TEMPORARY INVESTMENT FUND INC
N-30D, 1996-06-13
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      PROVIDENT
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    INSTITUTIONAL                 400 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
        FUNDS                       Phone: 302-792-2555  Fax: 302-792-5876

G. Willing Pepper
Chairman                TEMPORARY INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
 
                                                                     May 2, 1996
 
Dear Shareholder:
 
     We are pleased to present the Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders of
Temporary Investment Fund, Inc. for the period ended March 31, 1996.
 
     The accompanying Investment Adviser's Report provides information on recent
activity in the money markets and on the performance of our funds. I urge you to
read the report.
 
     Provident Institutional Funds are committed to quality service and
competitive returns, with liquidity and stability of principal a primary focus.
Credit quality is the premier ingredient in our investment strategy.
 
     Provident Institutional Funds offer a broad range of high quality taxable
and tax-exempt Money Market Funds to meet the varied needs of our investors.
Please feel free to contact your Provident Distributors, Inc. account
representative or our Client Service Center at (800) 821-7432 to discuss your
investment options.
 
     Thank you for your continued confidence in Provident Institutional Funds.
We welcome the opportunity to service your investment needs.
 
                                         Sincerely,
 
                                         /s/ G. Willing Pepper
                                         ---------------------------
                                         G. Willing Pepper
                                         Chairman

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                        TEMPORARY INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
 
                    Semi-Annual Investment Adviser's Report
 
     Concerns about a recession re-emerged early this year, and the federal
budget negotiations, which had become very intense in late 1995, all but
disappeared as politics and state primaries took center stage. Weak economic
data, which prompted the Federal Reserve to ease monetary policy in December,
again encouraged them to move in late January, lowering the Federal Funds rate
another 25 basis points to 5.25%. These two quick moves by the Fed caused market
sentiment to discount additional easing moves and, as a result, the short-term
yield curve became even more steeply inverted. Overnight rates remained at
5.25%, while six-month and one-year Treasury bills rallied sharply to 4.87% and
4.78%, respectively.
 
     By the middle of the first quarter, sentiment began to change as economic
reports showed scattered signs of strength. The short-term market surrendered
some of its recent gains but retained a stubbornly flat slope. It was February's
report on employment released in early March, however, that reversed the course
of the market. With the news of 705,000 new jobs, short-term and long-term
interest rates rose sharply, reflecting both renewed inflationary fears and the
expectation that the Federal Reserve would halt its string of accommodative
moves. As the quarter ended, the Fed did, in fact, leave monetary policy
unchanged at its March meeting. Six-month and one-year Treasury bills ended the
quarter at 5.18% and 5.38%, indicative of the first positively sloped yield
curve in over one year. Our current outlook is that short-term interest rates
will remain steady for at least several months. The Fed's current target of a
5.25% Federal Funds rate should hold as economic data and inflation worries keep
monetary policy unchanged.
 
     At the end of the first quarter, TempFund had assets of $7.2 billion, up
from $5.4 billion six months ago, and TempCash had assets of $2.6 billion, up
from $1.8 billion last September. TempFund's 7-day yield on March 31 of 5.28%,
and TempCash's 7-day yield of 5.24% competed well with the Fed's 5.25% federal
funds target. Both portfolios extended their average weighted maturities during
the period, particularly in the first quarter when short-term yields moved
higher and the yield curve turned positive. The funds took advantage of this
opportunity and lengthened their maturities to the 60-day range. As always,
credit quality was an important factor in the investment decision process, with
both portfolios investing only in first tier securities.
 
                                    PNC INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
May 1, 1996
 
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                               TEMPFUND PORTFOLIO
                        Temporary Investment Fund, Inc.
                            Statement of Net Assets
 
                                 March 31, 1996
                                  (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       MATURITY     PAR
                         DATE      (000)         VALUE
                       --------   --------   --------------
<S>                                           <C>
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT--2.4%
DOMESTIC CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
  Bank of New York
    5.50%.............  06/12/96  $ 75,000    $  74,999,877
  First Union National Bank of North Carolina
    5.62%.............  03/18/97    50,000       50,000,000
  LaSalle National Bank
    5.39%.............  04/24/96    30,000       30,000,000
  National City Bank of Cleveland
    6.375%............  05/10/96    25,000       25,011,414
                                             --------------
    Total Certificates of Deposit
      (Cost $180,011,291).................      180,011,291
                                             --------------
COMMERCIAL PAPER--42.9%
BANKS--4.1%
  Morgan (J.P.) & Co.
    4.88%.............  08/20/96   100,000       98,088,667
  NationsBank Corp.
    5.37%.............  04/10/96    50,000       49,932,875
    5.085%............  05/06/96   150,000      149,258,438
                                             --------------
                                                297,279,980
                                             --------------
BEVERAGES--0.7%
  Pepsico, Inc.
    5.20%.............  12/03/96    50,000       48,223,333
                                             --------------
CIGARETTES--3.1%
  American Brands, Inc.
    5.25%.............  09/13/96    53,000       51,724,687
    5.27%.............  10/11/96    50,000       48,587,347
    5.27%.............  12/06/96    25,000       24,088,729
  Phillip Morris Co.
    5.45%.............  04/01/96   100,000      100,000,000
                                             --------------
                                                224,400,763
                                             --------------
FINANCE LESSORS--3.8%
  General Electric Capital Corp.
    5.35%.............  05/01/96   100,000       99,554,167
    5.32%.............  05/13/96    80,000       79,503,467
    5.20%.............  07/19/96    50,000       49,212,778
    5.23%.............  09/16/96    50,000       48,779,667
                                             --------------
                                                277,050,079
                                             --------------
LIFE INSURANCE--1.4%
  Prudential Funding Corp.
    5.35%.............  04/30/96   100,000       99,569,028
                                             --------------
 
