-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, FzSGG+j3aL2Jus3nRqmQCcPspjnnKwPfBh+C7gBiFTfxc44Ikr9NDdxllb9G7FvR f7/B+JHd1l3ctpNO8ug3EQ== 0000088053-04-000386.txt : 20040614 0000088053-04-000386.hdr.sgml : 20040611 20040614153129 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000088053-04-000386 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040614 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20040614 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CASH RESERVE FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000353447 IRS NUMBER: 621223991 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSR SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-03196 FILM NUMBER: 04861392 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SOUTH STREET CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 BUSINESS PHONE: 4108953761 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SOUTH ST CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DEUTSCHE BANC ALEX BROWN CASH RESERVE FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990806 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BT ALEX BROWN CASH RESERVE FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970827 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BROWN ALEX CASH RESERVE FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 N-CSR 1 crp.htm ANNUAL REPORT Zurich Scudder Investments

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                   FORM N-CSR

Investment Company Act file number 811-03196

                             CASH RESERVE FUND, INC.
                        --------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                   One South Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
                 ----------------------------------------------
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (617) 295-2663
                                                            --------------

                               Salvatore Schiavone
                             Two International Place
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02110
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                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Date of fiscal year end:        3/31

Date of reporting period:       3/31/04



ITEM 1.  REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS

[Scudder Investments logo]



Scudder Cash Reserve Prime Shares

Classes A, B and C

Annual Report to Shareholders

March 31, 2004



Table of Contents


Portfolio Management Review <Click Here>

Cash Reserve Prime Shares

Investment Portfolio <Click Here>

Statement of Assets and Liabilities <Click Here>

Statement of Operations <Click Here>

Statement of Changes in Net Assets <Click Here>

Financial Highlights <Click Here>

Notes to Financial Statements <Click Here>

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm <Click Here>

Tax Information <Click Here>

Other Information <Click Here>

Fund Directors <Click Here>


This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. To obtain a prospectus for any of our funds, talk to your financial representative or call Shareholder Services at (800) 621-1048. We advise you to consider the fund's objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

An investment in this fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. Please read this fund's prospectus for specific details regarding its risk profile.

Scudder Investments is part of Deutsche Asset Management, which is the marketing name in the US for the asset management activities of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., Deutsche Asset Management Inc., Deutsche Asset Management Investment Services Ltd., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and Scudder Trust Company.

Fund shares are not FDIC-insured and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any bank. Fund shares involve investment risk, including possible loss of principal.


Portfolio Management Review


In the following interview, the portfolio management team discusses the market environment and their team's approach to managing Cash Reserve Prime Shares of the Prime Series (the"portfolio") during its most recent fiscal year ended March 31, 2004.

Q: Will you discuss the market environment for the portfolio during the most recent 12-month period?

A: Following the Federal Reserve Board's surprising decision to lower the federal funds rate by only 25 basis points - to 1% - back in June 2003, the US economy began to stabilize beginning in the fall. The money market yield curve steepened and - following a long period of declining short-term interest rate levels - we were finally able to extend the portfolio's maturity. The government reported approximately 8% GDP growth for the third quarter, which seemed to show that the economy was finally turning the corner. With this announcement, the focus for investors turned to whether a renewed economy would produce significant job growth. Unfortunately, there was no sign that new jobs were being created at a significant rate during the third quarter.

In the second half of 2003, the Fed met several times and held short-term rates steady at 1%, repeatedly stating its bias towards staving off deflation. GDP was reported at approximately 4% for the fourth quarter, productivity levels remained high, yet the level of job creation remained stubbornly low. During the fourth quarter, the increased level of volatility in the money market yield curve made for a difficult investing environment, as the one-year LIBOR rate traded in a wide range of 1.4% to 1.65%.1

1 LIBOR, or the London Interbank Offered Rate, is the most widely used benchmark or reference rate for short-term interest rates. LIBOR is the rate of interest at which banks borrow funds from other banks, in large volume, in the international market.

In December, the Fed, satisfied by the evidence of a rebound in the economy, removed its anti-deflation bias and maintained its focus on the need for job creation. At the time, the market was "pricing in" a federal funds rate hike of 25 basis points in August 2004. Through the first quarter of 2004, with few signs of a pickup in job growth, the Fed held off on declaring a bias toward tightening credit. At its January 28th meeting, however, the Fed did remove language that had appeared in previous statements asserting that it would keep short-term rates at current levels "for a considerable period." The fact that this is a presidential election year adds some uncertainty for Fed-watchers, as the Fed likely wants to avoid having its decisions on short-term rates cast in a political light. By the end of the fund's annual period, the market's forecast for a possible short-term interest rate increase was pushed back to October 2004 and beyond.

Q: How did the portfolio perform over the fund's most recent fiscal year?

A: Given the volatility of the money market yield curve, during the third and fourth quarter of 2003 we were able to pick up some additional yield for the fund as short-term rates rose. But through the first quarter of 2004, with continuing disappointment over the lack of job creation, the yield curve flattened. More market participants seemed to accept that short-term interest rates would not be rising soon, the market rallied, and yields retreated. As securities within the portfolio matured, we invested at lower interest rate levels.

Q: What detracted from performance during the period?

A: In December, we kept additional cash on hand - - as we do each year - to meet any tax-related redemptions as well as investors' year-end liquidity needs. Because we kept a larger percentage of the portfolio's assets in overnight liquidity, this detracted somewhat from the portfolio's yield and total return.

Q: In light of market conditions during the 12-month period, what has been the strategy for the portfolio?

A: During the period, we pursued a "barbell" strategy. That is, we purchased longer-duration

7-Day Current Yield

(as of 3/31/04)


Scudder Cash Reserve Prime Class A Shares2
iMoneyNet First Tier Retail Money Funds Average3

0.05%

0.36%

2 The 7-day current yield refers to the income paid by the fund over a 7-day period expressed as an annual percentage rate. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Yields are historical and will fluctuate.
3 Money Fund Report Averages, a service of iMoneyNet, Inc., are averages for categories of similar money market funds.

An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

instruments with maturities of six to nine months - and increasingly - short-term securities with maturities of three months or less; we kept the shorter-term securities in the portfolio to meet liquidity needs. In addition, we de-emphasized callable agency securities they became a less useful cash management tool as yield spreads compressed. Over the 12-month period, we maintained an average maturity of approximately 50 to 55 days for the Prime Series.

Toward the close of 2003, we increased the portfolio's allocation in floating-rate securities. The purpose of this strategy is to position the portfolio to benefit if the economy begins to create more jobs and the Fed decides to switch to a tightening bias earlier than expected. The interest rate of floating rate securities adjusts periodically, based on the position of the yield curve. There are floating rate securities that adjust daily, monthly and quarterly, based off of indices such as LIBOR and the federal funds rate. During the first quarter of 2004 we also invested in short-term UK mortgage securities, which offered a AAA rating, diversification for the portfolio and similar floating-rate characteristics.

Q: Do you anticipate any change in your management strategies?

A: Going forward, we will continue our insistence on the highest credit quality within the portfolio. We also plan to maintain our conservative investment strategies and standards. We continue to apply a careful approach to investing on behalf of the portfolio and to seek competitive yields for our shareholders.

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The managers' views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation.


Investment Portfolio as of March 31, 2004


Prime Series

Principal Amount ($)

Value ($)



Certificates of Deposit and Bank Notes 16.2%

Credit Agricole Indosuez AG, 1.12%, 6/30/2004
50,000,000
50,009,710
Credit Lyonnais AG, 1.11%, 9/24/2004
28,000,000
28,000,000
Credit Lyonnais AG, 1.15%, 4/27/2004
15,000,000
15,000,000
Danske Bank, 1.12%, 6/30/2004
26,000,000
26,000,321
Fortis Bank NV, 1.435%, 11/16/2004
30,000,000
29,997,182
HBOS Treasury Service PLC, 1.1%, 8/17/2004
50,000,000
50,000,000
National Australia Bank Ltd., 1.45%, 12/13/2004
15,000,000
15,018,670
Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, 1.13%, 4/20/2004
50,000,000
50,000,000
Societe Generale, 1.13%, 7/7/2004
46,000,000
46,000,000
Toronto Dominion Bank, 1.315%, 4/15/2004
60,000,000
59,999,827
Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, 1.04%, 5/28/2004
100,000,000
99,996,858
Westdeutsche Landesbank AG, 1.32%, 4/15/2004
29,000,000
28,999,889
Total Certificates of Deposit and Bank Notes (Cost $499,022,457)

