-----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, K+mC+tqzNzjY8AwavRrjINUNRJeGJKvc+OTfecMD9X/NrWOPW5B91T4K0p8ncTy6 PIoVRhHqspaY3Lv9Yz03/g== 0000088053-08-000280.txt : 20080306 0000088053-08-000280.hdr.sgml : 20080306 20080306163822 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000088053-08-000280 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 8 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080306 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080306 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080306 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DWS ADVISOR FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000797657 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSR SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04760 FILM NUMBER: 08671434 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SOUTH STREET CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 BUSINESS PHONE: 412881401 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SOUTH STREET STREET 2: XX CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCUDDER ADVISOR FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030519 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BT INVESTMENT FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BT TAX FREE INVESTMENT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880530 0000797657 S000005730 NY Tax Free Money Fund C000035515 Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund Class N-CSR 1 ar123107af-nytfmm.htm ANNUAL REPORT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-04760

 

DWS Advisor Funds

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

One South Street

Baltimore, MD 21202

(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 454-7190

 

Paul Schubert

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Date of fiscal year end:

12/31

 

Date of reporting period:

12/31/07

 

 

ITEM 1.           REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS

NY Tax Free Money Fund

Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund

December 31, 2007

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. To obtain a prospectus for any of our funds, visit www.dws-scudder.com. We advise you to consider the portfolio's objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the portfolio. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

NOT FDIC/NCUA INSURED NO BANK GUARANTEE MAY LOSE VALUE
NOT A DEPOSIT NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY

Portfolio Management Review

Tax Free Fund: A Team Approach to Investing

Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (``DIMA'' or the ``Advisor''), which is part of Deutsche Asset Management, is the investment advisor for NY Tax Free Money Fund, a series of DWS Advisor Funds (the ``Trust''). DIMA and its predecessors have more than 80 years of experience managing mutual funds and DIMA provides a full range of investment advisory services to institutional and retail clients.

Deutsche Asset Management is a global asset management organization that offers a wide range of investing expertise and resources. This well-resourced global investment platform brings together a wide variety of experience and investment insight across industries, regions, asset classes and investing styles.

DIMA is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. Deutsche Bank AG is a major global banking institution that is engaged in a wide range of financial services, including investment management, mutual funds, retail, private and commercial banking, investment banking and insurance.

A group of investment professionals is responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund.

In the following interview, Lead Portfolio Manager Sonelius Kendrick-Smith discusses the market environment and the portfolio management team's approach to managing the fund during the most recent 12-month period.

The views expressed in the following discussion reflect those of the portfolio managers only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The management team's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Q: Will you discuss the market environment for the fund during the most recent fiscal year?

A: In the first quarter of 2007, increasing defaults by subprime mortgage borrowers and losses on residential mortgage-backed securities sparked volatility in the financial markets as investors wondered to what degree Wall Street and the banking community would be hurt by a retrenchment in this market. As we entered the second half of the year, it became clear that several financial firms would need to shed excess debt and sell assets in order to cover significant losses. For much of August, buyers in the credit markets almost disappeared, replaced entirely by sellers. In the short end of the yield curve, asset-backed securities' yields spiked significantly, reflecting investors' credit concerns, as did the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), the industry standard for measuring one-year money market rates.1,2,3 In response to this "credit crunch," as well as to fears of an oncoming economic recession, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) cut the federal funds rate a total of one percentage point over three Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings from September, 2007, through December, 2007. As a means of injecting further liquidity into the global monetary system — as well as to persuade major banks to resume their accustomed

1 The yield curve is a graph with a left to right line that shows how high or low yields are, from the shortest to the longest maturities. Typically the line rises from left to right as investors who are willing to tie up their money for a longer period of time are rewarded with higher yields.
2 Asset-backed securities — bonds or notes collateralized by a specified cash flow of assets such as from home loan payments, credit card receivables or student loan payments.
3 The 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.

levels of inter-bank lending — the Fed also set up a temporary "term auction facility."4 By the end of the year, these measures seemed to restore a more typical flow of funds and extension of credit, and LIBOR receded to a more customary interest rate "spread" (or difference in yield) compared with the federal funds rate (the overnight rate charged by banks when they borrow money from each other).

4 Term auction facility (TAF) — a special lending operation that lets banks access funds through the Fed without having to borrow directly at the higher discount rate; in turn, the TAF has enabled the Fed, in coordination with other major central banks, to inject needed cash into the financial system and help relieve the global credit crunch that has strained financial markets and the economy.

An issue that plagued the tax-free investment markets specifically was that of the so-called "monoline" insurance companies that insure municipal instruments.5 In the fall of 2007, the AAA rating for a number of municipal insurers came under pressure when it came to light that during the course of the year several of these insurance companies had incurred significant losses on insurance for complex structured-mortgage securities, such as collateralized debt obligations. One very important consequence of a credit downgrade on a monoline insurer would be the effective credit downgrade of all the securities it insures. As of the end of the year, several monoline insurers were working to markedly expand their capital base in order to avoid a credit downgrade from the major ratings agencies.

5 Monoline insurance companies — insure billions of dollars in tax-exempt securities up to a AAA rating by guaranteeing the timely repayment of bond principal and interest. These insurers are referred to as "monoline" because other types of insurers, such as property/casualty and life insurance companies, are barred from offering this type of financial guarantee insurance.

As of December 31, 2007, the one-year LIBOR stood at 4.22%, compared with 5.73% on September 7, 2007 (during the height of the global credit crunch) and 5.33% on December 31, 2006.

Performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.

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 funds. Please read the fund's prospectus for specific details regarding its risk profile.

7-Day Current Yield — NY Tax Free Money Fund — Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund

December 31, 2007

2.58%

NY Tax Free Money Fund — Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund commenced operations on March 22, 2007.

Yields are historical, will fluctuate and do not guarantee future performance. The 7-day current yield refers to the income paid by the portfolio over a 7-day period expressed as an annual percentage rate of the fund's shares outstanding. For the most current yield information, visit our Web site at www.dws-scudder.com.

Q: What has been the strategy for the fund?

A: In searching for possible investments, we continued to focus on the highest-quality securities while seeking competitive yields across the municipal investment spectrum. During a difficult period for the credit markets, we sought to balance higher yield with top quality by maintaining a strong position in floating-rate securities as we took advantage of comparatively higher floating-rate interest coupons. The interest rate of floating-rate securities adjusts periodically based on indices such as the Securities Industry and Financial Market Association Index of Variable Rate Demand Notes.6 Because the interest rates of these instruments adjust as market conditions change, they provide flexibility in an uncertain interest rate environment. Within the funds' floating-rate positions, we maintained a core allocation in municipal trust receipts (MTRs).7 MTRs, which are financing vehicles for longer-term bonds, offer slightly higher yields than conventional variable rate instruments.

6 The Securities Industry and Financial Market Association Index of Variable Rate Demand Notes is a weekly high-grade market index consisting of seven-day, tax-exempt, variable-rate demand notes produced by Municipal Market Data Group. Actual issues are selected from Municipal Market Data's database of more than 10,000 active issues.
7 Municipal trust receipts (MTRs) are typically structured by a bank, broker-dealer or other financial institution by depositing municipal securities into a trust or partnership coupled with a conditional right to sell, or put, the holder's interest in the underlying securities at par plus accrued interest to a financial institution. These trusts are structured so that the purchaser of the MTR is considered to be investing in the underlying municipal securities. The structure is intended to allow the tax-exempt status of interest generated by the underlying asset to pass through to the purchaser.

In addition, we took a cautious approach in extending maturity. In part, this was because of the problems within the monoline insurance industry. Our policy was to look beyond insured-AAA ratings, examine the underlying creditworthiness of each issue closely, and choose what we consider to be safe and highly liquid securities. Our cautious approach cost the fund some additional yield but we felt that the turbulent conditions in the investment markets made these measures necessary.

In terms of issuers, we focused on essential services securities in the areas of transportation and education as well as selected hospitals. We avoided rural and community network hospitals, as it is difficult to obtain up-to-date financial reporting for these issuers.

Regarding New York's finances, we believe that the state's fiscal health is solid, despite the recent turbulence in the financial markets (on which New York City's budget has long been dependent). The lack of large 2007 bonuses for Wall Street employees (actually paid in early 2008, and an important yearly stimulus for the New York City economy) has so far been balanced by a heavy influx of foreign tourism as travelers take advantage of the weak US dollar.

