in
quality  to one or more of the above  ratings  in the  discretion  of the Fund's
investment  manager.  In  addition,  the  Portfolio  limits  its  investment  to
securities that meet the quality and  diversification  requirements of Rule 2a-7
under the 1940 Act. See "Net Asset Value."

Municipal  Securities  generally  are  classified  as  "general  obligation"  or
"revenue" issues. General obligation bonds are secured by the issuer's pledge of
its full credit and taxing  power for the  payment of  principal  and  interest.
Revenue  bonds are payable  only from the  revenues  derived  from a  particular
facility  or class of  facilities  or, in some  cases,  from the  proceeds  of a
special  excise tax or other  specific  revenue  source  such as the user of the
facility being financed.  Industrial  development  bonds held by the Fund are in
most cases revenue bonds and are not payable from the  unrestricted  revenues of
the  issuer.  Among other  types of  instruments,  the  Portfolio  may  purchase
tax-exempt commercial paper, warrants and short-term municipal notes such as tax
anticipation  notes,  bond  anticipation  notes,   revenue  anticipation  notes,
construction  loan notes and other  forms of  short-term  loans.  Such notes are
issued  with  a  short-term  maturity  in  anticipation  of the  receipt  of tax
payments,  the proceeds of bond  placements or other  revenues.  A more detailed
discussion  of  Municipal  Securities  and the Moody's and S&P ratings  outlined
above is contained  in the  Statement of  Additional  Information.  As indicated
above and under "Dividends and Taxes -- Tax-Exempt Portfolio," the Portfolio may
invest in short-term "private activity" bonds.

The Tax-Exempt Portfolio may purchase high quality Certificates of Participation
in trusts that hold Municipal  Securities.  A Certificate of Participation gives
the Portfolio an undivided  interest in the Municipal Security in the proportion
that  the  Portfolio's  interest  bears to the  total  principal  amount  of the
Municipal Security.  These Certificates of Participation may be variable rate or
fixed rate with  remaining  maturities  of one year or less.  A  Certificate  of
Participation may be backed by an irrevocable letter of credit or guarantee of a
financial institution that satisfies rating agencies as to the credit quality of
the Municipal  Security  supporting the payment of principal and interest on the
Certificate  of  Participation.  Payments of  principal  and  interest  would be
dependent upon the underlying  Municipal  Security and may be guaranteed under a
letter of credit to the extent of such  credit.  The quality  rating by a rating
service of an issue of Certificates of Participation is based primarily upon the
rating of the Municipal  Security held by the trust and the credit rating of the
issuer of any letter of credit and of any other

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guarantor  providing credit support to the issue. The Fund's investment  manager
considers these factors as well as others, such as any quality ratings issued by
the rating services  identified above, in reviewing the credit risk presented by
a Certificate of  Participation  and in determining  whether the  Certificate of
Participation is appropriate for investment by the Portfolio.  It is anticipated
by the Fund's investment manager that, for most publicly offered Certificates of
Participation,  there will be a liquid  secondary  market or there may be demand
features   enabling  the   Portfolio  to  readily  sell  its   Certificates   of
Participation  prior to  maturity  to the issuer or a third  party.  As to those
instruments with demand features, the Portfolio intends to exercise its right to
demand  payment from the issuer of the demand  feature only upon a default under
the terms of the  Municipal  Security,  as needed to provide  liquidity  to meet
redemptions, or to maintain a high quality investment portfolio.

The Tax-Exempt  Portfolio may purchase  securities that provide for the right to
resell them to an issuer, bank or dealer at an agreed upon price or yield within
a specified period prior to the maturity date of such  securities.  Such a right
to resell is referred  to as a "Standby  Commitment."  Securities  may cost more
with Standby  Commitments than without them. Standby Commitments will be entered
into solely to  facilitate  portfolio  liquidity.  A Standby  Commitment  may be
exercised  before the  maturity  date of the related  Municipal  Security if the
Fund's investment manager revises its evaluation of the  creditworthiness of the
underlying  security  or of the  entity  issuing  the  Standby  Commitment.  The
Portfolio's policy is to enter into Standby Commitments only with issuers, banks
or  dealers  that are  determined  by the Fund's  investment  manager to present
minimal  credit  risks.  If an  issuer,  bank or dealer  should  default  on its
obligation to repurchase an underlying  security,  the Portfolio might be unable
to  recover  all or a  portion  of any loss  sustained  from  having to sell the
security  elsewhere.  For  purposes of valuing  the  Portfolio's  securities  at
amortized cost, the stated maturity of Municipal  Securities  subject to Standby
Commitments is not changed.

The  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio  may  purchase  and sell  Municipal  Securities  on a
when-issued  or delayed  delivery  basis.  A  when-issued  or  delayed  delivery
transaction  arises when  securities  are bought or sold for future  payment and
delivery to secure what is considered to be an  advantageous  price and yield to
the Portfolio at the time it enters into the  transaction.  In  determining  the
maturity of portfolio  securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery
basis,  the Portfolio will consider them to have been purchased on the date when
it committed itself to the purchase.

A security  purchased on a when-issued  basis,  like all securities  held by the
Tax-Exempt  Portfolio,  is subject to changes in market value based upon changes
in  the  level  of   interest   rates   and   investors'   perceptions   of  the
creditworthiness  of the issuer.  Generally such  securities  will appreciate in
value when  interest  rates  decline and decrease in value when  interest  rates
rise.  Therefore if, in order to achieve higher interest  income,  the Portfolio
remains  substantially  fully  invested  at the same time that it has  purchased
securities on a when-issued basis, there will be a greater  possibility that the
market value of the Portfolio's assets will vary from $1.00 per share, since the
value of a when-issued security is subject to market fluctuation and no interest
accrues to the purchaser prior to settlement of the transaction.  See "Net Asset
Value."

The Portfolio will only make commitments to purchase  Municipal  Securities on a
when-issued or delayed  delivery basis with the intention of actually  acquiring
the securities,  but the Portfolio  reserves the right to sell these  securities
before the settlement date if deemed advisable. The sale of these securities may
result in the realization of gains that are not exempt from federal income tax.

In seeking to achieve its investment  objective,  the  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio may
invest all or any part of its assets in Municipal Securities that are industrial
development bonds. Moreover, although the Portfolio does not currently intend to
do so on a regular basis, it may invest more than 25% of its assets in Municipal
Securities that are repayable out of revenue streams generated from economically
related projects or facilities, if such investment

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is deemed necessary or appropriate by the Portfolio's investment manager. To the
extent that the  Portfolio's  assets are  concentrated  in Municipal  Securities
payable from  revenues on  economically  related  projects and  facilities,  the
Portfolio  will be subject to the risks  presented by such projects to a greater
extent than it would be if the Portfolio's assets were not so concentrated.

From  time  to  time,  as a  defensive  measure  or when  acceptable  short-term
Municipal  Securities are not available,  the Tax-Exempt Portfolio may invest in
taxable  "temporary   investments"  which  include:   obligations  of  the  U.S.
Government, its agencies or instrumentalities;  debt securities rated within the
two highest grades by Moody's or S&P;  commercial paper rated in the two highest
grades by either of such rating  services;  certificates  of deposit of domestic
banks  with  assets of $1 billion or more;  and any of the  foregoing  temporary
investments  subject  to  repurchase   agreements.   Repurchase  agreements  are
discussed  below.  Interest  income  from  temporary  investments  is taxable to
shareholders as ordinary  income.  Although the Portfolio is permitted to invest
in taxable  securities,  it is the  Portfolio's  primary  intention  to generate
income  dividends that are not subject to federal  income taxes.  See "Dividends
and  Taxes." For a  description  of the  ratings,  see  "Appendix  -- Ratings of
Investments" in the Statement of Additional Information.

The  Fund.  Each  Portfolio  may  invest  in  repurchase  agreements,  which are
instruments  under which a Portfolio  acquires  ownership  of a security  from a
broker-dealer  or bank that  agrees to  repurchase  the  security  at a mutually
agreed  upon time and price  (which  price is higher than the  purchase  price),
thereby determining the yield during the Portfolio's holding period. Maturity of
the  securities  subject to  repurchase  may exceed one year.  In the event of a
bankruptcy or other default of a seller of a repurchase  agreement,  a Portfolio
might have  expenses in  enforcing  its  rights,  and could  experience  losses,
including  a  decline  in the  value of the  underlying  securities  and loss of
income.  A Portfolio  will not  purchase  illiquid  securities,  including  time
deposits  and  repurchase  agreements  maturing in more than seven days if, as a
result thereof,  more than 10% of such Portfolio's net assets valued at the time
of the transaction would be invested in such securities.

Each  Portfolio  may invest in  instruments  having  rates of interest  that are
adjusted  periodically  or  that  "float"  continuously  according  to  formulae
intended to minimize  fluctuation in values of the  instruments  ("Variable Rate
Securities").  The  interest  rate of Variable  Rate  Securities  ordinarily  is
determined by reference to or is a percentage of an objective standard such as a
bank's prime rate, the 90-day U.S.  Treasury bill rate, or the rate of return on
commercial paper or bank certificates of deposit.  Generally, the changes in the
interest rate on Variable Rate  Securities  reduce the fluctuation in the market
value of such securities.  Accordingly,  as interest rates decrease or increase,
the  potential  for  capital  appreciation  or  depreciation  is less  than  for
fixed-rate  obligations.  Some Variable Rate  Securities  ("Variable Rate Demand
Securities")  have a demand  feature  entitling  the  purchaser  to  resell  the
securities at an amount  approximately  equal to amortized cost or the principal
amount  thereof plus accrued  interest.  As is the case for other  Variable Rate
Securities,  the  interest  rate  on  Variable  Rate  Demand  Securities  varies
according to some  objective  standard  intended to minimize  fluctuation in the
values of the  instruments.  Each Portfolio  determines the maturity of Variable
Rate  Securities  in  accordance  with Rule 2a-7,  which allows the Portfolio to
consider  certain of such  instruments  as having  maturities  shorter  than the
maturity date on the face of the instrument.

A Portfolio may not borrow money except as a temporary measure for extraordinary
or emergency  purposes,  and then only in an amount up to one-third of the value
of its total assets,  in order to meet redemption  requests without  immediately
selling any portfolio securities.  Any such borrowings under this provision will
not be collateralized  except that the Tax-Exempt Portfolio may pledge up to 10%
of its net  assets to secure  such  borrowings.  No  Portfolio  will  borrow for
leverage purposes.

The Fund has adopted for each Portfolio certain investment restrictions that are
presented in the Statement of Additional Information and that, together with the
investment objective and policies of such Portfolio (limited

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in regard to the  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio  to the  policies in the first and third
paragraphs  under  "Tax-Exempt  Portfolio"  above),  cannot be  changed  without
approval by holders of a majority of its outstanding  voting shares.  As defined
in the 1940 Act,  this means with respect to a Portfolio  the lesser of the vote
of (a) 67% of the shares of such Portfolio  present at a meeting where more than
50% of the outstanding shares of the Portfolio are present in person or by proxy
or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Portfolio.

NET ASSET VALUE

The net asset value per share of each  Portfolio is  calculated  by dividing the
total assets of such Portfolio  less its  liabilities by the total number of its
shares  outstanding.  The  net  asset  value  per  share  of each  Portfolio  is
determined on each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading, at 11:00
a.m.,  1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.  Chicago time for the Money Market and Government
Securities  Portfolios  and at 11:00  a.m.  and 3:00 p.m.  Chicago  time for the
Tax-Exempt  Portfolio.  Fund  shares  are  sold  at the  net  asset  value  next
determined  after an order and payment are received in the form described  under
"Purchase of Shares."  Each  Portfolio  seeks to maintain its net asset value at
$1.00 per share.

Each Portfolio values its portfolio  instruments at amortized cost in accordance
with Rule 2a-7  under the 1940 Act,  which  means  that they are valued at their
acquisition  cost (as  adjusted  for  amortization  of premium or  accretion  of
discount) rather than at current market value.  Calculations are made to compare
the  value  of each  Portfolio's  investments  valued  at  amortized  cost  with
market-based  values.  Market-based  valuations  are  obtained  by using  actual
quotations  provided by market  makers,  estimates  of market  value,  or values
obtained  from  yield data  relating  to  classes  of money  market  instruments
published by reputable  sources at the mean between the bid and asked prices for
the  instruments.  If a deviation  of 1/2 of 1% or more were to occur  between a
Portfolio's  net asset value per share  calculated by reference to  market-based
values and the Portfolio's $1.00 per share net asset value, or if there were any
other  deviation that the Board of Trustees  believed would result in a material
dilution to  shareholders  or  purchasers,  the Board of Trustees would promptly
consider  what  action,  if any,  should  be  initiated.  In order to value  its
investments at amortized  cost, the Portfolios  purchase only  securities with a
maturity of one year or less and maintain a  dollar-weighted  average  portfolio
maturity of 90 days or less. In addition,  the Portfolios  limit their portfolio
investments to securities that meet the quality and diversification requirements
of Rule 2a-7.

PURCHASE OF SHARES

Shares  of each  Portfolio  of the  Fund  are sold at net  asset  value  through
selected  financial  services firms, such as broker-dealers and banks ("firms").
Investors must indicate the Portfolio in which they wish to invest. The Fund has
established a minimum  initial  investment for each Portfolio of $1,000 and $100
for  subsequent  investments,  but these  minimums may be changed at any time in
management's discretion.  Firms offering Fund shares may set higher minimums for
accounts they service and may change such minimums at their discretion.

The Fund seeks to have its Portfolios as fully invested as possible at all times
in order to achieve  maximum  income.  Since each Portfolio will be investing in
instruments  that normally  require  immediate  payment in Federal Funds (monies
credited to a bank's account with its regional  Federal Reserve Bank),  the Fund
has adopted  procedures for the  convenience of its  shareholders  and to ensure
that each Portfolio receives  investable funds. Orders for purchase of shares of
a  Portfolio  received  by wire  transfer  in the form of Federal  Funds will be
effected at the next determined net asset value.  Shares  purchased by wire will
receive  that day's  dividend if  effected at or prior to the 1:00 p.m.  Chicago
time net asset  value  determination  for the Money  Market  and the  Government
Securities  Portfolios and at or prior to the 11:00 a.m.  Chicago time net asset
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Portfolio, otherwise such shares will receive the dividend for the next calendar
day if effected at 3:00 p.m. Chicago time. Orders for purchase  accompanied by a
check or other  negotiable  bank draft will be accepted  and effected as of 3:00
p.m.  Chicago time on the next  business day  following  receipt and such shares
will receive the dividend for the calendar day following the day the purchase is
effected.  If an order is accompanied by a check drawn on a foreign bank,  funds
must normally be collected on such check before  shares will be  purchased.  See
"Purchase and Redemption of Shares" in the Statement of Additional Information.

If payment is wired in Federal  Funds,  the payment should be directed to United
Missouri Bank of Kansas City,  N.A. (ABA  #101-000-695),  10th and Grand Avenue,
Kansas City, M0 64106 for credit to the appropriate  Portfolio bank account (CEF
Money Market Portfolio 17:  98-0103-348-4;  CEF Government  Securities Portfolio
23: 98-0103-378-6; CEF Tax-Exempt Portfolio 45: 98-0103-380-8).

Clients of Firms.  Firms  provide  varying  arrangements  for their clients with
respect to the  purchase  and  redemption  of Fund  shares and the  confirmation
thereof  and  may  arrange   with  their   clients  for  other   investment   or
administrative  services. Such firms are responsible for the prompt transmission
of purchase and  redemption  orders.  Some firms may  establish  higher  minimum
investment  requirements  than set forth  above.  Such  firms may  independently
establish and charge  additional  amounts to their  clients for their  services,
which charges would reduce their clients'  yield or return.  Firms may also hold
Fund  shares  in  nominee  or  street  name as agent  for and on behalf of their
clients.  In such instances,  the Fund's transfer agent will have no information
with  respect to or control  over the  accounts of specific  shareholders.  Such
shareholders  may obtain access to their  accounts and  information  about their
accounts only from their firm.  Certain of these firms may receive  compensation
from the Fund's  Shareholder  Service Agent for recordkeeping and other expenses
relating to these nominee accounts. In addition, certain privileges with respect
to the purchase and redemption of shares (such as check writing  redemptions) or
the  reinvestment  of dividends  may not be available  through such firms or may
only be available subject to certain  conditions or limitations.  Some firms may
participate  in a program  allowing them access to their  clients'  accounts for
servicing including, without limitation,  transfers of registration and dividend
payee  changes;  and may perform  functions  such as generation of  confirmation
statements and disbursement of cash dividends.  The prospectus should be read in
connection with such firm's material regarding its fees and services.

Other  Information.  The Fund  reserves the right to withdraw all or any part of
the offering made by this prospectus or to reject purchase orders. The Fund also
reserves  the  right at any time to waive or  increase  the  minimum  investment
requirements.  All  orders to  purchase  shares of a  Portfolio  are  subject to
acceptance  by the Fund and are not  binding  until  confirmed  or  accepted  in
writing.  Any purchase which would result in total account balances for a single
shareholder  in excess of $3 million is subject to prior  approval  by the Fund.
Share  certificates  are  issued  only on  request  to the  Fund  and may not be
available for certain types of accounts.  A $10 service fee will be charged when
a check for the  purchase  of shares is  returned  because  of  insufficient  or
uncollected  funds or a stop payment order.  Firms may charge different  service
fees.

   
Shareholders  should direct their inquiries to the firm from which they received
this prospectus or to Kemper Service Company  ("KSvC"),  the Fund's  Shareholder
Service Agent, 811 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105-2005.
    

REDEMPTION OF SHARES

General.  Upon receipt by the Shareholder Service Agent of a request in the form
described below,  shares of a Portfolio will be redeemed by the Fund at the next
determined net asset value. If processed at 3 p.m. Chicago time, the shareholder
will receive that day's  dividend.  A shareholder  may use either the regular or
expedited redemption  procedures.  Shareholders who redeem all their shares of a
Portfolio  will  receive the net asset value of such shares and all declared but
unpaid dividends on such shares.

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If shares of a  Portfolio  to be  redeemed  were  purchased  by check or through
certain  Automated  Clearing  House  ("ACH")  transactions,  the Fund may  delay
transmittal of redemption  proceeds until it has determined that collected funds
have been received for the purchase of such shares,  which will be up to 10 days
from  receipt  by the  Fund of the  purchase  amount.  Shareholders  may not use
expedited  redemption  procedures (wire transfer or Redemption  Check) until the
shares being redeemed have been owned for at least 10 days, and shareholders may
not use such procedures to redeem shares held in certificated  form. There is no
delay when shares being redeemed were purchased by wiring Federal Funds.

If shares being  redeemed  were  acquired from an exchange of shares of a mutual
fund  that  were  offered  subject  to a  contingent  deferred  sales  charge as
described in the  prospectus  for that other fund, the redemption of such shares
by the Fund may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge as explained in
such prospectus.

Shareholders  can request the following  telephone  privileges:  expedited  wire
transfer redemptions,  ACH transactions and exchange transactions for individual
and institutional accounts and pre-authorized  telephone redemption transactions
for certain institutional accounts.  Shareholders may choose these privileges on
the account  application  or by  contacting  the  Shareholder  Service Agent for
appropriate  instructions.  Please note that the telephone exchange privilege is
automatic unless the shareholder refuses it on the account application. The Fund
or its agents may be liable for any  losses,  expenses  or costs  arising out of
fraudulent or  unauthorized  telephone  requests  pursuant to these  privileges,
unless  the  Fund  or its  agents  reasonably  believe,  based  upon  reasonable
verification  procedures,  that the  telephonic  instructions  are genuine.  The
shareholder will bear the risk of loss, including loss resulting from fraudulent
or unauthorized transactions,  as long as the reasonable verification procedures
are  followed.  The  verification  procedures  include  recording  instructions,
requiring certain  identifying  information  before acting upon instructions and
sending written confirmations.

Because of the high cost of maintaining  small  accounts,  the Fund reserves the
right to redeem an  account  that  falls  below the  minimum  investment  level,
currently  $1,000. A shareholder will be notified in writing and will be allowed
60 days to make  additional  purchases  to  bring  the  account  value up to the
minimum investment level before the Fund redeems the shareholder account.

Firms provide varying arrangements for their clients to redeem Fund shares. Such
firms may  independently  establish  minimums and maximums and charge additional
amounts to their clients for such services.

   
Regular  Redemptions.  Shareholders should contact the firm through which shares
were purchased for redemption  instructions.  However,  when shares are held for
the account of a shareholder by the Fund's transfer  agent,  the shareholder may
redeem them by sending a written  request with  signatures  guaranteed to Kemper
Service  Company,  P.O.  Box 419153,  Kansas  City,  Missouri  64141-6153.  When
certificates  for shares have been  issued,  they must be mailed to or deposited
with the Shareholder  Service Agent,  along with a duly endorsed stock power and
accompanied by a written request for redemption. Redemption requests and a stock
power must be endorsed by the account  holder with  signatures  guaranteed  by a
commercial bank, trust company,  savings and loan  association,  federal savings
bank, member firm of a national  securities exchange or other eligible financial
institution.  The  redemption  request and stock power must be signed exactly as
the  account is  registered  including  any special  capacity of the  registered
owner. Additional  documentation may be requested,  and a signature guarantee is
normally  required,  from  institutional and fiduciary account holders,  such as
corporations,  custodians  (e.g.,  under the Uniform  Transfers  to Minors Act),
executors, administrators, trustees, or guardians.

Telephone Redemptions. If the proceeds of the redemption are $50,000 or less and
the proceeds are payable to the  shareholder of record at the address of record,
normally a  telephone  request or a written  request by any one  account  holder
without a signature  guarantee is sufficient  for  redemptions  by individual or
joint account  holders,  and trust,  executor,  guardian and  custodian  account
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custodian  is named in the account  registration.  Other  institutional  account
holders  and  guardian  account  holders  of  custodial  accounts  for gifts and
transfers to minors may exercise this special  privilege of redeeming  shares by
telephone request or written request without signature  guarantee subject to the
same conditions as individual  account holders and subject to the limitations on
liability described under "General" above, provided that this privilege has been
pre-authorized by the institutional account holder or guardian account holder by
written instruction to the Shareholder Service Agent with signatures guaranteed.
Shares  purchased  by check  or  through  certain  ACH  transactions  may not be
redeemed  under this  privilege of redeeming  shares by telephone  request until
such shares have been owned for at least 10 days.  This  privilege  of redeeming
shares by telephone request or by written request without a signature  guarantee
may not be used to redeem shares held in  certificated  form and may not be used
if the  shareholder's  account has had an address  change  within 30 days of the
redemption  request.  During  periods  when  it  is  difficult  to  contact  the
Shareholder Service Agent by telephone, it may be difficult to use the telephone
redemption  privilege,  although  investors  can still redeem by mail.  The Fund
reserves the right to terminate or modify this privilege at any time.
    

Expedited   Wire  Transfer   Redemptions.   If  the  account  holder  has  given
authorization for expedited wire redemption to the account holder's brokerage or
bank  account,  shares  can be  redeemed  and  proceeds  sent by a federal  wire
transfer to a single  previously  designated  account.  Requests received by the
Shareholder Service Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. Chicago time will result in shares
being redeemed that day and normally the proceeds will be sent to the designated
account that day. Once  authorization is on file, the Shareholder  Service Agent
will honor  requests by telephone or in writing,  subject to the  limitations on
liability  described under "General"  above. The Fund is not responsible for the
efficiency of the federal wire system or the account holder's financial services
firm or bank.  The Fund  currently  does not charge the account  holder for wire
transfers.  The account  holder is  responsible  for any charges  imposed by the
account  holder's firm or bank.  There is a $1,000 wire redemption  minimum.  To
change the designated account to receive wire redemption  proceeds,  contact the
firm through which shares of the Fund were  purchased or send a written  request
to the Shareholder Service Agent with signatures  guaranteed as described above.
Shares  purchased  by check  or  through  certain  ACH  transactions  may not be
redeemed by wire transfer until the shares have been owned for at least 10 days.
Account holders may not use this procedure to redeem shares held in certificated
form.  During  periods when it is difficult to contact the  Shareholder  Service
Agent by  telephone,  it may be difficult  to use the  expedited  wire  transfer
redemption  privilege.  The Fund  reserves the right to terminate or modify this
privilege at any time.

Expedited Redemptions by Draft. Upon request, shareholders will be provided with
drafts to be drawn on the Fund  ("Redemption  Checks").  These Redemption Checks
may be made  payable to the order of any  person  for not more than $5  million.
Shareholders  should  not write  Redemption  Checks in an amount  less than $250
since a $10 service fee will be charged as  described  below.  When a Redemption
Check is presented  for  payment,  a  sufficient  number of full and  fractional
shares in the  shareholder's  account will be redeemed as of the next determined
net asset value to cover the amount of the  Redemption  Check.  This will enable
the  shareholder  to continue  earning  dividends  until the Fund  receives  the
Redemption  Check. A shareholder  wishing to use this method of redemption  must
complete and file an Account  Information  Form which is available from the Fund
or firms through which shares were  purchased.  Redemption  Checks should not be
used to close an account since the account normally  includes accrued but unpaid
dividends.  The Fund reserves the right to terminate or modify this privilege at
any time. This privilege may not be available through some firms that distribute
shares of the Fund. In addition,  firms may impose minimum balance  requirements
in order to obtain this  feature.  Firms may also impose fees to  investors  for
this  privilege  or, if approved by the Fund,  establish  variations  of minimum
check amounts.

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Unless one signer is  authorized  on the Account  Information  Form,  Redemption
Checks  must be signed  by all  account  holders.  Any  change in the  signature
authorization  must be made by written notice to the Shareholder  Service Agent.
Shares  purchased  by check  or  through  certain  ACH  transactions  may not be
redeemed by Redemption  Check until the shares have been on the Fund's books for
at least 10 days.  Shareholders may not use this procedure to redeem shares held
in  certificated  form.  The Fund reserves the right to terminate or modify this
privilege at any time.

The Fund may refuse to honor Redemption  Checks whenever the right of redemption
has been suspended or postponed,  or whenever the account is otherwise impaired.
A $10 service fee will be charged when a Redemption Check is presented to redeem
Fund  shares in excess of the value of a Fund  account or in an amount less than
$250;  when a Redemption  Check is presented  that would  require  redemption of
shares that were purchased by check or certain ACH transactions  within 10 days;
or when "stop  payment" of a  Redemption  Check is  requested.  Firms may charge
different service fees.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Certain  firms that offer  shares of the Fund also  provide  special  redemption
features  through charge or debit cards,  Automatic  Teller  Machines and checks
that  redeem  Fund  shares.  Various  firms  have  different  charges  for their
services. Shareholders should obtain information from their firm with respect to
any  special   redemption   features,   applicable   charges,   minimum  balance
requirements and special rules of the cash management program being offered.

Information  about Tax  Sheltered  Retirement  Programs,  Systematic  Withdrawal
Programs,  the Exchange  Privilege and  Electronic  Funds  Transfer  Programs is
contained in the Statement of Additional  Information;  and further  information
may be obtained without charge from KDI.

DIVIDENDS AND TAXES

Dividends are declared  daily and paid monthly.  Shareholders  may select one of
the following ways to receive dividends.

1.   Reinvest  Dividends at net asset value into  additional  shares of the same
     Portfolio. Dividends are normally reinvested on the 15th of each month if a
     business  day,  otherwise  on the  next  business  day.  Dividends  will be
     reinvested unless the shareholder elects to receive them in cash.

2.   Receive  Dividends in Cash, if so requested.  Checks will be mailed monthly
     to the shareholder or any person designated by the shareholder.

The Fund reinvests  dividend checks (and future dividends) in shares of the Fund
if checks are returned as  undeliverable.  Dividends and other  distributions in
the aggregate  amount of $10 or less are  automatically  reinvested in shares of
the Fund unless the shareholder  requests that such policy not be applied to the
shareholder's account.

Taxable  Portfolios.  The Money Market  Portfolio and the Government  Securities
Portfolio each intend to continue to qualify as a regulated  investment  company
under  Subchapter  M of the  Internal  Revenue  Code  (the  "Code")  and,  if so
qualified,  will not be  subject  to  federal  income  taxes to the  extent  its
earnings are distributed. Dividends derived from interest and short-term capital
gains are taxable as ordinary  income whether  received in cash or reinvested in
additional  shares.  Dividends  from these  Portfolios  do not  qualify  for the
dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

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Tax-Exempt  Portfolio.  The Tax-Exempt  Portfolio intends to continue to qualify
under the Code as a regulated investment company and, if so qualified,  will not
be liable for federal  income taxes to the extent its earnings are  distributed.
This Portfolio also intends to meet the  requirements  of the Code applicable to
regulated investment companies  distributing  tax-exempt interest dividends and,
accordingly,   dividends   representing  net  interest   received  on  Municipal
Securities  will not be  includable  by  shareholders  in their gross income for
federal  income tax  purposes,  except to the extent such interest is subject to
the alternative minimum tax as discussed below.  Dividends  representing taxable
net investment income (such as net interest income from temporary investments in
obligations of the U.S.  Government)  and net short-term  capital gains, if any,
are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

Net interest on certain  "private  activity  bonds" issued on or after August 8,
1986 is treated as an item of tax preference and may,  therefore,  be subject to
both the  individual  and  corporate  alternative  minimum  tax.  To the  extent
provided  by  regulations  to be  issued  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,
exempt-interest  dividends  from the  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio are to be treated as
interest on private  activity  bonds in  proportion  to the interest  income the
Portfolio receives from private activity bonds, reduced by allowable deductions.
For the 1996 calendar  year,  20% of the net interest  income of the  Tax-Exempt
Portfolio was derived from "private activity bonds."

Exempt-interest  dividends,  except to the  extent  of  interest  from  "private
activity  bonds,"  are not  treated as a tax  preference  item.  For a corporate
shareholder,  however,  such  dividends  will be  included in  determining  such
corporate shareholder's "adjusted current earnings." Seventy-five percent of the
excess, if any, of "adjusted current earnings" over the corporate  shareholder's
other alternative  minimum taxable income with certain adjustments will be a tax
preference  item.  Corporate  shareholders  are  advised  to  consult  their tax
advisers with respect to alternative minimum tax consequences.

Shareholders  will be required to disclose on their  federal  income tax returns
the  amount  of  tax-exempt   interest   earned   during  the  year,   including
exempt-interest dividends received from the Tax-Exempt Portfolio.

Individuals  whose  modified  income  exceeds a base  amount  will be subject to
federal  income tax on up to 85% of their  Social  Security  benefits.  Modified
income  includes   adjusted  gross  income,   tax-exempt   interest,   including
exempt-interest  dividends  from  the  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio  and 50% of  Social
Security  benefits.  Individuals  are advised to consult their tax advisers with
respect to the taxation of Social Security benefits.

The tax exemption of dividends from the Tax-Exempt  Portfolio for federal income
tax purposes does not necessarily  result in exemption under the income or other
tax laws of any state or local taxing authority.  The laws of the several states
and local  taxing  authorities  vary with respect to the taxation of such income
and  shareholders  of the Portfolio are advised to consult their own tax adviser
as to the status of their accounts under state and local tax laws.

The Fund. Dividends declared in October, November or December to shareholders of
record as of a date in one of those months and paid during the following January
are treated as paid on December 31 of the  calendar  year in which  declared for
federal  income tax  purposes.  The Fund may adjust its  schedule  for  dividend
reinvestment  for the month of December to assist it in complying with reporting
and minimum distribution  requirements  contained in the Code.

Each  Portfolio is required by law to withhold 31% of taxable  dividends paid to
certain shareholders who do not furnish a correct taxpayer identification number
(in the case of  individuals  a social  security  number)  and in certain  other
circumstances. Trustees of qualified retirement plans and 403(b)(7) accounts are
required by law to withhold 20% of the taxable portion of any distribution  that
is eligible to be "rolled over." The 20% withholding  requirement does not apply
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distribution that is transferred  directly to another qualified retirement plan,
403(b)(7)  account,  or IRA.  Shareholders  should  consult  their tax  advisers
regarding the 20% withholding requirement.

Shareholders  normally will receive  monthly  confirmations  of dividends and of
purchase  and  redemption  transactions  except that  confirmations  of dividend
reinvestment for IRAs and other fiduciary accounts for which Investors Fiduciary
Trust  Company  serves as  trustee  will be sent  quarterly.  Firms may  provide
varying  arrangements  with their  clients  with respect to  confirmations  (see
"Purchase  of Shares -- Clients of  Firms").  Tax  information  will be provided
annually.  Shareholders  are  encouraged  to  retain  copies  of  their  account
confirmation  statements  or year-end  statements  for tax  reporting  purposes.
However,  those  who have  incomplete  records  may  obtain  historical  account
transaction information at a reasonable fee.

INVESTMENT MANAGER AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

   
Investment Manager.  Scudder Kemper Investments,  Inc. ("Scudder Kemper" or "the
Adviser"), 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York, is the investment manager of the
Fund and provides the Fund with continuous  professional investment supervision.
The Adviser has been engaged in the management of investment funds for more than
seventy  years,  with more than $230  billion in assets  under  management.

The Adviser is an indirect  subsidiary  of Zurich  Financial  Services,  Inc., a
newly formed global insurance and financial  services company.  Zurich Financial
Services,  Inc. owns approximately 70% of the Adviser, with the balance owned by
the Adviser's officers and employees.

In connection with the formation of Zurich Financial Services, Inc., each Fund's
existing  investment  management  agreement  with the Adviser was deemed to have
been  assigned  and,  therefore,  terminated.  The  Board  has  approved  a  new
investment  management  agreement  with  the  Adviser,  which  is  substantially
identical to the current investment management agreement except for the dates of
execution and termination.  This agreement became effective upon the termination
of the then current  investment  management  agreement and will be submitted for
shareholder  approval at a special  meeting  currently  scheduled to conclude in
December 1998.

Responsibility  for  overall  management  of the Fund  rests  with its  Board of
Trustees and officers.  Professional  investment  supervision is provided by the
Adviser. The investment management agreement provides that the Adviser shall act
as the Fund's  investment  adviser,  manage its investments and provide the Fund
with various services and facilities.  For the services and facilities furnished
to the Money  Market and  Government  Securities  Portfolios,  the Fund pays the
Adviser an investment  management fee monthly, on a graduated basis at an annual
rate ranging from 0.22% of the first $500 million of combined  average daily net
assets of such Portfolios to 0.15% of combined  average daily net assets of such
Portfolios  over $3 billion.  For the services and  facilities  furnished to the
Tax-Exempt  Portfolio,  the Fund pays the Adviser an investment  management  fee
monthly,  on a graduated basis at an annual rate ranging from 0.22% of the first
$500 million of average  daily net assets of such  Portfolio to 0.15% of average
daily net assets of such Portfolio over $3 billion.

Fund  Accounting  Agent.  Scudder  Fund  Accounting   Corporation   ("SFAC"),  a
subsidiary of the Adviser,  is responsible  for  determining the daily net asset
value per  share of the Fund and  maintaining  all  accounting  records  related
thereto.  Currently, SFAC receives no fee for its services to the Fund; however,
subject to Board approval, at some time in the future, SFAC may seek payment for
its services under this agreement.

Year 2000  Readiness.  Like  other  mutual  funds  and  financial  and  business
organizations  worldwide, the Portfolios could be adversely affected if computer
systems on which the  Portfolios  rely,  which  primarily  include those used by
Scudder Kemper, its affiliates or other service providers, are unable to process
correctly  date-related  information on and after January 1, 2000.  This risk is
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successfully  the Year 2000 Issue  could  result in  interruptions  to and other
material  adverse  effects on the Portfolios'  business and operations.  Scudder
Kemper  had  commenced  a review of the Year  2000  Issue as it may  affect  the
Portfolios  and is taking steps it believes are  reasonably  designed to address
the Year 2000 Issue,  although there can be no assurances  that these steps will
be sufficient.  In addition, there can be no assurances that the Year 2000 Issue
will not have an adverse  effect on the companies  whose  securities are held by
the Portfolios or on global markets or economies generally.

