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<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000799125
<NAME> DRESDNER RCM GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> APR-30-2000
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<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 111,225,928
<RECEIVABLES> 2,050,005
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<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
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<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 26,224,063
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<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 1,374,047
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 27,598,110
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 97,160,562
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 11,954,566
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 11,954,566
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 813,494
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 6,383,695
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> (2,935,322)
<NET-ASSETS> 87,028,051
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 4,009,937
<OTHER-INCOME> 100,060
<EXPENSES-NET> 630,531
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 3,479,466
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (6,169,821)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 2,956,045
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 265,690
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 3,466,824
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 1,554,094
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 0
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<SHARES-REINVESTED> 0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (4,755,228)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 1,340,220
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 826,136
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 314,651
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
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<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 89,900,257
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 7.68
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.29
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (0.27)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0
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<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> (0.29)
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 7.28
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.41
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