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As filed with the Commission on June 26, 2000
1933 Act File No. 33-07404
1940 Act File No. 811-4760
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 X
Post-Effective Amendment No. 70 X
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 X
Amendment No. 70 X
BT INVESTMENT FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
One South Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(410) 895-3433
(Registrant's Telephone Number)
Daniel O. Hirsch, Esq. Copies to: Burton M. Leibert, Esq.
One South Street Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Baltimore, Maryland 21202 787 Seventh Ave
(Name and Address of Agent New York, New York 10019
for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
[ ] Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
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If appropriate, check the following box:
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BT Investment Portfolios and Asset Management Portfolio have also executed this
Registration Statement.
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Deutsche Asset Management
Mutual Fund
Prospectus
June 30, 2000
Investment Class
Lifecycle Short Range
Formerly BT Investment Short Range Fund
Lifecycle Mid Range
Formerly BT Investment Mid Range Fund
Lifecycle Long Range
Formerly BT Investment Long Range Fund
[Like shares of all mutual funds, 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.]
A Member of the
Deutsche Bank Group [/]
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Overview
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of the Lifecycle Funds
Goals:
. Short Range seeks high current income consistent with conservation of
capital.
. Mid Range seeks capital growth, current income and growth of income,
consistent with reasonable investment risk.
. Long Range seeks high total return with reduced risk over the long term.
Core Strategy: Each Fund allocates its investments among three asset classes:
stocks, bonds and short-term instruments.
INVESTMENT POLICIES AND STRATEGIES
Each Fund is a feeder fund that invests all of its assets in a master portfolio
with the same goal. Each Fund, through its master portfolio, seeks that goal by
investing in three principal asset classes--stocks, bonds and short-term
instruments. Each Fund's investment in each asset class fluctuates depending on
the investment adviser's judgment of how to provide the most favorable return
consistent with the Fund's goal.
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Asset allocation funds offer investors professional management and a convenient
means of diversifying their holdings in various asset classes within a single
fund. Asset allocation funds also relieve investors of the administrative
burdens typically associated with purchasing and holding these instruments.
Lifecycle--Investment Class
Overview of the Lifecycle Funds
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Goal........................................................................ 3
Core Strategies............................................................. 3
Investment Policies and Strategies.......................................... 3
Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds................................... 4
Who Should Consider Investing in the Funds.................................. 4
Total Returns, After Fees and Expenses
Lifecycle Short Range--Investment Class.................................... 5
Lifecycle Mid Range--Investment Class...................................... 6
Lifecycle Long Range--Investment Class..................................... 7
Annual Fund Operating Expenses.............................................. 8
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A Detailed Look at the Lifecycle Funds
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Objectives................................................................. 9
Strategy................................................................... 9
Principal Investments...................................................... 9
Investment Process......................................................... 10
Risks...................................................................... 11
Management of the Funds.................................................... 12
Calculating a Fund's Share Price........................................... 13
Performance Information.................................................... 14
Dividends and Distributions................................................ 14
Tax Considerations......................................................... 14
Buying and Selling Fund Shares............................................. 14
Financial Highlights
Lifecycle Short Range--Investment Class................................... 17
Lifecycle Mid Range--Investment Class..................................... 18
Lifecycle Long Range--Investment Class.................................... 19
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PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS
An investment in a Fund could lose money, or a Fund's performance could trail
that of other investments. For example:
. The asset allocation strategy chosen by the investment adviser could perform
poorly.
. The individual stocks, bonds and short-term instruments chosen by the
investment adviser could decline in value.
. An issuer's creditworthiness could decline, which in turn may cause the value
of a security in the Fund's portfolio to decline.
. A rise in interest rates could cause the fixed income markets and individual
securities in a Fund's portfolio to decline in value.
. Stock prices could decline generally.
WHO SHOULD CONSIDER INVESTING IN THE FUNDS
The Funds are designed to combine the benefits and risks of investing in
stocks, bonds and short-term instruments. With the Funds, the decision of how
much of your portfolio to invest among the three asset classes is left to
professionals. All you decide is how long it will be until you need to access
your investment.
Lifecycle Short Range: You should consider investing in Lifecycle Short Range
if you are seeking current income and have less than five years until you need
your investment.
Lifecycle Mid Range: You should consider investing in Lifecycle Mid Range if
you are seeking capital growth, current income and growth of income and have at
least five years until you need the money from your investment.
Lifecycle Long Range: You should consider investing in Lifecycle Long Range if
you are seeking high total return over the long term and have more than ten
years until you need your investment.
There is, of course, no guarantee that the Funds will realize their goals.
The Funds by themselves do not constitute a balanced investment program.
Diversifying your investments may improve your long-run investment return and
lower the volatility of your overall investment portfolio.
An investment in a Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
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TOTAL RETURNS, AFTER FEES & EXPENSES
The bar chart and table on this page can help you evaluate the potential risk
and rewards of investing in Lifecycle Short Range by showing changes in the
Fund's performance year to year. The bar chart shows the Fund's actual return
for each full calendar year since the Fund began selling shares on October 15,
1993 (its inception date). The table compares the Fund's average annual return
with the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index ("S&P 500 Index")
and two other indices over the last calendar year, the last five calendar years
and since the Fund's inception. An index is a model, not an actual portfolio.
It is a group of securities whose overall performance is used as a standard to
measure investment performance. It does not factor in the costs of buying,
selling and holding securities--costs that are reflected in the Fund's results.
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The S&P 500 Index is a well-known stock market index that includes common
stocks of 500 companies from several industrial sectors representing a
significant portion of the market value of all stocks publicly traded in the
United States, most of which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks
in the S&P 500 Index are weighted according to their market capitalization (the
number of shares outstanding multiplied by the stock's current price).
YEAR-BY-YEAR RETURNS
(each full calendar year since inception)
[GRAPH]
1994 -2.83%
1995 14.42%
1996 7.80%
1997 13.74%
1998 13.53%
1999 3.27%
The Fund's return for the period January 1, 2000 to March 31, 2000 was 2.01%.
During the period shown in the bar chart, the Fund's highest return in any
calendar quarter was 6.39% (second quarter 1997) and its lowest quarterly
return was -2.44% (first quarter 1994). Past performance offers no indication
of how the Fund will perform in the future.
PERFORMANCE FOR PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Average Annual Returns
Since Inception
1 Year 5 Years (October 15, 1993)/1/
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Lifecycle Short Range--
Investment Class 3.27% 10.47% 7.66%
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S&P 500 Index 21.04% 28.56% 22.89%
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Salomon Broad Investment
Grade Bond Index -0.83% 7.74% 5.69%
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Asset Allocation Index--
Short Range/2/ 4.03% 10.04% 8.06%
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/1/The Indices' returns are calculated from October 31, 1993.
/2/The Asset Allocation Index--Short Range is a blend of several indices:
15% S&P 500 Index, 55% Salomon Broad Investment Grade Bond Index, and 30%
U.S. Treasury Bill 3-Month Index.
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TOTAL RETURNS, AFTER FEES & EXPENSES
The bar chart and table on this page can help you evaluate the potential risk
and rewards of investing in Lifecycle Mid Range by showing changes in the
Fund's performance year to year. The bar chart shows the Fund's actual return
for each full calendar year since the Fund began selling shares on October 14,
1993 (its inception date). The table compares the Fund's average annual return
with the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index ("S&P 500 Index")
and two other indices over the last calendar year, the last five calendar years
and since the Fund's inception. An index is a model, not an actual portfolio.
It is a group of securities whose overall performance is used as a standard to
measure investment performance. It does not factor in the costs of buying,
selling and holding securities--costs that are reflected in the Fund's results.
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The S&P 500 Index is a well-known stock market index that includes common
stocks of 500 companies from several industrial sectors representing a
significant portion of the market value of all stocks publicly traded in the
United States, most of which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks
in the S&P 500 Index are weighted according to their market capitalization (the
number of shares outstanding multiplied by the stock's current price).
YEAR-BY-YEAR RETURNS
(each full calendar year since inception)
[GRAPH]
1994 -3.36%
1995 18.54%
1996 11.70%
1997 18.53%
1998 17.05%
1999 8.62%
The Fund's return for the period January 1, 2000 to March 31, 2000 was 2.23%.
During the period shown in the bar chart, the Fund's highest return in any
calendar quarter was 9.05% (second quarter 1997) and its lowest quarterly
return was -3.77% (first quarter 1994). Past performance offers no indication
of how the Fund will perform in the future.
PERFORMANCE FOR PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Average Annual Returns
Since Inception
1 Year 5 Years (October 14, 1993)/3/
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Lifecycle Mid Range--
Investment Class 8.62% 14.82% 10.92%
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S&P 500 Index 21.04% 28.56% 22.89%
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Salomon Broad Investment
Grade Bond Index -0.83% 7.74% 5.69%
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Asset Allocation Index--
Mid Range/4/ 7.74% 14.37% 11.53%
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/3/The Indices' returns are calculated from October 31, 1993.
/4/The Asset Allocation Index--Mid Range is a blend of several indices:
35% S&P 500 Index, 45% Salomon Broad Investment Grade Bond Index, and 20%
U.S. Treasury Bill 3-Month Index.
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TOTAL RETURNS, AFTER FEES & EXPENSES
The bar chart and table on this page can help you evaluate the potential risk
and rewards of investing in Lifecycle Long Range by showing changes in the
Fund's performance year to year. The bar chart shows the Fund's actual return
for each full calendar year since the Fund began selling shares on November 16,
1993 (its inception date). The table compares the Fund's average annual return
with the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index ("S&P 500 Index")
and two other indices over the last calendar year, the last five calendar years
and since the Fund's inception. An index is a model, not an actual portfolio.
It is a group of securities whose overall performance is used as a standard to
measure investment performance. It does not factor in the costs of buying,
selling and holding securities--costs that are reflected in the Fund's results.
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The S&P 500 Index is a well-known stock market index that includes common
stocks of 500 companies from several industrial sectors representing a
significant portion of the market value of all stocks publicly traded in the
United States, most of which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks
in the S&P 500 Index are weighted according to their market capitalization (the
number of shares outstanding multiplied by the stock's current price).
YEAR-BY-YEAR RETURNS
(each full calendar year since inception)
[GRAPH]
1994 -2.94%
1995 22.99%
1996 15.82%
1997 23.04%
1998 21.08%
1999 12.67%
The Fund's return for the period January 1, 2000 to March 31, 2000 was 2.81%.
During the period shown in the bar chart, the Fund's highest return in any
calendar quarter was 11.72% (fourth quarter 1998) and its lowest quarterly
return was -4.55% (third quarter 1998). Past performance offers no indication
of how the Fund will perform in the future.
PERFORMANCE FOR PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Average Annual Returns
Since Inception
1 Year 5 Years (November 16, 1993)/5/
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Lifecycle Long Range--
Investment Class 12.67% 19.05% 14.80%
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S&P 500 Index 21.04% 28.56% 22.89%
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Salomon Broad Investment
Grade Bond Index -0.83% 7.74% 5.69%
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Asset Allocation Index--
Long Range/6/ 7.74% 14.37% 11.53%
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/5/The Indices' returns are calculated from November 30, 1993.
/6/The Asset Allocation Index--Long Range is a blend of several indices:
55% S&P 500 Index, 35% Salomon Broad Investment Grade Bond Index, and 10%
U.S. Treasury Bill 3-Month Index.
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ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
(expenses paid from Fund assets)
The Annual Fees and Expenses table to the right describes the fees and expenses
that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Funds.
Expense Example. The example below illustrates the expenses incurred on a
$10,000 investment in each Fund. Each example assumes that the Fund earned an
annual return of 5% over the periods shown, the Fund's operating expenses
remained the same and you sold your shares at the end of the period.
You may use this hypothetical example to compare each Fund's expense history
with other funds./1/ The example does not represent an estimate of future
returns or expenses. Actual costs may be higher or lower.
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/1/Information on the annual operating expenses reflects the expenses of both
the Fund and the master portfolio in which the Fund invests its assets. (A
further discussion of the relationship between the Fund and the master
portfolio appears in the "Organizational Structure" section of this
prospectus.)
/2/The investment adviser and administrator have agreed, for a 16-month period
from the Fund's fiscal year end of March 31, 2000, to waive their fees and
reimburse expenses so that total expenses will not exceed 1.00%.
/3/For the first year, the expense example takes into account fee waivers and
reimbursements.
ANNUAL FEES AND EXPENSES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Percentage of Average
Daily Net Assets/1/
Lifecycle Lifecycle
Short Lifecycle Long
Range Mid Range Range
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Management Fees 0.65% 0.65% 0.65%
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Distribution and Service
(12b-1) Fees None None None
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Other Fund Operating Expenses 1.02% 0.86% 0.81%
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Total Fund Operating Expenses 1.67% 1.51% 1.46%
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Less: Fee Waiver or Expense
Reimbursement/2/ (0.67)% (0.51)% (0.46)%
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Net Expenses 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
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EXPENSE EXAMPLE/3/
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Lifecycle Short Range $102 $461 $844 $1,920
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Lifecycle Mid Range $102 $427 $775 $1,758
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Lifecycle Long Range $102 $417 $754 $1,707
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OBJECTIVES
. Lifecycle Short Range seeks high current income consistent with conservation
of capital.
. Lifecycle Mid Range seeks capital growth, current income and growth of
income, consistent with reasonable investment risk.
. Lifecycle Long Range seeks high total return with reduced risk over the long
term.
While we give priority to seeking each Fund's objective, we cannot offer any
assurance of achieving their objective. Each Fund's objective is not a
fundamental policy. We must notify shareholders before we change it, but we do
not require their approval to do so.
STRATEGY
In seeking each Fund's objective, the investment adviser allocates the Fund's
assets among three principal asset classes: stocks, bonds and short-term
instruments. For Lifecycle Short Range, the investment adviser will generally
allocate the largest portion of its assets to short-term instruments and bonds,
with a smaller allocation to stocks. For Lifecycle Mid Range, the investment
adviser will generally allocate the largest portion of its assets to bonds,
with smaller allocations to short-term instruments and stocks. For Lifecycle
Long Range, the investment adviser will generally allocate the largest portion
of its assets to stocks, with smaller allocations to short-term instruments and
bonds.
These are general guidelines. Each Fund's investment in each asset class
fluctuates depending on the investment adviser's perception of the
opportunities available among the three asset classes and the relative risks
associated with such opportunities, consistent with each Fund's goal. Each Fund
regularly uses derivatives to increase or decrease its exposure to the various
asset classes.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS
Stocks. These securities include domestic and foreign equity securities of all
types. The Funds' investment adviser seeks to maximize total return by
assembling a portfolio of stocks that attempt to track the S&P 500 Index in
terms of risk and sector allocation. The investment adviser then uses a set of
quantitative measures to signal which stocks have characteristics which imply
favorable returns, and then determines whether to overweight, underweight, or
hold a neutral position relative to S&P 500 Index weightings. These measures
have been developed over several years of fundamental research in which the
investment adviser has consistently sought to identify significant market
inefficiencies, and then use these imperfections to affect returns.
The Funds may also invest a portion of their assets in common stocks of
companies that are the targets of publicly announced acquisitions. The
selection of these investments is based on a proprietary quantitative model
that provides a disciplined approach to both the timing and quantity of shares
purchased.
Securities in this asset class include common stocks, fixed rate preferred
stocks (including convertible preferred stock), warrants, rights, depositary
receipts, TBAs (to be announced) purchase commitments and other equity
securities issued by companies of any size, located anywhere in the world.
Bonds. These securities include investment grade domestic and foreign fixed
income securities. The investment adviser seeks to maximize returns within the
bond class by adjusting each Fund's investments in securities with different
credit qualities, maturities and coupon or dividend rates, as well as by
seeking securities that take advantage of differences in yields among
instruments or issuers of currencies. Securities in this asset class include
bonds, notes, adjustable-rate preferred stocks, convertible bonds, taxable
municipal securities, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities, domestic
and foreign government agency securities, zero coupon bonds, Rule 144A
securities (securities whose resale is restricted), and other intermediate- and
long-term securities.
Short-Term Instruments. The short-term instruments in which the Funds invest
include domestic and foreign securities, money market mutual funds and money
market instruments. The investment adviser seeks to maximize return within
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Investment grade securities are rated within the top four rating categories by
a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
Maturity measures the time remaining until an issuer must repay a security's
principal in full.
Yield is determined by dividing the coupon rate (the interest rate a borrower
agrees to pay when issuing a security) by the purchase price. The yield of a
security will rise as the security's price falls and vice versa.
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this asset class by investing in securities that take advantage of differences
in yields among instruments or issuers of currencies.
The Funds may invest in:
. Short-term obligations of the U.S. or foreign governments, their agencies and
instrumentalities;
. Other short-term debt securities rated within the top two rating categories
by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (or, if unrated,
determined to be of similar quality by us);
. Commercial paper;
. Bank obligations including negotiable certificates of deposit, time deposits
and bankers' acceptances;
. Repurchase agreements, which are agreements to buy securities at one price,
with a simultaneous agreement to sell back the securities at a future date at
an agreed-upon price; and
. Money market mutual funds.
At the time of a Fund's investment in commercial paper, bank obligations or
repurchase agreements, the issuer (or the issuer's parent) must have
outstanding debt rated within the top two rating categories by a nationally
recognized statistical rating organization (or, if unrated, determined to be of
similar quality by us).
Derivatives. Each Fund invests in various instruments commonly known as
"derivatives" to increase its exposure to an asset class. The Funds primarily
use futures, options, forward currency transactions and swaps. The investment
adviser may use derivatives in circumstances where the adviser believes they
offer an economical means of gaining exposure to
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Generally, a derivative is a financial arrangement that derives its value from
a traditional security (like a stock or bond), asset or index.
Futures and options on futures contracts are used as a low-cost method for
gaining exposure to a particular securities market without investing directly
in those securities.
Forward currency transactions are the purchase or sale of a foreign currency at
an exchange rate established now, but with payment and delivery at a specified
future time. Forward currency transactions are used as hedges and, where
possible, to add to investment returns.
A swap is a transaction where one security or characteristic of a security is
swapped for another. An example is when one party trades newly issued stock for
existing bonds with another party.
a particular asset class. Each Fund may also invest in derivatives to keep cash
on hand to meet shareholder redemptions or other needs while maintaining
exposure to the market. The Funds may use derivatives for leveraging, which is a
way to attempt to enhance returns.
INVESTMENT PROCESS
The investment adviser regularly reviews each Fund's investment allocations and
will vary them to favor asset classes that, in our judgment, provide the most
favorable return outlook consistent with each Fund's investment objective. In
deciding how to allocate each Fund's assets, we will evaluate projections of
risk, market and economic conditions, volatility, yields and expected returns.
In managing the Funds, the investment adviser uses:
. Statistical processes, including a database system to help analyze past
situations and trends;
. Portfolio management professionals to determine asset allocation and to
select individual securities; and
. Its own credit analysis as well as credit analysis provided by rating
services to determine the quality of debt securities and short-term
instruments.
The Funds employ a global asset allocation strategy which attempts to enhance
returns and manage risk by responding effectively to changes in global markets
using instruments including, but not limited to, futures, options and currency
forwards. This strategy employs a multi-factor global asset allocation model
that evaluates equity, bond, cash and currency opportunities across domestic
and international markets.
In implementing the global asset allocation strategy, the Funds invest in
derivatives based on any type of security or index including futures traded on
foreign exchanges, such as bonds and equity indices of foreign countries. Some
derivative strategies, including selling futures, buying puts and writing
calls, may hedge the Funds' investments against price fluctuations. Other
strategies, including buying futures, writing puts and buying calls, tend to
increase and will broaden the Funds' market exposure. Options and futures may
be combined with each other, or with forward contracts, in order to adjust the
risk and return characteristics of an overall strategy.
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The Funds may also enter into forward currency exchange contracts, may buy and
sell futures contracts relating to foreign currencies and may purchase
securities indexed to foreign currencies. Currency management strategies allow
us to shift investment exposure from one currency to another or to attempt to
profit from anticipated declines in the value of a foreign currency relative to
the U.S. dollar. Successful implementation of the global asset allocation
strategy depends on the investment adviser's judgment as to the potential risks
and rewards of implementing the different types of strategies.
Temporary Defensive Position. We may from time to time adopt a temporary
defensive position in response to extraordinary adverse political, economic or
stock market events. For temporary defensive purposes, we may invest up to 100%
of each Fund's assets in cash and money market instruments. To the extent we
find it necessary to invest in such securities, a Fund will not be invested to
meet its investment objective.
RISKS
Below we set forth some of the prominent risks associated with investing in
general, as well as the risks associated with asset allocation funds and each
asset class. Each Fund's exposure to the risks associated with each asset class
will depend on their current investment allocation to that class.
Primary Risks
Asset Allocation Risk. Although asset allocation among different asset classes
generally limits risk and exposure to any one class, the risk remains that the
investment adviser favors an asset class that performs poorly relative to the
other asset classes. For example, deteriorating stock market conditions might
cause an overall weakness in the market that reduces the absolute level of
stock prices in that market. If a Fund was invested primarily in stocks, it
would perform poorly relative to a Fund invested primarily in bonds.
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Portfolio Turnover. The portfolio turnover rate measures the frequency that a
Fund sells and replaces the value of its securities within a given period.
Historically, each Fund has had a high portfolio turnover rate. High turnover
can increase a Fund's transaction costs, thereby lowering its returns. It may
also increase your tax liability.
Derivative Risk. Derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than
traditional securities. Risks associated with derivatives include:
. that the derivative may not fully offset the underlying positions;
. that the derivatives used for risk management may not have the intended
effects and may result in losses or missed opportunities; and
. the possibility a Fund cannot sell the derivative because of an illiquid
secondary market.
The use of derivatives for leveraging purposes tends to magnify the effect of
an instrument's price changes as market conditions change. For futures
contracts and options on futures contracts used for non-hedging purposes, the
margin and premiums required to make those investments will not exceed 5% of
each Fund's net asset value after taking into account unrealized profits and
losses on the contracts. Futures contracts and options on futures contracts
used for non-hedging purposes involve greater risks than stock investments.
Merger Arbitrage Risk. The mergers and acquisitions marketplace can produce
unforeseeable results. Merger and acquisition transactions may be renegotiated,
terminated or delayed for a variety of reasons. In the event these transactions
fail to close or close at a less than expected price per share, a Fund may
realize losses or a lower return than anticipated.
Security Selection Risk. A risk that pervades all investing is the risk that
the securities in a Fund's portfolio will decline in value.
Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that securities will decline
in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, investments subject
to interest rate risk will decrease in value when interest rates rise (and
increase in value when interest rates decline). To address movements in
interest rates, the investment adviser attempts to adjust a Fund's holdings of
long and short-term securities to reflect our expectations of changes in
interest rates.
Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or counterparty declines in
creditworthiness or defaults, which would cause the value of the issuer's
security to decline. Also, issuers may not be able to pay the interest on the
securities they have issued. As a way of reducing these risks, each Fund
invests only in investment-grade debt securities to provide an added level of
protection when economic conditions deteriorate.
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In addition, we continuously monitor the financial well-being of the issuers of
the securities that a Fund owns. We may sell those that show the signs of
weakness that may lead to a ratings downgrade or even to default.
Foreign Investments. To the extent that a Fund holds securities based outside
the United States, political, economic or social developments in foreign
countries could undermine the value of a Fund's investments or prevent a Fund
from realizing their full value. Different accounting and financial reporting
standards, or less stringent enforcement of these standards, could convey
incomplete, inaccurate or misleading information about a Fund investment. The
use of derivatives in foreign markets also involves additional risks.
Currency Risk. Each Fund invests in foreign securities denominated in foreign
currencies. This creates the possibility that changes in foreign exchange rates
will affect the value of foreign securities and, thus, the U.S. dollar amount
of income or gain received on these securities. We seek to minimize this risk
by actively managing the currency exposure of the Funds. There is no guarantee
that these currency management activities will work and they could cause losses
to the Funds.
Secondary Risks
Pricing Risk. We value securities in a Fund at their stated market value if
price quotations are available and, if not, by the method that most accurately
reflects their current worth in the judgment of the Board of Trustees. This
procedure implies an unavoidable risk, the risk that our prices are higher or
lower than the prices that the securities might actually command if we sold
them. If we have valued the securities too highly, you may end up paying too
much for Fund shares when you buy. If we underestimate their price, you may not
receive the full market value for your Fund shares when you sell.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS
Board of Trustees. Each Fund's shareholders, voting in proportion to the number
of shares each owns, elect a Board of Trustees, and the Trustees supervise all
the Fund's activities on their behalf.
Investment Adviser. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, Bankers
Trust Company, with headquarters at 130 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10006,
acts as each Fund's investment adviser. As investment adviser, Bankers Trust
makes the Fund's investment decisions. It buys and sells securities for the
Fund and conducts the research that leads to the purchase and sale decisions.
Bankers Trust received a fee of 0.65% of each Fund's average daily net assets
for its services in the last fiscal year.
As of March 31, 2000, the adviser had total assets under management of
approximately $239 billion. Bankers Trust is dedicated to servicing the needs
of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and private clients and
has invested retirement assets on behalf of the nation's largest corporations
and institutions for more than 50 years. The scope of the firm's capability is
broad--it is a leader in both the active and passive quantitative investment
disciplines and maintains a major presence in stock and bond markets worldwide.
At a special meeting of shareholders held in 1999, shareholders of each Fund
approved a new investment advisory agreement with Deutsche Asset Management,
Inc. (formerly Morgan Grenfell Inc.). The new investment advisory agreement may
be implemented within two years of the date of the special meeting upon
approval of a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees who are not
"interested persons," generally referred to as independent trustees.