Distributor  and  Administrator.  Pursuant  to  an  administration,  shareholder
services and distribution agreement and an underwriting agreement  (collectively
"distribution  agreement"),   Kemper  Distributors,   Inc.  ("KDI"),  222  South
Riverside,  Chicago,  Illinois  60606,  an affiliate  of the Adviser,  serves as
primary  administrator,  distributor  and principal  underwriter  to the Fund to
provide  information and services for existing and potential  shareholders.  The
distribution  agreement  provides  that  KDI  shall  appoint  various  financial
services  firms,  such as  broker-dealers  or banks,  to provide cash management
services  for their  customers  or clients  through  the Fund.  The firms are to
provide such office space and  equipment,  telephone  facilities,  personnel and
literature distribution as is necessary or appropriate for providing information
and services to the firms'  clients.  The Fund has adopted a plan in  accordance
with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act (the  "12b-1  Plan").  This rule  regulates  the
manner in which an  investment  company  may  directly  or  indirectly  bear the
expenses of  distributing  its shares.  For its services under the  distribution
agreement  and  pursuant to the 12b-1 Plan,  KDI receives  annual fees,  payable
monthly,  of 0.38% of  average  daily  net  assets  from the  Money  Market  and
Government  Securities Portfolios and 0.33% of average daily net assets from the
Tax-Exempt  Portfolio.  Expenditures by KDI on behalf of the Portfolios need not
be made on the same basis  that such fees are  allocated.  The fees are  accrued
daily as an expense of the  Portfolios.  As principal  underwriter for the Fund,
KDI acts as agent of the Fund in the sale of its shares.

KDI has related services agreements with various  broker-dealer firms to provide
cash management and other services for Fund shareholders.  KDI also has services
agreements  with  banking  firms to provide  such  services,  except for certain
underwriting  or  distribution  services that the banks may be  prohibited  from
providing under the Glass-Steagall  Act, for their clients who wish to invest in
the Fund. If the  Glass-Steagall Act should prevent banking firms from acting in
any  capacity  or  providing  any of the  described  services,  management  will
consider what action,  if any, is appropriate.  Management does not believe that
termination of a relationship  with a bank would result in any material  adverse
consequences to the Fund. Banks or other financial services firms may be subject
to various state laws regarding the services described above and may be required
to register as dealers  pursuant to state law. KDI  normally  pays such firms at
annual rates  ranging  from 0.15% to 0.40% of average  daily net assets of those
accounts in the Money  Market and  Government  Securities  Portfolios  that they
maintain and service and ranging from 0.15% to 0.33% of average daily net assets
of those accounts in the Tax-Exempt Portfolio that they maintain and service. In
addition,  KDI may, from time to time,  from its own resources pay certain firms
additional amounts for such services including, without limitation, fixed dollar
amounts and  amounts  based upon a  percentage  of net assets or  increased  net
assets in those portfolio accounts that said firms maintain and service. KDI may
elect to keep a portion of the total  distribution fee to compensate  itself for
functions  performed  for the  Fund  or to pay  for  sales  materials  or  other
promotional activities.

Since the fees payable to KDI under the 12b-1 Plan are based upon percentages of
the average daily net assets of the  Portfolios  as provided  above and not upon
the actual  expenditures of KDI, the expenses of KDI, which may include overhead
expense,  may be more or less than the fees received by it under the 12b-1 Plan.
For example,  during the fiscal year ended July 31, 1998, KDI incurred  expenses
under the 12b-1 Plan of  approximately  $6,256,000  while it  received  from the
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Tax-Exempt Portfolio, $3,530,000,  $1,577,000 and $1,416,000,  respectively, for
an  aggregate  fee under  the 12b-1  Plan of  $6,523,000.  If the 12b-1  Plan is
terminated  in  accordance  with its terms,  the  obligation of the Fund to make
payments  to KDI  pursuant to the 12b-1 Plan will cease and the Fund will not be
required to make any payments past the termination date. Thus, there is no legal
obligation  for the Fund to pay any  expenses  incurred  by KDI in excess of its
fees under the 12b-1  Plan,  if for any reason the 12b-1 Plan is  terminated  in
accordance  with its terms.  Future  fees under the 12b-1 Plan may or may not be
sufficient to reimburse KDI for its cumulative expenses incurred.

Custodian,  Transfer Agent and Shareholder  Service Agent.  Investors  Fiduciary
Trust Company ("IFTC"), 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64105, as
custodian, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, 225 Franklin Street, Boston,
Massachusetts  02110, as sub-custodian,  have custody of all securities and cash
of the Fund. They attend to the collection of principal and income,  and payment
for and collection of proceeds of securities  bought and sold by the Fund.  IFTC
also is the Fund's transfer and  dividend-paying  agent.  Pursuant to a services
agreement  with IFTC,  KSvC, an affiliate of the Adviser,  serves as Shareholder
Service Agent of the Fund.
    

PERFORMANCE

The Fund may advertise several types of performance information for a Portfolio,
including  "yield,"  "effective  yield" and, for the Tax-Exempt  Portfolio only,
"tax equivalent yield." Each of these figures is based upon historical  earnings
and is not representative of the future performance of a Portfolio. The yield of
a Portfolio  refers to the net  investment  income  generated by a  hypothetical
investment  in  the  Portfolio  over  a  specific  seven-day  period.  This  net
investment income is then annualized, which means that the net investment income
generated  during the seven-day period is assumed to be generated each week over
an annual period and is shown as a percentage of the  investment.  The effective
yield is  calculated  similarly,  but the net  investment  income  earned by the
investment is assumed to be  compounded  weekly when  annualized.  The effective
yield will be slightly higher than the yield due to this compounding effect. Tax
equivalent  yield is the yield that a taxable  investment must generate in order
to equal the  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio's  yield for an investor in a stated federal
income tax bracket (normally assumed to be the maximum tax rate). Tax equivalent
yield is based upon,  and will be higher  than,  the  portion of the  Tax-Exempt
Portfolio's yield that is tax-exempt.

The  performance  of a Portfolio  may be compared to that of other money  market
mutual  funds or mutual  fund  indexes as reported  by  independent  mutual fund
reporting  services  such as Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.  A  Portfolio's
performance  and its  relative  size also may be compared to other money  market
mutual funds as reported by IBC Financial Data, Inc.'s or Money Market Insightr,
reporting  services  on money  market  funds.  Investors  may want to  compare a
Portfolio's  performance  to that of various  bank  products as reported by BANK
RATE  MONITOR(TM),  a financial  reporting service that weekly publishes average
rates of bank and thrift  institution money market deposit accounts and interest
bearing  checking  accounts  or  various  certificate  of deposit  indexes.  The
performance of a Portfolio  also may be compared to that of U.S.  Treasury bills
and notes.  Certain of these  alternative  investments  may offer fixed rates of
return and guaranteed  principal and may be insured. In addition,  investors may
want to compare a  Portfolio's  performance  to the Consumer  Price Index either
directly or by calculating  its "real rate of return," which is adjusted for the
effects of inflation.

Information may be quoted from publications such as Morningstar,  Inc., The Wall
Street Journal, Money Magazine, Forbes, Barron's,  Fortune, The Chicago Tribune,
USA Today,  Institutional Investor and Registered  Representative.  The Fund may
also  describe  its  portfolio  holdings  and depict its size or  relative  size
compared to other mutual funds,  the number and make-up of its shareholder  base
and other descriptive factors concerning the Fund.

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Each  Portfolio's  yield  will  fluctuate.  Shares of the Fund are not  insured.
Additional  information  concerning each Portfolio's  performance appears in the
Statement of Additional Information.

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

The Fund is an open-end,  diversified,  management investment company, organized
as a business trust under the laws of Massachusetts on August 9, 1985. Effective
November  29,  1985,  the Money  Market  and  Government  Securities  Portfolios
pursuant to a reorganization  succeeded to the assets and liabilities of the two
Portfolios of Cash Equivalent  Fund, Inc., a Maryland  corporation  organized on
February  2,  1979.  The  Money  Market  and  Government  Securities  Portfolios
commenced  operations  on March 16,  1979 and  December  1, 1981,  respectively.
Effective October 14, 1988, the Tax-Exempt Portfolio succeeded to the assets and
liabilities  of Tax-Exempt  Money Market Fund, a  Massachusetts  business  trust
organized October 25, 1985. Effective January 31, 1986,  Tax-Exempt Money Market
Fund succeeded to the assets and  liabilities  of Tax-Exempt  Money Market Fund,
Inc., a Maryland  corporation that was organized  January 27, 1982 and commenced
operations on July 9, 1982. The Fund may issue an unlimited  number of shares of
beneficial  interest  in one or more  series  ("Portfolios"),  all having no par
value.  While  only  shares of the three  previously  described  Portfolios  are
presently  being  offered,  the Board of Trustees may  authorize the issuance of
additional  Portfolios  if  deemed  desirable.  Since the Fund  offers  multiple
Portfolios,  it is known as a "series  company."  Shares of each  Portfolio have
equal  noncumulative  voting  rights and equal rights with respect to dividends,
assets  and   liquidation  of  such   Portfolio.   Shares  are  fully  paid  and
nonassessable  when issued,  are  transferable  without  restriction and have no
preemptive  or  conversion  rights.  The  Fund is not  required  to hold  annual
shareholders'  meetings  and does not  intend  to do so.  However,  it will hold
special  meetings as required or deemed  desirable for such purposes as electing
trustees,  changing fundamental  policies or approving an investment  management
agreement.  Subject  to the  Agreement  and  Declaration  of Trust of the  Fund,
shareholders may remove trustees. Shareholders will vote by Portfolio and not in
the  aggregate  except when voting in the  aggregate is required  under the 1940
Act, such as for the election of trustees.

   
The  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio  may in the  future  seek to achieve  its  investment
objective by pooling its assets with assets of other mutual funds for investment
in  another  investment  company  having  the  same  investment   objective  and
substantially  the same investment  policies and  restrictions as the Portfolio.
The  purpose  of  such  an  arrangement  is  to  achieve   greater   operational
efficiencies  and to  reduce  costs.  It is  expected  that any such  investment
company will be managed by the Adviser in  substantially  the same manner as the
Portfolio.  Shareholders  of the Portfolio will be given at least 30 days' prior
notice of any such investment, although they will not be entitled to vote on the
action. Such investment would be made only if the Trustees determine it to be in
the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders.
    

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Cash Equivalent
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Prospectus
November 30, 1998

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                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
   
                                November 30, 1998
    

                              CASH EQUIVALENT FUND
               222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606
                                 1-800-231-8568

   
This Statement of Additional  Information is not a prospectus and should be read
in conjunction  with the prospectus of Cash  Equivalent  Fund (the "Fund") dated
November 30, 1998. The prospectus may be obtained without charge from the Fund.
    

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.......................................................2
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES..........................................................5
INVESTMENT MANAGER AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES...................................5
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS........................................................9
PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES............................................10
DIVIDENDS, NET ASSET VALUE AND TAXES.........................................11
PERFORMANCE..................................................................12
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES........................................................15
SPECIAL FEATURES.............................................................18
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS...........................................................19
APPENDIX -- RATINGS OF INVESTMENT............................................21


   
The  financial  statements  appearing  in  the  Fund's  1998  Annual  Report  to
Shareholders  are  incorporated  herein by  reference.  The Fund's Annual Report
accompanies this Statement of Additional Information.
    


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INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

The Fund has adopted for the Money Market Portfolio,  the Government  Securities
Portfolio and the Tax-Exempt  Portfolio certain investment  restrictions  which,
together with the investment objective and policies of each Portfolio, cannot be
changed  for a  Portfolio  without  approval  by holders  of a  majority  of its
outstanding  voting shares.  As defined in the  Investment  Company Act of 1940,
this  means  the  lesser of the vote of (a) 67% of the  shares of the  Portfolio
present at a meeting where more than 50% of the  outstanding  shares are present
in  person  or by proxy or (b) more  than 50% of the  outstanding  shares of the
Portfolio.

The Money Market Portfolio and the Government Securities Portfolio individually 
may not:

     (1)  Purchase  securities or make investments other than in accordance with
          its investment objective and policies.

     (2)  Purchase  securities  of any issuer  (other  than  obligations  of, or
          guaranteed  by,  the  United  States   Government,   its  agencies  or
          instrumentalities)  if, as a result,  more than 5% of the value of the
          Portfolio's assets would be invested in securities of that issuer

     (3)  Purchase, in the aggregate with all other Portfolios, more than 10% of
          any class of securities  of any issuer.  All debt  securities  and all
          preferred stocks are each considered as one class.

     (4)  Invest more than 5% of the  Portfolio's  total assets in securities of
          issuers  (other  than  obligations  of, or  guaranteed  by, the United
          States Government, its agencies or instrumentalities) which with their
          predecessors  have a  record  of  less  than  three  years  continuous
          operation.

     (5)  Enter into repurchase  agreements if, as a result  thereof,  more than
          10% of  the  Portfolio's  total  assets  valued  at  the  time  of the
          transaction would be subject to repurchase agreements maturing in more
          than seven days.

     (6)  Make loans to others (except through the purchase of debt  obligations
          or repurchase  agreements in accordance with its investment  objective
          and policies).

     (7)  Borrow  money  except as a  temporary  measure  for  extraordinary  or
          emergency  purposes  and then only in an amount up to one-third of the
          value  of its  total  assets,  in order  to meet  redemption  requests
          without  immediately  selling any money market  instruments  (any such
          borrowings under this section will not be collateralized). If, for any
          reason,  the current value of the Portfolio's total assets falls below
          an amount  equal to three  times the amount of its  indebtedness  from
          money borrowed, the Portfolio will, within three business days, reduce
          its  indebtedness  to the extent  necessary.  The  Portfolio  will not
          borrow for leverage purposes.
  
     (8)  Make short sales of  securities,  or purchase any securities on margin
          except to obtain such  short-term  credits as may be necessary for the
          clearance of transactions.
 
     (9)  Write, purchase or sell puts, calls or combinations thereof.

     (10) Concentrate  more than 25% of the value of the  Portfolio's  assets in
          any one  industry;  provided,  however,  that the  Portfolio  reserves
          freedom of action to invest up to 100% of its  assets in  certificates
          of deposit or bankers'  acceptances or U.S.  Government  securities in
          accordance with its investment objective and policies.

     (11) Purchase  or  retain  the  securities  of  any  issuer  if  any of the
          officers,  trustees or directors of the Fund or its investment adviser
          owns beneficially more than 1/2 of 1% of the securities of such issuer
          and together own more than 5% of the  securities of such issuer.  

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     (12) Invest  more than 5% of the  Portfolio's  total  assets in  securities
          restricted as to disposition under the federal securities laws (except
          commercial  paper issued under Section 4(2) of the  Securities  Act of
          1933).

     (13) Invest for the purpose of exercising  control or management of another
          issuer.  

     (14) Invest  in  commodities  or  commodity  futures  contracts  or in real
          estate, although it may invest in securities which are secured by real
          estate and  securities of issuers which invest or deal in real estate.
          

     (15) Invest  in  interests  in oil,  gas or other  mineral  exploration  or
          development  programs,  although  it may invest in the  securities  of
          issuers  which  invest in or  sponsor  such  programs. 

     (16) Purchase   securities  of  other  investment   companies,   except  in
          connection with a merger, consolidation, reorganization or acquisition
          of assets.  

     (17) Underwrite  securities  issued by  others  except  to the  extent  the
          Portfolio  may be  deemed  to be an  underwriter,  under  the  federal
          securities  laws,  in  connection  with the  disposition  of portfolio
          securities.  

     (18) Issue senior  securities as defined in the  Investment  Company Act of
          1940.

The Tax-Exempt Portfolio may not:
   
     (1)  Purchase  securities or make investments other than in accordance with
          its   investment   objective   and   policies,   except  that  all  or
          substantially  all of the assets of the  Portfolio  may be invested in
          another  registered  investment  company  having  the same  investment
          objective  and  substantially   similar  investment  policies  as  the
          Portfolio.
    
     (2)  Purchase securities (other than securities of the U.S. Government, its
          agencies or  instrumentalities)  if as a result of such  purchase more
          than 25% of the  Portfolio's  total  assets  would be  invested in any
          industry  or in any one  state,  nor may it  enter  into a  repurchase
          agreement  if  more  than  10% of  its  assets  would  be  subject  to
          repurchase  agreements  maturing in more than seven days. 

     (3)  Purchase  securities  of any issuer  (other  than  obligations  of, or
          guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities)
          if as a result  more  than 5% of the value of the  Portfolio's  assets
          would be invested in the  securities  of such issuer.  For purposes of
          this  limitation,  the Portfolio  will regard the entity which has the
          primary  responsibility  for the payment of interest and  principal as
          the issuer.

     (4)  Invest  more than 5% of the  Portfolio's  total  assets in  industrial
          development bonds sponsored by companies which with their predecessors
          have less than three years'  continuous  operation.  

     (5)  Make loans to others (except through the purchase of debt  obligations
          or repurchase  agreements in accordance with its investment  objective
          and policies).
          
     (6)  Borrow money except from banks for temporary purposes (but not for the
          purpose of purchase of investments)  and then only in an amount not to
          exceed  one-third  of  the  value  of  the  Portfolio's  total  assets
          (including the amount  borrowed) in order to meet redemption  requests
          which   otherwise   might  result  in  the  untimely   disposition  of
          securities;  or pledge the  Portfolio's  securities or  receivables or
          transfer or assign or otherwise  encumber  them in an amount to exceed
          10% of the  Portfolio's  net  assets  to  secure  borrowings.  Reverse
          repurchase  agreements made by the Portfolio are permitted  within the
          limitations  of  this  paragraph.  The  Portfolio  will  not  purchase
          securities or make investments while reverse repurchase  agreements or
          borrowings are outstanding.

     (7)  Make short  sales of  securities  or  purchase  securities  on margin,
          except to obtain such  short-term  credits as may be necessary for the
          clearance of transactions.

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     (8)  Write, purchase or sell puts, calls or combinations thereof,  although
          the Portfolio  may purchase  Municipal  Securities  subject to Standby
          Commitments,  Variable Rate Demand Notes or  Repurchase  Agreements in
          accordance with its investment objective and policies.
   
     (9)  Purchase  or  retain  the  securities  of  any  issuer  if  any of the
          officers,  trustees or directors of the Fund or its investment adviser
          owns beneficially more than 1/2 of 1% of the securities of such issuer
          and together own more than 5% of the securities of such issuer, except
          that all or  substantially  all of the assets of the  Portfolio may be
          invested  in another  registered  investment  company  having the same
          investment objective and substantially  similar investment policies as
          the Portfolio.
    
     (10) Invest  more than 5% of the  Portfolio's  total  assets in  securities
          restricted as to disposition  under the federal  securities laws. 

     (11) Invest for the purpose of exercising  control or management of another
          issuer.

     (12) Invest in commodities or commodity futures contracts or in real estate
          except that the Portfolio may invest in Municipal  Securities  secured
          by real estate or interests therein.

     (13) Invest  in  interests  in oil,  gas or other  mineral  exploration  or
          development  programs,  although it may invest in Municipal Securities
          of issuers which invest in or sponsor such programs.
   
     (14) Purchase   securities  of  other  investment   companies,   except  in
          connection with a merger, consolidation, reorganization or acquisition
          of assets,  and except that all or substantially  all of the assets of
          the Portfolio may be invested in another registered investment company
          having  the  same  investment  objective  and  substantially   similar
          investment  policies  as the  Portfolio. 

     (15) Underwrite  securities  issued by  others  except  to the  extent  the
          Portfolio  may be  deemed  to be an  underwriter,  under  the  federal
          securities  laws,  in  connection  with the  disposition  of portfolio
          securities,  and except that all or substantially all of the assets of
          the Portfolio may be invested in another registered investment company
          having  the  same  investment  objective  and  substantially   similar
          investment policies as the Portfolio.
    
     (16) Issue senior  securities as defined in the  Investment  Company Act of
          1940.

If a percentage  restriction  is adhered to at the time of  investment,  a later
increase or decrease in percentage  beyond the specified  limit resulting from a
change  in  values  or net  assets  will  not be  considered  a  violation.  The
Portfolios did not borrow money as permitted by investment  restriction number 7
(Money Market and  Government  Securities  Portfolios)  and number 6 (Tax-Exempt
Portfolio),  in the  latest  fiscal  year of the Fund,  and they have no present
intention of borrowing  during the coming year. In any event,  borrowings  would
only be made as permitted by such  restrictions.  The  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio may
invest more than 25% of its total assets in industrial development bonds.

   
Master/Feeder Fund Structure.  At a special meeting of shareholders,  a majority
of the shareholders of the Tax-Exempt  Portfolio approved a proposal which gives
the  Board of  Trustees  the  discretion  to  retain  the  current  distribution
arrangement   for  the  Portfolio   while  investing  in  a  master  fund  in  a
master/feeder fund structure as described below.

A master/feeder fund structure is one in which a fund (a "feeder fund"), instead
of investing  directly in a portfolio of securities,  invests most or all of its
investment  assets in a separate  registered  investment  company  (the  "master
fund") with  substantially  the same  investment  objective  and policies as the
feeder  fund.  Such a  structure  permits  the  pooling of assets of two or more
feeder funds,  preserving  separate  identities or distribution  channels at the
feeder  fund  level.  Based on the  premise  that  certain  of the  expenses  of
operating an investment  portfolio are  relatively  fixed,  a larger  investment
portfolio may eventually  achieve a lower ratio of operating expenses to average
net assets. An existing  investment  company is able to convert to a feeder fund
by  selling  all  of  its  investments,   which  involves  brokerage  and  other
transaction  costs and realization of a taxable gain or loss, or by contributing
its assets to the master  fund and  avoiding  transaction  costs and,  if proper
procedures are followed, the realization of taxable gain or loss.
    

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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES

Municipal Securities that the Tax-Exempt Portfolio may purchase include, without
limitation, debt obligations issued to obtain funds for various public purposes,
including  the  construction  of a wide  range  of  public  facilities  such  as
airports,  bridges, highways,  housing,  hospitals, mass transportation,  public
utilities,  schools,  streets,  and water and sewer works. Other public purposes
for which  Municipal  Securities  may be issued  include  refunding  outstanding
obligations,  obtaining funds for general operating expenses and obtaining funds
to loan to other public institutions and facilities.

Municipal Securities,  such as industrial development bonds, are issued by or on
behalf of public  authorities to obtain funds for purposes  including  privately
operated airports, housing, conventions,  trade shows, ports, sports, parking or
pollution control  facilities or for facilities for water,  gas,  electricity or
sewage and solid waste  disposal.  Such  obligations,  which may  include  lease
arrangements,  are included within the term Municipal Securities if the interest
paid  thereon  qualifies  as exempt  from  federal  income  tax.  Other types of
industrial   development   bonds,  the  proceeds  of  which  are  used  for  the
construction,  equipment, repair or improvement of privately operated industrial
or commercial facilities, may constitute Municipal Securities,  although current
federal tax laws place substantial limitations on the size of such issues.

Municipal  Securities  generally  are  classified  as  "general  obligation"  or
"revenue."  General  obligation  notes are secured by the issuer's pledge of its
full credit and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest.  Revenue
notes are payable only from the revenues  derived from a particular  facility or
class of facilities or, in some cases,  from the proceeds of a special excise or
other specific revenue source.  Industrial development bonds which are Municipal
Securities  are in most cases revenue bonds and generally do not  constitute the
pledge of the credit of the issuer of such bonds.

Examples of Municipal Securities that are issued with original maturities of one
year or less are short-term tax anticipation  notes,  bond  anticipation  notes,
revenue  anticipation  notes,  construction loan notes,  pre-refunded  municipal
bonds, warrants and tax-free commercial paper.

Tax  anticipation  notes  typically are sold to finance working capital needs of
municipalities  in  anticipation  of receiving  property taxes on a future date.
Bond  anticipation  notes  are sold on an  interim  basis in  anticipation  of a
municipality  issuing a longer  term bond in the  future.  Revenue  anticipation
notes are issued in  expectation  of receipt of other  types of revenue  such as
those available under the Federal Revenue  Sharing  Program.  Construction  loan
notes  are  instruments  insured  by the  Federal  Housing  Administration  with
permanent financing by "Fannie Mae" (the Federal National Mortgage  Association)
or "Ginnie Mae" (the Government National Mortgage Association) at the end of the
project construction period. Pre-refunded municipal bonds are bonds that are not
yet refundable, but for which securities have been placed in escrow to refund an
original municipal bond issue when it becomes  refundable.  Tax-free  commercial
paper is an unsecured promissory  obligation issued or guaranteed by a municipal
issuer. The Tax-Exempt Portfolio may purchase other Municipal Securities similar
to the foregoing, that are or may become available,  including securities issued
to pre-refund other outstanding obligations of municipal issuers.

The  federal  bankruptcy  statutes  relating  to the  adjustments  of  debts  of
political  subdivisions  and  authorities of states of the United States provide
that,  in  certain  circumstances,  such  subdivisions  or  authorities  may  be
authorized to initiate bankruptcy proceedings without prior notice to or consent
of creditors,  which proceedings could result in material adverse changes in the
rights of holders of obligations issued by such subdivisions or authorities.

Litigation challenging the validity under state constitutions of present systems
of financing  public  education has been initiated or adjudicated in a number of
states,  and  legislation has been introduced to effect changes in public school
finances  in  some  states.   In  other  instances  there  has  been  litigation
challenging  the issuance of pollution  control revenue bonds or the validity of
their  issuance  under state or federal law which  ultimately  could  affect the
validity of those  Municipal  Securities or the tax-free  nature of the interest
thereon.

INVESTMENT MANAGER AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

   
Investment Manager.  Scudder Kemper  Investments,  Inc. ("Scudder Kemper" or the
"Adviser"),  345 Park  Avenue,  New York,  New York,  is the  Fund's  investment
manager.

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The Adviser is  approximately  70% owned by Zurich Financial  Services,  Inc., a
newly formed global insurance and financial services company. The balance of the
Adviser  is owned by its  officers  and  employees.  Pursuant  to an  investment
management agreement, Scudder Kemper Adviser acts as each Portfolio's investment
adviser,  manages its investments,  administers its business affairs,  furnishes
office facilities and equipment, provides clerical, and administrative services,
and permits any of its officers or employees to serve  without  compensation  as
trustees or officers of the Fund if elected to such positions. The Fund pays the
expenses of its  operations,  including  the fees and  expenses  of  independent
auditors,   counsel,  custodian  and  transfer  agent  and  the  cost  of  share
certificates,  reports and notices to  shareholders,  costs of  calculating  net
asset  value  and  maintaining  all  accounting   records   thereto,   brokerage
commissions  or  transaction  costs,  taxes,  registration  fees,  the  fees and
expenses of qualifying  the Fund and its shares for  distribution  under federal
and  state  securities  laws  and  membership  dues  in the  Investment  Company
Institute or any similar  organization.  Fund  expenses  generally are allocated
among the  Portfolios on the basis of net assets at the time of the  allocation,
except that expenses directly attributable to a particular Portfolio are charged
to that Portfolio.

There is one investment  management agreement for the Money Market Portfolio and
the  Government  Securities  Portfolio  and  a  separate  investment  management
agreement for the Tax-Exempt  Portfolio.  These agreements are substantially the
same except that the  graduated  fee schedule  under a  particular  agreement is
applied only to the  Portfolio or Portfolios  subject to that  agreement and the
expense  limitations  contained in the  agreements  are  different.  

Each of the investment  management  agreements  continues in effect from year to
year for each Portfolio  subject thereto so long as its continuation is approved
at least annually by a majority vote of the trustees who are not parties to such
agreement or  interested  persons of any such party except in their  capacity as
trustees of the Fund,  cast in person at a meeting called for such purpose,  and
by the shareholders of each Portfolio  subject thereto or the Board of Trustees.
If  continuation  is not  approved  for a Portfolio,  an  investment  management
agreement  nevertheless may continue in effect for any Portfolio for which it is
approved  and the Adviser may  continue to serve as  investment  manager for the
Portfolio for which it is not approved to the extent permitted by the Investment
Company Act of 1940.  Each  agreement may be terminated at any time upon 60 days
notice by either  party,  or by a majority vote of the  outstanding  shares of a
Portfolio  subject  thereto with respect to that  Portfolio,  and will terminate
automatically upon assignment. Additional Portfolios may be subject to different
agreements.

The  investment  management  agreements  provide  that the Adviser  shall not be
liable for any error of judgment or of law, or for any loss suffered by the Fund
in connection  with the matters to which the  agreements  relate,  except a loss
resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of
the Adviser in the performance of its  obligations  and duties,  or by reason of
its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under the agreements.

At December 31, 1997, pursuant to the terms of an agreement,  Scudder, Stevens &
Clark,  Inc.  ("Scudder") and Zurich Insurance  Company  ("Zurich") formed a new
global organization by combining Scudder with Zurich Kemper Investments, Inc., a
former subsidiary of Zurich and the former investment  manager to each Fund, and
Scudder changed its name to Scudder Kemper Investments,  Inc. As a result of the
transaction,  Zurich owned  approximately  70% of the Adviser,  with the balance
owned by the Adviser's officers and employees.

On September 7, 1998, the businesses of Zurich (including  Zurich's 70% interest
in Scudder  Kemper) and the financial  services  businesses of B.A.T  Industries
p.l.c.  ("B.A.T")  were  combined to form a new global  insurance  and financial
services  company  known as Zurich  Financial  Services,  Inc.  By way of a dual
holding  company   structure,   former  Zurich   shareholders   initially  owned
approximately 57% of Zurich Financial Services, Inc., with the balance initially
owned by former B.A.T shareholders.

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Upon  consummation  of this  transaction,  the Portfolios'  existing  investment
management agreements with Scudder Kemper were deemed to have been assigned and,
therefore,   terminated.  The  Board  has  approved  new  investment  management
agreements with Scudder Kemper, which are substantially identical to the current
investment   management  agreements  except  for  the  dates  of  execution  and
termination.  These agreements became effective upon the termination of the then
current investment  management  agreements and will be submitted for shareholder
approval at a special meeting currently scheduled to conclude in December 1998.

For the services  and  facilities  furnished to the Money Market and  Government
Securities  Portfolios,  such Portfolios pay an annual investment management fee
monthly,  on a graduated  basis at the following  rate:  0.22% of the first $500
million of combined  average daily net assets of such  Portfolios,  0.20% of the
next $500 million,  0.175% of the next $1 billion,  0.16% of the next $1 billion
and 0.15% of  combined  average  daily net  assets  of such  Portfolios  over $3
billion.  The Adviser has agreed to reimburse  the Money  Market and  Government
Securities  Portfolios  should all  operating  expenses of the Money  Market and
Government Securities Portfolios, including the investment management fee of the
Adviser  but  excluding  taxes,   interest,   the  distribution  fee  of  Kemper
Distributors,  Inc. ("KDI"),  extraordinary expenses (as determined by the Board
of Trustees) and brokerage commissions or transaction costs, exceed 0.90% of the
first $500 million, 0.80% of the next $500 million, 0.75% of the next $1 billion
and 0.70% of  average  daily  net  assets of the  Money  Market  and  Government
Securities Portfolios in excess of $2 billion on an annual basis. The investment
management  fee and the expense  limitation  for the Money Market and Government
Securities  Portfolios  are computed  based on average  daily net assets of such
Portfolios and are allocated among such  Portfolios  based upon the relative net
assets of each.

For the services and  facilities  furnished to the  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio,  such
Portfolio pays an annual investment management fee monthly, on a graduated basis
at the following  annual rate:  0.22% of the first $500 million of average daily
net assets, 0.20% of the next $500 million, 0.175% of the next $1 billion, 0.16%
on the next $1 billion and 0.15% of average  daily net assets of such  Portfolio
over $3 billion.  The Adviser has agreed to reimburse the  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio
should all operating expenses of such Portfolio,  1including the compensation of
the Adviser but excluding taxes, interest,  extraordinary expenses and brokerage
commissions  or  transaction  costs  exceed 1 1/2% of the first $30  million  of
average  daily net assets and 1% of average  daily net assets of the  Tax-Exempt
Portfolio over $30 million on an annual basis.

For its services as investment adviser and manager and for facilities  furnished
the Fund  during  the  fiscal  year  ended  July  31,  1998,  the Fund  incurred
investment   management  fees  aggregating   $1,868,000  for  the  Money  Market
Portfolio, $834,000 for the Government Securities Portfolio and $945,000 for the
Tax-Exempt  Portfolio.  During the fiscal  year  ended July 31,  1997,  the Fund
incurred investment management fees aggregating  $2,795,000 for the Money Market
Portfolio, $1,393,000 for the Government Securities Portfolio and $1,377,000 for
the  Tax-Exempt   Portfolio.   The  Fund  incurred  investment  management  fees
aggregating  $5,401,000  for the  Money  Market  Portfolio,  $2,163,000  for the
Government  Securities  Portfolio and $2,953,000  for the  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio
during the fiscal year ended July 31, 1996.

Fund  Accounting  Agent.  Scudder  Fund  Accounting   Corporation   ("SFAC"),  a
subsidiary of the Adviser,  is responsible  for  determining the net asset value
per share of the Fund and  maintaining all accounting  records related  thereto.
Currently,  SFAC receives no fee for its services to the Fund; however,  subject
to Board  approval,  at some time in the future,  SFAC may seek  payment for its
services under this agreement.

Distributor  and  Administrator.  Pursuant  to  an  administration,  shareholder
services and distribution agreement and an underwriting agreement  (collectively
"distribution agreement"), KDI serves as primary administrator,  distributor and
principal  underwriter  to the Fund to  provide  information  and  services  for
existing and potential  shareholders.  The distribution  agreement provides that
KDI shall appoint various firms to provide a cash  management  service for their
customers  or clients  through  the Fund.  The firms are to provide  such office
space and equipment, telephone facilities, personnel and literature distribution
as is necessary or  appropriate  for providing  information  and services to the
firms' clients. The Fund has adopted a plan in accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "12b-1 Plan"). The rule regulates the manner
in which an investment company may, directly or indirectly, bear the expenses of
distributing  shares. The distribution  agreement and the 12b-1 Plan continue in
effect  from  year to year so long as such  continuance  is  approved  at  least
annually by a vote of the Board of Trustees of the Fund,  including the Trustees
who are not  interested  persons of the Fund and who have no direct or  indirect
financial interest in the agreement.  The distribution  agreement  automatically

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terminates  in the event of its  assignment  and may be  terminated  at any time
without penalty by the Fund or by KDI upon 60 days' written notice.  Termination
by the Fund may be by vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees, or a majority
of the  Trustees  who are not  interested  persons  of the  Fund and who have no
direct or indirect  financial  interest in the agreement,  or a "majority of the
outstanding  voting  securities"  of the Fund as  defined  under the  Investment
Company Act of 1940. The 12b-1 Plan may not be amended to increase the fee to be
paid by the Fund  without  approval  by a  majority  of the  outstanding  voting
securities of the Fund and all material amendments must in any event be approved
by the Board of  Trustees  in the manner  described  above  with  respect to the
continuation  of the 12b-1 Plan. The Portfolios of the Fund will vote separately
with  respect  to  the  12b-1Plan.  For  its  services  under  the  distribution
agreement,  and  pursuant  to the  12b-1  Plan,  the  Fund  pays  KDI an  annual
distribution  fee,  payable  monthly,  of 0.38% of average daily net assets with
respect to the Money Market and  Government  Securities  Portfolios and 0.33% of
average daily net assets with respect to the Tax-Exempt Portfolio.

KDI is the principal underwriter for shares of the Fund and acts as agent of the
Fund in the sale of its shares.  The Fund pays the cost for the  prospectus  and
shareholder reports to be set in type and printed for existing shareholders, and
KDI pays for the printing and  distribution of copies thereof used in connection
with the  offering  of  shares  to  prospective  investors.  KDI  also  pays for
supplementary sales literature and advertising costs.

KDI has related services agreements with various  broker-dealer firms to provide
cash management and other services for the Fund shareholders.  Such services and
assistance may include, but may not be limited to, establishment and maintenance
of  shareholder  accounts  and  records,   processing  purchase  and  redemption
transactions,  providing  automatic  investment in Fund shares of client account
balances,  answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund,  assisting clients in
changing account options, designations and addresses, and such other services as
may be  agreed  upon  from time to time and as may be  permitted  by  applicable
statute, rule or regulation. KDI also has services agreements with banking firms
to provide the above listed services,  except for certain distribution  services
that the banks may be prohibited from  providing,  for their clients who wish to
invest in the Fund.  KDI also may  provide  some of the above  services  for the
Fund. KDI normally pays such firms at an annual rate ranging from 0.15% to 0.40%
of  average  net assets of those  accounts  in the Money  Market and  Government
Securities  Portfolios  that they maintain and service and ranging from 0.15% to
0.33% of average daily net assets of those accounts in the Tax-Exempt  Portfolio
that they  maintain and service.  KDI in its  discretion  may pay certain  firms
additional  amounts.  KDI may elect to keep a portion of the total  distribution
fee to  compensate  itself for  functions  performed  for the Fund or to pay for
sales materials or other promotional activities.

