485APOS 1 a05-17770_1485apos.htm 485APOS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 1, 2005

  File No. 33-22821
  File No. 811-5601

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  
®

  POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 40  x

  and

  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
  INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940  
®

  AMENDMENT NO. 41  x

SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST
(Formerly, "SEI International Trust")
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

c/o CT Corporation
101 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code (800) 342-5734

Edward D. Loughlin
c/o SEI Investments Company
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copies to:

    Richard W. Grant, Esquire
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
 

 

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Class A Shares

 

PROSPECTUS

 

January 31, 2006

 

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND

INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME FUND

EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

 

Investment Adviser:

SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

 

Investment Sub-Advisers:

ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P.

ASHMORE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

THE BOSTON COMPANY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC

BRIDGEWATER ASSOCIATES, INC.

CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY

EMERGING MARKETS MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

FISCHER FRANCIS TREES & WATTS, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES

FISHER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.

MCKINLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC.

MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.

QUANTITATIVE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LLC

REXITER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

SALOMON BROTHERS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus.  Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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About This Prospectus

 

SEI Institutional International Trust is a mutual fund family that offers different classes of shares in separate investment portfolios (Funds).  The Funds have individual investment goals and strategies and are designed primarily for institutional investors and financial institutions and their clients.  This prospectus gives you important information about the Class A Shares of the International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity, International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Debt Funds that you should know before investing.  Please read this prospectus and keep it for future reference.

 

This prospectus has been arranged into different sections so that you can easily review this important information.  On the next page, there is some general information you should know about risk and return that is common to each of the Funds.  For more detailed information about the Funds, please see:

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

XXX

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND

 

XXX

INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME FUND

 

XXX

EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

 

XXX

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FUND INVESTMENTS

 

XXX

INVESTMENT ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISERS

 

XXX

PURCHASING AND SELLING FUND SHARES

 

XXX

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

 

XXX

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

 

XXX

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

XXX

HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT

 

 

SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Back Cover

 

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GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION

 

Each Fund has its own distinct risk and reward characteristics, investment objective, policies and strategies.  In addition to managing the Funds, SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC) constructs and maintains global asset allocation strategies for certain clients, and these Funds are designed in part to implement those strategies.  The degree to which an investor’s portfolio is invested in the particular market segments and/or asset classes represented by the Funds varies, as does the investment risk/return potential represented by each Fund.  The Funds, especially the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds, may have extremely volatile returns.  Because of the historical lack of correlation among various asset classes, an investment in a portfolio of Funds representing a range of asset classes as part of a global asset allocation strategy may reduce the strategy’s overall level of volatility.  As a result, a global asset allocation strategy may reduce risk.

 

In managing the Funds, SIMC focuses on four key principles:  asset allocation, portfolio structure, the use of managers, and continuous portfolio management.  Asset allocation across appropriate asset classes (represented by the Funds) is the central theme of SIMC’s investment philosophy.  SIMC seeks to reduce risk further by creating a portfolio that focuses on a specific asset class.  SIMC then oversees a network of managers who invest the assets of these Funds in distinct segments of the market or class represented by each Fund.  These managers adhere to distinct investment disciplines, with the goal of providing greater consistency and predictability of results, as well as broader diversification across and within asset classes.  Finally, SIMC regularly rebalances to ensure that the appropriate mix of assets is constantly in place, and constantly monitors and evaluates managers for these Funds to ensure that they do not deviate from their stated investment philosophy or process.

 

RISK/RETURN INFORMATION COMMON TO THE FUNDS

 

Each Fund is a mutual fund.  A mutual fund pools shareholders’ money and, using professional investment managers, invests it in securities.

 

Each Fund has its own investment goal and strategies for reaching that goal. Each Fund’s assets are managed under the direction of SIMC and one or more Sub-Advisers who manage portions of the Funds’ assets in a way that they believe will help the Funds achieve their goals.  SIMC acts as “manager of managers” for the Funds, and attempts to ensure that the Sub-Advisers comply with the Funds’ investment policies and guidelines.  SIMC also recommends the appointment of additional or replacement Sub-Advisers to the Funds’ Board. Still, investing in the Funds involves risks, and there is no guarantee that a Fund will achieve its goal.  SIMC and the Sub-Advisers make judgments about the securities markets, the economy, and companies, but these judgments may not anticipate actual market movements or the impact of economic conditions on company performance.  In fact, no matter how good a job SIMC and the Sub-Advisers do, you could lose money on your investment in a Fund, just as you could with other investments.  A Fund share is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency.

 

The value of your investment in a Fund is based on the market prices of the securities the Fund holds.  These prices change daily due to economic and other events that affect securities markets generally, as well as those that affect particular companies and other issuers.  These price

 

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movements, sometimes called volatility, may be greater or lesser depending on the types of securities a Fund owns and the markets in which they trade.  The estimated level of volatility for each Fund is set forth in the Fund Summaries that follow.  The effect on a Fund’s share price of a change in the value of a single security will depend on how widely the Fund diversifies its holdings.

 

INTERNATIONAL INVESTING

 

Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks since political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers.  These events will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the United States.  In addition, investments in foreign countries are generally denominated in a foreign currency.  As a result, changes in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may affect (positively or negatively) the value of a Fund’s investments.  These currency movements may happen separately from and in response to events that do not otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer’s home country.  These various risks will be even greater for investments in emerging market countries since political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries.

 

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INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

Fund Summary

 

Investment Goal:

 

Long-term capital appreciation

 

 

 

Share Price Volatility:

 

Medium to high

 

 

 

Principal Investment Strategy:

 

Utilizing multiple sub-advisers, the Fund invests in equity securities of foreign companies

 

Investment Strategy

 

Under normal circumstances, the International Equity Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities.  The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of issuers of all capitalization ranges that are located in at least three countries other than the United States.  The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in companies located in emerging markets.  The Fund uses a multi-manager approach under the general supervision of SIMC, allocating the assets among multiple Sub-Advisers that use different investment strategies.  Certain sub-advisers will seek to achieve returns in excess of an international equity benchmark.  This allocation among investment strategies aims to diversify the sources from which certain Sub-Advisers seek to achieve excess returns (i.e. returns in excess of a benchmark index or “alpha”).  While the Fund is expected to have an absolute return and risk profile similar to the international equity benchmark, returns may be derived in part from investing significant portions of the Fund in securities other than international equity securities.

 

Certain Sub-Advisers use portfolio strategies that are designed to correlate with a portfolio of international equity securities, but which are composed of derivative instruments backed by other types of securities.  These portfolio strategies are included in the Fund’s principal investment strategy described above.  The managers purchase derivatives, generally using only a fraction of the assets that would be needed to purchase the equity securities directly, so that the remainder of the assets in a portfolio may be invested in other types of securities.  Therefore, a Sub-Adviser would seek to outperform an international equity benchmark by purchasing derivatives correlated to a broad international equity index, and investing the remaining assets in other types of securities to add excess return.  This portion of the Fund’s assets may be invested in a wide range of asset classes other than international equities.  Pursuant to a derivatives strategy, the Fund may invest in foreign corporate and government fixed income securities of different types and maturities, including mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities, securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds), and repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements.  In managing the Fund's currency exposure for foreign securities, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.  The amount of the Fund’s portfolio that may be allocated to derivative strategies is expected to vary over time.

 

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently.  This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liability. 

 

What are the Risks of Investing in the Fund?

 

Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time.  Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day.  Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments.  The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response.  In the case of foreign stocks, these fluctuations will reflect international economic and political events, as well as changes in currency valuations relative to the U.S. dollar.  These factors contribute to price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Emerging market countries are countries that the World Bank or the United Nations considers to be emerging or developing.  Emerging markets may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.  Emerging market countries often have less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements and unreliable securities valuation.  It is sometimes difficult to obtain and enforce court judgments in such countries and there is often a greater potential for nationalization and/or expropriation of assets by the government of an emerging market country.  In addition, the financial stability of issuers (including governments) in emerging market countries may be more precarious than in other countries.  As a result, there will tend to be an increased risk of price volatility associated with the Fund’s investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

Derivatives are instruments that derive their value from an underlying security, financial asset or an index.  Examples of derivative instruments include futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps.  The primary risk of derivative instruments is that changes in the market value of securities held by the Fund, and of the derivative instruments relating to those securities, may not be proportionate.  There may not be a liquid market for the Fund to sell a derivative instrument, which could result in difficulty closing the position, and certain derivative instruments can magnify the extent of losses incurred due to changes in market value of the securities to which they relate.  In addition, some derivative instruments are subject to counterparty risk.  If the counterparty defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the default will cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decrease.

 

For derivative strategies, the assets backing the derivatives will generally be entirely different from the Fund’s primary investments (i.e., equity securities and derivatives based on the Fund’s benchmark index).  For example, the Sub-Advisers may use various fixed income securities, including high yield (junk bond) and foreign fixed income securities, currencies, derivatives and other equity securities in order to seek to enhance the Fund’s returns over the returns of the Fund’s benchmark.  These strategies expose the Fund to the risk that its portfolio of derivatives may not properly track the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index.  They also expose the Fund to the risks of investing in asset classes that are different from the benchmark index (i.e., international equity securities), and the Fund would underperform its benchmark index to the extent that the Fund’s investments in other asset classes decline in value.

 

The prices of the Fund’s fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies.  Generally, the Fund’s fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa, and the volatility of lower-rated securities is even greater than that of higher-rated securities.  Also, longer-term securities are generally more volatile, so the duration or interest rate sensitivity of these securities affects risk. Corporate fixed income securities are fixed income securities issued by public and private businesses.  Corporate fixed income securities respond to economic developments, especially changes in interest rates, as well as perceptions of the creditworthiness and business prospects of individual issuers. Corporate fixed income securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may not be able to pay interest or, ultimately, to repay principal upon maturity.  Interruptions or delays of these payments could adversely affect the market value of the security.  In addition, due to lack of uniformly available information about issuers or differences in the issuers’ sensitivity to changing economic conditions, it may be difficult to measure the credit risk of corporate securities.

 

Junk bonds involve greater risks of default or downgrade and are more volatile than investment grade securities.  Junk bonds involve greater risk of price declines than investment grade securities due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer’s creditworthiness.  In addition, issuers of junk bonds may be more susceptible than other issuers to economic downturns.  Junk bonds are subject to the risk that the issuer may not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately to repay principal upon maturity.  Discontinuation of these payments could substantially adversely affect the market value of the security.

 

The Fund may purchase shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly.  ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange.  ETFs invest in a portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market segment or index. ETFs, like mutual

 

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funds, have expenses associated with their operation, including advisory fees.  When the Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses.  The risks of owning shares of an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF is designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities.  In addition, because of ETF expenses, compared to owning the underlying securities directly, it may be more costly to own an ETF.

 

The Fund is also subject to the risk that developed international equity securities may underperform other segments of the equity markets or the equity markets as a whole.

 

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Performance Information

 

The bar chart and the performance table below illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund.  Of course, the Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

This bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares from year to year for eleven years.  The performance information shown is based on full calendar years.

 

1995 

 

11.34

%

1996

 

9.04

%

1997

 

-1.86

%

1998

 

19.29

%

1999

 

39.63

%

2000

 

-17.74

%

2001

 

-22.55

%

2002

 

-16.98

%

2003

 

31.88

%

2004

 

18.63

%

2005

 

X.XX

%

 

Best Quarter 

 

Worst Quarter

 

X.XX%

 

X.XX%

 

(XX/XX/XX)

 

(XX/XX/XX)

 

 

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for Class A Shares for the periods ended December 31, 2005 to those of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) EAFE Index.

 

International Equity Fund – Class A Shares 

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Since Inception*

 

Return Before Taxes

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions**

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares**

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

MSCI EAFE Index Return (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)***

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

 


*                               The inception date for the Fund’s Class A Shares is December 20, 1989.  Index returns shown from December 31, 1989.

 

**                        After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.  Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown.  After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

***                 An index measures the market prices of a specific group of securities in a particular market or securities in a market sector.  You cannot invest directly in an index.  Unlike a mutual fund, an index does not have an investment adviser and does not pay any commissions or expenses.  If an index had expenses, its performance would be lower.  The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) EAFE Index is a widely-recognized, capitalization-weighted (companies with larger market capitalizations have more influence than those with smaller capitalizations) index of 1,010 securities listed on the stock exchanges of developed market countries in Europe, Australasia and the Far East.

 

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Fund Fees and Expenses

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses deducted from Fund assets)

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

Investment Advisory Fees 

 

XXX

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

Other Expenses

 

X.XX

%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

X.XX

%*

 


*       In the future, if the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” increase, the Adviser may waive a portion of the fees in order to keep total operating expenses, excluding interest expense, at a specified level.  The Adviser may discontinue all or part of these waivers at any time.

 

For more information about these fees, see “Investment Adviser and Sub-Advisers” and “Distribution of Fund Shares.”

 

Example

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that you sell your shares at the end of the period.  The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund operating expenses remain the same, and you reinvest all dividends and distributions.  For purposes of calculating the Example, the Fund’s fees are equal to the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” figure in the table above.  Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your approximate costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

 

 

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

International Equity Fund – Class A Shares 

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

 

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EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND

 

Fund Summary

 

Investment Goal:

 

Capital appreciation

 

 

 

Share Price Volatility:

 

Very high

 

Principal Investment Strategy: 

 

Utilizing multiple sub-advisers, the Fund invests in equity securities of emerging market companies

 

Investment Strategy

 

Under normal circumstances, the Emerging Markets Equity Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of emerging market issuers.  The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of foreign companies located in emerging market countries.  The Fund normally maintains investments in at least six emerging market countries, and does not invest more than 35% of its total assets in any one emerging market country.  The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of Sub-Advisers with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund’s portfolio under the general supervision of SIMC.

 

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently.  This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

 

What are the Risks of Investing in the Fund?

 

Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time.  Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day.  Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments.  The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response.  In the case of foreign stocks, these fluctuations will reflect international economic and political events, as well as changes in currency valuations relative to the U.S. dollar.  These factors contribute to price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Emerging market countries are countries that the World Bank or the United Nations considers to be emerging or developing.  Emerging markets may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.  Emerging market countries often have less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements and unreliable securities valuation.  It is sometimes difficult to obtain and enforce court judgments in such countries and there is often a greater potential for nationalization and/or expropriation of assets by the government of an emerging market country.  In addition, the financial stability of issuers (including governments) in emerging market countries may be more precarious than in other countries.  As a result, there will tend to be an increased risk of price volatility associated with the Fund’s investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

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The Fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly.  ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange.  ETFs invest in a portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market segment or index.  ETFs, like mutual funds, have expenses associated with their operation, including advisory fees.  When the Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses.  The risks of owning shares of an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF is designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities. In addition, because of ETF expenses, compared to owning the underlying securities directly, it may be more costly to own an ETF.

 

The Fund is also subject to the risk that emerging market equity securities may underperform other segments of the equity markets or the equity markets as a whole.

 

Performance Information

 

The bar chart and the performance table below illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund.  Of course, the Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

This bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares from year to year for ten years.  The performance information shown is based on full calendar years.

 

1996

 

8.70

%

1997

 

-9.12

%

1998

 

-31.95

%

1999

 

70.31

%

2000

 

-34.47

%

2001

 

-2.46

%

2002

 

-7.99

%

2003

 

49.05

%

2004

 

25.17

%

2005 

 

X.XX

%

 

Best Quarter

 

Worst Quarter

 

X.XX%

 

X.XX%

 

(XX/XX/XX) 

 

(XX/XX/XX)

 

 

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for Class A Shares for the periods ended December 31, 2005 to those of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Emerging Markets Free Index.

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund – Class A Shares 

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

Since Inception*

 

Return Before Taxes

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions**

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares**

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

MSCI Emerging Markets Free Index Return (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)***

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

 


*                               The inception date for the Fund’s Class A Shares is January 17, 1995.  Index returns shown from January 31, 1995.

 

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**                        After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.  Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown.  After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

***                 An index measures the market prices of a specific group of securities in a particular market or securities in a market sector.  You cannot invest directly in an index.  Unlike a mutual fund, an index does not have an investment adviser and does not pay any commissions or expenses.  If an index had expenses, its performance would be lower.  The MSCI Emerging Markets Free Index is a widely-recognized, capitalization-weighted (companies with larger market capitalizations have more influence than those with smaller capitalizations) index of over 800 stocks from approximately 17 emerging market countries.

 

Fund Fees and Expenses

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses deducted from Fund assets)

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

Investment Advisory Fees 

 

X.XX

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

Other Expenses

 

X.XX

%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

X.XX

%*

 


*       The Fund’s total actual annual fund operating expenses for the most recent fiscal year were less than the amount shown above because the Adviser waived a portion of the fees in order to keep total operating expenses, excluding interest expense, at a specified level.  The Adviser may discontinue all or part of these waivers at any time.  With these fee waivers, the Fund’s actual total operating expenses were as follows:

 

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Class A Shares 

 

X.XX

%

 

For more information about these fees, see “Investment Adviser and Sub-Advisers” and “Distribution of Fund Shares.”

 

Example

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that you sell your shares at the end of the period.  The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund operating expenses remain the same, and you reinvest all dividends and distributions.  For purposes of calculating the Example, the Fund’s fees are equal to the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” figure in the table above.  Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your approximate costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

 

 

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund – Class A Shares 

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

 

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INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Fund Summary

 

Investment Goal:

 

Capital appreciation and current income

 

 

 

Share Price Volatility:

 

High

 

 

 

Principal Investment Strategy:

 

Utilizing multiple sub-advisers, the Fund invests in investment grade fixed income securities of foreign government and corporate issuers

 

Investment Strategy

 

Under normal circumstances, the International Fixed Income Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities.  The Fund will invest primarily in investment grade foreign government and corporate fixed income securities, as well as foreign mortgage-backed and/or asset-backed fixed income securities, of issuers located in at least three countries other than the United States.  The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of Sub-Advisers with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund’s portfolio under the general supervision of SIMC.  In selecting investments for the Fund, the Sub-Advisers choose investment grade securities issued by corporations and governments located in various developed foreign countries, looking for opportunities for capital appreciation and gain, as well as current income.  There are no restrictions on the Fund’s average portfolio maturity, or on the maturity of any specific security.  The Sub-Advisers seek to enhance the Fund’s return by actively managing the Fund’s foreign currency exposure.  In managing the Fund’s currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures, foreign currency forward contracts and other derivatives.  The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund’s assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency.

 

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently.  This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

 

What are the Risks of Investing in the Fund?

 

The prices of the Fund’s fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies.  Generally, the Fund’s fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa, and the volatility of lower-rated securities is even greater than that of higher-rated securities.  Also, longer-term securities are generally more volatile, so the average maturity or duration of these securities affects risk.  In the case of foreign securities, price fluctuations will reflect international economic and political events, as well as changes in currency valuations relative to the U.S. dollar.  These factors contribute to price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest in the securities of relatively few issuers.  As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or political

 

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occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers, and may experience increased volatility due to its investments in those securities.

 

The Fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly.  ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange.  ETFs invest in a portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market segment or index.  ETFs, like mutual funds, have expenses associated with their operation, including advisory fees.  When the Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses. The risks of owning shares of an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF is designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities.  In addition, because of ETF expenses, compared to owning the underlying securities directly, it may be more costly to own an ETF.

 

Derivatives are instruments that derive their value from an underlying security, currency, financial asset or an index.  Examples of derivative instruments include futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps. The primary risk of derivative instruments is that changes in the market value of currencies and other instruments held by the Fund, and of the derivative instruments relating to those currencies and other instruments, may not be proportionate.  There may not be a liquid market for the Fund to sell a derivative instrument, which could result in difficulty closing the position, and certain derivative instruments can magnify the extent of losses incurred due to changes in market value of the underlying instruments to which they relate.  In addition, some derivative instruments are subject to counterparty risk.

 

The Fund takes active positions in currencies, which involves different techniques and risk analyses than the Fund’s purchase of securities.  Active investment in currencies may subject the Fund to additional risks and the value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate in response to broader macroeconomic risks than if the Fund invested only in fixed income securities.

 

The Fund is also subject to the risk that developed international fixed income securities may underperform other segments of the fixed income markets or the fixed income markets as a whole.

 

Performance Information

 

The bar chart and the performance table below illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund.  Of course, the Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

This bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares from year to year for eleven years.  The performance information shown is based on full calendar years.

 

1995

 

22.13

%

1996

 

4.69

%

1997

 

-3.56

%

1998

 

18.52

%

1999

 

-6.69

%

2000

 

-3.74

%

2001

 

-5.25

%

2002

 

19.54

%

2003

 

18.00

%

2004

 

11.47

%

2005 

 

X.XX

%

 

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Best Quarter 

 

Worst Quarter

 

X.XX%

 

X.XX%

 

(XX/XX/XX)

 

(XX/XX/XX)

 

 

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for Class A Shares for the periods ended December 31, 2005 to those of the Lehman Global Aggregate Ex-U.S. Index.

 

International Fixed Income Fund – Class A Shares 

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Since Inception*

 

Return Before Taxes

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions**

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares**

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

Lehman Global Aggregate Ex-U.S. Hedged Index Return (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)***

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

 


*                               The inception date for the Fund’s Class A Shares is September 1, 1993.  Index returns shown from September 30, 1993.

 

**                        After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.  Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown.  After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

***                 An index measures the market prices of a specific group of securities in a particular market or securities in a market sector.  You cannot invest directly in an index.  Unlike a mutual fund, an index does not have an investment adviser and does not pay any commissions or expenses.  If an index had expenses, its performance would be lower.  The Lehman Global Aggregate Ex-U.S. Hedged Index is an index of government, corporate, and collateralized bonds denominated in foreign currencies.

 

Fund Fees and Expenses

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses deducted from Fund assets)

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

Investment Advisory Fees 

 

X.XX

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

Other Expenses

 

X.XX

%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

X.XX

%*

 


*       The Fund’s total actual annual fund operating expenses for the most recent fiscal year were less than the amount shown above because the Fund’s distributor waived a portion of the fees in order to keep total operating expenses, excluding interest expense, at a specified level.  The Fund’s distributor may discontinue all or part of these waivers at any time.  With these fee waivers, the Fund’s actual total operating expenses were as follows:

 

International Fixed Income Fund – Class A Shares 

 

X.XX

%

 

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For more information about these fees, see “Investment Adviser and Sub-Advisers” and “Distribution of Fund Shares.”

 

Example

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that you sell your shares at the end of the period.  The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund operating expenses remain the same, and you reinvest all dividends and distributions.  For purposes of calculating the Example, the Fund’s fees are equal to the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” figure in the table above.  Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your approximate costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

 

 

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

International Fixed Income Fund – Class A Shares 

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

 

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EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

 

Fund Summary

 

Investment Goal:

 

Maximize total return

 

 

 

Share Price Volatility:

 

High to very high

 

Principal Investment Strategy: 

 

Utilizing multiple sub-advisers, the Fund invests in U.S. dollar denominated debt securities of emerging market issuers

 

Investment Strategy

 

Under normal circumstances, the Emerging Markets Debt Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities of emerging market issuers.  The Fund will invest primarily in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities of government, government-related and corporate issuers in emerging market countries, as well as entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers.  The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of Sub-Advisers with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund’s portfolio under the general supervision of SIMC.  The Sub-Advisers will spread the Fund’s holdings across a number of countries and industries to limit its exposure to a single emerging market economy.  There are no restrictions on the Fund’s average portfolio maturity, or on the maturity of any specific security.  There is no minimum rating standard for the Fund’s securities and the Fund’s securities will generally be in the lower or lowest rating categories (including those below investment grade, commonly referred to as junk bonds).

 

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently.  This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

 

What are the Risks of Investing in the Fund?

 

The prices of the Fund’s fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies.  Generally, the Fund’s fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa, and the volatility of lower-rated securities is even greater than that of higher-rated securities.  Also, longer-term securities are generally more volatile, so the average maturity or duration of these securities affects risk.  In the case of foreign securities, price fluctuations will reflect international economic and political events, as well as changes in currency valuations relative to the U.S. dollar.  These factors contribute to price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Junk bonds involve greater risks of default or downgrade, and involve greater risk of price declines than investment grade securities due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer’s creditworthiness.  In addition, issuers of junk bonds may be more susceptible than other issuers to economic downturns.  Junk bonds are subject to the risk that the issuer may not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately to repay principal upon maturity.  Discontinuation of these payments could substantially adversely affect the market value of the security.  The volatility of

 

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junk bonds, particularly those issued by foreign governments, is even greater since the prospects for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative.  Some may even be in default.  As an incentive to invest in these risky securities, they tend to offer higher returns.

 

Emerging market countries are countries that the World Bank or the United Nations considers to be emerging or developing. Emerging markets may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.  In addition, the financial stability of issuers (including governments) in emerging market countries may be more precarious than in other countries. As a result, there will tend to be an increased risk of price volatility associated with the Fund’s investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. Dollar.

 

The foreign sovereign debt securities and “Brady Bonds” the Fund purchases involve specific risks, including the risks that: (i) the governmental entity that controls the repayment of sovereign debt may not be willing or able to repay the principal and/or interest when it becomes due, due to factors such as debt service burden, political constraints, cash flow problems and other national economic factors; (ii) governments may default on their debt securities, which may require holders of such securities to participate in debt rescheduling or additional lending to defaulting governments; and (iii) there is no bankruptcy proceeding by which defaulted sovereign debt may be collected in whole or in part.

 

The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest in the securities of relatively few issuers.  As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or political occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers, and may experience increased volatility due to its investments in those securities.

 

The Fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs invest in a portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market segment or index. ETFs, like mutual funds, have expenses associated with their operation, including advisory fees. When the Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses. The risks of owning shares of an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF is designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities. In addition, because of ETF expenses, compared to owning the underlying securities directly, it may be more costly to own an ETF.

 

The Fund is also subject to the risk that emerging market debt securities may underperform other segments of the fixed income markets or the fixed income markets as a whole.

 

Performance Information

 

The bar chart and the performance table below illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund.  Of course, the Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

This bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares from year to year for eight years.  The performance information shown is based on full calendar years.

 

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1998

 

-20.89

%

1999

 

28.89

%

2000

 

13.51

%

2001

 

12.30

%

2002

 

10.61

%

2003

 

34.65

%

2004

 

14.49

%

2005 

 

X.XX

%

 

Best Quarter

 

Worst Quarter

 

X.XX% 

 

X.XX%

 

(XX/XX/XX)

 

(XX/XX/XX)

 

 

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for Class A Shares for the periods ended December 31, 2005 to those of the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global.

 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund – Class A Shares 

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

Since Inception*

 

Return Before Taxes

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions**

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares**

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Index Return (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)***

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

 


*                               The inception date for the Fund’s Class A Shares is June 26, 1997.  Index returns shown from June 30, 1997.

 

**                        After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.  Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown.  After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

***                 An index measures the market prices of a specific group of securities in a particular market or securities in a market sector.  You cannot invest directly in an index.  Unlike a mutual fund, an index does not have an investment adviser and does not pay any commissions or expenses.  If an index had expenses, its performance would be lower.  The J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Index tracks total returns for U.S. dollar-denominated Brady Bonds, Eurobonds, traded loans, and local market debt instruments issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities.