Q: Will you describe your investment philosophy?

A: We continue to insist on the highest credit quality within the fund. We also plan to maintain conservative investment strategies and standards. We continue to apply a careful approach to investing on behalf of the fund and to seek competitive tax-free yield for our shareholders.

DWS Scudder 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 Bank Trust Company Americas and DWS Trust Company.

Information About Your Fund's Expenses

As an investor, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section. The following tables are intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. The example in the table is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007).

The tables illustrate your Fund's expenses in two ways:

Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund's actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line under the share class you hold.

Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare your Fund's ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) with those of other mutual funds using the Fund's actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.

Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs. The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expense of owning different funds. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher.

Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment for the six months ended December 31, 2007

Actual Fund Return

 

Beginning Account Value 7/1//07

$ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value 12/31/07

$ 1,013.70

Expenses Paid per $1,000

$ 4.57

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment for the period ended December 31, 2007

Hypothetical 5% Fund Return

 

Beginning Account Value 7/1/07

$ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value 12/31/07

$ 1,020.67

Expenses Paid per $1,000*

$ 4.58

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by 365.

Annualized Expense Ratio

 

Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund

.90%

For more information, please refer to the Fund's prospectus.

Portfolio Summary

NY Tax Free Money Fund

Asset Allocation (As a % of Investment Portfolio)

12/31/07

12/31/06

 

 

 

Municipal Investments

Municipal Variable Rate Demand Notes

87%

72%

Municipal Bonds and Notes

13%

28%

 

100%

100%

Weighted Average Maturity

 

 

 

 

 

NY Tax Free Money Fund

19 days

28 days

iMoneyNet State Specific Retail Money Funds Average*

28 days

27 days

* The Fund is compared to its respective iMoneyNet Category: State Specific Retail Money Funds Average — Category consists of all retail national and state tax-free and municipal money funds. Portfolio holdings of tax-free funds include Rated and Unrated Demand Notes, Rated and Unrated General Market Notes, Commercial Paper, Put Bonds — 6 months and less, Put Bonds — over 6 months, AMT Paper, and Other Tax-Free holdings. Consists of all funds in the National Tax-Free Retail and State-Specific Retail categories.

For more complete details about the Portfolio's holdings, see page 10. A quarterly Fact Sheet is available upon request. Information concerning portfolio holdings of the Funds as of month end will be posted to www.dws-scudder.com after the 14th day following month end. In addition, the Funds' top ten holdings and other information about the Funds is posted on www.dws-scudder.com as of the calendar quarter-end on or after the 14th day following quarter-end. Please see the Account Management Resources section for more contact information.

Following the Funds' fiscal first and third quarter-end, a complete portfolio holdings listing is filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. The form will be available on the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov, and it also may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

Investment Portfolio as of December 31, 2007

NY Tax Free Money Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

Value ($)

 

 

Municipal Investments 99.8%

New York 96.5%

Austin, NY, Trust:

 

 

Series 2007-135, 144A, 3.47%*, 6/15/2030

5,165,000

5,165,000

Series 2007-132, 144A, 3.47%*, 6/15/2030

8,000,000

8,000,000

Broome County, NY, Industrial Development Agency Revenue, Parlor City Paper Box Co., AMT, 3.5%*, 10/1/2016, NBT Bank NA (a)

710,000

710,000

Erie County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, Suburban Adult Services, Inc., 3.48%*, 6/1/2022, KeyBank NA (a)

3,340,000

3,340,000

Guilderland, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, Multi-Mode-Wildwood Project, Series A, 3.48%*, 7/1/2032, KeyBank NA (a)

5,200,000

5,200,000

Hempstead, NY, Industrial Development Agency Revenue, Series 92-G, 144A, AMT, 3.49%*, 10/1/2045

3,000,000

3,000,000

Nassau County, NY, Industrial Development Agency Revenue, Series 75-G, 144A, AMT, 3.5%*, 12/1/2033

2,000,000

2,000,000

Nassau County, NY, Industrial Development Agency Revenue, Continuing Care Retirement, Amsterdam at Harborside, Series C, 3.75%*, 1/1/2028, LaSalle Bank NA (a)

3,550,000

3,550,000

New Rochelle, NY, City School District, Tax Anticipation Notes, 4.25%, 6/30/2008

3,500,000

3,509,354

New York, General Obligation:

 

 

Series 1318, 144A, 3.47%*, 6/1/2013 (b)

1,490,000

1,490,000

Series 1996, 144A, 3.47%*, 4/1/2014

4,000,000

4,000,000

New York, Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp. Revenue, Series 1649, 144A, 3.52%*, 8/15/2014 (b)

1,035,000

1,035,000

New York, Lehman Municipal Trust Receipts, Various States, Series M2-D, 144A, 3.49%*, 3/15/2037

5,000,000

5,000,000

New York, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue:

 

 

3.05%, 8/12/2008

4,000,000

4,000,000

3.45%, 1/15/2008

2,500,000

2,500,000

Series R-12047, 3.55%*, 11/15/2030 (b)

3,680,000

3,680,000

New York, State Dormitory Authority Revenue, Park Ridge Hospital, Inc., 3.44%*, 7/1/2029, JPMorgan Chase Bank (a)

3,130,000

3,130,000

New York, State Dormitory Authority Revenue, Secondary Issues:

 

 

Series 2381, 144A, 3.47%*, 12/15/2014

2,000,000

2,000,000

Series 1971, 144A, 3.48%*, 7/1/2027

5,000,500

5,000,500

Series R-12121, 3.49%*, 3/15/2031

2,100,000

2,100,000

New York, State Environmental Facilities Corp., Clean Drinking Water, Series D, 4.5%, 3/15/2008

2,790,000

2,794,377

New York, State General Obligation, Series B, 3.7%*, 3/15/2030, Dexia Credit Local France (a)

3,000,000

3,000,000

New York, State Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series A, AMT, 3.42%*, 5/1/2029

3,795,000

3,795,000

New York, State Housing Finance Agency Revenue, 100 Maiden Lane, Series A, 3.6%*, 5/15/2037

800,000

800,000

New York, State Housing Finance Agency Revenue, 316 Eleventh Ave. Housing, Series A, AMT, 3.5%*, 5/15/2041

10,000,000

10,000,000

New York, State Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Helena Housing, Series A, AMT , 3.42%*, 5/15/2036

5,200,000

5,200,000

New York, State Power Authority, Series 2, 3.43%, 1/9/2008

6,000,000

6,000,000

New York, State Thruway Authority, Personal Income Tax Revenue, Series PT-3027, 144A, 3.54%*, 3/15/2025 (b)

1,995,000

1,995,000

New York, Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.:

 

 

Series R-2033, 144A, 3.5%*, 6/1/2021 (b)

1,935,000

1,935,000

Series R-6500, 144A, 3.5%*, 6/1/2021 (b)

2,605,000

2,605,000

New York, Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Revenue, Series B-13, 144A, 3.5%*, 11/15/2021 (b)

2,055,000

2,055,000

New York City, NY, Housing Development Corp., Multi-Family Rent Housing Revenue, 155 West 21st Street Development, Series A, AMT, 3.5%*, 11/15/2037

5,000,000

5,000,000

New York City, NY, Housing Development Corp., Multi-Family Mortgage Revenue, Boricua Village Apartments, Site A-2, AMT, 3.5%*, 9/1/2042, Citibank NA (a)

4,000,000

4,000,000

New York City, NY, Industrial Development Agency Revenue, Empowerment Zone, Tiago, AMT, 3.5%*, 1/1/2037, ING Bank NV (a)

1,000,000

1,000,000

New York City, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, Abraham Joshua Heschel Project, 3.41%*, 4/1/2032, Allied Irish Bank PLC (a)

1,365,000

1,365,000

New York City, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, Allen Stevenson School, 3.45%*, 12/1/2034, Allied Irish Bank PLC (a)

1,075,000

1,075,000

New York City, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, Congregation Lev Bais Yaakov, 3.49%*, 7/1/2037, KeyBank NA (a)

3,525,000

3,525,000

New York City, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, Jewish Board of Family Services, 3.44%*, 7/1/2025, Allied Irish Bank PLC (a)

4,000,000

4,000,000

New York City, NY, Municipal Finance Authority, Water & Sewer Systems Revenue, Series 1289, 3.47%*, 12/15/2013

965,000

965,000

New York City, NY, Municipal Finance Authority, Water & Sewer Systems Revenue, 2nd Generation Resolution:

