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                                                                 EXHIBIT (P)(11)

                          PERSONAL INVESTMENT POLICY
                                     FOR
               SSB CITI ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP - NORTH AMERICA
                  AND CERTAIN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES

SSB Citi Asset Management Group ("SSB Citi")/1/, and those U.S.-registered
investment companies advised or managed by SSB Citi that have adopted this
policy ("Funds"), have adopted this policy on securities transactions in order
to accomplish two goals: first, to minimize conflicts and potential conflicts of
interest between employees of SSB Citi and SSB Citi's clients (including the
Funds), and between Fund directors or trustees and their Funds, and second, to
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provide policies and procedures consistent with applicable law, including Rule
17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, to prevent fraudulent or
manipulative practices with respect to purchases or sales of securities held or
to be acquired by client accounts. All U.S. employees of SSB Citi, including
employees who serve as Fund officers or directors, and all directors or trustees
("directors") of each Fund, are Covered Persons under this policy.  Other
Covered Persons are described in Section II below.

I.   Statement of Principles - All SSB Citi employees owe a fiduciary duty to
     SSB Citi's clients when conducting their personal investment transactions.
     Employees must place the interests of clients first and avoid activities,
     interests and relationships that might interfere with the duty to make
     decisions in the best interests of the clients. All Fund directors owe a
     fiduciary duty to each Fund of which they are a director and to that Fund's
     shareholders when conducting their personal investment transactions. At all
     times and in all matters Fund directors shall place the interests of their
     Funds before their personal interests. The fundamental standard to be
     followed in personal securities transactions is that Covered Persons may
     not take inappropriate advantage of their positions.

     All personal securities transactions by Covered Persons shall adhere to the
     requirements of this policy and shall be conducted in such a manner as to
     avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest, the appearance of such
     a conflict, or the abuse of the person's position of trust and
     responsibility.  While this policy is designed to address both identified
     conflicts and potential conflicts, it cannot possibly be written broadly
     enough to cover all potential situations.  In this regard, Covered Persons
     are expected to adhere not only to the letter, but also the spirit of the
     policies contained herein.

     Employees are reminded that they also are subject to other Citigroup
     policies, including policies on insider trading, the purchase and sale of
     securities listed on any applicable SSB Citi restricted list, the receipt
     of gifts and service as a director of a publicly traded company. Employees
     must never trade in a security or commodity while in possession of
     material, non-public information about the issuer or the market for those
     securities or commodities, even if the employee has satisfied all other
     requirements of this policy.

     The reputation of SSB Citi and its employees for straightforward practices
     and integrity is a priceless asset, and all employees have the duty and
     obligation to support and maintain it when conducting their personal
     securities transactions.



/1/ The investment advisory entities of SSB Citi covered by this policy include:
Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc.; SSB Citi Fund Management LLC; Smith
Barney Asset Management Division of Salomon Smith Barney Inc.; Travelers
Investment Management Company; and the Citibank Global Asset Management Division
of Citibank, N.A. and Citicorp Trust, N.A.-California.

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II.  Applicability - SSB Citi Employees - This policy applies to all U.S.
     employees of SSB Citi, including part-time employees. Each employee,
     including employees who serve as Fund officers or directors, must comply
     with all of the provisions of the policy applicable to SSB Citi employees
     unless otherwise indicated. Certain employees are considered to be
     "investment personnel" (i.e., portfolio managers, traders and research
     analysts (and each of their assistants)), and as such, are subject to
     certain additional restrictions outlined in the policy. All other employees
     of SSB Citi are considered to be "advisory personnel."

     Generally, temporary personnel and consultants working in any SSB Citi
     business are subject to the same provisions of the policy as full-time
     employees, and their adherence to specific requirements will be addressed
     on a case-by-case basis.

     The personal investment policies, procedures and restrictions referred to
     herein also apply to an employee's spouse and minor children. The policies
     also apply to any other account over which the employee is deemed to have
     beneficial ownership. This includes: accounts of any immediate family
     members sharing the same household as the employee; accounts of persons or
     other third parties for whom the employee exercises investment discretion
     or gives investment advice; a legal vehicle in which the employee has a
     direct or indirect beneficial interest and has power over investment
     decisions; accounts for the benefit of a third party (e.g., a charity)
     which may be directed by the employee (other than in the capacity of an
     employee); and any account over which the employee may be deemed to have
     control. For a more detailed description of beneficial ownership, see
     Exhibit A attached hereto.