For the fiscal year ended July 31, 1998, the Fund incurred  distribution fees in
the  Money  Market  Portfolio,  the  Government  Securities  Portfolio  and  the
Tax-Exempt Portfolio of $3,508,466, $1,384,374 and $1,452,070, respectively, for
a  total  amount  of  $6,545,110.   KDI  remitted  $3,442,693,   $1,561,427  and
$1,251,870,  respectively,  to various firms,  pursuant to the related  services
agreements.  For the fiscal year ended July 31, 1998, KDI incurred  expenses for
underwriting,  distribution and administration in the approximate amounts noted:
fees to firms $6,255,990;  advertising and literature $0; prospectus printing $0
and marketing and sales expenses $572,748, for a total of $6,828,738.  A portion
of the aforesaid  marketing,  sales and operating  expenses  could be considered
overhead  expense;  however,  KDI has made no attempt to  differentiate  between
expenses that are overhead and those that are not.

Certain  officers or trustees of the Fund are also  directors or officers of the
Adviser and KDI as indicated under "Officers and Trustees."

Custodian,  Transfer Agent and Shareholder  Service Agent.  Investors  Fiduciary
Trust Company ("IFTC"), 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64105, as
custodian, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, 225 Franklin Street, Boston,
Massachusetts  02110, as sub-custodian,  have custody of all securities and cash
of the Fund. They attend to the collection of principal and income,  and payment
for and  collection  of  proceeds  of  securities  bought  and sold by the Fund.
Pursuant to a services agreement with IFTC, Kemper Service Company ("KSvC"),  an
affiliate of the Adviser,  serves as  "Shareholder  Service Agent" and, as such,
performs all of IFTC's duties as transfer agent and dividend paying agent.  IFTC
receives,  as transfer agent,  and pays to KSvC annual account fees of a maximum
of $13 per


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account plus out-of-pocket expense  reimbursement.  During the fiscal year ended
July  31,  1998,  IFTC  remitted  shareholder  service  fees  in the  amount  of
$2,948,000 to KSvC as Shareholder Service Agent.
    

Independent  Auditors  and  Reports  to  Shareholders.  The  Fund's  independent
auditors,  Ernst & Young LLP, 233 South Wacker Drive,  Chicago,  Illinois 60606,
audit and report on the  Fund's  annual  financial  statements,  review  certain
regulatory  reports and the Fund's federal income tax return,  and perform other
professional accounting,  auditing, tax and advisory services when engaged to do
so by the Fund.  Shareholders will receive annual audited  financial  statements
and semi-annual unaudited financial statements.

Legal Counsel.  Vedder,  Price,  Kaufman & Kammholz,  222 North LaSalle  Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60601, serves as legal counsel to the Fund.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Portfolio  transactions  are  undertaken  principally to pursue the objective of
each Portfolio in relation to movements in the general level of interest  rates,
to invest money obtained from the sale of Fund shares, to reinvest proceeds from
maturing portfolio  securities and to meet redemptions of Fund shares.  This may
increase  or  decrease  the yield of a  Portfolio  depending  upon  management's
ability to correctly  time and execute such  transactions.  Since a  Portfolio's
assets are invested in securities with short maturities, its portfolio will turn
over several times a year.  Securities with maturities of less than one year are
excluded from required  portfolio turnover rate  calculations,  therefore,  each
Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate for reporting purposes will be zero.

   
The primary objective of the Adviser in placing orders for the purchase and sale
of securities for a Fund's portfolio is to obtain the most favorable net results
taking into account such factors as price, commission where applicable,  size of
order,   difficulty   of  execution   and  skill   required  of  the   executing
broker/dealer.  The Adviser  seeks to evaluate  the  overall  reasonableness  of
brokerage  commissions paid (to the extent  applicable)  through its familiarity
with  commissions  charged on comparable  transactions,  as well as by comparing
commissions paid by a Fund to reported  commissions paid by others.  The Adviser
reviews on a routine basis commission rates,  execution and settlement  services
performed, making internal and external comparisons.

When it can be done consistently with the policy of obtaining the most favorable
net  results,   it  is  the  Adviser's   practice  to  place  such  orders  with
broker/dealers  who supply  research,  market and  statistical  information to a
Fund. The term "research, market and statistical information" includes advice as
to the value of  securities:  the  advisability  of investing in,  purchasing or
selling  securities;  the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of
securities; and analyses and reports concerning

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issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy
and the  performance  of  accounts.  The  Adviser  is  authorized  when  placing
portfolio  transactions  for a Fund to pay a brokerage  commission  in excess of
that which another broker might charge for executing the same transaction solely
on account of the receipt of research,  market or  statistical  information.  In
effecting  transactions in over-the-counter  securities,  orders are placed with
the  principal  market  makers  for the  security  being  traded  unless,  after
exercising care, it appears that more favorable results are available elsewhere.

In selecting among firms believed to meet the criteria for handling a particular
transaction, the Adviser may give consideration to those firms that have sold or
are selling shares of a Fund managed by the Adviser.

To the  maximum  extent  feasible,  it is expected  that the Adviser  will place
orders for  portfolio  transactions  through  Scudder  Investor  Services,  Inc.
("SIS"),  a corporation  registered as a  broker-dealer  and a subsidiary of the
Adviser. SIS will place orders on behalf of the Fund with issuers,  underwriters
or other brokers and dealers. SIS will not receive any commission,  fee or other
remuneration from the Fund for this service.

Although   certain   research,   market   and   statistical   information   from
broker/dealers may be useful to a Fund and to the Adviser,  it is the opinion of
the Adviser that such information only supplements its own research effort since
the  information  must still be analyzed,  weighed and reviewed by the Adviser's
staff.  Such  information may be useful to the Adviser in providing  services to
clients other than the Fund and not all such  information is used by the Adviser
in  connection  with the Fund.  Conversely,  such  information  provided  to the
Adviser by  broker/dealers  through  whom other  clients of the  Adviser  effect
securities  transactions may be useful to the Adviser in providing services to a
Fund.

The Board  members for a Fund review from time to time whether the recapture for
the benefit of a Fund of some portion of the  brokerage  commissions  or similar
fees  paid  by a Fund on  portfolio  transactions  is  legally  permissible  and
advisable.

Money  market  instruments  are normally  purchased  in  principal  transactions
directly from the issuer or from an underwriter  or market maker.  There usually
are no brokerage  commissions  paid by the Fund for such  purchases.  During the
last  three  fiscal  years the Fund  paid no  portfolio  brokerage  commissions.
Purchases from  underwriters will include a commission or concession paid by the
issuer to the  underwriter,  and purchases from dealers serving as market makers
will include the spread between the bid and asked prices.
    

PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES

   
Shares of a Portfolio are sold at their net asset value next determined after an
order and payment are received in the form  described in the Fund's  prospectus.
The minimum initial investment is $1,000 and the minimum  subsequent  investment
is $100 but such minimum  amounts may be changed at any time. The Fund may waive
the minimum for purchases by trustees,  directors,  officers or employees of the
Fund or the Adviser and its affiliates.  An investor  wishing to open an account
should use the Account  Information  Form  available  from the Fund or financial
services  firms.  Orders for the  purchase of shares that are  accompanied  by a
check drawn on a foreign  bank  (other than a check drawn on a Canadian  bank in
U.S.  Dollars)  will not be  considered in proper form and will not be processed
unless  and  until  the Fund  determines  that it has  received  payment  of the
proceeds of the check. The time required for such a determination  will vary and
cannot be determined in advance.
    

Upon receipt by the Fund's  Shareholder  Service Agent (see "Purchase of Shares"
in the  prospectus) of a request for  redemption in proper form,  shares will be
redeemed  by the Fund at the  applicable  net asset  value as  described  in the
Fund's  prospectus.  A  shareholder  may  elect to use  either  the  regular  or
expedited redemption procedures.

The Fund may suspend the right of  redemption  or delay  payment more than seven
days (a) during any period  when the New York  Stock  Exchange  ("Exchange")  is
closed other than customary weekend and holiday closings or during any period in
which  trading on the  Exchange  is  restricted,  (b) during any period  when an
emergency exists as a result of which (i) disposal of a Portfolio's  investments
is not reasonably practicable,  or (ii) it is not reasonably practicable for the
Portfolio  to  determine  the  value of its net  assets,  or (c) for such  other
periods as the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission may by order permit for the
protection of the Fund's shareholders.

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Although  it is the  Fund's  present  policy to redeem in cash,  if the Board of
Trustees  determines that a material  adverse effect would be experienced by the
remaining  shareholders  if payment were made wholly in cash,  the Fund will pay
the  redemption  price  in  whole  or in part  by a  distribution  of  portfolio
securities  in lieu of cash,  in  conformity  with the  applicable  rules of the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission,  taking such  securities at the same value
used to determine net asset value,  and selecting the  securities in such manner
as the Board of Trustees  may deem fair and  equitable.  If such a  distribution
occurred,  shareholders receiving securities and selling them could receive less
than the redemption value of such securities and in addition could incur certain
transaction  costs.  Such a  redemption  would not be so liquid as a  redemption
entirely  in cash.  The Fund has  elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 pursuant to which the Fund is obligated to redeem
shares of a  Portfolio  solely in cash up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the
net assets of the Portfolio  during any 90-day period for any one shareholder of
record.

DIVIDENDS, NET ASSET VALUE AND TAXES

Dividends.  Dividends  are declared  daily and paid monthly.  Shareholders  will
receive  dividends  in  additional  shares  unless  they elect to receive  cash.
Dividends will be reinvested monthly in shares of the Portfolio at the net asset
value  normally on the fifteenth day of each month if a business day,  otherwise
on the next business day. The Fund will pay shareholders who redeem their entire
accounts all unpaid  dividends at the time of the  redemption not later than the
next dividend  payment date.  Upon written  request to the  Shareholder  Service
Agent,  a shareholder  may elect to have Fund dividends  invested  without sales
charge in shares of another  Kemper Mutual Fund  offering this  privilege at the
net asset value of such other fund. See "Special Features -- Exchange Privilege"
for a list of such other Kemper Mutual Funds. To use this privilege of investing
Fund  dividends  in shares of another  Kemper  Mutual  Fund,  shareholders  must
maintain a minimum account value of $1,000 in this Fund.

Each  Portfolio  calculates  its  dividends  based on its daily  net  investment
income. For this purpose, the net investment income of the Portfolio consists of
(a)  accrued  interest  income  plus or  minus  amortized  discount  or  premium
(excluding market discount for the Tax-Exempt Portfolio),  (b) plus or minus all
short-term  realized  gains and  losses  on  investments  and (c) minus  accrued
expenses allocated to the Portfolio.  Expenses of the Fund are accrued each day.
While each  Portfolio's  investments are valued at amortized cost, there will be
no unrealized gains or losses on such investments. However, should the net asset
value of a  Portfolio  deviate  significantly  from market  value,  the Board of
Trustees  could  decide  to value  the  investments  at  market  value  and then
unrealized gains and losses would be included in net investment income above.

Net Asset Value.  As  described in the  prospectus,  each  Portfolio  values its
portfolio  instruments  at  amortized  cost,  which  does not take into  account
unrealized  capital  gains  or  losses.   This  involves  initially  valuing  an
instrument  at its cost 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. While this method provides
certainty  in  valuation,  it may  result in  periods  during  which  value,  as
determined  by amortized  cost,  is higher or lower than the price the Portfolio
would receive if it sold the  instrument.  Calculations  are made to compare the
value of a Portfolio's  investments valued at amortized cost with market values.
Market  valuations  are obtained by using actual  quotations  provided by market
makers,  estimates of market value,  or values obtained from yield data relating
to classes of money market  instruments  published  by reputable  sources at the
mean between the bid and asked prices for the instruments. If a deviation of 1/2
of 1% or more were to occur between the net asset value per share  calculated by
reference to market values and a Portfolio's $1.00 per share net asset value, or
if there  were any  other  deviation  which the  Board of  Trustees  of the Fund
believed would result in a material dilution to shareholders or purchasers,  the
Board of  Trustees  would  promptly  consider  what  action,  if any,  should be
initiated.  If a Portfolio's  net asset value per share  (computed  using market
values)  declined,  or were  expected to decline,  below $1.00  (computed  using
amortized cost), the Board of Trustees of the Fund might  temporarily  reduce or
suspend dividend  payments in an effort to maintain the net asset value at $1.00
per share.  As a result of such  reduction or  suspension  of dividends or other
action by the Board of Trustees,  an investor would receive less income during a
given period than if such a reduction or  suspension  had not taken place.  Such
action  could result in  investors  receiving no dividend for the period  during
which they hold their shares and receiving,  upon redemption,  a price per share
lower than that which they paid. On the other hand,  if a Portfolio's  net asset
value per  share  (computed  using  market  values)  were to  increase,  or were
anticipated to increase above $1.00 (computed using amortized  cost),  the Board
of Trustees of the Fund might supplement  dividends in an effort to maintain the
net asset value at $1.00 per share.

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Taxes.  Interest on indebtedness that is incurred to purchase or carry shares of
a mutual fund portfolio which distributes  exempt-interest  dividends during the
year is not deductible for federal income tax purposes.  Further, the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio may not be an appropriate  investment for persons who are "substantial
users" of  facilities  financed  by  industrial  development  bonds  held by the
Tax-Exempt Portfolio or are "related persons" to such users; such persons should
consult their tax advisers before investing in the Tax-Exempt Portfolio.

The  "Superfund  Act of 1986" (the  "Superfund  Act")  imposes a separate tax on
corporations  at a rate of 0.12  percent  of the  excess  of such  corporation's
"modified  alternative  minimum  taxable  income" over $2 million.  A portion of
tax-exempt  interest,  including  exempt-interest  dividends from the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio,  may be includible in modified  alternative  minimum  taxable income.
Corporate shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisers with respect to
the consequences of the Superfund Act.

PERFORMANCE

As reflected in the  prospectus,  the historical  performance  calculation for a
Portfolio  may be shown in the form of "yield,"  "effective  yield" and, for the
Tax-Exempt  Portfolio only, "tax  equivalent  yield." These various  measures of
performance are described below.

   
Each  Portfolio's  yield is computed in accordance  with a  standardized  method
prescribed  by rules of the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.  Under  that
method,  the yield quotation is based on a seven-day  period and is computed for
each Portfolio as follows.  The first  calculation is net investment  income per
share,  which  is  accrued  interest  on  portfolio  securities,  plus or  minus
amortized  discount or premium  (excluding  market  discount for the  Tax-Exempt
Portfolio),  less accrued expenses. This number is then divided by the price per
share  (expected  to remain  constant at $1.00) at the  beginning  of the period
("base period  return").  The result is then divided by 7 and  multiplied by 365
and the resulting  yield figure is carried to the nearest  one-hundredth  of one
percent.  Realized  capital  gains or  losses  and  unrealized  appreciation  or
depreciation  of  investments  are  not  included  in the  calculation.  For the
seven-day  period ended July 31, 1998,  the Money Market  Portfolio's  yield was
4.79%, the Government Securities Portfolio's yield was 4.79%, and the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio's yield was 3.06%.

Each Portfolio's  effective yield is determined by taking the base period return
(computed as described above) and calculating the effect of assumed compounding.
The formula for the effective  yield is: (base period  return  +1)365/7 - 1. For
the seven-day period ended July 31, 1998, the Money Market Portfolio's effective
yield was 4.90%,  the  Government  Securities  Portfolio's  effective  yield was
4.90%, and the Tax-Exempt Portfolio's effective yield was 3.11%.

The tax  equivalent  yield of the  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio is computed by dividing
that portion of the  Portfolio's  yield  (computed  as described  above) that is
tax-exempt  by (one  minus the  stated  federal  income tax rate) and adding the
product  to that  portion,  if any,  of the yield of the  Portfolio  that is not
tax-exempt.  Based  upon a  marginal  federal  income  tax rate of 37.1% and the
Tax-Exempt  Portfolio's  yield  computed as  described  above for the  seven-day
period ended July 31, 1998, the Tax-Exempt Portfolio's  tax-equivalent yield was
4.86%. For additional  information concerning tax-exempt yields, see "Tax-Exempt
versus Taxable Yield" below.
    

Each Portfolio's  yield  fluctuates,  and the publication of an annualized yield
quotation is not a representation as to what an investment in the Portfolio will
actually yield for any given future  period.  Actual yields will depend not only
on changes in interest  rates on money market  instruments  during the period in
which the  investment  in the  Portfolio  is held,  but also on such  matters as
Portfolio expenses.

Investors  have an  extensive  choice of money  market  funds  and money  market
deposit  accounts and the information  below may be useful to investors who wish
to compare the past  performance of the Money Market  Portfolio,  the Government
Securities   Portfolio  and  the   Tax-Exempt   Portfolio  with  that  of  their
competitors. Past performance cannot be a guarantee of future results.

As indicated in the  prospectus  (see  "Performance"),  the  performance  of the
Fund's  Portfolios  may be compared to that of other money  market  mutual funds
tracked by Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.  ("Lipper").  Lipper  performance
calculations  include the  reinvestment of all capital gain and income dividends
for the periods covered by the calculations.  A Portfolio's performance also may
be compared to other money market funds reported by IBC Financial Data,  Inc.'s,
or Money Market Insight+,  reporting


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services on money  market  funds.  As reported by IBC,  all  investment  results
represent  yield  (annualized  results for the period net of management fees and
expenses) and one year investment  results are effective  annual yields assuming
reinvestment of dividends
   


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Investors  may also want to compare a  Portfolio's  performance  to that of U.S.
Treasury bills or notes because such instruments  represent  alternative  income
producing products.  Treasury obligations are issued in selected  denominations.
Rates of U.S. Treasury obligations are fixed at the time of issuance and payment
of  principal  and  interest  is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
Treasury.  The  market  value  of  such  instruments  will  generally  fluctuate
inversely  with  interest  rates prior to  maturity  and will equal par value at
maturity.  Generally,  the values of obligations  with shorter  maturities  will
fluctuate  less than those with  longer  maturities.  A  Portfolio's  yield will
fluctuate.  Also,  while each Portfolio  seeks to maintain a net asset value per
share of $1.00, there is no assurance that it will be able to do so.

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From time to time the Fund may include in its sales communications,  ranking and
rating information  received from various  organizations,  to include but not be
limited to, ratings from  Morningstar,  Inc. and rankings from Lipper Analytical
Services, Inc.

Tax-Exempt  versus Taxable Yield.  You may want to determine which investment --
tax-exempt  or taxable -- will provide you with a higher  after-tax  return.  To
determine the tax equivalent yield,  simply divide the yield from the tax-exempt
investment  by the sum of [1 minus your  marginal tax rate].  The table below is
provided for your convenience in making this calculation for selected tax-exempt
yields and taxable  income  levels.  These yields are  presented for purposes of
illustration  only and are not  representative  of any yield that the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio  may  generate.  Both tables are based upon current law as to the 1998
federal tax rate schedules.

Taxable Equivalent Yield Table for Persons Whose Adjusted Gross Income is Under
$124,500
    


                                 [To Be Updated]
                                 ---------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                              A Tax-Exempt Yield of:
             Taxable Income                  Your Marginal        2%       3%       4%      5%       6%       7%
       Single               Joint           Federal Tax Rate             Is Equivalent to a Taxable Yield of:
       ------               -----           ----------------     -----------------------------------------------
<S>                   <C>                       <C>              <C>      <C>      <C>     <C>      <C>     <C>

   
$25,350-$61,400       $42,350-102,300            28.0%           2.78     4.17     5.56    6.94     8.33      9.72
   Over $61,400          Over $102,300           31.0            2.90     4.35     5.80    7.25     8.70     10.14

Taxable Equivalent Yield Table for Persons Whose Adjusted Gross Income is Over $124,500*
    


                                                                              A Tax-Exempt Yield of:
             Taxable Income                  Your Marginal        2%       3%       4%      5%       6%       7%
       Single               Joint           Federal Tax Rate             Is Equivalent to a Taxable Yield of:
       ------               -----           ----------------      ----------------------------------------------

   
$61,400-$128,100        $99,600-$151,750         31.9%           2.94     4.41     5.87     7.34     8.81    10.28
$128,100-$278,450       $151,750-$271,050        37.1            3.18     4.77     6.36     7.95     9.54    11.13
   Over $278,450           Over $271,050         40.8            3.38     5.07     6.76     8.45    10.14    11.82

</TABLE>

*    This table assumes a decrease of $3.00 of itemized deductions for each $100
     of adjusted gross income over $124,500.  For a married couple with adjusted
     gross income between  $186,800 and $309,300  (single  between  $124,500 and
     $247,000),  add  0.7% to the  above  Marginal  Federal  Tax  Rate  for each
     personal and  dependency  exemption.  The taxable  equivalent  yield is the
     tax-exempt yield divided by: 100% minus the adjusted tax rate. For example,
     if the table tax rate is 37.1% and you are married with no dependents,  the
     adjusted tax rate is 38.5% (37.1% + 0.7% + 0.7%). For a tax-exempt yield of
     6%, the taxable equivalent yield is about 9.8% (6% / (100% - 38.5%)).
    

OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

   
The  officers  and  trustees  of the Fund,  their  birthdates,  their  principal
occupations and their  affiliations,  if any, with the Adviser are listed below.
All persons named as trustees also serve in similar  capacities  for other funds
advised by the Adviser.

DAVID W. BELIN (6/20/28),  Trustee , 2000 Financial Center,  7th and Walnut, Des
Moines, Iowa; Member, Belin Lamson McCormick Zumbach Flynn, P.C. (attorneys).

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LEWIS A. BURNHAM  (1/8/33),  Trustee , 16410 Avila  Boulevard,  Tampa,  Florida;
Retired; formerly, Partner, Business Resources Group;
formerly, Executive Vice President, Anchor Glass Container Corporation.

DONALD L. DUNAWAY (3/8/37),  Trustee , 7515 Pelican Bay Boulevard, #903, Naples,
Florida;  Retired;  formerly,  Executive Vice President, A. O. Smith Corporation
(diversified manufacturer).

ROBERT B.  HOFFMAN  (12/11/36),  Trustee , 800 North  Lindbergh  Boulevard,  St.
Louis,  Missouri;  Vice Chairman and Chief Financial  Officer,  Monsanto Company
(agricultural,  pharmaceutical  and nutritional  food  products);  formerly Vice
President and Head of International Operations, FMC corporation (manufacturer of
machinery and chemicals).

DONALD R. JONES  (1/17/30),  Trustee , 182 Old Wick Lane,  Inverness,  Illinois;
Retired;  Director,  Motorola,  Inc.  (manufacturer of electronic  equipment and
components);  formerly,  Executive Vice President and Chief  Financial  Officer,
Motorola, Inc.

SHIRLEY  D.  PETERSON  (9/3/41),  Trustee  ,  401  Rosemont  Avenue,  Frederick,
Maryland;  President,  Hood  College,  Maryland;  formerly,  Partner,  Steptoe &
Johnson  (attorneys);  prior thereto,  Commissioner,  Internal  Revenue Service;
prior thereto, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice; Director,
Bethlehem Steel Corp.

DANIEL  PIERCE   (3/18/34),   Trustee*,   Two   International   Place,   Boston,
Massachusetts; Managing Director, Adviser.

WILLIAM P.  SOMMERS  (7/22/33),  Trustee , 333  Ravenswood  Avenue,  Menlo Park,
California;  President and Chief Executive Officer, SRI International  (research
and  development);   formerly,   Executive  Vice  President,   Iameter  (medical
information  and  educational  service  provider);  prior  thereto,  Senior Vice
President and Director,  Booz,  Allen & Hamilton,  Inc.  (management  consulting
firm) (retired);  Director,  Rohr, Inc.,  Therapeutic Discovery Corp. and Litton
Industries.

EDMOND  VILLANI  (3/4/47),  Trustee*,  345 Park  Avenue,  New  York,  New  York;
President, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Adviser.

MARK S. CASADY  (9/21/60),  President*,  345 Park  Avenue,  New York,  New York;
Managing  Director,  Adviser;  formerly,   Institutional  Sales  Manager  of  an
unaffiliated mutual fund distributor.

PHILIP  J.  COLLORA  (11/15/45),  Vice  President  and  Secretary*  , 222  South
Riverside  Plaza,  Chicago,  Illinois;   Attorney,  Senior  Vice  President  and
Assistant Secretary, Adviser.

THOMAS W. LITTAUER (4/26/55), Vice President*,  Two International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts;  Managing  Director,  Adviser;  formerly,  Head of Broker  Dealer
Division  of an  unaffiliated  investment  management  firm during  1997;  prior
thereto,  President of Client Management Services of an unaffiliated  investment
management firm from 1991 to 1996.

KDIANN M. McCREARY  (11/6/56),  Vice President*,  345 Park Avenue, New York, New
York; Managing Director, Adviser.

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ROBERT C. PECK, JR.  (10/1/46),  Vice  President*,  , 222 South Riverside Plaza,
Chicago,  Illinois;  Managing  Director,   Adviser;  formerly,   Executive  Vice
President  and  Chief  Investment   Officer  with  an  unaffiliated   investment
management firm from 1988 to June 1997.

KATHRYN L. QUIRK  (12/3/52),  Vice  President*,  345 Park Avenue,  New York, New
York; Managing Director, Adviser.

FRANK J. RACHWALSKI, JR. (3/26/45), Vice President* , 222 South Riverside Plaza,
Chicago, Illinois; Senior Vice President, Adviser.

LINDA J. WONDRACK (9/12/64),  Vice President*,  Two International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts; Senior Vice President, Adviser.

JOHN  R.  HEBBLE  (6/27/58),   Treasurer*,   Two  International  Place,  Boston,
Massachusetts; Senior Vice President, Adviser.

BRENDA LYONS (2/21/63),  Assistant Treasurer*,  Two International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts; Senior Vice President, Adviser

CAROLINE  PEARSON  (4/1/62),  Assistant  Secretary*,  Two  International  Place,
Boston,  Massachusetts;  Senior Vice President,  Adviser;  formerly,  Associate,
Dechert Price & Rhoads (law firm) 1989 to 1997.

MAUREEN  E. KANE  (2/14/62),  Assistant  Secretary*,  Two  International  Place,
Boston,  Massachusetts;   Vice  President,  Adviser;  formerly,  Assistant  Vice
President  of  an  unaffiliated   investment  management  firm;  prior  thereto,
Associate  Staff  Attorney  of  an  unaffiliated   investment  management  firm;
Associate, Peabody & Arnold (law firm).

JOHN W. STUEBE (1/7/49),  Vice President* , 222 South Riverside Plaza,  Chicago,
Illinois; First Vice President, Adviser.

ELIZABETH C. WERTH (10/1/47),  Assistant Secretary* , 222 South Riverside Plaza,
Chicago, Illinois; Vice President, Adviser and KDI.
    

*    Interested persons as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

   
The  trustees  and officers who are  "interested  persons" as  designated  above
receive no  compensation  from the Fund.  The table below shows  amounts paid or
accrued to those trustees who are not designated "interested persons" during the
Fund's 1998 fiscal  year except that the  information  in the last column is for
calendar year 1997.
    

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                              Total Compensation from
                                                                                                  Fund and Kemper
Name of Trustee                                 Aggregate Compensation From Fund          Fund Complex Paid to Trustees**
<S>                                                          <C>                                       <C>

   
David W. Belin*                                               $15,400                                   $168,100
Lewis A. Burnham                                                7,200                                    117,800
Donald L. Dunaway*                                             12,100                                    162,700
Robert B. Hoffman                                               6,800                                    109,400
Donald R. Jones                                                 7,300                                    114,200
Shirley D. Peterson                                             6,400                                    114,000
William P. Sommers                                              6,400                                    109,400
</TABLE>

*    Includes   deferred  fees  and  interest   thereon   pursuant  to  deferred
     compensation agreements with Kemper funds. Deferred amounts accrue interest
     monthly at a rate equal to the yield of Zurich  Money Funds -- Zurich Money
     Market Fund.  Total deferred  amounts and interest accrued through July 31,
     1998 are $182,000 for Mr. Belin and $62,000 for Mr. Dunaway.

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**   Includes compensation for service on the boards of twenty-four Kemper funds
     with forty-one fund portfolios.  Each trustee currently serves as a trustee
     of  twenty-six   Kemper  funds  and  forty-seven  fund  portfolios.   Total
     compensation  does  not  reflect  amounts  paid by  Scudder  Kemper  to the
     trustees for meetings  regarding the  combination  of Scudder and ZKI. Such
     amounts totaled $21,900,  $25,400,  $21,900,  $17,300, $20,800, $24,200 and
     $21,900 for Messrs. Belin, Burnham,  Dunaway,  Hoffman, Jones, Peterson and
     Sommers, respectively.

On November 2, 1998,  the officers and trustees of the Fund,  as a group,  owned
less than 1% of the then outstanding  shares of each Portfolio and the following
persons owned of record 5% or more of the  outstanding  shares of the Portfolios
of the Fund: ABN AMRO Chicago  Corporation,  208 S. LaSalle Street,  Chicago, IL
60604 (9.88% of the Money Market Portfolio,  6.19% of the Government  Securities
Portfolio  and  6.26% of the  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio);  Custody  Account  for The
Exclusive  Benefit of Customers of Hilliard  Lyons,  4th Avenue and Muhammed Ali
Boulevard, Louisville, KY 40202 (36.75% of the Money Market Portfolio and 29.91%
of the Tax-Exempt  Portfolio);  D.A. Davidson & Co., P.O. Box 5015, Great Falls,
MT 59403 (29.32% of the Money Market  Portfolio) and IDEX Funds,  P.O. Box 9015,
Clearwater, FL 33758 (5.72% of the Money Market Portfolio).
    

SPECIAL FEATURES

   
Exchange Privilege.  Subject to the limitations  described below, Class A Shares
(or the  equivalent)  of the following  Kemper Mutual Funds may be exchanged for
each other at their relative net asset values:  Kemper  Technology Fund,  Kemper
Total Return Fund, Kemper Growth Fund, Kemper Small Capitalization  Equity Fund,
Kemper Income and Capital  Preservation Fund, Kemper Municipal Bond Fund, Kemper
Diversified  Income  Fund,  Kemper High Yield  Series,  Kemper  U.S.  Government
Securities Fund, Kemper International Fund, Kemper State Tax-Free Income Series,
Kemper  Adjustable  Rate U.S.  Government  Fund,  Kemper Blue Chip Fund,  Kemper
Global  Income Fund,  Kemper Target Equity Fund (series are subject to a limited
offering period),  Kemper Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Kemper Cash Reserves
Fund,  Kemper U.S.  Mortgage Fund,  Kemper  Short-Intermediate  Government Fund,
Kemper Value Series,  Inc., Kemper Value Plus Growth Fund,  Kemper  Quantitative
Equity Fund,  Kemper Horizon Fund, Kemper Europe Fund, Kemper Asian Growth Fund,
Kemper Aggressive Growth Fund, Kemper Global/International  Series, Inc., Kemper
Securities  Trust,  Kemper Value Fund, Kemper Classic Growth Fund, Kemper Global
Discovery  Fund,  Kemper  Equity Trust and Kemper Income Trust  ("Kemper  Mutual
Funds") and certain "Money Market Funds" (Zurich Money Funds,  Zurich  Yieldwise
Money Fund, Cash Equivalent Fund,  Tax-Exempt California Money Market Fund, Cash
Account Trust,  Investors Municipal Cash Fund and Investors Cash Trust).  Shares
of Money  Market  Funds and Kemper  Cash  Reserves  Fund that were  acquired  by
purchase (not including shares acquired by dividend reinvestment) are subject to
the applicable sales charge on exchange. In addition,  shares of a Kemper Mutual
Fund in excess of $1,000,000 (except Zurich Yieldwise Money Fund and Kemper Cash
Reserves  Fund)  acquired by exchange  from  another  Fund may not be  exchanged
thereafter  until they have been owned for 15 days (the "15-Day  Hold  Policy").
For  purposes  of  determining  whether  the  15-Day  Hold  Policy  applies to a
particular  exchange,  the value of the shares to be exchanged shall be computed
by aggregating the value of shares being exchanged for all accounts under common
control,   discretion  or  advice,   including   without   limitation   accounts
administered  by  a  financial  services  firm  offering  market  timing,  asset
allocation  or similar  services.  Series of Kemper  Target  Equity Fund will be
available  on  exchange  only  during the  Offering  Period  for such  series as
described in the prospectus for such series.  Cash Equivalent  Fund,  Tax-Exempt
California Money Market Fund, Cash Account Trust,  Investors Municipal Cash Fund
and Investors  Cash Trust are available on exchange but only through a financial
services firm having a services  agreement  with KDI with respect to such funds.
Exchanges  may  only be made  for  funds  that  are  available  for  sale in the
shareholder's state of residence.  Currently, Tax-Exempt California Money Market
Fund is available  for sale only in California  and the  portfolios of Investors
Municipal Cash Fund are available for sale in certain states.

The total  value of  shares  being  exchanged  must at least  equal the  minimum
investment  requirement  of the  fund  into  which  they  are  being  exchanged.
Exchanges are made based on relative dollar values of the shares involved in the
exchange. There is no service fee for an exchange;  however,  financial services
firms may  charge  for  their  services  in  expediting  exchange  transactions.
Exchanges will be effected by redemption of shares of the fund held and purchase
of shares of the other fund. For federal income tax purposes,  any such exchange
constitutes  a sale upon which a gain or loss may be  realized,  depending  upon
whether  the  value  of the  shares  being  exchanged  is more or less  than the
shareholder's  adjusted cost basis.  Shareholders  interested in exercising  the
exchange  privilege  may obtain an exchange form and  prospectuses  of the other
funds from financial  services firms or KDI. Exchanges also may be authorized by
telephone if the shareholder has 


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given authorization.  Once the authorization is on file, the Shareholder Service
Agent will honor requests by telephone at 1-800-231-8568 or in writing,  subject
to  the  limitations  on  liability  described  in  the  prospectus.  Any  share
certificates  must be deposited  prior to any  exchange of such  shares.  During
periods  when it is  difficult  to  contact  the  Shareholder  Service  Agent by
telephone,  it may be difficult to implement the telephone  exchange  privilege.
The  exchange  privilege  is not a right  and may be  suspended,  terminated  or
modified at any time. Except as otherwise permitted by applicable regulation, 60
days'  prior  written  notice of any  termination  or  material  change  will be
provided.
    

Systematic  Withdrawal  Program.  An owner of  $5,000  or more of a  Portfolio's
shares may  provide for the payment  from the owner's  account of any  requested
dollar  amount up to $50,000 to be paid to the owner or the  owner's  designated
payee monthly, quarterly,  semi-annually or annually. The $5,000 minimum account
size is not applicable to Individual Retirement Accounts. Dividend distributions
will be reinvested automatically at net asset value. A sufficient number of full
and fractional shares will be redeemed to make the designated payment. Depending
upon the size of the payments  requested,  redemptions for the purpose of making
such payments may reduce or even exhaust the account. The program may be amended
on  thirty  days  notice  by the Fund and may be  terminated  at any time by the
shareholder or the Fund. Firms provide varying arrangements for their clients to
redeem Fund shares on a periodic basis. Such firms may  independently  establish
minimums for such services.

   
Tax-Sheltered  Retirement  Programs.  The  Shareholder  Service  Agent  provides
retirement plan services and documents and KDI can establish your account in any
of the following  types of retirement  plans: 
    

     o    Individual  Retirement  Accounts (IRAs) with Investors Fiduciary Trust
          Company as custodian. This includes Savings Incentive
          MatchPlan for Employees of Small  Employers  ("SIMPLE"),  IRA accounts
          and Simplified  Employee Pension Plan (SEP) IRA accounts and prototype
          documents.  

     o    403(b) Custodial Accounts with IFTC as custodian. This type of plan is
          available to employees of most non-profit  organizations.  

     o    Prototype  money  purchase  pension  and  profit-sharing  plans may be
          adopted by employers.  The maximum contribution per participant is the
          lesser of 25% of compensation or $30,000.

Brochures  describing the above plans as well as providing model defined benefit
plans,  target benefit plans, 457 plans,  401(k) plans,  SIMPLE 401(k) plans and
materials for establishing them are available from the Shareholder Service Agent
upon  request.  The  brochures  for plans with IFTC as  custodian  describe  the
current  fees payable to IFTC for its services as  custodian.  Investors  should
consult with their own tax advisers before establishing a retirement plan.