 

Fund Fees and Expenses

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses deducted from Fund assets)

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

Investment Advisory Fees

 

X.XX

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

Other Expenses

 

X.XX

%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

X.XX

%*

 


*       The Fund’s total actual annual fund operating expenses for the most recent fiscal year were less than the amount shown above because the Adviser and the Fund’s distributor each waived a portion of the fees in order to keep total operating expenses, excluding interest expense, at a specified level.  The Adviser and

 

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the Fund’s distributor may discontinue all or part of these waivers at any time.  With these fee waivers, the Fund’s actual total operating expenses were as follows:

 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund – Class A Shares 

 

X.XX

%

 

For more information about these fees, see “Investment Adviser and Sub-Advisers” and “Distribution of Fund Shares.”

 

Example

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that you sell your shares at the end of the period.  The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund operating expenses remain the same, and you reinvest all dividends and distributions.  For purposes of calculating the Example, the Fund’s fees are equal to the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” figure in the table above.  Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your approximate costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

 

 

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund – Class A Shares 

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

 

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More Information About Fund Investments

 

This prospectus describes the Funds’ primary investment strategies.  However, each Fund also may invest in other securities, use other strategies and engage in other investment practices.  These investments and strategies, as well as those described in this prospectus, are described in detail in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

 

The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that the Adviser and Sub-Advisers use under normal conditions.  During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, each Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, money market instruments, repurchase agreements and other short-term obligations that would not ordinarily be consistent with a Fund’s objectives.  A Fund will do so only if the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers believe that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity for capital gains and higher income.  Of course, there is no guarantee that any Fund will achieve its investment goal.

 

Investment Adviser and Sub-Advisers

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC) acts as the manager of managers of the Funds, and is responsible for the investment performance of the Funds since it allocates each Fund’s assets to one or more Sub-Advisers and recommends hiring or changing Sub-Advisers to the Board of Trustees.

 

Each Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it manages and continuously reviews, supervises and administers its investment program.  SIMC oversees the Sub-Advisers to ensure compliance with the Funds’ investment policies and guidelines, and monitors each Sub-Adviser’s adherence to its investment style.  The Board of Trustees supervises SIMC and the Sub-Advisers; establishes policies that they must follow in their management activities; and oversees the hiring and termination of the Sub-Advisers recommended by SIMC.  SIMC pays the Sub-Advisers out of the investment advisory fees it receives (described below).

 

SIMC, an SEC-registered adviser, located at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, serves as the Adviser to the Funds.  As of December 31, 2005, SIMC had more than $XX billion in assets under management.  For the fiscal year or period ended September 30, 2005, SIMC received investment advisory fees, as a percentage of each Fund’s net assets, at the following annual rates:

 

International Equity Fund 

 

X.XX

%

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

X.XX

%*

International Fixed Income Fund

 

X.XX

%

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

X.XX

%*

 


*                               After fee waivers.

 

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustee’s approval of the Funds’ investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements is available in the SAI.

 

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Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers

 

International Equity Fund:

 

Alliance Capital Management L.P.: Alliance Capital Management L.P. (Alliance Capital), located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the International Equity Fund. A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to Alliance Capital. The Committee consists of Sharon Fay, Kevin Simms, Giulio Martini and Henry D’Auria. Ms. Fay was appointed Chief Investments Officer of Global Value Equities in 2003 and is responsible for the oversight of all portfolio management and research relating to cross-border and non-U.S. value investment portfolios. She joined Bernstein in 1990. Mr. Simms was named co-Chief Investments Officer of International Value Equities in 2003, and is Director of Research for Global and International Value Equities, a position he has held since 2000. Mr. Simms joined Bernstein, a unit of Alliance Capital, in 1992. Mr. Martini was appointed to head the newly created quantitative strategies team within the value-equities unit and was named Chief International Economist in 1992. Mr. Martini joined Bernstein in 1985. Mr. D’Auria was named co-Chief Investments Officer of International Value Equities in 2003, adding to his responsibilities as Chief Investments Officer of Emerging Markets Value Equities, which he assumed in 2002. Mr. D’Auria was one of the chief architects of Bernstein’s global research department, which he managed from 1998 through 2002. Mr. D’Auria joined the firm in 1991.

 

Capital Guardian Trust Company: Capital Guardian Trust Company (Capital Guardian), located at 700 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660-6397, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the International Equity Fund.  Capital Guardian uses a multiple portfolio manager system in managing the International Equity Fund’s assets.  Under this approach, the portfolio of the International Equity Fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers.  Each manager’s role is to decide how their respective segment will be invested by selecting securities within the limits provided by the International Equity Fund’s objectives and policies. Subject to those objectives and policies, portfolio managers are not limited to where they may invest geographically except for Seung Kwak and John Mant, whose geographical coverage is limited to Japan and Europe, respectively. Capital Guardian’s investment committee oversees this process.  In addition, Capital Guardian’s investment analysts also may make investment decisions with respect to a portion of the International Equity Fund’s portfolio.  Certain portfolio managers may also have investment analyst responsibilities with respect to specific research coverage.   Capital Guardian’s portfolio management team consists of David I. Fisher, Chairman of the Board and Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 36 years.  Arthur J. Gromadzki, Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 18 years.  Richard N. Havas, Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 19 years.  Seung Kwak, Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 3 years.  Prior to joining Capital Guardian Mr. Kwak was employed at Zurich Scudder Investments.  Nancy J. Kyle, Vice Chairman and Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 14 years.  John M.N. Mant, Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 15 years.  Christopher A. Reed, Director, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 12 years.  Lionel M. Sauvage, Director, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 18 years.  Nilly Sikorsky, Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 43 years.  Rudolf M. Staehelin, Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 24 years.

 

Fisher Asset Management LLC.:  Fisher Asset Management LLC.  (Fisher), located at 13100 Skyline Blvd., Woodside, California 94062, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the International Equity Fund.  A committee of investment professionals at Fisher manages the portion of the International

 

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Equity Fund’s assets allocated to Fisher. This committee includes Kenneth L. Fisher, Jeffery L. Silk, and Andrew S. Teufel. Mr. Fisher, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investments Officer, has been with the Fisher for 26 years. Mr. Silk, Vice Chairman, has been with Fisher for 22 years. Mr. Teufel, co-Presidents and Director of Research, has been with Fisher for 10 years.  The investment committee collaboratively makes all strategic investment decisions affecting the Fisher’s portfolios.  Though the committee functions as a team, each member focuses his efforts on particular segments of investment strategy.  While all three committee members conduct macroeconomic, political, and sentiment analysis in support of Fisher’s strategies, Mr. Fisher plays the primary role in this process.  Mr. Silk and Mr. Teufel are primarily responsible for the selection of securities within Fisher’s strategies.  Additionally, Mr. Silk and Mr. Teufel oversee Fisher’s in-house research efforts, portfolio engineering and implementation and Fisher’s technological research resources.

 

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.: Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. (Fuller & Thaler), located at 411 Borel Avenue, Suite 402, San Mateo, California 94402, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the International Equity Fund. Joseph S. Leung, CFA, Senior Vice President and Head of International Strategies, manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to Fuller & Thaler. Prior to joining the Fuller & Thaler in 2002, Mr. Leung worked for AXA Rosenberg Investment Management Inc., in their U.S. and U.K. offices. Most recently, Mr. Leung served as an executive director on the AXA Rosenberg London Board and was Chief Investment Officer at AXA Rosenberg Investment Management Inc. in London.

 

McKinley Capital Management Inc.: McKinley Capital Management Inc. (McKinley Capital), located at 3301 C Street, Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the International Equity Fund. A team of investment professionals, led by Robert B. Gillam, manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to McKinley Capital. The team consists of Robert B. Gillam, Robert A. Gillam, Greg Samorajski, Frederic Parke, Sheldon Lien, Brandon Rinner and Paul Hanson, who are all responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day decisions regarding investments. Mr. Robert B. Gillam, President & Chief Investment Officer, has been with Mckinley Capital since its inception in 1990, and has over 32 years of investment experience. Mr. Robert A. Gillam, CFA, Director of Global Equities, joined McKinley Capital in 1993.  He has over 11 years of investment experience. Mr. Samorajski, Portfolio Manager, has been with McKinley Capital since 1997. He has over 20 years of investment experience. Mr. Parke, Portfolio Manager, has been with McKinley Capital since 1997 and has over 20 years of investment experience. Mr. Lien, Portfolio Manager, has been with McKinley Capital since 1996 and has over 9 years of investment experience. Mr. Rinner, Portfolio Manager, has been with McKinley Capital since 1998 and has over 8 years of investment experience. Mr. Hanson, Portfolio Manager, has been with McKinley Capital since 2000 and has over 6 years of investment experience.

 

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited: Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.:  Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited: Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (MSIM Inc.), located at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the International Equity Fund. MSIM Inc. delegates certain investment advisory responsibilities to its affiliate, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited (MSIM Limited), located at 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA, United Kingdom. MSIM Limited’s International Equity Value Team manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to MSIM Inc. Current members of the team include Dominic Caldecott, Managing Director, Peter Wright, Managing Director,

 

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William Lock, Managing Director and Walter Riddell, Executive Director. Mr. Caldecott has worked for MSIM Limited since 1986 and began managing the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to MSIM Limited in October 2001. Mr. Riddell has worked for MSIM Limited since 1995 and began managing the portion of International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to MSIM Limited in October 2001. Mr. Wright has worked for MSIM Limited since 1996 and began managing the portion of International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to MSIM Limited in October 2001. Mr. Lock has worked for MSIM Limited since 1994 and began managing the portion of International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to MSIM Limited in October 2001. Each member’s role includes global sector research responsibilities; Messrs. Riddell, Wright and Lock have day-to-day portfolio administration responsibilities as well.

 

Quantitative Management Associates LLC:  Quantitative Management Associates LLC (QMA), located at Gateway Center 2, McCarter Highway and Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the International Equity Fund.  A team of investment professionals at QMA manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to QMA.  The members of the team with primary responsibility for managing the assets allocated to QMA are Margaret Stumpp, PhD, John Van Belle, PhD, Peter Xu, PhD and Betty Sit Tong.  Ms. Stumpp, Chief Investment Officer, is responsible for portfolio management and investment strategy for the International Equity Fund and is portfolio manager for QMA’s enhanced index equity portfolios for institutional investors and mutual fund clients.  Ms. Stummp joined QMA’s predecessor, Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (PIM), in 1987. Mr. Van Belle, Managing Director, is responsible for portfolio management and investment strategy for the International Equity Fund and manages QMA’s global balanced portfolios, domestic balanced funds, and equity portfolios for foreign-based full service clients.  Mr. Van Belle joined PIM in 1983.  Mr. Xu, Managing Director, is responsible for portfolio management and investment research for the International Equity Fund and conducts equity market research, the results of which are used in QMA’s stock selection process for all quantitative core equity portfolios.  Mr. Xu joined PIM in 1997. Ms. Sit Tong, Investment Associate, is responsible for portfolio management and trading for the International Equity Fund and co-manages certain QMA global index portfolios.  She is also responsible for trading foreign and domestic equities, foreign exchange, and derivative instruments.  Ms. Sit Tong joined PIM in 1994.

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund:

 

Alliance Capital Management L.P.: Alliance Capital Management L.P. (Alliance Capital), located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.  Edward D. Baker III manages the portion of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s assets allocated to Alliance Capital.  Mr. Baker, Chief Executive Officer of Emerging Markets Growth Equities, joined Alliance Capital in 1995 and currently serves as head of Alliance Capital’s Emerging Markets Growth Equity and specialty-portfolio businesses. He also coordinates the investment activities of Alliance’s non-US specialty-portfolio teams and joint ventures.

 

Ashmore Investment Management Limited: Ashmore Investment Management Limited (Ashmore), located at 20 Bedfordbury, London, United Kingdom, WC2N 4BL, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.  Ashmore’s Investments Committee manages the portion of the Assets of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund allocated to Ashmore.  Ashmore’s Investment Committee currently has four members. Ashmore’s Managing Director and the Chairman of its Investment Committee, Mark Coombs, has been investing in emerging markets since 1983, and is currently Co-Chair of the Board of EMTA (formerly the Emerging Markets Trade Association). Mr. Coombs participates in the security selection process for the Emerging

 

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Markets Equity Fund. Senior portfolio managers Jules Green and Seumas Dawes have been actively involved in emerging market investment since 1990 and 1993 respectively. Mr. Dawes has a geographic responsibility for Asia, product responsibility for special situations, structured transactions, equity and related derivatives and he participates in the security selection process for the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Mr. Green has a geographic responsibility for Latin America and Eastern Europe, product responsibility for US Bonds, local currency debt, local currencies & related derivatives and he participates in the security selection process for the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Jerome Booth is Ashmore’s Head of Research and political economist, and has been professionally involved with developing countries as a government and international official, consultant, economist, and market analyst since 1985. He is responsible for all macro country political research and analysis.

 

The Boston Company Asset Management LLC: The Boston Company Asset Management LLC (The Boston Company), located at One Boston Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s Assets allocated to The Boston Company. The team consists of D. Kirk Henry, Clifford A. Smith, Carolyn M. Kedersha, Andrew B. Johnsen, Param Roychoudhury, and Michelle Y. Chan. Mr. Henry, Executive Vice President & Director of International Value Equity, whose role is lead Portfolio Manager for all International Value and Emerging Markets Value strategies, has been with The Boston Company since 1994. Mr. Smith, Senior Vice President and the Assistant Director of International Value Equity, whose role is to conduct research on global technology and European capital goods companies, has been with The Boston Compnay since 1998. Ms. Kedersha, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, whose role is to conduct research on companies located in the United Kingdom, Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Israel, Russia and Latin America, has been with The Boston Compnay since 1988. Mr. Johnsen, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, whose role is to research companies located in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Eastern Europe, has been with The Boston Company since 1995. Ms. Roychoudhury, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, whose role is to research companies in Continental Europe and India, has been with The Boston Compnay since 1991. Ms. Chan, Vice President and an Assistant Portfolio Manager, whose role is to provide research coverage for China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand has been with The Boston Company since 2000.

 

Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C.:  Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C. (EMM), located at 1001 Nineteenth Street, North, 17th Floor, Arlington, Virginia 22209-1722, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.  A team of investment professionals led by Antoine van Agtmael, EMM’s President and Chief Investment Officer, is jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the portion of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s assets allocated to EMM.  Mr. van Agtmael, who co-founded EMM in 1988, is responsible for country allocation, risk control, and diversification.  Ms. Felicia Morrow, who joined EMM in 1990 and is EMM’s Chief Operating Officer and Lead Portfolio Manager, is the portfolio manager responsible for Latin America and Southeast Asia.  Mr. John Niepold, who joined EMM in 1993, is the portfolio manager responsible for Frontier Africa and the Middle East.  Mr. Arindam Bhattacharjee, who joined EMM in 1995, is the portfolio manager responsible for the Indian sub-continent.  Ms. Dobrinka Cidrof, who joined EMM in 1989, is the portfolio manager responsible for Turkey and Israel.  Mr. Peter Trofimenko, who joined EMM in 1994, is the portfolio manager responsible for Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and South Africa.  Ms. Rita Lun, who joined EMM in 1996, is the portfolio manager responsible for China/Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea.

 

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Rexiter Capital Management Limited:  Rexiter Capital Management Limited (Rexiter), located at 21 St. James’s Square, London SW1Y 4SS United Kingdom, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Murray Davey and Nick Payne manage the portion of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s assets allocated to Rexiter. Mr. Davey is a senior European, Middle Eastern and African fund manager and a director of Rexiter.  Mr. Payne is a senior Latin American fund manager and a director of Rexiter. Mr. Davey has been with Rexiter since its inception in 1997. Mr. Payne joined Rexiter in September 1999.

 

International Fixed Income Fund:

 

Bridgewater Associates, Inc.: Bridgewater Associates, Inc. (Bridgewater), located at 1 Glendinning Place, Westport, Connecticut 06880, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the International Fixed Income Fund. A team of investment professionals consisting of Raymond T. Dalio, Robert P. Prince and Greg S. Jensen, manages the portion of the International Fixed Income Fund’s assets allocated to Bridgewater.  Mr. Dalio is President and Chief Investment Officer of Bridgewater and has 32 years of investment experience. He is responsible for the fundamental investment process. Mr. Prince is Co-Chief Investment Officer of Bridgewater and has 24 years of investment experience. He is responsible for research and development of proprietary investment management models and the implementation of investment strategies. Mr. Jensen is Co-Chief Investment Officer of Bridgewater and has 9 years of investment experience. He is responsible for designing investment strategies and Bridgewater’s trading. Messrs. Dalio, Prince and Jensen have been with Bridgewater for 30, 19 and 9 years, respectively.

 

Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc and its Affiliates: Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. and its affiliates: Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc., a New York corporation located at 200 Park Avenue, 46th Floor, New York, New York 10166, and three of its affiliates, Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, a corporate partnership organized under the laws of the United Kingdom, Fischer Francis Trees & Watts (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a Singapore corporation, and Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Kabushiki Kaisha, a Japanese corporation (collectively referred to as FFTW) serve as Sub-Adviser to the International Fixed Income Fund. FFTW’s Investment Strategy Group is responsible for determining the investment strategy for the portion of the assets of the International Fixed Income Fund allocated to FFTW. Kevin Corrigan, Portfolio Manager and Managing Director of FFTW, serves as portfolio manager to the portion of the International Fixed Income Fund’s assets allocated to FFTW. Mr. Corrigan, who joined FFTW in 1995 and has 11 years of investment experience, heads the European Corporate Credit Team and is the product manager for European Domestic portfolios. Mr. Corrigan is a member of the Investment Strategy Group and manages FFTW’s European corporate bond and derivative exposures.

 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund:

 

Ashmore Investment Management Limited: Ashmore Investment Management Limited (Ashmore), located at 20 Bedfordbury, London, United Kingdom, WC2N 4BL, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. The management of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund is carried out by Ashmore’s Investment Committee. Ashmore’s Managing Director and the Chairman of its Investment Committee, Mark Coombs, has been investing in emerging markets since 1983, and is currently Co-Chair of the Board of EMTA (formerly the Emerging Markets Trade Association). Mr. Coombs participates in the security selection process for the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Senior portfolio managers Jules Green and Seumas Dawes have been actively involved in emerging market investment since 1990 and 1993 respectively. Mr. Dawes has a geographic responsibility for Asia, product responsibility for special situations, structured transactions, equity and related derivatives and he participates in the security selection process for

 

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the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Mr. Green has a geographic responsibility for Latin America and Eastern Europe, product responsibility for US Bonds, local currency debt, local currencies & related derivatives and he participates in the security selection process for the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Jerome Booth is Ashmore’s Head of Research and political economist, and has been professionally involved with developing countries as a government and international official, consultant, economist, and market analyst since 1985. He is responsible for all macro country political research and analysis.

 

Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc:  Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc (SaBAM), located at 399 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund.  James Craige serves as the primary portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets Debt Fund.  Mr. Craige, CFA, Managing Director, is a senior portfolio manager for all emerging markets debt portfolios managed by SaBAM.  Mr. Craige joined SaBAM in 1992 and is a member of the Investment Policy Committee. Peter J. Wilby, CFA, Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer – North American Fixed Income, is the senior portfolio manager responsible for directing investment policy and strategy for all emerging markets debt and high yield fixed income portfolios managed by SaBAM.  Mr. Wilby joined SaBAM in 1989 and is a member of the Investment Policy Committee.  Thomas K. Flanagan, CFA, Managing Director, is also a senior portfolio manager for all emerging markets debt portfolios managed by SaBAM.  Mr. Flanagan joined SaBAM in 1991 and is a member of the Investment Policy Committee.

 

Purchasing and Selling Fund Shares

 

This section tells you how to purchase and sell (sometimes called “redeem”) Class A Shares of the Funds.  The Funds offer Class A Shares only to Financial Institutions and intermediaries for their own or their customers’ accounts.

 

For information on how to open an account and set up procedures for placing transactions, call 1-800-DIAL-SEI.

 

How to Purchase Fund Shares

 

You may purchase shares on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business.

 

Financial institutions or intermediaries may purchase Class A Shares by placing orders with the Funds’ Transfer Agent (or its authorized agent).  Institutions and intermediaries that use certain SEI proprietary systems may place orders electronically through those systems.  Generally, cash investments must be transmitted or delivered in federal funds to the Funds’ wire agent by the close of business on the day after the order is placed.  However, in certain circumstances the Funds at their discretion may allow purchases to settle (i.e., receive final payment) at a later date in accordance with the Funds’ procedures and applicable law.  The Funds reserve the right to refuse any purchase requests, particularly those that the Funds reasonably believe may not be in the best interests of the Funds or their shareholders and could adversely affect the Funds or their operations.  This includes those from any individual or group who, in the Funds’ view, is likely to engage in excessive trading (usually defined as four or more “round trips” in a Fund in any twelve month period).  For more information regarding the Funds’ policy and procedures related to excessive trading, please see “Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares” below.

 

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When you purchase or sell Fund shares through certain financial institutions (rather than directly from the Funds), you may have to transmit your purchase and sale requests to these financial institutions at an earlier time for your transaction to become effective that day.  This allows these financial institutions time to process your requests and transmit them to the Funds.

 

Certain other intermediaries, including certain broker-dealers and shareholder organizations, are authorized to accept purchase and redemption requests for Fund shares.  These requests are executed at the net asset value per share (NAV) next determined after the intermediary receives the request if transmitted to the Funds in accordance with the Funds’ procedures and applicable law.  These authorized intermediaries are responsible for transmitting requests and delivering funds on a timely basis.

 

If you deal directly with a financial institution or financial intermediary, you will have to follow the institution’s or intermediary’s procedures for transacting with the Funds.  For more information about how to purchase or sell Fund shares through these financial institutions, you should contact these financial institutions directly.  Investors may be charged a fee for purchase and/or redemption transactions effectuated through certain broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries.

 

The Fund is open for business each day that the NYSE is open (a Business Day). Each Fund calculates its NAV once each Business Day as of the close of normal trading on the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time).  So, for you to receive the current Business Day’s NAV, generally the Funds (or an authorized agent) must receive your purchase order in proper form before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.  A Fund will not accept orders that request a particular day or price for the transaction or any other special conditions.

 

Pricing of Fund Shares

 

NAV for one Fund share is the value of that share’s portion of the net assets of the Fund.  In calculating NAV, a Fund generally values its investment portfolio at market price.

 

When valuing portfolio securities, the Funds value securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (other than securities traded on NASDAQ) at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which the securities are traded, or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid price. The Funds value securities traded on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.  If such prices are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable, the Funds will value the security using a bid price from at least one independent broker obtained by an independent, third-party pricing agent or using the Funds’ Fair Value Procedures, as described below.  The prices of foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.  Prices for most securities held by the Funds are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents.  If a security’s price cannot be obtained from an independent pricing agent, the Funds will value the securities using a bid price from at least one independent broker obtained by an independent, third-party pricing agent or using the Funds’ Fair Value Procedures, as described below.

 

Securities held by a Fund with remaining maturities of 60 days or less will be valued by the amortized cost method, which involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter (absent unusual circumstances) assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuations in general market rates of interest on the value of the instrument. While this method provides certainty in valuation, it may result in

 

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periods during which value, as determined by this method, is higher or lower than the price a Fund would receive if it sold the instrument, and the value of securities in the Fund can be expected to vary inversely with changes in prevailing interest rates.

 

Prices for most securities held by a Fund are provided daily by third-party independent pricing agents. SIMC or a Fund’s Sub-Adviser, as applicable, reasonably believes that prices provided by independent pricing agents are reliable. However, there can be no assurance that a pricing service’s prices will be reliable. SIMC or a Fund’s Sub-Adviser, as applicable, will continuously monitor the reliability of prices obtained from any pricing service and shall promptly notify the Administrator if it believes that a particular pricing service is no longer a reliable source of prices. The Administrator, in turn, will notify the Fair Value Pricing Committee if it receives such notification from SIMC or a Fund’s Sub-Adviser, as applicable, or if the Administrator reasonably believes that a particular pricing service is no longer a reliable source for prices. The pricing services rely on a variety of information in making their determinations, particularly on prices of actual market transactions as well as on trader quotations. However, the services may also use a matrix system to determine valuations, which system considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings and developments relating to specific securities in arriving at valuations. The procedures used by the pricing services and their valuation methodologies are reviewed by the officers of the Trust and the Administrator under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

 

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” or may be unreliable are valued in accordance with Fair Value Procedures established by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.  The Funds’ Fair Value Procedures are implemented through a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) designated by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.  The Fair Value Committee is currently composed of two members of the Board of Trustees, as well as representatives from the Funds’ Adviser and its affiliates.

 

Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended, the security has been de-listed from a national exchange, the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open, or the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price.  When a security is valued in accordance with the Fair Value Procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee.  Examples of factors the Committee may consider are: the facts giving rise to the need to fair value, the last trade price, the performance of the market or the issuer’s industry, the liquidity of the security, the size of the holding in a Fund, or any other appropriate information.

 

A Fund’s determination of a security’s fair value price often involves the consideration of a number of subjective factors, and is therefore subject to the unavoidable risk that the value that the Fund assigns to a security may be higher or lower than the security’s value would be if a reliable market quotation for the security was readily available.

 

The International Equity and Emerging Markets Equity Funds use a third-party fair valuation vendor.  The vendor provides a fair value for foreign securities held by the International Equity and Emerging Markets Equity Funds based on certain factors and methodologies (involving, generally, tracking valuation correlations between the U.S. market and each non-U.S. security).  Values from the fair value vendor are applied in the event that there is a movement in the U.S. market that exceeds a specific threshold that has been established by the Committee.  The Committee has also established a “confidence interval” which is used to determine the level of

 

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historical correlation between the value of a specific foreign security and movements in the U.S. market before a particular security will be fair valued when the threshold is exceeded.  In the event that the threshold established by the Committee is exceeded on a specific day, the International Equity and Emerging Markets Equity Funds shall value the non-U.S. securities in their portfolios that exceed the applicable “confidence interval” based upon the adjusted prices provided by the fair valuation vendor.

 

For securities that principally trade on a foreign market or exchange, a significant gap in time can exist between the time of a particular security’s last trade and the time at which a Fund calculates its net asset value.  The closing prices of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time a Fund calculates net asset value if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a Significant Event) has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that the Fund calculates net asset value.  A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector.  If the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser of a Fund becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which the Fund calculates net asset value, it may request that a Fair Value Committee meeting be called.  In addition, the Funds’ administrator monitors price movements among certain selected indices, securities and/or baskets of securities that may be an indicator that the closing prices received earlier from foreign exchanges or markets may not reflect market value at the time a Fund calculates net asset value.  If price movements in a monitored index or security exceed levels established by the administrator, the administrator notifies the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser for any Fund holding the relevant securities that such limits have been exceeded.  In such event, the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser makes the determination whether a Fair Value Committee meeting should be called based on the information provided.

 

Minimum Purchases

 

To purchase Class A Shares for the first time, you must invest at least $100,000 in any Fund with minimum subsequent investments of at least $1,000.  A Fund may accept investments of smaller amounts at its discretion.

 

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

 

“Market timing” refers to a pattern of frequent purchases and sales of a Fund’s shares, often with the intent of earning arbitrage profits. Market timing can harm other shareholders in various ways, including by diluting the value of the shareholders’ holdings, increasing Fund transaction costs, disrupting portfolio management strategy, causing a Fund to incur unwanted taxable gains, and forcing a Fund to hold excess levels of cash.

 

The Funds are intended to be long-term investment vehicles and are not designed for investors that engage in short-term trading activity (i.e., a purchase of Fund shares followed shortly thereafter by a redemption of such shares, or vice versa, in an effort to take advantage of short-term market movements).  Accordingly the Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures on behalf of the Funds to deter short-term trading.  These policies and procedures do not apply with respect to money market funds.  The Funds’ transfer agent will monitor trades in an effort to detect short-term trading activities.  If, as a result of this monitoring, a Fund determines, in its sole discretion, that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading, it will refuse to process future purchases or exchanges into the Fund from that shareholder’s account.