Shareholders of each Fund also approved a new sub-investment advisory agreement
among each Fund's portfolio, Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. and Bankers Trust
under which Bankers Trust may perform certain of Deutsche Asset Management,
Inc.'s responsibilities, at Deutsche Asset Management, Inc.'s expense, upon
approval of the independent trustees, within two years of the date of the
special meeting. Under the new investment advisory agreements and new sub-
advisory agreement, the compensation paid and the services provided would be
the same as those under the advisory agreement with Bankers Trust.
Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. is located at 885 Third Avenue, 32nd Floor, New
York, New York 10022. The firm provides a full range of investment advisory
services to institutional clients. It serves as investment adviser to 11 other
investment companies and as sub-adviser to five other investment companies.
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Portfolio Managers
The following portfolio managers are responsible for the day-to-day management
of the master portfolios' investments.
Janet Campagna
. Managing Director of the investment adviser and Lead Manager of the master
portfolios.
. Head of Global and Tactical Asset Allocation.
. Joined the adviser in 1999 and began managing the master portfolios in 2000.
. Investment Strategist and Manager of the Asset Allocation Strategies Group
for Barclays Global Investors from 1994 to 1999.
. Over nine years of investment industry experience.
. Bachelor's degree in Economics from Northeastern University; Master's degree
in Social Science from California Institute of Technology and Ph. D in
Political Science from University of California at Irvine.
Robert Wang
. Director of the investment adviser and Co-Manager of the master portfolios.
. Joined the adviser in 1995 and began managing the master portfolios in 2000.
. Fixed income trader for J.P. Morgan from 1982 to 1995.
. Over 18 years of investment industry experience.
. Bachelor's degree in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania.
Other Services. Bankers Trust provides administrative services--such as
portfolio accounting, legal services and others--for the Funds. In addition,
Bankers Trust--or your service agent--performs the functions necessary to
establish and maintain your account. In addition to setting up the account and
processing your purchase and sale orders, these functions include:
. keeping accurate, up-to-date records for your individual Fund account;
. implementing any changes you wish to make in your account information;
. processing your requests for cash dividends and distributions from the Fund;
. answering your questions on the Fund's investment performance or
administration;
. sending proxy reports and updated prospectus information to you; and
. collecting your executed proxies.
Service agents include brokers, financial advisors or any other bank, dealer or
other institution that has a sub-shareholder servicing agreement with Bankers
Trust. Service agents may charge additional fees to investors only for those
services not otherwise included in the Bankers Trust servicing agreement, such
as cash management or special trust or retirement investment reporting.
Organizational Structure. The Funds are "feeder funds" that invest all of their
assets in a "master portfolio." The Funds and their corresponding master
portfolio are listed below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FUND PORTFOLIO
<S> <C>
Lifecycle Short Range Asset Management Portfolio III
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Lifecycle Mid Range Asset Management Portfolio II
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Lifecycle Long Range Asset Management Portfolio
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</TABLE>
Each Fund and its master portfolio have the same goal. Each master portfolio is
advised by Bankers Trust. A master portfolio may accept investments from other
feeder funds. A feeder bears the master portfolio's expenses in proportion to
its assets. Each feeder can set its own transaction minimums, fund-specific
expenses and other conditions. This arrangement allows a Fund's Trustees to
withdraw the Fund's assets from the master portfolio if they believe doing so
is in the shareholder's best interests. If the Trustees withdraw the Fund's
assets, they would then consider whether the Fund should hire its own
investment adviser, invest in a different master portfolio or take other
action.
CALCULATING A FUND'S SHARE PRICE
We calculate the daily price of a Fund's shares (also known as the "net asset
value" or "NAV") in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual
fund shares at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange
every day the Exchange is open for business.
The formula calls for deducting all of a Fund's liabilities from the total
value of its assets--the market value of the securities it holds, plus its cash
reserves--and dividing the result by the number of shares outstanding.
We value the securities in a Fund at their stated market value if price
quotations are available. When price quotations for a particular security are
not readily available, we determine their
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The Exchange is open every week, Monday through Friday, except when the
following holidays are celebrated: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
(the third Monday in January), Presidents' Day (the third Monday in February),
Good Friday, Memorial Day (the last Monday in May), Independence Day, Labor Day
(the first Monday in September), Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday in
November) and Christmas Day.
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value by the method that most accurately reflects their current worth in the
judgment of the Board of Trustees. You can find a Fund's daily share price in
the mutual fund listings of most major newspapers.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Each Fund's performance can be used in advertisements that appear in various
publications. It may be compared to the performance of various indices and
investments for which reliable performance data is available. Each Fund's
performance may also be compared to averages, performance rankings or other
information prepared by recognized mutual fund statistical services.
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Dividends, if any, are paid quarterly. Capital gains will be distributed at
least annually. We automatically reinvest all dividends and any capital gains,
unless you tell us otherwise.
TAX CONSIDERATIONS
A Fund does not ordinarily pay income taxes. You and other shareholders pay
taxes on the income or capital gains from a Fund's holdings. Your taxes will
vary from year to year, based on the amount of capital gains distributions and
dividends paid out by the Fund. You owe the taxes whether you receive cash or
choose to have distributions and dividends reinvested. Distributions and
dividends usually create the following tax liability:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TRANSACTION TAX STATUS
<S> <C>
Income dividends Ordinary income
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Short-term capital gains distributions Ordinary income
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Long-term capital gains distributions Capital gains
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</TABLE>
Every year your Fund will send you information on the distributions for the
previous year. In addition, if you sell your Fund shares you may have a capital
gain or loss.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TRANSACTION TAX STATUS
<S> <C>
Your sale of shares owned
more than one year Capital gains or losses
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Your sale of shares owned Gains treated as ordinary income;
for one year or less losses subject to special rules
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</TABLE>
The tax considerations for tax deferred accounts or non-taxable entities will
be different. Because each investor's tax circumstances are unique and because
the tax laws are subject to change, we recommend that you consult your tax
advisor about your investment.
BUYING AND SELLING FUND SHARES
Contacting the Mutual Fund Service Center of Deutsche Asset Management
By Phone 1-800-730-1313
By Mail Deutsche Asset Management
Service Center
P.O. Box 219210
Kansas City, MO 64121-9210
By Overnight Mail Deutsche Asset Management Service Center
210 West 10th Street, 8th floor
Kansas City, MO 64105-1716
Our representatives are available to assist you personally Monday through
Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Eastern time each day the New York Stock
Exchange is open for business. You can reach the Deutsche Asset Management
Service Center's automated assistance line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Minimum Account Investments
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Initial purchase: Minimum amount:
A standard account $2,500
A retirement account $ 500
An automatic investment plan account $1,000
Subsequent purchase:
A standard account $ 250
A retirement account $ 100
An automatic investment plan account $ 100
Account balance:
Non-retirement account $1,000
Retirement account None
</TABLE>
Shares of the Funds may be purchased without regard to the investment minimums
by employees of Deutsche Bank AG, any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, their
spouses and minor children, and Directors or Trustees of any investment company
advised or administered by Deutsche Bank AG or any of its affiliates or
subsidiaries, their spouses and minor children. Each Fund and its service
providers reserve the right to, from time to time, at their discretion, waive
or reduce the investment minimums.
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How to Open Your Fund Account
By Mail: Complete and sign the account application that accompanies this
prospectus. (You may obtain additional applications by calling the
Deutsche Asset Management Service Center.) Mail the completed
application along with a check payable to the Fund you have
selected to the Deutsche Asset Management Service Center. The
addresses are shown under "Contacting the Mutual Fund Service
Center of Deutsche Asset Management."
By Wire: Call the Deutsche Asset Management Service Center to set up a wire
account.
Please note that your account cannot become activated until we receive a
completed application via mail or fax.
If this is your first investment through a tax-sheltered retirement plan, such
as an IRA, you will need a special application form. This form is available
from your service agent, or by calling the Retirement Service Center at 1-800-
730-1313.
Two Ways to Buy and Sell Shares in Your Account
MAIL:
Buying: Send your check, payable to the Fund, to the Deutsche Asset Management
Service Center. The addresses are shown in this section under "Contacting the
Mutual Fund Service Center of Deutsche Asset Management." Be sure to include
the fund number and your account number (see your account statement) on your
check. Please note that we cannot accept starter checks or third-party checks.
If you are investing in more than one fund, make your check payable to
"Deutsche Asset Management funds" and include your account number, the names
and numbers of the funds you have selected, and the dollar amount or percentage
you would like invested in each fund.
Selling: Send a signed letter to the Deutsche Asset Management Service Center
with your name, your fund number and account number, the fund's name, and
either the number of shares you wish to sell or the dollar amount you wish to
receive. You must leave at least $1,000 invested in your account to keep it
open. Unless exchanging into another Deutsche Asset Management mutual fund, you
must submit a written authorization to sell shares in a retirement account.
WIRE:
Buying: You may buy shares by wire only if your account is authorized to do so.
Please note that you or your service agent must call the Deutsche Asset
Management Service Center at 1-800-730-1313 to notify us in advance of a wire
transfer purchase. Inform the Service Center representative of the amount of
your purchase and receive a trade confirmation number. Instruct your bank to
send payment by wire using the wire instructions noted below. All wires must be
received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern time the next business day.
Routing No.: 021001033
Attn: Deutsche Asset Management/Mutual
Funds
DDA No.: 00-226-296
FBO: (Account name)
(Account number)
Credit: Lifecycle Short Range--Investment Class
(1674)
Lifecycle Mid Range--Investment Class
(1675)
Lifecycle Long Range--Investment Class
(1676)
Refer to your account statement for the account name and number.
Selling: You may sell shares by wire only if your account is authorized to do
so. For your protection, you may not change the destination bank account over
the phone. To sell by wire, contact your service agent or the Deutsche Asset
Management Service Center at 1-800-730-1313. Inform the Deutsche Asset
Management Service Center representative of the amount of your redemption and
receive a trade confirmation number. The minimum redemption by wire is $1,000.
We must receive your order by 4:00 p.m. Eastern time to wire your account the
next business day.
Important Information about Buying and Selling Shares
. You may buy and sell shares of a fund through authorized service agents as
well as directly from us. The same terms and conditions apply. Specifically,
once you place your order with a service agent, it is considered received by
the Deutsche Asset Management Service Center by the next business day. It is
then your service agent's responsibility to transmit the order to the
Deutsche Asset Management Service Center. You should contact your service
agent if you have a dispute as to when your order was placed with the fund.
Your service agent may charge a fee for buying and selling shares for you.
. You may place orders to buy and sell over the phone by calling your service
agent or the Deutsche Asset
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Management Service Center at 1-800-730-1313. If you pay for shares by check
and the check fails to clear, or if you order shares by phone and fail to pay
for them by 4:00 p.m. Eastern time the next business day, we have the right
to cancel your order, hold you liable or charge you or your account for any
losses or fees a fund or its agents have incurred. To sell shares you must
state whether you would like to receive the proceeds by wire or check.
. After we or your service agent receive your order, we buy or sell your
shares at the next price calculated on a day the New York Stock Exchange is
open for business.
. We accept payment for shares only in U.S. dollars by check, bank or Federal
Funds wire transfer, or by electronic bank transfer. We do not accept
starter or third-party checks.
. The payment of redemption proceeds (including exchanges) for shares of a
fund recently purchased by check may be delayed for up to 15 calendar days
while we wait for your check to clear.
. We process all sales orders free of charge.
. Unless otherwise instructed, we normally mail a check for the proceeds from
the sale of your shares to your account address the next business day but no
later than seven days.
. We reserve the right to close your account on 30 days' notice if it fails to
meet minimum balance requirements for any reason other than a change in
market value.
. If you sell shares by mail or wire, you may be required to obtain a
signature guarantee. Please contact your service agent or the Deutsche Asset
Management Service Center for more information.
. We remit proceeds from the sale of shares in U.S. dollars (unless the
redemption is so large that it is made "in-kind").
. We do not issue share certificates.
. Selling shares of trust accounts and business or organization accounts may
require additional documentation. Please contact your service agent or the
Deutsche Asset Management Service Center for more information.
. During periods of heavy market activity, you may have trouble reaching the
Deutsche Asset Management Service Center by telephone. If this occurs, you
should make your request by mail.
. We reserve the right to reject purchases of Fund shares (including
exchanges) for any reason. We will reject the purchases if we conclude that
the purchaser may be investing only for the short-term or to profit from day-
to-day fluctuations in the Fund's share price.
. We reserve the right to reject the purchases of Fund shares (including
exchanges) or to suspend or postpone redemptions at times when both the New
York Stock Exchange and the Fund's custodian are closed.
. Account Statements and Fund Reports: We or your service agent will furnish
you with a written confirmation of every transaction that affects your
account balance. You will also receive monthly statements reflecting the
balances in your account. We will send you a report every six months on your
fund's overall performance, its current holdings and its investing
strategies.
. Exchange Privilege. You can exchange all or part of your shares for shares
of another Deutsche Asset Management mutual fund up to four times a year
(from the date of your first exchange). When you exchange shares, you are
selling shares in one fund to purchase shares in another. Before buying
shares through an exchange, you should be sure to obtain a copy of that
fund's prospectus and read it carefully. You may request exchanges over the
phone only if your account is authorized to do so. You will receive a
written confirmation of each transaction from the Deutsche Asset Management
Service Center or your service agent.
Please note the following conditions:
. The accounts between which the exchange is taking place must have the same
name, address and taxpayer ID number.
. You may make the exchange by phone, if your account has the exchange by
phone feature, or by letter or wire.
. If you are maintaining a taxable account, you may have to pay taxes on the
exchange.
Special Shareholder Services
To help make investing with us as easy as possible, and to help you build your
investment, we offer the following special services. You can obtain further
information about these programs by calling the Deutsche Asset Management
Service Center at 1-800-730-1313.
. Regular Investments: You can make regular investments of $100 or more
automatically from your checking account bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, or
semi-annually.
. Regular Withdrawals: You can arrange regular monthly, quarterly, semi-annual
and annual sales of shares in your account. The minimum transaction is $100,
and the account must have a balance of at least $10,000 to qualify.
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The tables below provide a picture of each Fund's financial performance for the
past five years. The information selected reflects financial results for a
single Fund share. The total returns in the tables represent the rate of return
that an investor would have earned on an investment in the Fund, assuming
reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. This information has been
audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report, along with each Fund's
financial statements, is included in the Fund's annual report. The annual
report is available free of charge by calling the Service Center at
1-800-730-1313.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
LIFECYCLE SHORT RANGE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the Years Ended March 31,
2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Per Share Operating Performance:
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year $10.23 $10.82 $10.31 $10.03 $ 9.50
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Income from Investment Operations
Net Investment Income 0.39 0.40 0.44 0.48 0.45
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments, Foreign Currencies,
Forward Foreign Currency and Futures Transactions 0.18 0.43 1.39 0.34 0.54
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Total from Investment Operations 0.57 0.83 1.83 0.82 0.99
==========================================================================================================================
Distributions to Shareholders
Net Investment Income (0.26) (0.44) (0.46) (0.54) (0.46)
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Net Realized Gains from Investment Transactions -- (0.76) (0.86) -- --
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distributions in Excess of Net Realized Gains -- (0.22) -- -- --
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Distributions (0.26) (1.42) (1.32) (0.54) (0.46)
==========================================================================================================================
Net Asset Value, End of Year $10.54 $10.23 $10.82 $10.31 $10.03
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Total Investment Return 5.76% 7.76% 18.68% 8.32% 10.67%
==========================================================================================================================
Supplemental Data and Ratios:
Net Assets, End of Year (000s omitted) $37,695 $44,532 $49,408 $32,552 $28,899
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Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net Investment Income 3.61% 3.52% 4.06% 4.24% 4.64%
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Expenses After Waivers, Including Expenses of the Asset Management
Portfolio III 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
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Expenses Before Waivers, Including Expenses of the Asset Management
Portfolio III 1.67% 1.55% 1.58% 1.65% 1.65%
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Portfolio Turnover Rate/1/ 354% 344% 389% 307% 221%
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</TABLE>
/1/The portfolio turnover rate is the rate for the master portfolio in which
the Fund invests its assets.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
LIFECYCLE MID RANGE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the Years Ended March 31,
2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Per Share Operating Performance:
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year $10.60 $12.32 $10.80 $10.48 $ 9.61
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Income from Investment Operations
Net Investment Income 0.32 0.32 0.37 0.42 0.41
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments, Foreign Currencies,
Forward Foreign Currency and Futures Transactions 0.71 0.84 2.36 0.72 0.96
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Total from Investment Operations 1.03 1.16 2.73 1.14 1.37
==========================================================================================================================
Distributions to Shareholders
Net Investment Income (0.23) (0.38) (0.37) (0.44) (0.44)
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Net Realized Gain from Investment Transactions (0.02) (2.32) (0.84) (0.38) (0.06)
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Distributions in Excess of Net Realized Gain -- (0.18) -- -- --
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Total Distributions (0.25) (2.88) (1.21) (0.82) (0.50)
==========================================================================================================================
Net Asset Value, End of Year $11.38 $10.60 $12.32 $10.80 $10.48
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Total Investment Return 9.80% 10.12% 26.33% 11.16% 14.65%
==========================================================================================================================
Supplemental Data and Ratios:
Net Assets, End of Year (000s omitted) $98,610 $77,556 $95,103 $61,867 $51,466
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Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net Investment Income 3.03% 2.75% 3.31% 3.48% 4.15%
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Expenses After Waivers, Including Expenses of the Asset Management
Portfolio II 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
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Expenses Before Waivers, Including Expenses of the Asset Management
Portfolio II 1.51% 1.51% 1.48% 1.55% 1.58%
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Portfolio Turnover Rate/1/ 273% 202% 275% 209% 208%
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</TABLE>
/1/The portfolio turnover rate is the rate for the master portfolio in which
the Fund invests its assets.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
LIFECYCLE LONG RANGE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the Years Ended March 31,
2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Per Share Operating Performance:
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year $12.57 $14.57 $11.96 $11.32 $10.07
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Income from Investment Operations
Net Investment Income 0.33 0.43 0.32 0.35 0.37
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments, Foreign Currencies,
Forward Foreign Currency and Futures Transactions 1.32 1.27 3.57 1.18 1.54
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Total from Investment Operations 1.65 1.70 3.89 1.53 1.91
==============================================================================================================================
Distributions to Shareholders
Net Investment Income (0.24) (0.47) (0.33) (0.39) (0.38)
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Net Realized Gain from Investment Transactions (0.12) (2.98) (0.95) (0.50) (0.28)
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Distributions in Excess of Net Investment Income -- (0.25) -- -- --
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Total Distributions (0.36) (3.70) (1.28) (0.89) (0.66)
==============================================================================================================================
Net Asset Value, End of Year $13.86 $12.57 $14.57 $11.96 $11.32
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Total Investment Return 13.46% 12.44% 33.69% 13.88% 19.41%
==============================================================================================================================
Supplemental Data and Ratios:
Net Assets, End of Year (000s omitted) $166,896 $133,550 $138,801 $78,291 $56,012
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Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net Investment Income 2.30% 2.51% 2.57% 2.73% 3.58%
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Expenses After Waivers, Including Expenses of the Asset
Management Portfolio 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
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Expenses Before Waivers, Including Expenses of the Asset
Management Portfolio 1.46% 1.44% 1.45% 1.48% 1.60%
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Portfolio Turnover Rate/1/ 222% 109% 199% 137% 154%
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</TABLE>
/1/The portfolio turnover rate is the rate for the master portfolio in which
the Fund invests its assets.
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Additional information about each Fund's investments is available in the
Fund's annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. In a Fund's annual
report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment
strategies that significantly affected the Fund's performance during its
last fiscal year.
You can find more detailed information about each Fund in the current
Statement of Additional Information, dated June 30, 2000, which we have
filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and
which is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. To receive your
free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, the annual or semi-
annual report, or if you have questions about investing in a Fund, write to
us at:
Deutsche Asset Management Service Center
P.O. Box 219210
Kansas City, MO 64121-9210
or call our toll-free number: 1-800-730-1313
You can find reports and other information about each Fund on the EDGAR
Database on the SEC website (http://www.sec.gov), or you can get copies of
this information, after payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request
at [email protected] or by writing to the Public Reference Section of the
SEC, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. Information about each Fund, including
its Statement of Additional Information, can be reviewed and copied at the
SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. For information on the
Public Reference Room, call the SEC at 202-942-8090.
Lifecycle Short Range--Investment Class
Lifecycle Mid Range--Investment Class
Lifecycle Long Range--Investment Class
BT Investment Funds
Distributed by:
ICC Distributors, Inc. CUSIP #055922827
055922835
055922843
COMBLIFE300 (06/00)
811-4760
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
June 30, 2000
BT Investment Funds
Lifecycle Short Range
formerly BT Investment Lifecycle Short Range
Lifecycle Mid Range
formerly BT Investment Lifecycle Mid Range
Lifecycle Long Range
formerly BT Investment Lifecycle Long Range
BT Investment Funds (the "Trust") is an open-end management investment company
that offers investors a selection of investment portfolios, each having distinct
investment objectives and policies. This Statement of Additional Information
relates only to Lifecycle Short Range--Investment Class, Lifecycle Mid Range--
Investment Class and Lifecycle Long Range--Investment Class (each, a "Fund" and
together the "Funds"). Each Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by
allocating investments among three asset classes: stocks, bonds, and short-term
instruments.
As described in the Prospectus, the Trust seeks the investment objective of each
Fund by investing all the investable assets ("Assets") of the Fund in a
diversified open-end management investment company having the same investment
objective as such Fund. These investment companies are, respectively, Asset
Management Portfolio III, Asset Management Portfolio II, and Asset Management
Portfolio (each a "Portfolio" and collectively, the "Portfolios"). Asset
Management Portfolio II and Asset Management Portfolio III are each a series of
BT Investment Portfolios.
Shares of the Funds are sold by ICC Distributors, Inc. ("ICC"), the Trust's
distributor, to clients and customers (including affiliates and correspondents)
of Bankers Trust Company ("Bankers Trust"), the Portfolios' investment adviser
("Adviser"), and to clients and customers of other organizations.
The Funds' Prospectus is dated June 30, 2000, and provides the basic information
investors should know before investing. This Statement of Additional Information
("SAI"), which is not a Prospectus, is intended to provide additional
information regarding the activities and operations of the Trust and should be
read in conjunction with the Prospectus. You may request a copy of a Prospectus
or a paper copy of this SAI, if you have received it electronically, free of
charge by calling the Trust at the telephone number listed below or by
contacting any bank or dealer or other institution that has a sub-shareholder
servicing agreement with Bankers Trust (along with Bankers Trust, a "Service
Agent"). This SAI is not an offer of any Fund for which an investor has not
received a Prospectus. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this SAI have
the meanings accorded to them in the Funds' Prospectus. The financial statements
for the Fund and the Portfolio for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000, are
incorporated herein by reference to the Annual Report to shareholders for the
Fund and Portfolio dated March 31, 2000. A copy of the Fund's and the
Portfolio's Annual Report may be obtained without charge by calling the Fund at
the telephone number listed below.
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
Investment Adviser and Administrator of the Portfolios
ICC DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
Distributor
1-800-730-1313
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES.................................... 1
Investment Objectives.............................................. 1
Investment Policies................................................ 1
Currency Management................................................ 10
Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts................. 13
Additional Investment Techniques and Risks......................... 18
Investment Restrictions............................................ 21
Portfolio Transactions and Brokerage Commissions................... 24
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION............................................... 26
Standard Performance Information................................... 26
Comparison of Fund Performance..................................... 28
VALUATION OF SECURITIES............................................... 30
Redemptions and Purchases In Kind.................................. 30
Trading in Foreign Securities...................................... 32
Purchase and Redemption of Shares.................................. 32
How To Sell Shares................................................. 33
MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST AND PORTFOLIOS................................ 34
Trustees of the Trust.............................................. 34
Officers of the Trust and the Portfolio Trust...................... 36
Trustee Compensation Table......................................... 37
Code of Ethics..................................................... 38
Investment Adviser................................................. 39
Administrator...................................................... 40
Custodian and Transfer Agent....................................... 42
Distributor........................................................ 42
Service Agent...................................................... 42
Banking Regulatory Matters......................................... 43
Counsel and Independent Accountants................................ 43
ORGANIZATION OF THE TRUST............................................. 43
TAXATION.............................................................. 45
Taxation of the Funds.............................................. 45
Distributions...................................................... 46
Taxation of the Portfolios......................................... 47
Foreign Withholding Taxes.......................................... 47
Backup Withholding................................................. 47
Foreign Shareholders............................................... 47
Other Taxation..................................................... 47
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.................................................. 47
APPENDIX.............................................................. 48
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
Investment Objectives
The investment objective of each Fund is described in the Funds' Prospectus.
There can, of course, be no assurance that any Fund will achieve its investment
objective.
Investment Policies
Each Fund seeks its investment objective by investing all of its Assets in the
corresponding Portfolio. The Trust may withdraw a Fund's investment from the
corresponding Portfolio at any time if the Board of Trustees of the Trust
determines that it is in the best interests of the Fund to do so. Since the
investment characteristics of each Fund will correspond directly to those of the
corresponding Portfolio, the following is a discussion of the various
investments of and techniques employed by each Portfolio.
High Yield Bonds. No more than 5% of each Portfolio's net assets (at the time of
investment) may be invested in lower rated (BB/Ba or lower), high yield bonds.