   
Electronic  Funds  Transfer  Programs.  For  your  convenience,   the  Fund  has
established  several  investment and redemption  programs using electronic funds
transfer via the Automated Clearing House (ACH). There is currently no charge by
the Fund for these programs.  To use these features,  your financial institution
(your employer's  financial  institution in the case of payroll deposit) must be
affiliated with an Automated Clearing House (ACH). This ACH affiliation  permits
the Shareholder Service Agent to electronically transfer money between your bank
account, or employer's payroll bank in the case of Direct Deposit, and your Fund
account.  Your bank's crediting  policies of these  transferred  funds may vary.
These  features  may  be  amended  or  terminated  at  any  time  by  the  Fund.
Shareholders  should contact KSvC at  1-800-231-8568  or the financial  services
firm through which their account was  established  for more  information.  These
programs may not be available  through some firms that distribute  shares of the
Fund.
    

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS

The Fund generally is not required to hold meetings of its  shareholders.  Under
the Agreement and  Declaration  of Trust of the Fund  ("Declaration  of Trust"),
however,  shareholder  meetings  will be held in  connection  with the following
matters: (a) the election or removal of trustees if a meeting is called for such
purpose;  (b) the  adoption of any contract  for which  shareholder  approval is
required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"); (c) any termination
of the Fund to the extent and as provided in the  Declaration of Trust;  (d) any
amendment of the Declaration of Trust (other than  amendments  changing the name
of the Fund or any Portfolio,  establishing a Portfolio, supplying any omission,
curing any  ambiguity or curing,  correcting or  supplementing  any defective or
inconsistent provision thereof); (e) as to whether a court action, proceeding or

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claim should or should not be brought or maintained  derivatively  or as a class
action  on  behalf of the Fund or the  shareholders,  to the same  extent as the
stockholders of a Massachusetts  business  corporation;  and (f) such additional
matters as may be required by law, the Declaration of Trust,  the By-laws of the
Fund,  or  any  registration  of the  Fund  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission or any state, or as the trustees may consider necessary or desirable.
The  shareholders  also  would  vote  upon  changes  in  fundamental  investment
objectives, policies or restrictions.

Each trustee serves until the next meeting of  shareholders,  if any, called for
the purpose of electing trustees and until the election and qualification of his
successor or until such trustee sooner dies, resigns, retires or is removed by a
majority vote of the shares entitled to vote (as described  below) or a majority
of the  trustees.  In  accordance  with the 1940  Act (a) the Fund  will  hold a
shareholder  meeting  for the  election  of trustees at such time as less than a
majority of the  trustees  have been elected by  shareholders,  and (b) if, as a
result  of a vacancy  in the Board of  Trustees,  less  than  two-thirds  of the
trustees have been elected by the shareholders, that vacancy will be filled only
by a vote of the shareholders.

Trustees  may be removed  from  office by a vote of the holders of a majority of
the outstanding shares at a meeting called for that purpose, which meeting shall
be held upon the  written  request  of the  holders  of not less than 10% of the
outstanding  shares.  Upon the written request of ten or more  shareholders  who
have been such for at least six months and who hold shares constituting at least
1% of the outstanding  shares of the Fund stating that such shareholders wish to
communicate  with the  other  shareholders  for the  purpose  of  obtaining  the
signatures  necessary to demand a meeting to consider removal of a trustee,  the
Fund has undertaken to disseminate  appropriate  materials at the expense of the
requesting shareholders.

The Declaration of Trust provides that the presence at a shareholder  meeting in
person or by proxy of at least 30% of the  shares  entitled  to vote on a matter
shall  constitute a quorum.  Thus, a meeting of  shareholders  of the Fund could
take place even if less than a majority of the shareholders  were represented on
its  scheduled  date.  Shareholders  would in such a case be  permitted  to take
action which does not require a larger vote than a majority of a quorum, such as
the election of trustees and  ratification  of the  selection of auditors.  Some
matters  requiring  a larger  vote  under  the  Declaration  of  Trust,  such as
termination  or  reorganization  of  the  Fund  and  certain  amendments  of the
Declaration of Trust, would not be affected by this provision; nor would matters
which  under the 1940 Act require  the vote of a  "majority  of the  outstanding
voting securities" as defined in the 1940 Act.

The  Declaration  of Trust  specifically  authorizes  the Board of  Trustees  to
terminate  the Fund (or any  Portfolio)  by notice to the  shareholders  without
shareholder approval.

   
Under Massachusetts law,  shareholders of a Massachusetts  business trust could,
under certain  circumstances,  be held personally  liable for obligations of the
Fund. The Declaration of Trust,  however,  disclaims  shareholder  liability for
acts or obligations  of the Fund and requires that notice of such  disclaimer be
given in each agreement,  obligation,  or instrument entered into or executed by
the Fund or the  trustees.  Moreover,  the  Declaration  of Trust  provides  for
indemnification  out of  Fund  property  for  all  losses  and  expenses  of any
shareholder held personally  liable for the obligations of the Fund and the Fund
will be covered by  insurance  which the  trustees  consider  adequate  to cover
foreseeable  tort claims.  Thus, the risk of a shareholder  incurring  financial
loss on account of shareholder liability is considered by the Adviser remote and
not  material,  since it is limited to  circumstances  in which a disclaimer  is
inoperative and the Fund itself is unable to meet its obligations.
    


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APPENDIX -- RATINGS OF INVESTMENTS

                            COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS

A-1, A-2 and Prime-1, Prime-2 Commercial Paper Ratings

Commercial  paper  rated by  Standard  & Poor's  Corporation  has the  following
characteristics:  Liquidity  ratios  are  adequate  to meet  cash  requirements.
Long-term senior debt is rated "A" or better.  The issuer has access to at least
two  additional  channels of  borrowing.  Basic  earnings  and cash flow have an
upward  trend with  allowance  made for unusual  circumstances.  Typically,  the
issuer's  industry  is well  established  and the issuer  has a strong  position
within the industry. The reliability and quality of management are unquestioned.
Relative  strength  or  weakness  of the above  factors  determine  whether  the
issuer's commercial paper is rated A-1, A-2 or A-3.

The ratings  Prime-1 and Prime-2 are the two highest  commercial  paper  ratings
assigned by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Among the factors considered by them
in assigning ratings are the following:  (1) evaluation of the management of the
issuer;  (2) economic  evaluation of the issuer's  industry or industries and an
appraisal of speculative-type  risks which may be inherent in certain areas; (3)
evaluation  of the  issuer's  products in relation to  competition  and customer
acceptance;  (4) liquidity;  (5) amount and quality of long-term debt; (6) trend
of  earnings  over a period of ten years;  (7)  financial  strength  of a parent
company and the relationships  which exist with the issuer;  and (8) recognition
by the management of  obligations  which may be present or may arise as a result
of public interest questions and preparations to meet such obligations. Relative
strength or  weakness  of the above  factors  determines  whether  the  issuer's
commercial paper is rated Prime-1, 2 or 3.

MIG-1 and MIG-2 Municipal Notes

Moody's  Investors  Service,  Inc.'s  ratings for state and municipal  notes and
other short-term loans 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 bond risk are of lesser  importance in the short run. Loans
designated  MIG-1  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.  Loans  designated
MIG-2 are of high  quality,  with margins of  protection  ample  although not so
large as in the preceding group.

           STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION BOND RATINGS, CORPORATE BONDS

AAA. This is the highest rating  assigned by Standard & Poor's  Corporation to a
debt obligation and indicates an extremely  strong capacity to pay principal and
interest.

AA. Bonds rated AA also qualify as high-quality  debt  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  somewhat  more  susceptible  to the  adverse  effects  of  changes  in
circumstances and economic conditions.


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                  MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE, INC. BOND RATINGS

Aaa. Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality.  They carry
the  smallest  degree  of  investment  risk  and are  generally  referred  to as
"gilt-edge."  Interest  payments 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  fluctuation 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 in Aaa securities.

A. Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment  attributes and are
to 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.

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                              CASH EQUIVALENT FUND

                            PART C. OTHER INFORMATION

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Item 24.          Financial Statements and Exhibits
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                  <S>      <C>      <C>
                  a.       Financial Statements

                           Included in Part A:
                           -------------------

                                    For Money Market Portfolio, Government Securities Portfolio and Tax-Exempt
                                    Portfolio, respectively:

                                    Financial Highlights for the ten fiscal years ended July 31, 1998

                           Included in Part B:
                           -------------------

                                    For Money Market Portfolio, Government Securities Portfolio and Tax-Exempt
                                    Portfolio, respectively:

                                    Investment Portfolio at July 31, 1998*
                                    Statement of Assets and Liabilities at July 31, 1998*
                                    Statement of Operations for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1998*
                                    Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the two fiscal years ended July 31, 1998*
                                    Financial Highlights for the five fiscal years ended July 31, 1998*

                  b.       Exhibits

                            1.    (a)   Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust^(1)
                                  (b)   Written Instrument Amending Agreement and Declaration of Trust^(1)
                            2.          By-laws^(1)
                            3.          Inapplicable
                            4.          Text of Share Certificate^(1)
                            5.    (a)   Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of  Money
                                        Market Portfolio and Government Securities Portfolio, and Kemper Financial
                                        Services, Inc., dated January 4, 1996^(2)
                                  (b)   Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of  Tax-Exempt
                                        Portfolio, and Kemper Financial Services, Inc., dated January 4, 1996^(2)
                                  (c)   Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of  Money
                                        Market Portfolio and Government Securities Portfolio, and Scudder Kemper
                                        Investments, Inc., dated December 31, 1997; filed herein.
                                  (d)   Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of  Tax-Exempt
                                        Portfolio, and Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc., dated December 31, 1997; filed
                                        herein

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*        Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Annual Report dated July
         31, 1998, filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on October
         15, 1998.
(1)      Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Post-Effective Amendment
         No. 21, filed with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on November
         17, 1995.
(2)      Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Post-Effective Amendment
         No. 23, filed with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on November
         26, 1996.

                                       Part C - Page 1
<PAGE>

                                  (e)   Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of  Money
                                        Market Portfolio and Government Securities Portfolio, and Scudder Kemper
                                        Investments, Inc., dated September 7, 1998; filed herein
                                  (f)   Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of  Tax-Exempt
                                        Portfolio, and  Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc., dated September 7, 1998; filed
                                        herein

                              CASH EQUIVALENT FUND

                            PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
                                   (continued)

                            6.    (a)   Administration, Shareholder Services and Distribution Agreement between the
                                        Registrant and Kemper Distributors, Inc., dated January 4, 1996^(2)
                                  (b)   Form of Administration, Services and Selling Group Agreement^(1)
                                  (c)   Administration, Shareholder Services and Distribution Agreement between the
                                        Registrant and Kemper Distributors, Inc., dated December 31, 1997; filed herein
                                  (d)   Administration, Shareholder Services and Distribution Agreement between the
                                        Registrant and Kemper Distributors, Inc., dated September 7, 1998; filed herein
                            7.          Inapplicable
                            8.          Custody Agreement^(1)
                            9.    (a)   Agency Agreement^(1)
                                  (b)   Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of Money
                                        Market Portfolio, and Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation, dated December 31,
                                        1997; filed herein
                                  (c)   Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of
                                        Government Securities Portfolio, and Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation, dated
                                        December 31, 1997; filed herein
                                  (d)   Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of
                                        Tax-Exempt Portfolio, and Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation, dated December
                                        31, 1997; filed herein
                           10.          Inapplicable
                           11.          Report and Consent of Independent Auditors; filed herein
                           12.          Inapplicable
                           13.          Inapplicable
                           14.    (a)   Kemper Retirement Plan Prototype^(1)
                                  (b)   Model Individual Retirement Account^(1)
                           15.    (a)   Amended and Restated 12b-1 Plan between the Registrant, on behalf of Money
                                        Market Portfolio, and Kemper Distributors, Inc., dated August 1, 1998; filed
                                        herein
                                  (b)   Amended and Restated 12b-1 Plan between the Registrant, on behalf of Government
                                        Securities Portfolio, and Kemper Distributors, Inc., dated August 1, 1998; filed
                                        herein
                                  (c)   Amended and Restated 12b-1 Plan between the Registrant, on behalf of  Tax-Exempt
                                        Portfolio, and Kemper Distributors, Inc., dated August 1, 1998; filed herein
                           16.          Schedule of Computation of Performance^(1)
                           27.          Financial Data Schedules for Money Market Securities Portfolio, for the fiscal
                                        year ended July 31, 1998; filed herein
                           27.          Financial Data Schedules for Government Securities Portfolio, for the fiscal
                                        year ended July 31, 1998; filed herein
                           27.          Financial Data Schedules for Tax-Exempt Securities Portfolio, for the fiscal
                                        year ended July 31, 1998; filed herein
</TABLE>

                                 Part C - Page 2
<PAGE>

Powers of Attorney for all  Trustees  excluding  Messrs.  Pierce and Villani are
incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 21,
filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on November 17, 1995.  Powers
of Attorney for Messrs. Pierce and Villani are filed herein.

Item 25.          Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Fund.
- --------          --------------------------------------------------------

                  None

Item 26.          Number of  Holders of Securities (as of November 2, 1998):
- --------          ---------  -----------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                (1)                                                  (2)
                           Title of Class                              Number of Record Shareholders
                           --------------                              -----------------------------

                  <S>     <C>                                                      <C>
                  Shares of beneficial interest
                  ($0.01 par value):

                           Money Market Portfolio                                   12,023
                           Government Securities Portfolio                           3,932
                           Tax-Exempt Portfolio                                      3,342
</TABLE>

Item 27.          Indemnification.
- --------          ----------------

         Article VIII of the  Registrant's  Agreement and  Declaration  of Trust
(Exhibit 1 hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference) provides in effect
that the  Registrant  will  indemnify  its officers and trustees  under  certain
circumstances.  However,  in  accordance  with  Section  17(h)  and 17(i) of the
Investment  Company Act of 1940 and its own terms, said Article of the Agreement
and  Declaration  of Trust does not protect any person  against any liability to
the  Registrant or its  shareholders  to which he would  otherwise be subject by
reason  of  willful  misfeasance,  bad  faith,  gross  negligence,  or  reckless
disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office.

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to trustees,  officers,  and controlling persons of
the  Registrant  pursuant  to  the  foregoing  provisions,   or  otherwise,  the
Registrant  has been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission,  such  indemnification  is against public policy as expressed in the
Act  and  is,  therefore,   unenforceable.   In  the  event  that  a  claim  for
indemnification  against  such  liabilities  (other  than  the  payment  by  the
Registrant of expenses  incurred or paid by a trustee,  officer,  or controlling
person of the  Registrant  in the  successful  defense of any action,  suit,  or
proceeding)  is asserted by such  trustee,  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 as to whether such
indemnification  by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

         On June 26, 1997,  Zurich  Insurance  Company  ("Zurich"),  ZKI Holding
Corp.  ("ZKIH"),  Zurich Kemper Investments,  Inc. ("ZKI"),  Scudder,  Stevens &
Clark, Inc.  ("Scudder") and the representatives of the beneficial owners of the
capital stock of Scudder ("Scudder  Representatives") entered into a transaction
agreement ("Transaction Agreement") pursuant to which Zurich became the majority
stockholder in Scudder with an approximately 70% interest,  and ZKI was combined
with Scudder ("Transaction"). In connection with the trustees' evaluation of the
Transaction, Zurich agreed to indemnify the Registrant and the trustees who were
not interested  persons of ZKI or Scudder (the  "Independent  Trustees") for and
against  any  liability  and  expenses  based upon any action or omission by the
Independent  Trustees in connection with their  consideration of and action with
respect to the  Transaction.  In addition,  Scudder has agreed to indemnify  the
Registrant  and the  Independent  Trustees  for and  against any  liability  and
expenses based upon any misstatements or omissions by Scudder to the Independent
Trustees in connection with their consideration of the Transaction.

                                 Part C - Page 3
<PAGE>

Item 28.          Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser
- --------          ----------------------------------------------------

                  Scudder  Kemper   Investments,   Inc.  has   stockholders  and
                  employees who are denominated officers but do not as such have
                  corporation-wide   responsibilities.   Such  persons  are  not
                  considered officers for the purpose of this Item 26.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           Business and Other Connections of Board
           Name            Of Directors of Registrant's Adviser
           ----            ------------------------------------

<S>                        <C>
Stephen R. Beckwith        Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.**
                           Vice President and Treasurer, Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation*
                           Director, Scudder Stevens & Clark Corporation**
                           Director and Chairman, Scudder Defined Contribution Services, Inc.**
                           Director and President, Scudder Capital Asset Corporation**
                           Director and President, Scudder Capital Stock Corporation**
                           Director and President, Scudder Capital Planning Corporation**
                           Director and President, SS&C Investment Corporation**
                           Director and President, SIS Investment Corporation**
                           Director and President, SRV Investment Corporation**

Lynn S. Birdsong           Director and Vice President, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.**
                           Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark (Luxembourg) S.A.#

Laurence W. Cheng          Director, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.**
                           Member, Corporate Executive Board, Zurich Insurance Company of Switzerland##
                           Director, ZKI Holding Corporation xx

William H. Bolinder        Director, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.**
                           Member, Group Executive Board, Zurich Financial Services, Inc.##
                           Chairman, Zurich-American Insurance Company o

Gunther Gose               Director, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.**
                           CFO and Member, Group Executive Board, Zurich Financial Services, Inc.##
                           CEO/Branch Offices, Zurich Life Insurance Company##

Rolf Huppi                 Director, Chairman of the Board, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.**
                           Member, Corporate Executive Board, Zurich Insurance Company of Switzerland##
                           Director, Chairman of the Board, Zurich Holding Company of America o
                           Director, ZKI Holding Corporation xx

Kathryn L. Quirk           Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary, Scudder Kemper
                                 Investments, Inc.**
                           Director, Senior Vice President & Assistant Clerk, Scudder Investor Services, Inc.*
                           Director, Vice President & Secretary, Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation*
                           Director, Vice President & Secretary, Scudder Realty Holdings Corporation*
                           Director & Assistant Clerk, Scudder Service Corporation*
                           Director, SFA, Inc.*
                           Vice President, Director & Assistant Secretary, Scudder Precious Metals, Inc.***
                           Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Japan, Inc.***
                           Director, Vice President and Secretary, Scudder, Stevens & Clark of Canada, Ltd.***
                           Director, Vice President and Secretary, Scudder Canada Investor Services Limited***
                           Director, Vice President and Secretary, Scudder Realty Advisers, Inc. x
                           Director and Secretary, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Corporation**
                           Director and Secretary, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Overseas Corporation oo

                                 Part C - Page 4
<PAGE>

                           Director and Secretary, SFA, Inc.*
                           Director, Vice President and Secretary, Scudder Defined Contribution Services, Inc.**
                           Director, Vice President and Secretary, Scudder Capital Asset Corporation**
                           Director, Vice President and Secretary, Scudder Capital Stock Corporation**
                           Director, Vice President and Secretary, Scudder Capital Planning Corporation**
                           Director, Vice President and Secretary, SS&C Investment Corporation**
                           Director, Vice President and Secretary, SIS Investment Corporation**
                           Director, Vice President and Secretary, SRV Investment Corporation**
                           Director, Vice President and Secretary, Scudder Brokerage Services, Inc.*
                           Director, Korea Bond Fund Management Co., Ltd.+

Cornelia M. Small          Director and Vice President, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.**

Edmond D. Villani          Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.**
                           Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Japan, Inc.###
                           President and Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Overseas Corporation oo
                           President and Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Corporation**
                           Director, Scudder Realty Advisors, Inc.x
                           Director, IBJ Global Investment Management S.A. Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

         *        Two International Place, Boston, MA
         x        333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA
         **       345 Park Avenue, New York, NY
         #        Societe Anonyme, 47, Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg, R.C. Luxembourg B 34.564
         ***      Toronto, Ontario, Canada
         oo       20-5, Ichibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
         ###      1-7, Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
         xx       222 S. Riverside, Chicago, IL
         o        Zurich Towers, 1400 American Ln., Schaumburg, IL
         +        P.O. Box 309, Upland House, S. Church St., Grand Cayman, British West Indies
         ##       Mythenquai-2, P.O. Box CH-8022, Zurich, Switzerland
</TABLE>

Item 29.          Principal Underwriters.
- --------          -----------------------

         (a)

         Kemper  Distributors,   Inc.  acts  as  principal  underwriter  of  the
         Registrant's  shares and acts as  principal  underwriter  of the Kemper
         Funds.

         (b)

         Information on the officers and directors of Kemper Distributors, Inc.,
         principal  underwriter  for the  Registrant  is set  forth  below.  The
         principal  business  address  is 222 South  Riverside  Plaza,  Chicago,
         Illinois 60606.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         (1)                               (2)                                     (3)

                                           Positions and Offices with              Positions and
         Name                              Kemper Distributors, Inc.               Offices with Registrant
         ----                              -------------------------               -----------------------

         <S>                               <C>                                     <C>
         James L. Greenawalt               President                               None

         Thomas W. Littauer                Director, Chief Executive Officer       Vice President

                                 Part C - Page 5
<PAGE>

                                           Positions and Offices with              Positions and
         Name                              Kemper Distributors, Inc.               Offices with Registrant
         ----                              -------------------------               -----------------------

         Kathryn L. Quirk                  Director, Secretary, Chief Legal
                                           Officer and Vice President              Vice President

         James J. McGovern                 Chief Financial Officer and Vice
                                           President                               None

         Linda J. Wondrack                 Vice President and Chief Compliance
                                           Officer                                 None

         Paula Gaccione                    Vice President                          None

         Michael E. Harrington             Vice President                          None

         Robert A. Rudell                  Vice President                          None

         William M. Thomas                 Vice President                          None

         Elizabeth C. Werth                Vice President                          Assistant Secretary

         Todd N. Gierke                    Assistant Treasurer                     None

         Philip J. Collora                 Assistant Secretary                     Vice President and Secretary

         Paul J. Elmlinger                 Assistant Secretary                     None

         Diane E. Ratekin                  Assistant Secretary                     None

         Daniel Pierce                     Director, Chairman                      Trustee

         Mark S. Casady                    Director, Vice Chairman                 President

         Stephen R. Beckwith               Director                                None

         (c)      Not applicable
</TABLE>

Item 30.          Location of Accounts and Records
- --------          --------------------------------

         Accounts,  books and other  documents are  maintained at the offices of
the Registrant,  the offices of Registrant's investment adviser,  Scudder Kemper
Investments,  Inc., 222 South Riverside Plaza,  Chicago,  Illinois 60606, at the
offices of the Registrant's  principal underwriter,  Kemper Distributors,  Inc.,
222 South Riverside  Plaza,  Chicago,  Illinois 60606 or, in the case of records
concerning  custodial  functions,  at the  offices of the  custodian,  Investors
Fiduciary Trust Company ("IFTC"), 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri
64105 or, in the case of records  concerning  transfer agency functions,  at the
offices of IFTC and of the shareholder  service agent,  Kemper Service  Company,
811 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105.

Item 31.          Management Services.
- --------          --------------------

                  Inapplicable.

                                 Part C - Page 6
<PAGE>

Item 32.          Undertakings.
- --------          -------------

                  Inapplicable.


                                 Part C - Page 7

<PAGE>

                                   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 of
the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to
Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this amendment
to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois, on the
23rd day of November, 1998.

                                                  CASH EQUIVALENT FUND


                                              By  /s/Mark S. Casady
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Mark S. Casady, President


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below on November 23,
1998 on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SIGNATURE                                   TITLE                                        DATE
- ---------                                   -----                                        ----

<S>                                         <C>                                          <C>
/s/Daniel Pierce                                                                         November 23, 1998
- --------------------------------------
Daniel Pierce*                              Chairman and Trustee


/s/David W. Belin                                                                        November 23, 1998
- --------------------------------------
David W. Belin*                             Trustee


/s/Lewis A. Burnham                                                                      November 23, 1998
- --------------------------------------
Lewis A. Burnham*                           Trustee


/s/Donald L. Dunaway                                                                     November 23, 1998
- --------------------------------------
Donald L. Dunaway*                          Trustee


/s/Robert B. Hoffman                                                                     November 23, 1998
- --------------------------------------
Robert B. Hoffman*                          Trustee


/s/Donald R. Jones                                                                       November 23, 1998
- --------------------------------------
Donald R. Jones*                            Trustee


/s/ Shirley D. Peterson                                                                  November 23, 1998
- --------------------------------------
Shirley D. Peterson*                        Trustee


/s/ William P. Sommers                                                                   November 23, 1998
- --------------------------------------
William P. Sommers*                         Trustee

<PAGE>

SIGNATURE                                   TITLE                                        DATE
- ---------                                   -----                                        ----


/s/Edmond D. Villani                                                                     November 23, 1998
- --------------------------------------
Edmond D. Villani*                          Trustee


/s/John R. Hebble                                                                        November 23, 1998
- --------------------------------------
John R. Hebble                              Treasurer (Principal Financial and
                                            Accounting Officer)
</TABLE>


*By:  /s/Philip J. Collora
      -----------------------------
      Philip J. Collora**

      **  Philip J. Collora signs this document
          pursuant to powers of attorney contained
          in  Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to
          the Registration Statement, filed on
          November 17, 1995.

                                       2
<PAGE>
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------


     The person whose signature  appears below hereby appoints Kathryn L. Quirk,
Caroline  Pearson,  and Philip J. Collora and each of them,  any of whom may act
without the joinder of the others, as such person's attorney-in-fact to sign and
file on such person's behalf  individually and in the capacity stated below such
registration  statements,   amendments,   post-effective  amendments,  exhibits,
applications and other documents with the Securities and Exchange  Commission or
any other  regulatory  authority as may be desirable or necessary in  connection
with the public offering of shares of Kemper Target Equity Fund.


Signature                              Title                       Date



/s/_Edmond D. Villani                  Trustee                     July 15, 1998
- ---------------------

<PAGE>

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------



     The person whose signature  appears below hereby appoints Kathryn L. Quirk,
Caroline  Pearson,  and Philip J. Collora and each of them,  any of whom may act
without the joinder of the others, as such person's attorney-in-fact to sign and
file on such person's behalf  individually and in the capacity stated below such
registration  statements,   amendments,   post-effective  amendments,  exhibits,
applications and other documents with the Securities and Exchange  Commission or
any other  regulatory  authority as may be desirable or necessary in  connection
with the public offering of shares of Kemper Target Equity Fund.


Signature                              Title                       Date



/s/_Daniel Pierce                      Trustee                     July 15, 1998
- -----------------

                                       2

<PAGE>

                                                              File No. 2-63522
                                                              File No. 811-2899

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    EXHIBITS

                                       TO

                                    FORM N-1A

                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 23
                                                      --
                            TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT

                                      UNDER

                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                       AND

                                AMENDMENT NO. 25
                                              --
                            TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT

                                      UNDER

                       THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940


                              CASH EQUIVALENT FUND

                                     <PAGE>

                              CASH EQUIVALENT FUND

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



                                      5(c)

                                      5(d)

                                      5(e)

                                      5(f)

                                      6(c)

                                      6(d)

                                      9(b)

                                      9(c)

                                      9(d)

                                       11

                                      15(a)

                                      15(b)

                                      15(c)

                                       27



                         INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

                              Cash Equivalent Fund
                            222 South Riverside Plaza
                             Chicago, Illinois 60606

                                                               December 31, 1997

Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154

                         Investment Management Agreement
                             Money Market Portfolio
                         Government Securities Portfolio

Ladies and Gentlemen:

CASH  EQUIVALENT  FUND (the  "Trust") has been  established  as a  Massachusetts
business trust to engage in the business of an investment  company.  Pursuant to
the  Trust's   Declaration  of  Trust,   as  amended  from   time-to-time   (the
"Declaration"),  the Board of Trustees is authorized to issue the Trust's shares
of beneficial  interest (the "Shares"),  in separate series, or funds. The Board
of  Trustees  has  authorized  the Money  Market  Portfolio  and the  Government
Securities Portfolio (each a "Fund" and collectively,  the "Funds").  Series may
be abolished and dissolved, and additional series established, from time to time
by action of the Trustees.

The Trust,  on behalf of the Funds,  has selected  you to act as the  investment
manager of the Funds and to provide  certain other  services,  as more fully set
forth  below,  and  you  have  indicated  that  you are  willing  to act as such
investment  manager and to perform such services  under the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth. In the event the Trust establishes one or more additional
series  with  respect to which it  desires to retain you to render the  services
described  hereunder,  it shall  notify you in  writing.  If you are  willing to
render such  services,  you shall  notify the Trust in writing,  whereupon  such
series shall become a fund  hereunder.  Accordingly,  the Trust on behalf of the
Funds agrees with you as follows:

1.  Delivery of  Documents.  The Trust  engages in the business of investing and
reinvesting  the assets of each Fund in the manner  and in  accordance  with the
investment  objectives,  policies and  restrictions  specified in the  currently
effective Prospectus (the "Prospectus") and Statement of Additional  Information
(the "SAI") relating to each Fund included in the Trust's Registration Statement
on Form N-1A, as amended from time to time, (the "Registration Statement") filed
by the Trust under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended,  (the "1940
Act") and the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended.  Copies  of the  documents
referred to in the preceding  sentence have been  furnished to you by the Trust.
The Trust has also furnished you with copies properly certified or authenticated
of each of the  following  additional  documents  related  to the  Trust and the
Funds:

     (1)  The Declaration, as amended to date.

     (2)  By-Laws of the Trust as in effect on the date hereof (the "By- Laws").

     (3)  Resolutions of the Trustees of the Trust and the  shareholders of each
          Fund  selecting  you as  investment  manager and approving the form of
          this Agreement.

     (4)  Establishment  and  Designation  of Series  of  Shares  of  Beneficial
          Interest relating to the Funds, as applicable.

<PAGE>

The Trust will furnish you from time to time with copies,  properly certified or
authenticated,  of all amendments of or  supplements,  if any, to the foregoing,
including the Prospectus, the SAI and the Registration Statement.

2. Portfolio  Management  Services.  As manager of the assets of the Funds,  you
shall  provide  continuing  investment  management of the assets of the Funds in
accordance with the investment  objectives,  policies and restrictions set forth
in the  Prospectus  and SAI; the  applicable  provisions of the 1940 Act and the
Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,  (the "Code")  relating to regulated
investment  companies and all rules and  regulations  thereunder;  and all other
applicable  federal and state laws and  regulations of which you have knowledge;
subject  always to policies  and  instructions  adopted by the Trust's  Board of
Trustees.  In connection  therewith,  you shall use reasonable efforts to manage
each  Fund so that it will  qualify  as a  regulated  investment  company  under
Subchapter M of the Code and regulations issued thereunder. The Funds shall have
the  benefit of the  investment  analysis  and  research,  the review of current
economic  conditions and trends and the  consideration of long-range  investment
policy generally  available to your investment advisory clients. In managing the
Funds in accordance with the requirements set forth in this section 2, you shall
be entitled  to receive  and act upon advice of counsel to the Trust.  You shall
also make  available  to the  Trust  promptly  upon  request  all of the  Funds'
investment records and ledgers as are necessary to assist the Trust in complying
with the  requirements of the 1940 Act and other  applicable laws. To the extent
required  by law,  you  shall  furnish  to  regulatory  authorities  having  the
requisite  authority any  information or reports in connection with the services
provided pursuant to this Agreement which may be requested in order to ascertain
whether the operations of the Trust are being  conducted in a manner  consistent
with applicable laws and regulations.

You  shall  determine  the  securities,  instruments,  investments,  currencies,
repurchase  agreements,   futures,  options  and  other  contracts  relating  to
investments to be purchased,  sold or entered into by each Fund and place orders
with broker-dealers,  foreign currency dealers,  futures commission merchants or
others pursuant to your  determinations and all in accordance with Fund policies
as expressed in the Registration Statement.  You shall determine what portion of
each Fund's  portfolio shall be invested in securities and other assets and what
portion, if any, should be held uninvested.

You shall  furnish to the  Trust's  Board of  Trustees  periodic  reports on the
investment  performance of each Fund and on the performance of your  obligations
pursuant to this  Agreement,  and you shall supply such  additional  reports and
information  as the  Trust's  officers  or Board of  Trustees  shall  reasonably
request.

3.  Administrative  Services.  In addition to the portfolio  management services
specified  above in section 2, you shall  furnish at your expense for the use of
the Funds such office space and facilities in the United States as the Funds may
require for its  reasonable  needs,  and you (or one or more of your  affiliates
designated by you) shall render to the Trust  administrative  services on behalf
of the Funds  necessary for operating as an open end investment  company and not
provided by persons not parties to this Agreement including, but not limited to,
preparing reports to and meeting materials for the Trust's Board of Trustees and
reports and notices to Fund shareholders;  supervising,  negotiating contractual
arrangements with, to the extent appropriate, and monitoring the performance of,
accounting agents, custodians, depositories, transfer agents and pricing agents,
accountants,  attorneys, printers,  underwriters,  brokers and dealers, insurers
and other  persons in any  capacity  deemed to be necessary or desirable to Fund
operations;  preparing  and making  filings  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") and other regulatory and  self-regulatory  organizations,
including,  but not limited to,  preliminary  and  definitive  proxy  materials,
post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement,  semi-annual reports on
Form N-SAR and notices pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the 1940 Act; overseeing the
tabulation of proxies by the Funds' transfer agent; assisting in the preparation
and filing of each Fund's  federal,  state and local tax returns;  preparing and
filing each Fund's  federal  excise tax return  pursuant to Section  4982 of the
Code;   providing   assistance  with  investor  and  public  relations  matters;
monitoring  the valuation of portfolio  securities  and the  calculation  of net
asset value; monitoring the registration of Shares of each Fund under applicable
federal and state securities  laws;  maintaining or causing to be maintained for
the Funds all books,  records  and reports  and any other  information  required
under the 1940 Act, to the extent that such books, records and reports and other
information  are not  maintained by the Funds'  custodian or other agents of the
Funds; assisting in establishing the accounting policies of the Funds; assisting
in the resolution of accounting issues that may arise with respect to the Funds'
operations and consulting with the Funds' independent accountants, legal counsel
and the Funds' other agents as necessary in connection  therewith;  establishing
and monitoring  each Fund's  operating  expense  budgets;  reviewing 

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each Fund's bills; processing the payment of bills that have been approved by an
authorized  person;  assisting the Funds in determining  the amount of dividends
and  distributions  available  to be  paid by  each  Fund  to its  shareholders,
preparing and arranging  for the printing of dividend  notices to  shareholders,
and providing the transfer and dividend  paying agent,  the  custodian,  and the
accounting agent with such information as is required for such parties to effect
the payment of dividends and distributions; and otherwise assisting the Trust as
it may reasonably request in the conduct of the Funds' business,  subject to the
direction  and  control  of the  Trust's  Board  of  Trustees.  Nothing  in this
Agreement  shall be deemed to shift to you or to diminish the obligations of any
agent of the Funds or any other  person not a party to this  Agreement  which is
obligated to provide services to the Funds.

4. Allocation of Charges and Expenses. Except as otherwise specifically provided
in this section 4, you shall pay the  compensation and expenses of all Trustees,
officers and executive  employees of the Trust  (including  each Fund's share of
payroll taxes) who are affiliated  persons of you, and you shall make available,
without expense to the Funds,  the services of such of your directors,  officers
and  employees  as may duly be elected  officers of the Trust,  subject to their
individual  consent to serve and to any  limitations  imposed by law.  You shall
provide at your expense the portfolio management services described in section 2
hereof and the administrative services described in section 3 hereof.

You shall not be  required  to pay any  expenses  of the Funds  other than those
specifically  allocated  to you in this  section 4. In  particular,  but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing,  you shall not be responsible,  except
to the extent of the reasonable  compensation of such of the Funds' Trustees and
officers as are  directors,  officers or employees of you whose  services may be
involved, for the following expenses of each Fund: organization expenses of each
Fund  (including  out of-pocket  expenses,  but not  including  your overhead or
employee  costs);  fees  payable  to you  and  to any  other  Fund  advisors  or
consultants;  legal expenses;  auditing and accounting expenses;  maintenance of
books and records which are required to be maintained by the Funds' custodian or
other  agents of the  Trust;  telephone,  telex,  facsimile,  postage  and other
communications  expenses;  taxes and governmental  fees; fees, dues and expenses
incurred by the Funds in connection with membership in investment  company trade
organizations;  fees and expenses of the Funds'  accounting  agent for which the
Trust is  responsible  pursuant  to the  terms of the Fund  Accounting  Services
Agreement,  custodians,  subcustodians,  transfer  agents,  dividend  disbursing
agents and registrars;  payment for portfolio  pricing or valuation  services to
pricing agents, accountants,  bankers and other specialists, if any; expenses of
preparing  share  certificates  and, except as provided below in this section 4,
other expenses in connection with the issuance,  offering,  distribution,  sale,
redemption or repurchase of securities issued by each Fund; expenses relating to
investor and public  relations;  expenses and fees of  registering or qualifying
Shares  of each  Fund for  sale;  interest  charges,  bond  premiums  and  other
insurance expense;  freight,  insurance and other charges in connection with the
shipment of each Fund's portfolio securities;  the compensation and all expenses
(specifically including travel expenses relating to Trust business) of Trustees,
officers  and  employees  of the Trust who are not  affiliated  persons  of you;
brokerage  commissions or other costs of acquiring or disposing of any portfolio
securities of the Funds; expenses of printing and distributing reports,  notices
and dividends to shareholders; expenses of printing and mailing Prospectuses and
SAIs of each Fund and supplements thereto;  costs of stationery;  any litigation
expenses;  indemnification  of Trustees and officers of the Trust;  and costs of
shareholders' and other meetings.