 

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A shareholder will be considered to be engaging in excessive short-term trading in a Fund in the following circumstances:

 

i.              if the shareholder conducts four or more “round trips” in a Fund (other than a money market fund) in any twelve-month period.  A round trip involves the purchase of shares of a Fund and subsequent redemption of all or most of those shares.  An exchange into and back out of a Fund in this manner is also considered a round trip.

 

ii.             if a Fund determines, in its sole discretion, that a shareholder’s trading activity constitutes excessive short-term trading, regardless of whether such shareholder exceeds the foregoing round trip threshold.

 

The Funds, in their sole discretion, also reserve the right to reject any purchase request (including exchange requests) for any reason without notice.

 

Judgments with respect to implementation of the Funds’ policy are made uniformly and in good faith in a manner that the Funds believe is consistent with the best long-term interests of shareholders.  When applying the Funds’ policy, the Funds may consider (to the extent reasonably available) an investor’s trading history in all SEI funds, as well as trading in accounts under common ownership, influence or control, and any other information available to the Funds.

 

The Funds’ monitoring techniques are intended as a reasonable approach to identify and deter short-term trading in the Funds.  However, despite the existence of these monitoring techniques, it is possible that short-term trading may occur in the Funds without being identified.  For example, certain investors seeking to engage in short-term trading may be adept at taking steps to hide their identity or activity from the Funds’ monitoring techniques.  Operational or technical limitations may also limit the Funds’ ability to identify short-term trading activity.

 

While it is the Funds’ intention that intermediaries trading in Fund shares will assist the Funds in enforcing the Funds’ policies, certain intermediaries may be unable or unwilling to effectively enforce the Funds’ trading or exchange restrictions.  The Funds will monitor trading activity coming from such intermediaries and take reasonable steps to seek cooperation from any intermediary through which the Funds believe short-term trading activity is taking place.

 

Certain of the SEI funds are sold to participant-directed employee benefit plans.  The Funds’ ability to monitor or restrict trading activity by individual participants in a plan may be constrained by regulatory restrictions or plan policies.  In such circumstances, the Funds will take such action, which may include taking no action, as deemed appropriate in light of all the facts and circumstances.

 

The Funds may amend these policies and procedures in response to changing regulatory requirements or to enhance the effectiveness of the program.

 

Foreign Investors

 

The Funds do not generally accept investments by non-U.S. persons.  Non-U.S. persons may be permitted to invest in a Fund subject to the satisfaction of enhanced due diligence.

 

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Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program

 

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.  Accounts for the Funds are generally opened through other financial institutions or financial intermediaries.  When you open your account through your financial institution or financial intermediary, you will have to provide your name, address, date of birth, identification number and other information that will allow the financial institution or financial intermediary to identify you.  This information is subject to verification by the financial institution or financial intermediary to ensure the identity of all persons opening an account.

 

Your financial institution or financial intermediary is required by law to reject your new account application if the required identifying information is not provided. Your financial institution or intermediary may contact you in an attempt to collect any missing information required on the application, and your application may be rejected if they are unable to obtain this information.  In certain instances, your financial institution or financial intermediary is required to collect documents, which will be used solely to establish and verify your identity.

 

The Funds will accept investments and your order will be processed at the NAV next determined after receipt of your application in proper form (or upon receipt of all identifying information required on the application).  The Funds, however, reserve the right to close and/or liquidate your account at the then-current day’s price if the financial institution or financial intermediary through which you open your account is unable to verify your identity. As a result, you may be subject to a gain or loss on Fund shares and will be subject to corresponding tax consequences.

 

Customer identification and verification is part of the Funds’ overall obligation to deter money laundering under Federal law.  The Funds have adopted an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program designed to prevent the Funds from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities.  In this regard, the Funds reserve the right to (i) refuse, cancel or rescind any purchase or exchange order, (ii) freeze any account and/or suspend account services or (iii) involuntarily close your account in cases of threatening conduct or suspected fraudulent or illegal activity.  These actions will be taken when, in the sole discretion of Fund management, they are deemed to be in the best interest of a Fund or in cases when a Fund is requested or compelled to do so by governmental or law enforcement authority.  If your account is closed at the request of governmental or law enforcement authority, you may not receive proceeds of the redemption if a Fund is required to withhold such proceeds.

 

How to Sell Your Fund Shares

 

If you hold Fund Shares, you may sell your shares on any Business Day by following the procedures established when you opened your account or accounts.  If you have questions, call 1-800-DIAL-SEI.  If you own your shares through an account with a broker or other institution, contact that broker or institution to sell your shares.  Your financial institution or intermediary may charge a fee for its services.  The sale price of each share will be the next NAV determined after the Funds receive your request or after the Funds’ authorized intermediary receives your request if transmitted to the Funds in accordance with the Funds’ procedures and applicable law.

 

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Receiving Your Money

 

Normally, the Funds will make payment on your sale on the Business Day following the day on which they receive your request, but it may take up to seven days.  You may arrange for your proceeds to be wired to your bank account.

 

Redemptions in Kind

 

The Funds generally pay sale (redemption) proceeds in cash.  However, under unusual conditions that make the payment of cash unwise (and for the protection of the Funds’ remaining shareholders) the Funds might pay all or part of your redemption proceeds in liquid securities with a market value equal to the redemption price (redemption in kind).  Although it is highly unlikely that your shares would ever be redeemed in kind, you would probably have to pay brokerage costs to sell the securities distributed to you, as well as taxes on any capital gains from the sale as with any redemption.

 

Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares

 

A Fund may suspend your right to sell your shares if the NYSE restricts trading, the Securities and Exchange Commission declares an emergency or for other reasons.  More information about this is in the SAI.

 

Telephone Transactions

 

Purchasing and selling Fund shares over the telephone is extremely convenient, but not without risk.  The Funds have certain safeguards and procedures to confirm the identity of callers and the authenticity of instructions.  If the Funds follow these procedures, the Funds will not be responsible for any losses or costs incurred by following telephone instructions that the Funds reasonably believe to be genuine.

 

Distribution of Fund Shares

 

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCo.) is the distributor of the shares of the Funds.  SIDCo. receives no compensation for distributing the Funds’ shares.

 

For Class A Shares, shareholder servicing fees, as a percentage of average daily net assets, may be up to 0.25%.

 

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings Information

 

Information regarding the Funds’ policy and procedures on the disclosure of portfolio holdings information is available in the SAI.  Portfolio holdings information for a Fund can be obtained on the internet at the following address: http://www.seic.com/fund_holdings_home.asp. (the Portfolio Holdings Website).  Ten calendar days after each month end, a list of the top ten portfolio holdings in each Fund as of the end of such month shall be made available on the Portfolio Holdings Website.  Thirty calendar days after the end of each month, a list of all portfolio holdings in each Fund as of the end of such month shall be made available on the Portfolio Holdings Website.  Beginning on the day after any portfolio holdings information is posted on the Portfolio Holdings Website, such information will be delivered directly to any person that requests it, through electronic or other means.  The portfolio holdings information placed on the Portfolio Holdings Website shall remain there until the first business day of the fifth

 

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month after the date to which the data relates, at which time it will be permanently removed from the site.

 

Additional information regarding the Funds’ policy and procedures on the disclosure of portfolio holdings information is available in the SAI.

 

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Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

 

Dividends and Distributions

 

The Funds distribute their investment income periodically as dividends to shareholders.  It is the policy of the International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity and International Fixed Income Funds to pay dividends at least once annually.  It is the policy of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund to pay dividends quarterly.  The Funds make distributions of capital gains, if any, at least annually.

 

You will receive dividends and distributions in cash unless otherwise stated.

 

Taxes

 

Please consult your tax advisor regarding your specific questions about federal, state, local, and foreign income taxes.  Below, the Funds have summarized some important tax issues that affect the Funds and their shareholders.  This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change.

 

At least annually, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and its net realized capital gains, if any.  The dividends and distributions you receive from the Funds may be subject to federal, state and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation.  If so, they are taxable whether or not you reinvest them.  Income distributions are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates except to the extent they are designated as qualified dividend income.  Dividends that are qualified dividend income are eligible for the reduced maximum rate to individuals of 15% (5% for individuals in lower tax brackets) to the extent that a Fund receives qualified dividend income and certain holding period requirements and other requirements are satisfied by you and by the Fund.  Capital gains distributions are generally taxable at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have held your Fund shares.  Long-term capital gains are currently taxable at the maximum rate of 15%.  Absent further legislation, the maximum 15% rate on qualified dividend income and long-term capital gains will cease to apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008.

 

It is expected that distributions from the International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Debt Funds will primarily consist of ordinary income and that distributions from the Fund will not be eligible for the lower tax rates applicable to qualified dividend income.

 

Each sale of Fund shares may be a taxable event.  Currently, any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares is generally treated as long-term gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year.  Capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares held for one year or less is generally treated as short-term gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of the Fund shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid with respect to such Fund shares.

 

Some foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest income.  Although in some countries a portion of these taxes is recoverable, the non-recovered portion will reduce the income received from the securities comprising the portfolios of the Funds.

 

Each Fund may elect to pass through to you your pro rata share of foreign income taxes paid by the Fund.  The Funds will notify you if they make such election.

 

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More information about taxes is in the Funds’ SAI.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

The tables that follow present performance information about Class A Shares of each Fund.  This information is intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for the past five years.  Some of this information reflects financial information for a single Fund share.  The total returns in the table represent the rate that you would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund, assuming you reinvested all of your dividends and distributions.

 

This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm.  Their report, along with each Fund’s financial statements, appears in the annual report that accompanies the Funds’ SAI.  You can obtain the annual report, which contains more performance information, at no charge by calling 1-800-DIAL-SEI.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,

FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD

 

 

 

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period

 

Net
Investment
Income (Loss)

 

Net Realized and
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities

 

Total from Operation

 

Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income

 

Distributions
from Realized Capital Gains

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

 

Net Asset
Value, End
of Period

 

Total
Return†

 

Net Assets
End of
Period
($ Thousands)

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
to Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Excluding
Waivers)

 

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

 

International Equity Fund 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

$          8.20

 

$             0.10

(1)

$         1.60

(1)

$          1.70

 

$         (0.09

)

$                 —

 

$         (0.09

)

$       9.81

 

20.74

%

$     2,705,544

 

1.26

%

1.06

%

1.26

%

44

%

2003

 

6.93

 

0.08

(1)

1.23

(1)

1.31

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.04

)

8.20

 

18.91

 

2,258,034

 

1.28

 

1.12

 

1.32

 

87

 

2002

 

8.25

 

0.04

 

(1.34

)

(1.30

)

(0.02

)

 

(0.02

)

6.93

 

(15.79

)

1,952,763

 

1.28

 

0.51

 

1.29

 

70

 

2001

 

12.33

 

0.03

 

(3.73

)

(3.70

)

(0.07

)

(0.31

)

(0.38

)

8.25

 

(30.85

)

2,365,245

 

1.28

 

0.36

 

1.29

 

91

 

2000

 

12.09

 

0.08

 

0.43

 

0.51

 

(0.04

)

(0.23

)

(0.27

)

12.33

 

4.15

 

2,953,872

 

1.29

‡ 

0.79

 

1.30

 

73

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

$          9.00

 

$             0.09

(1)

$         2.03

(1)

$          2.12

 

$         (0.02

)

$                 —

 

$         (0.02

)

$     11.10

 

23.61

%

$     1,039,735

 

1.95

%

0.84

%

2.12

%

88

%

2003

 

6.53

 

0.05

(1)

2.42

(1)

2.47

 

 

 

 

9.00

 

37.83

 

936,560

 

1.95

 

0.71

 

2.14

 

69

 

2002

 

6.08

 

0.01

 

0.47

 

0.48

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.03

)

6.53

 

7.78

 

739,880

 

1.95

 

0.08

 

2.14

 

109

 

2001

 

9.19

 

0.04

 

(3.15

)

(3.11

)

 

 

 

6.08

 

(33.84

)

1,010,428

 

1.95

 

0.54

 

2.13

 

126

 

2000

 

9.13

 

(0.05

)(1)

0.12

(1)

0.07

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

9.19

 

0.71

 

1,285,033

 

1.96

 

(0.46

)

2.12

 

110

 

International Fixed Income Fund 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

$        12.45

 

$             0.28

(1)

$         0.63

(1)

$          0.91

 

$         (0.92

)

$             (0.22

)

$         (1.14

)

$     12.22

 

7.43

%

$        907,633

 

1.00

%

2.27

%

1.04

%

224

%

2003

 

11.00

 

0.30

(1)

1.53

(1)

1.83

 

(0.33

)

(0.05

)

(0.38

)

12.45

 

17.05

 

865,698

 

1.00

 

2.60

 

1.06

 

216

 

2002

 

10.12

 

0.55

 

0.33

 

0.88

 

 

 

 

11.00

 

8.70

 

878,082

 

1.00

 

2.72

 

1.07

 

339

 

2001

 

9.81

 

0.33

 

(0.02

)

0.31

 

 

 

 

10.12

 

3.16

 

1,198,644

 

1.00

 

3.13

 

1.06

 

235

 

2000

 

11.03

 

0.31

 

(1.35

)

(1.04

)

(0.18

)

 

(0.18

)

9.81

 

(9.58

)

1,105,584

 

1.00

 

3.17

 

1.11

 

190

 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

$        11.15

 

$             0.61

(1)

$         0.77

(1)

$          1.38

 

$         (0.66

)

$             (1.13

)

$         (1.79

)

$     10.74

 

13.97

%

$        765,483

 

1.35

%

5.91

%

1.79

%

77

%

2003

 

8.12

 

0.78

(1)

3.01

(1)

3.79

 

(0.76

)

 

(0.76

)

11.15

 

49.15

 

565,237

 

1.35

 

7.98

 

1.80

 

127

 

2002

 

9.03

 

0.82

 

(0.56

)

0.26

 

(0.99

)

(0.18

)

(1.17

)

8.12

 

2.15

 

422,130

 

1.35

 

8.80

 

1.79

 

140

 

2001

 

9.51

 

0.94

 

(0.53

)

0.41

 

(0.89

)

 

(0.89

)

9.03

 

4.69

 

458,950

 

1.35

 

10.06

 

1.78

 

196

 

2000

 

8.11

 

0.84

 

1.33

 

2.17

 

(0.77

)

 

(0.77

)

9.51

 

28.07

 

490,554

 

1.35

 

10.67

 

1.80

 

227

 

 


                       Returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized.  Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

                       The ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding interest expense, is 1.28% for the year ended September 30, 2000.

(1)               Per share net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) calculated using average shares.

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Investment Adviser

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

 

Distributor

 

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

 

Legal Counsel

 

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

 

More information about the Funds is available without charge through the following:

 

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

 

The SAI dated January 31, 2006 includes detailed information about the SEI Institutional International Trust.  The SAI is on file with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.  This means that the SAI, for legal purposes, is a part of this prospectus.

 

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports

 

These reports list the Funds’ holdings and contain information from the Funds’ managers about fund strategies, and market conditions and trends and their impact on Fund performance.  The reports also contain detailed financial information about the Funds.

 

To Obtain an SAI, Annual or Semi-Annual Report, or More Information:

 

By Telephone:  Call 1-800-DIAL-SEI

 

By Mail:

Write to the Funds at:

 

 

 

One Freedom Valley Drive

 

 

 

Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456 

 

 

By Internet:       http://www.seic.com

 

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From the SEC:  You can also obtain the SAI or the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, as well as other information about the SEI Institutional International Trust, from the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website (“http://www.sec.gov”).  You may review and copy documents at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, call 1-202-942-8090).  You may request documents by mail from the SEC, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to: Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102.  You may also obtain this information, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address:  publicinfo@sec.gov.

 

SEI Institutional International Trust’s Investment Company Act registration number is 811-5601.

 

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Class I Shares

 

PROSPECTUS

 

January 31, 2006

 

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

Investment Adviser:

SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

 

Investment Sub-Advisers:

ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P.

CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY

FISHER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC

MCKINLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC.

MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.

QUANTITATIVE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LLC

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus.  Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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About This Prospectus

 

SEI Institutional International Trust is a mutual fund family that offers different classes of shares in separate investment portfolios (Funds).  The Funds have individual investment goals and strategies and are designed primarily for institutional investors and financial institutions and their clients that have signed an investment management agreement (as discussed below).  This prospectus gives you important information about the Class I Shares of the International Equity Fund that you should know before investing.  Please read this prospectus and keep it for future reference.

 

This prospectus has been arranged into different sections so that you can easily review this important information.  On the next page, there is some general information you should know about risk and return.  For more detailed information about the Fund, please see:

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS, PERFORMANCE INFORMATION AND EXPENSES

 

XXX

 

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FUND INVESTMENTS

 

XXX

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISERS

 

XXX

 

PURCHASING AND SELLING FUND SHARES

 

XXX

 

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

 

XXX

 

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

 

XXX

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

XXX

 

HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Back Cover

 

 

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GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION

 

The International Equity Fund has its own distinct risk and reward characteristics, investment objective, policies and strategies.  In addition to managing the Fund, SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC) constructs and maintains global asset allocation strategies for certain clients, and the Fund is designed in part to implement those strategies.  The degree to which an investor’s portfolio is invested in the particular market segments and/or asset classes represented by the Fund and other funds that are part of the allocation strategies varies, as does the investment risk/return potential represented by the Fund and the other funds.  Because of the historical lack of correlation among various asset classes, an investment in the Fund along with other funds representing a range of asset classes as part of a global asset allocation strategy may reduce the strategy’s overall level of volatility.  As a result, a global asset allocation strategy may reduce risk.

 

In managing the Fund, SIMC focuses on four key principles:  asset allocation, portfolio structure, the use of managers, and continuous portfolio management.  Asset allocation across appropriate asset classes is the central theme of SIMC’s investment philosophy.  SIMC seeks to reduce risk further by creating a portfolio that focuses on a specific asset class.  SIMC then oversees a network of managers who invest the assets of the Fund in distinct segments of the market or class represented by the Fund.  These managers adhere to distinct investment disciplines, with the goal of providing greater consistency and predictability of results, as well as broader diversification across and within asset classes.  Finally, SIMC regularly rebalances to ensure that the appropriate mix of assets is constantly in place, and constantly monitors and evaluates managers for the Fund to ensure it does not deviate from its stated investment philosophy or process.

 

RISK/RETURN INFORMATION

 

The International Equity Fund is a mutual fund.  A mutual fund pools shareholders’ money and, using professional investment managers, invests it in securities.

 

The Fund has its own investment goal and strategies for reaching that goal.  The Fund’s assets are managed under the direction of SIMC and one or more Sub-Advisers who manage portions of the Fund’s assets in a way that they believe will help the Fund achieve its goal.  No matter how good a job SIMC and the Sub-Advisers do, you could lose money on your investment in the Fund, just as you could with other investments.  A Fund share is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency.

 

The value of your investment in the Fund is based on the market prices of the securities the Fund holds.  These prices change daily due to economic and other events that affect securities markets generally, as well as those that affect particular companies and other issuers.  These price movements, sometimes called volatility, may be greater or lesser depending on the types of securities the Fund owns and the markets in which they trade.  The estimated level of volatility for the Fund is set forth in the Fund Summary that follows.  The effect on the Fund’s share price of a change in the value of a single security will depend on how widely the Fund diversifies its holdings.

 

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INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

Fund Summary

 

Investment Goal:

 

Long-term capital appreciation

 

 

 

Share Price Volatility:

 

Medium to high

 

 

 

Principal Investment Strategy:

 

Utilizing multiple sub-advisers, the Fund invests in equity securities of foreign companies

 

Investment Strategy

 

Under normal circumstances, the International Equity Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of issuers of all capitalization ranges that are located in at least three countries other than the United States.  The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in companies located in emerging markets.  The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of Sub-Advisers with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund’s portfolio under the general supervision of SIMC.

 

What are the Risks of Investing in the Fund?

 

Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time.  Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day.  Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments.  The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response.  In the case of foreign stocks, these fluctuations will reflect international economic and political events, as well as changes in currency valuations relative to the U.S. dollar.  These factors contribute to price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks since political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers.  These events will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the United States.  In addition, investments in foreign countries are generally denominated in a foreign currency.  As a result, changes in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may affect (positively or negatively) the value of the Fund’s investments.  These currency movements may happen separately from and in response to events that do not otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer’s home country.  These various risks will be even greater for investments in emerging market countries since political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries.

 

Emerging market countries are countries that the World Bank or the United Nations considers to be emerging or developing.  Emerging markets may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.  Emerging market countries often have less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements and unreliable securities valuation.  It is sometimes difficult to obtain and enforce court judgments in

 

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such countries and there is often a greater potential for nationalization and/or expropriation of assets by the government of an emerging market country.  In addition, the financial stability of issuers (including governments) in emerging market countries may be more precarious than in other countries.  As a result, there will tend to be an increased risk of price volatility associated with the Fund’s investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

The Fund may purchase shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly.  ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange.  ETFs invest in a portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market segment or index.  ETFs, like mutual funds, have expenses associated with their operation, including advisory fees.  When the Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses.  The risks of owning shares of an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF is designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities.  In addition, because of ETF expenses, compared to owning the underlying securities directly, it may be more costly to own an ETF.

 

The Fund is also subject to the risk that developed international equity securities may underperform other segments of the equity markets or the equity markets as a whole.

 

Performance Information

 

The bar chart and the performance table below illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund.  Of course, the Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

This bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund’s Class I Shares from year to year for three years.  The performance information shown is based on full calendar years.

 

 

2003

 

31.62

%

 

2004

 

18.37

%

 

2005

 

XX

%

 

 

 

 

Best Quarter

 

Worst Quarter

 

X.XX%

 

X.XX%

 

(XX/XX/XX)

 

(XX/XX/XX)

 

 

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for Class I Shares for the periods ended December 31, 2005 to those of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) EAFE Index.

 

International Equity Fund – Class I Shares

 

1 Year

 

Since Inception*

 

Return Before Taxes

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions**

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares**

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

MSCI EAFE Index Return (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)***

 

X.XX

%

X.XX

%

 

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*                               The inception date for the Fund’s Class I Shares is January 4, 2002.  Index returns shown from January 31, 2002.

 

**                        After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.  Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown.  After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

***                 An index measures the market prices of a specific group of securities in a particular market or securities in a market sector.  You cannot invest directly in an index.  Unlike a mutual fund, an index does not have an investment adviser and does not pay any commissions or expenses.  If an index had expenses, its performance would be lower.  The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) EAFE Index is a widely-recognized, capitalization-weighted (companies with larger market capitalizations have more influence than those with smaller capitalizations) index of 1,010 securities listed on the stock exchanges of developed market countries in Europe, Australasia and the Far East.

 

Fund Fees and Expenses

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses deducted from Fund assets)

 

 

 

Class I Shares

 

Investment Advisory Fees

 

X.XX

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

Other Expenses

 

X.XX

%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

X.XX

%*

 


*              In the future, if the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” increase, the Adviser may waive a portion of the fees in order to keep total operating expenses, excluding interest expense, at a specified level.  The Adviser may discontinue all or part of these waivers at any time.

 

For more information about these fees, see “Investment Adviser and Sub-Advisers” and “Distribution of Fund Shares.”

 

Example

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that you sell your shares at the end of the period.  The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund operating expenses remain the same, and you reinvest all dividends and distributions.  For purposes of calculating the Example, the Fund’s fees are equal to the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” figure in the table above.  Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your approximate costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

 

 

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

International Equity Fund – Class I Shares

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

 

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More Information About Fund Investments

 

This prospectus describes the Fund’s primary investment strategies.  However, the Fund also may invest in other securities, use other strategies and engage in other investment practices.  These investments and strategies, as well as those described in this prospectus, are described in detail in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

 

The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers use under normal conditions.  During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, money market instruments, repurchase agreements and other short-term obligations that would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund’s objectives.  The Fund will do so only if the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers believe that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity for capital gains and higher income.  Of course, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.

 

Investment Adviser and Sub-Advisers

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC) acts as the manager of managers of the Fund, and is responsible for the investment performance of the Fund since it allocates the Fund’s assets to one or more Sub-Advisers and recommends hiring or changing Sub-Advisers to the Board of Trustees.

 

Each Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it manages and continuously reviews, supervises and administers its investment program.  SIMC oversees the Sub-Advisers to ensure compliance with the Fund’s investment policies and guidelines, and monitors each Sub-Adviser’s adherence to its investment style.  The Board of Trustees supervises SIMC and the Sub-Advisers; establishes policies that they must follow in their management activities; and oversees the hiring and termination of the Sub-Advisers recommended by SIMC.  SIMC pays the Sub-Advisers out of the investment advisory fees it receives (described below).

 

SIMC, an SEC-registered adviser, located at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, serves as the Adviser to the Fund.  As of December 31, 2005, SIMC had more than $XXX billion in assets under management.  For the fiscal year or period ended September 30, 2005, SIMC received investment advisory fees, as a percentage of the Fund’s net assets, at the annual rate of XXX%.

 

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustee’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements is available in the SAI.

 

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Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers

 

International Equity Fund:

 

Alliance Capital Management L.P.: Alliance Capital Management L.P. (Alliance Capital), located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the International Equity Fund. A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to Alliance Capital. The Committee consists of Sharon Fay, Kevin Simms, Giulio Martini and Henry D’Auria. Ms. Fay was appointed Chief Investments Officer of Global Value Equities in 2003 and is responsible for the oversight of all portfolio management and research relating to cross-border and non-U.S. value investment portfolios. She joined Bernstein in 1990. Mr. Simms was named co-Chief Investments Officer of International Value Equities in 2003, and is Director of Research for Global and International Value Equities, a position he has held since 2000. Mr. Simms joined Bernstein, a unit of Alliance Capital, in 1992. Mr. Martini was appointed to head the newly created quantitative strategies team within the value-equities unit and was named Chief International Economist in 1992. Mr. Martini joined Bernstein in 1985. Mr. D’Auria was named Co-Chief Investments Officer of International Value Equities in 2003, adding to his responsibilities as Chief Investments Officer of Emerging Markets Value Equities, which he assumed in 2002. Mr. D’Auria was one of the chief architects of Bernstein’s global research department, which he managed from 1998 through 2002. Mr. D’Auria joined the firm in 1991.

 

Capital Guardian Trust Company: Capital Guardian Trust Company (Capital Guardian), located at 700 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660-6397, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the International Equity Fund.  Capital Guardian uses a multiple portfolio manager system in managing the International Equity Fund’s assets.  Under this approach, the portfolio of the International Equity Fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers.  Each manager’s role is to decide how their respective segment will be invested by selecting securities within the limits provided by the International Equity Fund’s objectives and policies. Subject to those objectives and policies, portfolio managers are not limited to where they may invest geographically except for Seung Kwak and John Mant, whose geographical coverage is limited to Japan and Europe, respectively. Capital Guardian’s investment committee oversees this process.  In addition, Capital Guardian’s investment analysts also may make investment decisions with respect to a portion of the International Equity Fund’s portfolio.  Certain portfolio managers may also have investment analyst responsibilities with respect to specific research coverage.   Capital Guardian’s portfolio management team consists of David I. Fisher, Chairman of the Board and Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 36 years.  Arthur J. Gromadzki, Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 18 years.  Richard N. Havas, Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 19 years.  Seung Kwak, Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 3 years.  Prior to joining Capital Guardian Mr. Kwak was employed at Zurich Scudder Investments.  Nancy J. Kyle, Vice Chairman and Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 14 years.  John M.N. Mant, Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 15 years.  Christopher A. Reed, Director, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 12 years.  Lionel M. Sauvage, Director, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 18 years.  Nilly Sikorsky, Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 43 years.  Rudolf M. Staehelin, Portfolio Manager, has been with Capital Guardian for 24 years.