     These policies place certain restrictions on the ability of an employee to
     purchase or sell securities that are being or have been purchased or sold
     by an SSB Citi managed fund or client account.  The restrictions also apply
     to securities that are "related" to a security being purchased or sold by
     an SSB Citi managed fund or client account.  A "related security" is one
     whose value is derived from the value of another security (e.g., a warrant,
     option or an indexed instrument).

     Fund Directors - This policy applies to all directors of Funds that have
     adopted this policy.  The personal investment policies, procedures and
     restrictions that specifically apply to Fund directors apply to all
     accounts and securities in which the director has direct or indirect
     beneficial ownership.  See Exhibit A attached hereto for a more detailed
     description of beneficial ownership.

     Securities are defined as stocks, notes, bonds, closed-end mutual funds,
     debentures, and other evidences of indebtedness, including senior debt,
     subordinated debt, investment contracts, commodity contracts, futures and
     all derivative instruments such as options, warrants and indexed
     instruments, or, in general, any interest or instrument commonly known as a
     "security."

III. Enforcement - It is the responsibility of each Covered Person to act in
     accordance with a high standard of conduct and to comply with the policies
     and procedures set forth in this document.  SSB Citi takes seriously its
     obligation to monitor the personal investment activities of its employees.
     Any violation of this policy by employees will be considered serious, and
     may result in disciplinary action, which may include the unwinding of
     trades, disgorgement of profits, monetary fine or censure, and suspension
     or termination of employment.  Any violation of this policy by a Fund
     director will be reported to the Board of Directors of the applicable Fund,
     which may impose such sanctions as it deems appropriate.

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IV.  Opening and Maintaining Employee Accounts - All employee brokerage
     accounts, including spouse accounts, accounts for which the employee is
     deemed to have beneficial ownership, and any other accounts over which the
     employee and/or spouse exercise control, must be maintained either at
     Salomon Smith Barney ("SSB") or at Citicorp Investment Services ("CIS").
     /2/ For spouses or other persons who, by reason of their employment, are
     required to conduct their securities, commodities or other financial
     transactions in a manner inconsistent with this policy, or in other
     exceptional circumstances, employees may submit a written request for an
     exemption to the Compliance Department. If approval is granted, copies of
     trade confirmations and monthly statements must be sent to the Compliance
     Department. In addition, all other provisions of this policy will apply.

V.   Excluded Accounts and Transactions - The following types of
     accounts/transactions need not be maintained at SSB or CIS, nor are they
     subject to the other restrictions of this policy:

          1.   Accounts at outside mutual funds that hold only shares of open-
               end funds purchased directly from that fund company. Note:
               transactions relating to closed-end funds are subject to the pre-
               clearance, blackout period and other restrictions of this policy;

          2.   Estate or trust accounts in which an employee or related person
               has a beneficial interest, but no power to affect investment
               decisions. There must be no communication between the account(s)
               and the employee with regard to investment decisions prior to
               execution. The employee must direct the trustee/bank to furnish
               copies of confirmations and statements to the Compliance
               Department;

          3.   Fully discretionary accounts managed by either an internal or
               external registered investment adviser are permitted and may be
               custodied away from SSB and CIS if (i) the employee receives
               permission from the Regional Director of Compliance and the
               unit's Chief Investment Officer, and (ii) there is no
               communication between the manager and the employee with regard to
               investment decisions prior to execution. The employee must
               designate that copies of trade confirmations and monthly
               statements be sent to the Compliance Department;

          4.   Employees may participate in direct investment programs which
               allow the purchase of securities directly from the issuer without
               the intermediation of a broker/dealer provided that the timing
               and size of the purchases are established by a pre-arranged,
               regularized schedule (e.g., dividend reinvestment plans).
               Employees must pre-clear the transaction at the time that the
               dividend reinvestment plan is being set up. Employees also must
               provide documentation of these arrangements and direct periodic
               (monthly or quarterly) statements to the Compliance Department;
               and

          5.   In addition to the foregoing, the following types of securities
               are exempted from pre-clearance, blackout periods, reporting and
               short-term trading requirements: open-ended mutual funds; open-
               end unit investment trusts; U.S. Treasury bills, bonds and notes;
               mortgage pass-throughs (e.g. Ginnie Maes) that are direct
               obligations of the U.S. government; bankers acceptances; bank


/2/ This requirement will become effective as to all employees on a date to be
determined by the Compliance Department and may be subject to a phase-in
implementation process.