You shall not be required to pay  expenses of any  activity  which is  primarily
intended  to result in sales of Shares of a Fund if and to the  extent  that (i)
such expenses are required to be borne by a principal  underwriter which acts as
the distributor of a Fund's Shares  pursuant to an underwriting  agreement which
provides that the underwriter shall assume some or all of such expenses, or (ii)
the Trust on behalf of a Fund shall have adopted a plan in conformity  with Rule
12b-1  under the 1940 Act  providing  that a Fund (or some  other  party)  shall
assume  some or all of such  expenses.  You shall be required to pay such of the
foregoing  sales  expenses  as are not  required  to be  paid  by the  principal
underwriter  pursuant to the  underwriting  agreement or are not permitted to be
paid by a Fund (or some other party) pursuant to such a plan.

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5.  Management  Fee. For all  services to be  rendered,  payments to be made and
costs to be assumed by you as provided in sections 2, 3, and 4 hereof, the Trust
on behalf of the Funds shall pay you in United States Dollars on the last day of
each month the unpaid balance of a fee equal to the excess of (a) 1/12 of .22 of
1 percent of the combined average daily net assets as defined below of the Funds
for such month;  provided  that, for any calendar month during which the average
of such values exceeds $500,000,000, the fee payable for that month based on the
portion of the average of such values in excess of $500,000,000 shall be 1/12 of
 .20 of 1 percent of such portion;  provided  that, for any calendar month during
which the  average of such values  exceeds $1 billion,  the fee payable for that
month based on the portion of the average of such values in excess of $1 billion
shall be 1/12 of .175 of 1  percent  of such  portion;  provided  that,  for any
calendar month during which the average of such values  exceeds $2 billion,  the
fee payable for that month based on the portion of the average of such values in
excess of $2  billion  shall be 1/12 of .16 of 1 percent  of such  portion;  and
provided  that,  for any calendar  month during which the average of such values
exceeds $3  billion,  the fee payable for that month based on the portion of the
average of such values in excess of $3 billion shall be 1/12 of .15 of 1 percent
of such  portion;  over (b) the  greater  of (i) the  amount by which the Funds'
aggregate  expenses  exceed .90 of 1% of the Funds'  combined  average daily net
assets up to $500 million,  .80 of 1% of the next $500 million, .75 of 1% of the
next $1 billion  and .70 of 1% of  combined  average  daily net  assets  over $2
billion or (ii) any compensation  waived by you from time to time (as more fully
described below). You shall be entitled to receive during any month such interim
payments  of your fee  hereunder  as you shall  request,  provided  that no such
payment  shall  exceed 75 percent of the amount of your fee then  accrued on the
books of the Funds and unpaid.

The  "average  daily net  assets" of a Fund shall mean the average of the values
placed on a Fund's  net  assets as of 4:00 p.m.  (New York  time) on each day on
which  the net  asset  value  of the  Fund is  determined  consistent  with  the
provisions of Rule 22c-1 under the 1940 Act or, if the Fund lawfully  determines
the value of its net assets as of some other time on each  business  day,  as of
such  time.  The value of the net assets of a Fund  shall  always be  determined
pursuant to the applicable  provisions of the Declaration  and the  Registration
Statement.  If the  determination of net asset value does not take place for any
particular  day,  then for the  purposes of this section 5, the value of the net
assets  of such Fund as last  determined  shall be deemed to be the value of its
net  assets as of 4:00 p.m.  (New York  time),  or as of such  other time as the
value of the net assets of the Fund's  portfolio  may be lawfully  determined on
that day. If a Fund determines the value of the net assets of its portfolio more
than once on any day, then the last such determination thereof on that day shall
be deemed to be the sole  determination  thereof on that day for the purposes of
this section 5.

You agree that your gross  compensation for any fiscal year shall not be greater
than an amount which, when added to other expenses of the Funds, shall cause the
aggregate  expenses  of the Funds to exceed on an annual  basis .90 of 1% of the
Funds'  combined  average daily net assets up to $500 million,  .80 of 1% of the
next $500  million,  .75 of 1% of the next $1 billion  and .70 of 1% of combined
average daily net assets over $2 billion.  Except to the extent that such amount
has been reflected in reduced payments to you, you shall refund to the Funds the
amount of any  payment  received  in excess of the  limitation  pursuant to this
section 5 as promptly as practicable after the end of such fiscal year, provided
that you shall not be required to pay the Funds an amount  greater  than the fee
paid to you in respect of such year pursuant to this Agreement.  As used in this
section 5,  "expenses"  shall mean those  expenses  included  in the  applicable
expense  limitation  having the broadest  specifications  thereof,  and "expense
limitation"  means a limit on the maximum annual  expenses which may be incurred
by an investment company determined (i) by multiplying a fixed percentage by the
average,  or by multiplying more than one such percentage by different specified
amounts of the average, of the values of an investment  company's net assets for
a  fiscal  year or (ii) by  multiplying  a  fixed  percentage  by an  investment
company's net investment income for a fiscal year.

You may waive all or a portion  of your fees  provided  for  hereunder  and such
waiver shall be treated as a reduction in purchase price of your  services.  You
shall be  contractually  bound hereunder by the terms of any publicly  announced
waiver of your fee, or any limitation of the Funds' expenses,  as if such waiver
or limitation were fully set forth herein.

6. Avoidance of  Inconsistent  Position;  Services Not Exclusive.  In connection
with purchases or sales of portfolio  securities and other  investments  for the
account  of the  Funds,  neither  you  nor any of your  directors,  officers  or
employees  shall act as a principal or agent or receive any  commission.  You or
your agent shall arrange for the placing of all orders for the purchase and sale
of  portfolio  securities  and other  investments  for each Fund's  account with
brokers 

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or dealers  selected by you in accordance with Fund policies as expressed in the
Registration  Statement.  If any  occasion  should  arise in which  you give any
advice to clients of yours concerning the Shares of a Fund, you shall act solely
as  investment  counsel  for such  clients  and not in any way on behalf of such
Fund.

Your services to the Funds pursuant to this Agreement are not to be deemed to be
exclusive and it is understood that you may render investment advice, management
and  services  to  others.  In  acting  under  this  Agreement,  you shall be an
independent contractor and not an agent of the Trust. Whenever a Fund and one or
more other accounts or investment  companies advised by you have available funds
for investment, investments suitable and appropriate for each shall be allocated
in accordance  with  procedures  believed by you to be equitable to each entity.
Similarly,  opportunities  to sell  securities  shall be  allocated  in a manner
believed by you to be  equitable.  The Funds  recognize  that in some cases this
procedure may adversely  affect the size of the position that may be acquired or
disposed of for the Funds.

7. Limitation of Liability of Manager.  As an inducement to your  undertaking to
render services pursuant to this Agreement,  the Trust agrees that you shall not
be liable  under this  Agreement  for any error of judgment or mistake of law or
for any loss  suffered  by a Fund in  connection  with the matters to which this
Agreement  relates,  provided that nothing in this Agreement  shall be deemed to
protect or purport to protect you against any liability to the Trust,  the Funds
or their  shareholders  to which you would  otherwise  be  subject  by reason of
willful  misfeasance,  bad faith or gross  negligence in the performance of your
duties,  or by reason of your reckless  disregard of your obligations and duties
hereunder.

8. Duration and  Termination of This  Agreement.  This Agreement shall remain in
force until December 1, 1998, and continue in force from year to year thereafter
with respect to each Fund, but only so long as such  continuance is specifically
approved  for each Fund at least  annually  (a) by the vote of a majority of the
Trustees  who are not parties to this  Agreement  or  interested  persons of any
party to this  Agreement,  cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on such approval, and (b) by the Trustees of the Trust, or by the vote of
a majority of the  outstanding  voting  securities  of such Fund.  The aforesaid
requirement  that  continuance  of this Agreement be  "specifically  approved at
least annually" shall be construed in a manner  consistent with the 1940 Act and
the rules and  regulations  thereunder and any  applicable  SEC exemptive  order
therefrom.

This Agreement may be terminated with respect to a Fund at any time, without the
payment of any  penalty,  by the vote of a majority  of the  outstanding  voting
securities  of such Fund or by the Trust's Board of Trustees on 60 days' written
notice to you, or by you on 60 days' written notice to the Trust. This Agreement
shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

This Agreement may be terminated  with respect to a Fund at any time without the
payment of any  penalty by the Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the
outstanding  voting securities of such Fund in the event that it shall have been
established  by a  court  of  competent  jurisdiction  that  you or any of  your
officers or  directors  has taken any action  which  results in a breach of your
covenants set forth herein.

9. Amendment of this  Agreement.  No provision of this Agreement may be changed,
waived,  discharged or terminated  orally,  but only by an instrument in writing
signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or
termination  is sought,  and no amendment of this  Agreement  shall be effective
until  approved  in a  manner  consistent  with  the  1940  Act  and  rules  and
regulations thereunder and any applicable SEC exemptive order therefrom.

10.  Limitation  of  Liability  for Claims.  The  Declaration,  a copy of which,
together with all amendments  thereto, is on file in the Office of the Secretary
of the  Commonwealth of  Massachusetts,  provides that the name "Cash Equivalent
Fund" refers to the Trustees under the Declaration  collectively as Trustees and
not as individuals or personally, and that no shareholder of a Fund, or Trustee,
officer,  employee or agent of the Trust,  shall be subject to claims against or
obligations  of the Trust or of a Fund to any  extent  whatsoever,  but that the
Trust estate only shall be liable.

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You are hereby  expressly  put on notice of the  limitation  of liability as set
forth in the Declaration and you agree that the obligations assumed by the Trust
on behalf of each Fund pursuant to this Agreement  shall be limited in all cases
to each Fund and its  assets,  and you shall not seek  satisfaction  of any such
obligation  from the  shareholders  or any  shareholder  of a Fund or any  other
series of the Trust,  or from any  Trustee,  officer,  employee  or agent of the
Trust.  You understand  that the rights and obligations of each Fund, or series,
under the  Declaration are separate and distinct from those of any and all other
series.

11.  Miscellaneous.  The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience
of reference only and in no way define or limit any of the provisions  hereof or
otherwise  affect their  construction or effect.  This Agreement may be executed
simultaneously  in two or more  counterparts,  each of which  shall be deemed an
original,  but  all  of  which  together  shall  constitute  one  and  the  same
instrument.

In interpreting the provisions of this Agreement,  the definitions  contained in
Section  2(a) of the 1940  Act  (particularly  the  definitions  of  "affiliated
person,"  "assignment" and "majority of the outstanding voting securities"),  as
from  time  to  time  amended,  shall  be  applied,  subject,  however,  to such
exemptions as may be granted by the SEC by any rule, regulation or order.

This  Agreement   shall  be  construed  in  accordance  with  the  laws  of  the
Commonwealth of  Massachusetts,  provided that nothing herein shall be construed
in a manner  inconsistent  with the 1940 Act, or in a manner which would cause a
Fund to fail to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code.

This  Agreement  shall  supersede  all prior  investment  advisory or management
agreements entered into between you and the Trust on behalf of the Funds.

If you  are in  agreement  with  the  foregoing,  please  execute  the  form  of
acceptance  on the  accompanying  counterpart  of this  letter and  return  such
counterpart to the Trust,  whereupon this letter shall become a binding contract
effective as of the date of this Agreement.

                                              Yours very truly,

                                              CASH EQUIVALENT FUND, on behalf of
                                              Money Market Portfolio
                                              Government Securities Portfolio


                                              By:/s/Jack E. Neal
                                                 ------------------
                                                 Vice President


The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted as of the date hereof.


                                              SCUDDER KEMPER INVESTMENTS, INC.


                                              By:/s/Lynn S. Birdsong
                                                 ----------------------
                                                 President

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                         INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

                              Cash Equivalent Fund
                            222 South Riverside Plaza
                             Chicago, Illinois 60606

                                                               December 31, 1997

Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154

                         Investment Management Agreement
                              Tax-Exempt Portfolio

Ladies and Gentlemen:

CASH  EQUIVALENT  FUND (the  "Trust") has been  established  as a  Massachusetts
business trust to engage in the business of an investment  company.  Pursuant to
the  Trust's   Declaration  of  Trust,   as  amended  from   time-to-time   (the
"Declaration"),  the Board of Trustees is authorized to issue the Trust's shares
of beneficial  interest (the "Shares"),  in separate series, or funds. The Board
of Trustees has  authorized  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio  (the "Fund").  Series may be
abolished and dissolved, and additional series established, from time to time by
action of the Trustees.

The Trust,  on behalf of the Fund,  has  selected  you to act as the  investment
manager of the Fund and to provide  certain  other  services,  as more fully set
forth  below,  and  you  have  indicated  that  you are  willing  to act as such
investment  manager and to perform such services  under the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth. Accordingly,  the Trust on behalf of the Fund agrees with
you as follows:

1.  Delivery of  Documents.  The Trust  engages in the business of investing and
reinvesting  the  assets of the Fund in the manner  and in  accordance  with the
investment  objectives,  policies and  restrictions  specified in the  currently
effective Prospectus (the "Prospectus") and Statement of Additional  Information
(the "SAI") relating to the Fund included in the Trust's Registration  Statement
on Form N-1A, as amended from time to time, (the "Registration Statement") filed
by the Trust under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended,  (the "1940
Act") and the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended.  Copies  of the  documents
referred to in the preceding  sentence have been  furnished to you by the Trust.
The Trust has also furnished you with copies properly certified or authenticated
of each of the following additional documents related to the Trust and the Fund:

     (1)  The Declaration, as amended to date.

     (2)  By-Laws of the Trust as in effect on the date hereof (the "By- Laws").

     (3)  Resolutions of the Trustees of the Trust and the  shareholders  of the
          Fund  selecting  you as  investment  manager and approving the form of
          this Agreement.

     (4)  Establishment  and  Designation  of Series  of  Shares  of  Beneficial
          Interest relating to the Fund, as applicable.

The Trust will furnish you from time to time with copies,  properly certified or
authenticated,  of all amendments of or  supplements,  if any, to the foregoing,
including the Prospectus, the SAI and the Registration Statement.

2.  Portfolio  Management  Services.  As manager of the assets of the Fund,  you
shall  provide  continuing  investment  management  of the assets of the Fund in
accordance with the investment  objectives,  policies and restrictions set forth

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in the  Prospectus  and SAI; the  applicable  provisions of the 1940 Act and the
Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,  (the "Code")  relating to regulated
investment  companies and all rules and  regulations  thereunder;  and all other
applicable  federal and state laws and  regulations of which you have knowledge;
subject  always to policies  and  instructions  adopted by the Trust's  Board of
Trustees.  In connection  therewith,  you shall use reasonable efforts to manage
the  Fund so that  it will  qualify  as a  regulated  investment  company  under
Subchapter M of the Code and regulations issued thereunder.  The Fund shall have
the  benefit of the  investment  analysis  and  research,  the review of current
economic  conditions and trends and the  consideration of long-range  investment
policy generally  available to your investment advisory clients. In managing the
Fund in accordance with the  requirements set forth in this section 2, you shall
be entitled  to receive  and act upon advice of counsel to the Trust.  You shall
also make  available  to the  Trust  promptly  upon  request  all of the  Fund's
investment records and ledgers as are necessary to assist the Trust in complying
with the  requirements of the 1940 Act and other  applicable laws. To the extent
required  by law,  you  shall  furnish  to  regulatory  authorities  having  the
requisite  authority any  information or reports in connection with the services
provided pursuant to this Agreement which may be requested in order to ascertain
whether the operations of the Trust are being  conducted in a manner  consistent
with applicable laws and regulations.

You  shall  determine  the  securities,  instruments,  investments,  currencies,
repurchase  agreements,   futures,  options  and  other  contracts  relating  to
investments  to be purchased,  sold or entered into by the Fund and place orders
with broker-dealers,  foreign currency dealers,  futures commission merchants or
others pursuant to your  determinations and all in accordance with Fund policies
as expressed in the Registration Statement.  You shall determine what portion of
the Fund's  portfolio  shall be invested in securities and other assets and what
portion, if any, should be held uninvested.

You shall  furnish to the  Trust's  Board of  Trustees  periodic  reports on the
investment  performance of the Fund and on the  performance of your  obligations
pursuant to this  Agreement,  and you shall supply such  additional  reports and
information  as the  Trust's  officers  or Board of  Trustees  shall  reasonably
request.

3.  Administrative  Services.  In addition to the portfolio  management services
specified  above in section 2, you shall  furnish at your expense for the use of
the Fund such office space and  facilities  in the United States as the Fund may
require for its  reasonable  needs,  and you (or one or more of your  affiliates
designated by you) shall render to the Trust  administrative  services on behalf
of the Fund  necessary for operating as an open end  investment  company and not
provided by persons not parties to this Agreement including, but not limited to,
preparing reports to and meeting materials for the Trust's Board of Trustees and
reports and notices to Fund shareholders;  supervising,  negotiating contractual
arrangements with, to the extent appropriate, and monitoring the performance of,
accounting agents, custodians, depositories, transfer agents and pricing agents,
accountants,  attorneys, printers,  underwriters,  brokers and dealers, insurers
and other  persons in any  capacity  deemed to be necessary or desirable to Fund
operations;  preparing  and making  filings  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") and other regulatory and  self-regulatory  organizations,
including,  but not limited to,  preliminary  and  definitive  proxy  materials,
post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement,  semi-annual reports on
Form N-SAR and notices pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the 1940 Act; overseeing the
tabulation of proxies by the Fund's transfer agent; assisting in the preparation
and filing of the Fund's  federal,  state and local tax returns;  preparing  and
filing the Fund's  federal  excise tax return  pursuant  to Section  4982 of the
Code;   providing   assistance  with  investor  and  public  relations  matters;
monitoring  the valuation of portfolio  securities  and the  calculation  of net
asset value;  monitoring the registration of Shares of the Fund under applicable
federal and state securities  laws;  maintaining or causing to be maintained for
the Fund all books, records and reports and any other information required under
the 1940 Act,  to the extent  that such  books,  records  and  reports and other
information  are not  maintained by the Fund's  custodian or other agents of the
Fund;  assisting in establishing the accounting policies of the Fund;  assisting
in the resolution of accounting issues that may arise with respect to the Fund's
operations and consulting with the Fund's independent accountants, legal counsel
and the Fund's other agents as necessary in connection  therewith;  establishing
and monitoring the Fund's operating expense budgets; reviewing the Fund's bills;
processing the payment of bills that have been approved by an authorized person;
assisting  the Fund in  determining  the amount of dividends  and  distributions
available to be paid by the Fund to its  shareholders,  preparing  and arranging
for the printing of dividend notices to shareholders, and providing the transfer
and dividend  paying agent,  the custodian,  and the accounting  agent with such
information  as is required  for such parties to effect the payment of dividends
and  distributions;  and  otherwise  assisting  the  Trust as it may  reasonably
request in the  conduct of the Fund's  

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business, subject to the direction and control of the Trust's Board of Trustees.
Nothing in this  Agreement  shall be deemed to shift to you or to  diminish  the
obligations  of any  agent of the Fund or any other  person  not a party to this
Agreement which is obligated to provide services to the Fund.

4. Allocation of Charges and Expenses. Except as otherwise specifically provided
in this section 4, you shall pay the  compensation and expenses of all Trustees,
officers and  executive  employees of the Trust  (including  the Fund's share of
payroll taxes) who are affiliated  persons of you, and you shall make available,
without  expense to the Fund, the services of such of your  directors,  officers
and  employees  as may duly be elected  officers of the Trust,  subject to their
individual  consent to serve and to any  limitations  imposed by law.  You shall
provide at your expense the portfolio management services described in section 2
hereof and the administrative services described in section 3 hereof.

You shall not be  required  to pay any  expenses  of the Fund  other  than those
specifically  allocated  to you in this  section 4. In  particular,  but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing,  you shall not be responsible,  except
to the extent of the reasonable  compensation of such of the Fund's Trustees and
officers as are  directors,  officers or employees of you whose  services may be
involved,  for the following expenses of the Fund:  organization expenses of the
Fund  (including  out of-pocket  expenses,  but not  including  your overhead or
employee  costs);  fees  payable  to you  and  to any  other  Fund  advisors  or
consultants;  legal expenses;  auditing and accounting expenses;  maintenance of
books and records which are required to be maintained by the Fund's custodian or
other  agents of the  Trust;  telephone,  telex,  facsimile,  postage  and other
communications  expenses;  taxes and governmental  fees; fees, dues and expenses
incurred by the Fund in connection with  membership in investment  company trade
organizations;  fees and expenses of the Fund's  accounting  agent for which the
Trust is  responsible  pursuant  to the  terms of the Fund  Accounting  Services
Agreement,  custodians,  subcustodians,  transfer  agents,  dividend  disbursing
agents and registrars;  payment for portfolio  pricing or valuation  services to
pricing agents, accountants,  bankers and other specialists, if any; expenses of
preparing  share  certificates  and, except as provided below in this section 4,
other expenses in connection with the issuance,  offering,  distribution,  sale,
redemption or repurchase of securities issued by the Fund;  expenses relating to
investor and public  relations;  expenses and fees of  registering or qualifying
Shares of the Fund for sale; interest charges, bond premiums and other insurance
expense; freight, insurance and other charges in connection with the shipment of
the Fund's portfolio securities; the compensation and all expenses (specifically
including travel expenses relating to Trust business) of Trustees,  officers and
employees  of the  Trust  who  are not  affiliated  persons  of  you;  brokerage
commissions or other costs of acquiring or disposing of any portfolio securities
of the  Fund;  expenses  of  printing  and  distributing  reports,  notices  and
dividends to  shareholders;  expenses of printing and mailing  Prospectuses  and
SAIs of the Fund and supplements  thereto;  costs of stationery;  any litigation
expenses;  indemnification  of Trustees and officers of the Trust;  and costs of
shareholders' and other meetings.

You shall not be required to pay  expenses of any  activity  which is  primarily
intended  to result in sales of Shares of the Fund if and to the extent that (i)
such expenses are required to be borne by a principal  underwriter which acts as
the distributor of the Fund's Shares pursuant to an underwriting agreement which
provides that the underwriter shall assume some or all of such expenses, or (ii)
the Trust on behalf of the Fund shall  have  adopted a plan in  conformity  with
Rule 12b-1  under the 1940 Act  providing  that the Fund (or some  other  party)
shall assume some or all of such expenses.  You shall be required to pay such of
the  foregoing  sales  expenses as are not required to be paid by the  principal
underwriter  pursuant to the  underwriting  agreement or are not permitted to be
paid by the Fund (or some other party) pursuant to such a plan.

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5.  Management  Fee. For all  services to be  rendered,  payments to be made and
costs to be assumed by you as provided in sections 2, 3, and 4 hereof, the Trust
on behalf of the Fund shall pay you in United States  Dollars on the last day of
each month the unpaid balance of a fee equal to the excess of (a) 1/12 of .22 of
1 percent of the average  daily net assets as defined below of the Fund for such
month;  provided  that,  for any calendar month during which the average of such
values exceeds $500,000,000, the fee payable for that month based on the portion
of the average of such values in excess of $500,000,000  shall be 1/12 of .20 of
1 percent of such portion;  provided  that,  for any calendar month during which
the  average of such values  exceeds $1 billion,  the fee payable for that month
based on the portion of the average of such values in excess of $1 billion shall
be 1/12 of .175 of 1 percent of such portion;  provided  that,  for any calendar
month  during  which the  average of such  values  exceeds $2  billion,  the fee
payable  for that month  based on the  portion of the  average of such values in
excess of $2  billion  shall be 1/12 of .16 of 1 percent  of such  portion;  and
provided  that,  for any calendar  month during which the average of such values
exceeds $3  billion,  the fee payable for that month based on the portion of the
average of such values in excess of $3 billion shall be 1/12 of .15 of 1 percent
of such  portion;  over (b) the  greater  of (i) the  amount by which the Fund's
expenses  exceed  1.5% of average  daily net assets up to $30  million and 1% of
average daily net assets over $30 million or (ii) any compensation waived by you
from time to time (as more fully  described  below).  You shall be  entitled  to
receive  during any month such  interim  payments of your fee  hereunder  as you
shall  request,  provided  that no such  payment  shall exceed 75 percent of the
amount of your fee then accrued on the books of the Fund and unpaid.

The "average  daily net assets" of the Fund shall mean the average of the values
placed on the Fund's  net assets as of 4:00 p.m.  (New York time) on each day on
which  the net  asset  value  of the  Fund is  determined  consistent  with  the
provisions of Rule 22c-1 under the 1940 Act or, if the Fund lawfully  determines
the value of its net assets as of some other time on each  business  day,  as of
such time.  The value of the net assets of the Fund shall  always be  determined
pursuant to the applicable  provisions of the Declaration  and the  Registration
Statement.  If the  determination of net asset value does not take place for any
particular  day,  then for the  purposes of this section 5, the value of the net
assets of the Fund as last determined shall be deemed to be the value of its net
assets as of 4:00 p.m. (New York time), or as of such other time as the value of
the net assets of the Fund's  portfolio may be lawfully  determined on that day.
If the Fund  determines  the value of the net assets of its portfolio  more than
once on any day, then the last such  determination  thereof on that day shall be
deemed to be the sole determination thereof on that day for the purposes of this
section 5.

You agree that your gross  compensation for any fiscal year shall not be greater
than an amount which,  when added to other expenses of the Fund, shall cause the
aggregate  expenses  of the Fund to exceed on an annual  basis  1.5% of  average
daily net assets up to $30 million  and 1% of average  daily net assets over $30
million.  Except to the extent  that such amount has been  reflected  in reduced
payments to you, you shall refund to the Fund the amount of any payment received
in  excess  of  the  limitation  pursuant  to  this  section  5 as  promptly  as
practicable  after the end of such fiscal year,  provided  that you shall not be
required to pay the Fund an amount  greater  than the fee paid to you in respect
of such year pursuant to this  Agreement.  As used in this section 5, "expenses"
shall mean those expenses included in the applicable  expense  limitation having
the broadest  specifications  thereof, and "expense limitation" means a limit on
the maximum  annual  expenses  which may be incurred  by an  investment  company
determined  (i)  by  multiplying  a  fixed  percentage  by  the  average,  or by
multiplying more than one such percentage by different  specified amounts of the
average,  of the values of an investment  company's net assets for a fiscal year
or (ii) by  multiplying  a  fixed  percentage  by an  investment  company's  net
investment income for a fiscal year.

You may waive all or a portion  of your fees  provided  for  hereunder  and such
waiver shall be treated as a reduction in purchase price of your  services.  You
shall be  contractually  bound hereunder by the terms of any publicly  announced
waiver of your fee, or any limitation of the Fund's expenses,  as if such waiver
or limitation were fully set forth herein.

6. Avoidance of  Inconsistent  Position;  Services Not Exclusive.  In connection
with purchases or sales of portfolio  securities and other  investments  for the
account  of the  Fund,  neither  you  nor  any of your  directors,  officers  or
employees  shall act as a principal or agent or receive any  commission.  You or
your agent shall arrange for the placing of all orders for the purchase and sale
of  portfolio  securities  and other  investments  for the Fund's  account  with
brokers or dealers selected by you in accordance with Fund policies as expressed
in the  Registration  Statement.  If any occasion should arise 

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in which you give any advice to clients  of yours  concerning  the Shares of the
Fund, you shall act solely as investment counsel for such clients and not in any
way on behalf of the Fund.

Your services to the Fund pursuant to this  Agreement are not to be deemed to be
exclusive and it is understood that you may render investment advice, management
and  services  to  others.  In  acting  under  this  Agreement,  you shall be an
independent  contractor and not an agent of the Trust. Whenever the Fund and one
or more other  accounts or investment  companies  advised by you have  available
funds for  investment,  investments  suitable and  appropriate for each shall be
allocated in accordance with procedures  believed by you to be equitable to each
entity.  Similarly,  opportunities  to sell  securities  shall be allocated in a
manner  believed by you to be equitable.  The Fund recognizes that in some cases
this  procedure  may  adversely  affect  the  size of the  position  that may be
acquired or disposed of for the Fund.

7. Limitation of Liability of Manager.  As an inducement to your  undertaking to
render services pursuant to this Agreement,  the Trust agrees that you shall not
be liable  under this  Agreement  for any error of judgment or mistake of law or
for any loss suffered by the Fund in  connection  with the matters to which this
Agreement  relates,  provided that nothing in this Agreement  shall be deemed to
protect or purport to protect you against any  liability to the Trust,  the Fund
or its shareholders to which you would otherwise be subject by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of your duties, or
by reason of your reckless disregard of your obligations and duties hereunder.

8. Duration and  Termination of This  Agreement.  This Agreement shall remain in
force  until  December  1,  1998,  and  continue  in  force  from  year  to year
thereafter,  but only so long as such  continuance is  specifically  approved at
least annually (a) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties
to this Agreement or interested persons of any party to this Agreement,  cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such  approval,  and (b)
by the  Trustees of the Trust,  or by the vote of a majority of the  outstanding
voting  securities of the Fund. The aforesaid  requirement  that  continuance of
this Agreement be  "specifically  approved at least annually" shall be construed
in a  manner  consistent  with  the  1940  Act and  the  rules  and  regulations
thereunder and any applicable SEC exemptive order therefrom.

This Agreement may be terminated  with respect to the Fund at any time,  without
the payment of any penalty,  by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities  of the Fund or by the Trust's  Board of Trustees on 60 days' written
notice to you, or by you on 60 days' written notice to the Trust. This Agreement
shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

This  Agreement may be  terminated  with respect to the Fund at any time without
the  payment of any penalty by the Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of
the  outstanding  voting  securities of the Fund in the event that it shall have
been  established by a court of competent  jurisdiction  that you or any of your
officers or  directors  has taken any action  which  results in a breach of your
covenants set forth herein.

9. Amendment of this  Agreement.  No provision of this Agreement may be changed,
waived,  discharged or terminated  orally,  but only by an instrument in writing
signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or
termination  is sought,  and no amendment of this  Agreement  shall be effective
until  approved  in a  manner  consistent  with  the  1940  Act  and  rules  and
regulations thereunder and any applicable SEC exemptive order therefrom.

10.  Limitation  of  Liability  for Claims.  The  Declaration,  a copy of which,
together with all amendments  thereto, is on file in the Office of the Secretary
of the  Commonwealth of  Massachusetts,  provides that the name "Cash Equivalent
Fund" refers to the Trustees under the Declaration  collectively as Trustees and
not as  individuals  or  personally,  and that no  shareholder  of the Fund,  or
Trustee,  officer,  employee  or agent of the Trust,  shall be subject to claims
against or obligations of the Trust or of the Fund to any extent whatsoever, but
that the Trust estate only shall be liable.

You are hereby  expressly  put on notice of the  limitation  of liability as set
forth in the Declaration and you agree that the obligations assumed by the Trust
on behalf of the Fund pursuant to this  Agreement  shall be limited in all cases
to 

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the Fund and its  assets,  and you  shall not seek  satisfaction  of any such
obligation  from the  shareholders  or any  shareholder of the Fund or any other
series of the Trust,  or from any  Trustee,  officer,  employee  or agent of the
Trust.  You understand  that the rights and obligations of each Fund, or series,
under the  Declaration are separate and distinct from those of any and all other
series.

11.  Miscellaneous.  The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience
of reference only and in no way define or limit any of the provisions  hereof or
otherwise  affect their  construction or effect.  This Agreement may be executed
simultaneously  in two or more  counterparts,  each of which  shall be deemed an
original,  but  all  of  which  together  shall  constitute  one  and  the  same
instrument.

In interpreting the provisions of this Agreement,  the definitions  contained in
Section  2(a) of the 1940  Act  (particularly  the  definitions  of  "affiliated
person,"  "assignment" and "majority of the outstanding voting securities"),  as
from  time  to  time  amended,  shall  be  applied,  subject,  however,  to such
exemptions as may be granted by the SEC by any rule, regulation or order.

This  Agreement   shall  be  construed  in  accordance  with  the  laws  of  the
Commonwealth of  Massachusetts,  provided that nothing herein shall be construed
in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act, or in a manner which would cause the
Fund to fail to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code.

This  Agreement  shall  supersede  all prior  investment  advisory or management
agreements entered into between you and the Trust on behalf of the Fund.

If you  are in  agreement  with  the  foregoing,  please  execute  the  form  of
acceptance  on the  accompanying  counterpart  of this  letter and  return  such
counterpart to the Trust,  whereupon this letter shall become a binding contract
effective as of the date of this Agreement.

                                   Yours very truly,

                                   CASH EQUIVALENT FUND, on behalf of Tax-Exempt
                                   Portfolio


                                   By:/s/Jack E. Neal
                                      ----------------------
                                      President


The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted as of the date hereof.


                                   SCUDDER KEMPER INVESTMENTS, INC.


                                   By:/s/Lynn S. Birdsong
                                      ----------------------
                                   President

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                         INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

                              Cash Equivalent Fund
                            222 South Riverside Plaza
                             Chicago, Illinois 60606

                                                               September 7, 1998

Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154

                         Investment Management Agreement
                             Money Market Portfolio
                         Government Securities Portfolio

Ladies and Gentlemen:

CASH  EQUIVALENT  FUND (the  "Trust") has been  established  as a  Massachusetts
business trust to engage in the business of an investment  company.  Pursuant to
the  Trust's   Declaration  of  Trust,   as  amended  from   time-to-time   (the
"Declaration"),  the Board of Trustees is authorized to issue the Trust's shares
of beneficial  interest (the "Shares"),  in separate series, or funds. The Board
of  Trustees  has  authorized  the Money  Market  Portfolio  and the  Government
Securities Portfolio (each a "Fund" and collectively,  the "Funds").  Series may
be abolished and dissolved, and additional series established, from time to time
by action of the Trustees.

The Trust,  on behalf of the Funds,  has selected  you to act as the  investment
manager of the Funds and to provide  certain other  services,  as more fully set
forth  below,  and  you  have  indicated  that  you are  willing  to act as such
investment  manager and to perform such services  under the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth. In the event the Trust establishes one or more additional
series  with  respect to which it  desires to retain you to render the  services
described  hereunder,  it shall  notify you in  writing.  If you are  willing to
render such  services,  you shall  notify the Trust in writing,  whereupon  such
series shall become a fund  hereunder.  Accordingly,  the Trust on behalf of the
Funds agrees with you as follows:

1.  Delivery of  Documents.  The Trust  engages in the business of investing and
reinvesting  the assets of each Fund in the manner  and in  accordance  with the
investment  objectives,  policies and  restrictions  specified in the  currently
effective Prospectus (the "Prospectus") and Statement of Additional  Information
(the "SAI") relating to each Fund included in the Trust's Registration Statement
on Form N-1A, as amended from time to time, (the "Registration Statement") filed
by the Trust under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended,  (the "1940
Act") and the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended.  Copies  of the  documents
referred to in the preceding  sentence have been  furnished to you by the Trust.
The Trust has also furnished you with copies properly certified or authenticated
of each of the  following  additional  documents  related  to the  Trust and the
Funds:

         (a)      The Declaration, as amended to date.

         (b)      By-Laws of the Trust as in effect on the date hereof (the "By-
                  Laws").

         (c)      Resolutions of the Trustees of the Trust and the  shareholders
                  of each Fund selecting you as investment manager and approving
                  the form of this Agreement.

         (d)      Establishment   and   Designation   of  Series  of  Shares  of
                  Beneficial Interest relating to the Funds, as applicable.

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The Trust will furnish you from time to time with copies,  properly certified or
authenticated,  of all amendments of or  supplements,  if any, to the foregoing,
including the Prospectus, the SAI and the Registration Statement.