 

 

Series AA-2, 3.6%*, 6/15/2032

1,080,000

1,080,000

Series AA-3, 3.42%*, 6/15/2032

2,400,000

2,400,000

Series 2008-BB-4, 3.44%*, 6/15/2033

6,000,000

6,000,000

New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Revenue:

 

 

Series A, 144A, 3.48%*, 11/1/2030

1,000,000

1,000,000

Series A-40, 144A, 3.5%*, 11/1/2026 (b)

935,000

935,000

Series 3-E, 3.7%*, 11/1/2022

700,000

700,000

New York City, NY, Trust Cultural Resources Revenue, Series 162, 144A, 3.48%*, 7/1/2029 (b)

3,035,000

3,035,000

New York, NY, Series R-11299, 144A, 3.49%*, 2/1/2022

4,400,000

4,400,000

New York, UBS Municipal (CRVS), Various States, Series 2007-42, 144A, 3.46%*, 10/1/2015

3,000,000

3,000,000

Onondaga County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, YMCA of Greater Syracuse, Series A, 3.48%*, 11/1/2025, Citizens Bank NA (a)

2,500,000

2,500,000

Ontario County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, F. Thompson Hospital, Series B, 3.44%*, 7/1/2030, KeyBank of New York (a)

3,000,000

3,000,000

Otsego County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, Noonan Community Service Corp. Project, Series A, 3.42%*, 3/1/2025, Wilber National Bank (a)

1,200,000

1,200,000

Otsego County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, Templeton Foundation Project, Series A, 3.48%*, 6/1/2027, KeyBank NA (a)

3,375,000

3,375,000

Schoharie County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, Bassett Hospital Project, Series A, 3.48%*, 2/1/2021, KeyBank NA (a)

390,000

390,000

Seneca County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue, Macon Trust, Series W, 144A, AMT, 3.54%*, 10/1/2035

3,500,000

3,500,000

Smithtown, NY, Center School District, Tax Anticipation Notes, 4.0%, 6/27/2008

3,000,000

3,008,536

Suffolk County, NY, Tax Anticipation Notes, 3.5%, 8/14/2008

3,000,000

3,011,940

Tompkins County, NY, Industrial Development Agency Revenue, Civic Facilities, Series A, 3.47%*, 12/1/2021, Citizens Bank NA (a)

1,105,000

1,105,000

Tompkins County, NY, Industrial Development Agency Revenue, Civic Facilities, Tomkins Cortland, 3.47%*, 1/1/2037, Citizens Bank NA (a)

6,805,000

6,805,000

Ulster County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, Kingston Regional, Senior Living, Series C, 3.39%*, 9/15/2037, Sovereign Bank FSB (a)

1,500,000

1,500,000

Yates County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, Series B, 3.43%*, 9/1/2015, KeyBank NA (a)

1,835,000

1,835,000

183,299,707

Puerto Rico 3.3%

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Highway & Transportation Authority Revenue, Series C-63, 144A, 3.48%*, 7/1/2036 (b)

3,000,000

3,000,000

Puerto Rico, Public Finance Corp., Series 522-X, 144A, 3.46%*, 8/1/2022 (b)

3,345,000

3,345,000

6,345,000

 

% of Net Assets

Value ($)

 

 

Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $189,644,707)+

99.8

189,644,707

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

0.2

301,360

Net Assets

100.0

189,946,067

* Variable rate demand notes are securities whose interest rates are reset periodically at market levels. These securities are often payable on demand and are shown at their current rates as of December 31, 2007.
+ The cost for federal income tax purposes was $189,644,707.
(a) Security incorporates a letter of credit from a major bank.
(b) Bond is insured by one of these companies.

Insurance Coverage

As a % of Total Investment Portfolio

Ambac Financial Group

4.8

Financial Security Assurance, Inc.

4.5

MBIA Corp.

3.9

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.

AMT: Subject to alternative minimum tax.

CRVS: Custodial Residual and Variable Security

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

Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2007

Assets

NY Tax Free Money Fund

Investments in securities, valued at amortized cost

$ 189,644,707

Cash

28,273

Receivable for investments sold

2,656,495

Interest receivable

953,148

Receivable for Fund shares sold

211,695

Other assets

31,026

Total assets

193,525,344

Liabilities

Distributions payable

117,331

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

184,630

Payable for investments purchased

3,011,940

Accrued management fee

19,911

Other accrued expenses and payables

245,465

Total liabilities

3,579,277

Net assets, at value

$ 189,946,067

Net Assets Consist of

Undistributed net investment income

45,608

Paid-in capital

189,900,459

Net assets, at value

$ 189,946,067

Net Asset Value

Investment Class
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($78,007,678 ÷ 77,999,375 shares of capital stock outstanding, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 1.00

Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($111,938,389 ÷ 111,923,826 shares of capital stock outstanding, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 1.00

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

Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2007

Investment Income

NY Tax Free Money Fund

Income:
Interest

$ 4,707,796

Expenses:
Management fee

159,349

Administration fees

129,492

Services to shareholders

194,835

Custodian fees

11,250

Distribution and service fees

448,437

Professional fees

55,921

Trustees' fees and expenses

5,565

Registration fees

32,195

Other

32,280

Total expenses before expense reductions

1,069,324

Expense reductions

(10,848)

Total expenses after expense reductions

1,058,476

Net investment income

3,649,320

Net realized gain (loss)

4,697

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 3,654,017

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

Statement of Changes in Net Assets — NY Tax Free Money Fund

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31,

2007

2006

Operations:
Net investment income

$ 3,649,320

$ 2,200,822

Net realized gain (loss)

4,697

3,626

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

3,654,017

2,204,448

Distributions to shareholders from:
Net investment income:
Investment Class

(2,159,586)

(2,200,822)

Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund*

(1,489,734)

Total distributions

(3,649,320)

(2,200,822)

Fund share transactions:

Investment Class

Proceeds from shares sold

375,968,056

224,192,113

Reinvestment of distributions

813,409

552,803

Cost of shares redeemed

(353,394,718)

(260,266,744)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Investment Class share transactions

23,386,747

(35,521,828)

Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund*

Proceeds from shares sold

172,060,912

Net assets acquired in tax-free reorganization

42,838,790

Reinvestment of distributions

1,489,579

Cost of shares redeemed

(104,453,703)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund share transactions

111,935,578

Increase (decrease) in net assets

135,327,022

(35,518,202)

Net assets at beginning of period

54,619,045

90,137,247

Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $45,608 and $0, respectively)

$ 189,946,067

$ 54,619,045

* Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund commenced operations on March 22, 2007.

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

Statement of Changes in Net Assets — NY Tax Free Money Fund (continued)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31,

2007

2006

Other Information

Investment Class

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

54,612,628

90,134,456

Shares sold

375,968,056

224,192,113

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

813,409

552,803

Shares redeemed

(353,394,718)

(260,266,744)

Net increase (decrease) in Fund shares from Investment Class Share transactions

23,386,747

(35,521,828)

Shares outstanding at end of period

77,999,375

54,612,628

Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund*

 

 

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

Shares sold

172,060,912

Shares issued in tax-free reorganization

42,827,038

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

1,489,579

Shares redeemed

(104,453,703)

Net increase (decrease) in Fund shares from Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund share transactions

111,923,826

Shares outstanding at end of period

111,923,826

* Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund commenced operations on March 22, 2007.

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

Financial Highlights

NY Tax Free Money Fund

Tax Exempt New York Money Market Fund

Years Ended December 31,

2007a

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 1.00

Income from investment operations:

Net investment income

.021

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactionsb

Total from investment operations

.021

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(.021)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 1.00

Total Return (%)

2.16**

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

112

Ratio of expenses (%)

.91*

Ratio of net investment income (%)

2.71*

a For the period from March 22, 2007 (commencement of operations of Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund) to December 31, 2007.
b Amount is less than $.0005 per share.
* Annualized
** Not annualized

Notes to Financial Statements

A. Significant Accounting Policies

DWS Advisor Funds (the ``Trust'') is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the ``1940 Act''), as a Massachusetts business trust. NY Tax Free Money Fund (the "Fund") is one of the funds in the Trust. The Fund is an open-end, diversified management investment company. NY Tax Free Money Fund offers two classes of shares: Investment Class and Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund (effective March 22, 2007). The financial highlights for Investment Class are provided separately and are available upon request.

Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses and expense reductions, if any, are borne pro rata on the basis of relative net assets by the holders of all classes of shares, except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class such as distribution and service fees, services to shareholders and certain other class-specific expenses. Differences in class-level expenses may result in payment of different per share dividends by class. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting subject to class-specific arrangements.

The Fund's financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The policies described below are followed consistently by the Funds in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation. Portfolio securities are valued utilizing the amortized cost method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 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 rate to maturity of any discount or premium.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" ("FAS 157"). FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of December 31, 2007, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements, however, additional disclosures will be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements reported in the statement of operations for a fiscal period.

Federal Income Taxes. The Fund's policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which are applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable and tax-exempt income to its shareholders. Accordingly, the Funds paid no federal income taxes and no federal income tax provisions were required.

The Fund has reviewed the tax positions for each of the three open tax years as of December 31, 2007 and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. Each of the Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Distributions of Income. The net investment income of the Fund is declared as a daily dividend and is distributed to shareholders monthly.

Permanent book and tax differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital. Temporary book and tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period. There were no significant book to tax differences for the Funds.

At December 31, 2007, the Fund's components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax-basis were as follows:

Undistributed tax-exempt income

$ 45,608

In addition, the tax character of distributions paid to shareholders by the Fund is summarized as follows:

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

2007

2006

Distributions from tax-exempt income

$ 3,644,623

$ 2,200,822

Distributions from ordinary income*

4,697

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

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

Contingencies. In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet been made. However, based on experience, the Fund expect the risk of loss to be remote.

Other. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis. All discounts and premiums are accreted/amortized for both tax and financial reporting purposes.

B. Related Parties

Management Agreement. Under the Amended and Restated Management Agreement with Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DIMA" or "Advisor"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, the Advisor directs the investments of the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The Advisor determines the securities, instruments and other contracts relating to investments to be purchased, sold or entered into by the Funds.

For the period January 1, 2007 through March 21, 2007, under the Investment Management Agreement with the Advisor, the Fund paid an annual management fee of 0.15% based on the Fund's average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly.

Effective March 22, 2007, under the Amended and Restated Management Agreement with the Advisor, the Fund pays an annual management fee of 0.12% based on the Fund's average daily assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly.

Accordingly, for the year ended December 31, 2007, the management fee payable is equal to an annual effective rate of 0.12% of average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly.

For the period from January 1, 2007 through March 21, 2010, the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse or pay certain operating expenses for NY Tax Free Money Fund Investment Class, to the extent necessary, to maintain total operating expenses at 0.75% of its average daily net assets (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest expenses).

For the period from March 22, 2007 through March 21, 2010, the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse or pay certain operating expenses of Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund to the extent necessary, to maintain the operating expenses at 1.00% of its average daily net assets (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest expenses).

Administration Fee. Pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement, DIMA provides most administrative services to the Fund. For all services provided under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor an annual fee ("Administration fee") of 0.10% of the Fund's average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Advisor received an Administration fee as follows:

 

Total Aggregated

Unpaid at December 31, 2007

NY Tax Free Money Fund

$ 129,492

$ 16,593

Service Provider Fees. DWS Scudder Investments Service Company ("DWS-SISC"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the transfer agent, dividend-paying agent and shareholder service agent for the Fund. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement among DWS-SISC and DST Systems, Inc. ("DST"), DWS-SISC has delegated certain transfer agent, dividend-paying agent and shareholder service agent functions to DST. DWS-SISC compensates DST out of the shareholder servicing fee it receives from the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2007 (since March 22, 2007 for Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund), the amount charged to the Fund by DWS-SISC was as follows:

NY Tax Free Money Fund

Total Aggregated

Waived

Unpaid at December 31, 2007

Investment Class

$ 134,426

$ 8,008

$ 46,326

Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund

$ 60,107

$ —

$ 22,216

Distribution and Service Fees. DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc. ("DWS-SDI") is the Fund's Distributor. The Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund pays the Distributor an annual fee, pursuant to Rule 12b-1, based on its average daily net assets, which is calculated daily and payable monthly at 0.50% of the Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund's average daily net assets. For the period from March 22, 2007 through December 31, 2007, the Distribution Fee was as follows:

 

Total Aggregated

Unpaid at December 31,  2007

NY Tax Free Money Fund:
Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund

$ 274,322

$ 47,488

In addition, DWS-SDI provides information and administrative services for a fee ("Service Fee") to the Investment Class of the Fund at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Investment Class. DWS-SDI in turn has various agreements with financial services firms that provide these services and pays these fees based upon the assets of the shareholder accounts the firms service. A portion of these fees may be paid pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Service Fee was as follows:

 

Total Aggregated

Unpaid at December 31, 2007

Annualized Effective Rate

NY Tax Free Money Fund: Investment Class

$ 174,115

$ 18,426

.23%

Typesetting and Filing Service Fees. Under an agreement with DIMA, DIMA is compensated for providing typesetting and certain regulatory filing services to the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the amount charged to the Fund by DIMA included in the Statement of Operations under "other" is as follows:

 

Total Aggregated

Unpaid at December 31, 2007

NY Tax Free Money Fund

$ 25,520

$ 16,409

Trustees' Fees and Expenses. As compensation for his or her services, each Independent Trustee 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 Chairperson of the Board and the Chairperson of each committee of the Board receives additional compensation for their services. Payment of such fees and expenses is allocated among all such funds described above in direct proportion to their relative net assets.

C. Fee Reductions

The Fund has entered into arrangements with its custodian and transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund's custodian expenses. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the custodian fee was reduced under these agreements as follows:

 

Custody Credit

Transfer Agent Credit

NY Tax Free Money Fund

$ 197

$ 2,643

D. Line of Credit

The Fund and other affiliated funds (the ``Participants'') share in a $750 million revolving credit facility administered by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for temporary or emergency purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests that otherwise might require the untimely disposition of securities. The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is allocated, based upon net assets, among each of the Participants. Interest is calculated at the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.35 percent. The Fund may borrow up to a maximum of 5 percent of its net assets under the agreement.

E. Acquisition of Assets

On March 22, 2007, the NY Tax Free Money Fund acquired all of the net assets of Investor's Municipal Cash Fund: Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 42,827,038 shares and net assets at that date of $42,838,790, were combined with those of the NY Tax Free Money Fund. The aggregate net assets of the NY Tax Free Money Fund immediately before the acquisition were $59,475,160. The combined net assets of the NY Tax Free Money Fund immediately following the acquisition were $102,313,950.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of DWS Advisor Funds and Shareholders of NY Tax Free Money Fund; Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of NY Tax Free Money Fund (the ``Fund'') at December 31, 2007, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, 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 Fund's 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 December 31, 2007 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Boston, Massachusetts
February 25, 2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Tax Information (Unaudited)

Of the dividends paid from net investment income for the taxable year ended December 31, 2007, 100% are designated as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes.

Please contact a tax advisor if you have questions about federal or state income tax laws, or on how to prepare your tax returns. If you have specific questions about your account, please call (800) 621-1048.

Other Information

Proxy Voting

A description of the fund's policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how the fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available on our Web site — www.dws-scudder.com (click on "proxy voting" at the bottom of the page) — or on the SEC's Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the fund's policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (800) 621-1048.

Portfolio of Investments

Following the fund's fiscal first and third quarter-end, a complete portfolio holdings listing is filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. The form will be available on the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov, and it also may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

Investment Management Agreement Approval

The Fund's Trustees approved the continuation of the Fund's current investment management agreement with DIMA in September 2007.

In terms of the process that the Trustees followed prior to approving the agreement, shareholders should know that:

At the present time, all but one of your Fund's Trustees are independent of DIMA and its affiliates.

The Trustees meet frequently to discuss fund matters. Each year, the Trustees dedicate part or all of several meetings to contract review matters. In connection with reviewing the Fund's investment management agreement, the Trustees also review the terms of the Fund's Rule 12b-1 plan, distribution agreement, administration agreement, transfer agency agreement and other material service agreements.

In connection with the Board's 2007 contract review, the Board formed a special committee to facilitate careful review of the funds' contractual arrangements. After reviewing the Fund's arrangements, that committee recommended that the Board vote to approve the continuation of the Fund's investment management agreement.

The Trustees regularly meet privately with their independent counsel to discuss contract review and other matters. In addition, the Trustees were also advised by two consultants, including the Fund's independent fee consultant, in the course of their 2007 review of the Fund's contractual arrangements. In particular, the Trustees considered the report prepared by the independent fee consultant in connection with their deliberations.