 

Fisher Asset Management LLC.:  Fisher Asset Management LLC. (Fisher), located at 13100 Skyline Blvd., Woodside, California 94062, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the International Equity Fund.  A committee of investment professionals at Fisher manages the portion of the International

 

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Equity Fund’s assets allocated to Fisher. This committee includes Kenneth L. Fisher, Jeffery L. Silk, and Andrew S. Teufel. Mr. Fisher, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investments Officer, has been with the Fisher for 26 years. Mr. Silk, Vice Chairman, has been with Fisher for 22 years. Mr. Teufel, co-Presidents and Director of Research, has been with Fisher for 10 years.  The investment committee collaboratively makes all strategic investment decisions affecting the Fisher’s portfolios.  Though the committee functions as a team, each member focuses his efforts on particular segments of investment strategy.  While all three committee members conduct macroeconomic, political, and sentiment analysis in support of Fisher’s strategies, Mr. Fisher plays the primary role in this process.  Mr. Silk and Mr. Teufel are primarily responsible for the selection of securities within Fisher’s strategies.  Additionally, Mr. Silk and Mr. Teufel oversee Fisher’s in-house research efforts, portfolio engineering and implementation and Fisher’s technological research resources.

 

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.: Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. (Fuller & Thaler), located at 411 Borel Avenue, Suite 402, San Mateo, California 94402, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the International Equity Fund. Joseph S. Leung, CFA, Senior Vice President and Head of International Strategies, manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to Fuller & Thaler. Prior to joining the Fuller & Thaler in 2002, Mr. Leung worked for AXA Rosenberg Investment Management Inc., in their U.S. and U.K. offices. Most recently, Mr. Leung served as an executive director on the AXA Rosenberg London Board and was Chief Investment Officer at AXA Rosenberg Investment Management Inc. in London.

 

McKinley Capital Management Inc.: McKinley Capital Management Inc. (McKinley Capital), located at 3301 C Street, Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the International Equity Fund. A team of investment professionals, led by Robert B. Gillam, manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to McKinley Capital. The team consists of Robert B. Gillam, Robert A. Gillam, Greg Samorajski, Frederic Parke, Sheldon Lien, Brandon Rinner and Paul Hanson, who are all responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day decisions regarding investments. Mr. Robert B. Gillam, President & Chief Investment Officer, has been with Mckinley Capital since its inception in 1990, and has over 32 years of investment experience. Mr. Robert A. Gillam, CFA, Director of Global Equities, joined McKinley Capital in 1993.  He has over 11 years of investment experience. Mr. Samorajski, Portfolio Manager, has been with McKinley Capital since 1997. He has over 20 years of investment experience. Mr. Parke, Portfolio Manager, has been with McKinley Capital since 1997 and has over 20 years of investment experience. Mr. Lien, Portfolio Manager, has been with McKinley Capital since 1996 and has over 9 years of investment experience. Mr. Rinner, Portfolio Manager, has been with McKinley Capital since 1998 and has over 8 years of investment experience. Mr. Hanson, Portfolio Manager, has been with McKinley Capital since 2000 and has over 6 years of investment experience.

 

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited: Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.:  Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited: Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (MSIM Inc.), located at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the International Equity Fund. MSIM Inc. delegates certain investment advisory responsibilities to its affiliate, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited (MSIM Limited), located at 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA, United Kingdom. MSIM Limited’s International Equity Value Team manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to MSIM Inc. Current members of the team include Dominic Caldecott, Managing Director, Peter Wright, Managing Director,

 

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William Lock, Managing Director and Walter Riddell, Executive Director. Mr. Caldecott has worked for MSIM Limited since 1986 and began managing the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to MSIM Limited in October 2001. Mr. Riddell has worked for MSIM Limited since 1995 and began managing the portion of International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to MSIM Limited in October 2001. Mr. Wright has worked for MSIM Limited since 1996 and began managing the portion of International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to MSIM Limited in October 2001. Mr. Lock has worked for MSIM Limited since 1994 and began managing the portion of International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to MSIM Limited in October 2001. Each member’s role includes global sector research responsibilities; Messrs. Riddell, Wright and Lock have day-to-day portfolio administration responsibilities as well.

 

Quantitative Management Associates LLC:  Quantitative Management Associates LLC (QMA), located at Gateway Center 2, McCarter Highway and Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the International Equity Fund.  A team of investment professionals at QMA manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to QMA.  The members of the team with primary responsibility for managing the assets allocated to QMA are Margaret Stumpp, PhD, John Van Belle, PhD, Peter Xu, PhD and Betty Sit Tong.  Ms. Stumpp, Chief Investment Officer, is responsible for portfolio management and investment strategy for the International Equity Fund and is portfolio manager for QMA’s enhanced index equity portfolios for institutional investors and mutual fund clients.  Ms. Stummp joined QMA’s predecessor, Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (PIM), in 1987. Mr. Van Belle, Managing Director, is responsible for portfolio management and investment strategy for the International Equity Fund and manages QMA’s global balanced portfolios, domestic balanced funds, and equity portfolios for foreign-based full service clients.  Mr. Van Belle joined PIM in 1983.  Mr. Xu, Managing Director, is responsible for portfolio management and investment research for the International Equity Fund and conducts equity market research, the results of which are used in QMA’s stock selection process for all quantitative core equity portfolios.  Mr. Xu joined PIM in 1997. Ms. Sit Tong, Investment Associate, is responsible for portfolio management and trading for the International Equity Fund and co-manages certain QMA global index portfolios.  She is also responsible for trading foreign and domestic equities, foreign exchange, and derivative instruments.  Ms. Sit Tong joined PIM in 1994.

 

Purchasing and Selling Fund Shares

 

This section tells you how to purchase and sell (sometimes called redeem) Class I Shares of the Fund. The Fund offers Class I Shares only to financial institutions and intermediaries for their own or their customers’ accounts.

 

For information on how to open an account and set up procedures for placing transactions, call 1-800-DIAL-SEI.

 

How to Purchase Fund Shares

 

You may purchase shares on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business.

 

Financial Institutions and intermediaries may purchase Class I Shares by placing orders with the Fund’s Transfer Agent (or its authorized agent).  Institutions and intermediaries that use certain SEI proprietary systems may place orders electronically through those systems.  Generally, cash

 

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investments must be transmitted or delivered in federal funds to the Fund’s wire agent by the close of business on the day after the order is placed.  However, in certain circumstances the Fund at its discretion may allow purchases to settle (i.e., receive final payment) at a later date in accordance with the Fund’s procedures and applicable law.  The Fund reserves the right to refuse any purchase requests, particularly those that the Fund reasonably believes may not be in the best interests of the Fund or its shareholders and could adversely affect the Fund or its operations.  This includes those from any individual or group who, in the Fund’s view, is likely to engage in excessive trading (usually defined as four or more “round trips” in a fund in any twelve month period).  For more information regarding the Fund’s policy and procedures related to excessive trading, please see “Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares” below.

 

When you purchase or sell Fund shares through certain financial institutions (rather than directly from the Fund), you may have to transmit your purchase and sale requests to these financial institutions at an earlier time for your transaction to become effective that day.  This allows these financial institutions time to process your requests and transmit them to the Fund.

 

Certain other intermediaries, including certain broker-dealers and shareholder organizations, are authorized to accept purchase and redemption requests for Fund shares.  These requests are executed at the net asset value per share (NAV) next determined after the intermediary receives the request if transmitted to the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s procedures and applicable law.  These authorized intermediaries are responsible for transmitting requests and delivering funds on a timely basis.

 

If you deal directly with a financial institution or financial intermediary, you will have to follow the institution’s or intermediary’s procedures for transacting with the Fund.  For more information about how to purchase or sell Fund shares through these financial institutions, you should contact these financial institutions directly.  Investors may be charged a fee for purchase and/or redemption transactions effectuated through certain broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries.

 

The Fund is open for business each day the NYSE is open (a Business Day).  The Fund calculates its NAV once each Business Day as of the close of normal trading on the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time).  So, for you to receive the current Business Day’s NAV, generally the Fund (or an authorized agent) must receive your purchase order in proper form before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.  The Fund will not accept orders that request a particular day or price for the transaction or any other special conditions.

 

Pricing of Fund Shares

 

NAV for one Fund share is the value of that share’s portion of the net assets of the Fund.  In calculating NAV, the Fund generally values its investment portfolio at market price.

 

When valuing portfolio securities, the Funds value securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (other than securities traded on NASDAQ) at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which the securities are traded, or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid price. The Funds value securities traded on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.  If such prices are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable, the Funds will value the security using a bid price from at least one independent broker obtained by an independent, third-party pricing agent or using the Funds’ Fair Value Procedures, as described below.  The prices of foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.  Prices for most securities held by the Funds are

 

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provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents.  If a security’s price cannot be obtained from an independent pricing agent, the Funds will value the securities using a bid price from at least one independent broker obtained by an independent, third-party pricing agent or using the Funds’ Fair Value Procedures, as described below.

 

Securities held by a Fund with remaining maturities of 60 days or less will be valued by the amortized cost method, which involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter (absent unusual circumstances) assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuations in general market rates of interest on the value of the instrument. While this method provides certainty in valuation, it may result in periods during which value, as determined by this method, is higher or lower than the price a Fund would receive if it sold the instrument, and the value of securities in the Fund can be expected to vary inversely with changes in prevailing interest rates.

 

Prices for most securities held by a Fund are provided daily by third-party independent pricing agents. SIMC or a Fund’s Sub-Adviser, as applicable, reasonably believes that prices provided by independent pricing agents are reliable. However, there can be no assurance that a pricing service’s prices will be reliable. SIMC or a Fund’s Sub-Adviser, as applicable, will continuously monitor the reliability of prices obtained from any pricing service and shall promptly notify the Administrator if it believes that a particular pricing service is no longer a reliable source of prices. The Administrator, in turn, will notify the Fair Value Pricing Committee if it receives such notification from SIMC or a Fund’s Sub-Adviser, as applicable, or if the Administrator reasonably believes that a particular pricing service is no longer a reliable source for prices. The pricing services rely on a variety of information in making their determinations, particularly on prices of actual market transactions as well as on trader quotations. However, the services may also use a matrix system to determine valuations, which system considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings and developments relating to specific securities in arriving at valuations. The procedures used by the pricing services and their valuation methodologies are reviewed by the officers of the Trust and the Administrator under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

 

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” or may be unreliable are valued in accordance with Fair Value Procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.  The Fund’s Fair Value Procedures are implemented through a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) designated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.  The Fair Value Committee is currently composed of two members of the Board of Trustees, as well as representatives from the Fund’s Adviser and its affiliates.

 

Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended, the security has been de-listed from a national exchange, the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open, or the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price.  When a security is valued in accordance with the Fair Value Procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee.  Examples of factors the Committee may consider are: the facts giving rise to the need to fair value, the last trade price, the performance of the market or the issuer’s industry, the liquidity of the security, the size of the holding in the Fund, or any other appropriate information.

 

The Fund’s determination of a security’s fair value price often involves the consideration of a number of subjective factors, and is therefore subject to the unavoidable risk that the value that

 

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the Fund assigns to a security may be higher or lower than the security’s value would be if a reliable market quotation for the security was readily available.

 

The Fund uses a third-party fair valuation vendor.  The vendor provides a fair value for foreign securities held by the Fund based on certain factors and methodologies (involving, generally, tracking valuation correlations between the U.S. market and each non-U.S. security).  Values from the fair value vendor are applied in the event that there is a movement in the U.S. market that exceeds a specific threshold that has been established by the Committee.  The Committee has also established a “confidence interval” which is used to determine the level of historical correlation between the value of a specific foreign security and movements in the U.S. market before a particular security will be fair valued when the threshold is exceeded.  In the event that the threshold established by the Committee is exceeded on a specific day, the Fund shall value the non-U.S. securities in its portfolio that exceed the applicable “confidence interval” based upon the adjusted prices provided by the fair valuation vendor.

 

For securities that principally trade on a foreign market or exchange, a significant gap in time can exist between the time of a particular security’s last trade and the time at which the Fund calculates its net asset value.  The closing prices of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time the Fund calculates net asset value if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a Significant Event) has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that the Fund calculates net asset value.  A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector.  If the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser of the Fund becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which the Fund calculates net asset value, it may request that a Fair Value Committee meeting be called.  In addition, the Fund’s administrator monitors price movements among certain selected indices, securities and/or baskets of securities that may be an indicator that the closing prices received earlier from foreign exchanges or markets may not reflect market value at the time the Fund calculates net asset value.  If price movements in a monitored index or security exceed levels established by the administrator, the administrator notifies the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser of the Fund that such limits have been exceeded.  In such event, the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser makes the determination whether a Fair Value Committee meeting should be called based on the information provided.

 

Minimum Purchases

 

To purchase Class I Shares for the first time, you must invest at least $100,000 in the Fund with minimum subsequent investments of at least $1,000.  The Fund may accept investments of smaller amounts at its discretion.

 

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

 

“Market timing” refers to a pattern of frequent purchases and sales of the Fund’s shares, often with the intent of earning arbitrage profits. Market timing can harm other shareholders in various ways, including by diluting the value of the shareholders’ holdings, increasing Fund transaction costs, disrupting portfolio management strategy, causing the Fund to incur unwanted taxable gains, and forcing the Fund to hold excess levels of cash.

 

The Fund is intended to be a long-term investment vehicle and is not designed for investors that engage in short-term trading activity (i.e., a purchase of Fund shares followed shortly thereafter by a redemption of such shares, or vice versa, in an effort to take advantage of short-term market

 

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movements).  Accordingly, the Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures oh behalf of the Fund to deter short-term trading.  These policies and procedures do not apply with respect to money market funds.  The Fund’s transfer agent will monitor trades in an effort to detect short-term trading activities.  If, as a result of this monitoring, the Fund determines, in its sole discretion, that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading, it will refuse to process future purchases or exchanges into the Fund from that shareholder’s account.

 

A shareholder will be considered to be engaging in excessive short-term trading in the Fund in the following circumstances:

 

i.              if the shareholder conducts four or more “round trips” in the Fund (other than a money market fund) in any twelve-month period.  A round trip involves the purchase of shares of the Fund and subsequent redemption of all or most of those shares.  An exchange into and back out of the Fund in this manner is also considered a round trip.

 

ii.             if the Fund determines, in its sole discretion, that a shareholder’s trading activity constitutes excessive short-term trading, regardless of whether such shareholder exceeds the foregoing round trip threshold.

 

The Fund, in its sole discretion, also reserves the right to reject any purchase request (including exchange requests) for any reason without notice.

 

Judgments with respect to implementation of the Fund’s policy are made uniformly and in good faith in a manner that the Fund believes is consistent with the best long-term interests of shareholders.  When applying the Fund’s policy, the Fund may consider (to the extent reasonably available) an investor’s trading history in all SEI funds, as well as trading in accounts under common ownership, influence or control, and any other information available to the Fund.

 

The Fund’s monitoring techniques are intended as a reasonable approach to identify and deter short-term trading in the Fund.  However, despite the existence of these monitoring techniques, it is possible that short-term trading may occur in the Fund without being identified.  For example, certain investors seeking to engage in short-term trading may be adept at taking steps to hide their identity or activity from the Fund’s monitoring techniques.  Operational or technical limitations may also limit the Fund’s ability to identify short-term trading activity.

 

While it is the Fund’s intention that intermediaries trading in Fund shares will assist the Fund in enforcing the Fund’s policies, certain intermediaries may be unable or unwilling to effectively enforce the Fund’s trading or exchange restrictions.  The Fund will monitor trading activity coming from such intermediaries and take reasonable steps to seek cooperation from any intermediary through which the Fund believes short-term trading activity is taking place.

 

Certain of the SEI funds are sold to participant-directed employee benefit plans.  The Fund’s ability to monitor or restrict trading activity by individual participants in a plan may be constrained by regulatory restrictions or plan policies.  In such circumstances, the Fund will take such action, which may include taking no action, as deemed appropriate in light of all the facts and circumstances.

 

The Fund may amend these policies and procedures in response to changing regulatory requirements or to enhance the effectiveness of the program.

 

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Foreign Investors

 

The Fund does not generally accept investments by non-U.S. persons.  Non-U.S. persons may be permitted to invest in the Fund subject to the satisfaction of enhanced due diligence.

 

Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program

 

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.  Accounts for the Fund are generally opened through other financial institutions or financial intermediaries.  When you open your account through your financial institution or financial intermediary, you will have to provide your name, address, date of birth, identification number and other information that will allow the financial institution or financial intermediary to identify you.  This information is subject to verification by the financial institution or financial intermediary to ensure the identity of all persons opening an account.

 

Your financial institution or financial intermediary is required by law to reject your new account application if the required identifying information is not provided. Your financial institution or intermediary may contact you in an attempt to collect any missing information required on the application, and your application may be rejected if they are unable to obtain this information.  In certain instances, your financial institution or financial intermediary is required to collect documents, which will be used solely to establish and verify your identity.

 

The Fund will accept investments and your order will be processed at the NAV next determined after receipt of your application in proper form (or upon receipt of all identifying information required on the application).  The Fund, however, reserves the right to close and/or liquidate your account at the then-current day’s price if the financial institution or financial intermediary through which you open your account is unable to verify your identity. As a result, you may be subject to a gain or loss on Fund shares and will be subject to corresponding tax consequences.

 

Customer identification and verification is part of the Fund’s overall obligation to deter money laundering under Federal law.  The Fund has adopted an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program designed to prevent the Fund from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities.  In this regard, the Fund reserves the right to (i) refuse, cancel or rescind any purchase or exchange order, (ii) freeze any account and/or suspend account services or (iii) involuntarily close your account in cases of threatening conduct or suspected fraudulent or illegal activity.  These actions will be taken when, in the sole discretion of Fund management, they are deemed to be in the best interest of the Fund or in cases when the Fund is requested or compelled to do so by governmental or law enforcement authority.  If your account is closed at the request of governmental or law enforcement authority, you may not receive proceeds of the redemption if the Fund is required to withhold such proceeds.

 

How to Sell Your Fund Shares

 

If you hold Class I Shares, you may sell your shares on any Business Day by following the procedures established when you opened your account or accounts.  If you have questions, call 1-800-DIAL-SEI.  If you own your shares through an account with a broker or other institution, contact that broker or institution to sell your shares.  Your financial institution or intermediary may charge a fee for its services.  The sale price of each share will be the next NAV determined after the Fund receives your request or after the Fund’s authorized intermediary receives your request if transmitted to the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s procedures and applicable law.

 

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Receiving Your Money

 

Normally, the Fund will make payment on your sale on the Business Day following the day on which it receives your request, but it may take up to seven days.  You may arrange for your proceeds to be wired to your bank account.

 

Redemptions in Kind

 

The Fund generally pays sale (redemption) proceeds in cash.  However, under unusual conditions that make the payment of cash unwise (and for the protection of the Fund’s remaining shareholders) the Fund might pay all or part of your redemption proceeds in liquid securities with a market value equal to the redemption price (redemption in kind).  Although it is highly unlikely that your shares would ever be redeemed in kind, you would probably have to pay brokerage costs to sell the securities distributed to you, as well as taxes on any capital gains from the sale as with any redemption.

 

Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares

 

The Fund may suspend your right to sell your shares if the NYSE restricts trading, the Securities and Exchange Commission declares an emergency or for other reasons.  More information about this is in the SAI.

 

Telephone Transactions

 

Purchasing and selling Fund shares over the telephone is extremely convenient, but not without risk.  The Fund has certain safeguards and procedures to confirm the identity of callers and the authenticity of instructions.  If the Fund follows these procedures, the Fund will not be responsible for any losses or costs incurred by following telephone instructions that the Fund reasonably believes to be genuine.

 

Distribution of Fund Shares

 

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCo.) is the distributor of the shares of the Fund.  SIDCo. receives no compensation for distributing the Fund’s shares.

 

For Class I Shares, shareholder and administrative servicing fees, as a percentage of average daily net assets, may each be up to 0.25%.

 

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings Information

 

Information regarding the Fund’s policy and procedures on the disclosure of portfolio holdings information is available in the SAI.  Portfolio holdings information for a Fund can be obtained on the internet at the following address: http://www.seic.com/fund holdings home.asp. (the Portfolio Holdings Website).  Ten calendar days after each month end, a list of the top ten portfolio holdings in the Fund as of the end of such month shall be made available on the Portfolio Holdings Website.  Thirty calendar days after the end of each month, a list of all portfolio holdings in the Fund as of the end of such month shall be made available on the Portfolio Holdings Website.  Beginning on the day after any portfolio holdings information is posted on the Portfolio Holdings Website, such information will be delivered directly to any person that requests it, through electronic or other means.  The portfolio holdings information placed on the Portfolio Holdings Website shall remain there until the first business day of the fifth

 

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month after the date to which the data relates, at which time it will be permanently removed from the site.

 

Additional information regarding the Fund’s policy and procedures on the disclosure of portfolio holdings information is available in the SAI.

 

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Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

 

Dividends and Distributions

 

The Fund periodically distributes its investment income to shareholders as a dividend.  It is the Fund’s policy to pay dividends at least once annually.  The Fund makes distributions of capital gains, if any, at least annually.

 

You will receive dividends and distributions in cash unless otherwise stated.

 

Taxes

 

Please consult your tax advisor regarding your specific questions about federal, state, local and foreign income taxes.  Below the Fund has summarized some important tax issues that affect the Fund and its shareholders.  This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change.

 

At least annually, the Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and its net realized capital gains, if any.  The dividends and distributions you receive may be subject to federal, state and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation.  If so, they are taxable whether or not you reinvest them.  Income distributions are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates except to the extent they are designated as qualified dividend income.  Dividends that are qualified dividend income are eligible for the reduced maximum rate to individuals of 15% (5% for individuals in lower tax brackets) to the extent that the Fund receives qualified dividend income and certain holding period requirements are satisfied by you and by the Fund.  Capital gains distributions are generally taxable at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have held your Fund shares.  Long-term capital gains are currently taxable at the maximum rate of 15%.  Absent further legislation, the maximum 15% rate on qualified dividend income and long-term capital gains will cease to apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008.

 

Each sale of Fund shares may be a taxable event.  Currently, any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares is generally treated as long-term gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year.  Capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares held for one year or less is generally treated as short-term gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of the Fund shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid with respect to such Fund shares.

 

Some foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest income.  Although in some countries a portion of these taxes is recoverable, the non-recovered portion will reduce the income received from the securities comprising the portfolios of the Fund.

 

The Fund may elect to pass through to you your pro rata share of foreign income taxes paid by the Fund.  The Fund will notify you if it makes such election.

 

More information about taxes is in the Fund’s SAI.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

The table that follows presents performance information about Class I Shares of the Fund.  This information is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance for the past five years, or, if shorter, the period of the Fund’s operations.  Some of this information reflects financial information for a single Fund share.  The total returns in the table represent the rate that you would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund, assuming you reinvested all of your dividends and distributions.

 

This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm.  Their report, along with the Fund’s financial statements, appears in the annual report that accompanies the Fund’s SAI.  You can obtain the annual report, which contains more performance information, at no charge by calling 1-800-DIAL-SEI.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,

FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD

 

 

 

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period

 

Net
Investment
Income

 

Net
Realized
and
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on
Securities

 

Total from Operations

 

Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income

 

Distributions
from Realized Capital
Gains

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

 

Net Asset
Value, End
of Period

 

Total
Return†

 

Net Assets
End of
Period
($ Thousands)

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Net Investment
Income
to Average
Net Assets

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Excluding
Waivers)

 

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

 

International Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

$XX

 

$XX

 

$XX

 

$XX

 

$XX

 

$XX

 

$XX

 

$XX

 

XX

%

$XX

 

XX

%

XX

%

XX

%

XX

%

2004

 

8.20

 

0.10

(1)

1.58

(1)

1.68

 

(0.07

)

 

(0.07

)

9.81

 

20.54

%

5,757

 

1.51

 

1.06

 

1.51

 

44

 

2003

 

6.93

 

0.09

(1)

1.20

(1)

1.29

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.02

)

8.20

 

18.65

 

2,061

 

1.53

 

1.15

 

1.57

 

87

 

2002(2)

 

8.97

 

0.03

 

(2.07

)

(2.04

)

 

 

 

6.93

 

(22.74

)

639

 

1.53

 

0.61

 

1.54

 

70

 

 


†              Returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized.  Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1)           Per share net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) calculated using average shares.

(2)           Class I Shares were offered beginning January 4, 2002.  All ratios for the period have been annualized.

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Investment Adviser

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation
One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

 

Distributor

 

SEI Investments Distribution Co.
One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

 

Legal Counsel

 

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

 

More information about the Fund is available without charge through the following:

 

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

 

The SAI dated January 31, 2006 includes detailed information about the SEI Institutional International Trust.  The SAI is on file with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.  This means that the SAI, for legal purposes, is a part of this prospectus.

 

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports

 

These reports list the Fund’s holdings and contain information from the Fund’s managers about fund strategies, and market conditions and trends and their impact on Fund performance.  The reports also contain detailed financial information about the Fund.

 

To Obtain an SAI, Annual or Semi-Annual Report, or More Information:

 

By Telephone:  CALL 1-800-DIAL-SEI

 

By Mail:

Write to the Fund at:

 

One Freedom Valley Drive

 

 

Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

 

By Internet:

http://www.seic.com

 

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From the SEC:  You can also obtain the SAI or the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, as well as other information about the SEI Institutional International Trust, from the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website (“http://www.sec.gov”).  You may review and copy documents at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, call 1-202-942-8090).  You may request documents by mail from the SEC, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to: Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102.  You may also obtain this information, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address:  publicinfo@sec.gov.

 

SEI Institutional International Trust’s Investment Company Act registration number is 811-5601.

 

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Class A Shares

 

Class A Shares of the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund
are currently not being offered

 

PROSPECTUS

 

January 31, 2006

 

TAX-MANAGED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

Investment Adviser:

SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

 

[Investment Sub-Advisers:]

 

[    ]

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus.  Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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About This Prospectus

 

SEI Institutional International Trust is a mutual fund family that offers different classes of shares in separate investment portfolios (Funds).  The Funds have individual investment goals and strategies and are designed primarily for institutional investors and financial institutions and their clients.  This prospectus gives you important information about the Class A Shares of the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund that you should know before investing.  Please read this prospectus and keep it for future reference.

 

This prospectus has been arranged into different sections so that you can easily review this important information.  On the next page, there is some general information you should know about risk and return.  For more detailed information about the Fund, please see:

 

 

 

Page

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS, PERFORMANCE INFORMATION AND EXPENSES

 

XXX

 

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FUND INVESTMENTS

 

XXX

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISERS

 

XXX

 

PURCHASING AND SELLING FUND SHARES

 

XXX

 

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

 

XXX

 

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

 

XXX

 

HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Back Cover

 

 

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GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION

 

The Tax-Managed International Equity Fund has its own distinct risk and reward characteristics, investment objective, policies and strategies.  In addition to managing the Fund, SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC) constructs and maintains global asset allocation strategies for certain clients, and the Fund is designed in part to implement those strategies.  The degree to which an investor’s portfolio is invested in the particular market segments and/or asset classes represented by the Fund and other funds that are part of the allocation strategies varies, as does the investment risk/return potential represented by the Fund and the other funds.  The Fund may have extremely volatile returns.  Because of the historical lack of correlation among various asset classes, an investment in the Fund along with other funds representing a range of asset classes as part of a global asset allocation strategy may reduce the strategy’s overall level of volatility.  As a result, a global asset allocation strategy may reduce risk.