<CAPTION>
                       MATURITY     PAR
                         DATE      (000)         VALUE
                       --------   --------   --------------
<S>                                           <C>
COMMERCIAL PAPER (CONTINUED)
PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS--6.2%
  Associates Corp. of North America
    5.60%.............  04/10/96  $100,000    $  99,860,000
    5.08%.............  05/14/96    50,000       49,696,611
    5.28%.............  06/17/96    25,000       24,717,667
    5.28%.............  06/19/96    50,000       49,420,667
    5.26%.............  06/25/96    50,000       49,379,028
    5.12%.............  06/26/96    75,000       74,082,667
  Beneficial Corp.
    5.35%.............  05/03/96   100,000       99,524,444
                                             --------------
                                                446,681,084
                                             --------------
PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS--1.4%
  Lilly (Eli) & Co.
    5.50%.............  04/29/96    51,783       51,561,484
    5.24%.............  09/23/96    50,000       48,726,389
                                             --------------
                                                100,287,873
                                             --------------
PLASTIC SYNTHETIC RESIN/RUBBER--0.7%
  Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co.
    5.55%.............  07/18/96    50,000       49,167,500
                                             --------------
RADIO & T.V. BROADCAST & COMMERCIAL 
  EQUIPMENT--1.2%
  Motorola, Inc.
    5.35%.............  04/25/96    90,000       89,679,000
                                             --------------
SECURITY BROKERS & DEALERS--9.3%
  CS First Boston
    5.08%.............  06/14/96    50,000       49,477,889
    5.10%.............  07/03/96    50,000       49,341,250
  Merrill Lynch & Co.
    5.25%.............  05/31/96    75,000       74,343,750
    5.17%.............  06/21/96    75,000       74,127,562
    5.25%.............  06/25/96    23,000       22,714,896
    5.12%.............  06/28/96   100,000       98,748,444
    5.12%.............  07/26/96    30,000       29,505,067
  Morgan Stanley Group, Inc.
    5.32%.............  04/29/96    40,000       39,834,489
    5.12%.............  07/26/96    50,000       49,175,111
    5.30%.............  10/15/96    75,000       72,824,792
    5.29%.............  11/14/96    50,000       48,332,181
    5.31%.............  12/13/96    70,000       67,356,800
                                             --------------
                                                675,782,231
                                             --------------
SHORT-TERM BUSINESS CREDIT INSTITUTIONS--4.2%
  American Express Credit Corp.
    5.41%.............  05/01/96    25,000       24,887,292
    5.47%.............  05/09/96    75,000       74,566,958
    5.12%.............  07/19/96    50,000       49,224,889
    4.88%.............  08/09/96    75,000       73,678,333
    4.95%.............  08/19/96    50,000       49,037,500
  Transamerica Finance Corp.
    5.25%.............  08/12/96    37,975       37,238,443
                                             --------------
                                                308,633,415
                                             --------------
</TABLE>
 
                See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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                               TEMPFUND PORTFOLIO
                      Statement of Net Assets (Continued)
 
                                  (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       MATURITY     PAR
                         DATE      (000)         VALUE
                       --------   --------   --------------
<S>                                          <C>
COMMERCIAL PAPER (CONTINUED)
TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS--6.0%
  American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
    5.54%.............  04/12/96  $ 54,500   $   54,407,744
    5.47%.............  04/17/96    50,000       49,878,444
    5.47%.............  04/19/96    55,000       54,849,575
    5.53%.............  04/23/96    50,000       49,831,028
  Ameritech Corp.
    5.40%.............  04/04/96    10,000        9,995,500
  AT&T Corp. Lucent Technology
    5.32%.............  06/27/96    60,000       59,228,600
    5.29%.............  08/01/96   100,000       98,207,278
  MCI Communications Corp.
    5.34%.............  05/10/96    26,055       25,904,272
    5.31%.............  05/24/96    20,000       19,843,650
    5.28%.............  06/07/96    10,000        9,901,733
                                             --------------
                                                432,047,824
                                             --------------
TOBACCO--0.8%
  UST, Inc.
    5.46%.............  04/01/96    60,644       60,644,000
                                             --------------
    Total Commercial Paper
      (Cost $3,109,446,110)...............    3,109,446,110
                                             --------------
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCY 
  OBLIGATIONS--5.4%
  Federal Home Loan Bank Notes
    5.695%............  06/26/96    42,935       42,929,653
  Federal National Mortgage Association
    5.515%+...........  04/01/96    75,000       75,000,000
    5.17%+............  04/02/96   100,000      100,000,000
    5.4375%+..........  04/17/96   100,000       99,920,000
    5.86%.............  10/07/96    70,000       69,964,049
                                             --------------
    Total U.S. Government Agency
      Obligations
      (Cost $387,813,702).................      387,813,702
                                             --------------
UNITED STATES TREASURY OBLIGATIONS--2.8%
  U.S. Treasury Notes
    7.50%.............  01/31/97    50,000       50,969,749
    6.875%............  02/28/97   150,000      152,386,003
                                             --------------
    Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
      (Cost $203,355,752).................      203,355,752
                                             --------------
VARIABLE RATE OBLIGATIONS+--22.0%
BANKS--11.6%
  Bank One Milwaukee
    5.34%.............  04/01/96   159,000      158,862,788
  First Bank System of Minneapolis, Minnesota
    5.4062%...........  04/17/96   180,000      180,000,000
  First Union National Bank of North Carolina
    5.40%.............  04/01/96   100,000      100,000,000
 
<CAPTION>
                       MATURITY     PAR
                         DATE      (000)         VALUE
                       --------   --------   --------------
<S>                                          <C>
VARIABLE RATE OBLIGATIONS (CONTINUED)
  Morgan Guaranty Trust
    5.33%.............  04/01/96  $275,000   $  274,951,819
  Norwest Corp.
    5.41%.............  04/29/96   100,000      100,000,000
    5.4875%...........  06/20/96    25,000       25,014,057
                                             --------------
                                                838,828,664
                                             --------------
FINANCE LESSORS--0.7%
  General Electric Capital Corp.
    5.3476%...........  06/14/96    50,000       50,000,000
                                             --------------
PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS--1.4%
  Ford Motor Credit Corp.
    5.825%............  04/05/96    45,600       45,679,419
    5.8085%...........  04/19/96    60,200       60,246,937
                                             --------------
                                                105,926,356
                                             --------------
SECURITY BROKERS & DEALERS--8.3%
  Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.
    5.3125%...........  05/06/96   125,000      125,000,000
    5.30%.............  05/16/96   100,000      100,000,000
    5.25%.............  05/21/96   100,000      100,000,000
  CS First Boston Group, Inc.
    5.48%.............  04/24/96    50,000       50,000,000
  Goldman Sachs Group, L.P.
    5.4375%...........  05/06/96   160,000      160,000,000
  Morgan Stanley Group, Inc.
    5.7547%...........  04/20/96    64,000       64,117,730
                                             --------------
                                                599,117,730
                                             --------------
    Total Variable Rate Obligations
      (Cost $1,593,872,750)...............    1,593,872,750
                                             --------------
MEDIUM TERM NOTES--4.0%
FINANCE LESSORS--1.2%
  General Electric Capital Corp.
    14.00%............ 07/01/96.. 20,000..       20,377,176
    14.00%............ 07/05/96.. 17,500..       17,844,926
  IBM Credit Corp.
    5.66%............. 07/17/96.. 50,000..       50,000,000
                                             --------------
                                                 88,222,102
                                             --------------
SECURITY BROKERS & DEALERS--2.8%
  Goldman Sachs Group, L.P.
    5.875%............ 04/15/96.. 50,000..       50,000,000
    5.4375%........... 10/07/96.. 100,000..     100,000,000
  Merrill Lynch & Co.
    5.742%............ 07/19/96.. 50,000..       50,000,000
                                             --------------
                                                200,000,000
                                             --------------
    Total Medium Term Notes
      (Cost $288,222,102).................      288,222,102
                                             --------------
</TABLE>
 