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               certificates of deposit; commercial paper; and high quality
               short-term debt instruments (meaning any instrument that has a
               maturity at issuance of less than 366 days and that is rated in
               one of the two highest rating categories by a nationally
               recognized statistical rating organization, such as S&P or
               Moody's), including repurchase agreements.

VI.   Securities Holding Period/Short-Term Trading - Securities transactions
      must be for investment purposes rather than for speculation. Consequently,
      employees may not profit from the purchase and sale, or sale and purchase,
      of the same or equivalent securities within sixty (60) calendar days,
      calculated on a First In, First Out (FIFO) basis (i.e., the security may
      be sold on the 61/st/ day). Citigroup securities received as part of an
      employee's compensation are not subject to the 60-day holding period. All
      profits from short-term trades are subject to disgorgement. However, with
      the prior written approval of both a Chief Investment Officer and the
      Regional Director of Compliance, and only in rare and/or unusual
      circumstances, an employee may execute a short-term trade that results in
      a significant loss or in break-even status.

VII.  Pre-Clearance - All SSB Citi employees must pre-clear all personal
      securities transactions (see Section V for a listing of accounts,
      transactions and securities that do not require pre-clearance). A copy of
      the pre-clearance form is attached as Exhibit B. In addition, employees
      are prohibited from engaging in more than twenty (20) transactions in any
      calendar month, except with prior written approval from their Chief
      Investment Officer, or designee. A transaction must not be executed until
      the employee has received the necessary approval. Pre-clearance is valid
      only on the day it is given. If a transaction is not executed on the day
      pre-clearance is granted, it is required that pre-clearance be sought
      again on a subsequent day (i.e., open orders, such as limit orders, good
      until cancelled orders and stop-loss orders, must be pre-cleared each day
      until the transaction is effected). In connection with obtaining approval
      for any personal securities transaction, employees must describe in detail
      any factors which might be relevant to an analysis of the possibility of a
      conflict of interest. Any trade that violates the pre-clearance process
      may be unwound at the employee's expense, and the employee will be
      required to absorb any resulting loss and to disgorge any resulting
      profit.

      In addition to the foregoing, the CGAM NA Director of Global Equity
      Research, or his designate, must approve all personal securities
      transactions for members of the CGAM Research Department prior to pre-
      clearance from the Compliance Department as set forth in this section.
      Pre-approval by the Director of Research, or his designate, is in addition
      to and does not replace the requirement for the pre-clearance of all
      personal securities transactions.

VIII. Blackout Periods - No Covered Person shall purchase or sell, directly or
      indirectly, any security in which he/she has, or by reason of the
      transaction acquires, any direct or indirect beneficial ownership if
      he/she has knowledge at the time of such transaction that the security is
      being purchased or sold, or is being considered for purchase or sale, by a
      managed fund or client account or in the case of a Fund director, by the
      director's Fund. In addition, the following Blackout Periods apply to the
      categories of SSB Citi employees listed below:

          1.  Portfolio Managers and Portfolio Manager Assistants - may not buy
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              or sell any securities for personal accounts seven (7) calendar
              days before or after managed funds or client accounts he/she
              manages trade in that security.

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          2.  Traders and Trader Assistants - may not buy or sell any securities
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              for personal accounts three (3) calendar days before or seven (7)
              calendar days after managed funds or client accounts he/she
              executes trades for trade in that security.

          3.  Research Analysts and Research Assistants - may not buy or sell
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              any securities for personal accounts: seven (7) calendar days
              before or after the issuance of or a change in any recommendation;
              or seven (7) calendar days before or after any managed fund or
              client account about which the employee is likely to have trading
              or portfolio information (as determined by the Compliance
              Department) trades in that security.

          4.  Advisory Personnel (see Section II for details) - may not buy or
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              sell any securities for personal accounts on the same day that a
              managed fund or client account about which the employee is likely
              to have trading or portfolio information (as determined by the
              Compliance Department) trades in that security.