 

In managing the Fund, SIMC focuses on four key principles:  asset allocation, portfolio structure, the use of managers, and continuous portfolio management.  Asset allocation across appropriate asset classes is the central theme of SIMC’s investment philosophy.  SIMC seeks to reduce risk further by creating a portfolio that focuses on a specific asset class.  SIMC then oversees a network of managers who invest the assets of the Fund in distinct segments of the market or class represented by the Fund.  These managers adhere to distinct investment disciplines, with the goal of providing greater consistency and predictability of results, as well as broader diversification across and within asset classes.  Finally, SIMC regularly rebalances to ensure that the appropriate mix of assets is constantly in place, and constantly monitors and evaluates managers for the Fund to ensure that they do not deviate from their stated investment philosophy or process.

 

RISK/RETURN INFORMATION

 

The Tax-Managed International Equity Fund is a mutual fund.  A mutual fund pools shareholders’ money and, using professional investment managers, invests it in securities.

 

The Fund has its own investment goal and strategies for reaching that goal.  The Fund’s assets are managed under the direction of SIMC and one or more Sub-Advisers manage the Fund’s assets in a way that they believe will help the Fund achieve its goal.  No matter how good a job SIMC and the Sub-Advisers do, you could lose money on your investment in the Fund, just as you could with other investments.  A Fund share is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency.

 

The value of your investment in the Fund is based on the market prices of the securities the Fund holds.  These prices change daily due to economic and other events that affect securities markets generally, as well as those that affect particular companies and other issuers.  These price movements, sometimes called volatility, may be greater or lesser depending on the types of securities the Fund owns and the markets in which they trade.  The estimated level of volatility for the Fund is set forth in the Fund Summary that follows.  The effect on the Fund’s share price of a change in the value of a single security will depend on how widely the Fund diversifies its holdings.

 

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TAX-MANAGED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

Fund Summary

 

Investment Goal

 

Long-term capital appreciation

 

 

 

Share Price Volatility

 

Medium to high

 

 

 

Principal Investment Strategy

 

Utilizing multiple sub-advisers, the Fund minimizes the current tax impact on shareholders by buying and holding equity securities of foreign companies with lower dividend yields

 

Investment Strategy

 

Under normal circumstances, the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities.  The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of issuers of all capitalization ranges that are located in at least three countries other than the United States.  The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in securities of issuers located in emerging markets.  The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of Sub-Advisers with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund’s portfolio under the general supervision of SIMC.  Generally, the Sub-Advisers attempt to minimize current taxes by using a “buy and hold” strategy, but they will also utilize such techniques as investing in companies that pay relatively low dividends; selling stocks with the highest tax cost first; and offsetting losses against gains where possible.  To protect against loss of value during periods of market decline, the Sub-Advisers may use a variety of hedging techniques, such as buying put options, selling index futures, short selling “against the box” and entering into equity swaps.

 

What are the Risks of Investing in the Fund?

 

Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time.  Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day.  Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments.  The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response.  In the case of foreign stocks, these fluctuations will reflect international economic and political events, as well as changes in currency valuations relative to the U.S. dollar.  These factors contribute to price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks since political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers.  These events will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the United States.  In addition, investments in foreign countries are generally denominated in a foreign currency.  As a result, changes in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may affect (positively or negatively) the value of the Fund’s investments.  These currency movements may happen separately from and in response to events that do not otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer’s home country.  These various risks will be even greater for investments in emerging

 

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market countries since political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries.

 

The Fund may purchase shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly.  ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange.  ETFs invest in a portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market segment or index.  ETFs, like mutual funds, have expenses associated with their operation, including advisory fees.  When the Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses.  The risks of owning shares of an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF is designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities.  In addition, because of ETF expenses, compared to owning the underlying securities directly, it may be more costly to own an ETF.

 

The Fund is also subject to the risk that developed international equity securities may underperform other segments of the equity markets or the equity markets as a whole.

 

The Fund is managed to minimize tax consequences to investors, but will likely earn taxable income and gains from time to time.

 

Performance Information

 

As of January 31, 2005, the Fund had not commenced operations, and did not have a performance history.

 

Fund Fees and Expenses

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses deducted from Fund assets)

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

Investment Advisory Fees

 

0.XX

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

Other Expenses

 

0.XX

%*

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

X.XX

%**

 


*              Other expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

**           The Fund’s total actual annual fund operating expenses for the current fiscal year are expected to be less than the amount shown above because the Adviser may waive a portion of the fees in order to keep total operating expenses, excluding interest expense, at a specified level.  The Adviser may discontinue all or part of these waivers at any time.  With these fee waivers, the Fund’s actual total operating expenses are expected to be as follows:

 

Tax-Managed International Equity Fund — Class A Shares 

 

X.XX

%

 

For more information about these fees, see “Investment Adviser and Sub-Advisers” and “Distribution of Fund Shares.”

 

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Example

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that you sell your shares at the end of the period.  The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund operating expenses remain the same, and you reinvest all dividends and distributions.  For purposes of calculating the Example, the Fund’s fees are equal to the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” figure in the table above.  Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your approximate costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

 

 

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

Tax-Managed International Equity Fund - Class A Shares

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

 

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More Information About Fund Investments

 

This prospectus describes the Fund’s primary investment strategies.  However, the Fund also may invest in other securities, use other strategies and engage in other investment practices.  These investments and strategies, as well as those described in this prospectus, are described in detail in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

 

The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that SIMC and the Sub-Advisers use under normal conditions.  During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, money market instruments, repurchase agreements and other short-term obligations that would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund’s objectives.  The Fund will do so only if SIMC or the Sub-Adviser believes that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity for capital gains and higher income.  Of course, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.

 

Investment Adviser and Sub-Advisers

 

SIMC acts as the manager of managers of the Fund, and is responsible for the investment performance of the Fund since it allocates the Fund’s assets to one or more Sub-Advisers and recommends hiring or changing Sub-Advisers to the Board of Trustees.

 

Each Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it manages and continuously reviews, supervises and administers its investment program.  SIMC oversees the Sub-Advisers to ensure compliance with the Fund’s investment policies and guidelines, and monitors each Sub-Adviser’s adherence to its investment style.  The Board of Trustees supervises SIMC and the Sub-Advisers; establishes policies that they must follow in their management activities; and oversees the hiring and termination of the Sub-Advisers recommended by SIMC.  SIMC pays the Sub-Advisers out of the investment advisory fees it receives (described below).

 

SIMC, an SEC-registered adviser, located at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456, serves as the Adviser to the Fund.  As of December 31, 2005, SIMC had more than $XX billion in assets under management.  It is expected that SIMC will receive investment advisory fees of XX% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

 

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees’ approval of the Fund’s investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements is available in the SAI.

 

Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers

 

[    ]

 

Purchasing and Selling Fund Shares

 

This section tells you how to purchase and sell (sometimes called “redeem”) Class A Shares of the Fund.  The Fund offer Class A Shares only to financial institutions and intermediaries for their own or their customers’ accounts.

 

For information on how to open an account and set up procedures for placing transactions, call 1-800-DIAL-SEI.

 

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How to Purchase Fund Shares

 

You may purchase shares on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business.

 

Financial institutions and intermediaries may purchase Class A Shares by placing orders with the Fund’s Transfer Agent (or its authorized agent).  Institutions and intermediaries that use certain SEI proprietary systems may place orders electronically through those systems.  Generally, cash investments must be transmitted or delivered in federal funds to the Fund’s wire agent by the close of business on the day after the order is placed.  However, in certain circumstances the Fund at its discretion may allow purchases to settle (i.e., receive final payment) at a later date in accordance with the Fund’s procedures and applicable law.  The Fund reserves the right to refuse any purchase requests, particularly those that the Fund reasonably believes may not be in the best interests of the Fund or its shareholders and could adversely affect the Fund or its operations.  This includes those from any individual or group who, in the Fund’s view, is likely to engage in excessive trading (usually defined as four or more “round trips” in any twelve month period).  For more information regarding the Fund’s policy and procedures related to excessive trading, please see “Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares” below.

 

When you purchase or sell Fund shares through certain financial institutions (rather than directly from the Fund), you may have to transmit your purchase and sale requests to these financial institutions at an earlier time for your transaction to become effective that day.  This allows these financial institutions time to process your requests and transmit them to the Fund.

 

Certain other intermediaries, including certain broker-dealers and shareholder organizations, are authorized to accept purchase and redemption requests for Fund shares.  These requests are executed at the net asset value per share (NAV) next determined after the intermediary receives the request if transmitted to the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s procedures and applicable law.  These authorized intermediaries are responsible for transmitting requests and delivering funds on a timely basis.

 

If you deal directly with a financial institution or financial intermediary, you will have to follow the institution’s or intermediary’s procedures for transacting with the Fund.  For more information about how to purchase or sell Fund shares through these financial institutions, you should contact these financial institutions directly.  Investors may be charged a fee for purchase and/or redemption transactions effectuated through certain broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries.

 

The Fund is open for business each day that the NYSE is open for business (a Business day).  The Fund calculates its NAV once each Business Day as of the close of normal trading on the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time).  So, for you to receive the current Business Day’s NAV, generally the Fund (or an authorized agent) must receive your purchase order in proper form before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.  The Fund will not accept orders that request a particular day or price for the transaction or any other special conditions.

 

Pricing of Fund Shares

 

NAV for one Fund share is the value of that share’s portion of the net assets of the Fund.  In calculating NAV, the Fund generally values its investment portfolio at market price.

 

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When valuing portfolio securities, the Fund values securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (other than securities traded on NASDAQ) at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which the securities are traded, or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid price. The Fund values securities traded on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.  If such prices are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable, the Fund will value the security using a bid price from at least one independent broker obtained by an independent, third-party pricing agent or using the Fund’s Fair Value Procedures, as described below.  The prices of foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.  Prices for most securities held by the Fund are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents.  If a security’s price cannot be obtained from an independent pricing agent, the Fund will value the securities using a bid price from at least one independent broker obtained by an independent, third-party pricing agent or using the Fund’s Fair Value Procedures, as described below.

 

Securities held by a Fund with remaining maturities of 60 days or less will be valued by the amortized cost method, which involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter (absent unusual circumstances) assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuations in general market rates of interest on the value of the instrument. While this method provides certainty in valuation, it may result in periods during which value, as determined by this method, is higher or lower than the price a Fund would receive if it sold the instrument, and the value of securities in the Fund can be expected to vary inversely with changes in prevailing interest rates.

 

Prices for most securities held by a Fund are provided daily by third-party independent pricing agents. SIMC or a Fund’s Sub-Adviser, as applicable, reasonably believes that prices provided by independent pricing agents are reliable. However, there can be no assurance that a pricing service’s prices will be reliable. SIMC or a Fund’s Sub-Adviser, as applicable, will continuously monitor the reliability of prices obtained from any pricing service and shall promptly notify the Administrator if it believes that a particular pricing service is no longer a reliable source of prices. The Administrator, in turn, will notify the Fair Value Pricing Committee if it receives such notification from SIMC or a Fund’s Sub-Adviser, as applicable, or if the Administrator reasonably believes that a particular pricing service is no longer a reliable source for prices. The pricing services rely on a variety of information in making their determinations, particularly on prices of actual market transactions as well as on trader quotations. However, the services may also use a matrix system to determine valuations, which system considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings and developments relating to specific securities in arriving at valuations. The procedures used by the pricing services and their valuation methodologies are reviewed by the officers of the Trust and the Administrator under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

 

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” or may be unreliable are valued in accordance with Fair Value Procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.  The Fund’s Fair Value Procedures are implemented through a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) designated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.  The Fair Value Committee is currently composed of two members of the Board of Trustees, as well as representatives from the Fund’s Adviser and its affiliates.

 

Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended, the security has

 

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been de-listed from a national exchange, the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open, or the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price.  When a security is valued in accordance with the Fair Value Procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee.  Examples of factors the Committee may consider are: the facts giving rise to the need to fair value, the last trade price, the performance of the market or the issuer’s industry, the liquidity of the security, the size of the holding in the Fund, or any other appropriate information.

 

The Fund’s determination of a security’s fair value price often involves the consideration of a number of subjective factors, and is therefore subject to the unavoidable risk that the value that the Fund assigns to a security may be higher or lower than the security’s value would be if a reliable market quotation for the security was readily available.

 

The Fund uses a third-party fair valuation vendor. The vendor provides a fair value for foreign securities held by the Fund based on certain factors and methodologies (involving, generally, tracking valuation correlations between the U.S. market and each non-U.S. security). Values from the fair value vendor are applied in the event that there is a movement in the U.S. market that exceeds a specific threshold that has been established by the Committee. The Committee has also established a “confidence interval” which is used to determine the level of historical correlation between the value of a specific foreign security and movements in the U.S. market before a particular security will be fair valued when the threshold is exceeded. In the event that the threshold established by the Committee is exceeded on a specific day, the Fund shall value the non-U.S. securities in its portfolio that exceed the applicable “confidence interval” based upon the adjusted prices provided by the fair valuation vendor.

 

For securities that principally trade on a foreign market or exchange, a significant gap in time can exist between the time of a particular security’s last trade and the time at which the Fund calculates its net asset value.  The closing prices of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time the Fund calculates net asset value if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a Significant Event) has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that the Fund calculates net asset value.  A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector.  If the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser of the Fund becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which the Fund calculates net asset value, it may request that a Fair Value Committee meeting be called.  In addition, the Fund’s administrator monitors price movements among certain selected indices, securities and/or baskets of securities that may be an indicator that the closing prices received earlier from foreign exchanges or markets may not reflect market value at the time the Fund calculates net asset value.  If price movements in a monitored index or security exceed levels established by the administrator, the administrator notifies the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser of the Fund that such limits have been exceeded.  In such event, the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser makes the determination whether a Fair Value Committee meeting should be called based on the information provided.

 

Minimum Purchases

 

To purchase Class A Shares for the first time, you must invest at least $100,000 in the Fund with minimum subsequent investments of at least $1,000.  The Fund may accept investments of smaller amounts at its discretion.

 

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Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

 

“Market timing” refers to a pattern of frequent purchases and sales of the Fund’s shares, often with the intent of earning arbitrage profits. Market timing can harm other shareholders in various ways, including by diluting the value of the shareholders’ holdings, increasing Fund transaction costs, disrupting portfolio management strategy, causing the Fund to incur unwanted taxable gains, and forcing the Fund to hold excess levels of cash.

 

The Fund is intended to be a long-term investment vehicle and is not designed for investors that engage in short-term trading activity (i.e., a purchase of Fund shares followed shortly thereafter by a redemption of such shares, or vice versa, in an effort to take advantage of short-term market movements).  Accordingly, the Fund’s Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedure on behalf of the Fund to deter short-term trading.  These policies and procedures do not apply with respect to money market funds.  The Fund’s transfer agent will monitor trades in an effort to detect short-term trading activities.  If, as a result of this monitoring, the Fund determines, in its sole discretion, that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading, it will refuse to process future purchases or exchanges into the Fund from that shareholder’s account.

 

A shareholder will be considered to be engaging in excessive short-term trading in the Fund in the following circumstances:

 

i.              if the shareholder conducts four or more “round trips” in the Fund (other than a money market fund) in any twelve-month period.  A round trip involves the purchase of shares of the Fund and subsequent redemption of all or most of those shares.  An exchange into and back out of the Fund in this manner is also considered a round trip.

 

ii.             if the Fund determines, in its sole discretion, that a shareholder’s trading activity constitutes excessive short-term trading, regardless of whether such shareholder exceeds the foregoing round trip threshold.

 

The Fund, in its sole discretion, also reserves the right to reject any purchase request (including exchange requests) for any reason without notice.

 

Judgments with respect to implementation of the Fund’s policy are made uniformly and in good faith in a manner that the Fund believes is consistent with the best long-term interests of shareholders.  When applying the Fund’s policy, the Fund may consider (to the extent reasonably available) an investor’s trading history in all SEI funds, as well as trading in accounts under common ownership, influence or control, and any other information available to the Fund.

 

The Fund’s monitoring techniques are intended as a reasonable approach to identify and deter short-term trading in the Fund.  However, despite the existence of these monitoring techniques, it is possible that short-term trading may occur in the Fund without being identified.  For example, certain investors seeking to engage in short-term trading may be adept at taking steps to hide their identity or activity from the Fund’s monitoring techniques.  Operational or technical limitations may also limit the Fund’s ability to identify short-term trading activity.

 

While it is the Fund’s intention that intermediaries trading in Fund shares will assist the Fund in enforcing the Fund’s policies, certain intermediaries may be unable or unwilling to effectively enforce the Fund’s trading or exchange restrictions.  The Fund will monitor trading activity coming from such intermediaries and take reasonable steps to seek cooperation from any intermediary through which the Fund believes short-term trading activity is taking place.

 

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Certain of the SEI funds are sold to participant-directed employee benefit plans.  The Fund’s ability to monitor or restrict trading activity by individual participants in a plan may be constrained by regulatory restrictions or plan policies.  In such circumstances, the Fund will take such action, which may include taking no action, as deemed appropriate in light of all the facts and circumstances.

 

The Fund may amend these policies and procedures in response to changing regulatory requirements or to enhance the effectiveness of the program.

 

Foreign Investors

 

The Fund does not generally accept investments by non-U.S. persons.  Non-U.S. persons may be permitted to invest in the Fund subject to the satisfaction of enhanced due diligence.

 

Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program

 

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.  Accounts for the Fund are generally opened through other financial institutions or financial intermediaries.  When you open your account through your financial institution or financial intermediary, you will have to provide your name, address, date of birth, identification number and other information that will allow the financial institution or financial intermediary to identify you.  This information is subject to verification by the financial institution or financial intermediary to ensure the identity of all persons opening an account.

 

Your financial institution or financial intermediary is required by law to reject your new account application if the required identifying information is not provided. Your financial institution or intermediary may contact you in an attempt to collect any missing information required on the application, and your application may be rejected if they are unable to obtain this information.  In certain instances, your financial institution or financial intermediary is required to collect documents, which will be used solely to establish and verify your identity.

 

The Fund will accept investments and your order will be processed at the NAV next determined after receipt of your application in proper form (or upon receipt of all identifying information required on the application).  The Fund, however, reserves the right to close and/or liquidate your account at the then-current day’s price if the financial institution or financial intermediary through which you open your account is unable to verify your identity. As a result, you may be subject to a gain or loss on Fund shares and will be subject to corresponding tax consequences.

 

Customer identification and verification is part of the Fund’s overall obligation to deter money laundering under Federal law.  The Fund has adopted an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program designed to prevent the Fund from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities.  In this regard, the Fund reserves the right to (i) refuse, cancel or rescind any purchase or exchange order, (ii) freeze any account and/or suspend account services or (iii) involuntarily close your account in cases of threatening conduct or suspected fraudulent or illegal activity.  These actions will be taken when, in the sole discretion of Fund management, they are deemed to be in the best interest of the Fund or in cases when the Fund is requested or compelled to do so by governmental or law enforcement authority.  If your account is closed at the request

 

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of governmental or law enforcement authority, you may not receive proceeds of the redemption if the Fund is required to withhold such proceeds.

 

How to Sell Your Fund Shares

 

If you hold Class A Shares, you may sell your shares on any Business Day by following the procedures established when you opened your account or accounts.  If you have questions, call 1-800-DIAL-SEI.  If you own your shares through an account with a broker or other institution, contact that broker or institution to sell your shares.  Your financial institution or intermediary may charge a fee for its services.  The sale price of each share will be the next NAV determined after the Fund receives your request or after the Fund’s authorized intermediary receives your request if transmitted to the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s procedures and applicable law.

 

Receiving Your Money

 

Normally, the Fund will make payment on your sale on the Business Day following the day on which it receives your request, but it may take up to seven days.  You may arrange for your proceeds to be wired to your bank account.

 

Redemptions in Kind

 

The Fund generally pays sale (redemption) proceeds in cash.  However, under unusual conditions that make the payment of cash unwise (and for the protection of the Fund’s remaining shareholders) the Fund might pay all or part of your redemption proceeds in liquid securities with a market value equal to the redemption price (redemption in kind).  Although it is highly unlikely that your shares would ever be redeemed in kind, you would probably have to pay brokerage costs to sell the securities distributed to you, as well as taxes on any capital gains from the sale as with any redemption.

 

Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares

 

The Fund may suspend your right to sell your shares if the NYSE restricts trading, the Securities and Exchange Commission declares an emergency or for other reasons.  More information about this is in the SAI.

 

Telephone Transactions

 

Purchasing and selling Fund shares over the telephone is extremely convenient, but not without risk.  The Fund has certain safeguards and procedures to confirm the identity of callers and the authenticity of instructions.  If the Fund follows these procedures, the Fund will not be responsible for any losses or costs incurred by following telephone instructions that the Fund reasonably believes to be genuine.

 

Distribution of Fund Shares

 

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCo.) is the distributor of the shares of the Fund.  SIDCo. receives no compensation for distributing the Fund’s shares.

 

For Class A Shares, shareholder servicing fees, as a percentage of average daily net assets, may be up to XX%.

 

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Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings Information

 

Information regarding the Fund’s policy and procedures on the disclosure of portfolio holdings information is available in the SAI.  Portfolio holdings information for the Fund can be obtained on the internet at the following address: http://www.seic.com/fund_holdings_home.asp. (the Portfolio Holdings Website).  Ten calendar days after each month end, a list of the top ten portfolio holdings in the Fund as of the end of such month shall be made available on the Portfolio Holdings Website.  Thirty calendar days after the end of each month, a list of all portfolio holdings in the Fund as of the end of such month shall be made available on the Portfolio Holdings Website.  Beginning on the day after any portfolio holdings information is posted on the Portfolio Holdings Website, such information will be delivered directly to any person that requests it, through electronic or other means.  The portfolio holdings information placed on the Portfolio Holdings Website shall remain there until the first business day of the fifth month after the date to which the data relates, at which time it will be permanently removed from the site.

 

Additional information regarding the Fund’s policy and procedures on the disclosure of portfolio holdings information is available in the SAI.

 

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

 

Dividends and Distributions

 

The Fund periodically distributes its investment income to shareholders as a dividend.  It is the policy of the Fund to pay dividends at least once annually.  The Fund makes distributions of capital gains, if any, at least annually.

 

You will receive dividends and distributions in cash unless otherwise stated.

 

Taxes

 

Please consult your tax advisor regarding your specific questions about federal, state, local and foreign income taxes.  Below the Fund has summarized some important tax issues that affect the Fund and its shareholders.  This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change.

 

At least annually, the Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and its net realized capital gains, if any.  The dividends and distributions you receive from the Fund may be subject to federal, state and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation.  If so, they are taxable whether or not you reinvest them.  Income distributions are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates except to the extent they are designated as qualified dividend income.  Dividends that are qualified dividend income are eligible for the reduced maximum rate to individuals of 15% (5% for individuals in lower tax brackets) to the extent that the Fund receives qualified dividend income and certain holding period requirements and other requirements are satisfied by you and by the Fund.  Capital gains distributions are generally taxable at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have held your Fund shares.  Long-term capital gains are currently taxable at the maximum rate of 15%.  Absent further legislation, the maximum 15% rate on qualified dividend income and long-term capital gains will cease to apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008.

 

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Each sale of Fund shares may be a taxable event.  Currently, any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares is generally treated as long-term gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year.  Capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares held for one year or less is generally treated as short-term gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of the Fund shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid with respect to such Fund shares.

 

Some foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest income.  Although in some countries a portion of these taxes is recoverable, the non-recovered portion will reduce the income received from the securities comprising the portfolios of the Fund.

 

The Fund uses a tax management technique known as highest in, first out.  Using this technique, the portfolio holdings that have experienced the smallest gain or largest loss are sold first in an effort to minimize capital gains and enhance after-tax returns.

 

The Fund may elect to pass through to you your pro rata share of foreign income taxes paid by the Fund.  The Fund will notify you if it makes such an election.

 

More information about taxes is in the Fund’s SAI.

 

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Investment Adviser

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

 

Distributor

 

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

 

Legal Counsel

 

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

 

More information about the Fund is available without charge through the following:

 

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

 

The SAI dated January 31, 2006 includes detailed information about the SEI Institutional International Trust.  The SAI is on file with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.  This means that the SAI, for legal purposes, is a part of this prospectus.

 

To Obtain an SAI or More Information:

 

By Telephone:  Call 1-800-DIAL-SEI

 

By Mail:  Write to the Fund at:

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, Pennsylavania 19456

 

By Internet:  http://www.seic.com

 

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From the SEC:  You can also obtain the SAI or the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, as well as other information about the SEI Institutional International Trust, from the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website (“http://www.sec.gov”).  You may review and copy documents at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, call 1-202-942-8090).  You may request documents by mail from the SEC, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to: Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102.  You may also obtain this information, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address:  publicinfo@sec.gov.

 

SEI Institutional International Trust’s Investment Company Act registration number is 811-5601.

 

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

Administrator:

SEI Investments Fund Management

Distributor:

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

Investment Adviser:

SEI Investments Management Corporation

Sub-Advisers:

Alliance Capital Management L.P.
Ashmore Investment Management Limited
The Boston Company Asset Management LLC
Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
Capital Guardian Trust Company
Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C.
Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. and its affiliates
Fisher Asset Management, LLC
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.
McKinley Capital Management, Inc.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited
Quantitative Management Associates LLC
Rexiter Capital Management Limited
Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc

This Statement of Additional Information is not a Prospectus. It is intended to provide additional information regarding the activities and operations of SEI Institutional International Trust (the "Trust"), and should be read in conjunction with the Trust's Prospectuses relating to the Class A Shares of the International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity, International Fixed Income, and Emerging Markets Debt Funds, the Class A Shares of the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund, and the Class I Shares of the International Equity Fund, each dated January 31, 2006. Prospectuses may be obtained without charge by writing the Trust's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co., One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, or by calling 1-800-342-5734.

The Trust's financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, including notes thereto and the report of [_____________] thereon, are herein incorporated by reference from the Trust's 2005 Annual Report. A copy of the 2005 Annual Report must accompany the delivery of this Statement of Additional Information.