                See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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                               TEMPFUND PORTFOLIO
                      Statement of Net Assets (Continued)
 
                                  (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       MATURITY     PAR
                         DATE      (000)         VALUE
                       --------   --------   --------------
<S>                                          <C>
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--22.0%
  Lehman Government Securities, Inc.
    5.00%.............  04/01/96  $ 72,000   $   72,000,000
    (Agreement dated 03/29/96 to
      be repurchased at
      $72,030,000,
      collateralized by
      $65,623,000 U.S. Treasury
      Notes 6.75% to 9.125% due
      05/15/99 to 05/31/99.
      Market value of collateral
      is $73,396,583.)
    5.10%.............  04/01/96    25,000       25,000,000
    (Agreement dated 03/29/96 to
      be repurchased at
      $25,010,625,
      collateralized by
      $23,948,000 U.S. Treasury
      Notes 6.00% to 7.125% due
      09/30/99 to 10/15/99.
      Market value of collateral
      is $25,488,290.)
    5.75%.............  04/01/96    74,300       74,300,000
    (Agreement dated 03/29/96 to
      be repurchased at
      $74,335,602,
      collateralized by
      $74,042,000 U.S. Treasury
      Notes 5.50% to 6.00% due
      08/31/97 to 09/30/97.
      Market value of collateral
      is $75,749,002.)
  Merrill Lynch & Co.
    5.20%.............  04/01/96   100,000      100,000,000
    (Agreement dated 03/29/96 to
      be repurchased at
      $100,043,333,
      collateralized by
      $150,789,300 Federal
      National Mortgage
      Association Notes 6.50% to
      8.00% due 11/01/20 to
      01/01/26. Market value of
      collateral is
      $102,000,190.)
  Morgan Stanley & Co.
    5.71%.............  04/01/96    75,000       75,000,000
    (Agreement dated 03/29/96 to
      be repurchased at
      $75,035,687,
      collateralized by
      $135,914,000 U.S. Treasury
      TINTS 6.00% to 9.00% due
      08/15/96 to 05/15/24.
      Market value of collateral
      is $76,743,966.)
 
<CAPTION>
                       MATURITY     PAR
                         DATE      (000)         VALUE
                       --------   --------   --------------
<S>                                          <C>
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (CONTINUED)
  Morgan Stanley & Co. (continued)
    5.79%.............  04/01/96  $750,000   $  750,000,000
    (Agreement dated 03/29/96 to
      be repurchased at
      750,361,875,
      collateralized by
      $837,549,000 U.S. Treasury
      Obligations 4.75% to
      12.00% due 04/25/96 to
      02/01/05. Market value of
      collateral is
      $767,439,660.)
  PaineWebber, Inc.
    5.50%.............  04/01/96   150,000      150,000,000
    (Agreement dated 03/29/96 to
      be repurchased at
      150,068,750,
      collateralized by
      $217,722,000 Federal
      National Mortgage
      Association Notes 6.00% to
      9.00%. Market value of
      collateral is
      $154,502,787.)
    5.55%.............  04/01/96   244,000      244,000,000
    (Agreement dated 03/29/96 to
      be repurchased at
      $244,112,850,
      collateralized by
      $306,182,627 Federal
      National Mortgage
      Association Notes 5.05% to
      11.50% due 04/01/96 to
      01/15/30. Market value of
      collateral is
      $251,323,605.)
  Swiss Bank Corp.
    5.10%.............  04/01/96   100,000      100,000,000
    (Agreement dated 03/29/96 to
      be repurchased at
      $100,042,500,
      collateralized by
      $98,409,000 U.S. Treasury
      Obligations 7.50% due
      06/13/96 to 11/15/01.
      Market value of collateral
      is $102,350,865.)
                                             --------------
    Total Repurchase Agreements
      (Cost $1,590,300,000)...............    1,590,300,000
                                             --------------
</TABLE>
 
                See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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                               TEMPFUND PORTFOLIO
                      Statement of Net Assets (Continued)
 
                                  (Unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 VALUE
                                             --------------
<S>                                          <C>
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
  (Cost $7,353,021,707*)........    101.5%   $7,353,021,707
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
  ASSETS........................     (1.5%)    (105,301,420)
                                  --------   --------------
NET ASSETS (Equivalent to $1.00
  per share based on
  7,119,752,120 TempFund shares
  and 127,899,642 TempFund
  Dollar shares,
  $.001 par value common stock
  outstanding)..................    100.0%   $7,247,720,287
                                    =====    ==============
NET ASSET VALUE, offering and redemption
  price per share
  ($7,247,720,287 / 7,247,651,762)........            $1.00
                                                      =====
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
* Cost for federal income tax purposes
+ Variable Rate Obligations--The rate shown is the rate as of March 31, 1996,
  and the maturity date shown is the date the principal amount can be recovered
  upon demand or put.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               TEMPFUND/TEMPFUND DOLLAR
                 Maturity Information
                    March 31, 1996
 
                                        PERCENTAGE
          MATURITY          PAR             OF
           PERIOD          (000)        PORTFOLIO
       -------------     ----------     ----------
<S>    <C>               <C>            <C>        
           1-  7 Days    $2,515,544         34.1%
           8- 14 Days       204,500          2.8
          15- 30 Days     1,070,983         14.5
          31- 60 Days     1,136,055         15.4
          61- 90 Days       785,935         10.6
          91-120 Days       417,500          5.6
         121-150 Days       362,975          4.9
        Over 150 Days       893,000         12.1
                         ----------      -------
                         $7,386,492        100.0%
                         ==========      =======
                     Average Weighted Maturity--59 Days
- -------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
 
                See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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                               TEMPCASH PORTFOLIO
                        Temporary Investment Fund, Inc.
                            Statement of Net Assets
 