Each Portfolio may retain any bond whose rating drops below investment grade if
it is in the best interest of the respective Fund's shareholders. Securities
rated BB/Ba by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization ("NRSRO")
are considered to have speculative characteristics. See the Appendix for further
information on these securities.
Foreign Investments. Each Portfolio focuses on U.S. investment opportunities,
but may invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities. Each Portfolio
will not invest more than 25% of its total assets in equity securities of
foreign issuers under normal conditions. Each Portfolio also will not invest
more than 25% of its total assets in each of the bond and short-term classes in
foreign currencies. Foreign securities of all types will normally constitute
less than 50% of each Portfolio's assets.
Each Portfolio may invest in securities of foreign issuers directly or in the
form of American Depository Receipts ("ADRs"), Global Depository Receipts
("GDRs"), European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs") or other similar securities
representing securities of foreign issuers. These securities may not necessarily
be denominated in the same currency as the securities they represent. Designed
for use in U.S. and European securities markets, respectively, ADRs, GDRs and
EDRs are alternatives to the purchase of the currencies, but are subject to the
same risks as the foreign securities to which they relate.
With respect to certain countries in which capital markets are either less
developed or not easily accessed, investments by each Portfolio may be made
through investment in other investment companies that in turn are authorized to
invest in the securities of such countries. Investment in other investment
companies is limited in amount by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the "1940 Act"), will involve the indirect payment of a portion of the
expenses, including advisory fees, of such other investment companies and may
result in a duplication of fees and expenses.
Certificates of Deposit and Bankers' Acceptances. Certificates of deposit are
receipts issued by a depository institution in exchange for the deposit of
funds. The issuer agrees to pay the amount deposited plus interest to the bearer
of the receipt on the date specified on the certificate. The certificate usually
can be traded in the secondary market prior to maturity. Bankers'
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acceptances typically arise from short-term credit arrangements designed to
enable businesses to obtain funds to finance commercial transactions. Generally,
an acceptance is a time draft drawn on a bank by an exporter or an importer to
obtain a stated amount of funds to pay for specific merchandise. The draft is
then "accepted" by a bank that, in effect, unconditionally guarantees to pay the
face value of the instrument on its maturity date. The acceptance may then be
held by the accepting bank as an earning asset or it may be sold in the
secondary market at the going rate of discount for a specific maturity. Although
maturities for acceptances can be as long as 270 days, most acceptances have
maturities of six months or less.
Commercial Paper. Commercial paper consists of short-term (usually from 1 to 270
days) unsecured promissory notes issued by corporations in order to finance
their current operations. A variable amount master demand note (which is a type
of commercial paper) represents a direct borrowing arrangement involving
periodically fluctuating rates of interest under a letter agreement between a
commercial paper issuer and an institutional lender pursuant to which the lender
may determine to invest varying amounts. For a description of commercial paper
ratings, see the Appendix.
TBA Purchase Commitments. The Funds may enter into TBA purchase commitments to
purchase securities for a fixed price at a future date, typically not exceeding
45 days. TBA purchase commitments may be considered securities in themselves,
and involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines
prior to settlement date, which risk is in addition to the risk of decline in
the value of a Portfolio's other assets. Unsettled TBA purchase commitments are
valued at the current market value of the underlying securities.
Illiquid Securities. Historically, illiquid securities have included securities
subject to contractual or legal restrictions on resale because they have not
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"),
securities which are otherwise not readily marketable and repurchase agreements
having a maturity of longer than seven calendar days. Securities which have not
been registered under the 1933 Act are referred to as private placements or
restricted securities and are purchased directly from the issuer or in the
secondary market. Mutual funds do not typically hold a significant amount of
these restricted or other illiquid securities because of the potential for
delays on resale and uncertainty in valuation. Limitations on resale may have an
adverse effect on the marketability of portfolio securities and a mutual fund
might be unable to dispose of restricted or other illiquid securities promptly
or at reasonable prices and might thereby experience difficulty satisfying
redemptions within seven calendar days. A mutual fund might also have to
register such restricted securities in order to dispose of them resulting in
additional expenses and delay. Adverse market conditions could impede such a
public offering of securities.
In recent years, however, a large institutional market has developed for certain
securities that are not registered under the 1933 Act, including repurchase
agreements, commercial paper, foreign securities, municipal securities and
corporate bonds and notes. Institutional investors depend on an efficient
institutional market in which the unregistered security can be readily resold or
on an issuer's ability to honor a demand for repayment. The fact that there are
contractual or legal restrictions on resale of such investments to the general
public or to certain institutions may not be indicative of their liquidity.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") has adopted Rule 144A, which
allows a broader institutional trading market for securities otherwise subject
to restriction on their resale to the general public. Rule 144A establishes a
"safe harbor" from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act for resales of
certain securities to qualified institutional buyers. The Adviser anticipates
that the market for certain restricted securities such as institutional
commercial paper will expand further as a result of this regulation and the
development of automated systems for the trading, clearance and settlement of
unregistered securities of domestic and foreign issuers, such as the PORTAL
System sponsored by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Provided that a dealer or institutional trading market in such securities
exists, these restricted securities are treated as exempt from the 15% limit on
illiquid securities. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees of each
Portfolio, The Adviser determines the liquidity of restricted securities and,
through reports from the Adviser, the Board will monitor trading activity in
restricted securities. In reaching liquidity decisions, the Adviser will
consider, among other things, the following factors: (1) the frequency of trades
and quotes for the security; (2) the number of dealers and other potential
purchasers wishing to purchase or sell the security; (3) dealer undertakings to
make a market in the security and (4) the nature of the security and of the
marketplace trades (e.g., the time needed to dispose of the security, the method
of soliciting offers and the mechanics of the transfer). Because Rule 144A is
relatively new, it is not possible to predict how these markets will develop. If
institutional trading in restricted securities were to decline, the liquidity of
each Portfolio could be adversely affected.
Lending of Portfolio Securities. Each Portfolio has the authority to lend up to
30% of its total assets (taken at market value) to brokers, dealers and other
financial organizations. The Portfolios will not lend securities to the Adviser,
ICC Distributors or their affiliates. By lending its securities, a Portfolio can
increase its income by continuing to receive interest on the loaned securities
as well as by either investing the cash collateral in short-term securities or
obtaining yield in the form of interest paid by the borrower when U.S.
government obligations are used as collateral. There may be risks of delay in
receiving additional collateral or risks of delay in recovery of the securities
or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities
fail financially. Each Portfolio will adhere to the following conditions
whenever its securities are loaned: (i) the Portfolio must receive at least 100
percent collateral securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its
agencies or instrumentalities or by letter of credit at least equal to the
market value of the securities loaned plus accrued interest from the borrower;
(ii) the borrower must increase this collateral whenever the market value of the
securities including accrued interest rises above the level of the collateral;
(iii) the Portfolio must be able to terminate the loan at any time; (iv) the
Portfolio must receive reasonable interest on the loan, as well as any
dividends, interest or other distributions on the loaned securities, and any
increase in market value; (v) the Portfolio may pay only reasonable custodian
fees in connection with the loan; and (vi) voting rights on the loaned
securities may pass to the borrower; provided, however, that if a material event
adversely affecting the investment occurs, the Board of Trustees must terminate
the loan and regain the right to vote the securities. Cash collateral may be
invested in a money market fund managed by the Adviser (or its affiliates) and
the Adviser may serve as a Portfolio's lending agent and may share in revenue
received from securities lending transactions as compensation for this service.
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When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities. Each Portfolio may purchase
securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. Delivery of and payment
for these securities may take place as long as a month or more after the date of
the purchase commitment. The value of these securities is subject to market
fluctuations during this period and no income accrues to the Portfolio until
settlement takes place. Each Portfolio identifies on its books cash or liquid
securities in an amount at least equal to these commitments.
Short Sales. Each Portfolio may engage in short sales with respect to securities
that it owns or has the right to obtain (for example, through conversion of a
convertible bond). These transactions, known as short sales "against the box,"
allow the Portfolio to hedge against price fluctuations by locking in a sale
price for securities it does not wish to sell immediately.
Indexed Securities. Each Portfolio may invest in indexed securities whose value
depends on the price of foreign currencies, securities indices or other
financial values or statistics. Examples include debt securities whose value at
maturity is determined by reference to the relative prices of various currencies
or to the price of a stock index. These securities may be positively or
negatively indexed; that is, their value may increase or decrease if the
underlying instrument appreciates.
Repurchase Agreements. Each Portfolio may invest in repurchase agreements. In a
repurchase agreement the Portfolio buys a security and simultaneously agrees to
sell it back at a higher price. In the event of the bankruptcy of the other
party to a repurchase agreement or a securities loan, a Portfolio could
experience delays in recovering either its cash or selling securities it lent.
To the extent that, in the meantime, the value of the securities repurchased had
decreased or the value of the securities had increased, the Portfolio could
experience a loss. In all cases, the Adviser must find the creditworthiness of
the other party to the transaction satisfactory. A repurchase agreement is
considered a collateralized loan under the 1940 Act.
Zero Coupon Debt Securities. Zero coupon debt securities do not make regular
interest payments. Instead they are sold at a deep discount from their face
value. Because a zero coupon bond does not pay current income, its price can be
volatile when interest rates change. In calculating its dividends, each Fund
takes into account as income a portion of the difference between a zero coupon
bond's purchase price and its face value.
Government Securities. Government securities may or may not be backed by the
full faith and credit of the U.S. government. U.S. Treasury bonds, notes and
bills and certain agency securities, such as those issued by the Federal Housing
Administration, are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government
and are the highest quality government securities. Each Portfolio may also
invest a substantial portion of its portfolio in securities issued by government
agencies or instrumentalities (such as executive departments of the U.S.
government or independent Federal organizations supervised by Congress), which
may have different degrees of government backing but which are not backed by the
full faith and credit of the U.S. government. There is no guarantee that the
government will support these types of securities, and therefore they involve
more risk than other government obligations.
Mortgage-Backed Securities. Mortgage-backed securities are securities
representing interests in a pool of mortgages. Principal and interest payments
made on the mortgages in the underlying mortgage pool are passed through to the
investor. Unscheduled prepayments of principal shorten
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the securities' weighted average life and may lower their total return. When a
mortgage in the underlying pool is prepaid, an unscheduled principal prepayment
is passed through to the investor. This principal is returned to the investor at
par. As a result, if a mortgage security were trading at a premium, its total
return would be lowered by prepayments, and if a mortgage security were trading
at a discount, its total return would be increased by prepayments. The value of
these securities also may change because of changes in the market's perception
of the creditworthiness of the Federal agency that issued them. In addition, the
mortgage securities market in general may be adversely affected by changes in
governmental regulation or tax policies.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations ("CMOs"). CMOs are pass-through securities
collateralized by mortgages or mortgage backed securities. CMOs are issued in
classes and series that have different maturities and often are retired in
sequence. CMOs may be issued by governmental or non-governmental entities such
as banks and other mortgage lenders. Non-government securities may offer a
higher yield but also may be subject to greater price fluctuation than
government securities.
Asset-Backed Securities. Asset-backed securities consist of undivided fractional
interests in pools of consumer loans (unrelated to mortgage loans) held in a
trust. Payments of principal and interest are passed through to certificate
holders and are typically supported by some form of credit enhancement, such as
a letter of credit, surety bond, limited guarantee or senior/subordination. The
degree of credit enhancement varies, but generally amounts to only a fraction of
the asset-backed security's par value until exhausted. If the credit enhancement
is exhausted, certificate holders may experience losses or delays in payment if
the required payments of principal and interest are not made to the trust with
respect to the underlying loans. The value of the securities also may change
because of changes in the market's perception of creditworthiness of the
servicing agent for the loan pool, the originator of the loans or the financial
institution providing the credit enhancement. Asset-backed securities are
ultimately dependent upon payment of consumer loans by individuals, and the
certificate holder generally has no recourse to the entity that originated the
loans. The underlying loans are subject to prepayments which shorten the
securities' weighted average life and may lower their return. As prepayments
flow through at par, total returns would be affected by the prepayments: if a
security were trading at a discount, its total return would be increased by
prepayments.
Swap Agreements. Each Portfolio may enter into swap agreements which are
contracts entered into by two parties, primarily institutional investors, for
periods ranging from a few weeks to more than one year. In a standard swap
transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in
rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or
instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or swapped between the parties
are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or
increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular
interest rate, in a particular foreign currency, or in a basket of securities
representing a particular index. The notional amount of the swap agreement is
only a fictive basis on which to calculate the obligations which the parties to
a swap agreement have agreed to exchange. A Portfolio's obligations (or rights)
under a swap agreement will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid
or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions
held by each party to the agreement (the "net amount"). A Portfolio's
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obligations under a swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any
amounts owing to the Portfolio) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a
swap counter-party will be covered by assets identified on the Portfolio's books
consisting of cash or liquid securities to avoid any potential leveraging of the
Portfolio's portfolio.
Whether the use of swap agreements will be successful in furthering the
Portfolio's investment objective will depend on the Adviser's ability to
correctly predict whether certain types of investments are likely to produce
greater returns than other investments. Swap agreements may be considered
illiquid because they are two party contracts and because they may have terms of
greater than seven days. Moreover, a Portfolio bears the risk of loss of the
amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the
default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counter-party. A Portfolio will
minimize this risk by entering into agreements that mark to market no less
frequently than quarterly. In addition, a Portfolio will enter into swap
agreements only with counter-parties that would be eligible for consideration as
repurchase agreement counter-parties under the Portfolio's repurchase agreement
guidelines. Certain restrictions imposed on the Portfolios by the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") may limit the Portfolios' ability
to use swap agreements. The swaps market is a relatively new market and is
largely unregulated. It is possible that developments in the swaps market,
including potential government regulation, could adversely affect a Portfolio's
ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be
received under such agreements. Swap agreements also bear the risk that a
Portfolio will not be able to meet its obligation to the counter-party. This
risk will be mitigated by investing the Portfolio in the specific asset for
which it is obligated to pay a return.
Certain swap agreements are exempt from most provisions of the Commodity
Exchange Act (the "CEA") and, therefore, are not regulated as futures or
commodity option transactions under the CEA, pursuant to regulations approved by
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") effective February 22,
1993. To qualify for this exemption, a swap agreement must be entered into by
eligible participants, which includes the following, provided the participant's
total assets exceed established levels: a bank or trust company, savings
association or credit union, insurance company, investment company subject to
regulation under the 1940 Act, commodity pool, corporation, partnership,
proprietorship, organization, trust or other entity, employee benefit plan,
governmental entity, broker-dealer, futures commission merchant, natural person,
or regulated foreign person. To be eligible, natural persons and most other
entities must have total assets exceeding $10 million; commodity pools and
employee benefit plans must have asset exceeding $5 million. In addition, an
eligible swap transaction must meet three conditions. First, the swap agreement
may not be part of a fungible class of agreements that are standardized as to
their material economic terms. Second, the creditworthiness of parties with
actual or potential obligations under the swap agreement must be a material
consideration in entering into or determining the terms of the swap agreement,
including pricing, cost or credit enhancement terms. Third, swap agreements may
not be entered into and traded on or through a multilateral transaction
execution facility.
This exemption is not exclusive, and participants may continue to rely on
existing exclusions for swaps, such as the Policy Statement issued in July 1989
which recognized a "safe harbor" for swap transactions from regulation as
futures or commodity option transactions under the CEA or
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its regulations. The Policy Statement applies to swap transactions settled in
cash that: (i) have individually tailored terms; (ii) lack exchange style offset
and the use of a clearing organization or margin system; (iii) are undertaken in
conjunction with a line of business; and (iv) are not marketed to the public.
Options on Securities. Each Portfolio may write and purchase put and call
options on stocks. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right to
buy, and obligates the writer to sell, the underlying stock at the exercise
price at any time during the option period. Similarly, a put option gives the
purchaser of the option the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, the
underlying stock at the exercise price at any time during the option period.
Each Portfolio may write (sell) covered call and put options to a limited extent
on its portfolio securities ("covered options") in an attempt to increase
income. However, the Portfolio may forgo the benefits of appreciation on
securities sold or may pay more than the market price on securities acquired
pursuant to call and put options written by the Portfolio.
When a Portfolio writes a covered call option, it gives the purchaser of the
option the right to buy the underlying security at the price specified in the
option (the "exercise price") by exercising the option at any time during the
option period. If the option expires unexercised, the Portfolio will realize
income in an amount equal to the premium received for writing the option. If the
option is exercised, a decision over which the Portfolio has no control, the
Portfolio must sell the underlying security to the option holder at the exercise
price. By writing a covered call option, the Portfolio forgoes, in exchange for
the premium less the commission ("net premium"), the opportunity to profit
during the option period from an increase in the market value of the underlying
security above the exercise price.
When a Portfolio writes a covered put option, it gives the purchaser of the
option the right to sell the underlying security to the Portfolio at the
specified exercise price at any time during the option period. If the option
expires unexercised, the Portfolio will realize income in the amount of the
premium received for writing the option. If the put option is exercised, a
decision over which the Portfolio has no control, the Portfolio must purchase
the underlying security from the option holder at the exercise price. By writing
a covered put option, the Portfolio, in exchange for the net premium received,
accepts the risk of a decline in the market value of the underlying security
below the exercise price. The Portfolio will only write put options involving
securities for which a determination is made at the time the option is written
that the Portfolio wishes to acquire the securities at the exercise price.
A Portfolio may terminate its obligation as the writer of a call or put option
by purchasing an option with the same exercise price and expiration date as the
option previously written. This transaction is called a "closing purchase
transaction." Where the Portfolio cannot effect a closing purchase transaction,
it may be forced to incur brokerage commissions or dealer spreads in selling
securities it receives or it may be forced to hold underlying securities until
an option is exercised or expires.
When a Portfolio writes an option, an amount equal to the net premium received
by the Portfolio is included in the liability section of the Portfolio's
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a deferred credit. The amount of the
deferred credit will be subsequently marked to market to reflect the current
market value of the option written. The current market value of a traded
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option is the last sale price or, in the absence of a sale, the mean between the
closing bid and asked price. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration
date or if the Portfolio enters into a closing purchase transaction, the
Portfolio will realize a gain (or loss if the cost of a closing purchase
transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was sold), and the
deferred credit related to such option will be eliminated. If a call option is
exercised, the Portfolio will realize a gain or loss from the sale of the
underlying security and the proceeds of the sale will be increased by the
premium originally received. The writing of covered call options may be deemed
to involve the pledge of the securities against which the option is being
written. Securities against which call options are written will be identified on
the Portfolio's books.
A Portfolio may purchase call and put options on any securities in which it may
invest. The Portfolio would normally purchase a call option in anticipation of
an increase in the market value of such securities. The purchase of a call
option would entitle the Portfolio, in exchange for the premium paid, to
purchase a security at a specified price during the option period. The Portfolio
would ordinarily have a gain if the value of the securities increased above the
exercise price sufficiently to cover the premium and would have a loss if the
value of the securities remained at or below the exercise price during the
option period.
A Portfolio would normally purchase put options in anticipation of a decline in
the market value of securities in its portfolio ("protective puts") or
securities of the type in which it is permitted to invest. The purchase of a put
option would entitle the Portfolio, in exchange for the premium paid, to sell a
security, which may or may not be held in the Portfolio's portfolio, at a
specified price during the option period. The purchase of protective puts is
designed merely to offset or hedge against a decline in the market value of the
Portfolio's portfolio securities. Put options also may be purchased by the
Portfolio for the purpose of affirmatively benefiting from a decline in the
price of securities which the Portfolio does not own. The Portfolio would
ordinarily recognize a gain if the value of the securities decreased below the
exercise price sufficiently to cover the premium and would recognize a loss if
the value of the securities remained at or above the exercise price. Gains and
losses on the purchase of protective put options would tend to be offset by
countervailing changes in the value of underlying portfolio securities.
Each Portfolio has adopted certain other non-fundamental policies concerning
option transactions which are discussed below.
The hours of trading for options on securities may not conform to the hours
during which the underlying securities are traded. To the extent that the option
markets close before the markets for the underlying securities, significant
price and rate movements can take place in the underlying securities markets
that cannot be reflected in the option markets. It is impossible to predict the
volume of trading that may exist in such options, and there can be no assurance
that viable exchange markets will develop or continue.
Each Portfolio may engage in over-the-counter ("OTC") options transactions with
broker-dealers who make markets in these options. At present, approximately ten
broker-dealers, including several of the largest primary dealers in U.S.
government securities, make these markets. The ability to terminate OTC option
positions is more limited than with exchange-traded option positions because the
predominant market is the issuing broker rather than an exchange, and may
involve the risk that broker-dealers participating in such transactions will not
fulfill their
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obligations. To reduce this risk, the Portfolio will purchase such options only
from broker-dealers who are primary government securities dealers recognized by
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and who agree to (and are expected to be
capable of) entering into closing transactions, although there can be no
guarantee that any such option will be liquidated at a favorable price prior to
expiration. The Adviser will monitor the creditworthiness of dealers with whom
the Portfolio enters into such options transactions under the general
supervision of the Portfolios' Trustees.
Each Portfolio intends to treat OTC options purchased and the assets used to
"cover" OTC options written as not readily marketable and therefore subject to
the limitations described in "Investment Restrictions" in the SAI.
Options on Securities Indices. Each Portfolio may purchase and write put and
call options on stock indices listed on stock exchanges. A stock index
fluctuates with changes in the market values of the stocks included in the
index. Options on stock indices are generally similar to options on stock except
that the delivery requirements are different. Instead of giving the right to
take or make delivery of stock at a specified price, an option on a stock index
gives the holder the right to receive a cash "exercise settlement amount" equal
to (a) the amount, if any, by which the fixed exercise price of the option
exceeds the closing value of the underlying index on the date of exercise,
multiplied by (b) a fixed "index multiplier." Receipt of this cash amount will
depend upon the closing level of the stock index upon which the option is based
being greater than, in the case of a call, or less than, in the case of a put,
the exercise price of the option. The amount of cash received will be equal to
such difference between the closing price of the index and the exercise price of
the option expressed in dollars times a specified multiple. The writer of the
option is obligated, in return for the premium received, to make delivery of
this amount. The writer may offset its position in stock index options prior to
expiration by entering into a closing transaction on an exchange or the option
may expire unexercised. Such options will be used for the purposes described
above under "Options on Securities."
Because the value of an index option depends upon movements in the level of the
index rather than the price of a particular stock, whether a Portfolio will
realize a gain or loss from the purchase or writing of options on an index
depends upon movements in the level of stock prices in the stock market
generally or, in the case of certain indices, in an industry or market segment,
rather than movements in the price of a particular stock. Accordingly,
successful use by a Portfolio of options on stock indices will be subject to the
Adviser's ability to predict correctly movements in the direction of the stock
market generally or of a particular industry. This requires different skills and
techniques than predicting changes in the price of individual stocks.
Options on securities indices entail risks in addition to the risks of options
on securities. The absence of a liquid secondary market to close out options
positions on securities indices is more likely to occur, although a Portfolio
generally will only purchase or write such an option if the Adviser believes the
option can be closed out.
Use of options on securities indices also entails the risk that trading in such
options may be interrupted if trading in certain securities included in the
index is interrupted. Each Portfolio will not purchase such options unless the
Adviser believes the market is sufficiently developed such
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that the risk of trading in such options is no greater than the risk of trading
in options on securities.
Price movements in a Portfolio's portfolio may not correlate precisely with
movements in the level of an index and, therefore, the use of options on indices
cannot serve as a complete hedge. Because options on securities indices require
settlement in cash, the Adviser may be forced to liquidate portfolio securities
to meet settlement obligations.
Currency Management
General. In connection with each Portfolio's investments denominated in foreign
currencies, the Adviser may choose to utilize a variety of currency management
strategies. The Adviser seeks to take advantage of different yield, risk, and
return characteristics that different currencies, currency denominations, and
countries can provide to U.S. investors. In doing so, the Adviser will consider
such factors as the outlook for currency relationships, current and anticipated
interest rates, levels of inflation within various countries, prospects for
relative economic growth, and government policies influencing currency exchange
rates and business conditions.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts. Because each Portfolio buys and
sells securities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and
receives interest, dividends and sales proceeds in currencies other than the
U.S. dollar, the Portfolios from time to time may enter into foreign currency
exchange transactions to convert foreign currencies to and from the U.S. dollar.
Each Portfolio either enters into these transactions on a spot (i.e. cash) basis
at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market or uses
forward contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies.
A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an obligation by a Portfolio to
purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed
number of days from the date of the contract. Forward foreign currency exchange
contracts establish an exchange rate at a future date. These contracts are
transferable in the interbank market conducted directly between currency traders
(usually large commercial banks) and their customers. A forward foreign currency
exchange contact generally has no deposit requirement and is traded at a net
price without commission. Neither spot transactions nor forward foreign currency
exchange contracts eliminate fluctuations in the prices of a Portfolio's
securities or in foreign exchange rates, or prevent loss if the prices of these
securities should decline.
Each Portfolio may enter into foreign currency hedging transactions in an
attempt to protect against changes in foreign currency exchange rates between
the trade and settlement dates of specific securities transactions or changes in
foreign currency exchange rates that would adversely affect a portfolio position
or an anticipated investment position or an anticipated investment position.
Since consideration of the prospect for currency parties will be incorporated
into the Adviser's long-term investment decisions, each Portfolio will not
routinely enter into foreign currency hedging transactions with respect to
security transactions; however, the Adviser believes that it is important to
have flexibility to enter into foreign currency hedging transactions when it
determines that the transactions would be in each Portfolio's best interest.