          5.  Unit Trust Personnel - all employees assigned to the Unit Trust
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              Department are prohibited from transacting in any security when a
              SSB Citi-sponsored Unit Trust portfolio is buying the same (or a
              related) security, until seven business days after the later of
              the completion of the accumulation period or the public
              announcement of the trust portfolio. Similarly, all UIT employees
              are prohibited from transacting in any security held in a UIT (or
              a related security) seven business days prior to the liquidation
              period of the trust.

          Employees in categories 1, 2 and 5 above may also be considered
          Advisory Personnel for other accounts about which the employee is
          likely to have trading or portfolio information (as determined by the
          Compliance Department).

          Any violation of the foregoing provisions will require the employee's
          trade to be unwound, with the employee absorbing any resulting loss
          and disgorging any resulting profit. Advisory personnel are subject to
          the unwinding of the trade provision; however, they may not be
          required to absorb any resulting loss (at the discretion of the
          Compliance Department and the employee's supervisor). Please be
          reminded that, regardless of the provisions set forth above, all
          employees are always prohibited from effecting personal securities
          transactions based on material, non-public information.

          Blackout period requirements shall not apply to any purchase or sale,
          or series of related transactions involving the same or related
          securities, involving 500 or fewer shares in the aggregate if the
          issuer has a market capitalization (outstanding shares multiplied by
          the current price per share) greater than $10 billion and is listed on
          a U.S. Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. Note: Pre-clearance is still
          required. Under certain circumstances, the Compliance Department may
          determine that an employee may not rely upon this "Large Cap/De
          Minimis" exemption. In such a case, the employee will be notified
          prior to or at the time the pre-clearance request is made.

IX.  Prohibited Transactions - The following transactions by SSB Citi employees
     are prohibited without the prior written approval from the Chief Investment
     Officer, or designee, and the Regional Compliance Director:

            1.  The purchase of private placements; and

            2.  The acquisition of any securities in an initial public offering
                (new issues of municipal debt securities may be acquired subject
                to the other requirements of this policy (e.g., pre-clearance).)

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X.   Transactions in Options and Futures - SSB Citi employees may buy or sell
     derivative instruments such as individual stock options, options and
     futures on indexes and options and futures on fixed-income securities, and
     may buy or sell physical commodities and futures and forwards on such
     commodities.  These transactions must comply with all of the policies and
     restrictions described in this policy, including pre-clearance, blackout
     periods, transactions in Citigroup securities and the 60-day holding
     period.  However, the 60-day holding period does not apply to individual
     stock options that are part of a hedged position where the underlying stock
     has been held for more than 60 days and the entire position (including the
     underlying security) is closed out.

XI.  Prohibited Recommendations - No Covered Person shall recommend or execute
     any securities transaction by any managed fund or client account, or, in
     the case of a Fund director, by the director's Fund, without having
     disclosed, in writing, to the Chief Investment Officer, or designee, any
     direct or indirect interest in such securities or issuers, except for those
     securities purchased pursuant to the "Large Cap/De Minimis" exemption
     described in Section VIII above.  Prior written approval of such
     recommendation or execution also must be received from the Chief Investment
     Officer, or designee. The interest in personal accounts could be in the
     form of:

          1.  Any direct or indirect beneficial ownership of any securities of
              such issuer;

          2.  Any contemplated transaction by the person in such securities;

          3.  Any position with such issuer or its affiliates; or

          4.  Any present or proposed business relationship between such issuer
              or its affiliates and the person or any party in which such person
              has a significant interest.

XII. Transactions in Citigroup Securities - Unless an SSB Citi employee is a
     member of a designated group subject to more restrictive provisions, or is
     otherwise notified to the contrary, the employee may trade in Citigroup
     securities without restriction (other than the pre-clearance and other
     requirements of this policy), subject to the limitations set forth below.

          Employees whose jobs are such that they know about Citigroup's
          quarterly earnings prior to release may not engage in any transactions
          in Citigroup securities during the "blackout periods" beginning on the
          first day of a calendar quarter and ending on the second business day
          following the release of earnings for the prior quarter.  Members of
          the SSB Citi Executive Committee and certain other senior SSB Citi
          employees are subject to these blackout periods.