2. Portfolio  Management  Services.  As manager of the assets of the Funds,  you
shall  provide  continuing  investment  management of the assets of the Funds in
accordance with the investment  objectives,  policies and restrictions set forth
in the  Prospectus  and SAI; the  applicable  provisions of the 1940 Act and the
Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,  (the "Code")  relating to regulated
investment  companies and all rules and  regulations  thereunder;  and all other
applicable  federal and state laws and  regulations of which you have knowledge;
subject  always to policies  and  instructions  adopted by the Trust's  Board of
Trustees.  In connection  therewith,  you shall use reasonable efforts to manage
each  Fund so that it will  qualify  as a  regulated  investment  company  under
Subchapter M of the Code and regulations issued thereunder. The Funds shall have
the  benefit of the  investment  analysis  and  research,  the review of current
economic  conditions and trends and the  consideration of long-range  investment
policy generally  available to your investment advisory clients. In managing the
Funds in accordance with the requirements set forth in this section 2, you shall
be entitled  to receive  and act upon advice of counsel to the Trust.  You shall
also make  available  to the  Trust  promptly  upon  request  all of the  Funds'
investment records and ledgers as are necessary to assist the Trust in complying
with the  requirements of the 1940 Act and other  applicable laws. To the extent
required  by law,  you  shall  furnish  to  regulatory  authorities  having  the
requisite  authority any  information or reports in connection with the services
provided pursuant to this Agreement which may be requested in order to ascertain
whether the operations of the Trust are being  conducted in a manner  consistent
with applicable laws and regulations.

You  shall  determine  the  securities,  instruments,  investments,  currencies,
repurchase  agreements,   futures,  options  and  other  contracts  relating  to
investments to be purchased,  sold or entered into by each Fund and place orders
with broker-dealers,  foreign currency dealers,  futures commission merchants or
others pursuant to your  determinations and all in accordance with Fund policies
as expressed in the Registration Statement.  You shall determine what portion of
each Fund's  portfolio shall be invested in securities and other assets and what
portion, if any, should be held uninvested.

You shall  furnish to the  Trust's  Board of  Trustees  periodic  reports on the
investment  performance of each Fund and on the performance of your  obligations
pursuant to this  Agreement,  and you shall supply such  additional  reports and
information  as the  Trust's  officers  or Board of  Trustees  shall  reasonably
request.

3.  Administrative  Services.  In addition to the portfolio  management services
specified  above in section 2, you shall  furnish at your expense for the use of
the Funds such office space and facilities in the United States as the Funds may
require for its  reasonable  needs,  and you (or one or more of your  affiliates
designated by you) shall render to the Trust  administrative  services on behalf
of the Funds  necessary for operating as an open end investment  company and not
provided by persons not parties to this Agreement including, but not limited to,
preparing reports to and meeting materials for the Trust's Board of Trustees and
reports and notices to Fund shareholders;  supervising,  negotiating contractual
arrangements with, to the extent appropriate, and monitoring the performance of,
accounting agents, custodians, depositories, transfer agents and pricing agents,
accountants,  attorneys, printers,  underwriters,  brokers and dealers, insurers
and other  persons in any  capacity  deemed to be necessary or desirable to Fund
operations;  preparing  and making  filings  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") and other regulatory and  self-regulatory  organizations,
including,  but not limited to,  preliminary  and  definitive  proxy  materials,
post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement,  semi-annual reports on
Form N-SAR and notices pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the 1940 Act; overseeing the
tabulation of proxies by the Funds' transfer agent; assisting in the preparation
and filing of each Fund's  federal,  state and local tax returns;  preparing and
filing each Fund's  federal  excise tax return  pursuant to Section  4982 of the
Code;   providing   assistance  with  investor  and  public  relations  matters;
monitoring  the valuation of portfolio  securities  and the  calculation  of net
asset value; monitoring the registration of Shares of each Fund under applicable
federal and state securities  laws;  maintaining or

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causing to be  maintained  for the Funds all books,  records and reports and any
other  information  required  under the 1940 Act, to the extent that such books,
records and  reports  and other  information  are not  maintained  by the Funds'
custodian or other agents of the Funds; assisting in establishing the accounting
policies of the Funds; assisting in the resolution of accounting issues that may
arise with  respect  to the Funds'  operations  and  consulting  with the Funds'
independent accountants,  legal counsel and the Funds' other agents as necessary
in connection  therewith;  establishing  and  monitoring  each Fund's  operating
expense  budgets;  reviewing each Fund's bills;  processing the payment of bills
that  have  been  approved  by an  authorized  person;  assisting  the  Funds in
determining  the amount of dividends and  distributions  available to be paid by
each Fund to its  shareholders,  preparing  and  arranging  for the  printing of
dividend notices to shareholders, and providing the transfer and dividend paying
agent,  the  custodian,  and the  accounting  agent with such  information as is
required for such parties to effect the payment of dividends and  distributions;
and otherwise assisting the Trust as it may reasonably request in the conduct of
the Funds'  business,  subject to the direction and control of the Trust's Board
of  Trustees.  Nothing in this  Agreement  shall be deemed to shift to you or to
diminish  the  obligations  of any agent of the Funds or any other  person not a
party to this Agreement which is obligated to provide services to the Funds.

4. Allocation of Charges and Expenses. Except as otherwise specifically provided
in this section 4, you shall pay the  compensation and expenses of all Trustees,
officers and executive  employees of the Trust  (including  each Fund's share of
payroll taxes) who are affiliated  persons of you, and you shall make available,
without expense to the Funds,  the services of such of your directors,  officers
and  employees  as may duly be elected  officers of the Trust,  subject to their
individual  consent to serve and to any  limitations  imposed by law.  You shall
provide at your expense the portfolio management services described in section 2
hereof and the administrative services described in section 3 hereof.

You shall not be  required  to pay any  expenses  of the Funds  other than those
specifically  allocated  to you in this  section 4. In  particular,  but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing,  you shall not be responsible,  except
to the extent of the reasonable  compensation of such of the Funds' Trustees and
officers as are  directors,  officers or employees of you whose  services may be
involved, for the following expenses of each Fund: organization expenses of each
Fund  (including  out of-pocket  expenses,  but not  including  your overhead or
employee  costs);  fees  payable  to you  and  to any  other  Fund  advisors  or
consultants;  legal expenses;  auditing and accounting expenses;  maintenance of
books and records which are required to be maintained by the Funds' custodian or
other  agents of the  Trust;  telephone,  telex,  facsimile,  postage  and other
communications  expenses;  taxes and governmental  fees; fees, dues and expenses
incurred by the Funds in connection with membership in investment  company trade
organizations;  fees and expenses of the Funds'  accounting  agent for which the
Trust is  responsible  pursuant  to the  terms of the Fund  Accounting  Services
Agreement,  custodians,  subcustodians,  transfer  agents,  dividend  disbursing
agents and registrars;  payment for portfolio  pricing or valuation  services to
pricing agents, accountants,  bankers and other specialists, if any; expenses of
preparing  share  certificates  and, except as provided below in this section 4,
other expenses in connection with the issuance,  offering,  distribution,  sale,
redemption or repurchase of securities issued by each Fund; expenses relating to
investor and public  relations;  expenses and fees of  registering or qualifying
Shares  of each  Fund for  sale;  interest  charges,  bond  premiums  and  other
insurance expense;  freight,  insurance and other charges in connection with the
shipment of each Fund's portfolio securities;  the compensation and all expenses
(specifically including travel expenses relating to Trust business) of Trustees,
officers  and  employees  of the Trust who are not  affiliated  persons  of you;
brokerage  commissions or other costs of acquiring or disposing of any portfolio
securities of the Funds; expenses of printing and distributing reports,  notices
and dividends to shareholders; expenses of printing and mailing Prospectuses and
SAIs of each Fund and supplements thereto;  costs of stationery;  any litigation
expenses;  indemnification  of Trustees and officers of the Trust;  and costs of
shareholders' and other meetings.

You shall not be required to pay  expenses of any  activity  which is  primarily
intended  to result in sales of Shares of a Fund if and to the  extent  that (i)
such expenses are required to be borne by a principal  underwriter which acts as
the distributor of a Fund's Shares  pursuant to an underwriting  agreement which
provides that the underwriter shall assume some or all of such expenses, or (ii)
the Trust on behalf of a Fund shall have adopted a plan in conformity

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with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act  providing  that a Fund (or some other party)
shall assume some or all of such expenses.  You shall be required to pay such of
the  foregoing  sales  expenses as are not required to be paid by the  principal
underwriter  pursuant to the  underwriting  agreement or are not permitted to be
paid by a Fund (or some other party) pursuant to such a plan.

5.  Management  Fee. For all  services to be  rendered,  payments to be made and
costs to be assumed by you as provided in sections 2, 3, and 4 hereof, the Trust
on behalf of the Funds shall pay you in United States Dollars on the last day of
each month the unpaid balance of a fee equal to the excess of (a) 1/12 of .22 of
1 percent of the combined average daily net assets as defined below of the Funds
for such month;  provided  that, for any calendar month during which the average
of such values exceeds $500,000,000, the fee payable for that month based on the
portion of the average of such values in excess of $500,000,000 shall be 1/12 of
 .20 of 1 percent of such portion;  provided  that, for any calendar month during
which the  average of such values  exceeds $1 billion,  the fee payable for that
month based on the portion of the average of such values in excess of $1 billion
shall be 1/12 of .175 of 1  percent  of such  portion;  provided  that,  for any
calendar month during which the average of such values  exceeds $2 billion,  the
fee payable for that month based on the portion of the average of such values in
excess of $2  billion  shall be 1/12 of .16 of 1 percent  of such  portion;  and
provided  that,  for any calendar  month during which the average of such values
exceeds $3  billion,  the fee payable for that month based on the portion of the
average of such values in excess of $3 billion shall be 1/12 of .15 of 1 percent
of such  portion;  over (b) the  greater  of (i) the  amount by which the Funds'
aggregate  expenses  exceed .90 of 1% of the Funds'  combined  average daily net
assets up to $500 million,  .80 of 1% of the next $500 million, .75 of 1% of the
next $1 billion  and .70 of 1% of  combined  average  daily net  assets  over $2
billion or (ii) any compensation  waived by you from time to time (as more fully
described below). You shall be entitled to receive during any month such interim
payments  of your fee  hereunder  as you shall  request,  provided  that no such
payment  shall  exceed 75 percent of the amount of your fee then  accrued on the
books of the Funds and unpaid.

The  "average  daily net  assets" of a Fund shall mean the average of the values
placed on a Fund's  net  assets as of 4:00 p.m.  (New York  time) on each day on
which  the net  asset  value  of the  Fund is  determined  consistent  with  the
provisions of Rule 22c-1 under the 1940 Act or, if the Fund lawfully  determines
the value of its net assets as of some other time on each  business  day,  as of
such  time.  The value of the net assets of a Fund  shall  always be  determined
pursuant to the applicable  provisions of the Declaration  and the  Registration
Statement.  If the  determination of net asset value does not take place for any
particular  day,  then for the  purposes of this section 5, the value of the net
assets  of such Fund as last  determined  shall be deemed to be the value of its
net  assets as of 4:00 p.m.  (New York  time),  or as of such  other time as the
value of the net assets of the Fund's  portfolio  may be lawfully  determined on
that day. If a Fund determines the value of the net assets of its portfolio more
than once on any day, then the last such determination thereof on that day shall
be deemed to be the sole  determination  thereof on that day for the purposes of
this section 5.

You agree that your gross  compensation for any fiscal year shall not be greater
than an amount which, when added to other expenses of the Funds, shall cause the
aggregate  expenses  of the Funds to exceed on an annual  basis .90 of 1% of the
Funds'  combined  average daily net assets up to $500 million,  .80 of 1% of the
next $500  million,  .75 of 1% of the next $1 billion  and .70 of 1% of combined
average daily net assets over $2 billion.  Except to the extent that such amount
has been reflected in reduced payments to you, you shall refund to the Funds the
amount of any  payment  received  in excess of the  limitation  pursuant to this
section 5 as promptly as practicable after the end of such fiscal year, provided
that you shall not be required to pay the Funds an amount  greater  than the fee
paid to you in respect of such year pursuant to this Agreement.  As used in this
section 5,  "expenses"  shall mean those  expenses  included  in the  applicable
expense  limitation  having the broadest  specifications  thereof,  and "expense
limitation"  means a limit on the maximum annual  expenses which may be incurred
by an investment company determined (i) by multiplying a fixed percentage by the
average,  or by multiplying more than one such percentage by different specified
amounts of the average, of the values of an investment  company's net assets for
a  fiscal  year or (ii) by  multiplying  a  fixed  percentage  by an  investment
company's net investment income for a fiscal year.

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You may waive all or a portion  of your fees  provided  for  hereunder  and such
waiver shall be treated as a reduction in purchase price of your  services.  You
shall be  contractually  bound hereunder by the terms of any publicly  announced
waiver of your fee, or any limitation of the Funds' expenses,  as if such waiver
or limitation were fully set forth herein.

6. Avoidance of  Inconsistent  Position;  Services Not Exclusive.  In connection
with purchases or sales of portfolio  securities and other  investments  for the
account  of the  Funds,  neither  you  nor any of your  directors,  officers  or
employees  shall act as a principal or agent or receive any  commission.  You or
your agent shall arrange for the placing of all orders for the purchase and sale
of  portfolio  securities  and other  investments  for each Fund's  account with
brokers or dealers selected by you in accordance with Fund policies as expressed
in the  Registration  Statement.  If any occasion should arise in which you give
any advice to clients of yours  concerning  the Shares of a Fund,  you shall act
solely as  investment  counsel for such  clients and not in any way on behalf of
such Fund.

Your services to the Funds pursuant to this Agreement are not to be deemed to be
exclusive and it is understood that you may render investment advice, management
and  services  to  others.  In  acting  under  this  Agreement,  you shall be an
independent contractor and not an agent of the Trust. Whenever a Fund and one or
more other accounts or investment  companies advised by you have available funds
for investment, investments suitable and appropriate for each shall be allocated
in accordance  with  procedures  believed by you to be equitable to each entity.
Similarly,  opportunities  to sell  securities  shall be  allocated  in a manner
believed by you to be  equitable.  The Funds  recognize  that in some cases this
procedure may adversely  affect the size of the position that may be acquired or
disposed of for the Funds.

7. Limitation of Liability of Manager.  As an inducement to your  undertaking to
render services pursuant to this Agreement,  the Trust agrees that you shall not
be liable  under this  Agreement  for any error of judgment or mistake of law or
for any loss  suffered  by a Fund in  connection  with the matters to which this
Agreement  relates,  provided that nothing in this Agreement  shall be deemed to
protect or purport to protect you against any liability to the Trust,  the Funds
or their  shareholders  to which you would  otherwise  be  subject  by reason of
willful  misfeasance,  bad faith or gross  negligence in the performance of your
duties,  or by reason of your reckless  disregard of your obligations and duties
hereunder.

8. Duration and  Termination of This  Agreement.  This Agreement shall remain in
force until December 1, 1998, and continue in force from year to year thereafter
with respect to each Fund, but only so long as such  continuance is specifically
approved  for each Fund at least  annually  (a) by the vote of a majority of the
Trustees  who are not parties to this  Agreement  or  interested  persons of any
party to this  Agreement,  cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on such approval, and (b) by the Trustees of the Trust, or by the vote of
a majority of the  outstanding  voting  securities  of such Fund.  The aforesaid
requirement  that  continuance  of this Agreement be  "specifically  approved at
least annually" shall be construed in a manner  consistent with the 1940 Act and
the rules and  regulations  thereunder and any  applicable  SEC exemptive  order
therefrom.

This Agreement may be terminated with respect to a Fund at any time, without the
payment of any  penalty,  by the vote of a majority  of the  outstanding  voting
securities  of such Fund or by the Trust's Board of Trustees on 60 days' written
notice to you, or by you on 60 days' written notice to the Trust. This Agreement
shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

This Agreement may be terminated  with respect to a Fund at any time without the
payment of any  penalty by the Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the
outstanding  voting securities of such Fund in the event that it shall have been
established  by a  court  of  competent  jurisdiction  that  you or any of  your
officers or  directors  has taken any action  which  results in a breach of your
covenants set forth herein.

9. Amendment of this  Agreement.  No provision of this Agreement may be changed,
waived,  discharged or terminated  orally,  but only by an instrument in writing
signed by the party against whom enforcement of the


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change,  waiver,  discharge or termination  is sought,  and no amendment of this
Agreement shall be effective until approved in a manner consistent with the 1940
Act and rules and regulations  thereunder and any applicable SEC exemptive order
therefrom.

10.  Limitation  of  Liability  for Claims.  The  Declaration,  a copy of which,
together with all amendments  thereto, is on file in the Office of the Secretary
of the  Commonwealth of  Massachusetts,  provides that the name "Cash Equivalent
Fund" refers to the Trustees under the Declaration  collectively as Trustees and
not as individuals or personally, and that no shareholder of a Fund, or Trustee,
officer,  employee or agent of the Trust,  shall be subject to claims against or
obligations  of the Trust or of a Fund to any  extent  whatsoever,  but that the
Trust estate only shall be liable.

You are hereby  expressly  put on notice of the  limitation  of liability as set
forth in the Declaration and you agree that the obligations assumed by the Trust
on behalf of each Fund pursuant to this Agreement  shall be limited in all cases
to each Fund and its  assets,  and you shall not seek  satisfaction  of any such
obligation  from the  shareholders  or any  shareholder  of a Fund or any  other
series of the Trust,  or from any  Trustee,  officer,  employee  or agent of the
Trust.  You understand  that the rights and obligations of each Fund, or series,
under the  Declaration are separate and distinct from those of any and all other
series.

11.  Miscellaneous.  The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience
of reference only and in no way define or limit any of the provisions  hereof or
otherwise  affect their  construction or effect.  This Agreement may be executed
simultaneously  in two or more  counterparts,  each of which  shall be deemed an
original,  but  all  of  which  together  shall  constitute  one  and  the  same
instrument.

In interpreting the provisions of this Agreement,  the definitions  contained in
Section  2(a) of the 1940  Act  (particularly  the  definitions  of  "affiliated
person,"  "assignment" and "majority of the outstanding voting securities"),  as
from  time  to  time  amended,  shall  be  applied,  subject,  however,  to such
exemptions as may be granted by the SEC by any rule, regulation or order.

This  Agreement   shall  be  construed  in  accordance  with  the  laws  of  the
Commonwealth of  Massachusetts,  provided that nothing herein shall be construed
in a manner  inconsistent  with the 1940 Act, or in a manner which would cause a
Fund to fail to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code.

This  Agreement  shall  supersede  all prior  investment  advisory or management
agreements entered into between you and the Trust on behalf of the Funds.

If you  are in  agreement  with  the  foregoing,  please  execute  the  form  of
acceptance  on the  accompanying  counterpart  of this  letter and  return  such
counterpart to the Trust,  whereupon this letter shall become a binding contract
effective as of the date of this Agreement.

                                      Yours very truly,

                                      CASH EQUIVALENT FUND, on behalf of
                                      Money Market Portfolio
                                      Government Securities Portfolio


                                      By:/s/Mark S. Casady
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         President


The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted as of the date hereof.

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                                      SCUDDER KEMPER INVESTMENTS, INC.


                                      By:/s/S.R. Beckwith
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Treasurer

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                         INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

                              Cash Equivalent Fund
                            222 South Riverside Plaza
                             Chicago, Illinois 60606

                                                               September 7, 1998

Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154

                         Investment Management Agreement
                              Tax-Exempt Portfolio

Ladies and Gentlemen:

CASH  EQUIVALENT  FUND (the  "Trust") has been  established  as a  Massachusetts
business trust to engage in the business of an investment  company.  Pursuant to
the  Trust's   Declaration  of  Trust,   as  amended  from   time-to-time   (the
"Declaration"),  the Board of Trustees is authorized to issue the Trust's shares
of beneficial  interest (the "Shares"),  in separate series, or funds. The Board
of Trustees has  authorized  Tax-Exempt  Portfolio  (the "Fund").  Series may be
abolished and dissolved, and additional series established, from time to time by
action of the Trustees.

The Trust,  on behalf of the Fund,  has  selected  you to act as the  investment
manager of the Fund and to provide  certain  other  services,  as more fully set
forth  below,  and  you  have  indicated  that  you are  willing  to act as such
investment  manager and to perform such services  under the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth. Accordingly,  the Trust on behalf of the Fund agrees with
you as follows:

1.  Delivery of  Documents.  The Trust  engages in the business of investing and
reinvesting  the  assets of the Fund in the manner  and in  accordance  with the
investment  objectives,  policies and  restrictions  specified in the  currently
effective Prospectus (the "Prospectus") and Statement of Additional  Information
(the "SAI") relating to the Fund included in the Trust's Registration  Statement
on Form N-1A, as amended from time to time, (the "Registration Statement") filed
by the Trust under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended,  (the "1940
Act") and the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended.  Copies  of the  documents
referred to in the preceding  sentence have been  furnished to you by the Trust.
The Trust has also furnished you with copies properly certified or authenticated
of each of the following additional documents related to the Trust and the Fund:

         (a)      The Declaration, as amended to date.

         (b)      By-Laws of the Trust as in effect on the date hereof (the "By-
                  Laws").

         (c)      Resolutions of the Trustees of the Trust and the  shareholders
                  of the Fund selecting you as investment  manager and approving
                  the form of this Agreement.

         (d)      Establishment   and   Designation   of  Series  of  Shares  of
                  Beneficial Interest relating to the Fund, as applicable.

The Trust will furnish you from time to time with copies,  properly certified or
authenticated,  of all amendments of or  supplements,  if any, to the foregoing,
including the Prospectus, the SAI and the Registration Statement.

2.  Portfolio  Management  Services.  As manager of the assets of the Fund,  you
shall  provide  continuing

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investment  management  of the  assets  of  the  Fund  in  accordance  with  the
investment objectives, policies and restrictions set forth in the Prospectus and
SAI; the applicable  provisions of the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended,  (the "Code") relating to regulated  investment  companies and
all rules and regulations thereunder; and all other applicable federal and state
laws and regulations of which you have knowledge; subject always to policies and
instructions adopted by the Trust's Board of Trustees.  In connection therewith,
you shall use reasonable efforts to manage the Fund so that it will qualify as a
regulated  investment  company  under  Subchapter M of the Code and  regulations
issued  thereunder.  The Fund shall have the benefit of the investment  analysis
and  research,  the review of  current  economic  conditions  and trends and the
consideration  of  long-range  investment  policy  generally  available  to your
investment  advisory  clients.  In  managing  the  Fund in  accordance  with the
requirements  set forth in this  section 2, you shall be entitled to receive and
act upon advice of counsel to the Trust.  You shall also make  available  to the
Trust promptly upon request all of the Fund's investment  records and ledgers as
are necessary to assist the Trust in complying with the requirements of the 1940
Act and other  applicable laws. To the extent required by law, you shall furnish
to regulatory  authorities  having the requisite  authority any  information  or
reports in  connection  with the services  provided  pursuant to this  Agreement
which may be requested in order to ascertain whether the operations of the Trust
are being conducted in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations.

You  shall  determine  the  securities,  instruments,  investments,  currencies,
repurchase  agreements,   futures,  options  and  other  contracts  relating  to
investments  to be purchased,  sold or entered into by the Fund and place orders
with broker-dealers,  foreign currency dealers,  futures commission merchants or
others pursuant to your  determinations and all in accordance with Fund policies
as expressed in the Registration Statement.  You shall determine what portion of
the Fund's  portfolio  shall be invested in securities and other assets and what
portion, if any, should be held uninvested.

You shall  furnish to the  Trust's  Board of  Trustees  periodic  reports on the
investment  performance of the Fund and on the  performance of your  obligations
pursuant to this  Agreement,  and you shall supply such  additional  reports and
information  as the  Trust's  officers  or Board of  Trustees  shall  reasonably
request.

3.  Administrative  Services.  In addition to the portfolio  management services
specified  above in section 2, you shall  furnish at your expense for the use of
the Fund such office space and  facilities  in the United States as the Fund may
require for its  reasonable  needs,  and you (or one or more of your  affiliates
designated by you) shall render to the Trust  administrative  services on behalf
of the Fund  necessary for operating as an open end  investment  company and not
provided by persons not parties to this Agreement including, but not limited to,
preparing reports to and meeting materials for the Trust's Board of Trustees and
reports and notices to Fund shareholders;  supervising,  negotiating contractual
arrangements with, to the extent appropriate, and monitoring the performance of,
accounting agents, custodians, depositories, transfer agents and pricing agents,
accountants,  attorneys, printers,  underwriters,  brokers and dealers, insurers
and other  persons in any  capacity  deemed to be necessary or desirable to Fund
operations;  preparing  and making  filings  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") and other regulatory and  self-regulatory  organizations,
including,  but not limited to,  preliminary  and  definitive  proxy  materials,
post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement,  semi-annual reports on
Form N-SAR and notices pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the 1940 Act; overseeing the
tabulation of proxies by the Fund's transfer agent; assisting in the preparation
and filing of the Fund's  federal,  state and local tax returns;  preparing  and
filing the Fund's  federal  excise tax return  pursuant  to Section  4982 of the
Code;   providing   assistance  with  investor  and  public  relations  matters;
monitoring  the valuation of portfolio  securities  and the  calculation  of net
asset value;  monitoring the registration of Shares of the Fund under applicable
federal and state securities  laws;  maintaining or causing to be maintained for
the Fund all books, records and reports and any other information required under
the 1940 Act,  to the extent  that such  books,  records  and  reports and other
information  are not  maintained by the Fund's  custodian or other agents of the
Fund;  assisting in establishing the accounting policies of the Fund;  assisting
in the resolution of accounting issues that may arise with respect to the Fund's
operations and consulting with the Fund's independent accountants, legal counsel
and the Fund's other agents as necessary in connection  therewith;  establishing
and monitoring the Fund's operating expense budgets; reviewing the Fund's bills;
processing the payment of bills that have been approved by an authorized person;
assisting  the Fund in  determining  the amount of

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dividends  and   distributions   available  to  be  paid  by  the  Fund  to  its
shareholders,  preparing and  arranging for the printing of dividend  notices to
shareholders,  and  providing  the  transfer  and  dividend  paying  agent,  the
custodian,  and the  accounting  agent with such  information as is required for
such parties to effect the payment of dividends and distributions; and otherwise
assisting  the Trust as it may  reasonably  request in the conduct of the Fund's
business, subject to the direction and control of the Trust's Board of Trustees.
Nothing in this  Agreement  shall be deemed to shift to you or to  diminish  the
obligations  of any  agent of the Fund or any other  person  not a party to this
Agreement which is obligated to provide services to the Fund.

4. Allocation of Charges and Expenses. Except as otherwise specifically provided
in this section 4, you shall pay the  compensation and expenses of all Trustees,
officers and  executive  employees of the Trust  (including  the Fund's share of
payroll taxes) who are affiliated  persons of you, and you shall make available,
without  expense to the Fund, the services of such of your  directors,  officers
and  employees  as may duly be elected  officers of the Trust,  subject to their
individual  consent to serve and to any  limitations  imposed by law.  You shall
provide at your expense the portfolio management services described in section 2
hereof and the administrative services described in section 3 hereof.

You shall not be  required  to pay any  expenses  of the Fund  other  than those
specifically  allocated  to you in this  section 4. In  particular,  but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing,  you shall not be responsible,  except
to the extent of the reasonable  compensation of such of the Fund's Trustees and
officers as are  directors,  officers or employees of you whose  services may be
involved,  for the following expenses of the Fund:  organization expenses of the
Fund  (including  out of-pocket  expenses,  but not  including  your overhead or
employee  costs);  fees  payable  to you  and  to any  other  Fund  advisors  or
consultants;  legal expenses;  auditing and accounting expenses;  maintenance of
books and records which are required to be maintained by the Fund's custodian or
other  agents of the  Trust;  telephone,  telex,  facsimile,  postage  and other
communications  expenses;  taxes and governmental  fees; fees, dues and expenses
incurred by the Fund in connection with  membership in investment  company trade
organizations;  fees and expenses of the Fund's  accounting  agent for which the
Trust is  responsible  pursuant  to the  terms of the Fund  Accounting  Services
Agreement,  custodians,  subcustodians,  transfer  agents,  dividend  disbursing
agents and registrars;  payment for portfolio  pricing or valuation  services to
pricing agents, accountants,  bankers and other specialists, if any; expenses of
preparing  share  certificates  and, except as provided below in this section 4,
other expenses in connection with the issuance,  offering,  distribution,  sale,
redemption or repurchase of securities issued by the Fund;  expenses relating to
investor and public  relations;  expenses and fees of  registering or qualifying
Shares of the Fund for sale; interest charges, bond premiums and other insurance
expense; freight, insurance and other charges in connection with the shipment of
the Fund's portfolio securities; the compensation and all expenses (specifically
including travel expenses relating to Trust business) of Trustees,  officers and
employees  of the  Trust  who  are not  affiliated  persons  of  you;  brokerage
commissions or other costs of acquiring or disposing of any portfolio securities
of the  Fund;  expenses  of  printing  and  distributing  reports,  notices  and
dividends to  shareholders;  expenses of printing and mailing  Prospectuses  and
SAIs of the Fund and supplements  thereto;  costs of stationery;  any litigation
expenses;  indemnification  of Trustees and officers of the Trust;  and costs of
shareholders' and other meetings.

You shall not be required to pay  expenses of any  activity  which is  primarily
intended  to result in sales of Shares of the Fund if and to the extent that (i)
such expenses are required to be borne by a principal  underwriter which acts as
the distributor of the Fund's Shares pursuant to an underwriting agreement which
provides that the underwriter shall assume some or all of such expenses, or (ii)
the Trust on behalf of the Fund shall  have  adopted a plan in  conformity  with
Rule 12b-1  under the 1940 Act  providing  that the Fund (or some  other  party)
shall assume some or all of such expenses.  You shall be required to pay such of
the  foregoing  sales  expenses as are not required to be paid by the  principal
underwriter  pursuant to the  underwriting  agreement or are not permitted to be
paid by the Fund (or some other party) pursuant to such a plan.

5.  Management  Fee. For all  services to be  rendered,  payments to be made and
costs to be assumed by you as provided in sections 2, 3, and 4 hereof, the Trust
on behalf of the Fund shall pay you in United States  Dollars on the last day of
each month the unpaid balance of a fee equal to the excess of (a) 1/12 of .22 of
1 percent of the average

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daily net assets as defined below of the Fund for such month; provided that, for
any calendar month during which the average of such values exceeds $500,000,000,
the fee  payable  for that month  based on the  portion  of the  average of such
values  in  excess of  $500,000,000  shall be 1/12 of .20 of 1  percent  of such
portion;  provided that, for any calendar month during which the average of such
values  exceeds $1 billion,  the fee payable for that month based on the portion
of the average of such values in excess of $1 billion shall be 1/12 of .175 of 1
percent of such portion;  provided that, for any calendar month during which the
average of such values exceeds $2 billion,  the fee payable for that month based
on the portion of the  average of such  values in excess of $2 billion  shall be
1/12 of .16 of 1 percent of such portion;  and provided  that,  for any calendar
month  during  which the  average of such  values  exceeds $3  billion,  the fee
payable  for that month  based on the  portion of the  average of such values in
excess of $3 billion shall be 1/12 of .15 of 1 percent of such portion; over (b)
the  greater  of (i) the  amount by which the  Fund's  expenses  exceed  1.5% of
average  daily net assets up to $30 million  and 1% of average  daily net assets
over $30  million or (ii) any  compensation  waived by you from time to time (as
more fully described  below).  You shall be entitled to receive during any month
such interim payments of your fee hereunder as you shall request,  provided that
no such  payment  shall exceed 75 percent of the amount of your fee then accrued
on the books of the Fund and unpaid.

The "average  daily net assets" of the Fund shall mean the average of the values
placed on the Fund's  net assets as of 4:00 p.m.  (New York time) on each day on
which  the net  asset  value  of the  Fund is  determined  consistent  with  the
provisions of Rule 22c-1 under the 1940 Act or, if the Fund lawfully  determines
the value of its net assets as of some other time on each  business  day,  as of
such time.  The value of the net assets of the Fund shall  always be  determined
pursuant to the applicable  provisions of the Declaration  and the  Registration
Statement.  If the  determination of net asset value does not take place for any
particular  day,  then for the  purposes of this section 5, the value of the net
assets of the Fund as last determined shall be deemed to be the value of its net
assets as of 4:00 p.m. (New York time), or as of such other time as the value of
the net assets of the Fund's  portfolio may be lawfully  determined on that day.
If the Fund  determines  the value of the net assets of its portfolio  more than
once on any day, then the last such  determination  thereof on that day shall be
deemed to be the sole determination thereof on that day for the purposes of this
section 5.

You agree that your gross  compensation for any fiscal year shall not be greater
than an amount which,  when added to other expenses of the Fund, shall cause the
aggregate  expenses  of the Fund to exceed on an annual  basis  1.5% of  average
daily net assets up to $30 million  and 1% of average  daily net assets over $30
million.  Except to the extent  that such amount has been  reflected  in reduced
payments to you, you shall refund to the Fund the amount of any payment received
in  excess  of  the  limitation  pursuant  to  this  section  5 as  promptly  as
practicable  after the end of such fiscal year,  provided  that you shall not be
required to pay the Fund an amount  greater  than the fee paid to you in respect
of such year pursuant to this  Agreement.  As used in this section 5, "expenses"
shall mean those expenses included in the applicable  expense  limitation having
the broadest  specifications  thereof, and "expense limitation" means a limit on
the maximum  annual  expenses  which may be incurred  by an  investment  company
determined  (i)  by  multiplying  a  fixed  percentage  by  the  average,  or by
multiplying more than one such percentage by different  specified amounts of the
average,  of the values of an investment  company's net assets for a fiscal year
or (ii) by  multiplying  a  fixed  percentage  by an  investment  company's  net
investment income for a fiscal year.

You may waive all or a portion  of your fees  provided  for  hereunder  and such
waiver shall be treated as a reduction in purchase price of your  services.  You
shall be  contractually  bound hereunder by the terms of any publicly  announced
waiver of your fee, or any limitation of the Fund's expenses,  as if such waiver
or limitation were fully set forth herein.

6. Avoidance of  Inconsistent  Position;  Services Not Exclusive.  In connection
with purchases or sales of portfolio  securities and other  investments  for the
account  of the  Fund,  neither  you  nor  any of your  directors,  officers  or
employees  shall act as a principal or agent or receive any  commission.  You or
your agent shall arrange for the placing of all orders for the purchase and sale
of  portfolio  securities  and other  investments  for the Fund's  account  with
brokers or dealers selected by you in accordance with Fund policies as expressed
in the  Registration  Statement.  If any occasion should arise in which you give
any advice to clients of yours  concerning the Shares of the Fund, you shall act
solely as  investment  counsel for such  clients and not in any way on behalf of
the Fund.

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Your services to the Fund pursuant to this  Agreement are not to be deemed to be
exclusive and it is understood that you may render investment advice, management
and  services  to  others.  In  acting  under  this  Agreement,  you shall be an
independent  contractor and not an agent of the Trust. Whenever the Fund and one
or more other  accounts or investment  companies  advised by you have  available
funds for  investment,  investments  suitable and  appropriate for each shall be
allocated in accordance with procedures  believed by you to be equitable to each
entity.  Similarly,  opportunities  to sell  securities  shall be allocated in a
manner  believed by you to be equitable.  The Fund recognizes that in some cases
this  procedure  may  adversely  affect  the  size of the  position  that may be
acquired or disposed of for the Fund.

7. Limitation of Liability of Manager.  As an inducement to your  undertaking to
render services pursuant to this Agreement,  the Trust agrees that you shall not
be liable  under this  Agreement  for any error of judgment or mistake of law or
for any loss suffered by the Fund in  connection  with the matters to which this
Agreement  relates,  provided that nothing in this Agreement  shall be deemed to
protect or purport to protect you against any  liability to the Trust,  the Fund
or its shareholders to which you would otherwise be subject by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of your duties, or
by reason of your reckless disregard of your obligations and duties hereunder.

8. Duration and  Termination of This  Agreement.  This Agreement shall remain in
force  until  December  1,  1998,  and  continue  in  force  from  year  to year
thereafter,  but only so long as such  continuance is  specifically  approved at
least annually (a) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties
to this Agreement or interested persons of any party to this Agreement,  cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such  approval,  and (b)
by the  Trustees of the Trust,  or by the vote of a majority of the  outstanding
voting  securities of the Fund. The aforesaid  requirement  that  continuance of
this Agreement be  "specifically  approved at least annually" shall be construed
in a  manner  consistent  with  the  1940  Act and  the  rules  and  regulations
thereunder and any applicable SEC exemptive order therefrom.