Although these transactions tend to minimize the risk of loss due to a decline
in the value of the hedged currency, at the same time they tend to limit any
potential gain that might be realized should the value of the hedged currency
increase. The precise matching of the forward contract amounts and
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the value of the securities involved will not generally be possible because the
future value of such securities in foreign currencies will change as a
consequence of market movements in the value of such securities between the date
the forward contract is entered into and the date it matures. The projection of
currency market movements is extremely difficult, and the successful execution
of a hedging strategy is highly uncertain.
While these contracts are not presently regulated by the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission ("CFTC"), the CFTC may in the future assert authority to
regulate forward contracts. In such event each Portfolio's ability to utilize
forward contracts in the manner set forth in the Prospectus may be restricted.
Forward contracts may reduce the potential gain from a positive change in the
relationship between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Unanticipated
changes in currency prices may result in poorer overall performance for a
Portfolio than if it had not entered into such contracts. The use of foreign
currency forward contracts may not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying U.S.
dollar equivalent value of the prices of or rates of return on a Portfolio's
foreign currency denominated portfolio securities and the use of such techniques
will subject a Portfolio to certain risks.
The matching of the increase in value of a forward contract and the decline in
the U.S. dollar equivalent value of the foreign currency denominated asset that
is the subject of the hedge generally will not be precise. In addition, a
Portfolio may not always be able to enter into foreign currency forward
contracts at attractive prices and this will limit the Portfolio's ability to
use such contract to hedge or cross-hedge its assets. Also, with regard to a
Portfolio's use of cross-hedges, there can be no assurance that historical
correlation's between the movement of certain foreign currencies relative to the
U.S. dollar will continue. Thus, at any time poor correlation may exist between
movements in the exchange rates of the foreign currencies underlying a
Portfolio's cross-hedges and the movements in the exchange rates of the foreign
currencies in which the Portfolio's assets that are the subject of such cross-
hedges are denominated.
Options on Foreign Currencies. Each Portfolio may write covered put and call
options and purchase put call options on foreign currencies for the purpose of
protecting against declines in the dollar value of portfolio securities and
against increases in the dollar cost of securities to be acquired. Each
Portfolio may use options on currencies to cross-hedge, which involves writing
or purchasing options on one currency to hedge against changes in exchange rates
for a different, but related currency. As with other types of options, however,
the writing of an option on foreign currency may be used to hedge against
fluctuations in exchange rates although, in the even of exchange rate movements
adverse to a Portfolio's position, it may forfeit the entire amount of the
premium plus related transaction costs. In addition each Portfolio may purchase
call options on currency when the Adviser anticipates that the currency will
appreciate in value.
There is no assurance that a liquid secondary market on an options exchange will
exist for any particular option, or at any particular time. If a Portfolio is
unable to effect a closing purchase transaction with respect to covered options
it has written, the Portfolio will not be able to sell the underlying currency
or dispose of assets identified on the Portfolio's books until the options
expire or are exercised. Similarly, if a Portfolio is unable to effect a closing
sale transaction with respect to options it has purchased, it would have to
exercise the options in order to realize any
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profit and will incur transaction costs upon the purchase or sale of underlying
currency. Each Portfolio pays brokerage commissions or spreads in connection
with its options transactions.
As in the case with forward contracts, certain options on foreign currencies are
traded over the counter and involve liquidity and credit risks which may not be
present in the case of exchange traded currency options. Each Portfolio's
ability to terminate OTC options will be more limited than with exchange traded
options. It is also possible that broker dealers participating in OTC options
transactions will not fulfill their obligations. Until such time as the staff
of the SEC changes its position, each Portfolio will treat purchased OTC options
and assets used to cover written OTC options as illiquid securities. With
respect to options written with primary dealers in U.S. Government securities
pursuant to an agreement requiring a closing purchase transaction at a formula
price, the amount of illiquid securities may be calculated with reference to the
repurchase formula.
Each Portfolio may purchase options on foreign currencies for hedging purposes
in a manner similar to that in which futures contracts on foreign currencies, or
forward contracts, will be utilized. For example, a decline in the dollar value
of a foreign currency in which portfolio securities are denominated will reduce
the dollar value of such securities, even if their value in the foreign currency
remains constant. In order to protect against such diminution in the value of
portfolio securities, the Portfolio may purchase put options on the foreign
currency. If the value of the currency does decline, a Portfolio will have the
right to sell such currency for a fixed amount in dollars and will thereby
offset, in whole or in part, the adverse effect on its portfolio which otherwise
would have resulted.
Conversely, where a rise in the dollar value of a currency in which securities
to be acquired are denominated is projected, thereby increasing the cost of such
securities, the Portfolio may purchase call options thereon. The purchase of
such options could offset, at least partially, the effects of the adverse
movements in exchange rates. As in the case of other types of options, however,
the benefit to the Portfolio deriving from purchases of foreign currency options
will be reduced by the amount of the premium and related transaction costs. In
addition, where currency exchange rates do not move in the direction or to the
extent anticipated, the Portfolio could sustain losses on transactions in
foreign currency options which would require it to forego a portion or all of
the benefits of advantageous changes in such rates.
Each Portfolio may write options on foreign currencies for the same types of
hedging purposes. For example, where a Portfolio anticipates a decline in the
dollar value of foreign currency denominated securities due to adverse
fluctuations in exchange rates it could, instead of purchasing a put option,
write a call option on the relevant currency. If the expected decline occurs,
the options will most likely not be exercised, and the diminution in value of
portfolio securities will be offset by the amount of the premium received.
Similarly, instead of purchasing a call option to hedge against an anticipated
increase in the dollar cost of securities to be acquired, the Portfolio could
write a put option on the relevant currency which, if rates move in the manner
projected, will expire unexercised and allow the Portfolio to hedge such
increased cost up to the amount of the premium. As in the case of other types
of options, however, the writing of a foreign currency option will constitute
only a partial hedge up to the amount of the premium, and only if rates move in
the expected direction. If this
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does not occur, the option may be exercised and the Portfolio would be required
to purchase or sell the underlying currency at a loss which may not be offset by
the amount of the premium. Through the writing of options on foreign currencies,
the Portfolio also may be required to forego all or a portion of the benefits
which might otherwise have been obtained from favorable movements in exchange
rates.
Each Portfolio intends to write covered call options on foreign currencies. A
call option written on a foreign currency by a Portfolio is "covered" if the
Portfolio owns the underlying foreign currency covered by the call or has an
absolute and immediate right to acquire that foreign currency without additional
cash consideration (or for additional cash consideration identified on the
Portfolio's books) upon conversion or exchange of other foreign currency held in
its portfolio. A call option is also covered if the Portfolio has a call on the
same foreign currency and in the same principal amount as the call written where
the exercise price of the call held (a) is equal to or less than the exercise
price of the call written or (b) is greater than the exercise price of the call
written if the difference is maintained by the Portfolio in cash, U.S.
government securities and other high quality liquid debt securities and
identified on the Portfolio's books.
Each Portfolio also intends to write call options on foreign currencies that are
not covered for cross-hedging purposes. A call option on a foreign currency is
for cross-hedging purposes if it is not covered, but is designed to provide a
hedge against a decline in the U.S. dollar value of a security which the
Portfolio owns or has the right to acquire and which is denominated in the
currency underlying the option due to an adverse change in the exchange rate.
In such circumstances, the Portfolio collateralizes the option by identifying on
the Portfolio's books cash or U.S. government securities or other high quality
liquid debt securities in an amount not less than the value of the underlying
foreign currency in U.S. dollars priced daily.
Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts
General. Each Portfolio may buy and sell options and futures to manage its
exposure to changing interest rates, security prices and currency exchange
rates, and as an efficient means of managing allocations between asset classes.
Each Portfolio may invest in options and futures, based on any type of security
or index related to the Portfolio's investments, including options and futures
traded on foreign exchanges.
Some options and futures strategies, including selling futures, buying puts, and
writing calls, hedge the Portfolios' investments against price fluctuations.
Other strategies, including buying futures, including buying futures, writing
puts, and buying calls, tends to increase market exposure. Options and futures
may be combined with each other, or with forward contracts, in order to adjust
the risk and return characteristics of an overall strategy.
The successful use of such instruments draws upon the Adviser's skill and
experience with respect to such instruments and usually depends on the Adviser's
ability to forecast interest rate and currency exchange rate movements
correctly. Should interest or exchange rates move in an unexpected manner, a
Portfolio may not achieve the anticipated benefits of futures contracts or
options on futures contracts or may realize losses and thus will be in a worse
position than if such strategies had not been used. In addition, the
correlation between movements in the price of futures contracts or options on
futures contracts and movements in the price of the securities and currencies
hedged or used for cover will not be perfect and could produce unanticipated
losses.
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Each Portfolio may not purchase or sell a futures contract or option thereon if,
immediately thereafter, its margin deposits on its outstanding futures contracts
(other than futures contracts entered into for bona fide hedging purposes) and
premiums paid for options thereon would exceed 5% of the market value of the
Portfolio's total assets.
Futures Contracts. Each Portfolio may enter into contracts for the purchase or
sale for future delivery of fixed-income securities or foreign currencies, or
contracts based on financial indices including any index of U.S. government
securities, foreign government securities or corporate debt securities. U.S.
futures contracts have been designed by exchanges which have been designated
"contracts markets" by the CFTC, and must be executed through a futures
commission merchant, or brokerage firm, which is a member of the relevant
contract market. Futures contracts trade on a number of exchange markets, and,
through their clearing corporations, the exchanges guarantee performance of the
contracts as between the clearing members of the exchange. Each Portfolio may
enter into futures contracts which are based on debt securities that are backed
by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, such as long-term U.S.
Treasury Bonds, Treasury Notes, Government National Mortgage Association
modified pass-through mortgage-backed securities and three-month U.S. Treasury
Bills. Each Portfolio may also enter into futures contracts which are based on
bonds issued by entities other than the U.S. government.
At the same time a futures contract is purchased or sold, the Portfolio must
allocate cash or securities as a deposit payment ("initial deposit"). Daily
thereafter, the futures contract is valued and the payment of "variation margin"
may be required, since each day the Portfolio would provide or receive cash that
reflects any decline or increase in the contract's value.
At the time of delivery of securities pursuant to such a contract, adjustments
are made to recognize differences in value arising from the delivery of
securities with a different interest rate from that specified in the contract.
In some (but not many) cases, securities called for by a futures contract may
not have been issued when the contract was written.
Although futures contracts by their terms call for the actual delivery or
acquisition of securities, in most cases the contractual obligation is fulfilled
before the date of the contract without having to make or take delivery of the
securities. The offsetting of a contractual obligation is accomplished by
buying (or selling, as the case may be) on a commodities exchange an identical
futures contract calling for delivery in the same month. Such a transaction,
which is effected through a member of an exchange, cancels the obligation to
make or take delivery of the securities. Since all transactions in the futures
market are made, offset or fulfilled through a clearinghouse associated with the
exchange on which the contracts are traded, a Portfolio will incur brokerage
fees when it purchases or sells futures contracts.
The purpose of the acquisition or sale of a futures contract, in the case of a
Portfolio which holds or intends to acquire fixed-income securities, is to
attempt to protect the Portfolio from fluctuations in interest or foreign
exchange rates without actually buying or selling fixed-income securities or
foreign currencies. For example, if interest rates were expected to increase,
the Portfolio might enter into futures contracts for the sale of debt
securities. Such a sale would have much the same effect as selling an
equivalent value of the debt securities owned by the Portfolio. If interest
rates did increase, the value of the debt security in the Portfolio would
decline, but the
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value of the futures contracts to the Portfolio would increase at approximately
the same rate, thereby keeping the net asset value of the Portfolio from
declining as much as it otherwise would have. The Portfolio could accomplish
similar results by selling debt securities and investing in bonds with short
maturities when interest rates are expected to increase. However, since the
futures market is more liquid than the bond market, the use of futures contracts
as an investment technique allows the Portfolio to maintain a defensive position
without having to sell its portfolio securities.
Similarly, when it is expected that interest rates may decline, futures
contracts may be purchased to attempt to hedge against anticipated purchases of
debt securities at higher prices. Since the fluctuations in the value of
futures contracts should be similar to those of debt securities, a Portfolio
could take advantage of the anticipated rise in the value of debt securities
without actually buying them until the market had stabilized. At that time, the
futures contracts could be liquidated and the Portfolio could then buy debt
securities on the cash market. To the extent a Portfolio enters into futures
contracts for this purpose, the assets identified on the Portfolio's books to
cover the Portfolio's obligations with respect to such futures contracts will
consist of cash, cash equivalents or high quality liquid debt securities from
its portfolio in an amount equal to the difference between the fluctuating
market value of such futures contracts and the aggregate value of the initial
and variation margin payments made by the Portfolio with respect to such futures
contracts.
The ordinary spreads between prices in the cash and futures market, due to
differences in the nature of those markets, are subject to distortions. First,
all participants in the futures market are subject to initial deposit and
variation margin requirements. Rather than meeting additional variation margin
requirements, investors may close futures contracts through offsetting
transactions which could distort the normal relationship between the cash and
futures markets. Second, the liquidity of the futures market depends on
participants entering into offsetting transactions rather than making or taking
delivery. To the extent participants decide to make or take delivery, liquidity
in the futures market could be reduced, thus producing distortion. Third, from
the point of view of speculators, the margin deposit requirements in the futures
market are less onerous than margin requirements in the securities market.
Therefore, increased participation by speculators in the futures market may
cause temporary price distortions. Due to the possibility of distortion, a
correct forecast of general interest rate trends by the Adviser may still not
result in a successful transaction.
In addition, futures contracts entail risks. Although the Adviser believes that
use of such contracts will benefit the Portfolios, if the Adviser's investment
judgment about the general direction of interest rates is incorrect, a
Portfolio's overall performance would be poorer than if it had not entered into
any such contract. For example, if a Portfolio has hedged against the
possibility of an increase in interest rates which would adversely affect the
price of debt securities held in its portfolio and interest rates decrease
instead, the Portfolio will lose part or all of the benefit of the increased
value of its debt securities which it has hedged because it will have offsetting
losses in its futures positions. In addition, in such situations, if a
Portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell debt securities from its
portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements. Such sales of bonds may
be, but will not necessarily be, at increased prices
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which reflect the rising market. A Portfolio may have to sell securities at a
time when it may be disadvantageous to do so.
Futures Contracts on Securities Indices. Each Portfolio may enter into
contracts providing for the marketing and acceptance of a cash settlement based
upon changes in the value of an index of securities ("futures contacts"). This
investment technique may be used to hedge against anticipated future change in
general market prices which otherwise might either adversely affect the value of
securities held by the Portfolio or adversely affect the prices of securities
which are intended to be purchased at a later date for the Portfolio or as an
efficient means of managing allocation between asset classes. A futures
contract may also be entered into to close out or offset an existing futures
position.
When used for hedging purposes, a futures contracts involves the establishment
of a position which will move in a direction opposite to that of the investment
being hedged. If these hedging transactions are successful, the futures
positions taken for a Portfolio will rise in value by an amount which
approximately offsets the decline in value of the portion of the Portfolio's
investments that are being hedged. Should general market prices move in an
unexpected manner, the full anticipated benefits of futures contracts may not be
achieved or a loss may be realized.
Futures contracts do involve certain risks. These risks could include a lack of
correlation between the futures contract and the corresponding securities
market, a potential lack of liquidity in the secondary market and incorrect
assessments of market trends which may result in poorer overall performance than
if a futures contact had not been entered into.
Brokerage costs will be incurred and "margin" will be required to be posted and
maintained as a good faith deposit against performance of obligations under
futures contracts written for a Portfolio.
Options on Futures Contracts. Each Portfolio may purchase and write options on
futures contracts for hedging purposes. The purchase of a call option on a
futures contract is similar in some respects to the purchase of a call option on
an individual security. Depending on the pricing of the option compared to
either the price of the futures contract upon which it is based or the price of
the underlying debt securities, it may or may not be less risky than ownership
of the futures contract or underlying debt securities. As with the purchase of
futures contracts, when a Portfolio is not fully invested it may purchase a call
option on a futures contract to hedge against a market advance due to declining
interest rates.
Each Portfolio may invest in options on such futures contracts for similar
purposes. The writing of a call option on a futures contract constitutes a
partial hedge against declining prices of the security or foreign currency which
is deliverable upon exercise of the futures contract. If the futures price at
expiration of the option is below the exercise price, a Portfolio will retain
the full amount of the option premium which provides a partial hedge against any
decline that may have occurred in the Portfolio's holdings. The writing of a
put option on a futures contract constitutes a partial hedge against increasing
prices of the security or foreign currency which is deliverable upon exercise of
the futures contract. If the futures price at expiration of the option is
higher than the exercise price, the Portfolio will retain the full amount of the
option premium which provides a partial hedge against any increase in the price
of securities which the Portfolio intends to purchase. If a put or call option
the Portfolio has written is exercised, the Portfolio will incur a
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loss which will be reduced by the amount of the premium it receives. Depending
on the degree of correlation between changes in the value of its portfolio
securities and changes in the value of its futures positions, the Portfolio's
losses from existing options on futures may to some extent be reduced or
increased by changes in the value of portfolio securities.
The purchase of a put option on a futures contract is similar in some respects
to the purchase of protective put options on portfolio securities. For example,
a Portfolio may purchase a put option on a futures contract to hedge its
portfolio against the risk of rising interest rates.
The amount of risk a Portfolio assumes when it purchases an option on a futures
contract is the premium paid for the option plus related transaction costs. In
addition to the correlation risks discussed above, the purchase of an option
also entails the risk that changes in the value of the underlying futures
contract will not be fully reflected in the value of the option purchased.
Asset Coverage. To reduce the leverage created by each of the Portfolio's use
of futures and related options, as well as when-issued and delayed delivery
securities and foreign currency exchange transactions, each Portfolio will cover
such transactions, as required under applicable interpretations of the SEC,
either by owning the underlying securities or by identifying on the Portfolio's
books liquid securities in an amount at all times equal to or exceeding the
Portfolio's commitment with respect to these instruments or contracts.
Additional Risks of Options on Futures Contracts, Forward Contracts and Options
on Foreign Currencies. Unlike transactions entered into by a Portfolio in
futures contracts, options on foreign currencies and forward contracts are not
traded on contract markets regulated by the CFTC or (with the exception of
certain foreign currency options) by the SEC. To the contrary, such instruments
are traded through financial institutions acting as market-makers, although
foreign currency options are also traded on certain national securities
exchanges, such as the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and the Chicago Board Options
Exchange, subject to SEC regulation. Similarly, options on currencies may be
traded over-the-counter. In an over-the-counter trading environment, many of
the protections afforded to exchange participants will not be available. For
example, there are no daily price fluctuation limits, and adverse market
movements could therefore continue to an unlimited extent over a period of time.
Although the purchaser of an option cannot lose more than the amount of the
premium plus related transaction costs, this entire amount could be lost.
Moreover, the option writer and a trader of forward contracts could lose amounts
substantially in excess of their initial investments, due to the margin and
collateral requirements associated with such positions.
Options on foreign currencies traded on national securities exchanges are within
the jurisdiction of the SEC, as are other securities traded on such exchanges.
As a result, many of the protections provided to traders on organized exchanges
will be available with respect to such transactions. In particular, all foreign
currency option positions entered into on a national securities exchange are
cleared and guaranteed by the Options Clearing Corporation ("OCC"), thereby
reducing the risk of counter-party default. Further, a liquid secondary market
in options traded on a national securities exchange may be more readily
available than in the over-the-counter market, potentially permitting a
Portfolio to liquidate open positions at a profit prior to exercise or
expiration, or to limit losses in the event of adverse market movements.
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The purchase and sale of exchange-traded foreign currency options, however, is
subject to the risks of the availability of a liquid secondary market described
above, as well as the risks regarding adverse market movements, margining of
options written, the nature of the foreign currency market, possible
intervention by governmental authorities and the effects of other political and
economic events. In addition, exchange-traded options on foreign currencies
involve certain risks not presented by the over-the-counter market. For
example, exercise and settlement of such options must be made exclusively
through the OCC, which has established banking relationships in applicable
foreign countries for this purpose. As a result, the OCC may, if it determines
that foreign governmental restrictions or taxes would prevent the orderly
settlement of foreign currency option exercises, or would result in undue
burdens on the OCC or its clearing member, impose special procedures on exercise
and settlement, such as technical changes in the mechanics of delivery of
currency, the fixing of dollar settlement prices or prohibitions on exercise.
As in the case of forward contracts, certain options on foreign currencies are
traded over-the-counter and involve liquidity and credit risks which may not be
present in the case of exchange-traded currency options. A Portfolio's ability
to terminate over-the-counter options will be more limited than with exchange-
traded options. It is also possible that broker-dealers participating in over-
the-counter options transactions will not fulfill their obligations. Until such
time as the staff of the SEC changes its position, each Portfolio will treat
purchased over-the-counter options and assets used to cover written over-the-
counter options as illiquid securities. With respect to options written with
primary dealers in U.S. government securities pursuant to an agreement requiring
a closing purchase transaction at a formula price, the amount of illiquid
securities may be calculated with reference to the repurchase formula.
In addition, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, forward contracts
and options on foreign currencies may be traded on foreign exchanges. Such
transactions are subject to the risk of governmental actions affecting trading
in or the prices of foreign currencies or securities. The value of such
positions also could be adversely affected by: (i) other complex foreign
political and economic factors; (ii) lesser availability than in the United
States of data on which to make trading decisions; (iii) delays in the
Portfolio's ability to act upon economic events occurring in foreign markets
during nonbusiness hours in the United States; (iv) the imposition of different
exercise and settlement terms and procedures and margin requirements than in the
United States; and (v) lesser trading volume.
Additional Investment Techniques and Risks
Investment Company Securities. Securities of other investment companies may be
acquired by each Portfolio to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, that is,
a Portfolio may invest a maximum of up to 10% of its total assets in securities
of other investment companies so long as not more than 3% of the total
outstanding voting stock of any one investment company is held by the Portfolio.
In addition, not more than 5% of a portfolio's total assets may be invested in
the securities of any one investment company. Each Portfolio may be permitted
to exceed these limitations by an exemptive order of the SEC. It should be
noted that investment companies incur certain expenses such as management,
custodian, and transfer agency fees, and therefore any investment by a Portfolio
in shares of other investment companies would be subject to such duplicate
expenses.
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Other Investment Techniques. Each Portfolio may also utilize the following
investments and investment practices: repurchase agreements, zero coupon debt
securities, government securities, mortgage backed securities, collateralized
mortgage obligations, asset backed securities and foreign investments. See
"Additional Information" herein for further information.
Risks of Investing in Foreign Securities. The investment in foreign securities
may involve additional risks. Foreign securities usually are denominated in
foreign currencies, which means their value will be affected by changes in the
strength of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar as well as the other
factors that affect security prices. Foreign companies may not be subject to
accounting standards or governmental supervision comparable to U.S. companies,
and there often is less publicly available information about their operations.
Generally, there is less governmental regulation of foreign securities markets,
and securities trading practices abroad may offer less protection to investors
such as a Portfolio. The value of such instruments may be adversely affected by
changes in political or social conditions, diplomatic relations, confiscatory
taxation, expropriation, nationalization, limitation on the removal of funds or
assets, or imposition of (or change in) exchange control or tax regulations in
those foreign countries. Foreign securities may be less liquid or more volatile
than domestic investments. The Adviser considers these factors in making
investments for each Portfolio and limits the amount of each Portfolio's assets
that may be invested in foreign securities to 25% of its total assets for each
asset class and to less than 50% for all classes under normal conditions.
However, within each Portfolio's limitations, investments in any one country or
currency are not restricted.
Derivatives. Each Portfolio may invest in various instruments that are commonly
known as "derivatives." Generally, a derivative is a financial arrangement, the
value of which is based on, or "derived" from, a traditional security, asset or
market index. Some "derivatives" such as mortgage-related and other asset-
backed securities are in many respects like any other investment, although they
may be more volatile or less liquid than more traditional debt securities.
There are, in fact, many different types of derivatives and many different ways
to use them. There are a range of risks associated with those uses. The
Portfolio may use futures and options as a low cost method of gaining exposure
to a particular securities market without investing directly in those securities
and for traditional hedging purposes to attempt to protect the Portfolio from
exposure to changing interest rates, securities prices or currency exchange
rates and for cash management or other investment purposes. The use of
derivatives may result in some leverage. The Portfolio will limit the leverage
created by its use of derivative for investment purposes by "covering" such
positions as required by the SEC. The Adviser may use derivatives in
circumstances where the Adviser believes they offer an economical means of
gaining exposure to a particular asset class. Derivatives will not be used to
increase portfolio risk above the level that could be achieved using only
traditional investment securities or to acquire exposure to changes in the value
of assets or indexes that by themselves would not be purchased for a Portfolio.
The use of derivatives for non-hedging purposes may be considered speculative.
Each Portfolio's investment in options, futures or forward contracts, and
similar strategies depend on the Adviser's judgment as to the potential risks
and rewards of different types of strategies. Options and futures can be
volatile investments, and may not perform as expected. If the Adviser applies a
hedge at an inappropriate time or judges price trends incorrectly, options and
futures strategies may lower a Portfolio's return. Options and futures traded
on foreign
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exchanges generally are not regulated by U.S. authorities, and may offer less
liquidity and less protection to a Portfolio in the event of default by the
other party to the contract. Each Portfolio could also experience losses if the
prices of its options and futures positions were poorly correlated with its
other investments, or if it could not close out its positions because of an
illiquid secondary market.