499,022,457


Commercial Paper 31.9%

Apreco LLC, 1.03%**, 4/1/2004
7,000,000
7,000,000
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., 1.04%**, 6/29/2004
25,000,000
24,935,722
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 1.03%**, 4/7/2004
40,000,000
39,993,133
Cancara Asset Security Ltd., 1.05%**, 6/1/2004
40,000,000
39,928,833
Cancara Asset Security Ltd., 1.006%**, 6/21/2004
29,120,000
29,051,204
CC (USA), Inc., 144A, 1.335%, 8/13/2004
25,000,000
25,000,000
Charta LLC, 1.03%**, 4/27/2004
30,000,000
29,977,683
CIT Group, Inc., 1.07%**, 6/14/2004
15,000,000
14,967,008
CIT Group, Inc., 1.1%**, 8/17/2004
25,000,000
24,894,584
DEPFA Bank Europe PLC, 1.163%**, 11/19/2004
50,000,000
49,619,778
Dorada Finance, Inc., 1.006%**, 6/22/2004
20,000,000
19,952,167
General Electric Capital Corp., 1.16%, 5/4/2004
40,000,000
39,957,467
General Electric Capital International Funding, Inc., 1.04%**, 4/21/2004
25,000,000
24,985,556
Giro Funding US Corp., 1.035%**, 4/26/2004
25,000,000
24,982,031
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 1.16%, 9/3/2004
20,000,000
20,000,000
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 1.24%, 7/8/2004
49,000,000
49,000,000
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 1.27%, 11/8/2004
22,000,000
22,000,000
Grampian Funding Ltd., 1.05%**, 6/7/2004
10,000,000
9,980,458
Grampian Funding Ltd., 1.05%**, 6/11/2004
86,000,000
85,821,909
Greyhawk Funding LLC, 1.05%**, 5/21/2004
25,000,000
24,963,541
Greyhawk Funding LLC, 1.05%**, 5/26/2004
25,000,000
24,959,896
Greyhawk Funding LLC, 1.05%**, 7/6/2004
20,000,000
19,944,000
Irish Life & Permanent PLC, 1.1%**, 8/11/2004
25,000,000
24,899,167
Jupiter Securitization Corp., 1.03%**, 4/22/2004
20,000,000
19,987,983
Jupiter Securitization Corp., 1.03%**, 4/27/2004
30,000,000
29,977,684
K2 (USA) LLC, 1.13%**, 4/20/2004
32,800,000
32,780,438
Lake Constance Funding LLC, 1.03%**, 4/22/2004
34,900,000
34,879,031
Perry Global Funding LLC, 0.953%**, 5/17/2004
34,966,000
34,918,640
RWE AG, 1.04%**, 5/3/2004
20,000,000
19,981,511
RWE AG, 1.07%**, 9/8/2004
40,000,000
39,809,778
Scaldis Capital LLC, 1.007%**, 6/15/2004
25,000,000
24,945,834
Scaldis Capital LLC, 0.969%**, 4/26/2004
10,000,000
9,992,847
Sheffield Receivables Corp., 1.04%**, 4/2/2004
30,000,000
29,999,133
Sheffield Receivables Corp., 1.03%**, 4/7/2004
25,090,000
25,085,693
Total Commercial Paper (Cost $979,172,709)

979,172,709

Floating Rate Notes* 10.8%

American Honda Finance Corp., 144A, 1.06%, 9/16/2004
15,000,000
15,000,000
American Honda Finance Corp., 144A, 1.09%, 7/9/2004
30,000,000
30,000,000
American Honda Finance Corp., 144A, 1.1%, 4/8/2004
15,000,000
14,999,971
Bank of America NA, 1.05%, 8/16/2004
12,000,000
12,000,000
Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale, 1.05%, 8/25/2004
20,000,000
19,999,975
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 1.045%, 5/28/2004
50,000,000
49,998,829
General Electric Capital Corp., 1.23%, 5/7/2004
10,000,000
10,001,460
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 1.06%, 9/7/2004
20,000,000
20,000,000
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 1.1%, 2/4/2005
15,000,000
15,000,000
Natexis Banque Populaires, 1.045%, 10/20/2004
20,000,000
19,997,767
Natexis Banque Populaires, 1.2%, 5/10/2004
35,000,000
35,000,000
SunTrust Bank NA, 1.03%, 4/1/2005
40,000,000
40,003,980
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1.03%, 3/31/2005
50,000,000
50,000,000
Total Floating Rate Notes (Cost $332,001,982)

332,001,982


Short -Term Notes 6.0%

Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., 1.213%, 1/1/2044
100,000,000
100,000,000
Permanent Financing PLC, "1A", Series 4, 1.05%, 3/10/2005
25,000,000
25,000,000
Providence of Ontario, 7.625%, 6/22/2004
25,000,000
25,363,875
Statens Bostadsfinansierings-aktiebulag, 1.145%, 5/28/2004
35,000,000
35,002,420
Total Short-Term Notes (Cost $185,366,295)

185,366,295



US Government Sponsored Agencies 9.1%

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.985%**, 9/12/2005
30,000,000
29,973,851
Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.5%, 11/16/2004
30,000,000
30,000,000
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.19%, 2/14/2005
15,000,000
15,000,000
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.2%, 8/6/2004
35,000,000
35,000,000
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.25%, 11/15/2004
15,000,000
15,159,177
Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.115%**, 4/28/2004
36,111,000
36,080,802
Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.064%**, 9/10/2004
20,000,000
19,902,800
Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.01%**, 1/18/2005
40,000,000
39,984,735
Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.03%**, 2/18/2005
40,000,000
39,994,677
Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.0%, 6/15/2004
17,000,000
17,065,529
Total US Government Sponsored Agencies (Cost $278,161,571)

278,161,571


Government National Mortgage Association 1.3%

Government National Mortgage Association, 1.03%**, 4/1/2004
18,751,000
18,751,000
Government National Mortgage Association, 1.08%, 7/23/2004
20,000,000
20,000,000
Total Government National Mortgage Association (Cost $38,751,000)

38,751,000


Funding Agreements 5.1%

General Electric Capital Assurance Corp., 1.2%, 9/1/2004
45,000,000
45,000,000
General Electric Capital Assurance Corp., 1.2%, 3/1/2005
20,000,000
20,000,000
New York Life Insurance, 1.18%, 9/21/2004
40,000,000
40,000,000
Travelers Insurance Co., 1.19%, 1/27/2005
50,000,000
50,000,000
Total Funding Agreements (Cost $155,000,000)

155,000,000


Repurchase Agreements 19.6%

Repurchase Agreement with J.P. Morgan Chase, 1.09%, dated 3/31/2004, principal and interest in the amount of $41,452,270, due 4/1/2004 (b)
41,451,015
41,451,015
Repurchase Agreement with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 1.04%, dated 3/31/2004, principal and interest in the amount of $50,018,778, due 4/13/2004 (c)
50,000,000
50,000,000
Repurchase Agreement with Morgan Stanley, 1.09%, dated 3/31/2004, principal and interest in the amount of $250,007,569, due 4/1/2004 (d)
250,000,000
250,000,000
Repurchase Agreement with UBS Warburg, 1.09%, dated 3/31/2004, principal and interest in the amount of $260,007,872, due 4/1/2004 (e)
260,000,000
260,000,000
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $601,451,015)

601,451,015

Total Investment Portfolio -100.0% (Cost $3,068,927,029) (a)

3,068,927,029


* Floating rate notes are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate, such as the coupon-equivalent of the US Treasury bill rate. These securities are shown at their current rate as of March 31, 2004.
** Annualized yield at the time of purchase; not a coupon rate.
(a) Cost for federal income tax purpose was $3,068,927,029.
(b) Collateralized by:

Principal Amount ($)

Type

Rate (%)

Maturity
Date

Collateral
Value ($)


29,245,750

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
5.5-6.0
11/1/2031-3/1/2034
30,134,759
12,185,151

Federal National Mortgage Association
5.0-6.0
3/1/2018-10/1/2032
12,652,750
Total Collateral Value

42,787,509


(c) Collateralized by:

Principal Amount ($)

Type

Rate (%)

Maturity
Date

Collateral
Value ($)


10,861,894

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
5.5-8.0
9/1/2021-12/1/2033
11,377,481
38,612,080

Federal National Mortgage Association
5.0-8.0
12/1/2016-12/1/2033
40,123,282
Total Collateral Value

51,500,763


(d) Collateralized by:

Principal Amount ($)

Type

Rate (%)

Maturity
Date

Collateral
Value ($)


122,995,177

Federal National Mortgage Association
0.00-11.73
4/19/2004-10/25/2033
122,672,404
105,411,488

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
0.55-10.00
12/8/2004-3/15/2034
110,183,796
9,526,784

Government National Mortgage Association
4.25-5.50
4/20/2017-11/20/2033
9,826,840
4,622,000

Resolution Funding Corporation
0.00-9.38
10/15/2009-1/15/2030
2,712,807
570,000

Tennessee Valley Authority
0.00-5.38
11/13/2008-5/1/2030
232,578
6,905,000

East Coast Power LLC
6.74
3/31/2008
6,990,761
1,505,000

US Treasury Note Strip
0.00
2/15/2006
1,461,581
15,000

Financing Corp.
8.60
9/26/2019
21,033
Total Collateral Value

254,101,800


(e) Collateralized by:

Principal Amount ($)

Type

Rate (%)

Maturity
Date

Collateral
Value ($)


130,758,977

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
3.511-5.429
4/1/2031-12/1/2033
135,231,617
125,333,070

Federal National Mortgage Association
3.36-6.13
8/1/2011-2/1/2034
129,970,370
Total Collateral Value

265,201,987


144A: Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Financial Statements


Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of March 31, 2004

Assets

Prime Series

Investments:

Investments, at amortized cost

$ 2,467,476,014

Repurchase agreements, at amortized cost

601,451,015

Total Investments, at amortized cost

3,068,927,029

Cash

666,727

Interest receivable

5,199,030

Due from Advisor

354,980

Other assets

71,138

Total assets

3,075,218,904
Liabilities

Dividends payable

194

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

124,149

Accrued management fee

777,708

Accrued distribution fees

582,594

Accrued shareholder servicing fees

162,436

Accrued custodian and accounting fees

39,289

Other accrued expenses and payables

74,871

Total liabilities

1,761,241
Net assets

$ 3,073,457,663

Composition of Net Assets

Undistributed net investment income

119,315

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

13,329

Paid-in capital

3,073,325,019
Net assets

$ 3,073,457,663



The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.



Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of March 31, 2004 (continued)

Net Asset Value

Prime Series

Computation of Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share
Prime Shares(a)

Net assets

$ 2,665,759,096

Shares of capital stock outstanding

2,665,262,348

Net Asset Value per share

$ 1.00

Prime Institutional Shares(b)

Net assets

$ 394,967,078

Shares of capital stock outstanding

394,935,444

Net Asset Value per share

$ 1.00

Scudder Cash Reserve Prime Class A Shares

Net assets

$ 4,754,288

Shares of capital stock outstanding

4,758,988

Net Asset Value per share

$ 1.00

Scudder Cash Reserve Prime Class B Shares

Net assets

$ 4,588,696

Shares of capital stock outstanding

4,586,256

Net Asset Value per share

$ 1.00

Scudder Cash Reserve Prime Class C Shares

Net assets

$ 138,875

Shares of capital stock outstanding

139,006

Net Asset Value per share

$ 1.00

Quality Cash Reserve Prime Shares

Net assets

$ 3,249,630

Shares of capital stock outstanding

3,244,592

Net Asset Value per share

$ 1.00


a Prior to July 31, 2003, the Prime Shares were known as the Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown Cash Reserve Prime Shares.
b Prior to July 31, 2003, the Prime Institutional Shares were known as the Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown Cash Reserve Prime Institutional Shares.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.



Statement of Operations for the year ended March 31, 2004

Investment Income

Prime Series

Interest

$ 36,768,211

Dividends

1,822,595

Total Income

38,590,806

Expenses:

Management fee

8,639,239

Transfer agent fees

1,662,872

Custodian and accounting fees

224,203

Auditing

46,814

Directors' fees and expenses

132,725

Reports to shareholders

168,566

Registration fees

181,756

Distribution fees

7,077,730

Shareholder servicing fees

1,974,585

Other

85,267

Total expenses

20,193,757

Less: fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

(43,341)

Net expenses

20,150,416

Net investment income

18,440,390
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

32,960

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

$ 18,473,350



The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.



Prime Series

Statement of Changes in Net Assets


Years Ended March 31,

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

2004

2003

Operations:

Net investment income

$ 18,440,390 $ 47,885,457

Net realized gain (loss)

32,960 12,329

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

18,473,350 47,897,786
Distributions to shareholders from:

Net investment income:

Prime Shares

(13,937,204) (38,057,799)

Prime Institutional Shares

(4,146,883) (9,631,429)

Scudder Cash Reserve Prime Class A Shares

(27,001) (172,134)

Scudder Cash Reserve Prime Class B Shares

(5,702) (54,913)

Scudder Cash Reserve Prime Class C Shares

(187) (2,431)

Quality Cash Reserve Prime Shares

(5,308) (208,566)
Total distributions
(18,122,285) (48,127,272)
Fund share transactions:

(at net asset value of $1.00 per share)

Proceeds from shares sold

3,778,478,261 18,093,925,189

Reinvestment of distributions

18,119,786 45,429,416

Cost of shares redeemed

(4,170,034,415) (19,822,015,528)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

(373,436,368) (1,682,660,923)
Increase (decrease) in net assets
(373,085,303) (1,682,890,409)

Net assets at beginning of period

3,446,542,966 5,129,433,375

Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income and accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $119,315 and $198,790, respectively)

$ 3,073,457,663

$ 3,446,542,966




The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Financial Highlights


Class A

Years Ended March 31,

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

Selected Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

Net investment income
.0035 .0114 .0277 .0579 .0483
Less: Distributions from net investment income
(.0035) (.0114) (.0277) (.0579) (.0483)
Net asset value, end of period

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

Total Return (%)
.35 1.14 2.80 5.95 4.94
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period ($ in thousands)
4,754 8,802 11,524 11,882 16,214
Ratio of expenses (%)
.87 .63 .61 .61 .63
Ratio of net investment income (%)
.31 1.17 2.81 5.73 4.89


Class B

Years Ended March 31,

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

Selected Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

Net investment income
.0008 .0041 .0202 .0505 .0406
Less: Distributions from net investment income
(.0008) (.0041) (.0202) (.0505) (.0406)
Net asset value, end of period

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

Total Return (%)
.08a .41a 2.04 5.17 4.14
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period ($ in thousands)
4,589 10,897 10,761 11,975 2,980
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)
1.66 1.38 1.36 1.39 1.38
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)
1.12 1.37 1.36 1.39 1.38
Ratio of net investment income (%)
.06 .43 2.01 5.00 4.14
a Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

Class C

Years Ended March 31,

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000a

Selected Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

Net investment income
.0008 .0041 .0202 .0515 .0115
Less: Distributions from net investment income
(.0008) (.0041) (.0202) (.0515) (.0115)
Net asset value, end of period

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

Total Return (%)
.08b .41b 2.04 5.28 1.15
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period ($ in thousands)
139 375 679 1,592 779
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)
1.54 1.38 1.36 1.34 0.31*
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)
1.13 1.37 1.36 1.34 0.31*
Ratio of net investment income (%)
.05 .43 2.16 5.07 6.00*
a For the period January 18, 2000 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2000.
b Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
* Annualized


Notes to Financial Statements


Note 1-Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

A. Organization

Cash Reserve Fund, Inc. (formerly Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown Cash Reserve Fund, Inc.) (the `Fund') is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the `Act'), as amended, as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund is organized as a corporation under the laws of the state of Maryland. The Prime Series (the "Series") is one of the three series the Fund offers to investors.

The Prime Series offers six classes of shares to investors: Cash Reserve Prime Shares (`Prime Shares'), Scudder Cash Reserve Prime Class A Shares (`Class A Shares'), Scudder Cash Reserve Prime Class B Shares (`Class B Shares'), Scudder Cash Reserve Prime Class C Shares (`Class C Shares'), Quality Cash Reserve Prime Shares (`Quality Cash Shares') and Cash Reserve Prime Institutional Shares (`Prime Institutional Shares'). Certain detailed information for the Prime Shares, Quality Cash Shares and Prime Institutional Shares is provided separately and is available upon request.

All shares have equal rights with respect to voting except that shareholders vote separately on matters affecting their rights as holders of a particular series or class.

The investment objective of the Prime Series is to seek as high a level of current income as is consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity. Details concerning the Series' investment objective and policies and the risk factors associated with the Series' investments are described in the Series' Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

B. Valuation of Securities

Portfolio securities are valued utilizing the amortized cost method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act and certain conditions therein. Under this method, which does not take into account unrealized capital gains or losses on securities, an instrument is initially valued at its cost and thereafter assumes a constant accretion/amortization to maturity of any discount or premium.

C. Securities Transactions and Investment Income

Securities transactions are recorded on trade date. Realized gains and losses are determined by comparing the proceeds of a sale or the cost of a purchase with a specific offsetting transaction.

Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is accrued daily. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Estimated expenses are also accrued daily.

Distribution or service fees and transfer agent fees specifically attributable to a class are allocated to that class. All other expenses, income, gains and losses are allocated among the classes based upon their relative net assets.

D. Distributions

The Fund distributes its net investment income in the form of dividends, which are declared and recorded daily. Accumulated daily dividends are distributed to shareholders monthly.

E. Federal Income Taxes

It is the Fund's policy to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income taxes have been accrued.

F. Repurchase Agreements

The Prime Series may make short term investments in repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by US government securities and agencies. Under the terms of a repurchase agreement, a financial institution sells fixed income securities to the Series and agrees to buy them back on a specified day in return for the principal amount of the original sale plus accrued interest. The custodial bank holds the collateral in a separate account until the agreement matures. If the value of the securities falls below the principal amount of the repurchase agreement plus accrued interest, the financial institution deposits additional collateral by the following business day. If the financial institution either fails to deposit the required additional collateral or fails to repurchase the securities as agreed, the Series has the right to sell the securities and recover any resulting loss from the financial institution. If the financial institution enters into bankruptcy, the Series' claims on the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

G. Expenses

Expenses of the Fund arising in connection with a specific Series are allocated to that Series. Other Fund expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a Series are apportioned among the Series in the Fund.