January 31, 2006



TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE TRUST   S-2  
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES   S-2  
DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS AND RISK FACTORS   S-7  
American Depositary Receipts   S-8  
Asset-Backed Securities   S-8  
Brady Bonds   S-9  
Commercial Paper   S-10  
Dollar Rolls   S-10  
Equity-Linked Warrants   S-10  
Equity Securities   S-10  
Eurobonds   S-11  
Fixed Income Securities   S-11  
Foreign Securities   S-13  
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts   S-14  
Futures and Options on Futures   S-15  
High Yield Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities   S-16  
Illiquid Securities   S-17  
Investment Companies   S-17  
Loan Participations and Assignments   S-18  
Money Market Securities   S-18  
Mortgage-Backed Securities   S-18  
Non-Diversification   S-20  
Obligations of Domestic Banks, Foreign Banks and Foreign Branches of U.S. Banks   S-20  
Obligations of Supranational Entities   S-21  
Options   S-21  
Pay-In-Kind Bonds   S-22  
Privatizations   S-22  
Receipts   S-22  
Repurchase Agreements   S-23  
Restricted Securities   S-23  
Reverse Repurchase Agreements   S-23  
Securities Lending   S-24  
Sovereign Debt   S-24  
Structured Securities   S-25  
Swaps, Caps, Floors, Collars and Swaptions   S-25  
U.S. Government Securities   S-27  
Variable and Floating Rate Instruments   S-27  
When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities   S-27  
Yankee Obligations   S-28  
Zero Coupon Securities   S-28  
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS   S-29  
THE ADMINISTRATOR AND TRANSFER AGENT   S-33  
THE ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISERS   S-34  
DISTRIBUTION, SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICING   S-59  
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST   S-60  
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES   S-66  
PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES   S-67  
TAXES   S-68  

 



PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS   S-71  
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION   S-73  
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES   S-74  
LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES' LIABILITY   S-74  
CODES OF ETHICS   S-75  
VOTING   S-75  
SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY   S-75  
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES   S-75  
EXPERTS   S-76  
CUSTODIAN   S-76  
LEGAL COUNSEL   S-76  
APPENDIX A - DESCRIPTION OF CORPORATE BOND RATINGS   A-1  

 

January 31, 2006



THE TRUST

SEI Institutional International Trust (formerly, "SEI International Trust") (the "Trust") is an open-end management investment company established as a Massachusetts business trust pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated June 30, 1988, and has diversified and non-diversified portfolios. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to offer separate series ("portfolios") of units of beneficial interest ("shares") and separate classes of shares of such portfolios. Shareholders may purchase shares in certain portfolios through separate classes. Class A and Class I currently may be offered, which provide for variations in transfer agent fees, shareholder servicing fees, administrative servicing fees, dividends and certain voting rights. Except for differences among the classes pertaining to shareholder servicing, administrative servicing, voting rights, dividends and transfer agent expenses, each share of each portfolio represents an equal proportionate interest in that portfolio with each other share of that portfolio.

This Statement of Additional Information relates to the following portfolios: International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity, International Fixed Income, Emerging Markets Debt and Tax-Managed International Equity Funds (each a "Fund" and, together, the "Funds"), including all classes of the Funds. Shares of the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund are currently not being offered to shareholders.

The investment adviser and sub-advisers to the Funds are referred to collectively as the "advisers."

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND-The International Equity Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of issuers of all capitalization ranges that are located in at least three countries other than the United States. The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in companies located in emerging market countries.

Securities of non-U.S. issuers purchased by the Fund will typically be listed on recognized foreign exchanges, but also may be purchased in over-the-counter markets, on U.S. registered exchanges, or in the form of sponsored or unsponsored American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") traded on registered exchanges or NASDAQ, or sponsored or unsponsored European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs"), Continental Depositary Receipts ("CDRs") or Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs").

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in: foreign corporate government fixed income securities of different types and maturities, including mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities; securities rated below investment grade; repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements; U.S. or non-U.S. cash reserves; money market instruments; swaps; options on securities and non-U.S. indices; futures contracts, including stock index futures contracts; options on futures contracts; and equity-linked warrants. The Fund is permitted to acquire floating and variable rate securities, purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, and invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. The Fund may also lend its securities to qualified borrowers and invest in shares of other investment companies, including securities issued by passive foreign investment companies.

There is no restriction on the maturity of any single instrument held by the Fund. Maturities may vary widely depending on the advisers' assessment of interest rate trends and other economic and market factors. There may be no bottom limit on the ratings of high-yield securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund.

For temporary defensive purposes, when the advisers determine that market conditions warrant, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities or debt obligations and the following domestic and foreign money market instruments: government obligations; certificates of deposit; bankers' acceptances; time deposits; commercial paper; short-term corporate debt issues and repurchase agreements; and may hold a portion of its assets in cash. In addition, the Fund may invest in the foregoing instruments and hold cash for liquidity purposes.

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Due to its investments strategy the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

The Fund may purchase shares of exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. Pursuant to an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), the Fund may invest in iShares ETFs in excess of the 5% and 10% limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provided that the Fund complies with the conditions of the SEC, as they may be amended, and any other applicable investment limitations.

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND-The Emerging Markets Equity Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of emerging market issuers. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of foreign companies located in emerging market countries. The Fund normally maintains investments in at least six emerging market countries, and does not invest more than 35% of its total assets in any one emerging market country. The Fund defines an emerging market country as any country the economy and market of which the World Bank or the United Nations considers to be emerging or developing. The Fund's advisers consider emerging market issuers to include: companies the securities of which are principally traded in the capital markets of emerging market countries; companies that derive at least 50% of their total revenue from either goods produced or services rendered in emerging market countries, regardless of where the securities of such companies are principally traded; or companies that are organized under the laws of, and have a principal office in, an emerging market country.

The Fund expects to be fully invested in the primary investments described above, but may invest up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities, including up to 5% of its total assets in debt securities rated below investment grade. These debt securities will include debt securities of governmental and private issuers in emerging market countries. Bonds rated below investment grade are often referred to as "junk bonds." Such securities involve greater risk of default or price volatility than investment grade securities. The Fund may invest in certain debt securities issued by the governments of emerging market countries that are or may be eligible for conversion into investments in emerging market companies under debt conversion programs sponsored by such governments.

The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. The Fund's advisers believe that carefully selected investments in joint ventures, cooperatives, partnerships, private placements, unlisted securities and other similar situations (collectively, "special situations") could enhance the Fund's capital appreciation potential. Investments in special situations may be liquid, as determined by the Fund's advisers based on criteria approved by the Board of Trustees. To the extent these investments are deemed illiquid, the Fund's investment in them will be subject to its 15% restriction on investment in illiquid securities.

The Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, futures contracts, equity-linked warrants and purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. The Fund may also purchase and write options to buy or sell futures contracts, enter into swap transactions, including caps, collars, floors, total return swaps and swaptions, and lend its securities to qualified borrowers.

There is no restriction on the maturity of any single instrument held by the Fund. Maturities may vary widely depending on the advisers' assessment of interest rate trends and other economic and market factors. There may be no bottom limit on the ratings of high-yield securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund.

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

For temporary defensive purposes, when the advisers determine that market conditions warrant, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities or debt obligations and the following domestic and foreign money market instruments: government obligations; certificates of deposit; bankers' acceptances; time deposits; commercial paper; short-term corporate debt

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issues and repurchase agreements; and may hold a portion of its assets in cash. In addition, the Fund may invest in the foregoing instruments and hold cash for liquidity purposes.

The Fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. Pursuant to an order issued by the SEC, the Fund may invest in iShares ETFs in excess of the 5% and 10% limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, provided that the Fund complies with the conditions of the SEC, as they may be amended, and any other applicable investment limitations.

INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME FUND-The International Fixed Income Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation and current income. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities. The Fund will invest primarily in investment grade foreign government and corporate fixed income securities, as well as foreign mortgage-backed and/or asset-backed fixed income securities, of issuers located in at least three countries other than the United States.

The Fund will invest primarily in: (i) fixed income securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign government or one of its agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or political subdivisions; (ii) fixed income securities issued or guaranteed by supranational entities; (iii) fixed income securities issued by foreign or multinational corporations; (iv) convertible securities issued by foreign or multinational corporations; (v) fixed income securities issued by foreign banks or bank holding companies; (vi) asset-backed securities; and (vii) mortgage-backed securities. All such investments will be in investment grade securities denominated in various currencies, including the euro.

The Fund expects to be fully invested in the primary investments described above, but may invest in: obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities ("U.S. Government securities"); shares of other investment companies; swaps; options; futures; forward foreign currency contracts; and equity-linked warrants. The Fund may also purchase and write options to buy or sell futures contracts, purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis and engage in short selling and currency transactions and lend its securities to qualified borrowers. The Sub-Advisers seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers buy and sell securities (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures, foreign currency forward contracts and other derivatives. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in illiquid securities. Furthermore, although the Fund will concentrate its investments in relatively developed countries, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in investment-grade fixed income securities of issuers in, or denominated in the currencies of, developing countries or are determined by the advisers to be of comparable quality to such securities at the time of purchase.

There are no restrictions on the Fund's average portfolio maturity, or on the maturity of any specific security. Maturities may vary widely depending on the advisers' assessment of interest rate trends and other economic and market factors. There may be no bottom limit on the ratings of high-yield securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund.

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy or sell securities frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest in the securities of relatively few issuers. As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or political occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers, and may experience increased volatility due to its investments in those securities.

For temporary defensive purposes, when the advisers determine that market conditions warrant, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities or debt obligations and the following domestic and foreign money market instruments: government obligations;

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certificates of deposit; bankers' acceptances; time deposits; commercial paper; short-term corporate debt issues and repurchase agreements; and may hold a portion of its assets in cash. In addition, the Fund may invest in the foregoing instruments and hold cash for liquidity purposes.

The Fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. Pursuant to an order issued by the SEC, the Fund may invest in iShares ETFs in excess of the 5% and 10% limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, provided that the Fund complies with the conditions of the SEC, as they may be amended, and any other applicable investment limitations.

EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND-The investment objective of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund is to maximize total return. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities of emerging market issuers. The Fund will invest primarily in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities of government, government-related and corporate issuers in emerging market countries, as well as entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers. The Fund defines an emerging market country as any country the economy and market of which the World Bank or the United Nations considers to be emerging or developing. The Fund's advisers consider emerging market issuers to be: companies the securities of which are principally traded in the capital markets of emerging market countries; companies that derive at least 50% of their total revenue from either goods produced or services rendered in emerging market countries, regardless of where the securities of such companies are principally traded; companies that are organized under the laws of and have a principal office in an emerging market country; or government issuers located in an emerging market country.

Fixed income securities of emerging market issuers in which the Fund may invest are U.S. dollar-denominated and non-U.S. dollar-denominated corporate and government debt securities, including bonds, notes, bills, debentures, convertible securities, warrants, bank debt obligations, short-term paper, mortgage and other asset-backed securities, preferred stock, loan participations and assignments and interests issued by entities organized and operated for the purpose of restructuring the investment characteristics of instruments issued by emerging market issuers. The Fund may invest in Brady Bonds, which are debt securities issued by debtor nations to restructure their outstanding external indebtedness, and which comprise a significant portion of the emerging debt market.

The Fund's investments in high yield government, government-related and restructured debt securities will consist of: (i) debt securities or obligations issued or guaranteed by governments, governmental agencies or instrumentalities and political subdivisions located in emerging market countries (including participations in loans between governments and financial institutions); (ii) debt securities or obligations issued by government-owned, controlled or sponsored entities located in emerging market countries (including participations in loans between governments and financial institutions); and (iii) interests in structured securities of issuers organized and operated for the purpose of restructuring the investment characteristics of instruments issued by any of the entities described above (collectively, "High Yield Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities"). Even though many of these securities are issued by governmental issuers, they may still be considered junk bonds on account of the governmental issuer's poor credit rating. The Fund may also purchase investment grade obligations of the foregoing governmental issuers.

The Fund's investments in debt securities of corporate issuers in emerging market countries may include high yield or investment grade debt securities or other obligations issued by: (i) banks located in emerging market countries or by branches of emerging market country banks located in other emerging market countries; or (ii) companies organized under the laws of an emerging market country.

The Fund expects to be fully invested in the primary investments described above, but may invest up to 10% of its total assets in: common stock; convertible securities; warrants; or other equity securities, when consistent with the Fund's objective. The Fund will generally hold such equity investments as a result of purchases of unit offerings of fixed-income securities which include such securities or in connection with

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an actual or proposed conversion or exchange of fixed income securities. The Fund may also enter into repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, may purchase when-issued and delayed-delivery securities, lend portfolio securities to qualified borrowers and invest in shares of other investment companies. The Fund may purchase restricted securities and may invest up to 15% of the value of its net assets in illiquid securities. The Fund may invest in options and futures for hedging purposes, and may enter into swaps or related transactions. The Fund may invest in receipts, zero coupon securities, pay-in-kind bonds, Eurobonds, dollar rolls, and deferred payment securities.

There is no minimum rating standard for the Fund's securities and the Fund's securities will generally be in the lower or lowest rating categories (including those below investment grade, commonly referred to as "junk bonds"). Information about "junk bonds" is provided under "Fixed Income Securities."

There is no limit on the percentage of the Fund's assets that may be invested in non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities. However, it is expected that the majority of the Fund's assets will be denominated in U.S. dollars.

There are no restrictions on the Fund's average portfolio maturity, or on the maturity of any specific security. Maturities may vary widely depending on the advisers' assessment of interest rate trends and other economic and market factors. There may be no bottom limit on the ratings of high-yield securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund.

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest in the securities of relatively few issuers. As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or political occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers, and may experience increased volatility due to its investments in those securities.

For temporary defensive purposes, when the advisers determine that market conditions warrant, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities or debt obligations and the following domestic and foreign money market instruments: government obligations; certificates of deposit; bankers' acceptances; time deposits; commercial paper; short-term corporate debt issues and repurchase agreements; and may hold a portion of its assets in cash. In addition, the Fund may invest in the foregoing instruments and hold cash for liquidity purposes.

The Fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. Pursuant to an order issued by the SEC, the Fund may invest in iShares ETFs in excess of the 5% and 10% limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, provided that the Fund complies with the conditions of the SEC, as they may be amended, and any other applicable investment limitations.

TAX-MANAGED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND-The Tax-Managed International Equity Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of issuers of all capitalization ranges that are located in at least three countries other than the United States. The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries.

Securities of non-U.S. issuers purchased by the Fund will typically be listed on recognized foreign exchanges, but also may be purchased in over-the-counter markets, on U.S. registered exchanges, or in the form of sponsored or unsponsored ADRs traded on registered exchanges or NASDAQ, or sponsored or unsponsored EDRs, CDRs or GDRs.

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The Fund expects to be fully invested in the primary investments described above, but may invest up to 20% of its net assets in: U.S. or non-U.S. cash reserves; money market instruments; swaps; options on securities and non-U.S. indices; futures contracts, including stock index futures contracts; and options on futures contracts. The Fund is permitted to acquire floating and variable rate securities, purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, lend its securities to qualified borrowers and invest in shares of other investment companies, including securities issued by passive foreign investment companies.

The Fund is designed for long-term taxable investors, including high net worth individuals. While the Fund seeks to maximize after-tax returns for its shareholders, the Fund is very likely to have taxable investment income and will likely realize taxable gains from time to time.

The Fund seeks to maximize after-tax returns for its shareholders in part by minimizing the taxes they incur in connection with the Fund's realization of investment income and capital gains. Taxable investment income will be minimized by investing primarily in lower yielding securities. If this strategy is carried out, the Fund can be expected to distribute relatively low levels of taxable investment income.

Realized capital gains will be minimized in part by investing primarily in established companies with the expectation of holding these securities for a period of years. The Fund's advisers will generally seek to avoid realizing short-term capital gains. When a decision is made to sell a particular appreciated security, the Fund will attempt to select for sale those share lots with holding periods sufficient to qualify for long-term capital gains treatment, and among those, the share lots with the highest cost basis. The Fund may, when prudent, sell securities to realize capital losses that can be used to offset realized capital gains.

To protect against price declines affecting securities with large unrealized gains, the Fund may use hedging techniques such as the purchase of put options, short sales "against the box," the sale of stock index futures contracts, and equity swaps. A short sale against the box is a taxable transaction to the Fund with respect to the securities that are sold short. By using these techniques rather than selling such securities, the Fund will attempt to reduce its exposure to price declines without realizing substantial capital gains under the current tax law. Although the Fund may utilize certain hedging strategies in lieu of selling appreciated securities, the Fund's exposure to losses during stock market declines may nonetheless be higher than that of other funds that do not follow a general policy of avoiding sales of highly-appreciated securities. There may be no bottom limit on the ratings of high-yield securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund.

For temporary defensive purposes, when the advisers determine that market conditions warrant, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities or debt obligations and the following domestic and foreign money market instruments: government obligations; certificates of deposit; bankers' acceptances; time deposits; commercial paper; short-term corporate debt issues and repurchase agreements; and may hold a portion of their assets in cash. In addition, the Fund may invest in the foregoing instruments and hold cash for liquidity purposes.

The Fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. Pursuant to an order issued by the SEC, the Fund may invest in iShares ETFs in excess of the 5% and 10% limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, provided that the Fund complies with the conditions of the SEC, as they may be amended, and any other applicable investment limitations.

DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS AND RISK FACTORS

The following are descriptions of the permitted investments and investment practices discussed in the Funds' "Investment Objectives and Policies'' section and the associated risk factors. A Fund may purchase any of these instruments and/or engage in any of these investment practices if, in the opinion of an adviser, such investment will be advantageous to the Fund. A Fund is free to reduce or eliminate its activity in any of these areas. Each Fund's advisers will only invest in any of the following instruments or engage in any of the

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following investment practices if such investment or activity is consistent with and permitted by the Fund's stated investment policies. There is no assurance that any of these strategies or any other strategies and methods of investment available to a Fund will result in the achievement of the Fund's objectives.

AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS-American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), as well as other "hybrid" forms of ADRs, including EDRs, CDRs and GDRs, are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer.

Depositary receipts may be sponsored or unsponsored. These certificates are issued by depository banks and generally trade on an established market in the United States or elsewhere. The underlying shares are held in trust by a custodian bank or similar financial institution in the issuer's home country. The depository bank may not have physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest and corporate actions. ADRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities.

Investments in the securities of foreign issuers may subject the underlying SEI Funds to investment risks that differ in some respects from those related to investments in securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include future adverse political and economic developments, possible imposition of withholding taxes on income, possible seizure, nationalization or expropriation of foreign deposits, possible establishment of exchange controls or taxation at the source or greater fluctuation in value due to changes in exchange rates. Foreign issuers of securities often engage in business practices different from those of domestic issuers of similar securities, and there may be less information publicly available about foreign issuers. In addition, foreign issuers are, generally speaking, subject to less government supervision and regulation and different accounting treatment than are those in the United States.

Although the two types of depositary receipt facilities (unsponsored or sponsored) are similar, there are differences regarding a holder's rights and obligations and the practices of market participants. A depository may establish an unsponsored facility without participation by (or acquiescence of) the underlying issuer; typically, however, the depository requests a letter of non-objection from the underlying issuer prior to establishing the facility. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of the facility. The depository usually charges fees upon the deposit and withdrawal of the underlying securities, the conversion of dividends into U.S. dollars or other currency, the disposition of non-cash distributions, and the performance of other services. The depository of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer or to pass through voting rights to depositary receipt holders with respect to the underlying securities.

Sponsored depositary receipt facilities are created in generally the same manner as unsponsored facilities, except that sponsored depositary receipts are established jointly by a depository and the underlying issuer through a deposit agreement. The deposit agreement sets out the rights and responsibilities of the underlying issuer, the depository, and the depositary receipt holders. With sponsored facilities, the underlying issuer typically bears some of the costs of the depositary receipts (such as dividend payment fees of the depository), although most sponsored depositary receipts holders may bear costs such as deposit and withdrawal fees. Depositories of most sponsored depositary receipts agree to distribute notices of shareholder meetings, voting instructions, and other shareholder communications and information to the depositary receipt holders at the underlying issuer's request

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES-Asset-backed securities are securities backed by non-mortgage assets such as company receivables, truck and auto loans, leases and credit card receivables. Other asset-backed securities may be created in the future. Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership interests in the underlying pools of assets. Asset-backed securities also may be debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations and are generally issued as the debt of a special purpose entity, such as a trust, organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing debt obligations. Asset-backed securities may be traded over-the-counter and

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typically have a short-intermediate maturity structure depending on the paydown characteristics of the underlying financial assets which are passed through to the security holder.

Asset-backed securities are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities; however, the payment of principal and interest on such obligations may be guaranteed up to certain amounts and, for a certain period, by a letter of credit issued by a financial institution (such as a bank or insurance company) unaffiliated with the issuers of such securities. The purchase of asset-backed securities raises risk considerations peculiar to the financing of the instruments underlying such securities. For example, there is a risk that another party could acquire an interest in the obligations superior to that of the holders of the asset-backed securities. There also is the possibility that recoveries on repossessed collateral may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on those securities.

Asset-backed securities entail prepayment risk, which may vary depending on the type of asset, but is generally less than the prepayment risk associated with mortgage-backed securities. In addition, credit card receivables are unsecured obligations of the card holder. There may be a limited secondary market for such securities.

BRADY BONDS-Certain debt obligations, customarily referred to as "Brady Bonds," are created through the exchange of existing commercial bank loans to foreign entities for new obligations in connection with a debt restructuring. Brady Bonds have only been issued since 1989, and, accordingly, do not have a long payment history. In addition, they are issued by governments that may have previously defaulted on the loans being restructured by the Brady Bonds, so are subject to the risk of default by the issuer. Brady Bonds may be fully or partially collateralized or uncollateralized and issued in various currencies (although most are U.S. dollar-denominated) and they are actively traded in the over-the-counter secondary market. U.S. dollar-denominated, collateralized Brady Bonds, which may be fixed rate par bonds or floating rate discount bonds, are generally collateralized in full as to principal due at maturity by U.S. Treasury zero coupon obligations which have the same maturity as the Brady Bonds. Certain interest payments on these Brady Bonds may be collateralized by cash or securities in an amount that, in the case of fixed rate bonds, is typically equal to between 12 and 18 months of rolling interest payments or, in the case of floating rate bonds, initially is typically equal to between 12 and 18 months rolling interest payments based on the applicable interest rate at that time and is adjusted at regular intervals thereafter with the balance of interest accruals in each case being uncollateralized. Payment of interest and (except in the case of principal collateralized Brady Bonds) principal on Brady Bonds with no or limited collateral depends on the willingness and ability of the foreign government to make payment. In the event of a default on collateralized Brady Bonds for which obligations are accelerated, the collateral for the payment of principal will not be distributed to investors, nor will such obligations be sold and the proceeds distributed. The collateral will be held by the collateral agent to the scheduled maturity of the defaulted Brady Bonds, which will continue to be outstanding, at which time the face amount of the collateral will equal the principal payments which would have then been due on the Brady Bonds in the normal course.

Based upon current market conditions, a Fund would not intend to purchase Brady Bonds which, at the time of investment, are in default as to payment. However, in light of the residual risk of Brady Bonds and, among other factors, the history of default with respect to commercial bank loans by public and private entities of countries issuing Brady Bonds, investments in Brady Bonds are to be viewed as speculative. A substantial portion of the Brady Bonds and other sovereign debt securities in which the Emerging Markets Debt Fund invests are likely to be acquired at a discount, which involves certain additional considerations.

Sovereign obligors in developing and emerging market countries are among the world's largest debtors to commercial banks, other governments, international financial organizations and other financial institutions. These obligors have in the past experienced substantial difficulties in servicing their external debt obligations, which led to defaults on certain obligations and the restructuring of certain indebtedness. Restructuring arrangements have included, among other things, reducing and rescheduling interest and principal payments by negotiating new or amended credit agreements or converting outstanding principal and unpaid interest to Brady Bonds, and obtaining new credit to finance interest payments. Holders of certain foreign sovereign debt securities may be requested to participate in the restructuring of such obligations and to extend further loans

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to their issuers. There can be no assurance that the Brady Bonds and other foreign sovereign debt securities in which a Fund may invest will not be subject to similar restructuring arrangements or to requests for new credit which may adversely affect the Fund's holdings. Furthermore, certain participants in the secondary market for such debt may be directly involved in negotiating the terms of these arrangements and may therefore have access to information not available to other market participants.

COMMERCIAL PAPER-Commercial paper is the term used to designate unsecured short-term promissory notes issued by corporations and other entities. Maturities on these issues vary from a few days up to 270 days.

DOLLAR ROLLS-"Dollar rolls" are transactions in which a Fund sells securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar securities on a specified future date. The difference between the sale price and the purchase price (plus any interest earned on the cash proceeds of the sale) is netted against the interest income foregone on the securities sold to arrive at an implied borrowing rate. Alternatively, the sale and purchase transactions can be executed at the same price, with the Fund being paid a fee as consideration for entering into the commitment to purchase. If a Fund enters into dollar roll transactions, the Fund will "cover" its position as required by the 1940 Act.

EQUITY-LINKED WARRANTS-Equity linked warrants provide a way for investors to access markets where entry is difficult and time consuming due to regulation. Typically, a broker issues warrants to an investor and then purchases shares in the local market and issues a call warrant hedged on the underlying holding. If the investor exercises his call and closes his position, the shares are sold and the warrant is redeemed with the proceeds.

Each warrant represents one share of the underlying stock. Therefore, the price, performance and liquidity of the warrant are all directly linked to the underlying stock. The warrants can be redeemed for 100% of the value of the underlying stock (less transaction costs). Being American style warrants, they can be exercised at any time. The warrants are U.S. dollar-denominated and priced daily on several international stock exchanges.

There are risks associated with equity-linked warrants. The investor will bear the full counterparty risk to the issuing broker (but the advisers select to mitigate this risk by only purchasing from issuers with high credit ratings). They also have a longer settlement period because they go through the same registration process as the underlying shares (about three weeks) and during this time the shares cannot be sold. There is currently no active trading market for equity-linked warrants. Certain issuers of such warrants may be deemed to be "investment companies" as defined in the 1940 Act. As a result, a Fund's investment in such warrants may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the 1940 Act.

EQUITY SECURITIES-Equity securities represent ownership interests in a company and include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock and securities convertible into common stock. Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks, which may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which a Fund invests will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Funds purchase and sell equity securities in various ways, including securities listed on recognized foreign exchanges, traded in the United States on registered exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. Equity securities are described in more detail below:

Common Stock. Common stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and preferred stock take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.

Preferred Stock. Preferred stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence over common stock in the payment of dividends. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred and common stock.

Warrants. Warrants are instruments that entitle the holder to buy an equity security at a specific price for a specific period of time. Changes in the value of a warrant do not necessarily correspond to changes in

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the value of its underlying security. The price of a warrant may be more volatile than the price of its underlying security, and a warrant may offer greater potential for capital appreciation as well as capital loss. Warrants do not entitle a holder to dividends or voting rights with respect to the underlying security and do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuing company. A warrant ceases to have value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration date. These factors can make warrants more speculative than other types of investments.

Convertible Securities. Convertible securities are bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stocks or other securities that may be converted or exchanged (by the holder or by the issuer) into shares of the underlying common stock (or cash or securities of equivalent value) at a stated exchange ratio. A convertible security may also be called for redemption or conversion by the issuer after a particular date and under certain circumstances (including a specified price) established upon issue. If a convertible security held by a Fund is called for redemption or conversion, the Fund could be required to tender it for redemption, convert it into the underlying common stock, or sell it to a third party.

Convertible securities generally have less potential for gain or loss than common stocks. Convertible securities generally provide yields higher than the underlying common stocks, but generally lower than comparable non-convertible securities. Because of this higher yield, convertible securities generally sell at a price above their "conversion value," which is the current market value of the stock to be received upon conversion. The difference between this conversion value and the price of convertible securities will vary over time depending on changes in the value of the underlying common stocks and interest rates. When the underlying common stocks decline in value, convertible securities will tend not to decline to the same extent because of the interest or dividend payments and the repayment of principal at maturity for certain types of convertible securities. However, securities that are convertible other than at the option of the holder generally do not limit the potential for loss to the same extent as securities convertible at the option of the holder. When the underlying common stocks rise in value, the value of convertible securities may also be expected to increase. At the same time, however, the difference between the market value of convertible securities and their conversion value will narrow, which means that the value of convertible securities will generally not increase to the same extent as the value of the underlying common stocks. Because convertible securities may also be interest-rate sensitive, their value may increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Convertible securities are also subject to credit risk, and are often lower-quality securities.