Further descriptions of a number of investment and investment techniques
available to the Portfolios, including foreign investments and the use of option
and futures and other investment techniques which may be considered
"derivatives", and certain risks associated with these investments and
techniques are included under "Additional Information" herein.
Special Information Concerning Master-Feeder Fund Structure. Unlike other open-
end management companies (mutual funds) which directly acquire and manage their
own portfolio securities, the Funds seek to achieve their investment objective
by investing all of their assets in the corresponding Portfolio, a separate
registered investment company with the same investment objectives as the
respective Fund. Therefore, an investor's interest in the Portfolio's
securities is indirect. In addition to selling a beneficial interest to a Fund,
a Portfolio may sell beneficial interests to other mutual funds or institutional
investors. Such investors will invest in the Portfolio on the same terms and
conditions and will pay a proportionate share of the Portfolio's expenses.
However, the other investors investing in the Portfolio are not required to sell
their shares at the same public offering price as the Funds due to variations in
sale commissions and other operating expenses. Therefore, investors in the
Funds should be aware that these differences my result in differences in returns
experienced by investors in the different funds that invest in the Portfolios.
Such differences in returns are also present in other mutual fund structures.
Information concerning other holders of interests in the Portfolios is available
by contacting Bankers Trust at 1-800-730-1313.
The master-feeder structure is relatively complex, so shareholders should
carefully consider this investment approach.
Small funds investing in the Portfolios may be materially affected by the
actions of larger funds investing in the Portfolios. For example, if a large
fund withdraws from a Portfolio, the remaining funds may experience higher pro-
rata operating expenses, thereby producing lower returns (however, this
possibility exists as well for traditionally structured funds with large
institutional investors). Additionally, the Portfolio may become less diverse,
resulting in increased portfolio risk. Also, funds with a greater pro-rata
ownership in the Portfolios could have effective voting control of the operation
of the Portfolios. Whenever the Trust is requested to vote in matters
pertaining to the Portfolio, the Trust will, except as permitted by the SEC,
hold a meeting of shareholders of the corresponding Fund and will cast all of
its votes in the same proportion as the votes of the Fund's shareholders. Fund
shareholders who do not vote will not affect the Trust's votes at the Portfolio
meeting. The percentage of the Trust's votes representing Fund shareholders not
voting will be voted by the Trustees or officers of the Trust in the same
proportion as the Fund shareholders who do, in fact, vote. Certain changes in a
Portfolio's investment objectives, policies or restrictions may require the
corresponding Fund to withdraw its interest in the Portfolio. Any such
withdrawal could result in a distribution "in kind" of portfolio securities (as
opposed to a cash distribution from the Portfolio). If securities are
distributed, a Fund could incur brokerage, tax and other charges in converting
the securities to
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cash. In addition, the distribution in kind may result in a less diversified
portfolio of investments or adversely affect the liquidity of a Fund.
Notwithstanding the above, there are some other means for meeting redemption
requests, such as borrowing.
A Fund may withdraw its investments from the corresponding Portfolio at any
time, if the Board of Trustees of the Trust determines that it is in the best
interests if the shareholders of the Fund to do so. Upon any such withdrawal,
the Board of Trustees of the Trust would consider what action might be taken,
including the investment of all the assets of a Fund in another pooled
investment entity having the same investment objectives as the Fund or the
retaining of an investment adviser to manage the Fund's assets in accordance
with the investment policies described below with respect to the Portfolio.
Each Fund's investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed
upon notice to, but without the approval of, the Fund's shareholders. If there
is a change in the Fund's investment objective, the Fund's shareholders should
consider whether the Fund remains an appropriate investment in light of their
current needs. The investment objective of each portfolio is also not a
fundamental policy. Shareholders of the Fund will receive 30 days prior written
notice with respect to any change in the investment objective of the Funds or
the Portfolios. See "Investment Objective and Policies" herein for a
description of the fundamental policies of the Portfolios that cannot be changed
without approval by the holders of "a majority if the outstanding voting
securities" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of each Portfolio.
Rating Services. The ratings of rating services represent their opinions as to
the quality of the securities that they undertake to rate. It should be
emphasized, however, that ratings are relative and subjective and are not
absolute standards of quality. Although these ratings are an initial criterion
for selection of portfolio investments, the Adviser also makes its own
evaluation of these securities, subject to review by the Board of Trustees.
After purchase by a Portfolio, an obligation may cease to be rated or its rating
may be reduced below the minimum required for purchase by the Portfolio.
Neither event would require a Fund to eliminate the obligation from its
portfolio, but the Adviser will consider such an event in its determination of
whether a Fund should continue to hold the obligation. A description of the
ratings used herein and in the Funds' Prospectus is set forth in the Appendix to
this SAI.
Investment Restrictions
The following investment restrictions are "fundamental policies" of each Fund
and each Portfolio and may not be changed with respect to the Fund or the
Portfolio without the approval of a "majority of the outstanding voting
securities" of the Fund or the Portfolio, as the case may be. "Majority of the
outstanding voting securities" under the 1940 Act, and as used in this SAI and
the Prospectus, means, with respect to the Fund (or the Portfolio), the lesser
of (i) 67% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund (or of the
total beneficial interests of the Portfolio) present at a meeting, if the
holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund (or of
the total beneficial interests of the Portfolio) are present or represented by
proxy or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund (or
of the total beneficial interests of the Portfolio). Whenever the Trust is
requested to vote on a fundamental policy of a Portfolio, the Trust will hold a
meeting of the corresponding Fund's shareholders and will cast its vote as
instructed by that Fund's shareholders.
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As a matter of fundamental policy, each Portfolio (or Fund) may not (except that
no investment restriction of a Fund shall prevent a Fund from investing all of
its Assets in an open-end investment company with substantially the same
investment objective):
1. borrow money or mortgage or hypothecate assets of the Portfolio (Fund),
except that in an amount not to exceed 1/3 of the current value of the
Portfolio's (Fund's) net assets, it may borrow money as a temporary measure
for extraordinary or emergency purposes and enter into reverse repurchase
agreements or dollar roll transactions, and except that it may pledge,
mortgage or hypothecate not more than 1/3 of such assets to secure such
borrowings (it is intended that money would be borrowed only from banks and
only either to accommodate requests for the withdrawal of beneficial
interests (redemption of shares) while effecting an orderly liquidation of
portfolio securities or to maintain liquidity in the event of an
unanticipated failure to complete a portfolio security transaction or other
similar situations) or reverse repurchase agreements, provided that
collateral arrangements with respect to options and futures, including
deposits of initial deposit and variation margin, are not considered a
pledge of assets for purposes of this restriction and except that assets
may be pledged to secure letters of credit solely for the purpose of
participating in a captive insurance company sponsored by the Investment
Company Institute; for additional related restrictions, see clause (i)
under the caption "Additional Restrictions";
2. underwrite securities issued by other persons except insofar as the
Portfolios (Trust or the Funds) may technically be deemed an underwriter
under the 1933 Act in selling a portfolio security;
3. make loans to other persons except: (a) through the lending of the
Portfolio's (Fund's) portfolio securities and provided that any such loans
not exceed 30% of the Portfolio's (Fund's) total assets (taken at market
value); (b) through the use of repurchase agreements or the purchase of
short-term obligations; or (c) by purchasing a portion of an issue of debt
securities of types distributed publicly or privately;
4. purchase or sell real estate (including limited partnership interests but
excluding securities secured by real estate or interests therein),
interests in oil, gas or mineral leases, commodities or commodity contracts
(except futures and option contracts) in the ordinary course of business
(except that the Portfolio (Trust) may hold and sell, for the Portfolio's
(Fund's) portfolio, real estate acquired as a result of the Portfolio's
(Fund's) ownership of securities);
5. concentrate its investments in any particular industry (excluding U.S.
government securities), but if it is deemed appropriate for the achievement
of a Portfolio's (Fund's) investment objective(s), up to 25% of its total
assets may be invested in any one industry; and
6. issue any senior security (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) if such
issuance is specifically prohibited by the 1940 Act or the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, provided that collateral arrangements
with respect to options and futures, including deposits of initial deposit
and variation margin, are not considered to be the issuance of a senior
security for purposes of this restriction.
7. With respect to 75% of each Fund's (Portfolio's) total assets, invest more
than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer (excluding
cash and cash-equivalents, U.S.
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government securities and the securities of other investment companies) or
own more than 10% of the voting securities of any issuer.
Additional Restrictions. In order to comply with certain statutes and policies
each Portfolio (or the Trust, on behalf of each Fund) will not as a matter of
operating policy (except that no operating policy shall prevent a Fund from
investing all of its Assets in an open-end investment company with substantially
the same investment objectives):
i. borrow money (including through reverse repurchase) for any purpose in
excess of 5% of the Portfolio's (Fund's) net assets (taken at market),
except that the Portfolio (Fund) may borrow for temporary or emergency
purposes up to 1/3 of its net assets;
ii. pledge, mortgage or hypothecate for any purpose in excess of 10% of the
Portfolio's (Fund's) total assets (taken at market value), provided that
collateral arrangements with respect to options and futures, including
deposits of initial deposit and variation margin, and reverse repurchase
agreements are not considered a pledge of assets for purposes of this
restriction;
iii. purchase any security or evidence of interest therein on margin, except
that such short-term credit as may be necessary for the clearance of
purchases and sales of securities may be obtained and except that deposits
of initial deposit and variation margin may be made in connection with the
purchase, ownership, holding or sale of futures;
iv. invest for the purpose of exercising control or management;
v. purchase securities issued by any investment company except by purchase in
the open market where no commission or profit to a sponsor or dealer
results from such purchase other than the customary broker's commission, or
except when such purchase, though not made in the open market, is part of a
plan of merger or consolidation; provided, however, that securities of any
investment company will not be purchased for the Portfolio (Fund) if such
purchase at the time thereof would cause: (a) more than 10% of the
Portfolio's (Fund's) total assets (taken at the greater of cost or market
value) to be invested in the securities of such issuers; (b) more than 5%
of the Portfolio's (Fund's) total assets (taken at the greater of cost or
market value) to be invested in any one investment company; or (c) more
than 3% of the outstanding voting securities of any such issuer to be held
by the Portfolio (Fund) unless permitted to exceed these limitations by an
exemptive order of the SEC; provided further that, except in the case of a
merger or consolidation, the Portfolio (Fund) shall not purchase any
securities of any open-end investment company unless the Portfolio (Fund)
(1) waives the investment advisory fee with respect to assets invested in
other open-end investment companies and (2) incurs no sales charge in
connection with the investment;
vi. invest more than 15% of the Portfolio's (Fund's) net assets (taken at the
greater of cost or market value) in securities that are illiquid or not
readily marketable excluding (a) Rule 144A securities that have been
determined to be liquid by the Board of Trustees; and (b) commercial paper
that is sold under section 4(2) of the 1933 Act which: (i) is not traded
flat or in default as to interest or principal; and (ii) is rated in one of
the two highest categories by at least two nationally recognized
statistical rating organizations and the
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Portfolio's (Fund's) Board of Trustees have determined the commercial paper
to be liquid; or (iii) is rated in one of the two highest categories by one
nationally recognized statistical rating agency and the Portfolio's
(Fund's) Board of Trustees has determined that the commercial paper is of
equivalent quality and is liquid;
There will be no violation of any investment restriction if that restriction is
complied with at the time the relevant action is taken notwithstanding a later
change in market value of an investment, in net or total assets, in the
securities rating of the investment, or any other later change.
Each Fund will comply with the state securities laws and regulations of all
states in which it is registered. Each Portfolio will comply with the permitted
investments and investment limitations in the securities laws and regulations of
all states in which the corresponding Fund, or any other registered investment
company investing in the Portfolio, is registered.
Portfolio Transactions and Brokerage Commissions
The Adviser is responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities, futures
contracts and options on such securities and futures for each Portfolio, the
selection of brokers, dealers and futures commission merchants to effect
transactions and the negotiation of brokerage commissions, if any. Broker-
dealers may receive brokerage commissions on portfolio transactions, including
options, futures and options on futures transactions and the purchase and sale
of underlying securities upon the exercise of options. Orders may be directed
to any broker-dealer or futures commission merchant, including to the extent and
in the manner permitted by applicable law, the Adviser or its subsidiaries or
affiliates. Purchases and sales of certain portfolio securities on behalf of a
Portfolio are frequently placed by the Adviser with the issuer or a primary or
secondary market-maker for these securities on a net basis, without any
brokerage commission being paid by the Portfolio. Trading does, however,
involve transaction costs. Transactions with dealers serving as market-makers
reflect the spread between the bid and asked prices. Transaction costs may also
include fees paid to third parties for information as to potential purchasers or
sellers of securities. Purchases of underwritten issues may be made which will
include an underwriting fee paid to the underwriter.
The Adviser seeks to evaluate the overall reasonableness of the brokerage
commissions paid (to the extent applicable) in placing orders for the purchase
and sale of securities for a Portfolio taking into account such factors as
price, commission (negotiable in the case of national securities exchange
transactions), if any, size of order, difficulty of execution and skill required
of the executing broker-dealer through familiarity with commissions charged on
comparable transactions, as well as by comparing commissions paid by the
Portfolio 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.
The Adviser is authorized, consistent with Section 28(e) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, when placing portfolio transactions for a
Portfolio with a broker to pay a brokerage commission (to the extent applicable)
in excess of that which another broker might have charged for effecting the same
transaction on account of the receipt of research, market or statistical
information. The term "research, market or 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 furnishing analyses and reports
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concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends,
portfolio strategy and the performance of accounts.
Consistent with the policy stated above, the Conduct Rules of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and such other policies as the Trustees
of the Portfolio may determine, the Adviser may consider sales of shares of the
Trust and of other investment company clients of Bankers Trust as a factor in
the selection of broker-dealers to execute portfolio transactions. the Adviser
will make such allocations if commissions are comparable to those charged by
nonaffiliated, qualified broker-dealers for similar services.
Higher commissions may be paid to firms that provide research services to the
extent permitted by law. The Adviser may use this research information in
managing the Portfolio's assets, as well as the assets of other clients.
Except for implementing the policies stated above, there is no intention to
place portfolio transactions with particular brokers or dealers or groups
thereof. 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
otherwise.
Although certain research, market and statistical information from brokers and
dealers can be useful to a Portfolio and to the Adviser, it is the opinion of
the management of the Portfolios that such information is only supplementary to
the Adviser's 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 Portfolios, and not
all such information is used by the Adviser in connection with the Portfolios.
Conversely, such information provided to the Adviser by brokers and dealers
through whom other clients of the Adviser effect securities transactions may be
useful to the Adviser in providing services to the Portfolios.
In certain instances there may be securities which are suitable for a Portfolio
as well as for one or more of the Adviser's other clients. Investment decisions
for a Portfolio and for the Adviser's other clients are made with a view to
achieving their respective investment objectives. It may develop that a
particular security is bought or sold for only one client even though it might
be held by, or bought or sold for, other clients. Likewise, a particular
security may be bought for one or more clients when one or more clients are
selling that same security. Some simultaneous transactions are inevitable when
several clients receive investment advice from the same investment adviser,
particularly when the same security is suitable for the investment objectives of
more than one client. When two or more clients are simultaneously engaged in
the purchase or sale of the same security, the securities are allocated among
clients in a manner believed to be equitable to each. It is recognized that in
some cases this system could have a detrimental effect on the price or volume of
the security as far as a Portfolio is concerned. However, it is believed that
the ability of a Portfolio to participate in volume transactions will produce
better executions for the Portfolio.
For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2000, 1999, and 1998, the Asset Management
Portfolio III paid brokerage commissions in the amount of $10,767, $28,763 and
$6,485, respectively.
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For the fiscal years ended March 31 2000, 1999, and 1998, the Asset Management
Portfolio II paid brokerage commissions in the amount of $31,681, $49,722 and
$28,818, respectively.
For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2000, 1999, and 1998, the Asset Management
Portfolio paid brokerage commissions in the amount of $346,922, $274,483 and
$205,989, respectively.
The Portfolios did not pay any affiliated brokerage commissions for the fiscal
years ended March 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Standard Performance Information
The Funds' performance may be used from time to time in advertisements,
shareholder reports or other communications to shareholders or prospective
shareholders. Performance information may include each Fund's investment results
and/or comparisons of its investment results to the Lipper Flexible Funds
Average, S&P 500 Index, Salomon Broad Investment Grade Bond Index, Salomon U.S.
Dollar T Bill Index and various unmanaged indices (or a blended rate of several
of such indices) or results of other mutual funds or investment or savings
vehicles. Each Fund's investment results as used in such communications will be
calculated on a yield or total rate of return basis in the manner set forth
below. From time to time, fund rankings may be quoted from various sources such
as Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., Value Line and Morningstar, Inc.
The Trust may provide period and average annualized "total return" quotations
for the Funds. The "total return" refers to the change in the value of an
investment in each Fund over a stated period based on any change in net asset
value per share and including the value of any shares purchasable with any
dividends or capital gains distributed during such period. An average annual
total return is a hypothetical rate of return that, if achieved annually, would
have produced the same cumulative total return if performance had been constant
over the entire period. Average annual total return calculations smooth out
variations in performance; they are not the same as actual year-by-year results.
Average annual total returns covering periods of less than one year assume that
performance will remain constant for the rest of the year.
The Trust may provide annualized "yield" quotations for the Funds. The "yield"
of a Fund refers to the income generated by an investment in the Fund over a 30
day or one month period (which period shall be stated in any such advertisement
or communications). This income is then annualized; that is, the amount
generated by the investment over the period is assumed to be generated over a
one year period and is shown as a percentage of the investment.
Unlike some bank deposits or other investments which pay a fixed yield for a
stated period of time, the total return of a Fund will vary depending upon
interest rates, the current market value of the securities held by the
corresponding Portfolio and changes in the Fund's expenses. In addition, during
certain periods for which total return or yield quotations may be provided,
Bankers Trust, as Adviser, Service Agent or Administrator may have voluntarily
agreed to waive portions of its fees on a month to month basis. Such waivers
will have the effect of increasing a Fund's net income (and therefore its total
return or yield) during the period such waivers are in effect.
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Shareholders will receive financial reports semi annually that include the
Portfolios' financial statements, including listings of investment securities
held by the Portfolios at those dates. Annual reports are audited by independent
accountants.
From time to time, quotations of a Fund's performance may be included in
advertisements, sales literature or shareholder reports. These performance
figures are calculated in the following manner:
Yield: Yields for a Fund used in advertising are computed by dividing the
Fund's interest and dividend income for a given 30-day or one-month period, net
of expenses, by the average number of shares entitled to receive distributions
during the period, dividing this figure by the Fund's net asset value per share
at the end of the period, and annualizing the result (assuming compounding of
income) in order to arrive at an annual percentage rate. Income is calculated
for purpose of yield quotations in accordance with standardized methods
applicable to all stock and bond mutual funds. Dividends from equity
investments are treated as if they were accrued on a daily basis, solely for the
purpose of yield calculations. In general, interest income is reduced with
respect to bonds trading at a premium over their par value by subtracting a
portion of the premium from income on a daily basis, and is increased with
respect to bonds trading at a discount by adding a portion of the discount to
daily income. Capital gains and losses generally are excluded from the
calculation.
Income calculated for the purposes of calculating a Fund's yield differs from
income as determined for other accounting purposes. Because of the different
accounting methods used, and because of the compounding assumed in yield
calculations, the yield quoted for a Fund may differ from the rate of
distributions of the Fund paid over the same period or the rate of income
reported in the Fund's financial statements.
The Funds' 30-day SEC yields for the period ended March 31, 2000, were as
follows:
Lifecycle Short Range--Investment Class -- 3.44%
Lifecycle Mid Range--Investment Class -- 2.30%
Lifecycle Long Range--Investment Class - 2.08%
Total return: A Fund's average annual total return is calculated for certain
periods by determining the average annual compounded rates of return over those
periods that would cause an investment of $1,000 (made at the maximum public
offering price with all distributions reinvested) to reach the value of that
investment at the end of the periods. A Fund may also calculate total return
figures which represent aggregate performance over a period or year-by-year
performance.
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Total Return for the Annualized Return for Annualized Return for the
One-Year Period Ended the Five-Year Period Period from Commencement of
Fund March 31, 2000 Ended March 31, 2000 Operations to March 31, 2000
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Lifecycle Short 5.76% 10.15% 7.69%
Range--Investment
Class/1/
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Lifecycle Mid 9.80% 14.25% 10.86%
Range--Investment
Class/2/
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Lifecycle Long 13.46% 18.32% 14.68%
Range--Investment
Class/3/
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/1/ Fund commenced operations October 15, 1993.
/2/ Fund commenced operations October 14, 1993.
/3/ Fund commenced operations November 16, 1993.
Performance Results: Any total return quotation provided for a Fund should not
be considered as representative of the performance of the Fund in the future
since the net asset value and public offering price of shares of the Fund will
vary based not only on the type, quality and maturities of the securities held
in the corresponding Portfolio, but also on changes in the current value of such
securities and on changes in the expenses of the Fund and the corresponding
Portfolio. These factors and possible differences in the methods used to
calculate total return should be considered when comparing the total return of a
Fund to total returns published for other investment companies or other
investment vehicles. Total return reflects the performance of both principal
and income.
Comparison of Fund Performance
Comparison of the quoted nonstandardized performance of various investments is
valid only if performance is calculated in the same manner. Since there are
different methods of calculating performance, investors should consider the
effect of the methods used to calculate performance when comparing performance
of a Fund with performance quoted with respect to other investment companies or
types of investments.
In connection with communicating its performance to current or prospective
shareholders, a Fund also may compare these figures to the performance of other
mutual funds tracked by mutual fund rating services or to unmanaged indices
which may assume reinvestment of dividends but generally do not reflect
deductions for administrative and management costs. Evaluations of a Fund's
performance made by independent sources may also be used in advertisements
concerning the Fund. Sources for a Fund's performance information could include
the following:
Asian Wall Street Journal, a weekly Asian newspaper that often reviews U.S.
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mutual funds investing internationally.
Barron's, a Dow Jones and Company, Inc. business and financial weekly that
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periodically reviews mutual fund performance data.
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Business Week, a national business weekly that periodically reports the
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performance rankings and ratings of a variety of mutual funds investing abroad.
Changing Times, The Kiplinger Magazine, a monthly investment advisory
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publication that periodically features the performance of a variety of
securities.
Consumer Digest, a monthly business/financial magazine that includes a "Money
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Watch" section featuring financial news.
Financial Times, Europe's business newspaper, which features from time to time
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articles on international or country-specific funds.
Financial World, a general business/financial magazine that includes a "Market
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Watch" department reporting on activities in the mutual fund industry.
Forbes, a national business publication that from time to time reports the
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performance of specific investment companies in the mutual fund industry.
Fortune, a national business publication that periodically rates the performance
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of a variety of mutual funds.
Global Investor, a European publication that periodically reviews the
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performance of U.S. mutual funds investing internationally.
Investor's Business Daily, a daily newspaper that features financial, economic
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and business news.
Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.'s Mutual Fund Performance Analysis, a weekly
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publication of industry-wide mutual fund averages by type of fund.
Money, a monthly magazine that from time to time features both specific funds
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and the mutual fund industry as a whole.
Morningstar Inc., a publisher of financial information and mutual fund research.
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New York Times, a nationally distributed newspaper which regularly covers
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financial news.
Personal Investing News, a monthly news publication that often reports on
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investment opportunities and market conditions.
Personal Investor, a monthly investment advisory publication that includes a
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"Mutual Funds Outlook" section reporting on mutual fund performance measures,
yields, indices and portfolio holdings.
Success, a monthly magazine targeted to the world of entrepreneurs and growing
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business, often featuring mutual fund performance data.
U.S. News and World Report, a national business weekly that periodically reports
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mutual fund performance data.
Value Line, a biweekly publication that reports on the largest 15,000 mutual
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funds.
Wall Street Journal, a Dow Jones and Company, Inc. newspaper which regularly
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covers financial news.
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Weisenberger Investment Companies Services, an annual compendium of information
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about mutual funds and other investment companies, including comparative data on
funds' backgrounds, management policies, salient features, management results,
income and dividend records, and price ranges.
Working Women, a monthly publication that features a "Financial Workshop"
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section reporting on the mutual fund/financial industry.
Economic and Market Information. Advertising and sales literature for the Funds
may include discussions of economic, financial and political developments and
their effect on the securities market. Such discussions may take form of
commentary on these developments by Fund portfolio managers and their views and
analysis on how such developments could affect the Funds. In addition,
advertising and sales literature may quote statistics and give general
information about the mutual fund industry, including the growth of the
industry, from sources such as the Investment Company Institute ("ICI").
VALUATION OF SECURITIES
Redemptions and Purchases In Kind
Valuation of Securities. The net asset value ("NAV") per share of each Fund is
calculated on each day on which the New York Stock Exchange Inc. (the "NYSE") is
open (each such day being a "Valuation Day").
The NAV per share of each Fund is calculated once on each Valuation Day as of
the close of regular trading on the NYSE, which is currently 4:00 p.m., New York
time or in the event that the NYSE closes early, at the time of such early
closing (the "Valuation Time"). The NAV per share of each Fund is computed by
dividing the value of the Fund's Assets (i.e., the value of its investment in
the Portfolio and other assets), less all liabilities, by the total number of
its shares outstanding. Each Portfolio's securities and other assets are valued
on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily
available, by a method which that Portfolio's Board of Trustees believes
accurately reflects fair value.