The Trustees believe that a long-term relationship with a capable, conscientious advisor is in the best interest of shareholders. As you may know, DIMA is part of Deutsche Bank, a major global banking institution that is engaged in a wide range of financial services. The Trustees believe that there are significant advantages to being part of a global asset management business that offers a wide range of investing expertise and resources, including hundreds of portfolio managers and analysts with research capabilities in many countries throughout the world.

Shareholders may focus primarily on fund performance and fees, but the Fund's Trustees consider these and many other factors, including the quality and integrity of DIMA's personnel and such other issues as back-office operations, fund valuations, and compliance policies and procedures.

In determining to approve the continuation of the Fund's current investment management agreement, the Board considered all factors that it believes relevant to the interests of Fund shareholders, including:

The investment management fee schedule for the Fund, including (i) comparative information provided by Lipper regarding investment management fee rates paid to other investment advisors by similar funds and (ii) fee rates paid to DIMA by similar funds and institutional accounts advised by DIMA (if any). With respect to management fees paid to other investment advisors by similar funds, the Trustees noted that the contractual fee rates paid by the Fund were lower than the median (1st quartile) of the applicable Lipper peer group (based on Lipper data provided as of December 31, 2006). The Board gave a lesser weight to fees paid by similar institutional accounts advised by DIMA, in light of the material differences in the scope of services provided to mutual funds as compared to those provided to institutional accounts. Taking into account the foregoing, the Board concluded that the fee schedule in effect for the Fund represents reasonable compensation in light of the nature, extent and quality of the investment services being provided to the Fund.

The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows. In this regard, the Board noted that while the Fund's current investment management fee schedule does not include breakpoints, the Board intends to consider implementation of one or more breakpoints once the Fund reaches an efficient operating size. The Board concluded that the Fund's fee schedule represents an appropriate sharing between Fund shareholders and DIMA of such economies of scale as may exist in the management of the Fund at current asset levels.

The total operating expenses of the Fund. In this regard, the Board noted that the total (net) operating expenses of the Fund (Investment Class shares) are expected to be higher than the median of the applicable Lipper expense universe (based on Lipper data provided as of December 31, 2006). The Board considered the expenses of this class to be representative for purposes of evaluating other classes of shares. The Board also considered how the Fund's total (net) operating expenses compared to the total (net) operating expenses of a more customized peer group selected by Lipper (based on such factors as asset size). The Board also noted that the expense limitations agreed to by DIMA helped to ensure that the Fund's total (net) operating expenses would be competitive relative to the applicable Lipper universe.

The investment performance of the Fund and DIMA, both absolute and relative to various benchmarks and industry peer groups. The Board noted that for each of the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2006, the Fund's performance (Investment Class shares) was in the 4th quartile of the applicable iMoneyNet universe. The Board also observed that the Fund has underperformed its benchmark in each of the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2006. The Board recognized that DIMA has made significant changes in its investment personnel and processes in recent years in an effort to improve long-term performance.

The nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided by DIMA. The Board considered extensive information regarding DIMA, including DIMA's personnel (including particularly those personnel with responsibilities for providing services to the Fund), resources, policies and investment processes. The Board also considered the terms of the current investment management agreement, including the scope of services provided under the agreement. In this regard, the Board concluded that the quality and range of services provided by DIMA have benefited and should continue to benefit the Fund and its shareholders.

The costs of the services to, and profits realized by, DIMA and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund. The Board reviewed information concerning the costs incurred and profits realized by DIMA during 2006 from providing investment management services to the Fund (and, separately, to the entire DWS Scudder fund complex), and reviewed with DIMA the cost allocation methodology used to determine DIMA's profitability. In analyzing DIMA's costs and profits, the Board also reviewed the fees paid to and services provided by DIMA and its affiliates with respect to administrative services, transfer agent services, shareholder servicing and distribution (including fees paid pursuant to 12b-1 plans), as well as information regarding other possible benefits derived by DIMA and its affiliates as a result of DIMA's relationship with the Fund. As part of this review, the Board considered information provided by an independent accounting firm engaged to review DIMA's cost allocation methodology and calculations. The Board concluded that the Fund's investment management fee schedule represented reasonable compensation in light of the costs incurred by DIMA and its affiliates in providing services to the Fund. The Board also reviewed information regarding the profitability of certain similar investment management firms. The Board noted that while information regarding the profitability of such firms is limited (and in some cases is not necessarily prepared on a comparable basis), DIMA and its affiliates' overall profitability with respect to the DWS Scudder fund complex (after taking into account distribution and other services provided to the funds by DIMA and its affiliates) was lower than the overall profitability levels of many comparable firms for which such data was available.

The practices of DIMA regarding the selection and compensation of brokers and dealers executing portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board considered that a portion of the Fund's brokerage may be allocated to affiliates of DIMA, subject to compliance with applicable SEC rules. The Board also considered that, subject to ongoing review by the Board, a limited portion of the Fund's brokerage may be allocated to brokers who acquire (and provide to DIMA and its affiliates) research services from third parties that are generally useful to DIMA and its affiliates in managing client portfolios. The Board indicated that it would continue to monitor the allocation of the Fund's brokerage to ensure that the principle of "best price and execution" remains paramount in the portfolio trading process.

DIMA's commitment to and record of compliance, including its written compliance policies and procedures. In this regard, the Board considered DIMA's commitment to indemnify the Fund against any costs and liabilities related to lawsuits or regulatory actions arising from allegations regarding market timing, revenue sharing, fund valuation or other subjects arising from or relating to pending regulatory inquiries. The Board also considered the significant attention and resources dedicated by DIMA to documenting and enhancing its compliance processes in recent years. The Board noted in particular (i) the experience and seniority of DIMA's chief compliance officer; (ii) the large number of compliance personnel who report to DIMA's chief compliance officer; and (iii) the substantial commitment of resources by DIMA and its affiliates to compliance matters.

Deutsche Bank's commitment to its US mutual fund business. The Board considered recent and ongoing efforts by Deutsche Bank to restructure its US mutual fund business to improve efficiency and competitiveness and to reduce compliance and operational risk. The Board considered assurances received from Deutsche Bank that it would commit the resources necessary to maintain high-quality services to the Fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered Deutsche Bank's strategic plans for its US mutual fund business, the potential benefits to Fund shareholders and Deutsche Bank's management of one of Europe's most successful fund groups.

Based on all of the foregoing, the Board determined to continue the Fund's current investment management agreement, and concluded that the continuation of such agreement was in the best interests of the Fund's shareholders.

In reaching this conclusion the Board did not give particular weight to any single factor identified above. The Board considered these factors over the course of numerous meetings, many of which were in executive session with only the Independent Trustees and their counsel present. It is possible that individual Trustees may have weighed these factors differently in reaching their individual decisions to approve the continuation of the current agreement.

Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant

October 26, 2007

Pursuant to an Order entered into by Deutsche Investment Management Americas and affiliates (collectively, "DeAM") with the Attorney General of New York, I, Thomas H. Mack, have been appointed the Independent Fee Consultant for the DWS Scudder Funds. My duties include preparing an annual written evaluation of the management fees DeAM charges the Funds, considering among other factors the management fees charged by other mutual fund companies for like services, management fees DeAM charges other clients for like services, DeAM's costs of supplying services under the management agreements and related profit margins, possible economies of scale if a Fund grows larger, and the nature and quality of DeAM's services, including fund performance. This report summarizes my evaluation for 2007, including my qualifications, the evaluation process for each of the DWS Scudder Funds, consideration of certain complex-level factors, and my conclusions.

Qualifications

For more than 30 years I have served in various professional capacities within the investment management business. I have held investment analysis and advisory positions, including securities analyst, portfolio strategist and director of investment policy with a large investment firm. I have also performed business management functions, including business development, financial management and marketing research and analysis.

Since 1991, I have been an independent consultant within the asset management industry. I have provided services to over 125 client organizations, including investment managers, mutual fund boards, product distributors and related organizations. Over the past several years I have completed a number of assignments for mutual fund boards, specifically including assisting boards with management contract renewal.

I hold a Master of Business Administration degree, with highest honors, from Harvard University; and Master of Science and Bachelor of Science (highest honors) degrees from the University of California at Berkeley. I am an independent director and audit committee financial expert for two closed-end mutual funds, serve on the board of directors of a private market research company, and have served in various leadership and financial oversight capacities with non-profit organizations.