H. Estimates

In preparing its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, management makes estimates and assumptions. Actual results may be different.

Note 2-Fees and Transactions with Affiliates

Investment Company Capital Corp. (`ICCC'), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, is the Advisor for each Series. The Fund pays the Advisor an annual fee based on its aggregate average daily net assets which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the following annual rates: 0.30% of the first $500 million, 0.26% of the next $500 million, 0.25% of the next $500 million, 0.24% of the next $1 billion, 0.23% of the next $1 billion and 0.22% of the amount in excess of $3.5 billion.

In addition, the Advisor is entitled to receive an additional fee with respect to the Prime Series, calculated daily and payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.02% of the average daily net assets.

Accordingly, for the year ended March 31, 2004, the fee pursuant to the management agreement was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.26% of the average daily net assets of the Prime Series.

In addition, the Advisor has agreed to voluntarily waive expenses as necessary to maintain a positive yield. This waiver may be changed or terminated at any time without notice. Under these arrangements, the Advisor waived expenses on Class A, B and C shares of the Prime Series.

During the year ended March 31, 2004, ICCC was the Fund's accounting agent. The Fund paid the accounting agent a fixed fee of $13,000 on assets up to $10 million. On assets greater than $10 million, the Fund paid the accounting agent an annual fee based on its average daily net assets which was calculated daily and paid monthly. Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation (`SFAC'), an affiliate of the Advisor, is responsible for the general accounting records and determining the daily net asset value per share of the Fund. SFAC has retained State Street Bank and Trust Company (`State Street') as a sub-agent that performs fund accounting and administration services.

Scudder Investments Service Company (`SISC'), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the Fund's transfer agent. Each class paid the transfer agent a per account fee that is accrued daily and paid monthly. For the year ended March 31, 2004, the amount charged to the Fund by SISC was as follows:

Total Aggregated

Transfer Agent Fees Waived

Prime Series:
Prime Shares
$ 1,558,672 $ -
Prime Institutional Shares
49,928 -
Class A Shares
22,495 11
Class B Shares
27,933 27,933
Class C Shares
562 562
Quality Shares
3,282 -

Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between SISC and DST Systems, Inc. (`DST'), SISC has delegated certain transfer agent and dividend paying agent functions to DST. The cost and expenses of such delegations are borne by SISC, not by the Fund.

Effective April 11, 2003, State Street serves as custodian for the Fund. Prior to April 11, 2003, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, an affiliate of ICCC, was the Fund's custodian. The Fund pays the custodian an annual fee, which is accrued daily and payable monthly.

As compensation for his or her services, each Independent Director receives an aggregate annual fee, plus a fee for each meeting attended (plus reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his or her attendance at board and committee meetings) from each Fund in the Fund Complex for which he or she serves. In addition, the Chairman of the Fund Complex's Audit Committee receives an annual fee for his services.

Note 3-Distribution and Service Fees

Scudder Distributors, Inc. (`SDI') is the Fund's Distributor. Each Series pays the Distributor an annual fee, pursuant to Rule 12b-1, based on its average daily net assets, which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the following annual rates: 0.25% of the Prime Shares and Class A Shares average daily net assets, 0.60% of the Quality Cash Shares average daily net assets and 0.75% of the Class B Shares and Class C Shares average daily net assets. The Fund does not pay fees on the Prime Institutional Shares. For the year ended March 31, 2004, the Distribution Fee was as follows:

Total Aggregated

Unpaid at March 31, 2004

Prime Series:
Prime Shares
$ 6,984,412 $ 576,847
Class A Shares
17,296 1,081
Class B Shares
55,175 2,826
Class C Shares
1,672 81
Quality Shares
19,175 1,759

The Prime Series pays the Distributor a shareholder servicing fee based on the average daily net assets which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the following rates of 0.07% of Prime Shares and 0.25% of Class B and Class C Shares. The Distributor uses this fee to compensate third parties that provide shareholder services to their clients who own shares. For the year ended March 31, 2004, the shareholder servicing fee was as follows:

Total Aggregated

Shareholder Servicing Fee Waived

Unpaid at March 31,
2004

Prime Series:
Prime Shares
$ 1,955,635 $ - $ 162,436
Class B Shares
18,392 12,178 -
Class C Shares
558 366 -

Note 4-Expense Off-Set Arrangement

The Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of the Fund's custodian expenses. During the year ended March 31, 2004, the Fund's custodian fees were reduced by $2,291 under this arrangement.

Note 5-Share Transactions

The Fund is authorized to issue up to 20.81 billion shares of $.001 par value capital stock (12.66 billion Prime Series, 3.55 billion Treasury Series, 4.25 billion Tax-Free Series and 350 million undesignated). Transactions in capital stock were as follows (at net asset value of $1.00 per share):

Prime Series:

Year Ended
March 31, 2004

Year Ended
March 31, 2003

Shares

Dollars

Shares

Dollars

Sold:
Prime Shares
2,192,158,383 $ 2,192,158,382 12,024,358,045 $ 12,024,358,044
Prime Institutional Shares
1,585,368,740 1,585,368,740 5,825,254,848 5,825,254,848
Class A Shares
491,136 491,136 125,429,162 125,429,092
Class B Shares
19,023 19,023 10,936,596 10,936,597
Class C Shares
- - 402,461 402,462
Quality Cash Shares
440,980 440,980 107,544,397 107,544,146

$ 3,778,478,261

$ 18,093,925,189

Reinvested:
Prime Shares
13,937,204 $ 13,937,204 36,581,377 $ 36,581,378
Prime Institutional Shares
4,144,719 4,144,719 8,460,923 8,460,923
Class A Shares
27,001 27,001 132,199 132,199
Class B Shares
5,327 5,327 49,958 49,957
Class C Shares
155 155 1,934 1,934
Quality Cash Shares
5,380 5,380 203,025 203,025

$ 18,119,786

$ 45,429,416

Redeemed:
Prime Shares
(2,419,926,242) $ (2,419,925,662) (13,502,262,846) $ (13,502,262,742)
Prime Institutional Shares
(1,738,713,361) (1,738,713,361) (6,039,643,782) (6,039,643,782)
Class A Shares
(4,558,264) (4,558,264) (128,282,478) (128,282,478)
Class B Shares
(6,331,370) (6,331,370) (10,853,181) (10,850,194)
Class C Shares
(236,381) (236,381) (708,506) (708,510)
Quality Cash Shares
(269,377) (269,377) (140,267,822) (140,267,822)

$ (4,170,034,415)

$ (19,822,015,528)

Net Decrease:

(373,436,947)

$ (373,436,368)

(1,682,663,690)

$ (1,682,660,923)


Note 6-Tax Disclosures

The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gains distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences primarily relate to distribution reclassifications. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. Accordingly, the Fund may periodically make reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts without impacting the net asset value of the Fund.

Distributions were characterized as follows for tax purposes:

Years Ended

March 31, 2004

March 31, 2003

Prime Series

Ordinary income*

$ 18,122,285 $ 48,127,272

At March 31, 2004, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Prime Series

Undistributed ordinary income*

$ 1,388,017

* For tax purposes, short-term capital gains distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

Note 7-Regulatory Matters and Litigation

Since at least July 2003, federal, state and industry regulators have been conducting ongoing inquiries and investigations ("inquiries") into the mutual fund industry, and have requested information from numerous mutual fund companies, including Scudder Investments. We are unable to determine what the outcome of these inquiries will be or what the effect, if any, would be on the funds or their advisers. Publicity about mutual fund practices arising from these industry wide inquiries serves as the general basis of a number of private lawsuits against the Scudder Funds. These lawsuits, which previously have been reported in the press, involve purported class action and derivative lawsuits, making various allegations and naming as defendants various persons, including certain Scudder funds, Deutsche Asset Management ("DeAM") and its affiliates, certain individuals, including in some cases Fund Trustees/Directors, and other parties. DeAM has undertaken to bear all liabilities and expenses incurred by the Scudder funds in connection with these lawsuits, or other lawsuits or regulatory actions that may be filed making allegations similar to these lawsuits regarding fund valuation, market timing, revenue sharing or other subjects of the pending inquiries. Based on currently available information, DeAM believes the likelihood that the pending lawsuits will have a material adverse financial impact on a Scudder fund is remote and such actions are not likely to materially affect its ability to perform under its investment management agreements with the Scudder funds.


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Board of Directors of Cash Reserve Fund, Inc. (formerly Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown Cash Reserve Fund, Inc.) and Shareholders of the Scudder Cash Reserve Prime Class A, B and C Shares of the Prime Series:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights included herein present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Prime Series (one of the series constituting the Cash Reserve Fund, Inc., hereafter referred to as the "Series") at March 31, 2004, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights of the classes presented for each of the fiscal periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Series' management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at March 31, 2004 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
May 27, 2004


Tax Information


Consult your tax advisor for state specific information.


Other Information


Proxy Voting

A description of the fund's policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities can be found on our Web site - - scudder.com (type "proxy voting" in the search field) - or on the SEC's Web site - www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy without charge, call us toll free at (800) 621-1048.