                                 March 31, 1996
                                  (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       MATURITY     PAR
                         DATE      (000)         VALUE
                       --------   --------   --------------
<S>                                          <C>
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT--7.1%
DOMESTIC CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT--3.2%
  Chase Manhattan Bank USA N.A.
    5.40%.............  06/13/96  $ 20,000   $   20,000,000
  Harris Trust & Savings Bank
    5.50%.............  03/26/97    62,000       61,941,494
                                             --------------
                                                 81,941,494
                                             --------------
YANKEE CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT--3.9%
  ABN-AMRO Bank N.A. Finance, Inc.
    5.57%.............  06/05/96    25,000       24,989,170
  Commerzbank
    6.18%.............  05/09/96    15,000       15,004,936
    6.03%.............  05/10/96    15,000       15,002,795
  Royal Bank of Canada
    5.34%.............  07/01/96    50,000       50,000,000
                                             --------------
                                                104,996,901
                                             --------------
    Total Certificates of Deposit
      (Cost $186,938,395).................      186,938,395
                                             --------------
COMMERCIAL PAPER--31.3%
BANKS--5.4%
  AB Spintab Swedmortgage
    5.37%.............  07/16/96    45,910       45,184,086
  Morgan (J.P.) & Co.
    5.202%............  07/10/96    50,000       49,277,500
  Royal Bank of Canada
    4.89%.............  11/15/96    50,000       48,451,500
                                             --------------
                                                142,913,086
                                             --------------
CIGARETTES--1.9%
  American Brands, Inc.
    5.25%.............  09/12/96    25,000       24,402,083
    5.27%.............  10/11/96    25,000       24,293,674
                                             --------------
                                                 48,695,757
                                             --------------
FINANCE SERVICES--3.2%
  Countrywide Funding Corp.
    5.14%.............  05/09/96    45,000       44,755,850
    5.38%.............  05/13/96    40,000       39,748,933
                                             --------------
                                                 84,504,783
                                             --------------
GLASS, GLASSWARE, PRESSED OR BLOWN--1.0%
  Newell Co.
    5.50%.............  04/01/96    27,410       27,410,000
                                             --------------
HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES--0.7%
  Whirlpool Corp.
    5.31%.............  05/01/96    17,500       17,422,562
                                             --------------
HOUSEHOLD AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIPMENT--1.5%
  Sony Capital Corp.
    5.20%.............  04/18/96    40,000       39,901,778
                                             --------------
 
<CAPTION>
                       MATURITY     PAR
                         DATE      (000)         VALUE
                       --------   --------   --------------
<S>                                          <C>
COMMERCIAL PAPER (CONTINUED)
PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS--6.0%
  Associates Corp. of North America
    5.28%.............  06/17/96  $ 25,000   $   24,717,667
    5.28%.............  06/19/96    25,000       24,710,333
  BMW U.S. Capital Corp.
    5.40%.............  04/17/96    25,000       24,940,000
    5.32%.............  06/14/96    33,000       32,639,127
  General Motors Acceptance Corp.
    5.36%.............  06/20/96    50,000       49,404,444
                                             --------------
                                                156,411,571
                                             --------------
SECURITY BROKERS & DEALERS--6.6%
  CS First Boston
    5.10%.............  07/12/96    25,000       24,638,750
  Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.
    5.375%............  04/08/96    60,000       59,937,292
  Merrill Lynch & Co.
    5.55%.............  07/30/96    40,000       39,260,000
  Morgan Stanley Group, Inc.
    5.30%.............  10/15/96    25,000       24,274,931
    5.29%.............  11/14/96    25,000       24,166,090
                                             --------------
                                                172,277,063
                                             --------------
SERVICES-AMUSEMENT--0.9%
  Walt Disney Corp.
    5.22%.............  03/12/97    25,000       23,749,375
                                             --------------
SHORT-TERM BUSINESS CREDIT INSTITUTIONS--2.2%
  American Express Credit Corp.
    4.95%.............  08/19/96    50,000       49,037,500
  McKena Triangle National Corp.
    5.15%.............  05/03/96    10,000        9,954,222
                                             --------------
                                                 58,991,722
                                             --------------
TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS--1.9%
  GTE Corp.
    5.35%.............  04/09/96    50,000       49,940,556
                                             --------------
    Total Commercial Paper
      (Cost $822,218,253).................      822,218,253
                                             --------------
TIME DEPOSITS--7.0%
  Societe Generale
    5.00%.............  04/01/96   185,000      185,000,000
                                             --------------
    Total Time Deposits
      (Cost $185,000,000).................      185,000,000
                                             --------------
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCY 
  OBLIGATIONS--16.1%
  Federal Farm Credit Bank
    5.36%+............  04/03/96    50,000       49,978,929
                                             --------------
</TABLE>
 
                See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
                                        7
<PAGE>   8
 
                               TEMPCASH PORTFOLIO
                      Statement of Net Assets (Continued)
 
                                  (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       MATURITY     PAR
                         DATE      (000)         VALUE
                       --------   --------   --------------
<S>                                          <C>
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 
  (CONTINUED)
  Federal National Mortgage Association
    5.515%+...........  04/01/96  $ 45,000   $   44,993,398
    5.17%+............  04/02/96    75,000       75,000,000
    5.86%.............  10/07/96    25,000       24,987,160
                                             --------------
                                                144,980,558
                                             --------------
  Student Loan Marketing Association
    Variable Rate Notes+
    5.27%.............  04/02/96    51,750       51,747,659
    5.29%.............  04/02/96    50,000       50,006,769
    5.31%.............  04/02/96     6,000        6,001,277
    5.33%.............  04/02/96    44,000       43,994,544
    5.34%.............  04/02/96     5,300        5,300,225
    5.47%.............  04/02/96    13,950       13,991,886
    5.545%............  04/02/96    56,000       56,110,571
                                             --------------
                                                227,152,931
                                             --------------
    Total U.S. Government Agency
      Obligations
      (Cost $422,112,418).................      422,112,418
                                             --------------
UNITED STATES TREASURY OBLIGATIONS--1.9%
  U.S. Treasury Notes
    6.875%............  02/28/97    50,000       50,771,100
                                             --------------
    Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
      (Cost $50,771,100)..................       50,771,100
                                             --------------
VARIABLE RATE OBLIGATIONS+--27.9%
BANKS--5.7%
  First Union National Bank of North Carolina
    5.40%.............  04/01/96   100,000      100,000,000
  Fleet National Bank N.A.
    5.56%.............  04/01/96    50,000       50,000,000
                                             --------------
                                                150,000,000
                                             --------------
FINANCE SERVICES--1.9%
  AT&T Capital Corp.
    5.56%.............  04/01/96    50,000       50,001,807
                                             --------------
INSURANCE (LIFE)--1.9%
  General American Life Insurance Company
    5.51%.............  04/01/96    50,000       50,000,000
                                             --------------
PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS--3.3%
  Ford Motor Credit Corp.
    5.614%............  06/17/96    20,000       20,021,772
  General Motors Acceptance Corp.
    5.5625%...........  05/06/96    42,000       42,008,295
    5.5875%...........  06/24/96    25,000       25,011,755
                                             --------------
                                                 87,041,822
                                             --------------
 