Evaluation of Fees for each DWS Scudder Fund

My work focused primarily on evaluating, fund-by-fund, the fees charged to each of the 136 Fund portfolios in the DWS Scudder Fund family. For each Fund, I considered each of the key factors mentioned above, as well as any other relevant information. In doing so I worked closely with the Funds' Independent Directors in their annual contract renewal process, as well as in their approval of contracts for several new funds (documented separately).

In evaluating each Fund's fees, I reviewed comprehensive materials provided by or on behalf of DeAM, including expense information prepared by Lipper Analytical, comparative performance information, profitability data, manager histories, and other materials. I also accessed certain additional information from the Lipper, Strategic Insight, and Morningstar databases and drew on my industry knowledge and experience.

To facilitate evaluating this considerable body of information, I prepared for each Fund a document summarizing the key data elements in each area as well as additional analytics discussed below. This made it possible to consider each key data element in the context of the others.

In the course of contract renewal, DeAM agreed to implement a number of fee and expense adjustments requested by the Independent Directors which will favorably impact future fees and expenses, and my evaluation includes the effects of these changes.

Fees and Expenses Compared with Other Funds

The competitive fee and expense evaluation for each fund focused on two primary comparisons:

The Fund's contractual management fee (the advisory fee plus the administration fee where applicable) compared with those of a group of typically 12-15 funds in the same Lipper investment category (e.g. Large Capitalization Growth) having similar distribution arrangements and being of similar size.

The Fund's total expenses compared with a broader universe of funds from the same Lipper investment category and having similar distribution arrangements.

These two comparisons provide a view of not only the level of the fee compared with funds of similar scale but also the total expense the Fund bears for all the services it receives, in comparison with the investment choices available in the Fund's investment category and distribution channel. The principal figure-of-merit used in these comparisons was the subject Fund's percentile ranking against peers.

DeAM's Fees for Similar Services to Others

DeAM provided management fee schedules for all of its US domiciled fund and non-fund investment management accounts in any of the investment categories where there is a DWS Scudder Fund. These similar products included the other DWS Scudder Funds, non-fund pooled accounts, institutional accounts and sub-advisory accounts. Using this information, I calculated for each Fund the fee that would be charged to each similar product, at the subject Fund's asset level.

Evaluating information regarding non-fund products is difficult because there are varying levels of services required for different types of accounts, with mutual funds generally requiring considerably more regulatory and administrative types of service as well as having more frequent cash flows than other types of accounts. Also, while mutual fund fees for similar fund products can be expected to be similar, there will be some differences due to different pricing conditions in different distribution channels (e.g. retail funds versus those used in variable insurance products), differences in underlying investment processes and other factors.

Costs and Profit Margins

DeAM provided a detailed profitability analysis for each Fund. After making some adjustments so that the presentation would be more comparable to the available industry figures, I reviewed profit margins from investment management alone, from investment management plus other fund services (excluding distribution) provided to the Funds by DeAM (principally shareholder services), and DeAM profits from all sources, including distribution. A later section comments on overall profitability.

Economies of Scale

Economies of scale — an expected decline in management cost per dollar of fund assets as fund assets grow — are very rarely quantified and documented because of inherent difficulties in collecting and analyzing relevant data. However, in virtually every investment category that I reviewed, larger funds tend to have lower fees and lower total expenses than smaller funds. To see how each DWS Scudder Fund compares with this industry observation, I reviewed:

The trend in Fund assets over the last five years and the accompanying trend in total expenses. This shows if the Fund has grown and, if so, whether total expense (management fees as well as other expenses) have declined as a percent of assets.

Whether the Fund has break-points in its management fee schedule, the extent of the fee reduction built into the schedule and the asset levels where the breaks take effect, and in the case of a sub-advised Fund how the Fund's break-points compare with those of the sub-advisory fee schedule.

How the Fund's contractual fee schedule compares with trends in the industry data. To accomplish this, I constructed a chart showing how actual latest-fiscal-year contractual fees of the Fund and of other similar funds relate to average fund assets, with the subject Fund's contractual fee schedule superimposed.

Quality of Service — Performance

The quality-of-service evaluation focused on investment performance, which is the principal result of the investment management service. Each Fund's performance was reviewed over the past 1, 3, 5 and 10 years, as applicable, and compared with that of other funds in the same investment category and with a suitable market index.

In addition, I calculated and reviewed risk-adjusted returns relative to an index of similar mutual funds' returns and a suitable market index. The risk-adjusted returns analysis provides a way of determining the extent to which the Fund's return comparisons are mainly the product of investment value-added (or lack thereof) or alternatively taking considerably more or less risk than is typical in its investment category.

I also received and considered the history of portfolio manager changes for each Fund, as this provided an important context for evaluating the performance results.

Complex-Level Considerations

While this evaluation was conducted mainly at the individual fund level, there are some issues relating to the reasonableness of fees that can alternatively be considered across the whole fund complex:

I reviewed DeAM's profitability analysis for all DWS Scudder funds, with a view toward determining if the allocation procedures used were reasonable and how profit levels compared with public data for other investment managers.

I considered whether DeAM and affiliates receive any significant ancillary or "fall-out" benefits that should be considered in interpreting the direct profitability results. These would be situations where serving as the investment manager of the Funds is beneficial to another part of the Deutsche Bank organization.

I considered how aggregated DWS Scudder Fund expenses had varied over the years, by asset class and in the context of trends in asset levels.

I reviewed the structure of the DeAM organization, trends in staffing levels, and information on compensation of investment management and other professionals compared with industry data.

Findings

Based on the process and analysis discussed above, which included reviewing a wide range of information from management and external data sources and considering among other factors the fees DeAM charges other clients, the fees charged by other fund managers, DeAM's costs and profits associated with managing the Funds, economies of scale, possible fall-out benefits, and the nature and quality of services provided, in my opinion the management fees charged the DWS Scudder Funds are reasonable.

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Trustees and Officers

The following table presents certain information regarding the Board Members and Officers of the Trust as of December 31, 2007. Each Board Member's year of birth is set forth in parentheses after his or her name. Unless otherwise noted, (i) each Board Member has engaged in the principal occupation(s) noted in the table for at least the most recent five years, although not necessarily in the same capacity, and (ii) the address of each Independent Board Member is c/o Dawn-Marie Driscoll, PO Box 100176, Cape Coral, FL 33904. Except as otherwise noted below, the term of office for each Board Member is until the election and qualification of a successor, or until such Board Member sooner dies, resigns, is removed or as otherwise provided in the governing documents of the fund. Because the fund does not hold an annual meeting of shareholders, each Board Member will hold office for an indeterminate period. The Board Members may also serve in similar capacities with other funds in the fund complex.

Independent Board Members

 

Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served

Business Experience and Directorships During the Past Five Years

Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen

Dawn-Marie Driscoll (1946)
Chairperson since 2006
Board Member since 2006
President, Driscoll Associates (consulting firm); Executive Fellow, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley College; formerly, Partner, Palmer & Dodge (1988-1990); Vice President of Corporate Affairs and General Counsel, Filene's (1978-1988). Directorships: Trustee of eight open-end mutual funds managed by Sun Capital Advisers, Inc. (since 2007); Director of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (since 2007); Advisory Board, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley College; Trustee, Southwest Florida Community Foundation (charitable organization). Former Directorships: Investment Company Institute (audit, executive, nominating committees) and Independent Directors Council (governance, executive committees)

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Henry P. Becton, Jr. (1943)
Board Member since 2006
Vice Chair, WGBH Educational Foundation. Directorships: Association of Public Television Stations; Becton Dickinson and Company1 (medical technology company); Belo Corporation1 (media company); Boston Museum of Science; Public Radio International. Former Directorships: American Public Television; Concord Academy; New England Aquarium; Mass. Corporation for Educational Telecommunications; Committee for Economic Development; Public Broadcasting Service

76

Keith R. Fox (1954)
Board Member since 2006
Managing General Partner, Exeter Capital Partners (a series of private equity funds). Directorships: Progressive Holding Corporation (kitchen goods importer and distributor); Natural History, Inc. (magazine publisher); Box Top Media Inc. (advertising); The Kennel Shop (retailer)

76

Kenneth C. Froewiss (1945)
Board Member since 2006
Clinical Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business (1997-present); Member, Finance Committee, Association for Asian Studies (2002-present); Director, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group (US) (2004-present); prior thereto, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan (investment banking firm) (until 1996)

