STANDISH, AYER & WOOD INVESTMENT TRUST
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
May 5, 2000
VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
File Desk
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Standish, Ayer & Wood Investment Trust (the "Trust")
(File Nos. 33-8214 and 811-4813)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, I
certify that the forms of combined prospectuses and statements of additional
information for each of: (1) Standish Group of Fixed Income Funds which includes
Standish Fixed Income Fund, Standish World High Yield Fund, Standish Controlled
Maturity Fund and Standish Short-Term Asset Reserve Fund; (2) Standish Group of
Global Fixed Income Funds which includes Standish Global Fixed Income Fund,
Standish International Fixed Income Fund, Standish International Fixed Income
Fund II and Standish World High Yield Fund; and (3) Standish Fixed Income Fund
II and Standish Securitized Fund; that would have been filed under paragraph (c)
of Rule 497 do not differ from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No.
99 to the Trust's registration statement on Form N-1A filed electronically
(Accession No. 0001005477-00-003601) on May 1, 2000.
If you have any questions or comments concerning this filing, please
contact Charles. F. McCain, Esq., counsel to the Trust, at (617) 526-6276
(collect).
Very truly yours,
Standish, Ayer & Wood Investment Trust
/s/ Denise B. Kneeland
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Denise B. Kneeland
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