Equity and debt securities (other than short-term debt obligations maturing in
60 days or less), including listed securities and securities for which price
quotations are available, will normally be valued on the basis of market
valuations furnished by a pricing service. Short-term debt obligations and
money market securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized
cost, which approximates market.
Securities for which market quotations are not available are valued by the
Adviser pursuant to procedures adopted by each Portfolio's Board of Trustees.
It is generally agreed that securities for which market quotations are not
readily available should not be valued at the same value as that carried by an
equivalent security which is readily marketable.
The problems inherent in making a good faith determination of value are
recognized in the codification effected by SEC Financial Reporting Release No. 1
("FRR 1" (formerly Accounting Series Release No. 113)) which concludes that
there is "no automatic formula" for calculating the value of restricted
securities. It recommends that the best method simply is to consider all
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relevant factors before making any calculation. According to FRR 1 such factors
would include consideration of the:
type of security involved, financial statements, cost at date of
purchase, size of holding, discount from market value of
unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase,
special reports prepared by analysts, information as to any
transactions or offers with respect to the security, existence of
merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security, price and
extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or
comparable companies, and other relevant matters.
To the extent that a Portfolio purchases securities which are restricted as to
resale or for which current market quotations are not available, the Adviser of
the Portfolio will value such securities based upon all relevant factors as
outlined in FRR 1.
The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, and each Portfolio reserve the right, if
conditions exist which make cash payments undesirable, to honor any request for
redemption or repurchase order by making payment in whole or in part in readily
marketable securities chosen by the Trust, or the Portfolio, as the case may be,
and valued as they are for purposes of computing the Fund's or the Portfolio's
net asset value, as the case may be (a redemption in kind). If payment is made
to a Fund shareholder in securities, an investor, including the Fund, the
shareholder may incur transaction expenses in converting these securities into
cash. The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, and each Portfolio have elected,
however, to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act as a result of which
each Fund and each Portfolio are obligated to redeem shares or beneficial
interests, as the case may be, with respect to any one investor during any 90-
day period, solely in cash up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the net asset
value of the Fund or the Portfolio, as the case may be, at the beginning of the
period.
Each Portfolio has agreed to make a redemption in kind to the corresponding Fund
whenever the Fund wishes to make a redemption in kind and therefore shareholders
of the Fund that receive redemptions in kind will receive portfolio securities
of the corresponding Portfolio and in no case will they receive a security
issued by the Portfolio. The Portfolio has advised the Trust that the Portfolio
will not redeem in kind except in circumstances in which the Fund is permitted
to redeem in kind or unless requested by the Fund.
Each investor in a Portfolio, including the corresponding Fund, may add to or
reduce its investment in the Portfolio on each day the Portfolio determines its
net asset value. At the close of each such business day, the value of each
investor's beneficial interest in the Portfolio will be determined by
multiplying the net asset value of the Portfolio by the percentage, effective
for that day, which represents that investor's share of the aggregate beneficial
interests in the Portfolio. Any additions or withdrawals which are to be
effected as of the close of business on that day will then be effected. The
investor's percentage of the aggregate beneficial interests in the Portfolio
will then be recomputed as the percentage equal to the fraction (i) the
numerator of which is the value of such investor's investment in the Portfolio
as of the close of business on such day plus or minus, as the case may be, the
amount of net additions to or withdrawals from the investor's investment in the
Portfolio effected as of the close of business on such day, and (ii) the
denominator of which is the aggregate net asset value of the Portfolio as of the
close of business on such day plus or minus, as the case may be, the amount of
net additions to or withdrawals
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from the aggregate investments in the Portfolio by all investors in the
Portfolio. The percentage so determined will then be applied to determine the
value of the investor's interest in the Portfolio as the close of business on
the following business day.
Each Fund may, at its own option, accept securities in payment for shares. The
securities delivered in payment for shares are valued by the method described
under "Net Asset Value" as of the day the Fund receives the securities. This is
a taxable transaction to the shareholder. Securities may be accepted in payment
for shares only if they are, in the judgment of the Adviser, appropriate
investments for the Fund's corresponding Portfolio. In addition, securities
accepted in payment for shares must: (i) meet the investment objective and
policies of the acquiring Fund's corresponding Portfolio; (ii) be acquired by
the applicable Fund for investment and not for resale (other than for resale to
the Fund's corresponding Portfolio); (iii) be liquid securities which are not
restricted as to transfer either by law or liquidity of market; and (iv) if
stock, have a value which is readily ascertainable as evidenced by a listing on
a stock exchange, over-the-counter market or by readily available market
quotations from a dealer in such securities. Each Fund reserves the right to
accept or reject at its own option any and all securities offered in payment for
its shares.
The Funds and the Portfolios each reserve the right to redeem all of their
shares, if the Board of Trustees vote to liquidate the Fund and/or Portfolio.
Trading in Foreign Securities
Trading in foreign markets may be completed at times which vary from the closing
of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). In computing the net asset value, the
Funds value foreign securities at the latest closing price on the exchange on
which they are traded immediately prior to the closing of the NYSE. similarly,
foreign securities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars
at the foreign exchange rates.
Occasionally, events that affect values an exchange rates may occur between the
times at which they are determined and the closing of the NYSE. If such events
materially affect the value of the portfolio securities, these securities may be
valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees, although
the actual calculation may be done by others.
Purchase and Redemption of Shares
Shares must be purchased in accordance with procedures established by the
Transfer Agent and each Service Agent. It is the responsibility of each Service
Agent to transmit to the Transfer Agent purchase and redemption orders and to
transmit to Bankers Trust as the Trust's custodian (the "Custodian") purchase
payments by the following business day (trade date + 1) after an order for
shares is placed. A shareholder must settle with the Service Agent for his or
her entitlement to an effective purchase or redemption order as of a particular
time. Because Bankers Trust is the Custodian and Transfer Agent of the Trust,
funds may be transferred directly from or to a customer's account held with
Bankers Trust to settle transactions with the Fund without incurring the
additional costs or delays associated with the wiring of Federal funds.
The Trusts and Bankers Trust have authorized one or more brokers to accept on
the Trusts' behalf purchase and redemption orders. Such brokers are authorized
to designate other intermediaries to accept purchase and redemption orders on
the Trust's behalf. The Transfer Agent will be deemed to have received a
purchase or redemption order when an authorized
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broker or, if applicable, a broker's authorized designee, accepts the order.
Customer orders will be priced at the appropriate Fund's NAV next computed after
they are accepted by an authorized broker or the broker's authorized designee.
How To Sell Shares
You can arrange to take money out of your Fund account at any time by selling
(redeeming) some or all of your shares. Your shares shall be sold at the next
NAV calculated after an order is received by the Transfer Agent. Redemption
requests should be transmitted by customers in accordance with procedures
established by the Transfer Agent and the Shareholder's Service Agent.
Redemption requests for shares of the Fund received by the Service Agent and
transmitted to the Transfer Agent prior to the Valuation Time on each Valuation
Day will be effective at that day's Valuation Time and the redemption proceeds
normally will be delivered to the shareholder's account the next day, but in any
event within seven calendar days following receipt of the request.
Service Agents may allow redemptions or exchanges by telephone and may disclaim
liability for following instructions communicated by telephone that the Service
Agent reasonably believes to be genuine. The Service Agent must provide the
investor with an opportunity to choose whether or not to utilize the telephone
redemption or exchange privilege. The Transfer Agent and the Service Agent must
employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by
telephone are genuine. If the Shareholder Servicing Agent does not do so, it may
be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Such
procedures may include, among others, requiring some form of personal
identification prior to acting upon instructions received by telephone,
providing written confirmation of such transactions and/or tape recording of
telephone instructions.
Certain requests must include a signature guarantee to protect you and bankers
trust from fraud. redemption requests in writing must include a signature
guarantee if any of the following situations apply:
. Your account registration has changed within the last 30 days,
. The check is being mailed to a different address than the one on your
account (record address),
. The check is being made payable to someone other than the account owner,
. The redemption proceeds are being transferred to a BT account with a
different registration, or
. You wish to have redemption proceeds wired to a non-pre-designated bank
account.
A signature guarantee is also required if you change the pre-designated bank
information for receiving redemption proceeds on your account.
You should be able to obtain a signature guarantee from a bank, broker, dealer,
credit union (if authorized under state law), securities exchange or
association, clearing agency, or savings association. A notary public cannot
provide a signature guarantee.
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MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST AND PORTFOLIOS
The Trusts and the Portfolios are governed by their respective Boards of
Trustees which are responsible for protecting the interests of investors. By
virtue of the responsibilities assumed by Bankers Trust, the administrator of
the Trusts and the Portfolios, neither the Trusts nor the Portfolios require
employees other than their executive officers. None of the executive officers
of the Trusts or the Portfolios devotes full time to the affairs of the Trusts
or the Portfolios.
A majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the
1940 Act) of each Trust or Portfolio, as the case may be, have adopted written
procedures reasonably appropriate to deal with potential conflicts of interest
arising from the fact that the same individuals are Trustees of such Trust and
Portfolio.
Each Board of Trustees is composed of persons experienced in financial matters
who meet throughout the year to oversee the activities of the Funds or
Portfolios they represent. In addition, the Trustees review contractual
arrangements with companies that provide services to the Funds/Portfolios and
review the Funds' performance.
The Trustees and officers of the Trusts and Portfolios their birthdates, their
principal occupations during the past five years, and addresses are set forth
below. Their titles may have varied during that period.
Trustees of the Trust
CHARLES P. BIGGAR (birth date: October 13, 1930) -- Trustee of the Trust and
Portfolio Trust; Trustee of each of the other investment companies in the Fund
Complex1; Retired; formerly Vice President, International Business Machines
("IBM") and President, National Services and the Field Engineering Divisions of
IBM. His address is 12 Hitching Post Lane, Chappaqua, New York 10514.
S. LELAND DILL (birth date: March 28, 1930) -- Trustee of the Trust and
Portfolio Trust; Trustee of each of the other investment companies in the Fund
Complex; Retired; formerly Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick; Director, Vintners
International Company Inc.; Director, Coutts (U.S.A.) International; Trustee,
Phoenix Zweig Series Trust; Trustee, Phoenix Euclid Market Neutral Fund;
Director, Coutts Trust Holdings Ltd., Director, Coutts Group; General Partner,
Pemco/2/. His address is 5070 North Ocean Drive, Singer Island, Florida 33404.
MARTIN J. GRUBER (birth date: July 15, 1937) -- Trustee of the Trust and
Portfolio Trust; Trustee of each of the other investment companies in the Fund
Complex; Nomura Professor of Finance, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New
York University (since 1964); Trustee, TIAA2; Director, S.G. Cowen Mutual
Funds/2/; Director, Japan Equity Fund, Inc./2/; Director,
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/1/ The "Fund Complex" consists of BT Investment Funds, BT Institutional Funds,
BT Pyramid Mutual Funds, BT Advisor Funds, Cash Management Portfolio,
Intermediate Tax Free Portfolio, Tax Free Money Portfolio, NY Tax Free Money
Portfolio, Treasury Money Portfolio, International Equity Portfolio, Equity 500
Index Portfolio, Capital Appreciation Portfolio, Asset Management Portfolio and
BT Investment Portfolios.
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Taiwan Equity Fund, Inc./2/ His address is 229 South Irving Street, Ridgewood,
New Jersey 07450.
RICHARD HALE* (birth date: July 17, 1945) -- Trustee of the Trust and Portfolio
Trust; Trustee of each of the other investment companies in the Fund Complex;
Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management; Director, Flag Investors Funds/2/;
Managing Director, Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Incorporated; Director and
President, Investment Company Capital Corp. His address is 205 Woodbrook Lane,
Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
RICHARD J. HERRING (birth date: February 18, 1946) -- Trustee of the Trust and
Portfolio Trust; Trustee of each of the other investment companies in the Fund
Complex; Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking and Professor, Finance
Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (since 1972). His
address is 325 South Roberts Road, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010.
BRUCE E. LANGTON (birth date: May 10, 1931) -- Trustee of the Trust and
Portfolio Trust; Trustee of each of the other investment companies in the Fund
Complex; Retired; formerly Assistant Treasurer of IBM Corporation (until 1986);
Trustee and Member, Investment Operations Committee, Allmerica Financial Mutual
Funds (1992-present) Member, Investment Committee, Unilever U.S. Pension and
Thrift Plans (1989 to present)/3/ Director, TWA Pilots Directed Account Plan and
401(k) Plan (1988 to present)/2/. His address is 99 Jordan Lane, Stamford,
Connecticut 06903.
PHILIP SAUNDERS, JR. (birth date: October 11, 1935) -- Trustee of the Trust and
Portfolio Trust; Trustee of each of the other investment companies in the Fund
Complex; Principal, Philip Saunders Associates (Economic and Financial
Consulting); former Director, Financial Industry Consulting, Wolf & Company;
President, John Hancock Home Mortgage Corporation; Senior Vice President of
Treasury and Financial Services, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Inc. His address is Philip Saunders Associates, 445 Glen Road, Weston,
Massachusetts 02493.
HARRY VAN BENSCHOTEN (birth date: February 18, 1928) -- Trustee of the Trust and
Portfolio Trust; Trustee of each of the other investment companies in the Fund
Complex; Retired; Corporate Vice President, Newmont Mining Corporation (prior to
1987); Director, Canada Life Insurance Corporation of New York (since 1987).
His address is 6581 Ridgewood Drive, Naples, Florida 34108.
* "Interested Person" within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Act. Mr.
Hale is a Managing Director of Deutsche Asset Management, the U.S. asset
management unit of Deutsche Bank A.G. and its affiliates.
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/2/ An investment company registered under the 1940 Act
/3/ A publicly held company with securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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The Board has an Audit Committee that meets with the Trust's and the Portfolio
Trust's independent accountants to review the financial statements of the Trust
and Portfolio Trust, the adequacy of internal controls and the accounting
procedures and policies of the Trust and Portfolio Trust. Each member of the
Board except Mr. Hale is a member of the Audit Committee.
Officers of the Trust and the Portfolio Trust
DANIEL O. HIRSCH (birth date: March 27, 1954) -- Secretary of the Trust and
Portfolio Trust; Director, Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Incorporated and Investment
Company Capital Corp. since July 1998; Assistant General Counsel, Office of the
General Counsel, United States Securities and Exchange Commission from 1993 to
1998. His address is One South Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
JOHN A. KEFFER (birth date: July 14, 1942) -- President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Trust and Portfolio Trust; President, Forum Financial Group
L.L.C. and its affiliates; President, ICC Distributors, Inc./4/ His address is
ICC Distributors, Inc., Two Portland Square, Portland, Maine 04101.
CHARLES A. RIZZO (birth date: August 5, 1957) Treasurer of the Trust and
Portfolio Trust; Director and Department Head, Deutsche Asset Management since
1998; Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1993 to 1998. His address
is One South Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.
Messrs. Hirsch, Keffer and Rizzo also hold similar positions for other
investment companies for which ICC Distributors, or an affiliate serves as the
principal underwriter.
No person who is an officer or director of Bankers Trust is an officer or
Trustee of the Trusts or the Portfolios. No director, officer or employee of
ICC Distributors, Inc. or any of its affiliates will receive any compensation
from the Trusts or any Portfolios for serving as an officer or Trustee of the
Trusts or the Portfolios.
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/4/ Underwriter/distributor for the Trust. Mr. Keffer owns 100% of the shares of
ICC Distributors, Inc.
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Trustee Compensation Table
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Aggregate
Compensation Aggregate Total Compensation
from BT Compensation from
Trustee Investment Funds* From Portfolios** Fund Complex***
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Charles P. Biggar $ 6,021 $3,453 $45,000
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S. Leland Dill $15,888 $3,203 $46,250
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Martin Gruber $ 5,943 $1,273 $43,250
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Richard J. Herring $ 5,613 $1,203 $45,000
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Kelvin Lancaster $ 6,667 $ 0 $10,000
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Bruce E. Langton $ 5,943 $1,274 $46,250
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Philip Saunders, Jr. $15,889 $3,203 $46,250
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Harry Van Benschoten $ 5,943 $1,274 $46,250
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* The information provided is for the BT Investment Funds, which is comprised
of 16 funds, for the year ended March 31, 2000.
** The information provided is for Asset Management Portfolio, Asset Management
Portfolio II, Asset Management Portfolio III for the year ended March 31, 2000.
*** Aggregated information is furnished for the Deutsche Asset Management Family
of Funds which consists of the following: BT Investment Funds, BT Institutional
Funds, BT Pyramid Mutual Funds, BT Advisor Funds, BT Investment Portfolios, Cash
Management Portfolio, Treasury Money Portfolio, Tax Free Money Portfolio, NY Tax
Free Money Portfolio, International Equity Portfolio, Intermediate Tax Free
Portfolio, Asset Management Portfolio, Equity 500 Index Portfolio and Capital
Appreciation Portfolio for the year ended March 31, 2000.
Bankers Trust reimbursed the Funds and Portfolios for a portion of their
Trustees fees for the period above. See "Investment Adviser" and
"Administrator" below.
As of June 8, 2000, the Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolios
owned in the aggregate less than 1% of the shares of any Fund or of the Trust
(all series taken together).
As of June 8, 2000, the following shareholders of record owned 5% or more of the
Lifecycle Short Range - Investment Class: Bankers Trust Co Ttee, Grove US LLC,
Retirement Svgs & Investment Plan, 565 Buchanan Trail East, Shady Grove, PA
17256, 20.70%; Partnershare Plan of Bankers Trust Co, Attn: Justin Lake, 100
Plaza One, Jersey City, NJ 07311-3901, 14.77%; Mac & Co Cust, Westinghouse
Electric Sav & Invest Plan A/C WSPF1801102, Attn: Mutual
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Fund Operations, P.O. Box 3198, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-3198, 14.46%; Bankers Trust
Co as Trustee for Westinghouse Savannah River/Bechtel, Savannah River Inc
Savings and Investment Plan, 34 Exchange PL MS 3064, Jersey City, NJ 07302-3885,
9.76%; State Street Bank and Trust Ttee, Northrop Grumman ESSD Savings Plan,
Attn: Annette Johnson, 34 Exchange PL #3-3064, Jersey City, NJ 07302-3885,
6.26%; Charles Schwab & Co, Omnibus Account Reinvest, Attn: Mutual Fund Acct
Mgmt Team, 101 Montegomery Street, 333-8, San Francisco, CA 94104, 6.02%.
As of June 8, 2000, the following shareholders of record owned 5% or more of the
Lifecycle Mid Range--Investment Class: Charles Schwab & Co, Omnibus Account
Reinvest, Attn: Mutual Fund Acct Mgmt Team, 101 Montegomery Street, 333-8, San
Francisco, CA 94104, 35.74%; Mac & Co Cust, Westinghouse Electric Sav & Invest
Plan, Attn: Mutual Funds Operations, A/C WSPF1801112, P.O. Box 3198, Pittsburgh,
PA 15230-3198, 9.68%; Bankers Trust As Trustee for Westinghouse Savannah
River/Bechtel, Savannah River Inc Savings and Investment Plan, 34 Exchange PL MS
3064, Jersey City, NJ 07302-3885, 9.19%; Partnershare Plan of Bankers Trust Co,
Attn: Justin Lake, 100 Plaza One, Jersey City, NJ 07311-3901, 7.70%; Bankers
Trust Co As Ttee for Millennium Chemicals 401K, Attn: Linda Castello, 200
International Cir, Ste 2000, Hunt Valley, MD 21030-1336, 6.58%; Nat'l Financial
Services Corp for Excl Benefit Our Customers, Attn: Mutual Funds, P.O. Box 3908,
Church Street Station, New York, NY 10008-3908, 6.42%.
As of June 8, 2000, the following shareholders of record owned 5% or more of the
Lifecycle Long Range--Investment Class: Partnershare Plan of Bankers Trust Co,
Attn: Justin Lake, 100 Plaza One, Jersey City, NJ 07311-3901, 26.63%; Bankers
Trust Co As Trustee for Westinghouse Savannah River Inc Savings and Investment
Plan, 34 Exchange PL MS 3064, Jersey City, NJ 07302-3885, 16.83%; Charles Schwab
& Co/Schwab, Omnibus Account Reinvest, Attn: Mutual Fund Acct Mgmt Team, 101
Montegomery Street, 333-8, San Francisco, CA 94104, 8.86%; Bankers Trust As Ttee
for Millennium Chemicals 401K, Attn: Linda Castello, 200 International Cir, Ste
2000, Hunt Valley, MD 21030-1336, 6.50%; Bankers Trust As Ttee for Hanson
IndustriesPlan 401K, Attn: Marisa Depp, 34 Exchange Place 5/th/ Floor, Mail Stop
3055, Jersey City, NJ 07302-3885, 6.42%; State Street Bank & Trust Cust,
Northrop Grumman ESSD Savings Plan, Attn: Annette Johnson, 34 Exchange PL
#6-3064, Jersey City, NJ 07302-3885, 5.58%; Bankers Trust Co Ttee, Grove US LLC,
Retirement Svgs & Investment Plan, 565 Buchanan Trail East, Shady Grove, PA
17256, 5.56%; Mac & Co Cust, Westinghouse Electric Savings & Investment Plan,
A/C WSPF1801122, P.O. Box 3198, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-3198, 5.33%.
Code of Ethics
The Board of Trustees of each Fund has adopted a Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule
17j-1 under the 1940 Act. The Funds' Code of Ethics specifies that Access
Persons of the Funds who are subject to Codes of Ethics adopted by their
employers may comply with their employer's Code in lieu of the Funds' Code if
such Code has been approved by the Board of Trustees. As a result, the Funds'
Code permits Fund personnel to invest in securities for their own accounts, but
requires compliance with pre-clearance requirements, trading "blackout periods"
that prohibit
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trading by personnel within periods of trading by a Fund in the same security,
and other restrictions which are imposed by the Codes of Ethics of the adviser
and distributor.
Each Portfolio's adviser, Bankers Trust, has also adopted a Code of Ethics. The
Code of Ethics allows personnel to invest in securities for their own accounts,
but requires compliance with the Code's pre-clearance requirements and other
restrictions, including "blackout periods" and minimum holding periods, subject
to limited exceptions. The Code prohibits purchases of securities in initial
public offerings and requires prior approval for purchases of securities in
private placements.
Each Fund's principal underwriter, ICC Distributors, Inc. ("ICC"), has adopted a
Code of Ethics applicable to ICC's distribution services to registered
investment companies such as the Funds. The distributor's Code of Ethics
prohibits access persons and investment personnel from executing personal trades
on a day during which the individual knows or should have known that a Fund has
a pending "buy" or "sell" order in the same security, subject to certain
exceptions. In addition, investment personnel are prohibited from executing
personal trades during a "blackout" period" surrounding trades by funds for
which such investment personnel made investment recommendations, subject to
certain exceptions. The distributor's Code of Ethics also requires investment
personnel to obtain pre-clearance for purchases of securities in an initial
public offering or private placement.
Investment Adviser
The Trusts have not retained the services of an investment adviser since the
Trusts seek to achieve the investment objective of each of its Funds by
investing all the assets of the Funds in the Portfolios. The Portfolios have
retained the services of Bankers Trust as Adviser.
Bankers Trust is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG ("Deutsche
Bank"). Deutsche Bank is a banking company with limited liability organized
under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. Deutsche Bank is the parent
company of a group consisting of banks, capital markets companies, fund
management companies, mortgage banks, a property finance company, installments
financing and leasing companies, insurance companies, research and consultancy
companies and other domestic and foreign companies.
Bankers Trust may have deposit, loan and other commercial banking relationships
with the issuers of obligations which may be purchased on behalf of the
Portfolio, including outstanding loans to such issuers which could be repaid in
whole or in part with the proceeds of securities so purchased. Such affiliates
deal, trade and invest for their own accounts in such obligations and are among
the leading dealers of various types of such obligations. Bankers Trust has
informed the Portfolios that, in making its investment decisions, it does not
obtain or use material inside information in its possession or in the possession
of any of its affiliates. In making investment recommendations for the
Portfolio, Bankers Trust will not inquire or take into consideration whether an
issuer of securities proposed for purchase of sale by the Portfolio is a
customer of Bankers Trust, its parent or its subsidiaries or affiliates. Also,
in dealing with its customers, Bankers Trust, its parent , subsidiaries, and
affiliates will not inquire or take into consideration
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whether securities of such customers are held by any fund managed by Bankers
Trust or any such affiliate.
Bankers Trust, subject to the supervision and direction of the Board of Trustees
of the Portfolios, manages the Portfolios in accordance with the Portfolios'
investment objective and stated investment policies, makes investment decisions
for the Portfolios, places orders to purchase and sell securities and other
financial instruments on behalf of the Portfolios and employs professional
investment managers and securities analysts who provide research services to the
Portfolios. Bankers Trust may utilize the expertise of any of its worldwide
subsidiaries and affiliates to assist it in its role as investment adviser. All
orders for investment transactions on behalf of the Portfolios are placed by
Bankers Trust with brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries that it
selects, including those affiliated with Bankers Trust. A Bankers Trust
affiliate will be used in connection with a purchase or sale of an investment
for the Portfolios only if Bankers Trust believes that the affiliate's charge
for transaction does not exceed usual and customary levels. The Portfolios will
not invest in obligations for which Bankers Trust or any of its affiliates is
the ultimate obligor or accepting bank. The Portfolios may, however, invest in
the obligations of correspondents or customers of Bankers Trust.