          Stock option exercises are permitted during a blackout period (but the
          simultaneous exercise of an option and sale of the underlying stock is
          prohibited).  With regard to exchange traded options, no transactions
          in Citigroup options are permitted except to close or roll an option
          position that expires during a blackout period.  Charitable
          contributions of Citigroup securities may be made during the blackout
          period, but an individual's private foundation may not sell donated
          Citigroup common stock during the blackout period.  "Good `til
          cancelled" orders on Citigroup stock must be cancelled before entering
          a blackout period and no such orders may be entered during a blackout
          period.

          No employee may engage at any time in any personal transactions in
          Citigroup securities while in possession of material non-public
          information.  Investments in Citigroup securities must be made with a
          long-term orientation rather than for

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          speculation or for the generation of short-term trading profits. In
          addition, please note that employees may not engage in the following
          transactions:

          .  Short sales of Citigroup securities;

          .  Purchases or sales of options ("puts" or "calls") on Citigroup
             securities, except writing a covered call at a time when the
             securities could have been sold under this policy;

          .  Purchases or sales of futures on Citigroup securities; or

          .  Any transactions relating to Citigroup securities that might
             reasonably appear speculative.

          The number of Citigroup shares an employee is entitled to in the
          Citigroup Stock Purchase Plan is not treated as a long stock position
          until such time as the employee has given instructions to purchase the
          shares of Citigroup.  Thus, employees are not permitted to use options
          to hedge their financial interest in the Citigroup Stock Purchase
          Plan.

          Contributions into the firm's 401(k) Plan are not subject to the
          restrictions and prohibitions described in this policy.

XIII.  Acknowledgement and Reporting Requirements - SSB Citi Employees - All new
       SSB Citi employees must certify that they have received a copy of this
       policy, and have read and understood its provisions. In addition, all SSB
       Citi employees must:

          1.  Acknowledge receipt of the policy and any modifications thereof,
              in writing (see Exhibit C for the form of Acknowledgement);

          2.  Within 10 days of becoming an SSB Citi employee, disclose in
              writing all information with respect to all securities
              beneficially owned and any existing personal brokerage
              relationships (employees must also disclose any new brokerage
              relationships whenever established). Such information should be
              provided on the form attached as Exhibit D;

          3.  Direct their brokers to supply, on a timely basis, duplicate
              copies of confirmations of all personal securities transactions
              (Note: this requirement may be satisfied through the transmission
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              of automated feeds);

          4.  Within 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter, provide
              information relating to securities transactions executed during
              the previous quarter for all securities accounts (Note: this
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              requirement may be satisfied through the transmission of automated
              feeds);

          5.  Submit an annual holdings report containing similar information
              that must be current as of a date no more than 30 days before the
              report is submitted, and confirm at least annually all brokerage
              relationships and any and all outside business affiliations (Note:
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              this requirement may be satisfied through the transmission of
              automated feeds or the regular receipt of monthly brokerage
              statements); and

          6.  Certify on an annual basis that he/she has read and understood the
              policy, complied with the requirements of the policy and that
              he/she has pre-cleared and disclosed or reported all personal
              securities transactions and securities accounts required to be
              disclosed or reported pursuant to the requirements of the policy.

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       Fund Directors - Fund Directors shall deliver the information required by
       Items 1 through 4 of the immediately preceding paragraph, except that a
       Fund director who is not an "interested person" of the Fund within the
       meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and
       who would be required to make reports solely by reason of being a Fund
       Director, is not required to make the initial and annual holdings reports
       required by Item 2. Also, a "non-interested" Fund Director need not
       supply duplicate copies of confirmations of personal securities
       transactions required by Item 3, and need only make the quarterly
       transactions reports required by Item 3 as to any security if at the time
       of a transaction by the Director in that security, he/she knew or in the
       ordinary course of fulfilling his/her official duties as a Fund Director
       should have known that, during the 15-day period immediately preceding or
       following the date of that transaction, that security is or was purchased
       or sold by that Director's Fund or was being considered for purchase or
       sale by that Director's Fund.

       Disclaimer of Beneficial Ownership - The reports described in Items 2 and
       3 above may contain a statement that the reports shall not be construed
       as an admission by the person making the reports that he/she has any
       direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the securities to which the
       reports relate.

XIV.   Handling of Disgorged Profits - Any amounts that are paid/disgorged by an
       employee under this policy shall be donated by SSB Citi to one or more
       charities. Amounts donated may be aggregated by SSB Citi and paid to such
       charity or charities at the end of each year.

