UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-17f-2
Certificate of Accounting of Securities and Similar
Investments in the Custody of
Management Investment Companies
Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CFR 270.17F-2]
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1. Investment Company Act File Number: Date examination completed:
811-5151 March 31, 1998
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2. State identification Number:
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AL AK AZ AR CA CO
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CT DE DC FL GA HI
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Other (specify):
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3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement:
MUTUAL FUND GROUP
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5. Address of principal executive office (number, street, city, state, zip
code):
Dean Harris, 1 Chase Square - 7th Floor, Rochester, New York, 14643
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INSTRUCTIONS
This Form must be completed by investment companies that have custody of
securities or similar investments.
Investment Company
1. All items must be completed by the investment company.
2. Give this Form to the independent public accountant who, in compliance with
Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law, examines securities and
similar investments in the custody of the investment company.
Accountant
3. Submit this Form to the Securities and Exchange Commission and appropriate
state securities administrators when filing the certificate of accounting
required by Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law. File the
original and one copy with the Securities and Exchange Commission's
principal office in Washington, D.C., one copy with the regional office for
the region in which the investment company's principal business operations
are conducted, and one copy with the appropriate state administrator(s), if
applicable.
THIS FORM MUST BE GIVEN TO YOUR INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
SEC 2198 (11-91)
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Report of Independent Accountants
June 24, 1998
To the Trustees of
Mutual Fund Group
We have examined management's assertion about Mutual Fund Group's (the
"Company") compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule
17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("the Act") as of March 31, 1998
included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance with
Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Management is
responsible for the Company's compliance with those requirements. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the
Company's compliance based on our examination.
Our examination was made in accordance with standards established by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and accordingly included
examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Company's compliance with those
requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in
the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests
performed as of March 31, 1998, and the period from August 31, 1997 (the date of
last examination) through March 31, 1998 with respect to agreement of purchases
and sales of securities and similar investments, without prior notice to
management:
o Count and inspection of domestic securities and similar investments located
in the vault of The Chase Manhattan Bank at 4 New York Plaza, 11th Floor,
NY, NY;
o Testing of securities and similar investments held in book entry form by
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Depository Trust Company and the
Participants Trust Company via evaluation of the reconciliation procedures
used by the Custodian and disposition of any reconciling items related to
the Company's positions;
o Testing of the reconciliation of securities and similar investments,
prepared by management of the Company, between the books and records of the
Company and the Custodian;
o Agreed principal amounts of time deposits due shortly after March 31, 1998
to custodian cash records subsequent to March 31, 1998;
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o Confirmation of securities held at sub-custodians;
o Agreement of corporate actions (eg., stock dividends) due, but not yet
received, to the books and records of the Custodian indicating subsequent
receipt of the securities at a sub-custodian;
o Testing of selected purchases and/or sales or maturities of investment
securities since our last examination from the books and records of the
Company to trade tickets and broker confirmations;
o For global securities held in book entry form by sub-custodians outside of
the United States:
o Testing of the reconciliation of custody records, prepared by
management of the Company, between The Chase Manhattan Bank,
Bournemouth, England, the primary custodian outside of the United
States, and the corresponding sub-custodians;
o Testing of the reconciliation of securities and similar investments
from The Chase Manhattan Bank, Bournemouth, England to the records of
The Chase Manhattan Bank, New York;
o Where the Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, engaged a related
sub-custodian, we reviewed the reconciliation prepared by the
sub-custodian, between the sub-custodian's positions and the local
depository, and confirmed positions with such depository, whether the
positions were in the individual portfolio's name or in an omnibus
account.
We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our
examination does not provide a legal determination on the Company's compliance
with specified requirements.
In our opinion, management's assertion that Mutual Fund Group was in compliance
with the above mentioned provisions of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 as of March 31, 1998 is fairly stated, in all material respects.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management of
Mutual Fund Group and Securities and Exchange Commission and should not be used
for any other purpose.
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Management Statement Regarding Compliance with
Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940
We, as members of management of Mutual Fund Group (the "Company"), are
responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of
Rule 17f-2, "Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment
Companies," of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are also responsible for
establishing and maintaining an effective internal control structure over
compliance with those requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the
Company's compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule
17f-2 as of March 31, 1998.
Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Company was in compliance with
those provisions of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of March
31, 1998 with respect to securities and similar investments reflected in the
investment account of the Company.
Mutual Fund Group
By:
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Martin R. Dean
Treasurer
Mutual Fund Group
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Colleen McCoy
Vice President
Chase Manhattan Bank