Under the Advisory Agreement, Bankers Trust receives a fee from each Portfolio,
computed daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.65% of the average
daily net assets of the Portfolio. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2000,
1999 and 1998, Bankers Trust earned $4,697,424, $4,398,804, and $3,056,313
respectively, for compensation of investment advisory services provided to Asset
Management Portfolio. For the same periods, Bankers Trust reimbursed $1,135,915,
$1,063,602, and $731,870, respectively to the Portfolio to cover expenses.
For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998, Bankers Trust earned
$608,367, $568,410 and $515,908, respectively, for compensation of investment
advisory services provided to Asset Management Portfolio II. For the same
periods, Bankers Trust reimbursed $184,067, $182,366 and $140,978 respectively
to the Portfolio to cover expenses.
For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998, Bankers Trust earned
$280,885, $370,595, $255,498 and $201,330, respectively, for compensation of
investment advisory services provided to Asset Management Portfolio III. For the
same periods, Bankers Trust reimbursed $108,034, $131,154 and $83,225
respectively to the Portfolio to cover expenses.
Administrator
Under its Administration and Services Agreement with the Trusts, the Adviser
calculates the NAV of each Fund and generally assists the Board of Trustees of
the Trusts in all aspects of the administration and operation of the Trusts.
The Administration and Services Agreements provides for the Trusts to pay
Bankers Trust a fee computed daily and paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.65%
of the average daily net assets of each Fund.
Under an Administration and Services Agreement with each Portfolio, Bankers
Trust calculates the value of the assets of the Portfolios and generally assists
the Board of Trustees of the Portfolios in all aspects of the administration and
operation of the Portfolios. Each Administration and Services Agreement
provides for the respective Portfolio to pay Bankers Trust a fee computed daily
and paid monthly at the rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets
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of that Portfolio. Under each Administration and Services Agreement, Bankers
Trust may delegate one or more of its responsibilities to others at Bankers
Trust's expense.
Under administration and services agreements, Bankers Trust is obligated on a
continuous basis to provide such administrative services as the Board of
Trustees of the Trust and each Portfolio reasonably deem necessary for the
proper administration of the Trust or a Portfolio. Bankers Trust will generally
assist in all aspects of the Funds' and Portfolios' operations; supply and
maintain office facilities (which may be in Bankers Trust's own offices),
statistical and research data, data processing services, clerical, accounting,
bookkeeping and recordkeeping services (including without limitation the
maintenance of such books and records as are required under the 1940 Act and the
rules thereunder, except as maintained by other agents), internal auditing,
executive and administrative services, and stationery and office supplies;
prepare reports to shareholders or investors; prepare and file tax returns;
supply financial information and supporting data for reports to and filings with
the SEC and various state Blue Sky authorities; supply supporting documentation
for meetings of the Board of Trustees; provide monitoring reports and assistance
regarding compliance with Declarations of Trust, by-laws, investment objectives
and policies and with Federal and state securities laws; arrange for appropriate
insurance coverage; calculate net asset values, net income and realized capital
gains or losses; and negotiate arrangements with, and supervise and coordinate
the activities of, agents and others to supply services.
For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998, Bankers Trust earned
$280,784, $370,272 and $255,093, respectively, as compensation for
administrative and other services provided to the Lifecycle Short Range--
Investment Class. During the same periods, Bankers Trust reimbursed $182,459,
$185,734 and $142,675, respectively, to the Fund to cover expenses.
For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998, Bankers Trust earned
$608,081, $567,803 and $515,229, respectively, as compensation for
administrative and other services provided to the Lifecycle Mid Range--
Investment Class. During the same periods, Bankers Trust reimbursed $303,402,
$262,375 and $243,184, respectively, to the Fund to cover expenses.
For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998, Bankers Trust earned
$1,045,789, $909,047 and $699,739, respectively, as compensation for
administrative and other services provided to the Lifecycle Long Range--
Investment Class. During the same periods, Bankers Trust reimbursed $485,641,
$392,850 and $314,048, respectively, to the Fund to cover expenses.
For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998, Bankers Trust earned
$722,681 and $676,739 $470,202, respectively, as compensation for administrative
and other services provided to Asset Management Portfolio.
For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998, Bankers Trust earned
$93,595, $87,448 $79,370, respectively, as compensation for administrative and
other services provided to Asset Management Portfolio II.
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For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998, Bankers Trust earned
$43,213, $57,015 and $39,307, respectively, as compensation for administrative
and other services provided to Asset Management Portfolio III.
Custodian and Transfer Agent
Bankers Trust, 130 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10006, serves as Custodian
for the Trust and for each Portfolio pursuant to the administration and services
agreements. As Custodian, it holds the Funds' and each Portfolio's assets.
Bankers Trust also serves as transfer agent of the Trust and of each Portfolio
pursuant to the respective administration and services agreement. Under its
transfer agency agreement with the Trust, Bankers Trust maintains the
shareholder account records for each Fund, handles certain communications
between shareholders and the Trust and causes to be distributed any dividends
and distributions payable by the Trust. Bankers Trust may be reimbursed by the
Funds or the Portfolios for its out-of-pocket expenses. Bankers Trust will
comply with the self-custodian provisions of Rule 17f-2 under the 1940 Act.
Distributor
ICC Distributors is the principal distributor for shares of the Fund. ICC
Distributors is a registered broker/dealer and is unaffiliated with Bankers
Trust. The principal business address of ICC Distributors is Two Portland
Square, Portland, Maine 04101.
Service Agent
The Adviser acts as a Service Agent pursuant to its Administration and Services
Agreements with the Trusts and receives no additional compensation from the
Funds for such shareholder services. The service fees of any other Service
Agents, including broker-dealers, will be paid by the Adviser from its fees.
The services provided by a Service Agent may include establishing and
maintaining shareholder accounts, processing purchase and redemption
transactions, arranging for bank wires, performing shareholder sub-accounting,
answering client inquiries regarding the Trusts, assisting clients in changing
dividend options, account designations and addresses, providing periodic
statements showing the client's account balance, transmitting proxy statements,
periodic reports, updated prospectuses and other communications to shareholders
and, with respect to meetings of shareholders, collecting, tabulating and
forwarding to the Trusts executed proxies and obtaining such other information
and performing such other services as the Administrator or the Service Agent's
clients may reasonably request and agree upon with the Service Agent. Service
Agents may separately charge their clients additional fees only to cover
provision of additional or more comprehensive services not already provided
under the Administration and Services Agreements with the Adviser, or of the
type or scope not generally offered by a mutual fund, such as cash management
services or enhanced retirement or trust reporting. In addition, investors may
be charged a transaction fee if they effect transactions in Fund shares through
a broker or agent. Each Service Agent has agreed to transmit to shareholders,
who are its customers, appropriate disclosures of any fees that it may charge
them directly.
Use of Name
The Trust and Bankers Trust have agreed that the Trust may use "BT" as part of
its name for so long as Bankers Trust serves as investment adviser to the
Portfolios. The Trust has acknowledged that the term "BT" is used by and is a
property right of certain subsidiaries of
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Bankers Trust and that those subsidiaries and/or Bankers Trust may at any time
permit others to use that term.
The Trust may be required, on 60 days' notice from Bankers Trust at any time, to
abandon use of the acronym "BT" as part of its name. If this were to occur, the
Trustees would select an appropriate new name for the Trust, but there would be
no other material effect on the Trust, its shareholders or activities.
Banking Regulatory Matters
Bankers Trust has been advised by its counsel that in its opinion Bankers Trust
may perform the services for the Portfolios contemplated by the investment
advisory agreement and other activities for the Funds and the Portfolios
described in the Prospectus and this SAI without violation of the Glass-Steagall
Act or other applicable banking laws or regulations. However, counsel has
pointed out that future changes in either Federal or state statutes and
regulations concerning the permissible activities of banks or trust companies,
as well as future judicial or administrative decisions or interpretations of
present and future statutes and regulations, might prevent Bankers Trust from
continuing to perform those services for the Trust and the Portfolios. State
laws on this issue may differ from the interpretations of relevant Federal law
and banks and financial institutions may be required to register as dealers
pursuant to state securities law. If the circumstances described above should
change, the Boards of Trustees would review the relationships with Bankers Trust
and consider taking all actions necessary in the circumstances.
Counsel and Independent Accountants
Willkie Farr & Gallagher, 787 7th Avenue, New York, New York 10019, serves as
Counsel to the Trust and each Portfolio. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 250 West
Pratt Street, Suite 2100, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, have been selected as
Independent Accountants for the Trust and each Portfolio.
ORGANIZATION OF THE TRUST
The Trust was organized on July 21, 1986, under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. Each Fund is a separate series of the Trust and was established
and designated on August 12, 1992. The Trust offers shares of beneficial
interest of separate series, par value $0.001 per share. The shares of the
other series of the Trust are offered through separate prospectuses. No series
of shares has any preference over any other series.
The Trust is an entity of the type commonly known as a "Massachusetts business
trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a business trust may,
under certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for its
obligations. However, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on
account of a shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which both
inadequate insurance existed and the Trust itself was unable to meet its
obligations.
When matters are submitted for shareholder vote, shareholders of each Fund will
have one vote for each full share held and proportionate, fractional votes for
fractional shares held. A separate vote of a Fund is required on any matter
affecting that Fund on which shareholders are entitled to vote. Shareholders of
a Fund are not entitled to vote on Trust matters that do not affect the Fund.
There normally will be no meetings of shareholders for the purpose of electing
Trustees unless and until such time as less than a majority of Trustees holding
office have been elected by
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shareholders, at which time the Trustees then in office will call a
shareholders' meeting for the election of Trustees. Any Trustee may be removed
from office upon the vote of shareholders holding at least two thirds of the
Trust's outstanding shares at a meeting called for that purpose. The Trustees
are required to call such a meeting upon the written request of shareholders
holding at least 10% of the Trust's outstanding shares.
Asset Management Portfolio II and Asset Management Portfolio III are each a
series of BT Investment Portfolios, an open end management investment company.
BT Investment Portfolios and Asset Management Portfolio are each organized as
trusts under the laws of the State of New York. Each Portfolio's Declaration of
Trust provides that the corresponding Fund and other entities investing in the
Portfolio (e.g., other investment companies, insurance company separate accounts
and common and commingled trust funds) will each be liable for all obligations
of the Portfolio. However, the risk of a Fund incurring financial loss on
account of such liability is limited to circumstances in which both inadequate
insurance existed and the corresponding Portfolio itself was unable to meet its
obligations. Accordingly, the Trustees of that Trust believe that neither the
Funds nor their shareholders will be adversely affected by reason of the Funds
investing in the corresponding Portfolios. The interest in BT Investment
Portfolios are divided into separate series, such as Asset Management Portfolio
II and Asset Management Portfolio III. No series of BT Investment Portfolios
has any preference over any other series.
Each series of the Trust will not be involved in any vote involving a Portfolio
in which it does not invest its Assets. Shareholders of all the series of the
Trust will, however, vote together to elect Trustees of the Trust and for
certain other matters. Under certain circumstances, the shareholders of one or
more series could control the outcome of these votes.
As of June 8, 2000, no shareholder of record owned 25% or more of the voting
securities of Lifecycle Short Range - Investment Class and therefore, is not
deemed to control this Fund and be able to affect the outcome of certain matters
presented for a vote of the Fund's shareholders.
As of June 8, 2000, the following shareholder of record owned 25% or more of the
voting securities of Lifecycle Mid Range - Investment Class, and therefore, may
for certain purposes, be deemed to control this Fund and be able to affect the
outcome of certain matters presented for a vote of the Fund's shareholders:
Charles Schwab & Co, Omnibus Account Reinvest, Attn: Mutual Fund Acct Mgmt Team,
101 Montegomery Street, 333-8, San Francisco, CA 94104, 35.74%.
As of June 8, 2000, the following shareholder of record owned 25% or more of the
voting securities of Lifecycle Long Range - Investment Class, and therefore, may
for certain purposes, be deemed to control this Fund and be able to affect the
outcome of certain matters presented for a vote of the Fund's shareholders:
Partnershare Plan of Bankers Trust Co, Attn: Justin Lake, 100 Plaza One, Jersey
City, NJ 07311-3901, 26.63%.
The series of BT Investment Portfolios will vote separately or together in the
same manner as the series of the Trust. Under certain circumstances, the
investors in one or more series of BT Investment Portfolios could control the
outcome of these votes.
Shares of the Trust do not have cumulative voting rights, which means that
holders of more than 50% of the shares voting for the election of Trustees can
elect all Trustees. Shares are
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transferable but have no preemptive, conversion or subscription rights.
Shareholders generally vote by Fund, except with respect to the election of
Trustees.
Massachusetts law provides that shareholders could under certain circumstances
be held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust. However, the
Trust's Declaration of Trust disclaims shareholder liability for acts or
obligations of the Trust and requires that notice of this disclaimer be given in
each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by the Trust
or a Trustee. The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification from the
Trust's property for all losses and expenses of any shareholder held personally
liable for the obligations of the Trust. Thus, the risk of a shareholder's
incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to
circumstances in which the Trust itself would be unable to meet its obligations,
a possibility that the Trust believes is remote. Upon payment of any liability
incurred by the Trust, the shareholder paying the liability will be entitled to
reimbursement from the general assets of the Trust. The Trustees intend to
conduct the operations of the Trust in a manner so as to avoid, as far as
possible, ultimate liability of the shareholders for liabilities of the Trust.
The Trust was organized under the name BT Tax-Free Investment Trust and assumed
its current name of BT Investment Funds on May 16, 1988.
Whenever the Trust is requested to vote on a matter pertaining to a Portfolio,
the Trust will vote its shares without a meeting of the respective Fund
shareholders if the proposal, if made with respect to such Fund, would not
require the vote of the Fund shareholders as long as such action is permissible
under applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. The Trust will hold a
meeting of the Fund shareholders for all other matters requiring a vote, and the
Trust will cast all of its votes at the meeting of investors in a Portfolio in
the same proportion as the votes of the respective Fund shareholders. Other
investors with a greater pro rata ownership of a Portfolio could have effective
voting control of the operations of the Portfolio.
TAXATION
Taxation of the Funds
Federal Taxes. Each Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company,
as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
Provided the Fund meets the requirements imposed by the Code and distributes all
of its income and gains, the Fund will not pay any Federal income or excise
taxes. The Portfolio will also not be required to pay any Federal income or
excise taxes.
Distributions from the Funds' income and short-term capital gains are taxed as
dividends, and long term capital gain distributions are taxed as long term
capital gains. The Funds' distributions are taxable when they are paid, whether
you take them in cash or reinvest them in additional shares. Distributions
declared to shareholders of record in October, November and December and paid in
January are taxable as if paid on December 31. Each Fund will send each
shareholder a tax statement by January 31 showing the tax status of the
distributions received in the past year.
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Capital Gains. You may realize a capital gain or loss when you redeem (sell) or
exchange shares. Because the tax treatment also depends on your purchase price
and your personal tax position, you should keep your regular account statements
to use in determining your tax.
"Buying a Dividend." On the ex-date for a distribution from income and/or
capital gains, each Fund's share value is reduced by the amount of the
distribution. If you buy shares just before the ex-date ("buying a dividend"),
you will pay the full price for the shares and then receive a portion of the
price back as a taxable distribution.
Other Tax Information. In addition to Federal taxes, you may be subject to
state or local taxes on your investment, depending on the laws in your area.
Income received by the Portfolios from sources within foreign countries may be
subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by such countries. You should
consult with your own tax adviser concerning the application of Federal, state
and local taxes to your distributions from the Fund.
The Trust intends to qualify annually and to elect for each Fund to be treated
as a regulated investment company under the Code.
As a regulated investment company, each Fund will not be subject to U.S. Federal
income tax on its investment company taxable income and net capital gains (the
excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses), if
any, that it distributes to shareholders. The Fund intends to distribute to its
shareholders, at least annually, substantially all of its investment company
taxable income and net capital gains and therefore does not anticipate incurring
a Federal income tax liability.
If for any taxable year a Fund does not qualify for the special federal income
tax treatment afforded regulated investment companies, all of its taxable income
will be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates (without any
deduction for distributions to its shareholders). In such event, dividend
distributions, including amounts derived from net capital gains, would be
taxable to shareholders to the extent of current and accumulated earnings and
profits, and would be eligible for the dividends received deduction for
corporations in the case of corporate shareholders.
Distributions
Each Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income and capital
gains to shareholders each year. Income dividends are distributed quarterly.
In addition, the Fund will distribute net capital gains, if any, at least
annually and potentially semi-annually, if required, to remain in compliance
with the applicable tax regulations. Unless a shareholder instructs the Trust
to pay such dividends and distributions in cash, they will be automatically
reinvested in additional shares of the Fund.
Dividends paid out of a Fund's investment company taxable income will be taxable
to a U.S. shareholder as ordinary income. Distributions of net capital gains,
if any, designated as capital gain dividends are taxable as long-term capital
gains, regardless of how long the shareholder has held the Fund's shares, and
are not eligible for the dividends-received deduction. Shareholders receiving
distributions in the form of additional shares, rather than cash, generally will
have a cost basis in each such share equal to the net asset value of a share of
the Fund on the reinvestment date. Shareholders will be notified annually as to
the U.S. Federal tax status of
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distributions. Shareholders should consult their own tax adviser concerning the
application of federal, state and local taxes to the distributions they receive
from the Fund.
Taxation of the Portfolios
The Portfolios are not subject to the Federal income taxation. Instead, the
Fund and other investors investing in a Portfolio must take into account, in
computing their Federal income tax liability, their share of the Portfolio's
income, gains, losses, deductions, credits and tax preference items, without
regard to whether they have received any cash distributions from the Portfolio.
Foreign Withholding Taxes
Income received by a Portfolio from sources within foreign countries may be
subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by such countries.
Backup Withholding
A Fund may be required to withhold U.S. Federal income tax at the rate of 31% of
all taxable distributions and redemption proceeds payable to shareholders who
fail to provide the Fund with their correct taxpayer identification number or to
make required certifications, or who have been notified by the Internal Revenue
Service that they are subject to backup withholding. Corporate shareholders and
certain other shareholders specified in the Code generally are exempt from such
backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts
withheld may be credited against the shareholder's U.S. Federal income tax
liability.
Foreign Shareholders
The tax consequences to a foreign shareholder of an investment in a Fund may be
different from those described herein. Foreign shareholders are advised to
consult their own tax advisers with respect to the particular tax consequences
to them of an investment in a Fund.
Other Taxation
The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and, under current law,
neither the Trust nor any Fund is liable for any income or franchise tax in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, provided that the Fund continues to qualify as a
regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code.
Each Portfolio is organized as a New York trust. Each Portfolio is not subject
to any income or franchise tax in the State of New York or the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financial statements for the Funds and the Portfolios for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2000, are incorporated herein by reference to the Annual Report
to shareholders of the Fund dated March 31, 2000 (File Nos. 33-07404 and 811-
4760). A copy of the Annual Report may be obtained without charge by contacting
the Funds.
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APPENDIX
BOND AND COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS
Set forth below are descriptions of ratings which represent opinions as to the
quality of the securities. It should be emphasized, however, that ratings are
relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality.
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.'s Corporate 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-
edged". 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 fluctuations of protective elements
may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make
the long-term risk 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.
Baa: Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium grade obligations,
(i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured). Interest payments
and principal security appear adequate for the present, but certain protective
elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great
length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.
Ba: Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements; their
future cannot be considered as well assured. Often the protection of interest
and principal payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safe-guarded
during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position
characterizes bonds in this class.
B: Bonds which are rated B generally lack characteristics of the desirable
investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of
other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.
Caa: Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in
default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or
interest.
Ca: Bonds which are rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative in a
high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked
shortcomings.
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C: Bonds which are rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and issues so
rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any
real investment standing.
Note: Moody's applies numerical modifiers, 1, 2 and 3 in each generic rating
classification from Aa through B in its corporate bond rating system. The
modifier 1 indicates that the security ranks in the higher end of its generic
rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid range ranking; and the modifier
3 indicates that the issue ranks in the lower end of its generic rating
category.
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.'s Short-Term Debt Ratings
Moody's short-term debt ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to repay
punctually promissory obligations not having an original maturity in excess of
one year.
Issuers rated Prime-1 or P-1 (or supporting institutions) have a superior
ability for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations. Prime-1 or P-1
repayment ability will often be evidenced by many of the following
characteristics:
. Leading market positions in well established industries.
. High rates of return on funds employed.
. Conservative capitalization structure with moderate reliance on debt and
ample asset protection.
. Broad margins in earnings coverage of fixed financial charges and high
internal cash generation.
. Well established access to a range of financial markets and assured
sources of alternate liquidity.
Issuers rated Prime-2 or P-2 (or supporting institutions) have a strong ability
for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations. This will normally be
evidenced by many of the characteristics cited above but to a lesser degree.
Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, may be more subject to
variation. Capitalization characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more
affected by external conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Group's Corporate Bond Ratings
Investment Grade
AAA: Debt rated AAA has the highest rating assigned by S&P's to a debt
obligation. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong.
AA: Debt rated AA has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal
and differs from the higher rated issues only in small degree.
A: Debt rated A has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal
although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than bonds in higher rated categories.
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BBB: Debt rated BBB is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest
and repay principal. Whereas it normally exhibits adequate protection
parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for
debt in this category than in higher rated categories.
Speculative Grade
Debt rated BB, B, CCC, CC, and C is regarded as having predominantly speculative
characteristics with respect to capacity to pay interest and repay principal. BB
indicates the least degree of speculation and C the highest. While such debt
will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these are
outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions.
BB: Debt rated BB has less near-term vulnerability to default than other
speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure
to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to
inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments. The BB
rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is
assigned an actual or implied BBB- rating.
B: Debt rated B has a greater vulnerability to default but currently has the
capacity to meet interest payments and principal repayments. Adverse business,
financial, or economic conditions will likely impair capacity or willingness to
pay interest and repay principal.
The B rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is
assigned an actual or implied BB or BB- rating.
CCC: Debt rated CCC has a currently identifiable vulnerability to default, and
is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions to meet
timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the event of adverse
business, financial, or economic conditions, it is not likely to have the
capacity to pay interest and repay principal.
The CCC rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that
is assigned an actual or implied B or B- rating.
CC: The rating CC is typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt which
is assigned an actual or implied CCC debt rating.
C: The rating C is typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt which
is assigned an actual or implied CCC- debt rating. The C rating may be used to
cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed, but debt service
payments are continued.
C1: The Rating C1 is reserved for income bonds on which no interest is being
paid.
D: Debt rated D is in payment default. The D rating category is used when
interest payments or principal payments are not made on the date due even if the
applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor's believes that
such payments will be made during such grace period. The D rating also will be
used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition if debt service payments are
jeopardized.
Plus (+) or Minus (-): The ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the
addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major
rating categories.
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NR: Bonds may lack a S&P's rating because no public rating has been requested,
because there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or because
S&P's does not rate a particular type of obligation as a matter of policy.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Group's Commercial Paper Ratings
A: S&P's commercial paper rating is a current assessment of the likelihood of
timely payment of debt considered short-term in the relevant market.
A-1: This highest category indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely
payment is strong. Those issues determined to possess extremely strong safety
characteristics are denoted with a plus (+) sign designation.
A-2: Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is
satisfactory. However, the relative degree of safety is not as high as for
issues designated "A-1 ".
A-3: Issues carrying this designation have adequate capacity for timely payment.
They are, however, more vulnerable to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances than obligations carrying the higher designations.
Fitch Investors Service, Inc. Bond Ratings
Investment Grade
AAA: Bonds considered to be investment grade and of the highest credit quality.
The obligor has an exceptionally strong ability to pay interest and repay
principal, which is unlikely to be affected by reasonably foreseeable events.
AA: Bonds considered to be investment grade and of very high credit quality.
The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is very strong,
although not quite as strong as bonds rated "AAA". Because bonds rated in the
"AAA" and "AA" categories are not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable future
developments, short-term debt of these issuers is generally rated "F-1+".
A: Bonds considered to be investment grade and of high credit quality. The
obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be
strong, but may be more vulnerable to adverse changes in economic conditions and
circumstances than bonds with higher ratings.
BBB: Bonds considered to be investment grade and of satisfactory credit quality.
The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be
adequate. Adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances, however,
are more likely to have adverse impact on these bonds, and therefore, impair
timely payment. The likelihood that the ratings of these bonds will fall below
investment grade is higher than for bonds with higher ratings.
High Yield Grade
BB: Bonds are considered speculative. The obligor's ability to pay interest and
repay principal may be affected over time by adverse economic changes. However,
business and financial alternatives can be identified which could assist the
obligor in satisfying its debt service requirements.
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B: Bonds are considered highly speculative. While bonds in this class are
currently meeting debt service requirements, the probability of continued timely
payment of principal and interest reflects the obligor's limited margin of
safety and the need for reasonable business and economic activity throughout the
life of the issue.
CCC: Bonds have certain identifiable characteristics which, if not remedied, may
lead to default. The ability to meet obligations requires an advantageous
business and economic environment.
CC: Bonds are minimally protected. Default in payment of interest and/or
principal seems probable over time.
C: Bonds are in imminent default in payment of interest or principal.
DDD, DD, and D: Bonds are in default of interest and/or principal payments.
Such bonds are extremely speculative and should be valued on the basis of their
ultimate recovery value in liquidation or reorganization of the obligor. "DDD"
represents the highest potential for recovery on these bonds, and "D" represents
the lowest potential for recovery.