XV.    Confidentiality - All information obtained from any Covered Person
       pursuant to this policy shall be kept in strict confidence, except that
       such information will be made available to the Securities and Exchange
       Commission or any other regulatory or self-regulatory organization or to
       the Fund Boards of Directors to the extent required by law, regulation or
       this policy.

XVI.   Other Laws, Rules and Statements of Policy - Nothing contained in this
       policy shall be interpreted as relieving any person subject to the policy
       from acting in accordance with the provision of any applicable law, rule
       or regulation or, in the case of SSB Citi employees, any statement of
       policy or procedure governing the conduct of such person adopted by
       Citigroup, its affiliates and subsidiaries.

XVII.  Retention of Records - All records relating to personal securities
       transactions hereunder and other records meeting the requirements of
       applicable law, including a copy of this policy and any other policies
       covering the subject matter hereof, shall be maintained in the manner and
       to the extent required by applicable law, including Rule 17j-1 under the
       1940 Act. The Compliance Department shall have the responsibility for
       maintaining records created under this policy.

XVIII. Monitoring - SSB Citi takes seriously its obligation to monitor the
       personal investment activities of its employees and to review the
       periodic reports of all Covered Persons. Employee personal investment
       transaction activity will be monitored by the Compliance Department. All
       noted deviations from the policy requirements will be referred back to
       the employee for follow-up and resolution (with a copy to be supplied to
       the employee's supervisor). Any noted deviations by Fund directors will
       be reported to the Board of Directors of the applicable Fund for
       consideration and follow-up as contemplated by Section III hereof.

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XIX.   Exceptions to the Policy - Any exceptions to this policy must have the
       prior written approval of both the Chief Investment Officer and the
       Regional Director of Compliance. Any questions about this policy should
       be directed to the Compliance Department.

XX.    Board Review - Fund management and SSB Citi shall provide to the Board of
       Directors of each Fund, on a quarterly basis, a written report of all
       material violations of this policy, and at least annually, a written
       report and certification meeting the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the
       1940 Act.

XXI.   Other Codes of Ethics - To the extent that any officer of any Fund is not
       a Covered Person hereunder, or an investment subadviser of or principal
       underwriter for any Fund and their respective access persons (as defined
       in Rule 17j-1) are not Covered Persons hereunder, those persons must be
       covered by separate codes of ethics which are approved in accordance with
       applicable law.

XXII.  Amendments - SSB Citi Employees - Unless otherwise noted herein, this
       policy shall become effective as to all SSB Citi employees on March 30,
       2000. This policy may be amended as to SSB Citi employees from time to
       time by the Compliance Department. Any material amendment of this policy
       shall be submitted to the Board of Directors of each Fund for approval in
       accordance with Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act.

       Fund Directors - This policy shall become effective as to a Fund upon the
       approval and adoption of this policy by the Board of Directors of that
       Fund in accordance with Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act or at such earlier
       date as determined by the Secretary of the Fund. Any material amendment
       of this policy that applies to the directors of a Fund shall become
       effective as to the directors of that Fund only when the Board of
       Directors of that Fund has approved the amendment in accordance with Rule
       17j-1 or at such earlier date as determined by the Secretary of the Fund.



March 15, 2000

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                      EXPLANATION OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

You are considered to have "Beneficial Ownership" of Securities if you have or
share a direct or indirect "Pecuniary Interest" in the Securities.

You have a "Pecuniary Interest" in Securities if you have the opportunity,
directly or indirectly, to profit or share in any profit derived from a
transaction in the Securities.

The following are examples of an indirect Pecuniary Interest in Securities:

     1.   Securities held by members of your immediate family sharing the same
          household; however, this presumption may be rebutted by convincing
          evidence that profits derived from transactions in these Securities
          will not provide you with any economic benefit.

          "Immediate family" means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent,
          stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-
          law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law,
          and includes any adoptive relationship.

     2.   Your interest as a general partner in Securities held by a general or
          limited partnership.

     3.   Your interest as a manager-member in the Securities held by a limited
          liability company.

You do not have an indirect Pecuniary Interest in Securities held by a
corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which you
hold an equity interest, unless you are a controlling equityholder or you have
or share investment control over the Securities held by the entity.