<CAPTION>
                       MATURITY     PAR
                         DATE      (000)         VALUE
                       --------   --------   --------------
<S>                                          <C>
VARIABLE RATE OBLIGATIONS (CONTINUED)
SECURITY BROKERS & DEALERS--13.1%
  Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.
    5.95%.............  04/01/96  $ 25,000   $   25,000,000
    5.3125%...........  05/06/96    50,000       50,000,000
  CS First Boston Group, Inc.
    5.48%.............  04/01/96    50,000       50,000,000
    5.4057%...........  05/03/96    70,000       70,000,000
  Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.
    5.4125%             04/05/96   125,000      125,000,000
  Merrill Lynch & Co.
    5.46%.............  04/01/96    25,000       24,999,710
                                             --------------
                                                344,999,710
                                             --------------
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES--1.9%
  Peoples Security Life
    5.50%.............  04/02/96    50,000       50,000,000
                                             --------------
    Total Variable Rate Obligations
      (Cost $732,043,339).................      732,043,339
                                             --------------
MEDIUM TERM NOTES--1.9%
  Goldman Sachs Group L.P.
    5.875%............  04/30/96    25,000       25,000,000
  Merrill Lynch & Co.
    5.335%............  03/05/97    25,000       25,000,000
                                             --------------
    Total Medium Term Notes
      (Cost $50,000,000)..................       50,000,000
                                             --------------
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--6.7%
  PaineWebber, Inc.
    5.25%.............  04/01/96   100,000      100,000,000
    (Agreement dated 03/29/96 to
      be repurchased at
      $100,043,750
      collateralized by
      $121,428,286 Federal Home
      Loan Mortgage Corp. Notes
      4.48% to 8.06% due
      11/15/22 to 04/25/24.
      Market value of collateral
      is $103,004,954.)
    5.55%.............  04/01/96    75,100       75,100,000
    (Agreement dated 03/29/96 to
      be repurchased at
      $75,134,734,
      collateralized by
      $83,262,468 Federal
      National Mortgage
      Association Notes 5.30% to
      9.55%. Market value of
      collateral is
      $77,353,291.)
                                             --------------
    Total Repurchase Agreements
      (Cost $175,100,000).................      175,100,000
                                             --------------
</TABLE>
 
                See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
                                        8
<PAGE>   9
 
                               TEMPCASH PORTFOLIO
                      Statement of Net Assets (Continued)
 
                                  (Unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                VALUE
                                            --------------
<S>                              <C>        <C>
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
  (Cost $2,624,183,505*).......      99.9%  $2,624,183,505
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
  LIABILITIES..................       0.1%       1,326,088
                                  --------  --------------
NET ASSETS (Equivalent to $1.00
  per share based on
  2,150,102,800 TempCash shares
  and 475,911,328 TempCash
  Dollar shares, $.001 par
  value common stock stock
  outstanding).................     100.0%  $2,625,509,593
                                    =====   ============== 
NET ASSET VALUE, offering and 
  redemption price per share
  ($2,625,509,593 / 2,626,014,128)........           $1.00
                                                     =====
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
* Cost for federal income tax purposes
+ Variable Rate Obligation--The rate shown is the rate as of March 31, 1996 and
  the maturity date shown is the date the principal amount can be recovered upon
  demand or put.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               TEMPCASH/TEMPCASH DOLLAR
                 Maturity Information
                    March 31, 1996
 
                                        PERCENTAGE
          MATURITY          PAR             OF
           PERIOD          (000)        PORTFOLIO
       -------------     ----------     ----------
<S>    <C>               <C>            <C>        
           1-  7 Days    $1,309,510         49.7%
           8- 14 Days       110,000          4.2
          15- 30 Days        90,000          3.4
          31- 60 Days       304,500         11.6
          61- 90 Days       223,000          8.4
          91-120 Days       170,910          6.5
         121-150 Days        90,000          3.4
        Over 150 Days       337,000         12.8
                         ----------      -------
                         $2,634,920        100.0%
                         ==========        =====
</TABLE>
                     Average Weighted Maturity--58 Days
- -------------------------------------------------------
 
                See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
                                        9
<PAGE>   10
 
                        TEMPORARY INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
                            Statements of Operations
                        Six Months Ended March 31, 1996
                                  (Unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   TEMPFUND       TEMPCASH
                                                                                  PORTFOLIO       PORTFOLIO
                                                                                 ------------    -----------
<S>                                                                              <C>             <C>
Interest income................................................................  $198,299,583    $76,171,090
                                                                                 ------------    -----------
Expenses:
    Investment advisory fee....................................................     4,032,950      2,037,593
    Administration fee.........................................................     4,032,950      2,037,593
    Directors' fees and officer's salary.......................................        38,634         15,486
    Transfer agent fee.........................................................       207,961         72,541
    Custodian fee..............................................................       341,836        168,823
    Shareholder computer access program........................................           723          2,624
    Legal and audit............................................................        25,776         40,161
    Registration fees and expenses.............................................        12,158         14,506
    Other......................................................................        51,436         50,841
                                                                                 ------------    -----------
                                                                                    8,744,424      4,440,168
    Less fees waived...........................................................    (2,484,563)    (2,032,993)
                                                                                 ------------    -----------
                                                                                    6,259,861      2,407,175
    Service Organization fees..................................................       128,446        599,867
                                                                                 ------------    -----------
         Total expenses........................................................     6,388,307      3,007,042
                                                                                 ------------    -----------
    Net investment income......................................................   191,911,276     73,164,048
Net realized gain on investments...............................................       113,954         13,913
                                                                                 ------------    -----------
    Net increase in net assets resulting from operations.......................  $192,025,230    $73,177,961
                                                                                  ===========     ==========
</TABLE>
 
                See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
                                       10
<PAGE>   11
 