Fund Directors


Independent Directors

Name, Date of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served1,2
Business Experience and Directorships
During the Past 5 Years

Number of Funds in the Fund Complex Overseen
Richard R. Burt
2/3/47
Director since 1999
Chairman, Diligence LLC (international information-collection and risk-management firm) (September 2002 to present); Chairman, IEP Advisors, Inc. (July 1998 to present); Chairman of the Board, Weirton Steel Corporation3 (April 1996 to present); Member of the Board, Hollinger International, Inc.3 (publishing) (September 1995 to present), HCL Technologies Limited (information technology) (April 1999 to present), UBS Mutual Funds (formerly known as Brinson and Mitchell Hutchins families of funds) (registered investment companies) (September 1995 to present); and Member, Textron Inc.3 International Advisory Council (July 1996 to present). Formerly, Partner, McKinsey & Company (consulting) (1991-1994) and US Chief Negotiator in Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) with former Soviet Union and US Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany (1985-1991); Member of the Board, Homestake Mining3 (mining and exploration) (1998-February 2001), Archer Daniels Midland Company3 (agribusiness operations) (October 1996-June 2001) and Anchor Gaming (gaming software and equipment) (March 1999-December 2001).

68

S. Leland Dill
3/28/30
Director since 2002
Trustee, Phoenix Zweig Series Trust (since September 1989), Phoenix Euclid Market Neutral Funds (since May 1998) (registered investment companies); Retired (since 1986). Formerly, Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick (June 1956-June 1986); Director, Vintners International Company Inc. (wine vintner) (June 1989-May 1992); Coutts (USA) International (January 1992-March 2000), Coutts Trust Holdings Ltd., Coutts Group (private bank) (March 1991-March 1999); General Partner, Pemco (investment company) (June 1979-June 1986).

66

Martin J. Gruber
7/15/37
Director since 2002
Nomura Professor of Finance, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University (since September 1964); Trustee, CREF (pension fund) (since January 2000); Director, Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (since January 1992), Thai Capital Fund, Inc. (since January 2000) and Singapore Fund, Inc. (since January 2000) (registered investment companies). Formerly, Trustee, TIAA (pension fund) (January 1996-January 2000).

66

Joseph R. Hardiman
5/27/37
Director since 1998
Private Equity Investor (January 1997 to present); Director, Corvis Corporation3 (optical networking equipment) (July 2000 to present), Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company (investment advisor) (February 2001 to present), The Nevis Fund (registered investment company) (July 1999 to present), and ISI Family of Funds (registered investment companies) (March 1998 to present). Formerly, Director, Circon Corp.3 (medical instruments) (November 1998-January 1999); President and Chief Executive Officer, The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (1987-1997); Chief Operating Officer of Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated (now Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) (1985-1987); General Partner, Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated (now Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) (1976-1985).

66

Richard J. Herring
2/18/46
Director since 2002
Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking and Professor, Finance Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (since July 1972); Director, Lauder Institute of International Management Studies (since July 2000); Co-Director, Wharton Financial Institutions Center (since July 2000). Formerly, Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Undergraduate Division (July 1995-June 2000).

66

Graham E. Jones
1/31/33
Director since 2002
Senior Vice President, BGK Realty, Inc. (commercial real estate) (since 1995); Trustee, 8 open-end mutual funds managed by Weiss, Peck & Greer (since 1985) and Trustee of 18 open-end mutual funds managed by Sun Capital Advisers, Inc. (since 1998).

66

Rebecca W. Rimel
4/10/51
Director since 1995
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts (charitable foundation) (1994 to present); Executive Vice President, The Glenmede Trust Company (investment trust and wealth management) (1983 to present).

66

Philip Saunders, Jr.
10/11/35
Director since 2002
Principal, Philip Saunders Associates (economic and financial consulting) (since November 1988). Formerly, Director, Financial Industry Consulting, Wolf & Company (consulting) (1987-1988); President, John Hancock Home Mortgage Corporation (1984-1986); Senior Vice President of Treasury and Financial Services, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc. (1982-1986).

66

William N. Searcy
9/03/46
Director since 2002
Private investor (since October 2003); Trustee of 18 open-end mutual funds managed by Sun Capital Advisers, Inc. (since October 1998). Formerly, Pension & Savings Trust Officer, Sprint Corporation3 (telecommunications) (November 1989 to October 2003).

66

Robert H. Wadsworth
1/29/40
Director since 1999
President, Robert H. Wadsworth Associates, Inc. (consulting firm) (May 1983 to present). Formerly, President and Trustee, Trust for Investment Managers (registered investment company) (April 1999-June 2002); President, Investment Company Administration, L.L.C. (January 1992*-July 2001); President, Treasurer and Director, First Fund Distributors, Inc. (June 1990-January 2002); Vice President, Professionally Managed Portfolios (May 1991-January 2002) and Advisors Series Trust (October 1996-January 2002) (registered investment companies).
* Inception date of the corporation which was the predecessor to the L.L.C.

69


Interested Director

Name, Date of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served1,2
Business Experience and Directorships
During the Past 5 Years

Number of Funds in the Fund Complex Overseen
Richard T. Hale4
7/17/45
Chairman since 2002 and
Director since 1989

Managing Director, Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (2003-present); Managing Director, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (formerly Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Inc.) and Deutsche Asset Management (1999 to present); Director and President, Investment Company Capital Corp. (registered investment advisor) (1996 to present); Director, Deutsche Global Funds, Ltd. (2000 to present) (registered investment company); Director, Scudder Global Opportunities Funds (since 2003); Director/Officer Deutsche/Scudder Mutual Funds (various dates); President, Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc. (2002 to present) (registered investment companies); Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. (2000 to present). Formerly, Director, CABEI Fund (2000 to 2004), North American Income Fund (2000 to 2004) (registered investment companies), ISI Family of Funds (registered investment companies; 4 funds overseen) (1992-1999).

202


Officers

Name, Date of Birth,
Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served1,2

Business Experience and Directorships
During the Past 5 Years

Richard T. Hale4
7/17/45
Chief Executive Officer since 2003
See information presented under Interested Director.
Brenda Lyons5
2/21/63
President since 2003
Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management
Kenneth Murphy5
10/13/63
Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since 2002
Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management (September 2000-present). Formerly, Director, John Hancock Signature Services (1992-2000).
Bruce A. Rosenblum
9/14/60
Vice President since 2003
Assistant Secretary since 2002
Director, Deutsche Asset Management.
Charles A. Rizzo5
8/5/57
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer since 2002
Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (April 2000 to present); Formerly, Vice President and Department Head, BT Alex. Brown Incorporated (now Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) (1998-1999); Senior Manager, Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. (now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) (1993-1998).
Salvatore Schiavone5
11/03/65
Assistant Treasurer since 2003
Director, Deutsche Asset Management.
Lucinda H. Stebbins5
11/19/45
Assistant Treasurer since 2003
Director, Deutsche Asset Management.

Name, Date of Birth,
Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served1,2

Business Experience and Directorships
During the Past 5 Years

Kathleen Sullivan D'Eramo5
1/25/57
Assistant Treasurer since 2003
Director, Deutsche Asset Management.
John Millette5
8/23/62
Secretary since 2003
Director, Deutsche Asset Management.
Daniel O. Hirsch
3/27/54
Assistant Secretary since 2003
Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (2002-present) and Director, Deutsche Global Funds Ltd. (2002-present). Formerly, Director, Deutsche Asset Management (1999-2002); Principal, BT Alex. Brown Incorporated (now Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) (1998-1999); Assistant General Counsel, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (1993-1998).
Caroline Pearson5
4/01/62
Assistant Secretary since 2002
Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management.

1 Unless otherwise indicated, the mailing address of each Director and Officer with respect to fund operations is One South Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.
2 Length of time served represents the date that each Director or Officer first began serving in that position with Cash Reserve Fund, Inc. of which this fund is a series.
3 A publicly held company with securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
4 Mr. Hale is a Director who is an "interested person" within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. Mr. Hale is President of Investment Company Capital Corp., Vice President of Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. and a Managing Director of Deutsche Asset Management, the US asset management unit of Deutsche Bank AG and its affiliates.
5 Address: Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts.

The fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the fund's Directors. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll-free: 1-800-730-1313.

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ITEM 2.         CODE OF ETHICS.

As of the end of the period, March 31, 2004, Cash Reserve Fund, Inc. has adopted
a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its
President and Treasurer and its Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the code of
ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

ITEM 3.         AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The Fund's Board of Directors/Trustees has determined that the Fund has at least
one "audit committee financial expert" serving on its audit committee: Mr. S.
Leland Dill. This audit committee member is "independent," meaning that he is
not an "interested person" of the Fund (as that term is defined in Section
2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) and he does not accept any
consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Fund (except in the
capacity as a Board or committee member).

An "audit committee financial expert" is not an "expert" for any purpose,
including for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result
of being designated as an "audit committee financial expert." Further, the
designation of a person as an "audit committee financial expert" does not mean
that the person has any greater duties, obligations, or liability than those
imposed on the person without the "audit committee financial expert"
designation. Similarly, the designation of a person as an "audit committee
financial expert" does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any
other member of the audit committee or board of directors.