This Agreement may be terminated  with respect to the Fund at any time,  without
the payment of any penalty,  by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities  of the Fund or by the Trust's  Board of Trustees on 60 days' written
notice to you, or by you on 60 days' written notice to the Trust. This Agreement
shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

This  Agreement may be  terminated  with respect to the Fund at any time without
the  payment of any penalty by the Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of
the  outstanding  voting  securities of the Fund in the event that it shall have
been  established by a court of competent  jurisdiction  that you or any of your
officers or  directors  has taken any action  which  results in a breach of your
covenants set forth herein.

9. Amendment of this  Agreement.  No provision of this Agreement may be changed,
waived,  discharged or terminated  orally,  but only by an instrument in writing
signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or
termination  is sought,  and no amendment of this  Agreement  shall be effective
until  approved  in a  manner  consistent  with  the  1940  Act  and  rules  and
regulations thereunder and any applicable SEC exemptive order therefrom.

10.  Limitation  of  Liability  for Claims.  The  Declaration,  a copy of which,
together with all amendments  thereto, is on file in the Office of the Secretary
of the  Commonwealth of  Massachusetts,  provides that the name "Cash Equivalent
Fund" refers to the Trustees under the Declaration  collectively as Trustees and
not as  individuals  or  personally,  and that no  shareholder  of the Fund,  or
Trustee,  officer,  employee  or agent of the Trust,  shall be subject to claims
against or obligations of the Trust or of the Fund to any extent whatsoever, but
that the Trust estate only shall be liable.

You are hereby  expressly  put on notice of the  limitation  of liability as set
forth in the Declaration and you agree that the obligations assumed by the Trust
on behalf of the Fund pursuant to this  Agreement  shall be limited in all cases

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to the Fund and its  assets,  and you  shall not seek  satisfaction  of any such
obligation  from the  shareholders  or any  shareholder of the Fund or any other
series of the Trust,  or from any  Trustee,  officer,  employee  or agent of the
Trust.  You understand  that the rights and obligations of each Fund, or series,
under the  Declaration are separate and distinct from those of any and all other
series.

11.  Miscellaneous.  The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience
of reference only and in no way define or limit any of the provisions  hereof or
otherwise  affect their  construction or effect.  This Agreement may be executed
simultaneously  in two or more  counterparts,  each of which  shall be deemed an
original,  but  all  of  which  together  shall  constitute  one  and  the  same
instrument.

In interpreting the provisions of this Agreement,  the definitions  contained in
Section  2(a) of the 1940  Act  (particularly  the  definitions  of  "affiliated
person,"  "assignment" and "majority of the outstanding voting securities"),  as
from  time  to  time  amended,  shall  be  applied,  subject,  however,  to such
exemptions as may be granted by the SEC by any rule,  regulation or order.  
This  Agreement   shall  be  construed  in  accordance  with  the  laws  of  the
Commonwealth of  Massachusetts,  provided that nothing herein shall be construed
in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act, or in a manner which would cause the
Fund to fail to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code.

This  Agreement  shall  supersede  all prior  investment  advisory or management
agreements entered into between you and the Trust on behalf of the Fund.

If you  are in  agreement  with  the  foregoing,  please  execute  the  form  of
acceptance  on the  accompanying  counterpart  of this  letter and  return  such
counterpart to the Trust,  whereupon this letter shall become a binding contract
effective as of the date of this Agreement.

                                        Yours very truly,

                                        CASH EQUIVALENT FUND, on behalf of Tax-
                                        Exempt Portfolio


                                        By:/s/Mark S. Casady
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           President


The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted as of the date hereof.


                                         SCUDDER KEMPER INVESTMENTS, INC.


                                         By:/s/S.R. Beckwith
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Treasurer


                   
                    ADMINISTRATION, SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AND
                             DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT made this 31st day of December, 1997, by and between CASH EQUIVALENT
FUND, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), and KEMPER DISTRIBUTORS,
INC., a Delaware corporation ("KDI").

In consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, it is hereby
agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows:

1. The Fund hereby appoints KDI to act as administrator, distributor and
principal underwriter for the distribution of shares of beneficial interest
(hereinafter called "shares") of the Fund in jurisdictions wherein shares of the
Fund may legally be offered for sale; provided, however, that the Fund in its
absolute discretion may (a) issue or sell shares directly to holders of shares
of the Fund upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration, if any,
as it may determine, whether in connection with the distribution of subscription
or purchase rights, the payment or reinvestment of dividends or distributions,
or otherwise; or (b) issue or sell shares at net asset value to the shareholders
of any other investment company, for which KDI shall act as exclusive
distributor, who wish to exchange all or a portion of their investment in shares
of such other investment company for shares of the Fund.

KDI shall appoint various broker-dealers and other financial services firms
("Firms") to provide a cash management service for their clients through the
Fund. The Firms shall provide such office space and equipment, telephone
facilities, personnel, literature distribution, advertising and promotion as is
necessary or beneficial for providing information and services to potential and
existing shareholders of the Fund and to assist the Fund's shareholder service
agent in servicing accounts of the Firm's clients who own Fund shares
("clients"). Such services and assistance may include, but are not limited to,
establishment and maintenance of shareholder accounts and records, processing
purchase and redemption transactions, automatic investment in Fund shares of
client account cash balances, answering routine client inquiries regarding the
Fund, assistance to clients in changing dividend options, account designations
and addresses, and such other services as the Fund or KDI may reasonably
request. KDI may also provide some of the above services for the Fund directly.

KDI accepts such appointment and agrees during the term hereof to render such
services and to assume the obligations herein set forth for the compensation
herein provided. KDI shall for all purposes herein provided be deemed to be an
independent contractor and, unless otherwise expressly provided or 

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authorized, shall have no authority to act for or represent the Fund in any way
or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Fund. It is understood and agreed that
KDI, by separate agreement with the Fund, may also serve the Fund in other
capacities. The services of KDI to the Fund under this Agreement are not to be
deemed exclusive, and KDI shall be free to render similar services or other
services to others.

In carrying out its duties and responsibilities hereunder, KDI will, pursuant to
separate administration services and selling group agreements ("services
agreements"), appoint various Firms to provide administrative, distribution and
other services contemplated hereunder directly to or for the benefit of existing
and potential shareholders who may be clients of such Firms. Such Firms shall at
all times be deemed to be independent contractors retained by KDI and not the
Fund. KDI and not the Fund will be responsible for the payment of compensation
to such Firms for such services.

KDI will use its best efforts with reasonable promptness to sell such part of
the authorized shares of the Fund remaining unissued as from time to time shall
be effectively registered under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act"),
at prices determined as hereinafter provided and on terms hereinafter set forth,
all subject to applicable Federal and state laws and regulations and to the
Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Fund. The price the Fund shall receive
for all shares purchased from the Fund shall be the net asset value used in
determining the public offering price applicable to the sale of such shares.

2. KDI shall sell shares of the Fund to or through qualified Firms in such
manner, not inconsistent with the provisions hereof and the then effective
registration statement of the Fund under the Securities Act (and related
prospectus), as KDI may determine from time to time, provided that no Firm or
other person shall be appointed or authorized to act as agent of the Fund
without the prior consent of the Fund. In addition to sales made by it as agent
of the Fund, KDI may, in its discretion, also sell shares of the Fund as
principal to persons with whom it does not have services agreements.

Shares of the Fund offered for sale or sold by KDI shall be so offered or sold
at a price per share determined in accordance with the then current prospectus
relating to the sale of such shares except as departure from such prices shall
be permitted by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission; provided, however, that any public offering price for shares of the
Fund shall be the net asset value per share. The net asset value per share of
the Fund shall be determined in the manner and at the times set forth in the
then current prospectus of the Fund relating to such shares.

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KDI will require each Firm to conform to the provisions hereof and the
Registration Statement (and related prospectus) at the time in effect under the
Securities Act with respect to the public offering price of the Fund's shares,
and neither KDI nor any such Firms shall withhold the placing of purchase orders
so as to make a profit thereby.

3. The Fund will use its best efforts to keep effectively registered under the
Securities Act for sale as herein contemplated such shares as KDI shall
reasonably request and as the Securities and Exchange Commission shall permit to
be so registered. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Fund may
terminate, suspend or withdraw the offering of shares whenever, in its sole
discretion, it deems such action to be desirable.

4. The Fund will execute any and all documents and furnish any and all
information which may be reasonably necessary in connection with the
qualification of its shares for sale (including the qualification of the Fund as
a dealer where necessary or advisable) in such states as KDI may reasonably
request (it being understood that the Fund shall not be required without its
consent to comply with any requirement which in its opinion is unduly
burdensome). The Fund will furnish to KDI from time to time such information
with respect to the Fund and its shares as KDI may reasonably request for use in
connection with the sale of shares of the Fund.

5. KDI shall issue and deliver or shall arrange for various Firms to issue and
deliver on behalf of the Fund such confirmations of sales made by it as agent
pursuant to this Agreement as may be required. At or prior to the time of
issuance of shares, KDI will pay or cause to be paid to the Fund the amount due
the Fund for the sale of such shares. Certificates shall be issued or shares
registered on the transfer books of the Fund in such names and denominations as
KDI may specify.

6. KDI shall order shares of the Fund from the Fund only to the extent that it
shall have received purchase orders therefor. KDI will not make, or authorize
any Firms or others to make, any short sales of shares of the Fund. KDI, as
agent of and for the account of the Fund, may repurchase the shares of the Fund
at such prices and upon such terms and conditions as shall be specified in the
current prospectus of the Fund. In selling or reacquiring shares of the Fund for
the account of the Fund, KDI will in all respects conform to the requirements of
all state and Federal laws and the Rules of Fair Practice of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., relating to such sale or reacquisition,
as the case may be, and will indemnify and save harmless the Fund from any
damage or expense on account of any 

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wrongful act by KDI or any employee, representative or agent of KDI. KDI will
observe and be bound by all the provisions of the Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of the Fund (and of any fundamental policies adopted by the Fund pursuant
to the Investment Company Act of 1940, notice of which shall have been given to
KDI) which at the time in any way require, limit, restrict or prohibit or
otherwise regulate any action on the part of KDI.

7. The Fund shall assume and pay all charges and expenses of its operations not
specifically assumed or otherwise to be provided by KDI under this Agreement.
The Fund will pay or cause to be paid expenses (including the fees and
disbursements of its own counsel) and all taxes and fees payable to the Federal,
state or other governmental agencies on account of the registration or
qualification of securities issued by the Fund or otherwise. The Fund will also
pay or cause to be paid expenses incident to the issuance of shares of
beneficial interest, such as the cost of share certificates, issue taxes, and
fees of the transfer agent. KDI will pay all expenses (other than expenses which
one or more Firms may bear pursuant to any agreement with KDI) incident to the
sale and distribution of the shares issued or sold hereunder including, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, all expenses of printing and
distributing any prospectus and of preparing, printing and distributing or
disseminating any other literature, advertising and selling aids in connection
with the offering of the shares for sale (except that such expenses need not
include expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with the preparation,
typesetting, printing and distribution of any registration statement, prospectus
or report or other communication to shareholders in their capacity as such) and
expenses of advertising in connection with such offering.

8. For the services and facilities described herein, the Fund will pay to KDI at
the end of each calendar month a distribution services fee computed at an annual
rate of .38% of the average daily net assets of the Money Market Portfolio and
the Government Securities Portfolio and at an annual rate of .33% of the average
daily net assets of the Tax-Exempt Portfolio. The fees shall be charged to each
series of shares of the fund ("Portfolio") subject to this Agreement based upon
the average daily net assets of such Portfolio and at the annual rate applicable
to such Portfolio as provided above.

For the month and year in which this Agreement becomes effective or terminates,
there shall be an appropriate proration on the basis of the number of days that
the Agreement is in effect during the month and year, respectively.

The net asset value of each Portfolio shall be calculated in accordance with the
provisions of the Fund's current prospectus. 

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On each day when net asset value is not calculated, the net asset value of a
share of any Portfolio shall be deemed to be the net asset value of such a share
as of the close of business on the last day on which such calculation was made
for the purpose of the foregoing computations.

9. KDI shall prepare reports for the Board of Trustees of the Fund on a
quarterly basis showing amounts paid to the various Firms, the basis for any
discretionary payments made to such Firms and such other information as from
time to time shall be reasonably requested by the Board of Trustees.

This Agreement shall become effective on the date hereof and shall continue
until December 1, 1998 and shall continue from year to year thereafter with
respect to each Portfolio, but only so long as such continuance is specifically
approved for each Portfolio at least annually by a vote of the Board of Trustees
of the Fund including the trustees who are not interested persons of the Fund
and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in this Agreement or in
any agreement related to this Agreement.

This Agreement may not be amended to increase the amount to be paid to KDI for
services hereunder without the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of each Portfolio of the Fund. All material amendments to this
Agreement must in any event be approved by a vote of the Board of Trustees of
the Fund including the trustees who are not interested persons of the Fund and
who have no direct or indirect financial interest in this Agreement or in any
agreement related to this Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for such
purpose.

10. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment
and may be terminated at any time without the payment of any penalty by the Fund
or by KDI on sixty (60) days written notice to the other party. The Fund may
effect termination with respect to any Portfolio by a vote of (i) a majority of
the Board of Trustees, (ii) a majority of the trustees who are not interested
persons of the Fund and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in
this Agreement or in any agreement related to this Agreement, or (iii) a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Portfolio.

The terms "assignment", "interested" and "vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities" shall have the meanings set forth in the Investment Company
Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Termination of this Agreement shall not affect the right of KDI to receive
payments on any unpaid balance of the compensation described in Section 8 earned
prior to such termination.

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11. KDI will not use or distribute or authorize the use, distribution or
dissemination by Firms or others in connection with the sale of the shares any
statements, other than those contained in the Fund's current prospectus, except
such supplemental literature or advertising as shall be lawful under Federal and
state securities laws and regulations, and will furnish the Fund with copies of
all such material.

12. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court
decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder shall not be thereby
affected.

13. Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing, addressed and delivered
or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other party at such address as such other
party may designate for the receipt of such notice.

14. All parties hereto are expressly put on notice of the Fund's Agreement and
Declaration of Trust and all amendments thereto, all of which are on file with
the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the limitation of
shareholder and trustee liability contained therein. This Agreement has been
executed by and on behalf of the Fund by its representatives as such
representatives and not individually, and the obligations of the Fund hereunder
are not binding upon any of the trustees, officers or shareholders of the Fund
individually but are binding upon only the assets and property of the Fund. With
respect to any claim by KDI for recovery of that portion of the distribution
services fees (or any other liability of the Fund arising hereunder) allocated
to a particular Portfolio, whether in accordance with the express terms hereof
or otherwise, KDI shall have recourse solely against the assets of that
Portfolio to satisfy such claim and shall have no recourse against the assets of
any other Portfolio for such purpose.

15. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with applicable federal law
and the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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16. This Agreement is the entire contract between the parties relating to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements between the parties
relating to the subject matter hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Fund and KDI have caused this Agreement to be executed
as of the day and year first above written.


                                                 CASH EQUIVALENT FUND

                                                 By: /s/Mark S. Casady
                                                     --------------------------

                                                 Title: President
                                                        -----------------------


ATTEST:
/s/Maureen E. Kane
- ---------------------------

Title: Assistant Secretary
       --------------------

                                                 KEMPER DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

                                                 By: /s/James L. Greenawalt
                                                     --------------------------
                                                 Title: President
                                                        -----------------------

ATTEST:
/s/Joan V. Pearson
- ---------------------------

Title: Executive Assistant
       --------------------

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                    ADMINISTRATION, SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AND
                             DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT made this 7th day of September,  1998, by and between CASH  EQUIVALENT
FUND, a  Massachusetts  business  trust (the "Fund"),  and KEMPER  DISTRIBUTORS,
INC., a Delaware corporation ("KDI").

In  consideration of the mutual covenants  hereinafter  contained,  it is hereby
agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows:

1.                The  Fund  hereby  appoints  KDI  to  act  as   administrator,
         distributor and principal underwriter for the distribution of shares of
         beneficial  interest  (hereinafter  called  "shares")  of the  Fund  in
         jurisdictions  wherein  shares of the Fund may  legally be offered  for
         sale; provided,  however,  that the Fund in its absolute discretion may
         (a) issue or sell shares directly to holders of shares of the Fund upon
         such terms and conditions and for such consideration, if any, as it may
         determine,  whether in connection with the distribution of subscription
         or  purchase  rights,  the  payment or  reinvestment  of  dividends  or
         distributions,  or otherwise;  or (b) issue or sell shares at net asset
         value to the  shareholders of any other investment  company,  for which
         KDI shall act as exclusive  distributor,  who wish to exchange all or a
         portion of their investment in shares of such other investment  company
         for shares of the Fund.

                  KDI shall appoint various  broker-dealers  and other financial
         services firms ("Firms") to provide a cash management service for their
         clients through the Fund. The Finns shall provide such office space and
         equipment,  telephone facilities,  personnel,  literature distribution,
         advertising  and promotion as is necessary or beneficial  for providing
         information and services to potential and existing  shareholders of the
         Fund and to assist the Fund's  shareholder  service  agent in servicing
         accounts of the Firm's  clients who own Fund shares  ("clients").  Such
         services  and  assistance   may  include,   but  are  not  limited  to,
         establishment  and  maintenance  of  shareholder  accounts and records,
         processing purchase and redemption  transactions,  automatic investment
         in Fund  shares of client  account  cash  balances,  answering  routine
         client inquiries regarding the Fund,  assistance to clients in changing
         dividend options,  account  designations and addresses,  and such other
         services  as the  Fund  or KDI may  reasonably  request.  KDI may  also
         provide some of the above services for the Fund directly.

                  KDI accepts such appointment and agrees during the term hereof
         to render such services and to assume the obligations  herein set forth
         for the compensation herein provided. KDI shall for all purposes herein
         provided  be  deemed  to  be  an  independent  contractor  and,  unless
         otherwise expressly provided or authorized,  shall have no authority to
         act for or  represent  the Fund in any way or  otherwise  be  deemed an
         agent of the Fund.  It is  understood  and agreed that KDI, by separate
         agreement with the Fund,  may also serve the Fund in other  capacities.
         The  services  of KDI to the Fund  under this  Agreement  are not to be
         deemed  exclusive,  and KDI shall be free to render similar services or
         other  services  to others so long as its  services  hereunder  are not
         impaired thereby.

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                  In carrying out its duties and responsibilities hereunder, KDI
         will,  pursuant to separate  administration  services and selling group
         agreements  ("services  agreements"),  appoint various Firms to provide
         administrative,  distribution and other services contemplated hereunder
         directly to or for the benefit of existing and  potential  shareholders
         who may be  clients  of such  Firms  Such  Firms  shall at all times be
         deemed to be independent  contractors retained by KDI and not the Fund.
         KDI  and  not  the  Fund  will  be  responsible   for  the  payment  of
         compensation to such Firms for such services.

                  KDI will use its best efforts with  reasonable  promptness  to
         sell such part of the authorized shares of the Fund remaining  unissued
         as  from  time  to time  shall  be  effectively  registered  under  the
         Securities  Act of 1933  ("Securities  Act"),  at prices  determined as
         hereinafter provided and on terms hereinafter set forth, all subject to
         applicable  federal  and state laws and  regulations  and to the Fund's
         Agreement and  Declaration  of Trust.  The price the Fund shall receive
         for all shares  purchased  from the Fund  shall be the net asset  value
         used in determining the public offering price applicable to the sale of
         such shares.

2.                KDI  shall  sell  shares of the Fund to or  through  qualified
         Firms in such manner,  not inconsistent  with the provisions hereof and
         the  then  effective  registration  statement  of the  Fund  under  the
         Securities Act (and related prospectus), as KDI may determine from time
         to time,  provided  that no Firm or other person shall be appointed and
         authorized to act as agent of the Fund without the prior consent of the
         Fund. In addition to sales made by it as agent of the Fund, KDI may, in
         its  discretion,  also sell shares of the Fund as  principal to persons
         with whom it does not have services agreements.

                  Shares of any series of the Fund  offered  for sale or sold by
         KDI shall be so  offered  or sold at a price per  share  determined  in
         accordance  with the then  current  prospectus  relating to the sale of
         such shares except as departure  from such prices shall be permitted by
         the rules and  regulations of the  Securities and Exchange  Commission;
         provided,  however,  that any public  offering  price for shares of the
         Fund shall be the net asset  value per share.  The net asset  value per
         share of the Fund  shall be  determined  in the manner and at the times
         set forth in the then current  prospectus  of the Fund relating to such
         shares.

                  KDI will require each Finn to conform to the provisions hereof
         and the Registration  Statement (and related prospectus) at the time in
         effect under the  Securities  Act with  respect to the public  offering
         price of the Fund's  shares,  and  neither KDI nor any such Firms shall
         withhold the placing of purchase orders so as to make a profit thereby.

3.                The  Fund  will  use its  best  efforts  to  keep  effectively
         registered  under the  Securities  Act for sale as herein  contemplated
         such shares as KDI shall  reasonably  request and as the Securities and
         Exchange  Commission shall permit to be so registered.  Notwithstanding
         any other provision hereof, the Fund may terminate, suspend or withdraw
         the offering of shares whenever, in its sole discretion,  it deems such
         action to be desirable.

4.                The Fund will  execute any and all  documents  and furnish any
         and all information that may be reasonably necessary in connection with
         the  qualification of its shares for sale (including the  qualification

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<PAGE>

         of the Fund as a dealer where necessary or advisable) in such states as
         KDI may reasonably request (it being understood that the Fund shall not
         be required without its consent to comply with any requirement which in
         its opinion is unduly  burdensome).  The Fund will  furnish to KDI from
         time to time such  information  with respect to the Fund and its shares
         as KDI may  reasonably  request for use in connection  with the sale of
         shares of the Fund.

5.                KDI shall issue and deliver or shall arrange for various Firms
         to issue and deliver on behalf of the Fund such  confirmations of sales
         made by it pursuant to this  Agreement as may be required.  At or prior
         to the time of issuance of shares,  KDI will pay or cause to be paid to
         the  Fund  the  amount  due  the  Fund  for the  sale  of such  shares.
         Certificates shall be issued or shares registered on the transfer books
         of the Fund in such names and denominations as KDI may specify.

6.                KDI shall  order  shares of the Fund from the Fund only to the
         extent that it shall have received  purchase orders therefor.  KDI will
         not make,  or  authorize  Firms or others to make,  any short  sales of
         shares of the Fund.  KDI,  as agent of and for the account of the Fund,
         may  repurchase  the  shares of the Fund at such  prices  and upon such
         terms and conditions as shall be specified in the current prospectus of
         the Fund. In selling or reacquiring  shares of the Fund for the account
         of the Fund, KDI will in all respects  conform to the  requirements  of
         all  state  and  federal  laws and the  Rules of Fair  Practice  of the
         National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., relating to such sale
         or  reacquisition,  as the case may be,  and  will  indemnify  and save
         harmless the Fund from any damage or expense on account of any wrongful
         act by KDI or any  employee,  representative  or agent of KDI. KDI will
         observe and be bound by all the provisions of the Fund's  Agreement and
         Declaration of Trust (and of any  fundamental  policies  adopted by the
         Fund pursuant to the  Investment  Company Act of 1940 (the  "Investment
         Company  Act"),  notice of which shall have been given to KDI) which at
         the time in any way  require,  limit,  restrict,  prohibit or otherwise
         regulate any action on the part of KDI hereunder.

7.                The Fund shall  assume and pay all charges and expenses of its
         operations not specifically  assumed or otherwise to be provided by KDI
         under this  Agreement or the Fund's  Amended and  Restated  12b- I Plan
         (the "Plan"). The Fund will pay or cause to be paid expenses (including
         the fees and  disbursements  of its own counsel) and all taxes and fees
         payable to the federal, state or other governmental agencies on account
         of the registration or  qualification of securities  issued by the Fund
         or  otherwise.  The Fund  will  also  pay or cause to be paid  expenses
         incident to the issuance of shares of beneficial interest,  such as the
         cost of share  certificates,  issue  taxes,  and  fees of the  transfer
         agent. KDI will pay all expenses (other than expenses which one or more
         Firms may bear pursuant to any agreement with KDI) incident to the sale
         and  distribution  of the shares  issued or sold  hereunder  including,
         without  limiting  the  generality  of the  foregoing,  all expenses of
         printing and distributing any prospectus and of preparing, printing and
         distributing or  disseminating  any other  literature,  advertising and
         selling  aids in  connection  with the  offering of the shares for sale
         (except that such  expenses need not include  expenses  incurred by the
         Fund in  connection  with the  preparation,  typesetting,  printing and
         distribution  of any  registration  statement,  prospectus or report or
         other


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         communication  to  shareholders in their capacity as such) and expenses
         of advertising in connection with such offering.

8.                This Agreement  shall become  effective on the date hereof and
         shall  continue  until December 1, 1998 and shall continue from year to
         year  thereafter  only so long as such  continuance  is approved in the
         manner required by the Investment Company Act.

                  This Agreement shall  automatically  terminate in the event of
         its assignment and may be terminated at any time without the payment of
         any penalty by the Fund or by KDI on (60) days'  written  notice to the
         other  party.  The  Fund  may  effect  termination  by a vote  of (i) a
         majority of the trustees who are not interested persons of the Fund and
         who have no direct or indirect  financial  interest in the operation of
         the Plan, this Agreement or in any other agreement related to the Plan,
         or (ii) a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

                  All material  amendments to this Agreement must be approved by
         a vote of a majority of the Board of  Trustees  of the Fund,  including
         the trustees who are not interested persons of the Fund and who have no
         direct or indirect  financial  interest in the  operation  of the Plan,
         this Agreement or in any other  agreement  related to the Plan, cast in
         person at a meeting called for such purpose.

                  The terms  "assignment,"  "interested  person"  and "vote of a
         majority of the outstanding  voting securities" shall have the meanings
         set forth in the Investment  Company Act and the rules and  regulations
         thereunder.

                  KDI  shall  receive  such  compensation  for its  distribution
         services as set forth in the Plan.  Termination of this Agreement shall
         not affect the right of KDI to receive  payments on any unpaid  balance
         of the compensation  earned prior to such termination,  as set forth in
         the Plan.

9.                KDI  will  not  use  or   distribute  or  authorize  the  use,
         distribution or dissemination by Firms or others in connection with the
         sale of Fund shares any  statements,  other than those contained in the
         Fund's  current  prospectus,  except such  supplemental  literature  or
         advertising as shall be lawful under federal and state  securities laws
         and  regulations.  KDI will  furnish  the Fund with  copies of all such
         material.

10.               If any  provision  of  this  Agreement  shall  be held or made
         invalid by a court decision,  statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder
         shall not be thereby affected.

11.               Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing, addressed
         and delivered or mailed,  postage  prepaid,  to the other party at such
         address  as such  other  party may  designate  for the  receipt of such
         notice.

12.               All parties  hereto are  expressly put on notice of the Fund's
         Agreement and Declaration of Trust and all amendments  thereto,  all of
         which  are  on  file  with  the  Secretary  of  The   Commonwealth   of
         Massachusetts,  and the limitation of shareholder and

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         trustee liability  contained therein.  This Agreement has been executed
         by  and  on  behalf  of  the  Fund  by  its   representatives  as  such
         representatives  and not individually,  and the obligations of the Fund
         hereunder  are  not  binding  upon  any of the  trustees,  officers  or
         shareholders  of the Fund  individually  but are binding  upon only the
         assets and  property of the Fund.  With respect to any claim by KDI for
         recovery of any liability of the Fund arising hereunder  allocated to a
         particular series,  whether in accordance with the express terms hereof
         or  otherwise,  KDI shall have no  recourse  against  the assets of any
         other series for such purpose.

13.               This   Agreement   shall  be  construed  in  accordance   with
         applicable  federal  law  and  with  the  laws of The  Commonwealth  of
         Massachusetts.

14.               This  Agreement  is the entire  contract  between  the parties
         relating  to  the  subject  matter  hereof  and  supersedes  all  prior
         agreements between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof.

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IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Fund and KDI have caused this Agreement to be executed
as of the day and year first above written.

                                              CASH EQUIVALENT FUND

                                              By: /s/Mark S. Casady
                                                 -------------------------------

                                              Title: President
                                                    ----------------------------

ATTEST:

By: /s/Maureen Kane
   -----------------------------

Title: Assistant Secretary
      --------------------------
                                              KEMPER DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

                                              By: /s/James L. Greenawalt
                                                 -------------------------------

                                              Title: President
                                                    ----------------------------

ATTEST:

By: /s/Joan V. Pearson
   -----------------------------

Title: Executive Assistant
      --------------------------


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                       FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made on the 31st day of December, 1997 between Cash Equivalent
Fund (the "Fund"), on behalf of Money Market Portfolio (hereinafter called the
"Portfolio"), a registered open-end management investment company with its
principal place of business in 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
60606 and Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation, with its principal place of
business in Boston, Massachusetts (hereinafter called "FUND ACCOUNTING").

WHEREAS, the Portfolio has need to determine its net asset value which service
FUND ACCOUNTING is willing and able to provide;

NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual promises herein made, the Fund and
FUND ACCOUNTING agree as follows:

Section 1.  Duties of FUND ACCOUNTING - General

         FUND ACCOUNTING is authorized to act under the terms of this Agreement
         to calculate the net asset value of the Portfolio as provided in the
         prospectus of the Portfolio and in connection therewith shall:

         a.       Maintain and preserve all accounts, books, financial records
                  and other documents as are required of the Fund under Section
                  31 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and
                  Rules 31a-1, 31a-2 and 31a-3 thereunder, applicable federal
                  and state laws and any other law or administrative rules or
                  procedures which may be applicable to the Fund on behalf of
                  the Portfolio, other than those accounts, books and financial
                  records required to be maintained by the Fund's investment
                  adviser, custodian or transfer agent and/or books and records
                  maintained by all other service providers necessary for the
                  Fund to conduct its business as a registered open-end
                  management investment company. All such books and records
                  shall be the property of the Fund and shall at all times
                  during regular business hours be open for inspection by, and
                  shall be surrendered promptly upon request of, duly authorized
                  officers of the Fund. All such books and records shall at all
                  times during regular business hours be open for inspection,
                  upon request of duly authorized officers of the Fund, by
                  employees or agents of the Fund and employees and agents of
                  the Securities and Exchange Commission.
         b.       Record the current day's trading activity and such other
                  proper bookkeeping entries as are necessary for determining
                  that day's net asset value and net income.

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         c.       Render statements or copies of records as from time to time
                  are reasonably requested by the Fund.
         d.       Facilitate audits of accounts by the Fund's independent public
                  accountants or by any other auditors employed or engaged by
                  the Fund or by any regulatory body with jurisdiction over the
                  Fund.
         e.       Compute the Portfolio's public offering price and/or its daily
                  dividend rates and money market yields, if applicable, in
                  accordance with Section 3 of the Agreement and notify the Fund
                  and such other persons as the Fund may reasonably request of
                  the net asset value per share, the public offering price
                  and/or its daily dividend rates and money market yields. f.
                  Perform a mark-to-market appraisal in accordance with
                  procedures by the Board of Trustees pursuant to Rule 2a-7
                  under the 1940 Act.

Section 2.  Valuation of Securities

         Securities shall be valued in accordance with (a) the Fund's
         Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented from time to time
         (hereinafter referred to as the "Registration Statement"); (b) the
         resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the Fund at the time in force
         and applicable, as they may from time to time be delivered to FUND
         ACCOUNTING, and (c) Proper Instructions from such officers of the Fund
         or other persons as are from time to time authorized by the Board of
         Trustees of the Fund to give instructions with respect to computation
         and determination of the net asset value. FUND ACCOUNTING may use one
         or more external pricing services, including broker-dealers, provided
         that an appropriate officer of the Fund shall have approved such use in
         advance.

Section 3. Computation of Net Asset Value, Public Offering Price, Daily Dividend
Rates and Yields

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall compute the Portfolio's net asset value,
         including net income, in a manner consistent with the specific
         provisions of the Registration Statement. Such computation shall be
         made as of the time or times specified in the Registration Statement.

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall compute the daily dividend rates and money market
         yields, if applicable, in accordance with the methodology set forth in
         the Registration Statement.

Section 4.  FUND ACCOUNTING's Reliance on Instructions and Advice

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         In maintaining the Portfolio's books of account and making the
         necessary computations FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive,
         and may rely upon, information furnished it by means of Proper
         Instructions, including but not limited to:

         a.       The manner and amount of accrual of expenses to be recorded on
                  the books of the Portfolio;
         b.       The source of quotations to be used for such securities as may
                  not be available through FUND ACCOUNTING's normal pricing
                  services;
         c.       The value to be assigned to any asset for which no price
                  quotations are readily available;
         d.       If applicable, the manner of computation of the public
                  offering price and such other computations as may be
                  necessary;
         e.       Transactions in portfolio securities;
         f.       Transactions in capital shares.

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive, and shall be entitled to
         rely upon, as conclusive proof of any fact or matter required to be
         ascertained by it hereunder, a certificate, letter or other instrument
         signed by an authorized officer of the Fund or any other person
         authorized by the Fund's Board of Trustees.

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive and act upon advice of
         Counsel for the Fund at the reasonable expense of the Portfolio and
         shall be without liability for any action taken or thing done in good
         faith in reliance upon such advice.

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive, and may rely upon,
         information received from the Transfer Agent.

Section 5.  Proper Instructions

         "Proper Instructions" as used herein means any certificate, letter or
         other instrument or telephone call reasonably believed by FUND
         ACCOUNTING to be genuine and to have been properly made or signed by
         any authorized officer of the Fund or person certified to FUND
         ACCOUNTING as being authorized by the Board of Trustees. The Fund, on
         behalf of the Portfolio, shall cause oral instructions to be confirmed
         in writing. Proper Instructions may include communications effected
         directly between electro-mechanical or electronic devices as from time
         to time agreed to by an authorized officer of the Fund and FUND
         ACCOUNTING.

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         The Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, agrees to furnish to the
         appropriate person(s) within FUND ACCOUNTING a copy of the Registration
         Statement as in effect from time to time. FUND ACCOUNTING may
         conclusively rely on the Fund's most recently delivered Registration
         Statement for all purposes under this Agreement and shall not be liable
         to the Portfolio or the Fund in acting in reliance thereon.

Section 6.  Standard of Care

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall exercise reasonable care and diligence in the
         performance of its duties hereunder. The Fund agrees that FUND
         ACCOUNTING shall not be liable under this Agreement for any error of
         judgment or mistake of law made in good faith and consistent with the
         foregoing standard of care, provided that nothing in this Agreement
         shall be deemed to protect or purport to protect FUND ACCOUNTING
         against any liability to the Fund, the Portfolio or its shareholders to
         which FUND ACCOUNTING would otherwise be subject by reason of willful
         misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties,
         or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties
         hereunder.

Section 7.  Compensation and FUND ACCOUNTING Expenses

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall be paid as compensation for its services pursuant
         to this Agreement such compensation as may from time to time be agreed
         upon in writing by the two parties. FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled,
         if agreed to by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, to recover its
         reasonable telephone, courier or delivery service, and all other
         reasonable out-of-pocket, expenses as incurred, including, without
         limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and reasonable fees for pricing
         services.

Section 8.  Amendment and Termination

         This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until terminated
         as hereinafter provided, may be amended at any time by mutual agreement
         of the parties hereto and may be terminated by an instrument in writing
         delivered or mailed to the other party. Such termination shall take
         effect not sooner than sixty (60) days after the date of delivery or
         mailing of such notice of termination. Any termination date is to be no
         earlier than four months from the effective date hereof. Upon
         termination, FUND ACCOUNTING will turn over to the Fund or its designee
         and cease to retain in FUND 

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         ACCOUNTING files, records of the calculations of net asset value and
         all other records pertaining to its services hereunder; provided,
         however, FUND ACCOUNTING in its discretion may make and retain copies
         of any and all such records and documents which it determines
         appropriate or for its protection.

Section 9.  Services Not Exclusive

         FUND ACCOUNTING's services pursuant to this Agreement are not to be
         deemed to be exclusive, and it is understood that FUND ACCOUNTING may
         perform fund accounting services for others. In acting under this
         Agreement, FUND ACCOUNTING shall be an independent contractor and not
         an agent of the Fund or the Portfolio.

Section 10.  Limitation of Liability for Claims

         The Fund's Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, as amended to
         date (the "Declaration"), a copy of which, together with all amendments
         thereto, is on file in the Office of the Secretary of State of the
         Commonwealth of Massachusetts, provides that the name "Cash Equivalent
         Fund" refers to the Trustees under the Declaration collectively as
         trustees and not as individuals or personally, and that no shareholder
         of the Fund or the Portfolio, or Trustee, officer, employee or agent of
         the Fund shall be subject to claims against or obligations of the Trust
         or of the Portfolio to any extent whatsoever, but that the Trust estate
         only shall be liable.