                        TEMPORARY INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
                      Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   TEMPFUND PORTFOLIO                       TEMPCASH PORTFOLIO
                                          ------------------------------------     ------------------------------------
                                          SIX MONTHS ENDED       YEAR ENDED         SIX MONTHS ENDED       YEAR ENDED
                                             MARCH 31,          SEPTEMBER 30,          MARCH 31,         SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                1996                1995                  1996               1995 
                                          ----------------      --------------      ----------------    ----------------
                                            (UNAUDITED)                               (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                       <C>                 <C>                  <C>                 <C>
Increase (decrease) in net assets:
    Operations:
        Net investment income............ $    191,911,276    $    309,727,790     $     73,164,048    $    219,607,584
        Net realized gain (loss) on
          investments....................          113,954             (45,427)              13,913              13,766
                                          ----------------    ----------------     ----------------    ----------------
          Net increase in net assets
            resulting from operations....      192,025,230         309,682,363           73,177,961         219,621,350
                                          ----------------    ----------------     ----------------    ----------------
    Distributions to shareholders:
        Dividends to shareholders from
          net investment income:
          TempFund shares................     (189,196,822)       (305,489,546)                  --                  --
          TempFund Dollar shares.........       (2,714,454)         (4,238,244)                  --                  --
          TempCash shares................               --                  --          (60,453,954)       (195,367,688)
          TempCash Dollar shares.........               --                  --          (12,710,094)        (24,239,896)
        Distributions to shareholders
          from net realized gain:
          TempFund shares................               --             (37,842)                  --                  --
          TempFund Dollar shares.........               --                (673)                  --                  --
          TempCash shares................               --                  --                   --                  --
          TempCash Dollar shares.........               --                  --                   --                  --
                                          ----------------    ----------------     ----------------    ----------------
            Total distributions to
              shareholders...............     (191,911,276)       (309,766,305)         (73,164,048)       (219,607,584)
                                          ----------------    ----------------     ----------------    ----------------
    Capital share transactions
      (at $1 per share):
        Sale of shares...................   59,233,613,468      86,630,484,234       22,333,944,131      73,114,313,267
        Shares issued in reinvestment of
          dividends......................       38,944,339          47,211,646           29,533,872          69,643,235
        Shares repurchased...............  (57,458,125,581)    (85,827,394,675)     (21,508,304,547)    (74,142,052,727)
                                          ----------------    ----------------     ----------------    ----------------
            Increase (decrease) in net
              assets derived
              from capital share
              transactions...............    1,814,432,226         850,301,205          855,173,456        (958,096,225)
                                          ----------------    ----------------     ----------------    ----------------
            Total increase (decrease) in
              net assets.................    1,814,546,180         850,217,263          855,187,369        (958,082,459)
Net assets:
    Beginning of period..................    5,433,174,107       4,582,956,844        1,770,322,224       2,728,404,683
                                          ----------------    ----------------     ----------------    ----------------
    End of period........................ $  7,247,720,287    $  5,433,174,107     $  2,625,509,593    $  1,770,322,224
                                          ================    ================     ================    ================
</TABLE>
 
                See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
                                       11
<PAGE>   12
 
                        TEMPORARY INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
                              Financial Highlights
          (For a Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              TEMPFUND SHARES
                                               ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 SIX MONTHS                       YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,                   
                                                   ENDED       --------------------------------------------------------------
                                               MARCH 31, 1996     1995         1994         1993         1992         1991   
                                               --------------  ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
                                                 (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                            <C>             <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period..........       $ 1.00        $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
Income From Investment Operations
  Net Investment Income.......................        .0276         .0567        .0360        .0310        .0424        .0667
  Net Realized Gains on Investments...........           --            --           --           --        .0015           --
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
  Total From Investment Operations............        .0276         .0567        .0360        .0310        .0439        .0667
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
Less Distributions
  Dividends (from net investment income)......       (.0276)       (.0567)      (.0360)      (.0310)      (.0424)      (.0667)
  Distributions (from capital gains)..........           --            --           --           --       (.0015)          --
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
  Total Distributions.........................       (.0276)       (.0567)      (.0360)      (.0310)      (.0439)      (.0667)
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
Net Asset Value, End of Period................       $ 1.00        $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00
                                                     ======        ======       ======       ======       ======       ======
  Total Return................................        5.67%(2)      5.82%        3.66%        3.14%        4.48%        6.87%
  Ratios/Supplemental Data
    Net Assets, End of Period (000's).........   $7,119,798    $5,351,346   $4,480,851   $5,522,056   $9,227,572   $8,888,832
    Ratio of Expenses to Average Daily Net
      Assets..................................         .18%(1,2)     .24%(1)      .25%(1)      .21%         .21%         .27%
    Ratio of Net Investment Income to
      Average Daily Net Assets................        5.54%(2)      5.67%        3.60%        3.10%        4.13%        6.53%
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           TEMPFUND DOLLAR SHARES
                                               ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 SIX MONTHS                       YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,                     
                                                   ENDED       --------------------------------------------------------------  
                                               MARCH 31, 1996     1995         1994         1993         1992         1991     
                                               --------------  ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------  
                                               (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                            <C>             <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period..........       $ 1.00        $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
Income From Investment Operations
  Net Investment Income.......................        .0260         .0542        .0335        .0285        .0399        .0642
  Net Realized Gains on Investments...........           --            --           --           --        .0015           --
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
  Total From Investment Operations............        .0260         .0542        .0335        .0285        .0414        .0642
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
Less Distributions
  Dividends (from net investment income)......       (.0260)       (.0542)      (.0335)      (.0285)      (.0399)      (.0642)
  Distributions (from capital gains)..........           --            --           --           --       (.0015)          --
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
  Total Distributions.........................       (.0260)       (.0542)      (.0335)      (.0285)      (.0414)      (.0642)
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
Net Asset Value, End of Period................       $ 1.00        $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00
                                                     ======        ======       ======       ======       ======       ====== 
  Total Return................................        5.42%(2)      5.57%        3.41%        2.89%        4.23%        6.62%
  Ratios/Supplemental Data
    Net Assets, End of Period (000's).........     $127,922       $81,828     $102,105     $112,695     $217,230      $44,667
    Ratio of Expenses to Average Daily Net
      Assets..................................          43%(1,2)     .49%(1)      .50%(1)      .46%         .46%         .52%
    Ratio of Net Investment Income to
      Average Daily Net Assets................        5.29%(2)      5.42%        3.35%        2.85%        3.88%        6.28%
</TABLE>
 
- --------------- 
(1)  Without the waiver of advisory and administration fees, the ratio of
     expenses to average daily net assets for TempFund Shares would have been
     .25% (annualized), for the six months ended March 31, 1996 and .27% for the
     years ended September 30, 1995 and 1994, respectively. For TempFund Dollar
     Shares the ratio of expenses to average daily net assets would have been
     .50% (annualized) for the six months ended March 31, 1996 and .52% for the
     years ended September 30, 1995 and 1994, respectively. 
(2)  Annualized.
 