Plus (+) or Minus (-): The ratings from AA to C may be modified by the addition
of a plus or minus sign to indicate the relative position of a credit within the
rating category.
NR: Indicates that Fitch does not rate the specific issue.
Conditional: A conditional rating is premised on the successful completion of a
project or the occurrence of a specific event.
Fitch Investors Service, Inc. Short-Term Ratings
Fitch's short-term ratings apply to debt obligations that are payable on demand
or have original maturities of generally up to three years, including commercial
paper, certificates of deposit, medium-term notes, and municipal and investment
notes.
F-1+: Exceptionally Strong Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating are
regarded as having the strongest degree of assurance for timely payment.
F-1: Very Strong Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating reflect an
assurance of timely payment only slightly less in degree than issues rated "F-
1+".
F-2: Good Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating have a satisfactory
degree of assurance for timely payment, but the margin of safety is not as great
as the "F-1+" and "F-1 " categories.
F-3: Fair Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating have characteristics
suggesting that the degree of assurance for timely payment is adequate, however,
near-term adverse changes could cause these securities to be rated below
investment grade.
Duff & Phelps Bond Ratings
Investment Grade
AAA: Highest credit quality. The risk factors are negligible, being only
slightly more than for risk-free U.S. Treasury debt.
AA+, AA, and AA-: High credit quality. Protection factors are strong. Risk is
modest but may vary slightly from time to time because of economic conditions.
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A+, A, and A-: Protection factors are average but adequate. However, risk
factors are more variable and greater in periods of economic stress.
BBB+, BBB, and BBB-: Below average protection factors but still considered
sufficient for prudent investment. Considerable variability in risk during
economic cycles.
High Yield Grade
BB+, BB, and BB-: Below investment grade but deemed likely to meet obligations
when due. Present or prospective financial protection factors fluctuate
according to industry conditions or company fortunes. Overall quality may move
up or down frequently within this category.
B+, B, and B-: Below investment grade and possessing risk that obligations will
not be met when due. Financial protection factors will fluctuate widely
according to economic cycles, industry conditions and/or company fortunes.
Potential exists for frequent changes in the rating within this category or into
a higher or lower rating grade.
CCC: Well below investment grade securities. Considerable uncertainty exists as
to timely payment of principal interest or preferred dividends. Protection
factors are narrow and risk can be substantial with unfavorable
economic/industry conditions, and/or with unfavorable company developments.
Preferred stocks are rated on the same scale as bonds but the preferred rating
gives weight to its more junior position in the capital structure. Structured
financings are also rated on this scale.
Duff & Phelps Paper/Certificates of Deposit Ratings
Category 1: Top Grade
Duff 1 plus: Highest certainty of timely payment. Short-term liquidity
including internal operating factors and/or ready access to alternative sources
of funds, is outstanding, and safety is just below risk-free U.S. Treasury
short-term obligations.
Duff 1: Very high certainty of timely payment. Liquidity factors are excellent
and supported by good fundamental protection factors. Risk factors are minor.
Duff 1 minus: High certainty of timely payment. Liquidity factors are strong
and supported by good fundamental protection factors. Risk factors are very
small.
Category 2: Good Grade
Duff 2: Good certainty of timely payment. Liquidity factors and company
fundamentals are sound. Although ongoing funding needs may enlarge total
financing requirements, access to capital markets is good. Risk factors are
small.
Category 3: Satisfactory Grade
Duff 3: Satisfactory liquidity and other protection factors qualify issue as to
investment grade. Risk factors are larger and subject to more variation.
Nevertheless timely payment is expected.
No ratings are issued for companies whose paper is not deemed to be of
investment grade.
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Bonds which are unrated expose the investor to risks with respect to capacity to
pay interest or repay principal which are similar to the risks of lower-rated
bonds. The Fund is dependent on the investment adviser's or investment sub-
adviser's judgment, analysis and experience in the evaluation of such bonds.
Investors should note that the assignment of a rating to a bond by a rating
service may not reflect the effect of recent developments on the issuer's
ability to make interest and principal payments.
Note:
/1/The ratings indicated herein are believed to be the most recent ratings
available at the date of this SAI for the securities listed. Ratings are
generally given to securities at the time of issuance. While the rating
agencies may from time to time revise such ratings, they undertake no obligation
to do so, and the ratings indicated do not necessarily represent ratings which
would be given to these securities on the date of the Fund's fiscal year end.
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
JUNE 30, 2000
Investment Adviser of the Portfolios
Administrator of the Fund and Portfolios
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
130 Liberty Street
(One Bankers Trust Plaza)
New York, NY 10006
Distributor
ICC DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
Custodian and Transfer Agent
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
130 Liberty Street
(One Bankers Trust Plaza)
New York, NY 10006
Independent Accountants
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
250 West Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Counsel
WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any
representations other than those contained in the Trust's Prospectus, its
Statement of Additional Information or the Trust's official sales literature in
connection with the offering of the Trust's shares and, if given or made, such
other information or representations must not be relied on as having been
authorized by the Trust. Neither the Prospectus nor this Statement of Additional
Information constitutes an offer in any state in which, or to any person to
whom, such offer may not lawfully be made.
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PART C - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 23. Exhibits.
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(a) Declaration of Trust dated July 21, 1986;/1/
(i) Supplement to Declaration of Trust dated October 20, 1986;/1/
(ii) Second Supplement to Declaration of Trust dated May 16, 1988;/1/
(b) By-Laws;/1/
(c) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (b) above;
(d) Not applicable
(e) Distribution Agreement dated August 11, 1998;/5/
(ii) Appendix A dated December 9, 1998 to Distribution Agreement;/7/
(iii) Appendix A dated December 23, 1999 to Distribution Agreement;/12/
(f) Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts - Not applicable;
(g) Custodian Agreement dated July 1, 1996;/2/
(i) Amendment No. 2 to Exhibit A of the Custodian Agreement dated
October 8, 1997;/3/
(ii) Amendment No. 3 to Exhibit A of the Custodian Agreement dated
June 10, 1998;/7/
(iii) Amendment No. 4 to Exhibit A of the Custodian Agreement dated December 9, 1998;/7/
(iv) Cash Services Addendum to Custodian Agreement dated December 18, 1997;/4/
(v) Amendment No. 5 to Exhibit A of the Custodian Agreement dated December 23,
1999;/12/
(h) Administration and Services Agreement dated Oct. 28, 1992;/8/
(i) Exhibit D to the Administration and Services Agreement as of October
28, 1992, as revised December 23,1999;/12/
(ii) Agreement to Provide Shareholder Services for BT Preservation Plus
Income Fund as of June 10, 1998;/5/
(iii) Shareholder Services Plan for BT Preservation Plus Income Fund as of June 10, 1998;/5/
(iv) Expense Limitation Agreement dated September 30, 1999 on behalf of
Intermediate Tax Free Fund, Capital Appreciation Fund, Small Cap
Fund;/13/
(v) Expense Limitation Agreement dated October 31, 1999 on behalf of
International Equity Fund, Latin American Equity Fund and Pacific
Basin Equity Fund;/13/
(vi) Expense Limitation Agreement dated March 31, 2000, on behalf of BT
Investment Lifecycle Long Range Fund, BT Investment Lifecycle Mid Range
Fund, and BT Investment Lifecycle Short Range Fund;/15/
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(vii) Expense Limitation Agreement dated December 31, 1999 on behalf of Cash Management Fund, Tax Free
Money Fund, NY Tax Free Money Fund, Treasury Money Fund and Quantitative Equity Fund;/14/
(ix) Expense Limitation Agreement dated September 30, 1999 on behalf of
Preservation Plus Income Fund;/13/
(i) Legal Opinion - Not applicable;
(j) Consent of Independent Accountants; filed herewith
(k) Omitted Financial Statements - Not applicable;
(l) Initial Capital Agreements - Not applicable;
(m) Rule 12b-1 Plans - Not applicable;
(n) Not applicable.
(o) Rule 18f-3 Plan;/13/
(p) Codes of Ethics for Funds, Adviser and Distributor; filed herewith
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/1/ Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A ("Registration Statement")
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") on July
31, 1995.
/2/ Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to
Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on July 1,
1997.
/3/ Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 46 to
Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on January
28, 1998.
/4/ Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 50 to
Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on June
30, 1998.
/5/ Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to
Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on
November 25, 1998.
/6/ Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 56 to
Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on January
28, 1999.
/7/ Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 57 to
Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on
February 8, 1999.
/8/ Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to
Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on
November 8, 1993.
/9/ Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 60 to
Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on March
15, 1999.
/10/ Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 63 to
Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on July
29, 1999.
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/11/ Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 to
Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on October
22, 1999.
/12/ Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment to No. 66 to
Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on
December 23, 1999.
/13/ Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment to No. 67 to
Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on January
28, 2000.
/14/ Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment to No. 68 to
Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on April
28, 2000.
/15/ Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment to No. 69 to
Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on May 1,
2000.
ITEM 24. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant.
Not applicable.
ITEM 25. Indemnification.
Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's
Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on April 29, 1996.
ITEM 26. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser.
Bankers Trust Company ("Bankers Trust") serves as investment adviser to the
Portfolios. Bankers Trust, a New York banking corporation, is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. Bankers Trust conducts a variety of commercial
banking and trust activities and is a major wholesale supplier of financial
services to the international institutional market.
To the knowledge of the Trust, none of the directors or officers of Bankers
Trust, except those set forth below, is engaged in any other business,
profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature, except that certain
directors and officers also hold various positions with and engage in business
for Deutsche Bank AG and its affiliates or subsidiaries. Set forth below are the
names and principal businesses of the directors and officers of Bankers Trust
who, to our knowledge as of June 20, 2000, are engaged in any other business,
profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature.
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Josef Ackermann
Member, Board of Managing Directors, Deutsche Bank AG; Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer, Bankers Trust Corporation; Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer, Bankers Trust Company; Chairman of the Supervisory
Board, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg, S.A.; Supervisory Board Memberships in: EUREX
Frankfurt AG; EUREX Zurich AG; Linde AG, Stora Enso Oyj and Mannesmann AG;
Director, Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp. Address: Deutsche Bank AG,
Taunusanlage 12, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Hans Angermueller
"Of Counsel", Shearman & Sterling; Director, Bankers Trust Corporation;
Director, Bankers Trust Company. Address: Shearman & Sterling, 599 Lexington
Avenue, Suite 1414, New York, New York 10022-6069.
George B. Beitzel
Private Investor; Director, Bankers Trust Corporation; Director, Bankers Trust
Company; Directorships in: Bitstream, Inc.; Computer Task Group, Inc.; and
Staff Leasing Inc. Address: 29 King Street, Chappaqua, New York 10514-3432.
Yves de Balman
Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, DB Alex. Brown LLC; Vice Chairman,
Bankers Trust Corporation; Director, Bankers Trust International, plc; Director,
Aerospatiale Matra; Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. Address: 130 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10006.
William R. Howell
Chairman Emeritus, J.C. Penney Company, Inc.; Director, Bankers Trust
Corporation; Director, Bankers Trust Company; Director, Exxon Mobil Corporation;
Warner-Lambert Company; Halliburton Company; Williams, Inc.; Central and South
West Corporation. Adddress: 6501 Legacy Drive, Plano, Texas 75054-3698.
Hermann-Josef Lamberti
Executive Vice President, Deutsche Bank AG; Director and Vice Chairman, Bankers
Trust Corporation; Director, Bankers Trust Company; Board memberships:
Euroclear plc (London); Euroclear sc. (Brussels); and The Clearinghouse
Interbank Payments Co. L.L.C. Supervisory Board Memberships in: GZS
(Frankfurt) and the European Transaction Bank (e.t.b.). Director, Deutsche Bank
Americas Holding Corp. Address: Deutsche Bank AG, Taunusanlage 12, 60325
Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Troland S. Link
General Counsel of Deutsche Bank North America; General Counsel, Bankers Trust
Corporation; Managing Director and General Counsel, Bankers Trust Company.
Address: 1301 Sixth Avenue - Fl.8, New York, NY 10019.
Rodney A. McLauchlan
Executive Vice President, Bankers Trust Company; Executive Vice President,
Bankers Trust Corporation. Address: 31 West 52nd Street, Fl.28, New York, NY
10019.
John A. Ross
Chief Executive Officer of the Americas, Deutsche Bank AG; President and
Director, Bankers Trust Corporation; President and Director, Bankers Trust
Company; President, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Taunus Corporation and
DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corporation; President and Chief Executive
Officer, Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp.; Director, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc.and DB Alex. Brown LLC. Address: Deutsche Bank, 31 West 52nd
Street, FL. 28, New York, New York 10019.
Ronaldo H. Schmitz
Member of the Group Board, Deutsche Bank AG, Director, Bankers Trust
Corporation; Director, Bankers Trust Company; Non-executive Director,
Bertelsmann AG, Glaxo Wellcome plc, Rohm & Haas Co. and INSEAD - Paris, France;
Director, Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp. Address: Deutsche Bank AG,
Taunusanlage 12, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Mayo A. Shattuck III
Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, DB Alex. Brown LLC; Vice Chairman,
Bankers Trust Corporation; Director, Bankers Trust International, plc, Alex.
Brown & Sons Holdings Limited, Alex. Brown & Sons Limited, Alex. Brown Asset
Management, Inc., Alex. Brown Capital Advisory, Incorporated and Investment
Company Capital Corporation; Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer,
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; Director and President - AB Administrative
Partner, Inc., ABFS I Incorporated, ABS Leasing Services Company, ABS MB Ltd.,
Alex. Brown Financial Corporation, Alex. Brown Financial Services Incorporated,
Alex. Brown Investments Incorporated, Alex. Brown Management Services Inc. and
Alex. Brown Mortgage Capital Corporation; and Director and Vice President, Alex.
Brown & Sons Holdings Limited; Director, Constellation Holdings; President,
South Street Aviation; Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. Address: One South Street, Fl.30 Baltimore, MD 21202.
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Item 27. Principal Underwriters.
(a) ICC Distributors, Inc., the Distributor for shares of the Registrant, also
acts as principal underwriter for the following open-end investment companies:
BT Advisor Funds, BT Institutional Funds, BT Pyramid Mutual Funds, Cash
Management Portfolio, Intermediate Tax Free Portfolio, NY Tax Free Money
Portfolio, Treasury Money Portfolio, International Equity Portfolio, Equity 500
Index Portfolio, Capital Appreciation Portfolio, Asset Management Portfolio, BT
Investment Portfolios, Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Cash Reserve Fund, Inc., Flag
Investors Communications Fund, Inc., Flag Investors Emerging Growth Fund, Inc.,
the Flag Investors Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund Shares of Total Return U.S.
Treasury Fund, Inc., the Flag Investors Managed Municipal Fund Shares of Managed
Municipal Fund, Inc., Flag Investors Short-Intermediate Income Fund, Inc., Flag
Investors Value Builder Fund, Inc., Flag Investors Real Estate Securities Fund,
Inc., Flag (formerly known as Deutsche Funds, Inc.), Flag Investors Portfolios
Trust (formerly known as Deutsche Portfolios), Morgan Grenfell Investment Trust,
DP Trust, The Glenmede Funds, Inc. and The Glenmede Portfolios.
(b) Unless otherwise stated, the principal business address for the following
persons is Two Portland Square, Portland, Maine 04101.
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Name and Positions and Positions and
Principal Business Offices with Offices with
Address Distributor Registrant
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John A. Keffer President None
Ronald H. Hirsch Treasurer None
Nanette K. Chern Chief Compliance Officer None
David I. Goldstein Secretary None
Benjamin L. Niles Vice President None
Frederick Skillin Assistant Treasurer None
Marc D. Keffer Assistant Secretary None
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(c) None
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ITEM 28. Location of Accounts and Records.
BT Investment Funds: Deutsche Asset Management
(Registrant) One South Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Bankers Trust Company: 130 Liberty Street
(Custodian, Investment Adviser New York, NY 10006
and Administrator)
DST: 210 West 10th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105.
ICC Distributors, Inc.: Two Portland Square
(Distributor) Portland, ME 04101
ITEM 29. Management Services.
Not Applicable
ITEM 30. Undertakings.
Not Applicable
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant, BT INVESTMENT
FUNDS, has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 70 to its Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the
City of Baltimore and the State of Maryland on this 26th day of June, 2000.
BT INVESTMENT FUNDS
By: /s/ Daniel O. Hirsch
---------------------------
Daniel O. Hirsch, Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to
its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacity and on the date indicated:
NAME TITLE DATE
By: /s/ Daniel O. Hirsch Secretary June 26, 2000
-------------------- (Attorney in Fact
Daniel O. Hirsch For the Persons Listed Below)
/s/ JOHN Y. KEFFER* President and
------------------------- Chief Executive Officer
John Y. Keffer
/s/ CHARLES A. RIZZO* Treasurer (Principal
------------------------- Financial and Accounting Officer)
Charles A. Rizzo
/s/ CHARLES P. BIGGAR* Trustee
-------------------------
Charles P. Biggar
/s/ S. LELAND DILL* Trustee
-------------------------
S. Leland Dill
/s/ MARTIN J. GRUBER* Trustee
-------------------------
Martin J. Gruber
/s/ RICHARD T. HALE* Trustee
-------------------------
Richard T. Hale
/s/ RICHARD J. HERRING* Trustee
-------------------------
Richard J. Herring
/s/ BRUCE T. LANGTON* Trustee
-------------------------
Bruce T. Langton
/s/ PHILIP SAUNDERS, JR.* Trustee
-------------------------
Philip Saunders, Jr.
/s/ HARRY VAN BENSCHOTEN* Trustee
-------------------------
Harry Van Benschoten
* By Power of Attorney. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 64 of BT Investment Funds as filed with the Commission on October 22, 1999.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant, BT INVESTMENT
FUNDS, certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 70 to its Registration Statement pursuant to Rule
485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 70 to its Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Baltimore and the
State of Maryland on this 26th day of June, 2000.
BT INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS
By: /s/ Daniel O. Hirsch
---------------------------
Daniel O. Hirsch, Secretary
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 70 to the Registration Statement of BT
Investment Funds has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated with respect to Asset Management Portfolio II and Asset
Management Portfolio III, series of BT INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS.
NAME TITLE DATE
By: /s/ Daniel O. Hirsch Secretary June 26, 2000
-------------------- (Attorney in Fact
Daniel O. Hirsch For the Persons Listed Below)
/s/ JOHN Y. KEFFER* President and
------------------------- Chief Executive Officer
John Y. Keffer
/s/ CHARLES A. RIZZO* Treasurer (Principal
------------------------- Financial and Accounting Officer)
Charles A. Rizzo
/s/ CHARLES P. BIGGAR* Trustee
-------------------------
Charles P. Biggar
/s/ S. LELAND DILL* Trustee
-------------------------
S. Leland Dill
/s/ MARTIN J. GRUBER* Trustee
-------------------------
Martin J. Gruber
/s/ RICHARD T. HALE* Trustee
-------------------------
Richard T. Hale
/s/ RICHARD J. HERRING* Trustee
-------------------------
Richard J. Herring
/s/ BRUCE T. LANGTON* Trustee
-------------------------
Bruce T. Langton
/s/ PHILIP SAUNDERS, JR.* Trustee
-------------------------
Philip Saunders, Jr.
/s/ HARRY VAN BENSCHOTEN* Trustee
-------------------------
Harry Van Benschoten
* By Power of Attorney. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 64 of BT Investment Funds as filed with the Commission on October 22, 1999.
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SIGNATURES
ASSET MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No.
70 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of BT Investment Funds to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of
Baltimore and the State of Maryland on the 26th day of June, 2000.
ASSET MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO
By: /s/ Daniel O. Hirsch
---------------------------
Daniel O. Hirsch, Secretary
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 70 to the Registration Statement of BT
Investment Funds has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated with respect to ASSET MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO.
NAME TITLE DATE
By: /s/ Daniel O. Hirsch Secretary June 26, 2000
-------------------- (Attorney in Fact
Daniel O. Hirsch For the Persons Listed Below)
/s/ JOHN Y. KEFFER* President and
------------------------- Chief Executive Officer
John Y. Keffer
/s/ CHARLES A. RIZZO* Treasurer (Principal
------------------------- Financial and Accounting Officer)
Charles A. Rizzo
/s/ CHARLES P. BIGGAR* Trustee
-------------------------
Charles P. Biggar
/s/ S. LELAND DILL* Trustee
-------------------------
S. Leland Dill
/s/ MARTIN J. GRUBER* Trustee
-------------------------
Martin J. Gruber
/s/ RICHARD T. HALE* Trustee
-------------------------
Richard T. Hale
/s/ RICHARD J. HERRING* Trustee
-------------------------
Richard J. Herring
/s/ BRUCE T. LANGTON* Trustee
-------------------------
Bruce T. Langton
/s/ PHILIP SAUNDERS, JR.* Trustee
-------------------------
Philip Saunders, Jr.
/s/ HARRY VAN BENSCHOTEN* Trustee
-------------------------
Harry Van Benschoten
* By Power of Attorney. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 64 of BT Investment Funds as filed with the Commission on October 22, 1999.
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RESOLUTION RELATING TO
RATIFICATION OF REGISTRATION STATEMENTS
(To be approved by the Boards of each Investment Company with a Fiscal Year
End of March 31 (each, a "Trust" or a "Portfolio Trust", as applicable)
RESOLVED, That the proper officers of the Trust be, and they hereby are,
authorized and directed to execute, in the name and on behalf of the
Trust, a Post-Effective Amendment under the Securities Act of 1933
(the "1933 Act") and an Amendment under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, (the "1940 Act") to the Trust's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A, and all necessary exhibits and other
instruments relating thereto (collectively, the "Registration
Statement"), to procure all other necessary signatures thereon, and to
file the appropriate exhibits thereto, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), under the 1933 Act and the
1940 Act and to appear, together with legal counsel, on behalf of the
Trust before the Commission in connection with any matter relating to
the Registration Statement; and further
RESOLVED, That any officer of the Trust be, and he or she hereby is,
authorized and directed in the name and on behalf of the Trust to take
any and all action which the officer so acting may deem necessary or
advisable in order to obtain a permit to register or qualify shares of
common stock of the Trust for issuance and sale or to request an
exemption from registration of shares of common stock of the Trust
under the securities laws of such of the states of the United States
of America or other jurisdictions, including Canada, as such officer
may deem advisable, and in connection with such registration, permits,
licenses, qualifications and exemptions to execute, acknowledge,
verify, deliver, file and publish all such applications, reports,
issuer's covenants, resolutions, irrevocable consents to service of
process, powers of attorney and other papers and instruments as may be
required under such laws or may be deemed by such officer to be useful
or advisable to be filed thereunder, and that the form of any and all
resolutions required by any such state authority in connection with
such
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registration, licensing, permitting, qualification or exemption is
hereby adopted if (1) in the opinion of the officer of the Trust so
acting the adoption of such resolutions is necessary or advisable, and
(2) the Secretary of the Trust evidences such adoption by filing
herewith copies of such resolutions which shall thereupon be deemed to
be adopted by the Board of Directors and incorporated in the minutes
as a part of this resolution and with the same force and effect as if
attached hereto and that the proper officers of the Trust are hereby
authorized to take any and all action that they may deem necessary or
advisable in order to maintain such registration in effect for as long
as they may deem to be in the best interests of the Trust; and further
RESOLVED, That any and all actions heretofore or hereafter taken by such
officer or officers within the terms of the foregoing resolutions be,
and they hereby are, ratified and confirmed as the authorized act and
deed of the Trust; and further
RESOLVED, That the proper officers of the Portfolio Trust be, and they
hereby are, authorized and directed to execute, in the name and on
behalf of the Portfolio Trust, an Amendment under the 1940 Act to the
Portfolio Trust's Registration Statement, to procure all other
necessary signatures thereon, and to file the appropriate exhibits
thereto, with the Commission and to appear, together with legal
counsel, on behalf of the Portfolio Trust before the Commission in
connection with any matter relating to the Registration Statement; and
further
RESOLVED, That any officer of the Portfolio Trust be, and he or she hereby
is, authorized and directed in the name and on behalf of the Portfolio
Trust to take any and all action which the officer so acting may deem
necessary or advisable in order to obtain a permit to register or
qualify shares of common stock of the Portfolio Trust for issuance and
sale or to request an exemption from registration of shares of common
stock of the Portfolio Trust under the securities laws of such of the
states of the United States of America or other jurisdictions,
including Canada, as such officer may deem
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advisable, and in connection with such registration, permits,
licenses, qualifications and exemptions to execute, acknowledge,
verify, deliver, file and publish all such applications, reports,
issuer's covenants, resolutions, irrevocable consents to service of
process, powers of attorney and other papers and instruments as may be
required under such laws or may be deemed by such officer to be useful
or advisable to be filed thereunder, and that the form of any and all
resolutions required by any such state authority in connection with
such registration, licensing, permitting, qualification or exemption
is hereby adopted if (1) in the opinion of the officer of the
Portfolio Trust so acting the adoption of such resolutions is
necessary or advisable, and (2) the Secretary of the Portfolio Trust
evidences such adoption by filing herewith copies of such resolutions
which shall thereupon be deemed to be adopted by the Board of
Directors and incorporated in the minutes as a part of this resolution
and with the same force and effect as if attached hereto and that the
proper officers of the Portfolio Trust are hereby authorized to take
any and all action that they may deem necessary or advisable in order
to maintain such registration in effect for as long as they may deem
to be in the best interests of the Portfolio Trust; and further
RESOLVED, That any and all actions heretofore or hereafter taken by such
officer or officers within the terms of the foregoing resolutions be,
and they hereby are, ratified and confirmed as the authorized act and
deed of the Portfolio Trust.