ITEM 4.         PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.


                     CASH RESERVE FUND, INC. - PRIME SERIES
                      FORM N-CSR DISCLOSURE RE: AUDIT FEES

The following table shows the amount of fees that PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
("PWC"), the Fund's auditor, billed to the Fund during the Fund's last two
fiscal years. For engagements with PWC entered into on or after May 6, 2003, the
Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services
that PWC provided to the Fund.

The Audit Committee has delegated certain pre-approval responsibilities to its
Chairman (or, in his absence, any other member of the Audit Committee).

               Services that the Fund's Auditor Billed to the Fund

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fiscal Year        Audit     Audit-Related     Tax Fees     All Other
    Ended       Fees Billed    Fees Billed     Billed to    Fees Billed
   March 31       to Fund       to Fund          Fund        to Fund
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2004             $38,300        $2,029        $3,100                  $0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2003             $28,177         $722         $2,925                  $0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The above "Tax Fees" were billed for professional services rendered for tax
compliance.

           Services that the Fund's Auditor Billed to the Adviser and
                        Affiliated Fund Service Providers

The following table shows the amount of fees billed by PWC to investment Company
Capital Corp. ("ICCC" or the "Adviser"), and any entity controlling, controlled
by or under common control with ICCC ("Control Affiliate") that provides ongoing
services to the Fund ("Affiliated Fund Service Provider"), for engagements
directly related to the Fund's operations and financial reporting, during the
Fund's last two fiscal years.


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Audit-Related                                    All
                   Fees Billed to      Tax Fees Billed to    Other Fees Billed
  Fiscal Year       Adviser and            Adviser and         to Adviser and
     Ended        Affiliated Fund        Affiliated Fund      Affiliated Fund
    March 31     Service Providers      Service Providers    Service Providers
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2004                   $573,742                 $0                    $0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2003                   $452,700               $69,500              $34,400
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The "Audit-Related Fees" were billed for services in connection with the
assessment of internal controls, agreed-upon procedures and additional related
procedures.







                               Non-Audit Services

The following table shows the amount of fees that PWC billed during the Fund's
last two fiscal years for non-audit services. For engagements entered into on or
after May 6, 2003, the Audit Committee pre-approved all non-audit services that
PWC provided to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider that
related directly to the Fund's operations and financial reporting. The Audit
Committee requested and received information from PWC about any non-audit
services that PWC rendered during the Fund's last fiscal year to the Adviser and
any Affiliated Fund Service Provider. The Committee considered this information
in evaluating PWC's independence.

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Total Non-Audit
                                 Fees billed to
                                   Adviser and
                                  Affiliated
                                  Fund Service
                                   Providers           Total
                                  (engagements        Non-Audit
                                   related          Fees billed
                                   directly          to Adviser
                                    to the         and Affiliated
                      Total       operations        Fund Service
                    Non-Audit    and financial       Providers
        Fiscal     Billed Fees    reporting          (all other     Total of
         Year       to Fund       of the Fund)      engagements)     (A), (B)
         Ended
        March 31      (A)             (B)              (C)          and (C)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          2004      $3,100            $0           $2,412,058       $2,415,158
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          2003      $2,925         $103,900        $17,512,166      $17,618,991
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

All other engagement fees were billed for services in connection with risk
management, tax services and process improvement/integration initiatives for
ICCC and other related entities that provide support for the operations of the
fund.

ITEM 5.         [RESERVED]

ITEM 6.         [RESERVED]

ITEM 7.         DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR
                CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

ITEM 8.         [RESERVED]

ITEM 9.         SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The Nominating and Governance Committee evaluates and nominates Board member
candidates. Fund shareholders may also submit nominees that will be considered
by the Committee when a Board vacancy occurs. Submissions should be mailed to
the attention of the Secretary of the Fund, One South Street, Baltimore, MD
21202.



ITEM 10.        CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) The Chief Executive and Financial  Officers  concluded that the Registrant's
Disclosure  Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the
Disclosure  Controls  and  Procedures  as of a date within 90 days of the filing
date of this report.

Fund management has previously  identified a significant  deficiency relating to
the  overall  fund  expense  payment and accrual  process.  This matter  relates
primarily to a bill payment  processing  issue.  There was no material impact to
shareholders,  fund net asset  value,  fund  performance  or the accuracy of any
fund's  financial  statements.  Fund  management  discussed this matter with the
Registrant's Audit Committee and auditors,  instituted  additional procedures to
enhance its internal controls and will continue to develop  additional  controls
and redesign work flow to strengthen the overall control environment  associated
with the processing and recording of fund expenses.

(b)  There  have been no  changes  in the  registrant's  internal  control  over
financial  reporting that occurred  during the filing period that has materially
affected,  or is  reasonably  likely  to  materially  affect,  the  registrant's
internal controls over financial reporting.

ITEM 11.        EXHIBITS.

(a)(1)   Code of Ethics  pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and  attached
         hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH.

(a)(2)   Certification  pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the  Investment  Company
         Act of 1940 (17 CFR  270.30a-2(a))  is filed  and  attached  hereto  as
         Exhibit 99.CERT.

(b)      Certification  pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the  Investment  Company
         Act of 1940 (17 CFR  270.30a-2(b))  is furnished and attached hereto as
         Exhibit 99.906CERT.




Form N-CSR Item F

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant:                         Deutsche Bank Alex Brown Cash
                                    Reserves Portfolio


By:                                 /s/Richard T. Hale
                                    ---------------------------
                                    Richard T. Hale
                                    Chief Executive Officer

Date:                               May 28, 2004
                                    ---------------------------


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.

Registrant:                         Deutsche Bank Alex Brown Cash
                                    Reserves Portfolio


By:                                 /s/Richard T. Hale
                                    ---------------------------
                                    Richard T. Hale
                                    Chief Executive Officer

Date:                               May 28, 2004
                                    ---------------------------



By:                                 /s/Charles A. Rizzo
                                    ---------------------------
                                    Charles A. Rizzo
                                    Chief Financial Officer

Date:                               May 28, 2004
                                    ---------------------------