                See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
                                       12
<PAGE>   13
 
                        TEMPORARY INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
                              Financial Highlights
          (For a Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              TEMPCASH SHARES
                                               ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 SIX MONTHS                       YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,                     
                                                   ENDED       --------------------------------------------------------------  
                                               MARCH 31, 1996     1995         1994         1993         1992         1991     
                                               --------------  ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------  
                                               (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                            <C>             <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period..........       $ 1.00        $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
Income From Investment Operations
  Net Investment Income.......................        .0279         .0575        .0370        .0310        .0424        .0676
  Net Realized Gains on Investments...........           --            --           --           --        .0008           --
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
  Total From Investment Operations............        .0279         .0575        .0370        .0310        .0432        .0676
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
Less Distributions
  Dividends (from net investment income)......       (.0279)       (.0575)      (.0370)      (.0310)      (.0424)      (.0676)
  Distributions (from capital gains)..........           --            --           --           --       (.0008)          --
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
  Total Distributions.........................       (.0279)        .0575       (.0370)      (.0310)      (.0432)      (.0676)
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
Net Asset Value, End of Period................       $ 1.00        $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00
                                                   ========        ======       ======       ======       ======       ======   
  Total Return................................        5.70%(2)      5.90%        3.76%        3.14%        4.41%        6.97%
  Ratios/Supplemental Data
    Net Assets, End of Period (000's).........   $2,149,699    $1,316,166   $2,330,456   $1,479,035   $1,492,959   $1,528,637
    Ratio of Expenses to Average Daily Net
      Assets..................................         .18%(1,2)     .16%(1)      .16%(1)      .19%(1)      .20%(1)      .20%(1)
    Ratio of Net Investment Income to
      Average Daily Net Assets................        5.54%(2)      5.75%        3.70%        3.10%        4.14%        6.57%
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           TEMPCASH DOLLAR SHARES
                                               ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 SIX MONTHS                       YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,                    
                                                   ENDED       -------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                               MARCH 31, 1996     1995         1994         1993         1992         1991    
                                               --------------  ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ---------- 
                                               (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                            <C>             <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period..........       $ 1.00        $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
Income From Investment Operations
  Net Investment Income.......................        .0267         .0550        .0345        .0285        .0399        .0651
  Net Realized Gains on Investments...........           --            --           --           --        .0008           --
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
  Total From Investment Operations............        .0267         .0550        .0345        .0285        .0407        .0651
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
Less Distributions
  Dividends (from net investment income)......       (.0267)       (.0550)      (.0345)      (.0285)      (.0399)      (.0651)
  Distributions (from capital gains)..........           --            --           --           --       (.0008)          --
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
  Total Distributions.........................       (.0267)       (.0550)      (.0345)      (.0285)      (.0407)      (.0651)
                                                   --------        ------       ------       ------       ------       ------
Net Asset Value, End of Period................       $ 1.00        $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00
                                                   ========        ======       ======       ======       ======       ======
  Total Return................................        5.45%(2)      5.65%        3.51%        2.89%        4.16%        6.72%
  Ratios/Supplemental Data
    Net Assets, End of Period (000's).........     $475,811      $454,156     $397,948     $307,239     $408,900     $438,721
    Ratio of Expenses to Average Daily Net
      Assets..................................         .43%(1,2)     .41%(1)      .41%(1)      .44%(1)      .45%(1)      .45%(1)
    Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average
      Daily Net Assets........................        5.29%(2)      5.50%        3.45%        2.85%        3.89%        6.32%
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
(1)  Without the waiver of advisory and administration fees, the ratios of
     expenses to average daily net assets for TempCash Shares would have been
     .33% (annualized) for the six months ended March 31, 1996, .30%, .33%,
     .37%, .33% and .34% for the years ended September 30, 1995, 1994, 1993,
     1992 and 1991, respectively. For TempCash Dollar Shares, the ratio of
     expenses to average daily net assets would have been .58% (annualized) for
     the six months ended March 31, 1996, .55%, .58%, .62%, 58% and .59% for the
     years ended September 30, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992 and 1991, respectively.
(2)  Annualized.
 
                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
                                       13
<PAGE>   14
 
                         Notes to Financial Statements
                                  (Unaudited)
 
A. Temporary Investment Fund, Inc. (the Company) is registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified open-end management
company. The Company maintains two separate portfolios, TempFund and TempCash.
Interests in the TempFund portfolio are represented by Class B (TempFund shares)
and Class B--Special Series 1 (TempFund Dollar shares) common stock. Interests
in the TempCash portfolio are represented by Class C (TempCash Dollar shares)
and Class C--Special Series 1 (TempCash shares) common stock.
 
  Dollar shares are substantially identical in all respects to other classes of
shares, except that Dollar shares are sold to institutions which provide support
services to their customers, who beneficially own such shares, in consideration
of the Company's payment of 0.25% (on an annualized basis) of the average daily
net asset value of the shares held by the institutions for the benefit of their
customers. The Service Organization fee is applicable only to the earnings of
the respective Dollar series of shares.
 
B. Significant accounting policies are as follows:
 
  Security Valuation--Portfolio securities are valued under the amortized cost
method which approximates current market value. Under this method, securities
are valued at cost when purchased and thereafter a constant proportionate
amortization of any discount or premium is recorded until maturity of the
security. Regular review and monitoring of the market-based valuation is
performed in an attempt to avoid dilution or other unfair results to
shareholders. The Company seeks to maintain the net asset value per share of
each portfolio at $1.00.
 
  Repurchase Agreements--The Company may purchase, for each portfolio, money
market instruments from financial institutions, such as banks and non-bank
dealers, subject to the seller's agreement to repurchase them at an agreed upon
date and price. Although the securities subject to repurchase agreements may
bear maturities exceeding thirteen months, the repurchase agreements themselves
will have a maximum maturity of one year or less. The seller will be required on
a daily basis to maintain the value of the securities subject to the agreement
at not less than the repurchase price.
 
  Dividends to Shareholders--Dividends are declared daily and paid monthly.
Dividends payable are recorded on the dividend record date. Net income for
dividend purposes includes interest accrued and discount earned and realized
gains and losses on portfolio securities and is reduced by premium amortized and
expenses accrued.
 
  Federal Taxes--No provision is made for federal taxes as it is the Company's
intention to have each portfolio continue to qualify as a regulated investment
company and to make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will
be sufficient to relieve it from all or substantially all federal income and
excise taxes.
 
  Other--Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date and the
cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification
method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes. Expenses not
directly attributable to a specific portfolio are allocated between the two
portfolios based on their relative net assets.
 
C. Under agreements among the Company, PNC Bank, National Association (PNC Bank)
and PNC Institutional Management Corporation (PIMC), an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of PNC Bank, PIMC manages the Company's portfolios and maintains
their financial accounts. PNC Bank is the Company's sub-adviser and custodian
and PFPC Inc. (PFPC) is the Company's transfer agent.
 