76

Martin J. Gruber7 (1937)
Board Member since 1999
Nomura Professor of Finance, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University (since September 1965); Director, Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (since January 1992), Thai Capital Fund, Inc. (since January 2000), Singapore Fund, Inc. (since January 2000), National Bureau of Economic Research (since January 2006). Formerly, Trustee, TIAA (pension funds) (January 1996-January 2000); Trustee, CREF and CREF Mutual Funds (January 2000-March 2005); Chairman, CREF and CREF Mutual Funds (February 2004-March 2005); and Director, S.G. Cowen Mutual Funds (January 1985-January 2001)

76

Richard J. Herring (1946)
Board Member since 1999
Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking and Professor, Finance Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (since July 1972); Co-Director, Wharton Financial Institutions Center (since July 2000); Director, Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (since September 2007), Thai Capital Fund, Inc. (since September 2007), Singapore Fund, Inc. (since September 2007). Formerly, Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Undergraduate Division (July 1995-June 2000); Director, Lauder Institute of International Management Studies (July 2000-June 2006)

76

Graham E. Jones7 (1933)
Board Member since 2002
Senior Vice President, BGK Realty, Inc. (commercial real estate) (since 1995). Formerly, Trustee of various investment companies managed by Sun Capital Advisors, Inc. (1998-2005), Morgan Stanley Asset Management (1985-2001) and Weiss, Peck and Greer (1985-2005)

76

Rebecca W. Rimel (1951)
Board Member since 2002
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts (charitable organization) (1994 to present); Trustee, Thomas Jefferson Foundation (charitable organization) (1994 to present); Trustee, Executive Committee, Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (2001 to present). Formerly, Executive Vice President, The Glenmede Trust Company (investment trust and wealth management) (1983-2004); Board Member, Investor Education (charitable organization) (2004-2005); Director, Viasys Health Care1 (January 2007-June 2007)

76

William N. Searcy, Jr. (1946)
Board Member since 2002
Private investor since October 2003; Trustee of eight open-end mutual funds managed by Sun Capital Advisers, Inc. (since October 1998). Formerly, Pension & Savings Trust Officer, Sprint Corporation1 (telecommunications) (November 1989-September 2003)

76

Jean Gleason Stromberg (1943)
Board Member since 2006
Retired. Formerly, Consultant (1997-2001); Director, US Government Accountability Office (1996-1997); Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. (law firm) (1978-1996). Directorships: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; Service Source, Inc. Former Directorships: Mutual Fund Directors Forum (2002-2004), American Bar Retirement Association (funding vehicle for retirement plans) (1987-1990 and 1994-1996)

76

Carl W. Vogt7 (1936)
Board Member since 2006
Retired Senior Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. (law firm); formerly, President (interim) of Williams College (1999-2000); formerly, President of certain funds in the Deutsche Asset Management family of funds (formerly, Flag Investors family of funds) (registered investment companies) (1999-2000). Directorships: Yellow Corporation (trucking); American Science & Engineering (x-ray detection equipment). Former Directorships: ISI Family of Funds (registered investment companies, four funds overseen); National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); Waste Management, Inc. (solid waste disposal). Formerly, Chairman and Member, National Transportation Safety Board

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Interested Board Member

Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served

Business Experience and Directorships During the Past Five Years

Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen

Axel Schwarzer2 (1958)
Board Member since 2006
Managing Director4, Deutsche Asset Management; Head of Deutsche Asset Management Americas; CEO of DWS Scudder; formerly, board member of DWS Investments, Germany (1999-2005); formerly, Head of Sales and Product Management for the Retail and Private Banking Division of Deutsche Bank in Germany (1997-1999); formerly, various strategic and operational positions for Deutsche Bank Germany Retail and Private Banking Division in the field of investment funds, tax driven instruments and asset management for corporates (1989-1996)

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Officers3

Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships Held

Michael G. Clark5 (1965)
President, 2006-present
Managing Director4, Deutsche Asset Management (2006-present); President of DWS family of funds; Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company (since October 2007); formerly, Director of Fund Board Relations (2004-2006) and Director of Product Development (2000-2004), Merrill Lynch Investment Managers; Senior Vice President Operations, Merrill Lynch Asset Management (1999-2000)
John Millette6 (1962)
Vice President and Secretary, 2003-present
Director4, Deutsche Asset Management
Paul H. Schubert5 (1963)
Chief Financial Officer, 2004-present
Treasurer, 2005-present
Managing Director4, Deutsche Asset Management (since July 2004); formerly, Executive Director, Head of Mutual Fund Services and Treasurer for UBS Family of Funds (1998-2004); Vice President and Director of Mutual Fund Finance at UBS Global Asset Management (1994-1998)
Patricia DeFilippis5 (1963)
Assistant Secretary, 2005-present
Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management (since June 2005); formerly, Counsel, New York Life Investment Management LLC (2003-2005); legal associate, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (1998-2003)
Elisa D. Metzger5 (1962)
Assistant Secretary 2005-present
Director4, Deutsche Asset Management (since September 2005); formerly, Counsel, Morrison and Foerster LLP (1999-2005)
Caroline Pearson6 (1962)
Assistant Secretary, 2002-present
Managing Director4, Deutsche Asset Management
Paul Antosca6 (1957)
Assistant Treasurer, 2007-present
Director4, Deutsche Asset Management (since 2006); Vice President, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) (1990-2006)
Jack Clark6 (1967)
Assistant Treasurer, 2007-present
Director4, Deutsche Asset Management (since 2007); formerly, Vice President, State Street Corporation (2002-2007)
Kathleen Sullivan D'Eramo6 (1957)
Assistant Treasurer, 2003-present
Director4, Deutsche Asset Management
Diane Kenneally6 (1966)
Assistant Treasurer, 2007-present
Director4, Deutsche Asset Management
Jason Vazquez4 (1972)
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, 2007-present
Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management (since 2006); formerly, AML Operations Manager for Bear Stearns (2004-2006), Supervising Compliance Principal and Operations Manager for AXA Financial (1999-2004)
Robert Kloby5 (1962)
Chief Compliance Officer, 2006-present
Managing Director4, Deutsche Asset Management (2004-present); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer/Chief Risk Officer, Robeco USA (2000-2004); Vice President, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (1988-2000); E.F. Hutton and Company (1984-1988)
J. Christopher Jackson5 (1951)
Chief Legal Officer, 2006-present
Director4, Deutsche Asset Management (2006-present); formerly, Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. (1996-2006); Director, National Society of Compliance Professionals (2002-2005) (2006-2009)
1 A publicly held company with securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
2 The mailing address of Axel Schwarzer is c/o Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154. Mr. Schwarzer is an interested Board Member by virtue of his positions with Deutsche Asset Management.
3 As a result of their respective positions held with the Advisor, these individuals are considered "interested persons" of the Advisor within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Interested persons receive no compensation from the funds.
4 Executive title, not a board directorship.
5 Address: 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154.
6 Address: Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110.
7 At present, substantially all DWS mutual funds are overseen by one of two boards of trustees (the "Boards"). Each Board, including the Board that oversees your Fund (the "New York Board"), has determined that the formation of a single consolidated Board overseeing these funds is in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders. In this connection, each Board has approved a plan outlining the process for implementing the consolidation of the New York Board with the other primary DWS fund board (the "Chicago Board"). (The geographic references in the preceding sentences merely indicate where each Board historically held most of its meetings.)
The consolidation of the two Boards is expected to take effect on or about April 1, 2008 (the "Consolidation Date"). To accomplish the consolidation, the New York Board will nominate and elect four individuals (John W. Ballantine, Paul K. Freeman, William McClayton and Robert H. Wadsworth) who currently serve on the Chicago Board to the Board of your Fund and each other fund overseen by the New York Board. Information regarding these four individuals is set forth below. In addition, the Chicago Board has determined to nominate and recommend that shareholders of each fund overseen by that Board elect eight members of your Fund's Board (Henry P. Becton, Jr., Dawn-Marie Driscoll, Keith R. Fox, Kenneth C. Froewiss, Richard J. Herring, Rebecca W. Rimel, William N. Searcy, Jr. and Jean Gleason Stromberg). As a result, as of the Consolidation Date, it is expected that the four Chicago Board members and eight New York Board members named above (each of whom will be an Independent Board Member), together with Axel Schwarzer, CEO of DWS Scudder, will constitute the Board of substantially all DWS Scudder funds (134 funds), including your Fund. To facilitate the Board consolidation, three members of the New York Board (Martin J. Gruber, Graham E. Jones and Carl W. Vogt) have agreed to resign as of the Consolidation Date, which is prior to their normal retirement dates.
Following the Consolidation Date, it is expected that the consolidated Board will implement certain changes to the Fund's current committee structure and other governance practices, including the appointment of new committee chairs and members.