Small and Medium Capitalization Issuers. Investing in equity securities of small and medium capitalization companies often involves greater risk than is customarily associated with investments in larger capitalization companies. This increased risk may be due to the greater business risks of smaller size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines and the frequent lack of depth of management. The securities of smaller companies are often traded over-the-counter and, even if listed on a national securities exchange, may not be traded in volumes typical for that exchange. Consequently, the securities of smaller companies are likely to be less liquid, may have limited market stability and may be subject to more severe, abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established companies or the market averages in general.

EUROBONDS-A Eurobond is a fixed income security denominated in U.S. dollars or another currency and sold to investors outside of the country whose currency is used. Eurobonds may be issued by government or corporate issuers, and are typically underwritten by banks and brokerage firms from numerous countries. While Eurobonds typically pay principal and interest in Eurodollars, U.S. dollars held in banks outside of the United States, they may pay principal and interest in other currencies.

FIXED INCOME SECURITIES-Fixed income securities consist primarily of debt obligations issued by governments, corporations, municipalities and other borrowers, but may also include structured securities that provide for participation interests in debt obligations. The market value of the fixed income investments in which a Fund invests will change in response to interest rate changes and other factors. During periods of falling interest rates, the values of outstanding fixed income securities generally rise. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, the values of such securities generally decline. Moreover, while securities with longer maturities tend to produce higher yields, the prices of longer maturity securities are also subject to

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greater market fluctuations as a result of changes in interest rates. Changes by recognized agencies in the rating of any fixed income security and in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal also affect the value of these investments. Changes in the value of these securities will not necessarily affect cash income derived from these securities, but will affect a Fund's net asset value.

Additional information regarding fixed income securities is described below:

Duration. Duration is a measure of the expected change in value of a fixed income security for a given change in interest rates. For example, if interest rates changed by one percent, the value of a security having an effective duration of two years generally would vary by two percent. Duration takes the length of the time intervals between the present time and time that the interest and principal payments are scheduled, or in the case of a callable bond, expected to be received, and weighs them by the present values of the cash to be received at each future point in time.

Investment Grade Fixed Income Securities. Fixed income securities are considered investment grade if they are rated in one of the four highest rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization ("NRSRO"), or, if not rated, are determined to be of comparable quality by a Fund's adviser. See "Appendix A-Description of Corporate Bond Ratings" for a description of the bond rating categories of several NRSROs. Ratings of each NRSRO represent its opinion of the safety of principal and interest payments (and not the market risk) of bonds and other fixed income securities it undertakes to rate at the time of issuance. Ratings are not absolute standards of quality and may not reflect changes in an issuer's creditworthiness. Fixed income securities rated BBB- or Baa3 lack outstanding investment characteristics, and have speculative characteristics as well. In the event a security owned by a Fund is downgraded, the advisers will review the situation and take appropriate action with regard to the security.

Lower Rated Securities. Lower rated bonds are commonly referred to as "junk bonds" or high yield/high-risk securities. Lower rated securities are defined as securities rated below the fourth highest rating category by an NRSRO. Such obligations are speculative and may be in default.

Fixed income securities are subject to the risk of an issuer's ability to meet principal and interest payments on the obligation (credit risk), and may also be subject to price volatility due to such factors as interest rate sensitivity, market perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and general market liquidity (market risk). Lower rated or unrated (i.e., high yield) securities are more likely to react to developments affecting market and credit risk than are more highly rated securities, which primarily react to movements in the general level of interest rates. Yields and market values of high yield securities will fluctuate over time, reflecting not only changing interest rates but the market's perception of credit quality and the outlook for economic growth. When economic conditions appear to be deteriorating, medium to lower rated securities may decline in value due to heightened concern over credit quality, regardless of prevailing interest rates. Investors should carefully consider the relative risks of investing in high yield securities and understand that such securities generally are not meant for short-term investing.

Adverse economic developments can disrupt the market for high yield securities, and severely affect the ability of issuers, especially highly leveraged issuers, to service their debt obligations or to repay their obligations upon maturity which may lead to a higher incidence of default on such securities. In addition, the secondary market for high yield securities may not be as liquid as the secondary market for more highly rated securities. As a result, a Fund's adviser could find it more difficult to sell these securities or may be able to sell the securities only at prices lower than if such securities were highly liquid. Furthermore, a Fund may experience difficulty in valuing certain securities at certain times. Prices realized upon the sale of such lower rated or unrated securities, under these circumstances, may be less than the prices used in calculating such Fund's net asset value. Prices for high yield securities may also be affected by legislative and regulatory developments.

Lower rated or unrated fixed income obligations also present risks based on payment expectations. If an issuer calls the obligations for redemption, a Fund may have to replace the security with a lower yielding security, resulting in a decreased return for investors. If a Fund experiences unexpected net redemptions, it

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may be forced to sell its higher rated securities, resulting in a decline in the overall credit quality of the Fund's investment portfolio and increasing the exposure of the Fund to the risks of high yield securities.

Sensitivity to Interest Rate and Economic Changes. Lower rated bonds are very sensitive to adverse economic changes and corporate developments. During an economic downturn, highly leveraged issuers may experience financial stress that would adversely affect their ability to service their principal and interest payment obligations, to meet projected business goals, and to obtain additional financing. If the issuer of a bond defaulted on its obligations to pay interest or principal or entered into bankruptcy proceedings, a Fund may incur losses or expenses in seeking recovery of amounts owed to it. In addition, periods of economic uncertainty and change can be expected to result in increased volatility of market prices of high-yield, high-risk bonds and a Fund's net asset value.

Payment Expectations. High-yield, high-risk bonds may contain redemption or call provisions. If an issuer exercised these provisions in a declining interest rate market, a Fund would have to replace the security with a lower yielding security, resulting in a decreased return for investors. Conversely, a high-yield, high-risk bond's value may decrease in a rising interest rate market, as will the value of a Fund's assets. If a Fund experiences significant unexpected net redemptions, this may force it to sell high-yield, high-risk bonds without regard to their investment merits, thereby decreasing the asset base upon which expenses can be spread and possibly reducing the Fund's rate of return.

Liquidity and Valuation. There may be little trading in the secondary market for particular bonds, which may affect adversely a Fund's ability to value accurately or dispose of such bonds. Adverse publicity and investor perception, whether or not based on fundamental analysis, may decrease the value and liquidity of high-yield, high-risk bonds, especially in a thin market.

Taxes. A Fund may purchase debt securities (such as zero coupon or pay-in-kind securities) that contain original issue discount. Original issue discount that accretes in a taxable year is treated as earned by a Fund and therefore is subject to the distribution requirements applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). Because the original issue discount earned by a Fund in a taxable year may not be represented by cash income, the Fund may have to dispose of other securities and use the proceeds to make distributions to shareholders.

FOREIGN SECURITIES-Foreign securities are securities issued by non-U.S. issuers. Investments in foreign securities may subject a Fund to investment risks that differ in some respects from those related to investments in securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include future adverse political and economic developments, possible imposition of withholding taxes on income, possible seizure, nationalization, or expropriation of foreign deposits, possible establishment of exchange controls or taxation at the source or greater fluctuations in value due to changes in the exchange rates. Foreign issuers of securities often engage in business practices different from those of domestic issuers of similar securities, and there may be less information publicly available about foreign issuers. In addition, foreign issuers are, generally speaking, subject to less government supervision and regulation and different accounting treatment than are those in the United States. Foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks may be subject to less stringent reserve requirements than those applicable to domestic branches of U.S. banks.

The value of a Fund's investments denominated in foreign currencies will depend on the relative strengths of those currencies and the U.S. dollar, and a Fund may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in the exchange rates or exchange or currency control regulations between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates also may affect the value of dividends and interest earned, gains and losses realized on the sale of securities and net investment income and gains, if any, to be distributed to shareholders by a Fund. Such investments may also entail higher custodial fees and sales commissions than domestic investments.

A Fund's investments in emerging markets can be considered speculative, and therefore may offer higher potential for gains and losses than investments in developed markets of the world. With respect to an emerging

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country, there may be a greater potential for nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, political changes, government regulation, social instability or diplomatic developments (including war) which could affect adversely the economies of such countries or investments in such countries. The economies of developing countries generally are heavily dependent upon international trade and, accordingly, have been and may continue to be adversely affected by trade barriers, exchange or currency controls, managed adjustments in relative currency values and other protectionist measures imposed or negotiated by the countries with which they trade.

In addition to the risks of investing in emerging market country debt securities, a Fund's investment in government or government-related securities of emerging market countries and restructured debt instruments in emerging markets are subject to special risks, including the inability or unwillingness to repay principal and interest, requests to reschedule or restructure outstanding debt, and requests to extend additional loan amounts. A Fund may have limited recourse in the event of default on such debt instruments.

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS-A forward foreign currency contract involves a negotiated obligation to purchase or sell (with delivery generally required) a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. These contracts are traded in the interbank market conducted directly between currency traders (usually large, commercial banks) and their customers. A forward foreign currency contract generally has no deposit requirement, and no commissions are charged at any stage for trades.

The Funds may use currency instruments to engage in the following types of currency transactions:

Transaction Hedging. Transaction Hedging is entering into a currency transaction with respect to specific assets or liabilities of a Fund, which will generally arise in connection with the purchase or sale of its portfolio securities or the receipt of income therefrom. A Fund may enter into Transaction Hedging out of a desire to preserve the U.S. dollar price of a security when it enters into a contract for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency. A Fund may be able to protect itself against possible losses resulting from changes in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies during the period between the date the security is purchased or sold and the date on which payment is made or received by entering into a forward contract for the purchase or sale, for a fixed amount of dollars, of the amount of the foreign currency involved in the underlying security transactions.

Position Hedging. A Fund may sell a non-U.S. currency and purchase U.S. currency to reduce exposure to the non-U.S. currency ("Position Hedging"). A Fund may use Position Hedging when an adviser reasonably believes that the currency of a particular foreign country may suffer a substantial decline against the U.S. dollar. A Fund may enter into a forward foreign currency contract to sell, for a fixed amount of dollars, the amount of foreign currency approximating the value of some or all of its portfolio securities denominated in such foreign currency. The precise matching of the forward foreign currency contract amount and the value of the portfolio securities involved may not have a perfect correlation since the future value of the securities hedged will change as a consequence of the market between the date the forward contract is entered into and the date it matures. The projection of short-term currency market movement is difficult, and the successful execution of this short-term hedging strategy is uncertain.

Cross Hedges. A Fund may also cross-hedge currencies by entering into transactions to purchase or sell one or more currencies that are expected to decline in value relative to other currencies to which the Fund has or in which the Fund expects to have portfolio exposure.

Proxy Hedges. A Fund may also engage in proxy hedging. Proxy hedging is often used when the currency to which a Fund's portfolio is exposed is difficult to hedge or to hedge against the U.S. dollar. Proxy hedging entails entering into a forward contract to sell a currency whose changes in value are generally considered to be linked to a currency or currencies in which some or all of a Fund's portfolio securities are or are expected to be denominated, and to buy U.S. dollars. The amount of the contract would not exceed the value of the Fund's securities denominated in linked currencies.

Risks. Currency hedging involves some of the same risks and considerations as other transactions with similar instruments. Currency transactions can result in losses to a Fund if the currency being hedged

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fluctuates in value to a degree in a direction that is not anticipated. Furthermore, there is a risk that the perceived linkage between various currencies may not be present or may not be present during the particular time that a Fund is engaging in proxy hedging. If a Fund enters into a currency hedging transaction, the Fund will "cover" its position as required by the 1940 Act.

Currency transactions are subject to risks that are different from those of other portfolio transactions. Because currency control is of great importance to the issuing governments and influences economic planning and policy, purchase and sales of currency and related instruments can be negatively affected by government exchange controls, blockages, and manipulations or exchange restrictions imposed by governments. These can result in losses to a Fund if it is unable to deliver or receive currency or funds in settlement of obligations and could also cause hedges it has entered into to be rendered useless, resulting in full currency exposure as well as incurring transaction costs. Buyers and sellers of currency futures are subject to the same risks that apply to the use of futures generally. Further, settlement of a currency futures contract for the purchase of most currencies must occur at a bank based in the issuing nation. Trading options on currency futures is relatively new, and the ability to establish and close out positions on such options is subject to the maintenance of a liquid market, which may not always be available. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate based on factors extrinsic to that country's economy. Although forward foreign currency contracts and currency futures tend to minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, at the same time they may limit any potential gain which might result should the value of such currency increase.

A Fund (except the International Fixed Income Fund) will not enter into a transaction to hedge currency exposure to an extent greater, after netting all transactions intended wholly or partially to offset other transactions, than the aggregate market value (at the time of entering into the transaction) of the securities held in its portfolio that are denominated or generally quoted in or currently convertible into such currency, other than with respect to proxy hedging as described above.

The International Fixed Income Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. If the International Fixed Income Fund enters into currency transactions when it does not own assets denominated in that currency, the Fund's volatility may increase and losses on such transactions will not be offset by increases in the value of the Fund's assets.

FUTURES AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES-Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific security or currency at a specified future time and at a specified price. An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in exchange for a premium, to assume a position in a futures contract at a specified exercise price during the term of the option. An index futures contract is a bilateral agreement pursuant to which two parties agree to take or make delivery of an amount of cash equal to a specified dollar amount times the difference between the index value at the close of trading of the contract and the price at which the futures contract is originally struck. No physical delivery of the securities comprising the index is made; generally contracts are closed out prior to the expiration date of the contract.

A Fund will reduce the risk that it will be unable to close out a futures contract by only entering into futures contracts which are traded on national futures exchanges regulated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"). Consistent with CFTC regulations, the Funds have claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the Commodity Exchange Act and, therefore, are not subject to registration or regulation as a pool operator under the Commodity Exchange Act. A Fund may use futures contracts and related options for either hedging purposes or risk management purposes, as permitted by its stated investment policies, except that the International Fixed Income Fund may buy and sell currencies using futures and related options for purposes other than hedging and risk management. Instances in which a Fund may use futures contracts and related options for risk management purposes include: attempting to offset changes in the value of securities held or expected to be acquired or be disposed of; attempting to minimize fluctuations in foreign currencies; attempting to gain exposure to a particular market, index or instrument; or other risk management purposes.

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When a Fund purchases or sells a futures contract, or sells an option thereon, the Fund is required to "cover" its position as required by the 1940 Act. A Fund may also "cover" its long position in a futures contract by purchasing a put option on the same futures contract with a strike price (i.e., an exercise price) as high or higher than the price of the futures contract. In the alternative, if the strike price of the put is less than the price of the futures contract, the Fund will maintain in a segregated account cash or liquid securities equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the put and the price of the futures contract. A Fund may also "cover" its long position in a futures contract by taking a short position in the instruments underlying the futures contract, or by taking positions in instruments with prices which are expected to move relatively consistently with the futures contract. A Fund may "cover" its short position in a futures contract by taking a long position in the instruments underlying the futures contract, or by taking positions in instruments with prices which are expected to move relatively consistently with the futures contract.

A Fund may also "cover" its sale of a call option on a futures contract by taking a long position in the underlying futures contract at a price less than or equal to the strike price of the call option. In the alternative, if the long position in the underlying futures contract is established at a price greater than the strike price of the written (sold) call, the Fund will maintain in a segregated account cash or liquid securities equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the call and the price of the futures contract. A Fund may also "cover" its sale of a call option by taking positions in instruments with prices which are expected to move relatively consistently with the call option. A Fund may "cover" its sale of a put option on a futures contract by taking a short position in the underlying futures contract at a price greater than or equal to the strike price of the put option, or, if the short position in the underlying futures contract is established at a price less than the strike price of the written put, the Fund will maintain in a segregated account cash or liquid securities equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the put and the price of the futures contract. A Fund may also "cover" its sale of a put option by taking positions in instruments with prices which are expected to move relatively consistently with the put option.

There are significant risks associated with a Fund's use of futures contracts and options on futures including the following: (1) the success of a hedging strategy may depend on the advisers' ability to predict movements in the prices of individual securities, fluctuations in markets and movements in interest rates; (2) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the changes in market value of the securities held by a Fund and the prices of futures and options on futures; (3) there may not be a liquid secondary market for a futures contract or option; (4) trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange; and (5) government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts and options on futures. In addition, some strategies reduce a Fund's exposure to price fluctuations, while others tend to increase its market exposure.

HIGH YIELD FOREIGN SOVEREIGN DEBT SECURITIES-Investing in fixed and floating rate high yield foreign sovereign debt securities will expose a Fund to the direct or indirect consequences of political, social or economic changes in the countries that issue the securities. The ability of a foreign sovereign obligor to make timely payments on its external debt obligations will also be strongly influenced by the obligor's balance of payments, including export performance, its access to international credits and investments, fluctuations in interest rates and the extent of its foreign reserves. Countries such as those in which a Fund may invest have historically experienced, and may continue to experience, high rates of inflation, high interest rates, exchange rate or trade difficulties and extreme poverty and unemployment. Many of these countries are also characterized by political uncertainty or instability. Additional factors which may influence the ability or willingness to service debt include, but are not limited to, a country's cash flow situation, the availability of sufficient foreign exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size of its debt service burden to the economy as a whole, and its government's policy towards the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other international agencies. A country whose exports are concentrated in a few commodities or whose economy depends on certain strategic imports could be vulnerable to fluctuations in international prices of these commodities or imports. To the extent that a country receives payment for its exports in currencies other than dollars, its ability to make debt payments denominated in dollars could be adversely affected. If a foreign sovereign obligor cannot generate sufficient earnings from foreign trade to service its external debt, it may need to depend on continuing loans and aid from foreign governments, commercial banks and multilateral organizations, and inflows of foreign investment. The commitment on the part of these foreign

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governments, multilateral organizations and others to make such disbursements may be conditioned on the government's implementation of economic reforms and/or economic performance and the timely service of its obligations. Failure to implement such reforms, achieve such levels of economic performance or repay principal or interest when due may result in the cancellation of such third parties' commitments to lend funds, which may further impair the obligor's ability or willingness to timely service its debts.

ILLIQUID SECURITIES-Illiquid securities are securities that cannot be disposed of in the ordinary course of business (within seven days) at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Because of their illiquid nature, illiquid securities must be priced at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees. Despite such good faith efforts to determine fair value prices, a Fund's illiquid securities are subject to the risk that the security's fair value price may differ from the actual price which the Fund may ultimately realize upon its sale or disposition. Difficulty in selling illiquid securities may result in a loss or may be costly to the Fund. Under the supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees, the advisers determine the liquidity of a Fund's investments. In determining the liquidity of the Fund's investments, the advisers may consider various factors, including: (1) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations; (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace; (3) dealer undertakings to make a market; and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security).

INVESTMENT COMPANIES-Securities of other investment companies, including shares of closed-end investment companies, unit investment trusts, open-end investment companies, and real estate investment trusts represent interests in professionally managed portfolios that may invest in various types of instruments. Investing in other investment companies involves substantially the same risks as investing directly in the underlying instruments, but may involve additional expenses at the investment company-level, such as portfolio management fees and operating expenses. Certain types of investment companies, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. Others are continuously offered at net asset value, but may also be traded in the secondary market. Federal securities laws limit the extent to which a Fund can invest in securities of other investment companies. Generally, a Fund is prohibited from acquiring the securities of another investment company if, as a result of such acquisition: (1) the Fund owns more than 3% of the total voting stock of the other company; (2) securities issued by any one investment company represent more than 5% of the Fund's total assets; or (3) securities (other than treasury stock) issued by all investment companies represent more than 10% of the total assets of the Fund. The Trust and SEI Investments Management Corporation have obtained an order from the SEC that permits the Funds to invest their uninvested cash and cash collateral from securities lending activities in one or more affiliated investment companies, which complies with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, in excess of the limits of Section 12 of the 1940 Act. A Fund may invest in investment companies managed by the advisers to the extent permitted by any rule or regulation of the SEC or any order or interpretation thereunder.

The Funds are prohibited from acquiring any securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(G) or Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the 1940 Act.

Because of restrictions on direct investment by U.S. entities in certain countries, investment in other investment companies may be the most practical or the only manner in which an international and global fund can invest in the securities markets of those countries. A Fund also may incur tax liability to the extent it invests in the stock of a foreign issuer that constitutes a "passive foreign investment company."

Exchange-Traded Funds. Exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") are investment companies that are registered under the 1940 Act as open-end funds or unit investment trusts. ETFs are actively traded on national securities exchanges and are generally based on specific domestic and foreign market indices. An "index-based ETF" seeks to track the performance of an index by holding in its portfolio either the contents of the index or a representative sample of the securities in the index. Because ETFs are based on an underlying

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basket of stocks or an index, they are subject to the same market fluctuations as these types of securities in volatile market swings.

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS-Loan participations are interests in loans to corporations or governments which are administered by the lending bank or agent for a syndicate of lending banks, and sold by the lending bank, financial institution or syndicate member ("intermediary bank"). In a loan participation, the borrower will be deemed to be the issuer of the participation interest, except to the extent a Fund derives its rights from the intermediary bank. Because the intermediary bank does not guarantee a loan participation in any way, a loan participation is subject to the credit risks generally associated with the underlying borrower. In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the borrower, a loan participation may be subject to certain defenses that can be asserted by such borrower as a result of improper conduct by the intermediary bank. In addition, in the event the underlying borrower fails to pay principal and interest when due, a Fund may be subject to delays, expenses and risks that are greater than those that would have been involved if the Fund had purchased a direct obligation of such borrower. Under the terms of a loan participation, a Fund may be regarded as a creditor of the intermediary bank, (rather than of the underlying borrower), so that the Fund may also be subject to the risk that the intermediary bank may become insolvent.

Loan assignments are investments in assignments of all or a portion of certain loans from third parties. When a Fund purchases assignments from lenders, it will acquire direct rights against the borrower on the loan. Since assignments are arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and assignors, however, the rights and obligations acquired by the Fund may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning lender. Loan participations and assignments may be considered liquid, as determined by the Funds' advisers based on criteria approved by the Board of Trustees.

MONEY MARKET SECURITIES-Money market securities include: short-term U.S. Government securities; custodial receipts evidencing separately traded interest and principal components of securities issued by the U.S. Treasury; commercial paper rated in the highest short-term rating category by an NRSRO, such as S&P or Moody's, or determined by an adviser to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase; short-term bank obligations (certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers' acceptances) of U.S. commercial banks with assets of at least $1 billion as of the end of their most recent fiscal year; and repurchase agreements involving such securities. For a description of ratings, see Appendix A to this SAI.

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-Mortgage-backed securities are instruments that entitle the holder to a share of all interest and principal payments from mortgages underlying the security. The mortgages backing these securities include conventional fifteen and thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages, graduated payment mortgages, adjustable rate mortgages and floating mortgages. Mortgage-backed securities are described in more detail below:

Government Pass-Through Securities. These are securities that are issued or guaranteed by a U.S. Government agency representing an interest in a pool of mortgage loans. The primary issuers or guarantors of these mortgage-backed securities are the Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA"), Fannie Mae and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"). Obligations of GNMA are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Fannie Mae obligations are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase such obligations and Freddie Mac obligations are supported only by the credit of Freddie Mac. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac obligations are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government as GNMA certificates are, but Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities are supported by the instrumentalities' right to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. GNMA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac each guarantee timely distributions of interest to certificate holders. GNMA and Fannie Mae also guarantee timely distributions of scheduled principal. In the past, Freddie Mac has only guaranteed the ultimate collection of principal of the underlying mortgage loan; however, Freddie Mac now issues mortgage-backed securities (FHLMC Gold PCS) which also guarantee timely payment of monthly principal reductions. Government and private guarantees do not extend to the securities' value, which is likely to vary inversely with fluctuations in interest rates.

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The market value and interest yield of these mortgage-backed securities can vary due to market interest rate fluctuations and early prepayments of underlying mortgages. These securities represent ownership in a pool of federally insured mortgage loans with a maximum maturity of 30 years. However, due to scheduled and unscheduled principal payments on the underlying loans, these securities have a shorter average maturity and, therefore, less principal volatility than a comparable 30-year bond. Since prepayment rates vary widely, it is not possible to accurately predict the average maturity of a particular mortgage-backed security. The scheduled monthly interest and principal payments relating to mortgages in the pool will be "passed through" to investors.

Government mortgage-backed securities differ from conventional bonds in that principal is paid back to the certificate holders over the life of the loan rather than at maturity. As a result, there will be monthly scheduled payments of principal and interest. In addition, there may be unscheduled principal payments representing prepayments on the underlying mortgages. Although these securities may offer yields higher than those available from other types of U.S. Government securities, mortgage-backed securities may be less effective than other types of securities as a means of "locking in" attractive long-term rates because of the prepayment feature. For instance, when interest rates decline, the value of these securities likely will not rise as much as comparable debt securities due to the prepayment feature. In addition, these prepayments can cause the price of a mortgage-backed security originally purchased at a premium to decline in price to its par value, which may result in a loss.

Private Pass-Through Securities. Private pass-through securities are mortgage-backed securities issued by a non-governmental entity, such as a trust. While they are generally structured with one or more types of credit enhancement, private pass-through securities generally lack a guarantee by an entity having the credit status of a governmental agency or instrumentality. The two principal types of private mortgage-backed securities are collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") and real estate mortgage investment conduits ("REMICs").

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities ("CMBS"). CMBS are generally multi-class or pass-through securities backed by a mortgage loan or a pool of mortgage loans secured by commercial property, such as industrial and warehouse properties, office buildings, retail space and shopping malls, multifamily properties and cooperative apartments. The commercial mortgage loans that underlie CMBS are generally not amortizing or not fully amortizing. That is, at their maturity date, repayment of the remaining principal balance or "balloon" is due and is repaid through the attainment of an additional loan of sale of the property.

CMOs. CMOs are securities collateralized by mortgages, mortgage pass-throughs, mortgage pay-through bonds (bonds representing an interest in a pool of mortgages where the cash flow generated from the mortgage collateral pool is dedicated to bond repayment), and mortgage-backed bonds (general obligations of the issuers payable out of the issuers' general funds and additionally secured by a first lien on a pool of single family detached properties). CMOs are rated in one of the two highest categories by S&P or Moody's. Many CMOs are issued with a number of classes or series which have different expected maturities. Investors purchasing such CMOs are credited with their portion of the scheduled payments of interest and principal on the underlying mortgages plus all unscheduled prepayments of principal based on a predetermined priority schedule. Accordingly, the CMOs in the longer maturity series are less likely than other mortgage pass-throughs to be prepaid prior to their stated maturity. Although some of the mortgages underlying CMOs may be supported by various types of insurance, and some CMOs may be backed by GNMA certificates or other mortgage pass-throughs issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities, the CMOs themselves are not generally guaranteed.

REMICs. REMICs are private entities formed for the purpose of holding a fixed pool of mortgages secured by interests in real property. Guaranteed REMIC pass-through certificates ("REMIC Certificates") issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac represent beneficial ownership interests in a REMIC trust consisting principally of mortgage loans or Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or GNMA-guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates. For Freddie Mac REMIC Certificates, Freddie Mac guarantees the timely payment of interest. GNMA REMIC Certificates are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities ("ARMS"). ARMS are a form of pass-through security representing interests in pools of mortgage loans whose interest rates are adjusted from time to time. The

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adjustments usually are determined in accordance with a predetermined interest rate index and may be subject to certain limits. While the value of ARMS, like other debt securities, generally varies inversely with changes in market interest rates (increasing in value during periods of declining interest rates and decreasing in value during periods of increasing interest rates), the value of ARMS should generally be more resistant to price swings than other debt securities because the interest rates of ARMS move with market interest rates. The adjustable rate feature of ARMS will not, however, eliminate fluctuations in the prices of ARMS, particularly during periods of extreme fluctuations in interest rates. Also, since many adjustable rate mortgages only reset on an annual basis, it can be expected that the prices of ARMS will fluctuate to the extent that changes in prevailing interests rates are not immediately reflected in the interest rates payable on the underlying adjustable rate mortgages.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are securities that are created when a U.S. Government agency or a financial institution separates the interest and principal components of a mortgage-backed security and sells them as individual securities. The holder of the "principal-only" security ("PO") receives the principal payments made by the underlying mortgage-backed security, while the holder of the "interest-only" security ("IO") receives interest payments from the same underlying security. The prices of stripped mortgage-backed securities may be particularly affected by changes in interest rates. As interest rates fall, prepayment rates tend to increase, which tends to reduce prices of IOs and increase prices of POs. Rising interest rates can have the opposite effect.