The following circumstances constitute Beneficial Ownership by you of Securities
held by a trust:

     1.   Your ownership of Securities as a trustee where either you or members
          of your immediate family have a vested interest in the principal or
          income of the trust.

     2.   Your ownership of a vested interest in a trust.

     3.   Your status as a settlor of a trust, unless the consent of all of the
          beneficiaries is required in order for you to revoke the trust.

The foregoing is a summary of the meaning of "beneficial ownership". For
purposes of the attached policy, "beneficial ownership" shall be interpreted in
the same manner as it would be in determining whether a person is subject to the
provisions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
and regulations thereunder

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                 SSB Citi Asset Management Group ("SSB Citi")          EXHIBIT B
                       Employee Trade Pre-Approval Form
                                   (PAGE 1)

Instructions:

All employees are required to submit this form to the Compliance Department
prior to placing a trade. The Compliance Department will notify the employee as
to whether or not pre-approval is granted. Pre-approval is effective only on the
date granted.

I.  Employee Information

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Employee Name:                                       Phone Number:
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Account Title:
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Account Number:
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Managed Account(s)/Mutual Fund(s) for which employee is a Covered Person:

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II.  Security Information

                        IPO  [_] Yes  [_] No  Private Placement  [_] Yes  [_] No

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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  Security Name   Security Type-e.g.,  Ticker  Buy/Sell   If Sale, Date First       No.         Large Cap
                  common stock, etc.                          Acquired/1/       Shares/Units    Stock?/2/
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<S>               <C>                  <C>     <C>        <C>                   <C>             <C>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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III.  Your position with the Firm:

(Please check one of the following)     [_]  Portfolio Manager / Portfolio Manager Assistant
                                        [_]  Research Analyst / Research Analyst Assistant
                                        [_]  Trader / Trader Assistant
                                        [_]  Unit Trust Personnel
                                        [_]  Other (Advisory Personnel)
</TABLE>

NOTE:     .  All Portfolio Managers must complete the reverse side of this form.
          .  All Research Analysts and Research Analyst Assistants located in
             Connecticut must provide an additional form signed by Rama Krishna
                         ----
             or one of his designees.

IV.  Certification

I certify that I will not effect the transaction(s) described above unless and
until pre-clearance approval is obtained from the Compliance Department.  I
further certify that, except as described on an attached page, to the best of my
knowledge, the proposed transaction(s) will not result in a conflict of interest
with any account managed by SSB Citi (including mutual funds managed by SSB
Citi).  I further certify that, to the best of my knowledge, there are no
pending orders for any security listed above or any related security for any
Managed Accounts and/or Mutual Funds for which I am considered a Covered Person.
The proposed transaction(s) are consistent with all firm policies regarding
employee personal securities transactions.

Signature____________________________                  Date_________________

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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For Use By the Compliance Department
=======================================================================================
                   [_] Yes   [_] No                       [_] Yes  [_] No   Reason not
Are Securities                           Pre-approval                        granted:
 Restricted?                               Granted?
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<S>               <C>        <C>         <C>              <C>      <C>      <C>
Compliance Department Signature:                          Date:             Time:
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</TABLE>

/1./  All securities sold must have been held for at least 60 days.

/2./  For purposes of SSB Citi's personal trading policies, a Large Cap
      Exemption applies to transactions involving 500 or fewer shares in
      aggregate and the stock is one that is listed on a U.S. stock exchange or
      NASDAQ and whose issuer has a market capitalization (outstanding shares
      multiplied by current price) of more than $10 billion.

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                 SSB Citi Asset Management Group ("SSB Citi")
                   Page 2 - Portfolio Manager Certification

All portfolio managers must answer the following questions in order to obtain
pre-approval.  All questions must be answered or the form will be returned.  If
a question is not applicable, please indicate "N/A".