Name and

Year of Birth

Chicago Board Members to be Elected to New York Board

Business Experience and Directorships

During the Past 5 Years

Position with the DWS Funds and Length of Time Served

John W. Ballantine (1946)
 
Retired; formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Management Officer, First Chicago NBD Corporation/The First National Bank of Chicago (1996-1998); Executive Vice President and Head of International Banking (1995-1996). Directorships: Healthways, Inc. (provider of disease and care management services); Portland General Electric (utility company); Stockwell Capital Investments PLC (private equity). Former Directorships: First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc. and Oak Brook Bank

Chicago Board Member since 1999

Paul K. Freeman (1950)
 
Consultant, World Bank/Inter-American Development Bank; formerly, Project Leader, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (1998-2001); Chief Executive Officer, The Eric Group, Inc. (environmental insurance) (1986-1998). Formerly, Trustee of funds managed by DIMA or its affiliates (1993-2002).

Chicago Board Member since 2002, Chairperson since 2007

William McClayton (1944)
 
Chief Administrative Officer, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. (global management consulting firm) (2001-present); formerly, Senior Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP (accounting) (1966-2001). Directorship: Board of Managers, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. Formerly, Trustee, Ravinia Festival.

Chicago Board Member since 2004

Robert H. Wadsworth
(1940)
 
President, Robert H. Wadsworth & Associates, Inc. (consulting firm) (1983 to present). Formerly, Trustee of funds managed by DIMA or its affiliates (1999-2004).
 

Chicago Board Member since 2004

The fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Board Members. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request. If you would like to request a copy of the SAI, you may do so by calling the following toll-free number: (800) 621-1048.

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ITEM 2.

CODE OF ETHICS

 

 

 

As of the end of the period, December 31, 2007, NY Tax Free Money Fund has a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.

 

There have been no amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report that would require disclosure under Item 2.

 

A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

 

 

 

The Funds’ audit committee is comprised solely of trustees who are “independent” (as such term has been defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in regulations implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the “Regulations”)). The Funds’ Board of Trustees has determined that there are several “audit committee financial experts” serving on the Funds’ audit committee. The Board has determined that Keith R Fox, the chair of the Funds’ audit committee, qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” (as such term has been defined by the Regulations) based on its review of Mr. Fox’s pertinent experience and education. The SEC has stated that the designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this Item 3 of Form N-CSR does not impose on such person any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification.

 

 

ITEM 4.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

 

NY TAX FREE MONEY FUND

FORM N-CSR DISCLOSURE RE: AUDIT FEES

The following table shows the amount of fees that PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (“PWC”), the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, billed to the Fund during the Fund’s last two fiscal years. 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 Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Billed to the Fund

Fiscal Year
Ended
December 31,

Audit Fees Billed to Fund

Audit-Related
Fees Billed to Fund

Tax Fees Billed to Fund

All
Other Fees Billed to Fund

2007

$46,350

$0

$0

$0

2006

$38,000

$128

$0

$0

 

The above “Audit- Related Fees” were billed for agreed upon procedures performed.

 

Services that the Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Billed to the Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers

The following table shows the amount of fees billed by PWC to Deutsche Investment Management Americas, Inc. (“DeIM” or the “Adviser”), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with DeIM (“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.

Fiscal Year
December 31,

Audit-Related
Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers

Tax Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers

All
Other Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers

2007

$58,500

$25,000

$0

2006

$155,500

$11,930

$0

 

The “Audit-Related Fees” were billed for services in connection with the agreed-upon procedures related to fund mergers and additional costs related to annual audits and the above “Tax Fees” were billed in connection with tax consultation and agreed-upon 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. 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.

 

Fiscal Year
Ended
December 31,

Total
Non-Audit Fees Billed to Fund

(A)

Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (engagements related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund)

(B)

Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (all other engagements)

(C)

Total of (A), (B)

and (C)

2007

$0

$25,000

$600,000

$625,000

2006

$0

$11,930

$0

$11,930

 

All other engagement fees were billed for services provided by PWC for services related to consulting on an IT project.

 

 

 

ITEM 5.

AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

 

 

 

 

 

Not Applicable

 

 

ITEM 6.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

Not Applicable

 

 

ITEM 7.

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

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 8.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9.

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

 

 

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 10.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

 

 

The Committee on Independent Trustees/Directors selects and nominates Independent Trustees/Directors. Fund shareholders may submit nominees that will be considered by the committee when a Board vacancy occurs. Submissions should be mailed to: c/o Dawn-Marie Driscoll, PO Box 100176, Cape Coral, FL 33910.

 

 

ITEM 11.

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.

 

 

 

(b)          There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of the annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

 

ITEM 12.

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:

NY Tax Free Money Fund (Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund Class), a series of DWS Advisor Funds

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

President

 

Date:

February 29, 2008

 

 

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:

NY Tax Free Money Fund (Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund Class), a series of DWS Advisor Funds

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

President

 

Date:

February 29, 2008

 

 

By:

/s/Paul Schubert

 

Paul Schubert

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Date:

February 29, 2008

 

 

 

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Page Number I. Overview.....................................................................3 II. Purposes of the Officer Code.................................................3 III. Responsibilities of Covered Officers.........................................4 A. Honest and Ethical Conduct...................................................4 B. Conflicts of Interest........................................................4 C. Use of Personal Fund Shareholder Information.................................6 D. 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:.......................................................................10 List of Officers Covered under the Code, by Board:................................10 DeAM Compliance Officer:..........................................................10 Name: Joseph Yuen.................................................................10 As of: July 19, 2006Appendix B: Acknowledgement and Certification............10 Appendix B: Acknowledgement and Certification.....................................11 Appendix C: Definitions..........................................................13
2 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 - -------- (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 to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof). The Board (or committee) 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 Officers Principal Financial Treasurer Officers - ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------- ---------------------------- Chicago Michael Clark Paul Schubert Paul Schubert - ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------- ---------------------------- New York Michael Clark Paul Schubert Paul Schubert - ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------- ---------------------------- Hedge Strategies Fund Pam Kiernan Marielena Glassman Marielena Glassman - ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------- ---------------------------- Germany* Michael Clark Paul Schubert Paul Schubert - ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------- ---------------------------- Topiary BPI Pam Kiernan Marielena Glassman Marielena Glassman =========================================== ============================== =========================== ============================
* Central Europe and Russia, European Equity, and New Germany Funds DeAM Compliance Officer: Name: Joseph Yuen DeAM Department: Compliance Phone Numbers: 212-454-7443 Fax Numbers: 212-454-4703 As of: July 19, 2006 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 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 adhered to the Officer Code. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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 5 cert.htm CERTIFICATION


 

 

 

President

Form N-CSR Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act

 

 

 

I, Michael G. Clark, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of NY Tax Free Money Fund (Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund Class), a series of DWS Advisor Funds, 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.

 

February 29, 2008

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

 

President

 

NY Tax Free Money Fund (Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund Class), a series of DWS Advisor Funds

 


 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Form N-CSR Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act

 

 

 

I, Paul Schubert, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of NY Tax Free Money Fund (Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund Class), a series of DWS Advisor Funds, 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.

 

February 29, 2008

/s/Paul Schubert

 

Paul Schubert

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

NY Tax Free Money Fund (Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund Class), a series of DWS Advisor Funds

 

 

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President

Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act

 

 

 

I, Michael G. Clark, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of NY Tax Free Money Fund (Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund Class), a series of DWS Advisor Funds, on Form N-CSR;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the periodic report on Form N-CSR (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of § 13 (a) or §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.

 

 

 

February 29, 2008

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

 

President

 

NY Tax Free Money Fund (Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund Class), a series of DWS Advisor Funds

 


 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act

 

 

 

I, Paul Schubert, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of NY Tax Free Money Fund (Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund Class), a series of DWS Advisor Funds, on Form N-CSR;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the periodic report on Form N-CSR (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of § 13 (a) or § 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.

 

 

February 29, 2008

/s/Paul Schubert

 

Paul Schubert

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

NY Tax Free Money Fund (Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund Class), a series of DWS Advisor Funds

 

 

 

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