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Public Communications.............................................6 E. Compliance with Applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations............6 IV. Violation Reporting...............................................7 A. Overview..........................................................7 B. How to Report.....................................................7 C. Process for Violation Reporting to the Fund Board.................7 D. Sanctions for Code Violations.....................................7 V. Waivers from the Officer Code.....................................7 VI. Amendments to the Code............................................8 VII. Acknowledgement and Certification of Adherence to the Officer Code..................................................8 IX. Recordkeeping.....................................................8 X. Confidentiality...................................................9 Appendices................................................................10 Appendix A: List of Officers Covered under the Code, by Board.........10 Appendix B: Officer Code Acknowledgement and Certification Form.......11 Appendix C: Definitions...............................................13 I. Overview This Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Code of Ethics ("Officer Code") sets forth the policies, practices, and values expected to be exhibited in the conduct of the Principal Executive Officers and Principal Financial Officers of the investment companies ("Funds") they serve ("Covered Officers"). A list of Covered Officers and Funds is included on Appendix A. The Boards of the Funds listed on Appendix A have elected to implement the Officer Code, pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the SEC's rules thereunder, to promote and demonstrate honest and ethical conduct in their Covered Officers. Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. or its affiliates ("DeAM") serves as the investment adviser to each Fund. All Covered Officers are also employees of DeAM or an affiliate. Thus, in addition to adhering to the Officer Code, these individuals must comply with DeAM policies and procedures, such as the DeAM Code of Ethics governing personal trading activities, as adopted pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.1 In addition, such individuals also must comply with other applicable Fund policies and procedures. The DeAM Compliance Officer, who shall not be a Covered Officer and who shall serve as such subject to the approval of the Fund's Board (or committee thereof), is primarily responsible for implementing and enforcing this Code. The Compliance Officer has the authority to interpret this Officer Code and its applicability to particular circumstances. Any questions about the Officer Code should be directed to the DeAM Compliance Officer. The DeAM Compliance Officer and his or her contact information can be found in Appendix A. II. Purposes of the Officer Code The purposes of the Officer Code are to deter wrongdoing and to: o promote honest and ethical conduct among Covered Officers, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; o promote full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosures in reports and documents that the Funds file with or submit to the SEC (and in other public communications from the Funds) and that are within the Covered Officer's responsibilities; o promote compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations; o encourage the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Officer Code to the DeAM Compliance Officer; and o establish accountability for adherence to the Officer Code. Any questions about the Officer Code should be referred to DeAM's Compliance Officer. - -------- 1 The obligations imposed by the Officer Code are separate from, and in addition to, any obligations imposed under codes of ethics adopted pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and any other code of conduct applicable to Covered Officers in whatever capacity they serve. The Officer Code does not incorporate any of those other codes and, accordingly, violations of those codes will not necessarily be considered violations of the Officer Code and waivers granted under those codes would not necessarily require a waiver to be granted under this Code. Sanctions imposed under those codes may be considered in determining appropriate sanctions for any violation of this Code. 3 III. Responsibilities of Covered Officers A. Honest and Ethical Conduct It is the duty of every Covered Officer to encourage and demonstrate honest and ethical conduct, as well as adhere to and require adherence to the Officer Code and any other applicable policies and procedures designed to promote this behavior. Covered Officers must at all times conduct themselves with integrity and distinction, putting first the interests of the Fund(s) they serve. Covered Officers must be honest and candid while maintaining confidentiality of information where required by law, DeAM policy or Fund policy. Covered Officers also must, at all times, act in good faith, responsibly and with due care, competence and diligence, without misrepresenting or being misleading about material facts or allowing their independent judgment to be subordinated. Covered Officers also should maintain skills appropriate and necessary for the performance of their duties for the Fund(s). Covered Officers also must responsibly use and control all Fund assets and resources entrusted to them. Covered Officers may not retaliate against others for, or otherwise discourage the reporting of, actual or apparent violations of the Officer Code or applicable laws or regulations. Covered Officers should create an environment that encourages the exchange of information, including concerns of the type that this Code is designed to address. B. Conflicts of Interest A "conflict of interest" occurs when a Covered Officer's personal interests interfere with the interests of the Fund for which he or she serves as an officer. Covered Officers may not improperly use their position with a Fund for personal or private gain to themselves, their family, or any other person. Similarly, Covered Officers may not use their personal influence or personal relationships to influence decisions or other Fund business or operational matters where they would benefit personally at the Fund's expense or to the Fund's detriment. Covered Officers may not cause the Fund to take action, or refrain from taking action, for their personal benefit at the Fund's expense or to the Fund's detriment. Some examples of conflicts of interest follow (this is not an all-inclusive list): being in the position of supervising, reviewing or having any influence on the job evaluation, pay or benefit of any immediate family member who is an employee of a Fund service provider or is otherwise associated with the Fund; or having an ownership interest in, or having any consulting or employment relationship with, any Fund service provider other than DeAM or its affiliates. Certain conflicts of interest covered by this Code arise out of the relationships between Covered Officers and the Fund that already are subject to conflict of interest provisions in the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act. For example, Covered Officers may not individually engage in certain transactions (such as the purchase or sale of securities or other property) with the Fund because of their status as "affiliated persons" of the Fund. Covered Officers must comply with applicable laws and regulations. Therefore, any violations of existing statutory and regulatory prohibitions on individual behavior could be considered a violation of this Code. As to conflicts arising from, or as a result of the advisory relationship (or any other relationships) between the Fund and DeAM, of which the Covered Officers are also officers or employees, it is recognized by the Board that, subject to DeAM's fiduciary duties to the Fund, the Covered Officers will in the normal course of their duties (whether formally for the Fund or for DeAM, or for both) be involved in establishing policies and implementing decisions which will have different effects on 4 DeAM and the Fund. The Board recognizes that the participation of the Covered Officers in such activities is inherent in the contract relationship between the Fund and DeAM, and is consistent with the expectation of the Board of the performance by the Covered Officers of their duties as officers of the Fund. Covered Officers should avoid actual conflicts of interest, and appearances of conflicts of interest, between the Covered Officer's duties to the Fund and his or her personal interests beyond those contemplated or anticipated by applicable regulatory schemes. If a Covered Officer suspects or knows of a conflict or an appearance of one, the Covered Officer must immediately report the matter to the DeAM Compliance Officer. If a Covered Officer, in lieu of reporting such a matter to the DeAM Compliance Officer, may report the matter directly to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof), as appropriate (e.g., if the conflict involves the DeAM Compliance Officer or the Covered Officer reasonably believes it would be futile to report the matter to the DeAM Compliance Officer). When actual, apparent or suspected conflicts of interest arise in connection with a Covered Officer, DeAM personnel aware of the matter should promptly contact the DeAM Compliance Officer. There will be no reprisal or retaliation against the person reporting the matter. Upon receipt of a report of a possible conflict, the DeAM Compliance Officer will take steps to determine whether a conflict exists. In so doing, the DeAM Compliance Officer may take any actions he or she determines to be appropriate in his or her sole discretion and may use all reasonable resources, including retaining or engaging legal counsel, accounting firms or other consultants, subject to applicable law.2 The costs associated with such actions may be borne by the Fund, if appropriate, after consultation with the Fund's Board (or committee thereof). Otherwise, such costs will be borne by DeAM or other appropriate Fund service provider. After full review of a report of a possible conflict of interest, the DeAM Compliance Officer may determine that no conflict or reasonable appearance of a conflict exists. If, however, the DeAM Compliance Officer determines that an actual conflict exists, the Compliance Officer will resolve the conflict solely in the interests of the Fund, and will report the conflict and its resolution to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof). If the DeAM Compliance Officer determines that the appearance of a conflict exists, the DeAM Compliance Officer will take appropriate steps to remedy such appearance. In lieu of determining whether a conflict exists and/or resolving a conflict, the DeAM Compliance Officer instead may refer the matter to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof), as appropriate. However, the DeAM Compliance Officer must refer the matter to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof) if the DeAM Compliance Officer is directly involved in the conflict or under similar appropriate circumstances. After responding to a report of a possible conflict of interest, the DeAM Compliance Officer will discuss the matter with the person reporting it (and with the Covered Officer at issue, if different) for purposes of educating those involved on conflicts of interests (including how to detect and avoid them, if appropriate). Appropriate resolution of conflicts may restrict the personal activities of the Covered Officer and/or his family, friends or other persons. Solely because a conflict is disclosed to the DeAM Compliance Officer (and/or the Board or Committee thereof) and/or resolved by the DeAM Compliance Officer does not mean that the conflict or its resolution constitutes a waiver from the Code's requirements. - -------- 2 For example, retaining a Fund's independent accounting firm may require pre-approval by the Fund's audit committee. 5 Any questions about conflicts of interests, including whether a particular situation might be a conflict or an appearance of one, should be directed to the DeAM Compliance Officer. C. Use of Personal Fund Shareholder Information A Covered Officer may not use or disclose personal information about Fund shareholders, except in the performance of his or her duties for the Fund. Each Covered Officer also must abide by the Funds' and DeAM's privacy policies under SEC Regulation S-P. D. Public Communications In connection with his or her responsibilities for or involvement with a Fund's public communications and disclosure documents (e.g., shareholder reports, registration statements, press releases), each Covered Officer must provide information to Fund service providers (within the DeAM organization or otherwise) and to the Fund's Board (and any committees thereof), independent auditors, government regulators and self-regulatory organizations that is fair, accurate, complete, objective, relevant, timely and understandable. Further, within the scope of their duties, Covered Officers having direct or supervisory authority over Fund disclosure documents or other public Fund communications will, to the extent appropriate within their area of responsibility, endeavor to ensure full, fair, timely, accurate and understandable disclosure in Fund disclosure documents. Such Covered Officers will oversee, or appoint others to oversee, processes for the timely and accurate creation and review of all public reports and regulatory filings. Within the scope of his or her responsibilities as a Covered Officer, each Covered Officer also will familiarize himself or herself with the disclosure requirements applicable to the Fund, as well as the business and financial operations of the Fund. Each Covered Officer also will adhere to, and will promote adherence to, applicable disclosure controls, processes and procedures, including DeAM's Disclosure Controls and Procedures, which govern the process by which Fund disclosure documents are created and reviewed. To the extent that Covered Officers participate in the creation of a Fund's books or records, they must do so in a way that promotes the accuracy, fairness and timeliness of those records. E. Compliance with Applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations In connection with his or her duties and within the scope of his or her responsibilities as a Covered Officer, each Covered Officer must comply with governmental laws, rules and regulations, accounting standards, and Fund policies/procedures that apply to his or her role, responsibilities and duties with respect to the Funds ("Applicable Laws"). These requirements do not impose on Covered Officers any additional substantive duties. Additionally, Covered Officers should promote compliance with Applicable Laws. If a Covered Officer knows of any material violations of Applicable Laws or suspects that such a violation may have occurred, the Covered Officer is expected to promptly report the matter to the DeAM Compliance Officer. 