-----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, OUvVvE8f40Cb6KjqKN/Oj5bnYigPAB42w+Apm+EJ81xkQMPhgH+YeAH1GAi/IXNo +DZYvVnF0S5GrKeEL67BXQ== 0000950152-97-006810.txt : 19970925 0000950152-97-006810.hdr.sgml : 19970925 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950152-97-006810 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 40-17F2/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970924 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMSOUTH MUTUAL FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000832544 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 40-17F2/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-05551 FILM NUMBER: 97684750 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3435 STELZER RD STREET 2: STE 1000 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 8004518382 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3435 STELZER RD STREET 2: STE 1000 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ASO OUTLOOK GROUP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 40-17F2/A 1 AMSOUTH MUTUAL FUNDS FORM N-17F-2/AMENDED 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION -------------------------- WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB Approval FORM N-17f-2/A -------------------------- Amendment No. 1 OMB Number: 3235-0360 Expires: July 31, 1994 Certificate of Accounting of Securities and Similar Estimated average burden Investment in the Custody of hours per response... 0.05 Management Investment Companies Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CFR 270.17f-2] - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Investment Company Act File Number: Date examination completed 811-5551 May 30, 1997 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. State identification Number: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AL AK AZ AR CA CO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CT DE DC FL GA HI ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ID IL IN IA KS KY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LA ME MD MA MI MN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MS MO MT NE NV NH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NJ NM NY NC ND OH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OK OR PA RI SC SD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TN TX UT VT VA WA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WV WI WY PUERTO RICO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other (specify): - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Exact name of investment company as specified in representation statement: AmSouth Mutual Funds - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Address of principal executive office (number, street, city, state, zip code): 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EX-23 2 EXHIBIT 23 1 Exhibit 23 To the Trustees of the AmSouth Mutual Funds and the Securities and Exchange Commission We have examined management's assertion about the AmSouth Mutual Funds' (comprising the U.S. Treasury Fund, the Prime Obligations Fund, the Tax Exempt Fund, the Bond Fund, the Limited Maturity Fund, the Government Income Fund, the Florida Tax-Free Fund, the Equity Fund, the Regional Equity Fund, the Balanced Fund, and the Equity Income Fund) compliance with the requirements of subsection (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of May 30, 1997, included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance With Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Management is responsible for the AmSouth Mutual Fund's compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the AmSouth Mutual Funds' compliance based on our examination. Our examination was made in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Funds' compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests performed as of May 30, 1997, with respect to the securities of the AmSouth Mutual Funds, without prior notice to management: + Count and inspect all securities located in the vault of AmSouth Bank; + Confirmation, or other procedures as we considered necessary, of all securities held in book entry form by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Depository Trust Company, or Chase Manhattan Bank; + Confirmation, or other procedures as we deemed necessary, of all securities out for transfer; + Confirmation, or other procedures we deemed necessary, of all repurchase agreements with brokers/banks and agreement of underlying collateral with AmSouth Bank's records; and + 2 Reconciliation of all such securities to the books and records of the AmSouth Mutual Funds and AmSouth Bank. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the AmSouth Mutual Funds' compliance with specified requirements. In our opinion, management's assertion that the AmSouth Mutual Funds was in compliance with the above-mentioned provisions of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of May 30, 1997, is fairly stated, in all material respects. This report is intended for the information and use of management of the AmSouth Mutual Funds and the Securities and Exchange Commission and should not be used for any other purpose. Columbus, Ohio August 25, 1997 /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. ---------------------------- 3 MANAGEMENT STATEMENT REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 We, as members of management of the AmSouth Mutual Funds (comprising the U.S. Treasury Fund, the Prime Obligations Fund, the Tax Exempt Fund, the Bond Fund, the Limited Maturity Fund, the Government Income Fund, the Florida Tax-Free Fund, the Equity Fund, the Regional Equity Fund, the Balanced Fund, and the Equity Income Fund) are responsible for complying with the requirements of Rule 17f-2, "Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies," of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining an effective internal control structure over compliance with Rule 17f-2 requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the AmSouth Mutual Funds' compliance with the requirements of Rule 17f-2 as of May 30, 1997. Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Company was in compliance with the provisions of subsection (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of May 30, 1997, with respect to securities reflected in the investment account of the AmSouth Mutual Funds. The AmSouth Mutual Funds -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----