1.  Have your client accounts purchased or sold the securities (or related
    securities) in the past seven calendar days?   Yes [_]     No [_]

2.  Do you intend to purchase or sell the securities (or related securities)
    for any client accounts in the next seven calendar days?   Yes [_]   No [_]

3.  Do any of your client accounts currently own the securities (or related
    securities)?  Yes [_]    No [_]

    3a.  If yes, and you are selling the securities for your personal account,
         please explain why the sale of the securities was rejected for client
         accounts but is appropriate for your personal account:

________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

4.  Have you, in the past 7 calendar days, considered purchasing the securities
    (or related securities) for your client accounts?  Yes [_]    No [_]

    4a.  If yes, and you are purchasing securities for your personal account,
         please explain why the purchase of the securities is appropriate for
         your account but has been rejected for your client accounts:

________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

    4b.  If no, and you are purchasing securities for your personal account,
         please explain why the purchase of the securities has not been
         considered for your client accounts:

________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

Certification

I certify that I will not effect the transaction(s) described above unless and
until pre-clearance approval is obtained from the Compliance Department.  I
further certify that, except as described on an attached page, to the best of my
knowledge, the proposed transaction(s) will not result in a conflict of interest
with any account managed by SSB Citi (including mutual funds managed by SSB
Citi).  I further certify that, to the best of my knowledge, there are no
pending orders for any security listed above or any related securities for any
Managed Accounts and/or Mutual Funds for which I am considered a Covered Person.
The proposed transaction(s) are consistent with all firm policies regarding
employee personal securities transactions.


_______________________________                   _______________________
Signature                                         Date

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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For Use By the Compliance Department
==============================================================================================================
                   [_] Yes    [_] No                        [_] Yes    [_] No       Reason not granted:
Are Securities                             Pre-approval
 Restricted?                                 Granted?
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<S>                <C>        <C>          <C>              <C>        <C>          <C>
Compliance Department Signature:                            Date:                   Time:
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</TABLE>

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                           Personal Investment Policy                  EXHIBIT C
                                      For
                SSB Citi Asset Management Group - North America
                  And Certain Registered Investment Companies

                                Acknowledgment


    I acknowledge that I have received and read the Personal Investment Policy
for SSB Citi Asset Management Group - North America and Certain Registered
Investment Companies dated March 15, 2000.  I understand the provisions of the
Personal Investment Policy as described therein and agree to abide by them.

          Employee Name (Print):  _____________________________

          Signature:              _____________________________

          Date:                   _____________________________


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Social Security Number:                     Date of Hire:
================================================================================
Job Function & Title:                       Supervisor:
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Location:
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Floor and/or Zone:                          Telephone Number:
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NASD Registered Employee (Please check one)           [_] Yes     [_] No
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If registered, list Registration \ License:

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This Acknowledgment form must be completed and returned no later than March 30,
2000 to the Compliance Department - Attention: Vera Sanducci-Dendy, 388
Greenwich Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10013.

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                                                                       EXHIBIT D

   SSB Citi Asset Management Group - North America Personal Investment Policy
  Financial Services Firm Disclosure and Initial Report of Securities Holdings

This report must be signed, dated and returned within 10 days of employment to
the Compliance Department - Attention: Vera Sanducci-Dendy, 388 Greenwich
Street, 23/rd/ Floor

________________________________________________________________________________

Employee Name: ____________________________       Date of Employment:___________

________________________________________________________________________________

Brokerage Accounts:
[_]  I do not have a beneficial interest in any account(s) with any financial
     services firm.

[_]  I maintain the following account(s) with the financial services firm(s)
     listed below (attach additional information if necessary-e.g., a brokerage
     statement). Please include the information required below for any broker,
     dealer or bank where an account is maintained which holds securities for
     your direct or indirect benefit as of the date you began your employment.

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Name of Financial Service(s) Firm and Address    Account Title    Account Number
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________
Securities Holdings:

Complete the following (or attach a copy of your most recent statement(s))
listing all of your securities holdings, with the exception of open-ended mutual
funds and U.S Government securities if:

 .  You own securities which are held by financial services firm(s) as described
   above. If you submit a copy of a statement, it must include all of the
   information set forth below. Please be sure to include any additional
   securities purchased since the date of the brokerage statement which is
   attached. Use additional sheets if necessary.

 .  Your securities are not held with a financial service(s) firm (e.g., dividend
   reinvestment programs).

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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Title of Security         Ticker Symbol       # of Shares       Principal Amt.        Held Since       Financial Services Firm
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                       <C>                 <C>               <C>                   <C>             <C>
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
</TABLE>

[_]  I have no securities holdings to report.

I certify that I have received the SSB Citi - North America Personal Investment
Policy and have read it and understood its contents.  I further certify that the
above represents a complete and accurate description of my brokerage account(s)
and securities holdings as of my date of employment.

Signature: ____________________________       Date of Signature:_______________

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