         FUND ACCOUNTING is expressly put on notice of the limitation of
         liability as set forth in the Declaration and FUND ACCOUNTING agrees
         that the obligations assumed by the Fund and/or the Portfolio under
         this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its
         assets, and FUND ACCOUNTING shall not seek satisfaction of any such
         obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Fund or the
         Portfolio or any other series of the Fund, or from any Trustee,
         officer, employee or agent of the Fund. FUND ACCOUNTING understands
         that the rights and obligations of the Portfolio under the Declaration
         are separate and distinct from those of any and all other series of the
         Fund.

Section 11.  Notices

         Any notice shall be sufficiently given when delivered or mailed to the
         other party at the address of such party set 

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         forth below or to such other person or at such other address as such
         party may from time to time specify in writing to the other party.

         If to FUND ACCOUNTING:   Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation
                                  Two International Place
                                  Boston, Massachusetts  02110
                                  Attn:  Vice President

         If to the Fund - Portfolio:    Cash Equivalent Fund
                                        222 South Riverside Plaza
                                        Chicago, Illinois  60606
                                        Attn:  President, Secretary
                                        or Treasurer

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Section 12.  Miscellaneous

         This Agreement may not be assigned by FUND ACCOUNTING without the
         consent of the Fund as authorized or approved by resolution of its
         Board of Trustees.

         In connection with the operation of this Agreement, the Fund and FUND
         ACCOUNTING may agree from time to time on such provisions interpretive
         of or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement as in their joint
         opinions may be consistent with this Agreement. Any such interpretive
         or additional provisions shall be in writing, signed by both parties
         and annexed hereto, but no such provisions shall be deemed to be an
         amendment of this Agreement.

         This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the
         laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

         This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
         counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
         which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
         concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any and all prior
         understandings.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized and its seal to be
hereunder affixed as of the date first written above.


     [SEAL]                  CASH EQUIVALENT FUND
                             on behalf of Money Market Portfolio

                             By:/s/Mark S. Casady
                                --------------------
                                  President


     [SEAL]                  SCUDDER FUND ACCOUNTING CORPORATION

                             By:/s/John R. Hebble
                                --------------------
                                  Treasurer

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                                                                  Exhibit (9)(d)

                       FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made on the 31st day of December, 1997 between Cash Equivalent
Fund (the "Fund"), on behalf of Government Securities Portfolio (hereinafter
called the "Portfolio"), a registered open-end management investment company
with its principal place of business in 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago,
Illinois 60606 and Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation, with its principal place
of business in Boston, Massachusetts (hereinafter called "FUND ACCOUNTING").

WHEREAS, the Portfolio has need to determine its net asset value which service
FUND ACCOUNTING is willing and able to provide;

NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual promises herein made, the Fund and
FUND ACCOUNTING agree as follows:

Section 1.  Duties of FUND ACCOUNTING - General

         FUND ACCOUNTING is authorized to act under the terms of this Agreement
         to calculate the net asset value of the Portfolio as provided in the
         prospectus of the Portfolio and in connection therewith shall:

         a.    Maintain and preserve all accounts, books, financial records and
               other documents as are required of the Fund under Section 31 of 
               the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and Rules 
               31a-1, 31a-2 and 31a-3 thereunder, applicable federal and state
               laws and any other law or administrative rules or procedures 
               which may be applicable to the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio,
               other than those accounts, books and financial records required
               to be maintained by the Fund's investment adviser, custodian or 
               transfer agent and/or books and records maintained by all other 
               service providers necessary for the Fund to conduct its business
               as a registered open-end management investment company.  All such
               books and records shall be the property of the Fund and shall at
               all times during regular business hours be open for inspection 
               by, and shall be surrendered promptly upon request of, duly 
               authorized officers of the Fund.  All such books and records 
               shall at all times during regular business hours be open for
               inspection, upon request of duly authorized officers of the Fund,
               by employees or agents of the Fund and employees and agents of 
               the Securities and Exchange Commission.
         b.    Record the current day's trading activity and such other
               proper bookkeeping entries as are necessary for determining
               that day's net asset value and net income.

                                       
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         c.    Render  statements  or copies of records as from time to time are
               reasonably  requested  by  the  Fund.  
         d.    Facilitate audits of accounts by the Fund's independent
               public accountants or by any other auditors employed or engaged 
               by the Fund or by any regulatory body with jurisdiction over the
               Fund.
         e.    Compute the Portfolio's public offering price and/or its daily
               dividend rates and money market yields, if applicable, in
               accordance with Section 3 of the Agreement and notify the Fund
               and such other persons as the Fund may reasonably request of
               the net asset value per share, the public offering price
               and/or its daily dividend rates and money market yields.
         f.    Perform a mark-to-market appraisal in accordance with
               procedures by the Board of Trustees pursuant to Rule 2a-7
               under the 1940 Act.

Section 2.  Valuation of Securities

         Securities shall be valued in accordance with (a) the Fund's
         Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented from time to time
         (hereinafter referred to as the "Registration Statement"); (b) the
         resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the Fund at the time in force
         and applicable, as they may from time to time be delivered to FUND
         ACCOUNTING, and (c) Proper Instructions from such officers of the Fund
         or other persons as are from time to time authorized by the Board of
         Trustees of the Fund to give instructions with respect to computation
         and determination of the net asset value. FUND ACCOUNTING may use one
         or more external pricing services, including broker-dealers, provided
         that an appropriate officer of the Fund shall have approved such use in
         advance.

Section 3.  Computation of Net Asset Value, Public Offering Price, Daily 
Dividend Rates and Yields

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall compute the Portfolio's net asset value,
         including net income, in a manner consistent with the specific
         provisions of the Registration Statement. Such computation shall be
         made as of the time or times specified in the Registration Statement.

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall compute the daily dividend rates and money market
         yields, if applicable, in accordance with the methodology set forth in
         the Registration Statement.

Section 4.  FUND ACCOUNTING's Reliance on Instructions and Advice

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         In maintaining the Portfolio's books of account and making the
         necessary computations FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive,
         and may rely upon, information furnished it by means of Proper
         Instructions, including but not limited to:

         a.    The manner and amount of accrual of expenses to be recorded on 
               the books of the Portfolio;
         b.    The source of quotations to be used for such securities as may
               not be available through FUND ACCOUNTING's normal pricing
               services;
         c.    The value to be assigned to any asset for which no price 
               quotations are readily available;
         d.    If applicable, the manner of computation of the public offering
               price and such other computations as may be necessary;
         e.    Transactions in portfolio securities;
         f.    Transactions in capital shares.

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive, and shall be entitled to
         rely upon, as conclusive proof of any fact or matter required to be
         ascertained by it hereunder, a certificate, letter or other instrument
         signed by an authorized officer of the Fund or any other person
         authorized by the Fund's Board of Trustees.

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive and act upon advice of
         Counsel for the Fund at the reasonable expense of the Portfolio and
         shall be without liability for any action taken or thing done in good
         faith in reliance upon such advice.

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive, and may rely upon,
         information received from the Transfer Agent.

Section 5.  Proper Instructions

         "Proper Instructions" as used herein means any certificate, letter or
         other instrument or telephone call reasonably believed by FUND
         ACCOUNTING to be genuine and to have been properly made or signed by
         any authorized officer of the Fund or person certified to FUND
         ACCOUNTING as being authorized by the Board of Trustees. The Fund, on
         behalf of the Portfolio, shall cause oral instructions to be confirmed
         in writing. Proper Instructions may include communications effected
         directly between electro-mechanical or electronic devices as from time
         to time agreed to by an authorized officer of the Fund and FUND
         ACCOUNTING.

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         The Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, agrees to furnish to the
         appropriate person(s) within FUND ACCOUNTING a copy of the Registration
         Statement as in effect from time to time. FUND ACCOUNTING may
         conclusively rely on the Fund's most recently delivered Registration
         Statement for all purposes under this Agreement and shall not be liable
         to the Portfolio or the Fund in acting in reliance thereon.

Section 6.  Standard of Care

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall exercise reasonable care and diligence in the
         performance of its duties hereunder. The Fund agrees that FUND
         ACCOUNTING shall not be liable under this Agreement for any error of
         judgment or mistake of law made in good faith and consistent with the
         foregoing standard of care, provided that nothing in this Agreement
         shall be deemed to protect or purport to protect FUND ACCOUNTING
         against any liability to the Fund, the Portfolio or its shareholders to
         which FUND ACCOUNTING would otherwise be subject by reason of willful
         misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties,
         or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties
         hereunder.

Section 7.  Compensation and FUND ACCOUNTING Expenses

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall be paid as compensation for its services pursuant
         to this Agreement such compensation as may from time to time be agreed
         upon in writing by the two parties. FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled,
         if agreed to by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, to recover its
         reasonable telephone, courier or delivery service, and all other
         reasonable out-of-pocket, expenses as incurred, including, without
         limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and reasonable fees for pricing
         services.

Section 8.  Amendment and Termination

         This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until terminated
         as hereinafter provided, may be amended at any time by mutual agreement
         of the parties hereto and may be terminated by an instrument in writing
         delivered or mailed to the other party. Such termination shall take
         effect not sooner than sixty (60) days after the date of delivery or
         mailing of such notice of termination. Any termination date is to be no
         earlier than four months from the effective date hereof. Upon
         termination, FUND ACCOUNTING will turn over to the Fund or its designee
         and cease to retain in FUND 

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         ACCOUNTING  files,  records of the calculations of net asset value and
         all other  records  pertaining  to its services  hereunder;  provided,
         however,  FUND ACCOUNTING in its discretion may make and retain copies
         of any  and  all  such  records  and  documents  which  it  determines
         appropriate or for its protection.

Section 9.  Services Not Exclusive

         FUND ACCOUNTING's services pursuant to this Agreement are not to be
         deemed to be exclusive, and it is understood that FUND ACCOUNTING may
         perform fund accounting services for others. In acting under this
         Agreement, FUND ACCOUNTING shall be an independent contractor and not
         an agent of the Fund or the Portfolio.

Section 10.  Limitation of Liability for Claims

         The Fund's Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, as amended to
         date (the "Declaration"), a copy of which, together with all amendments
         thereto, is on file in the Office of the Secretary of State of the
         Commonwealth of Massachusetts, provides that the name "Cash Equivalent
         Fund" refers to the Trustees under the Declaration collectively as
         trustees and not as individuals or personally, and that no shareholder
         of the Fund or the Portfolio, or Trustee, officer, employee or agent of
         the Fund shall be subject to claims against or obligations of the Trust
         or of the Portfolio to any extent whatsoever, but that the Trust estate
         only shall be liable.

         FUND ACCOUNTING is expressly put on notice of the limitation of
         liability as set forth in the Declaration and FUND ACCOUNTING agrees
         that the obligations assumed by the Fund and/or the Portfolio under
         this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its
         assets, and FUND ACCOUNTING shall not seek satisfaction of any such
         obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Fund or the
         Portfolio or any other series of the Fund, or from any Trustee,
         officer, employee or agent of the Fund. FUND ACCOUNTING understands
         that the rights and obligations of the Portfolio under the Declaration
         are separate and distinct from those of any and all other series of the
         Fund.

Section 11.  Notices

         Any notice shall be sufficiently given when delivered or mailed to the
         other party at the address of such party set 

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         forth below or to such other person or at such other address as such 
         party may from time to time specify in writing to the other party.

         If to FUND ACCOUNTING:         Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation
                                        Two International Place
                                        Boston, Massachusetts  02110
                                        Attn:  Vice President

         If to the Fund - Portfolio:    Cash Equivalent Fund
                                        222 South Riverside Plaza
                                        Chicago, Illinois  60606
                                        Attn:  President, Secretary
                                        or Treasurer


                                       6
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Section 12.  Miscellaneous

         This Agreement may not be assigned by FUND ACCOUNTING without the
         consent of the Fund as authorized or approved by resolution of its
         Board of Trustees.

         In connection with the operation of this Agreement, the Fund and FUND
         ACCOUNTING may agree from time to time on such provisions interpretive
         of or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement as in their joint
         opinions may be consistent with this Agreement. Any such interpretive
         or additional provisions shall be in writing, signed by both parties
         and annexed hereto, but no such provisions shall be deemed to be an
         amendment of this Agreement.

         This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the
         laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

         This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
         counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
         which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
         concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any and all prior
         understandings.

                                       7
<PAGE>

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized and its seal to be
hereunder affixed as of the date first written above.


     [SEAL]                   CASH EQUIVALENT FUND
                              on behalf of Government Securities
                              Portfolio

                              By: /s/Mark S. Casady
                                  -------------------- 
                                   President


     [SEAL]                   SCUDDER FUND ACCOUNTING CORPORATION

                              By: /s/John R. Hebble
                                  --------------------                          
                                   Treasurer



                                       8

                       FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made on the 31st day of December, 1997 between Cash Equivalent
Fund (the "Fund"), on behalf of Tax-Exempt Portfolio (hereinafter called the
"Portfolio"), a registered open-end management investment company with its
principal place of business in 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
60606 and Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation, with its principal place of
business in Boston, Massachusetts (hereinafter called "FUND ACCOUNTING").

WHEREAS, the Portfolio has need to determine its net asset value which service
FUND ACCOUNTING is willing and able to provide;

NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual promises herein made, the Fund and
FUND ACCOUNTING agree as follows:

Section 1.  Duties of FUND ACCOUNTING - General

         FUND ACCOUNTING is authorized to act under the terms of this Agreement
         to calculate the net asset value of the Portfolio as provided in the
         prospectus of the Portfolio and in connection therewith shall:

         a.       Maintain and preserve all accounts, books, financial records
                  and other documents as are required of the Fund under Section
                  31 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and
                  Rules 31a-1, 31a-2 and 31a-3 thereunder, applicable federal
                  and state laws and any other law or administrative rules or
                  procedures which may be applicable to the Fund on behalf of
                  the Portfolio, other than those accounts, books and financial
                  records required to be maintained by the Fund's investment
                  adviser, custodian or transfer agent and/or books and records
                  maintained by all other service providers necessary for the
                  Fund to conduct its business as a registered open-end
                  management investment company. All such books and records
                  shall be the property of the Fund and shall at all times
                  during regular business hours be open for inspection by, and
                  shall be surrendered promptly upon request of, duly authorized
                  officers of the Fund. All such books and records shall at all
                  times during regular business hours be open for inspection,
                  upon request of duly authorized officers of the Fund, by
                  employees or agents of the Fund and employees and agents of
                  the Securities and Exchange Commission.
         b.       Record the current day's trading activity and such other
                  proper bookkeeping entries as are necessary for determining
                  that day's net asset value and net income.
<PAGE>

         c.       Render statements or copies of records as from time to time
                  are reasonably requested by the Fund.
         d.       Facilitate audits of accounts by the Fund's independent public
                  accountants or by any other auditors employed or engaged by
                  the Fund or by any regulatory body with jurisdiction over the
                  Fund.
         e.       Compute the Portfolio's public offering price and/or its daily
                  dividend rates and money market yields, if applicable, in
                  accordance with Section 3 of the Agreement and notify the Fund
                  and such other persons as the Fund may reasonably request of
                  the net asset value per share, the public offering price
                  and/or its daily dividend rates and money market yields.
         f.       Perform a mark-to-market appraisal in accordance with
                  procedures by the Board of Trustees pursuant to Rule 2a-7
                  under the 1940 Act.

Section 2.  Valuation of Securities

         Securities shall be valued in accordance with (a) the Fund's
         Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented from time to time
         (hereinafter referred to as the "Registration Statement"); (b) the
         resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the Fund at the time in force
         and applicable, as they may from time to time be delivered to FUND
         ACCOUNTING, and (c) Proper Instructions from such officers of the Fund
         or other persons as are from time to time authorized by the Board of
         Trustees of the Fund to give instructions with respect to computation
         and determination of the net asset value. FUND ACCOUNTING may use one
         or more external pricing services, including broker-dealers, provided
         that an appropriate officer of the Fund shall have approved such use in
         advance.

Section 3. Computation of Net Asset Value, Public Offering Price, Daily Dividend
Rates and Yields

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall compute the Portfolio's net asset value,
         including net income, in a manner consistent with the specific
         provisions of the Registration Statement. Such computation shall be
         made as of the time or times specified in the Registration Statement.

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall compute the daily dividend rates and money market
         yields, if applicable, in accordance with the methodology set forth in
         the Registration Statement.

Section 4.  FUND ACCOUNTING's Reliance on Instructions and Advice

                                       2
<PAGE>

         In maintaining the Portfolio's books of account and making the
         necessary computations FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive,
         and may rely upon, information furnished it by means of Proper
         Instructions, including but not limited to:

         a.       The manner and amount of accrual of expenses to be recorded on
                  the books of the Portfolio;
         b.       The source of quotations to be used for such securities as may
                  not be available through FUND ACCOUNTING's normal pricing
                  services;
         c.       The value to be assigned to any asset for which no price
                  quotations are readily available;
         d.       If applicable, the manner of computation of the public
                  offering price and such other computations as may be
                  necessary;
         e.       Transactions in portfolio securities;
         f.       Transactions in capital shares.

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive, and shall be entitled to
         rely upon, as conclusive proof of any fact or matter required to be
         ascertained by it hereunder, a certificate, letter or other instrument
         signed by an authorized officer of the Fund or any other person
         authorized by the Fund's Board of Trustees.

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive and act upon advice of
         Counsel for the Fund at the reasonable expense of the Portfolio and
         shall be without liability for any action taken or thing done in good
         faith in reliance upon such advice.

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive, and may rely upon,
         information received from the Transfer Agent.

Section 5.  Proper Instructions

         "Proper Instructions" as used herein means any certificate, letter or
         other instrument or telephone call reasonably believed by FUND
         ACCOUNTING to be genuine and to have been properly made or signed by
         any authorized officer of the Fund or person certified to FUND
         ACCOUNTING as being authorized by the Board of Trustees. The Fund, on
         behalf of the Portfolio, shall cause oral instructions to be confirmed
         in writing. Proper Instructions may include communications effected
         directly between electro-mechanical or electronic devices as from time
         to time agreed to by an authorized officer of the Fund and FUND
         ACCOUNTING.

                                       3
<PAGE>

         The Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, agrees to furnish to the
         appropriate person(s) within FUND ACCOUNTING a copy of the Registration
         Statement as in effect from time to time. FUND ACCOUNTING may
         conclusively rely on the Fund's most recently delivered Registration
         Statement for all purposes under this Agreement and shall not be liable
         to the Portfolio or the Fund in acting in reliance thereon.

Section 6.  Standard of Care

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall exercise reasonable care and diligence in the
         performance of its duties hereunder. The Fund agrees that FUND
         ACCOUNTING shall not be liable under this Agreement for any error of
         judgment or mistake of law made in good faith and consistent with the
         foregoing standard of care, provided that nothing in this Agreement
         shall be deemed to protect or purport to protect FUND ACCOUNTING
         against any liability to the Fund, the Portfolio or its shareholders to
         which FUND ACCOUNTING would otherwise be subject by reason of willful
         misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties,
         or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties
         hereunder.

Section 7.  Compensation and FUND ACCOUNTING Expenses

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall be paid as compensation for its services pursuant
         to this Agreement such compensation as may from time to time be agreed
         upon in writing by the two parties. FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled,
         if agreed to by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, to recover its
         reasonable telephone, courier or delivery service, and all other
         reasonable out-of-pocket, expenses as incurred, including, without
         limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and reasonable fees for pricing
         services.

Section 8.  Amendment and Termination

         This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until terminated
         as hereinafter provided, may be amended at any time by mutual agreement
         of the parties hereto and may be terminated by an instrument in writing
         delivered or mailed to the other party. Such termination shall take
         effect not sooner than sixty (60) days after the date of delivery or
         mailing of such notice of termination. Any termination date is to be no
         earlier than four months from the effective date hereof. Upon
         termination, FUND ACCOUNTING will turn over to the Fund or its designee
         and cease to retain in FUND 

                                       4
<PAGE>

         ACCOUNTING files, records of the calculations of net asset value and
         all other records pertaining to its services hereunder; provided,
         however, FUND ACCOUNTING in its discretion may make and retain copies
         of any and all such records and documents which it determines
         appropriate or for its protection.

Section 9.  Services Not Exclusive

         FUND ACCOUNTING's services pursuant to this Agreement are not to be
         deemed to be exclusive, and it is understood that FUND ACCOUNTING may
         perform fund accounting services for others. In acting under this
         Agreement, FUND ACCOUNTING shall be an independent contractor and not
         an agent of the Fund or the Portfolio.

Section 10.  Limitation of Liability for Claims

         The Fund's Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, as amended to
         date (the "Declaration"), a copy of which, together with all amendments
         thereto, is on file in the Office of the Secretary of State of the
         Commonwealth of Massachusetts, provides that the name "Cash Equivalent
         Fund" refers to the Trustees under the Declaration collectively as
         trustees and not as individuals or personally, and that no shareholder
         of the Fund or the Portfolio, or Trustee, officer, employee or agent of
         the Fund shall be subject to claims against or obligations of the Trust
         or of the Portfolio to any extent whatsoever, but that the Trust estate
         only shall be liable.

         FUND ACCOUNTING is expressly put on notice of the limitation of
         liability as set forth in the Declaration and FUND ACCOUNTING agrees
         that the obligations assumed by the Fund and/or the Portfolio under
         this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its
         assets, and FUND ACCOUNTING shall not seek satisfaction of any such
         obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Fund or the
         Portfolio or any other series of the Fund, or from any Trustee,
         officer, employee or agent of the Fund. FUND ACCOUNTING understands
         that the rights and obligations of the Portfolio under the Declaration
         are separate and distinct from those of any and all other series of the
         Fund.

Section 11.  Notices

         Any notice shall be sufficiently given when delivered or mailed to the
         other party at the address of such party set 

                                       5
<PAGE>

         forth below or to such other person or at such other address as such
         party may from time to time specify in writing to the other party.

         If to FUND ACCOUNTING:   Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation
                                  Two International Place
                                  Boston, Massachusetts  02110
                                  Attn:  Vice President

         If to the Fund - Portfolio:    Cash Equivalent Fund
                                        222 South Riverside Plaza
                                        Chicago, Illinois  60606
                                        Attn:  President, Secretary
                                        or Treasurer

                                       6
<PAGE>

Section 12.  Miscellaneous

         This Agreement may not be assigned by FUND ACCOUNTING without the
         consent of the Fund as authorized or approved by resolution of its
         Board of Trustees.

         In connection with the operation of this Agreement, the Fund and FUND
         ACCOUNTING may agree from time to time on such provisions interpretive
         of or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement as in their joint
         opinions may be consistent with this Agreement. Any such interpretive
         or additional provisions shall be in writing, signed by both parties
         and annexed hereto, but no such provisions shall be deemed to be an
         amendment of this Agreement.

         This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the
         laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

         This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
         counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
         which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
         concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any and all prior
         understandings.

                                       7
<PAGE>

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized and its seal to be
hereunder affixed as of the date first written above.


     [SEAL]                   CASH EQUIVALENT FUND
                              on behalf of Tax-Exempt Portfolio

                              By:/s/Mark S. Casady
                                 --------------------
                                   President


     [SEAL]                   SCUDDER FUND ACCOUNTING CORPORATION

                              By:/s/John R. Hebble
                                 --------------------
                                   Treasurer

                                       8



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We  consent  to  the  reference  to  our  firm  under  the  captions  "Financial
Highlights" and "Independent  Auditors and Reports to  Shareholders"  and to the
use of our report dated September 17, 1998 in the  Registration  Statement (Form
N-1A) of Cash Equivalent Fund and its  incorporation by reference in the related
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in this Post-Effective  Amendment No. 25 to the Registration
Statement  under  the  Securities  Act of 1933  (File No.  2-63522)  and in this
Amendment No. 25 to the Registration  Statement under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (File No. 811-2899).



                                                              ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Chicago, Illinois
November 23, 1998



                  Fund:   Cash Equivalent Fund (the "Fund")
                          --------------------
                  Series: Money Market Portfolio (the "Series")
                          ----------------------

                         AMENDED AND RESTATED 12b-1 PLAN

     Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the  Investment  Company Act
of 1940 (the "Act"),  this Amended and Restated 12b-1 Plan (the "Plan") has been
adopted for the Fund on behalf of the Series  (both as noted and defined  above)
by a majority  of the  members  of the Fund's  Board of  Trustees,  including  a
majority of the  trustees who are not  "interested  persons" of the Fund and who
have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in
any  agreements  related  to the Plan (the  "Qualified  Trustees")  at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.

     1. Compensation. The Fund will pay to Kemper Distributors,  Inc. ("KDI") at
the end of each  calendar  month a  distribution  services  fee  computed at the
annual  rate .38% of the Fund's  average  daily net assets  attributable  to the
Series.  KDI may compensate  various  financial  services firms appointed by KDI
("Firms")  in  accordance  with the  provisions  of the  Fund's  Administration,
Shareholder Services and Distribution  Agreement (the "Distribution  Agreement")
for sales of shares at the fee levels  provided  in the Fund's  prospectus  from
time to time. KDI may pay other  commissions,  fees or concessions to Firms, and
may pay them to others in its  discretion,  in such amounts as KDI may determine
from time to time. The  distribution  services fee for the Series shall be based
upon the average  daily net assets of the Series,  and such fee shall be charged
only to the Series.  For the month and year in which this Plan becomes effective
or  terminates,  there shall be an  appropriate  proration  of the  distribution
services  fee set forth herein on the basis of the number of days that the Plan,
the Distribution  Agreement,  and any other agreement related to the Plan, is in
effect during the month and year, respectively.

     2. Periodic Reporting.  KDI shall prepare reports for the Board of Trustees
of the Fund on a quarterly  basis showing  amounts paid to the various Firms and
such other information as from time to time shall be reasonably requested by the
Board of Trustees.

     3. Continuance.  This Plan shall continue in effect indefinitely,  provided
that such  continuance  is approved at least annually by a vote of a majority of
the trustees, and of the Qualified Trustees,  cast in person at a meeting called
for such  purpose or by vote of at least a majority  of the  outstanding  voting
securities of the Series.

     4.  Termination.  This Plan may be terminated  at any time without  penalty
with respect to the Series by vote of a majority of the Qualified Trustees or by
vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Series.

     5.  Amendment.  This Plan may not be amended  to  increase  materially  the
amount to be paid to KDI by the Fund for  distribution  services with respect to
the Series without the vote of

<PAGE>

a majority of the  outstanding  voting  securities  of the Series.  All material
amendments to this Plan must in any event be approved by a vote of a majority of
the trustees, and of the Qualified Trustees,  cast in person at a meeting called
for such purpose.

     6. Selection of Non-Interested Trustees. So long as this Plan is in effect,
the selection and nomination of those trustees who are not interested persons of
the  Fund  will be  committed  to the  discretion  of the  trustees  who are not
themselves interested persons.

     7.  Recordkeeping.  The  Fund  will  preserve  copies  of  this  Plan,  the
Distribution Agreement, and all reports made pursuant to Paragraph 2 above for a
period  of not  less  than  six (6)  years  from  the  date of  this  Plan,  the
Distribution  Agreement,  or any such report,  as the case may be, the first two
(2) years in an easily accessible place.

     8.  Limitation of Liability.  Any obligation of the Fund hereunder shall be
binding  only upon the  assets of the  Series  and shall not be  binding  on any
trustee,  officer,  employee,  agent,  or shareholder  of the Fund.  Neither the
authorization  of any action by the trustees or shareholders of the Fund nor the
adoption of the Plan on behalf of the Fund shall impose any  liability  upon any
trustee or upon any shareholder.

     9. Definitions.  The terms  "interested  person" and "vote of a majority of
the outstanding  voting securities" shall have the meanings set forth in the Act
and the rules and regulations thereunder.

     10.  Severability;  Separate Action. If any provision of this Plan shall be
held or made invalid by a court  decision,  rule or otherwise,  the remainder of
this Plan shall not be affected  thereby.  Action shall be taken  separately for
the Series as the Act or the rules thereunder so require.


(Amended and restated August 1, 1998)



                                                                 Exhibit (15)(b)

                  Fund:    Cash Equivalent Fund (the "Fund")
                           --------------------
                  Series:  Government Securities Portfolio (the "Series")
                           -------------------------------

                         AMENDED AND RESTATED 12b-1 PLAN

         Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the  Investment  Company
Act of 1940 (the "Act"),  this Amended and Restated  12b-1 Plan (the "Plan") has
been  adopted  for the Fund on behalf of the Series  (both as noted and  defined
above) by a majority of the members of the Fund's Board of Trustees, including a
majority of the  trustees who are not  "interested  persons" of the Fund and who
have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in
any  agreements  related  to the Plan (the  "Qualified  Trustees")  at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.

         1. Compensation. The Fund will pay to Kemper Distributors, Inc. ("KDI")
at the end of each calendar  month a  distribution  services fee computed at the
annual  rate .38% of the Fund's  average  daily net assets  attributable  to the
Series.  KDI may compensate  various  financial  services firms appointed by KDI
("Firms")  in  accordance  with the  provisions  of the  Fund's  Administration,
Shareholder Services and Distribution  Agreement (the "Distribution  Agreement")
for sales of shares at the fee levels  provided  in the Fund's  prospectus  from
time to time. KDI may pay other  commissions,  fees or concessions to Firms, and
may pay them to others in its  discretion,  in such amounts as KDI may determine
from time to time. The  distribution  services fee for the Series shall be based
upon the average  daily net assets of the Series,  and such fee shall be charged
only to the Series.  For the month and year in which this Plan becomes effective
or  terminates,  there shall be an  appropriate  proration  of the  distribution
services  fee set forth herein on the basis of the number of days that the Plan,
the Distribution  Agreement,  and any other agreement related to the Plan, is in
effect during the month and year, respectively.

         2.  Periodic  Reporting.  KDI shall  prepare  reports  for the Board of
Trustees of the Fund on a quarterly  basis  showing  amounts paid to the various
Firms  and such  other  information  as from  time to time  shall be  reasonably
requested by the Board of Trustees.

         3.  Continuance.  This Plan  shall  continue  in  effect  indefinitely,
provided  that such  continuance  is approved  at least  annually by a vote of a
majority of the  trustees,  and of the Qualified  Trustees,  cast in person at a
meeting  called  for  such  purpose  or by vote of at  least a  majority  of the
outstanding voting securities of the Series.

         4. Termination. This Plan may be terminated at any time without penalty
with respect to the Series by vote of a majority of the Qualified Trustees or by
vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Series.

         5. Amendment.  This Plan may not be amended to increase  materially the
amount to be paid to KDI by the Fund for  distribution  services with respect to
the Series without the vote of 


<PAGE>

a majority of the  outstanding  voting  securities  of the Series.  All material
amendments to this Plan must in any event be approved by a vote of a majority of
the trustees, and of the Qualified Trustees,  cast in person at a meeting called
for such purpose.

         6.  Selection of  Non-Interested  Trustees.  So long as this Plan is in
effect,  the selection and  nomination of those  trustees who are not interested
persons of the Fund will be committed to the  discretion of the trustees who are
not themselves interested persons.

         7.  Recordkeeping.  The Fund will  preserve  copies of this  Plan,  the
Distribution Agreement, and all reports made pursuant to Paragraph 2 above for a
period  of not  less  than  six (6)  years  from  the  date of  this  Plan,  the
Distribution  Agreement,  or any such report,  as the case may be, the first two
(2) years in an easily accessible place.

         8. Limitation of Liability.  Any obligation of the Fund hereunder shall
be  binding  only upon the  assets of the Series and shall not be binding on any
trustee,  officer,  employee,  agent,  or shareholder  of the Fund.  Neither the
authorization  of any action by the trustees or shareholders of the Fund nor the
adoption of the Plan on behalf of the Fund shall impose any  liability  upon any
trustee or upon any shareholder.

         9. Definitions.  The terms "interested  person" and "vote of a majority
of the outstanding  voting  securities" shall have the meanings set forth in the
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

         10. Severability;  Separate Action. If any provision of this Plan shall
be held or made invalid by a court decision, rule or otherwise, the remainder of
this Plan shall not be affected  thereby.  Action shall be taken  separately for
the Series as the Act or the rules thereunder so require.


(Amended and restated August 1, 1998)



                                                                 Exhibit (15)(C
                  Fund:   Cash Equivalent Fund (the "Fund")
                          --------------------

                  Series: Tax-Exempt Portfolio (the "Series")
                          --------------------

                         AMENDED AND RESTATED 12b-1 PLAN

         Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the  Investment  Company
Act of 1940 (the "Act"),  this Amended and Restated  12b-1 Plan (the "Plan") has
been  adopted  for the Fund on behalf of the Series  (both as noted and  defined
above) by a majority of the members of the Fund's Board of Trustees, including a
majority of the  trustees who are not  "interested  persons" of the Fund and who
have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in
any  agreements  related  to the Plan (the  "Qualified  Trustees")  at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.

         1. Compensation. The Fund will pay to Kemper Distributors, Inc. ("KDI")
at the end of each calendar  month a  distribution  services fee computed at the
annual  rate .33% of the Fund's  average  daily net assets  attributable  to the
Series.  KDI may compensate  various  financial  services firms appointed by KDI
("Firms")  in  accordance  with the  provisions  of the  Fund's  Administration,
Shareholder Services and Distribution  Agreement (the "Distribution  Agreement")
for sales of shares at the fee levels  provided  in the Fund's  prospectus  from
time to time. KDI may pay other  commissions,  fees or concessions to Firms, and
may pay them to others in its  discretion,  in such amounts as KDI may determine
from time to time. The  distribution  services fee for the Series shall be based
upon the average  daily net assets of the Series,  and such fee shall be charged
only to the Series.  For the month and year in which this Plan becomes effective
or  terminates,  there shall be an  appropriate  proration  of the  distribution
services  fee set forth herein on the basis of the number of days that the Plan,
the Distribution  Agreement,  and any other agreement related to the Plan, is in
effect during the month and year, respectively.

         2.  Periodic  Reporting.  KDI shall  prepare  reports  for the Board of
Trustees of the Fund on a quarterly  basis  showing  amounts paid to the various
Firms  and such  other  information  as from  time to time  shall be  reasonably
requested by the Board of Trustees.

         3.  Continuance.  This Plan  shall  continue  in  effect  indefinitely,
provided  that such  continuance  is approved  at least  annually by a vote of a
majority of the  trustees,  and of the Qualified  Trustees,  cast in person at a
meeting  called  for  such  purpose  or by vote of at  least a  majority  of the
outstanding voting securities of the Series.

         4. Termination. This Plan may be terminated at any time without penalty
with respect to the Series by vote of a majority of the Qualified Trustees or by
vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Series.

         5. Amendment.  This Plan may not be amended to increase  materially the
amount to be paid to KDI by the Fund for  distribution  services with respect to
the Series without the vote of 

                                      
<PAGE>

a majority of the  outstanding  voting  securities  of the Series.  All material
amendments to this Plan must in any event be approved by a vote of a majority of
the trustees, and of the Qualified Trustees,  cast in person at a meeting called
for such purpose.

         6.  Selection of  Non-Interested  Trustees.  So long as this Plan is in
effect,  the selection and  nomination of those  trustees who are not interested
persons of the Fund will be committed to the  discretion of the trustees who are
not themselves interested persons.

         7.  Recordkeeping.  The Fund will  preserve  copies of this  Plan,  the
Distribution Agreement, and all reports made pursuant to Paragraph 2 above for a
period  of not  less  than  six (6)  years  from  the  date of  this  Plan,  the
Distribution  Agreement,  or any such report,  as the case may be, the first two
(2) years in an easily accessible place.

         8. Limitation of Liability.  Any obligation of the Fund hereunder shall
be  binding  only upon the  assets of the Series and shall not be binding on any
trustee,  officer,  employee,  agent,  or shareholder  of the Fund.  Neither the
authorization  of any action by the trustees or shareholders of the Fund nor the
adoption of the Plan on behalf of the Fund shall impose any  liability  upon any
trustee or upon any shareholder.

         9. Definitions.  The terms "interested  person" and "vote of a majority
of the outstanding  voting  securities" shall have the meanings set forth in the
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

         10. Severability;  Separate Action. If any provision of this Plan shall
be held or made invalid by a court decision, rule or otherwise, the remainder of
this Plan shall not be affected  thereby.  Action shall be taken  separately for
the Series as the Act or the rules thereunder so require.


(Amended and restated August 1, 1998)



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