6 IV. Violation Reporting A. Overview Each Covered Officer must promptly report to the DeAM Compliance Officer, and promote the reporting of, any known or suspected violations of the Officer Code. Failure to report a violation may be a violation of the Officer Code. Examples of violations of the Officer Code include, but are not limited to, the following: o Unethical or dishonest behavior o Obvious lack of adherence to policies surrounding review and approval of public communications and regulatory filings o Failure to report violations of the Officer Code o Known or obvious deviations from Applicable Laws o Failure to acknowledge and certify adherence to the Officer Code The DeAM Compliance Officer has the authority to take any and all action he or she considers appropriate in his or her sole discretion to investigate known or suspected Code violations, including consulting with the Fund's Board, the independent Board members, a Board committee, the Fund's legal counsel and/or counsel to the independent Board members. The Compliance Officer also has the authority to use all reasonable resources to investigate violations, including retaining or engaging legal counsel, accounting firms or other consultants, subject to applicable law.3 The costs associated with such actions may be borne by the Fund, if appropriate, after consultation with the Fund's Board (or committee thereof). Otherwise, such costs will be borne by DeAM. B. How to Report Any known or suspected violations of the Officer Code must be promptly reported to the DeAM Compliance Officer. C. Process for Violation Reporting to the Fund Board The DeAM Compliance Officer will promptly report any violations of the Code to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof). D. Sanctions for Code Violations Violations of the Code will be taken seriously. In response to reported or otherwise known violations, DeAM and the relevant Fund's Board may impose sanctions within the scope of their respective authority over the Covered Officer at issue. Sanctions imposed by DeAM could include termination of employment. Sanctions imposed by a Fund's Board could include termination of association with the Fund. V. Waivers from the Officer Code A Covered Officer may request a waiver from the Officer Code by transmitting a written request for a waiver to the DeAM Compliance Officer.4 The request must include the rationale for the request and must explain how the waiver would be in furtherance of the standards of conduct described in and underlying purposes of the Officer Code. The DeAM Compliance Officer will present this information to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof). The Board (or committee) - -------- 3 For example, retaining a Fund's independent accounting firm may require pre-approval by the Fund's audit committee. 4 Of course, it is not a waiver of the Officer Code if the Fund's Board (or committee thereof) determines that a matter is not a deviation from the Officer Code's requirements or is otherwise not covered by the Code. 7 will determine whether to grant the requested waiver. If the Board (or committee) grants the requested waiver, the DeAM Compliance Officer thereafter will monitor the activities subject to the waiver, as appropriate, and will promptly report to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof) regarding such activities, as appropriate. The DeAM Compliance Officer will coordinate and facilitate any required public disclosures of any waivers granted or any implicit waivers. VI. Amendments to the Code The DeAM Compliance Officer will review the Officer Code from time to time for its continued appropriateness and will propose any amendments to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof) on a timely basis. In addition, the Board (or committee thereof) will review the Officer Code at least annually for its continued appropriateness and may amend the Code as necessary or appropriate. The DeAM Compliance Officer will coordinate and facilitate any required public disclosures of Code amendments. VII. Acknowledgement and Certification of Adherence to the Officer Code Each Covered Officer must sign a statement upon appointment as a Covered Officer and annually thereafter acknowledging that he or she has received and read the Officer Code, as amended or updated, and confirming that he or she has complied with it (see Appendix B: Acknowledgement and Certification of Obligations Under the Officer Code). Understanding and complying with the Officer Code and truthfully completing the Acknowledgement and Certification Form is each Covered Officer's obligation. The DeAM Compliance Officer will maintain such Acknowledgements in the Fund's books and records. VIII. Scope of Responsibilities A Covered Officer's responsibilities under the Officer Code are limited to: (1) Fund matters over which the Officer has direct responsibility or control, matters in which the Officer routinely participates, and matters with which the Officer is otherwise involved (i.e., matters within the scope of the Covered Officer's responsibilities as a Fund officer); and (2) Fund matters of which the Officer has actual knowledge. IX. Recordkeeping The DeAM Compliance Officer will create and maintain appropriate records regarding the implementation and operation of the Officer Code, including records relating to conflicts of interest determinations and investigations of possible Code violations. 8 X. Confidentiality All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Officer Code shall be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by law or this Officer Code, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the DeAM Compliance Officer, the Fund's Board (or committee thereof), legal counsel, independent auditors, and any consultants engaged by the Compliance Officer. 9 Appendices Appendix A: List of Officers Covered under the Code, by Board: ================================================================================ Fund Board Principal Executive Principal Financial Other Persons with Officers Officers Similar Functions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New York Richard T. Hale Charles A. Rizzo -- ================================================================================ DeAM Compliance Officer: Name: Linda Wondrack DeAM Department: Compliance Phone Numbers: 410-895-3661 (Baltimore) and 212-454-0111 (New York) Fax Numbers: 410-895-3837 (Baltimore) and 212-454-2152 (New York) As of: [July 15], 2003 10 Appendix B: Acknowledgement and Certification Initial Acknowledgement and Certification of Obligations Under the Officer Code - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Print Name Department Location Telephone 1. I acknowledge and certify that I am a Covered Officer under the Scudder Fund Principal Executive and Financial Officer Code of Ethics ("Officer Code"), and therefore subject to all of its requirements and provisions. 2. I have received and read the Officer Code and I understand the requirements and provisions set forth in the Officer Code. 3. I have disclosed any conflicts of interest of which I am aware to the DeAM Compliance Officer. 4. I will act in the best interest of the Funds for which I serve as an officer and have maintained the confidentiality of personal information about Fund shareholders. 5. I will report any known or suspected violations of the Officer Code in a timely manner to the DeAM Compliance Officer. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Signature Date 11 Annual Acknowledgement and Certification of Obligations Under the Officer Code - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Print Name Department Location Telephone 6. I acknowledge and certify that I am a Covered Officer under the Scudder Fund Principal Executive and Financial Officer Code of Ethics ("Officer Code"), and therefore subject to all of its requirements and provisions. 7. I have received and read the Officer Code, and I understand the requirements and provisions set forth in the Officer Code. 8. I have adhered to the Officer Code. 9. I have not knowingly been a party to any conflict of interest, nor have I had actual knowledge about actual or apparent conflicts of interest that I did not report to the DeAM Compliance Officer in accordance with the Officer Code's requirements. 10. I have acted in the best interest of the Funds for which I serve as an officer and have maintained the confidentiality of personal information about Fund shareholders. 11. With respect to the duties I perform for the Fund as a Fund officer, I believe that effective processes are in place to create and file public reports and documents in accordance with applicable regulations. 12. With respect to the duties I perform for the Fund as a Fund officer, I have complied to the best of my knowledge with all Applicable Laws (as that term is defined in the Officer Code) and have appropriately monitored those persons under my supervision for compliance with Applicable Laws. 13. I have reported any known or suspected violations of the Officer Code in a timely manner to the DeAM Compliance Officer. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Signature Date 12 Appendix C: Definitions Principal Executive Officer Individual holding the office of President of the Fund or series of Funds, or a person performing a similar function. Principal Financial Officer Individual holding the office of Treasurer of the Fund or series of Funds, or a person performing a similar function. Registered Investment Management Investment Company Registered investment companies other than a face-amount certificate company or a unit investment trust. Waiver A waiver is an approval of an exemption from a Code requirement. Implicit Waiver An implicit waiver is the failure to take action within a reasonable period of time regarding a material departure from a requirement or provision of the Officer Code that has been made known to the DeAM Compliance Officer or the Fund's Board (or committee thereof). 13 EX-99.CERT 4 cert.txt CERTIFICATION Deutsche Asset Management [LOGO] A Member of the Deutsche Bank Group Chief Executive Officer Form N-CSR Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act I, Richard T. Hale, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of Prime Series, Treasury Series, Tax-Free Series, a series of Deutsche Bank Alex Brown Cash Reserve, on Form N-CSR; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. May 28, 2004 /s/Richard T. Hale Richard T. Hale Chief Executive Officer Prime Series, Treasury Series, Tax-Free Series, a series of Deutsche Bank Alex Brown Cash Reserve Deutsche Asset Management [LOGO] A Member of the Deutsche Bank Group Chief Financial Officer Form N-CSR Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act I, Charles A. Rizzo, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of Prime Series, Treasury Series, Tax-Free Series, a series of Deutsche Bank Alex Brown Cash Reserve, on Form N-CSR; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. May 28, 2004 /s/Charles A. Rizzo Charles A. Rizzo Chief Financial Officer Prime Series, Treasury Series, Tax-Free Series, a series of Deutsche Bank Alex Brown Cash Reserve EX-99.906 5 cert906.txt 906 CERTIFICATION Deutsche Asset Management [LOGO] A Member of the Deutsche Bank Group Chief Executive Officer Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act I, Richard T. Hale, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of Prime Series, Treasury Series, Tax-Free Series, a series of Deutsche Bank Alex Brown Cash Reserve, on Form N-CSR; 2. Based on my knowledge and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, the periodic report on Form N-CSR (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of ss. 13 (a) or ss. 15 (d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. May 28, 2004 /s/Richard T. Hale Richard T. Hale Chief Executive Officer Prime Series, Treasury Series, Tax-Free Series, a series of Deutsche Bank Alex Brown Cash Reserve Deutsche Asset Management [LOGO] A Member of the Deutsche Bank Group Chief Financial Officer Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act I, Charles A. Rizzo, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of Prime Series, Treasury Series, Tax-Free Series, a series of Deutsche Bank Alex Brown Cash Reserve, on Form N-CSR; 2. Based on my knowledge and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, the periodic report on Form N-CSR (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of ss. 13 (a) or ss. 15 (d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. May 28, 2004 /s/Charles A. Rizzo Charles A. Rizzo Chief Financial Officer Prime Series, Treasury Series, Tax-Free Series, a series of Deutsche Bank Alex Brown Cash Reserve
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