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<PAGE>   15
 
                   Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
                                  (Unaudited)
 
  Provident Distributors, Inc. (PDI) is the Company's Distributor. No
compensation is payable by the Company to PDI for its distribution services.
 
  The Company has entered into a Co-Administration Agreement with PFPC and PDI
for certain administrative services.
 
  In return for their advisory and administrative services, the Company pays
PIMC and the administrators each a fee, computed daily and payable monthly,
based upon an annualized percentage of the average daily net assets of each
portfolio as follows:
 
      TempFund Portfolio:
 
  .175% of the first $1 billion, plus .15% of the next $1 billion, .125% of the
next $1 billion, .10% of the next $1 billion, .095% of the next $1 billion, .09%
of the next $1 billion, .08% of the next $1 billion, .075% of the next $1
billion and .07% of net assets in excess of $8 billion.
 
      TempCash Portfolio:
 
  .175% of the first $1 billion, plus .15% of the next $1 billion, .125% of the
next $1 billion, .10% of the next $1 billion, .095% of the next $1 billion, .09%
of the next $1 billion, .085% of the next $1 billion and .08% of net assets in
excess of $7 billion.
 
  If expenses borne by either portfolio in any fiscal year exceed the applicable
expense limitation imposed by state securities regulations, the administrators
and PIMC will each reimburse the portfolio for one-half of any excess expense up
to the amount of fees payable to it (except where such regulations require
reimbursement regardless of the fees payable to it).
 
  The administrators and PIMC have also agreed to reduce their fees, on an equal
basis, to the extent necessary to ensure that the ordinary operating expenses
(excluding Service Organization fees) of the TempFund portfolio and the TempCash
portfolio do not exceed .18% of each portfolio's average daily net assets.
 
  For the six months ended March 31, 1996, the administrators and PIMC waived,
on an equal basis, administration and advisory fees payable to them in the
amounts of $2,484,563 and $2,032,993 for the TempFund portfolio and the TempCash
portfolio, respectively.
 
  Service Organization fees of $590,450 were paid to affiliates of PIMC for the
six months ended March 31, 1996.
 
D. At March 31, 1996, the Company was authorized to issue 60 billion shares of
common stock, par value $.001 per share, of which 40 billion were classified as
Class B shares, 5 billion shares as Class B--Special Series 1 shares, 5 billion
shares as Class C shares and 10 billion shares as Class C--Special Series 1
shares.
 
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                   Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)
                                  (Unaudited)
 
    Transactions in shares of each portfolio are summarized as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        TEMPFUND PORTFOLIO                       TEMPCASH PORTFOLIO
                               ------------------------------------     ------------------------------------
                                                      YEAR ENDED                               YEAR ENDED
                               SIX MONTHS ENDED     SEPTEMBER 30,       SIX MONTHS ENDED     SEPTEMBER 30,
                                MARCH 31, 1996           1995            MARCH 31, 1996           1995
                               ----------------    ----------------     ----------------    ----------------
                                 (UNAUDITED)                              (UNAUDITED)     
Sale of shares
<S>                            <C>                 <C>                  <C>                 <C>
    TempFund Class B........   $ 57,945,007,212    $ 81,711,616,890                   --                  --
    TempFund Dollar.........      1,288,606,256       4,918,867,344                   --                  --
    TempCash................                 --                  --     $ 21,369,290,479    $ 71,241,203,865
    TempCash Dollar.........                 --                  --          964,653,652       1,873,109,402
Shares issued in
  reinvestment of dividends
    TempFund Class B........         38,759,574          47,014,339                   --                  --
    TempFund Dollar.........            184,765             197,307                   --                  --
    TempCash................                 --                  --           23,236,250          59,750,637
    TempCash Dollar.........                 --                  --            6,297,622           9,892,598
Shares repurchased
    TempFund Class B........    (56,215,427,359)    (80,888,032,287)                  --                  --
    TempFund Dollar.........     (1,242,698,222)     (4,939,362,388)                  --                  --
    TempCash................                 --                  --      (20,559,007,159)    (72,315,282,564)
    TempCash Dollar.........                 --                  --         (949,297,388)     (1,826,770,163)
                               ----------------    ----------------     ----------------    ----------------
Increase (decrease)
  in net assets derived from
  capital share
  transactions..............   $  1,814,432,226    $    850,301,205     $    855,173,456    $   (958,096,225)
                               ================    ================     ================    ================
</TABLE>
 
E. At March 31, 1996, net assets consisted of the following: (Unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        TEMPFUND           TEMPCASH
                                                                     ---------------    ---------------
     <S>                                                             <C>                <C>
     Paid-in capital..............................................   $ 7,247,651,760    $ 2,626,014,129
     Accumulated net realized gains (losses)......................            68,527           (504,536)
                                                                     ---------------    ---------------
     Total net assets.............................................   $ 7,247,720,287    $ 2,625,509,593
                                                                      ==============     ==============
</TABLE>
 
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       Board of Directors
         G. Willing Pepper
          Chairman
        G. Nicholas Beckwith, III
        Philip E. Coldwell
        Robert R. Fortune
        Jerrold B. Harris
        Rodney D. Johnson
 
       Officers
         G. Willing Pepper
           President
         Edward J. Roach
           Vice President and
           Treasurer
         W. Bruce McConnel, III
           Secretary
 
       Investment Adviser
        PNC Institutional Management
        Corporation
        400 Bellevue Parkway
        Wilmington, DE 19809
 
       Co-Administrators
        PFPC Inc.
        400 Bellevue Parkway
        Wilmington, DE 19809
 
        Provident Distributors, Inc.
        259 Radnor-Chester Road
        Suite 120
        Radnor, PA 19087
 
       Distributor
        Provident Distributors, Inc.
        259 Radnor-Chester Road
        Suite 120
        Radnor, PA 19087

       Transfer Agent
        PFPC Inc.
        P.O. Box 8950
        Wilmington, DE 19885-9628
 
       This report is submitted for
       the general information of the
       shareholders of the Company.
       It is not authorized for
       distribution to prospective
       investors unless accompanied
       or preceded by effective
       prospectuses for each
       portfolio of the Company,
       which contain information
       concerning the investment
       policies of the portfolios as
       well as other pertinent
       information.
 
       PIF-T-001
 
                                                       TEMPFUND
                                                       TEMPCASH
                                                 Investment Portfolios
                                                      Offered by
                                            Temporary Investment Fund, Inc.
 
                                         [PROVIDENT INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS LOGO]
                                                  Semi-Annual Report
                                                    to Shareholders
                                                    March 31, 1996


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