Parallel Pay Securities; PAC Bonds. Parallel pay CMOs and REMICs are structured to provide payments of principal on each payment date to more than one class. These simultaneous payments are taken into account in calculating the stated maturity date or final distribution date of each class, which must be retired by its stated maturity date or final distribution date, but may be retired earlier. Planned Amortization Class CMOs ("PAC Bonds") generally require payments of a specified amount of principal on each payment date. PAC Bonds are always parallel pay CMOs with the required principal payment on such securities having the highest priority after interest has been paid to all classes.

Pfandbriefe. A Pfandbriefe is a fixed-term, fixed-rate bond issued by a German mortgage bank or a public-sector bank to finance secured real estate loans or public sector loans. Although Pfandbriefe are collateralized securities, the issuer assumes all of the prepayment risk.

Estimated Average Life. Due to the possibility of prepayments of the underlying mortgage instruments, mortgage-backed securities generally do not have a known maturity. In the absence of a known maturity, market participants generally refer to an estimated average life. An average life estimate is a function of an assumption regarding anticipated prepayment patterns, based upon current interest rates, current conditions in the relevant housing markets and other factors. The assumption is necessarily subjective, and thus different market participants can produce different average life estimates with regard to the same security. There can be no assurance that estimated average life will be a security's actual average life.

NON-DIVERSIFICATION-The International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Debt Funds are non-diversified investment companies, as defined in the 1940 Act, which means that a relatively high percentage of their assets may be invested in the obligations of a limited number of issuers. The value of shares of the Funds may be more susceptible to any single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than the shares of a diversified investment company would be. The Funds intend to satisfy the diversification requirements necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Code, which requires that the Funds be diversified (i.e., not invest more than 5% of their assets in the securities in any one issuer) as to 50% of their assets.

OBLIGATIONS OF DOMESTIC BANKS, FOREIGN BANKS AND FOREIGN BRANCHES OF U.S. BANKS-The Funds may invest in obligations issued by banks and other savings institutions. Investments in bank obligations include obligations of domestic branches of foreign banks and foreign branches of domestic banks. Such investments in domestic branches of foreign banks and foreign branches of domestic banks may involve risks that are different from investments in securities of domestic branches of U.S. banks. These risks may include future unfavorable political and economic developments, possible withholding taxes on interest income, seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits, currency controls, interest limitations, or

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other governmental restrictions which might affect the payment of principal or interest on the securities held by a Fund. Additionally, these institutions may be subject to less stringent reserve requirements and to different accounting, auditing, reporting and recordkeeping requirements than those applicable to domestic branches of U.S. banks. Bank obligations include the following:

Bankers' Acceptances. Bankers' acceptances are bills of exchange or time drafts drawn on and accepted by a commercial bank. Corporations use bankers' acceptances to finance the shipment and storage of goods and to furnish dollar exchange. Maturities are generally six months or less.

Certificates of Deposit. Certificates of deposit are interest-bearing instruments with a specific maturity. They are issued by banks and savings and loan institutions in exchange for the deposit of funds and normally can be traded in the secondary market prior to maturity. Certificates of deposit with penalties for early withdrawal will be considered illiquid. Additional information about illiquid securities is provided under the section "Illiquid Securities."

Time Deposits. Time deposits are non-negotiable receipts issued by a bank in exchange for the deposit of funds. Like a certificate of deposit, it earns a specified rate of interest over a definite period of time; however, it cannot be traded in the secondary market. Time deposits with a withdrawal penalty or that mature in more than seven days are considered to be illiquid securities. Additional information about illiquid securities is provided under the section "Illiquid Securities."

OBLIGATIONS OF SUPRANATIONAL ENTITIES-Supranational entities are entities established through the joint participation of several governments, including the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), African Development Bank, European Economic Community, European Investment Bank and the Nordic Investment Bank. The governmental members, or "stockholders," usually make initial capital contributions to the supranational entity and, in many cases, are committed to make additional capital contributions if the supranational entity is unable to repay its borrowings.

OPTIONS-A Fund may purchase and write put and call options on indices and enter into related closing transactions. A put option on a security gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell, and the writer of the option the obligation to buy, the underlying security at any time during the option period. A call option on a security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer of the option the obligation to sell, the underlying security at any time during the option period. The premium paid to the writer is the consideration for undertaking the obligations under the option contract.

A Fund may purchase and write put and call options on foreign currencies (traded on U.S. and foreign exchanges or over-the-counter markets) to manage its exposure to exchange rates. Call options on foreign currency written by a Fund will be "covered" as required by the 1940 Act.

Put and call options on indices are similar to options on securities except that options on an index give the holder the right to receive, upon exercise of the option, an amount of cash if the closing level of the underlying index is greater than (or less than, in the case of puts) the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the index and the exercise price of the option, expressed in dollars multiplied by a specified number. Thus, unlike options on individual securities, all settlements are in cash, and gain or loss depends on price movements in the particular market represented by the index generally, rather than the price movements in individual securities. All options written on indices or securities must be "covered" as required by the 1940 Act.

Each Fund may trade put and call options on securities, securities indices and currencies, as the advisers determine is appropriate in seeking the Fund's investment objective, and except as restricted by a Fund's investment limitations as set forth below. See "Investment Limitations."

The initial purchase (sale) of an option contract is an "opening transaction." In order to close out an option position, a Fund may enter into a "closing transaction," which is simply the sale (purchase) of an option contract on the same security with the same exercise price and expiration date as the option contract originally opened. If a Fund is unable to effect a closing purchase transaction with respect to an option it has written, it will not be able to sell the underlying security until the option expires or the Fund delivers the security upon exercise.

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A Fund may purchase put and call options on securities for any lawful purpose, including to protect against a decline in the market value of the securities in its portfolio or to anticipate an increase in the market value of securities that the Fund may seek to purchase in the future. A Fund purchasing put and call options pays a premium for such options. If price movements in the underlying securities are such that exercise of the options would not be profitable for the Fund, loss of the premium paid may be offset by an increase in the value of the Fund's securities or by a decrease in the cost of acquisition of securities by the Fund.

A Fund may write (i.e., sell) "covered" call options on securities for any lawful purpose, including as a means of increasing the yield on its assets and as a means of providing limited protection against decreases in its market value. When a Fund writes an option, if the underlying securities do not increase or decrease, as applicable, to a price level that would make the exercise of the option profitable to the holder thereof, the option generally will expire without being exercised and the Fund will realize as profit the premium received for such option. When a call option of which a Fund is the writer is exercised, the Fund will be required to sell the underlying securities to the option holder at the strike price, and will not participate in any increase in the price of such securities above the strike price. When a put option of which a Fund is the writer is exercised, the Fund will be required to purchase the underlying securities at a price in excess of the market value of such securities.

A Fund may purchase and write options on an exchange or over-the-counter. Over-the-counter options ("OTC options") differ from exchange-traded options in several respects. They are transacted directly with dealers and not with a clearing corporation, and therefore entail the risk of non-performance by the dealer. OTC options are available for a greater variety of securities and for a wider range of expiration dates and exercise prices than are available for exchange-traded options. Because OTC options are not traded on an exchange, pricing is done normally by reference to information from a market maker. It is the SEC's position that OTC options are generally illiquid.

The market value of an option generally reflects the market price of an underlying security. Other principal factors affecting market value include supply and demand, interest rates, the pricing volatility of the underlying security and the time remaining until the expiration date.

Risks. Risks associated with options transactions include: (1) the success of a hedging strategy may depend on an ability to predict movements in the prices of individual securities, fluctuations in markets and movements in interest rates; (2) there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the securities underlying them; (3) there may not be a liquid secondary market for options; and (4) while a Fund will receive a premium when it writes covered call options, it may not participate fully in a rise in the market value of the underlying security.

PAY-IN-KIND BONDS-Pay-in-kind bonds are securities which, at the issuer's option, pay interest in either cash or additional securities for a specified period. Pay-in-kind bonds, like zero coupon bonds, are designed to give an issuer flexibility in managing cash flow. Pay-in-kind bonds are expected to reflect the market value of the underlying debt plus an amount representing accrued interest since the last payment. Pay-in-kind bonds are usually less volatile than zero coupon bonds, but more volatile than cash pay securities.

PRIVATIZATIONS-Privatizations are foreign government programs for selling all or part of the interests in government owned or controlled enterprises. The ability of a U.S. entity to participate in privatizations in certain foreign countries may be limited by local law, or the terms on which a Fund may be permitted to participate may be less advantageous than those applicable for local investors. There can be no assurance that foreign governments will continue to sell their interests in companies currently owned or controlled by them or that privatization programs will be successful.

RECEIPTS-Receipts are interests in separately traded interest and principal component parts of U.S. Government obligations that are issued by banks or brokerage firms and are created by depositing U.S. Government obligations into a special account at a custodian bank. The custodian holds the interest and principal payments for the benefit of the registered owners of the certificates or receipts. The custodian arranges for the issuance of the certificates or receipts evidencing ownership and maintains the register.

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Receipts include "Treasury Receipts" ("TRs"), "Treasury Investment Growth Receipts" ("TIGRs"), "Liquid Yield Option Notes" ("LYONs") and "Certificates of Accrual on Treasury Securities" ("CATS"). LYONS, TIGRs and CATS are interests in private proprietary accounts while TRs and Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Securities ("STRIPS") (see "U.S. Treasury Obligations") are interests in accounts sponsored by the U.S. Treasury. Receipts are sold as zero coupon securities, which means that they are sold at a substantial discount and redeemed at face value at their maturity date without interim cash payments of interest or principal. This discount is accreted over the life of the security, and such accretion will constitute the income earned on the security for both accounting and tax purposes. For tax purposes, original issue discount that accretes in a taxable year is treated as earned by a Fund and therefore is subject to the distribution requirements applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Code. Because of these features, such securities may be subject to greater interest rate volatility than interest paying fixed income securities.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS-A repurchase agreement is an agreement in which one party sells securities to another party in return for cash, with an agreement to repurchase equivalent securities at an agreed price and on an agreed future date. A Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with financial institutions. The Funds each follow certain procedures designed to minimize the risks inherent in such agreements. These procedures include effecting repurchase transactions only with large, well-capitalized and well-established financial institutions deemed creditworthy by the advisers. The repurchase agreements entered into by a Fund will provide that the underlying collateral at all times shall have a value at least equal to 102% of the resale price stated in the agreement. The advisers monitor compliance with this requirement, as well as the ongoing financial condition and creditworthiness of the counterparty. Under all repurchase agreements entered into by a Fund, the custodian or its agent must take possession of the underlying collateral. In the event of a default or bankruptcy by a selling financial institution, a Fund will seek to liquidate such collateral. However, the exercising of each Fund's right to liquidate such collateral could involve certain costs or delays and, to the extent that proceeds from any sale upon a default of the obligation to repurchase were less than the repurchase price, the Fund could suffer a loss. The investments of each of the Funds in repurchase agreements, at times, may be substantial when, in the view of the advisers, liquidity or other considerations so warrant.

RESTRICTED SECURITIES-Restricted securities are securities that may not be sold freely to the public absent registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or an exemption from registration. Permitted investments for the Funds include restricted securities. Restricted securities, including securities eligible for re-sale under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act, that are determined to be liquid are not subject to a Fund's limitation on investing in illiquid securities. The determination of whether a restricted security is illiquid is to be made by an adviser pursuant to guidelines adopted by the Trust's Board of Trustees. Under these guidelines, the particular adviser will consider the frequency of trades and quotes for the security, the number of dealers in, and potential purchasers for, the securities, dealer undertakings to make a market in the security, and the nature of the security and of the marketplace trades. In purchasing such restricted securities, the advisers intend to purchase securities that are exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the 1933 Act and Section 4(2) commercial paper issued in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act.

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS-Certain Funds may borrow funds for temporary purposes by entering into reverse repurchase agreements. Reverse repurchase agreements are transactions in which a Fund sells portfolio securities to financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers, and agrees to repurchase them at a mutually agreed-upon date and price which is higher than the original sale price. Reverse repurchase agreements are similar to a fully collateralized borrowing by the Fund. At the time the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will earmark or place in a segregated account cash or liquid securities having a value equal to the repurchase price (including accrued interest), and will subsequently monitor the account to ensure that such equivalent value is maintained.

Reverse repurchase agreements involve risks. Reverse repurchase agreements are a form of leverage and the use of reverse repurchase agreements by a Fund may increase the Fund's volatility. Reverse repurchase agreements are also subject to the risk that the other party to the reverse repurchase agreement will be unable

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or unwilling to complete the transaction as scheduled, which may result in losses to a Fund. Reverse repurchase agreements also involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by a Fund may decline below the price at which it is obligated to repurchase the securities. In addition, when a Fund invests the proceeds it receives in a reverse repurchase transaction, there is a risk that those investments may decline in value. In this circumstance, the Fund could be required to sell other investments in order to meet its obligations to repurchase the securities.

SECURITIES LENDING-Each Fund may lend portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations that meet capital and other credit requirements or other criteria established by the Fund's Board of Trustees. These loans, if and when made, may not exceed 331/3% of the total asset value of the Fund (including the loan collateral). No Fund will lend portfolio securities to its investment adviser, sub-adviser or their affiliates unless it has applied for and received specific authority to do so from the SEC. Loans of portfolio securities will be fully collateralized by cash, letters of credit or U.S. Government securities, and the collateral will be maintained in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities by marking to market daily, although the borrower will be required to deliver collateral of 102% and 105% of the market value of borrowed securities for domestic and foreign issuers, respectively. Any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that might occur during the term of the loan would be for the account of the Fund.

The Fund may pay a part of the interest earned from the investment of collateral, or other fee, to an unaffiliated third party for acting as the Fund's securities lending agent.

By lending its securities, a Fund may increase its income by receiving payments from the borrower that reflect the amount of any interest or any dividends payable on the loaned securities as well as by either investing cash collateral received from the borrower in short-term instruments or obtaining a fee from the borrower when U.S. Government securities or letters of credit are used as collateral. Each Fund will adhere to the following conditions whenever its portfolio securities are loaned: (i) the Fund must receive at least 100% cash collateral or equivalent securities of the type discussed in the preceding paragraph from the borrower; (ii) the borrower must increase such collateral whenever the market value of the securities rises above the level of such collateral; (iii) the Fund must be able to terminate the loan on demand; (iv) the Fund must receive reasonable interest on the loan, as well as any dividends, interest or other distributions on the loaned securities and any increase in market value; (v) the Fund may pay only reasonable fees in connection with the loan (which fees may include fees payable to the lending agent, the borrower, the Fund's administrator and the custodian); and (vi) voting rights on the loaned securities may pass to the borrower, provided, however, that if a material event adversely affecting the investment occurs, the Fund must terminate the loan and regain the right to vote the securities. The Board has adopted procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the foregoing criteria will be met. Loan agreements involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the borrower, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund's ability to recover the loaned securities or dispose of the collateral for the loan, which could give rise to loss because of adverse market action, expenses and/or delays in connection with the disposition of the underlying securities.

SOVEREIGN DEBT-The cost of servicing external debt will also generally be adversely affected by rising international interest rates, because many external debt obligations bear interest at rates which are adjusted based upon international interest rates. The ability to service external debt will also depend on the level of the relevant government's international currency reserves and its access to foreign exchange. Currency devaluations may affect the ability of a sovereign obligor to obtain sufficient foreign exchange to service its external debt.

As a result of the foregoing or other factors, a governmental obligor may default on its obligations. If such an event occurs, a Fund may have limited legal recourse against the issuer and/or guarantor. Remedies must, in some cases, be pursued in the courts of the defaulting party itself, and the ability of the holder of foreign sovereign debt securities to obtain recourse may be subject to the political climate in the relevant country. In addition, no assurance can be given that the holders of commercial bank debt will not contest

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payments to the holders of other foreign sovereign debt obligations in the event of default under their commercial bank loan agreements.

STRUCTURED SECURITIES-The Emerging Markets Debt Fund may invest a portion of its assets in entities organized and operated solely for the purpose of restructuring the investment characteristics of sovereign debt obligations of emerging market issuers. This type of restructuring involves the deposit with, or purchase by, an entity, such as a corporation or trust, of specified instruments (such as commercial bank loans or Brady Bonds) and the issuance by that entity of one or more classes of securities ("Structured Securities") backed by, or representing interests in, the underlying instruments. The cash flow on the underlying instruments may be apportioned among the newly issued Structured Securities to create securities with different investment characteristics, such as varying maturities, payment priorities and interest rate provisions, and the extent of the payments made with respect to Structured Securities is dependent on the extent of the cash flow on the underlying instruments. Because Structured Securities of the type in which the Fund anticipates it will invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of Structured Securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated Structured Securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated Structured Securities. Structured Securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for Structured Securities. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be "investment companies" as defined in the 1940 Act. As a result, the Fund's investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the 1940 Act.

SWAPS, CAPS, FLOORS, COLLARS AND SWAPTIONS-Swaps are privately negotiated over-the-counter derivative products in which two parties agree to exchange payment streams calculated in relation to a rate, index, instrument or certain securities (referred to as the "underlying") and a predetermined amount (referred to as the "notional amount"). The underlying for a swap may be an interest rate (fixed or floating), a currency exchange rate, a commodity price index, a security, group of securities or a securities index, a combination of any of these, or various other rates, assets or indices. Swap agreements generally do not involve the delivery of the underlying or principal, and a party's obligations generally are equal to only the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the swap agreement.

A great deal of flexibility is possible in the way swaps may be structured. For example, in a simple fixed-to-floating interest rate swap, one party makes payments equivalent to a fixed interest rate, and the other party makes payments calculated with reference to a specified floating interest rate, such as LIBOR or the prime rate. In a currency swap, the parties generally enter into an agreement to pay interest streams in one currency based on a specified rate in exchange for receiving interest streams denominated in another currency. Currency swaps may involve initial and final exchanges that correspond to the agreed upon notional amount.

A Fund may engage in simple or more complex swap transactions involving a wide variety of underlyings for various reasons. For example, a Fund may enter into a swap to gain exposure to investments (such as an index of securities in a market) or currencies without actually purchasing those stocks or currencies; to make an investment without owning or taking physical custody of securities or currencies in circumstances in which direct investment is restricted for legal reasons or is otherwise impracticable; to hedge an existing position; to obtain a particular desired return at a lower cost to the Fund than if it had invested directly in an instrument that yielded the desired return; or for various other reasons.

Certain Funds may enter into credit default swaps, as a buyer or a seller. The buyer in a credit default contract is obligated to pay the seller a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided no event of default has occurred. If an event of default occurs, the seller must pay the buyer the full notional value ("par value") of the underlying in exchange for the underlying. If a Fund is a buyer and no event of default occurs, the Fund will have made a stream of payments to the seller without having benefited from the default protection it purchased. However, if an event of default occurs, the Fund, as buyer, will receive the full notional value of the underlying that may have little or no value following default. As a seller, a Fund

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receives a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the contract, provided there is no default. If an event of default occurs, the Fund would be obligated to pay the notional value of the underlying in return for the receipt of the underlying. The value of the underlying received by the Fund, coupled with the periodic payments previously received may be less than the full notional value it pays to the buyer, resulting in a loss of value to the Fund. Credit default swaps involve different risks than if a Fund invests in the underlying directly.

Caps, floors, collars and swaptions are privately-negotiated option-based derivative products. Like a put or call option, the buyer of a cap or floor pays a premium to the writer. In exchange for that premium, the buyer receives the right to a payment equal to the differential if the specified index or rate rises above (in the case of a cap) or falls below (in the case of a floor) a pre-determined strike level. Like swaps, obligations under caps and floors are calculated based upon an agreed notional amount, and, like most swaps (other than foreign currency swaps), the entire notional amount is not exchanged. A collar is a combination product in which one party buys a cap from and sells a floor to another party. Swaptions give the holder the right to enter into a swap. A Fund may use one or more of these derivative products in addition to or in lieu of a swap involving a similar rate or index.

Under current market practice, swaps, caps, collars and floors between the same two parties are generally documented under a "master agreement." In some cases, options and forwards between the parties may also be governed by the same master agreement. In the event of a default, amounts owed under all transactions entered into under, or covered by, the same master agreement would be netted, and only a single payment would be made.

Generally, the Fund would calculate the obligations of the swap agreements' counterparties on a "net basis." Consequently, a Fund's current obligation (or rights) under a swap agreement will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each counterparty to the swap agreement (the "net amount"). A Fund's current obligation under a swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owed to the Fund) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty will be covered as required by the 1940 Act. Each Fund will not enter into a swap agreement with any single party if the net amount owed or to be received under the existing agreements with that party would exceed 5% of the Fund's total assets.

The swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents using standardized swap agreements. As a result, the use of swaps has become more prevalent in comparison with the markets for other similar instruments that are also traded in over-the-counter markets.

Swaps and other derivatives involve risks. One significant risk in a swap, cap, floor, collar or swaption is the volatility of the specific interest rate, currency or other underlying that determines the amount of payments due to and from a Fund. This is true whether these derivative products are used to create additional risk exposure for a Fund or to hedge, or manage, existing risk exposure. If under a swap, cap, floor, collar or swaption agreement a Fund is obligated to make a payment to the counterparty, the Fund must be prepared to make the payment when due. A Fund could suffer losses with respect to such an agreement if the Fund is unable to terminate the agreement or reduce its exposure through offsetting transactions. Further, the risks of caps, floors and collars, like put and call options, may be unlimited for the seller if the cap or floor is not hedged or covered, but is limited for the buyer.

Because under swap, cap, floor, collar and swaption agreements a counterparty may be obligated to make payments to a Fund, these derivative products are subject to risks related to the counterparty's creditworthiness. If a counterparty defaults, a Fund's risk of loss will consist of any payments that the Fund is entitled to receive from the counterparty under the agreement (this may not be true for currency swaps that require the delivery of the entire notional amount of one designated currency in exchange for the other). Upon default by a counterparty, however, a Fund may have contractual remedies under the swap agreement.

A Fund will enter into swaps only with counterparties that an adviser believes to be creditworthy. In addition, a Fund will earmark or segregate cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to any liability amount

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owned under a swap, cap, floor, collar or swaption agreement, or will otherwise "cover" its position as required by the 1940 Act.

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES-Examples of types of U.S. Government obligations in which a Fund may invest include U.S. Treasury obligations and the obligations of U.S. Government agencies or U.S. Government sponsored entities such as Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal Farm Credit Banks, Federal Land Banks, the Federal Housing Administration, Farmers Home Administration, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Small Business Administration, Fannie Mae, GNMA, General Services Administration, Student Loan Marketing Association, Central Bank for Cooperatives, Freddie Mac, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Maritime Administration, and other similar agencies. Whether backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury or not, U.S. Government securities are not guaranteed against price movements due to fluctuating interest rates.

U.S. Treasury Obligations. U.S. Treasury obligations consist of bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury and separately traded interest and principal component parts of such obligations that are transferable through the federal book-entry system known as Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Securities ("STRIPS") and Treasury Receipts ("TRs").

U.S. Government Zero Coupon Securities. STRIPS and receipts are sold as zero coupon securities, that is, fixed income securities that have been stripped of their unmatured interest coupons. Zero coupon securities are sold at a (usually substantial) discount and redeemed at face value at their maturity date without interim cash payments of interest or principal. The amount of this discount is accreted over the life of the security, and the accretion constitutes the income earned on the security for both accounting and tax purposes. Because of these features, the market prices of zero coupon securities are generally more volatile than the market prices of securities that have similar maturity but that pay interest periodically. Zero coupon securities are likely to respond to a greater degree to interest rate changes than are non-zero coupon securities with similar maturity and credit qualities.

U.S. Government Agencies. Some obligations issued or guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. Government are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury (e.g., Treasury bills, notes and bonds, and securities guaranteed by GNMA), others are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the Treasury (e.g., Federal Home Loan Banks), while still others are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality (e.g., Fannie Mae). Guarantees of principal by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government may be a guarantee of payment at the maturity of the obligation so that in the event of a default prior to maturity there might not be a market and thus no means of realizing on the obligation prior to maturity. Guarantees as to the timely payment of principal and interest do not extend to the value or yield of these securities nor to the value of a Fund's shares.

VARIABLE AND FLOATING RATE INSTRUMENTS-Certain obligations may carry variable or floating rates of interest and may involve a conditional or unconditional demand feature. Such instruments bear interest at rates which are not fixed, but which vary with changes in specified market rates or indices. The interest rates on these securities may be reset daily, weekly, quarterly or at some other reset period. There is a risk that the current interest rate on such obligations may not accurately reflect existing market interest rates. A demand instrument with a demand notice exceeding seven days may be considered illiquid if there is no secondary market for such security.

WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY SECURITIES-When-issued or delayed delivery basis transactions involve the purchase of an instrument with payment and delivery taking place in the future. Delivery of and payment for these securities may occur a month or more after the date of the purchase commitment. The interest rate realized on these securities is fixed as of the purchase date and no interest accrues to the Fund before settlement. These securities are subject to market fluctuation due to changes in market interest rates, and it is possible that the market value at the time of settlement could be higher or lower than the purchase price if the general level of interest rates has changed. Although a Fund generally purchases securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis with the intention of actually acquiring securities

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for its portfolio, the Fund may dispose of a when-issued security or forward commitment prior to settlement if it deems it appropriate. When a Fund purchases when-issued or delayed delivery securities, it will "cover" its position as required by the 1940 Act.

YANKEE OBLIGATIONS-Yankee obligations ("Yankees") are U.S. dollar-denominated instruments of foreign issuers who either register with the SEC or issue under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These obligations consist of debt securities (including preferred or preference stock of non-governmental issuers), certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits and bankers' acceptances issued by foreign banks, and debt obligations of foreign governments or their subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities, international agencies and supranational entities. Some securities issued by foreign governments or their subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the foreign government.

The Yankee obligations selected for a Fund will adhere to the same quality standards as those utilized for the selection of domestic debt obligations.

ZERO COUPON SECURITIES-Zero coupon securities are securities that are sold at a discount to par value and securities on which interest payments are not made during the life of the security. Upon maturity, the holder is entitled to receive the par value of the security. While interest payments are not made on such securities, holders of such securities are deemed to have received "phantom income" annually. Because a Fund will distribute its "phantom income" to shareholders, to the extent that shareholders elect to receive dividends in cash rather than reinvesting such dividends in additional shares, the Fund will have fewer assets with which to purchase income producing securities. Pay-in-kind securities pay interest in either cash or additional securities, at the issuer's option, for a specified period. Pay-in-kind bonds, like zero coupon bonds, are designed to give an issuer flexibility in managing cash flow. Pay-in-kind bonds are expected to reflect the market value of the underlying debt plus an amount representing accrued interest since the last payment. Pay-in-kind bonds are usually less volatile than zero coupon bonds, but more volatile than cash pay securities. Pay-in-kind securities are securities that have interest payable by delivery of additional securities. Upon maturity, the holder is entitled to receive the aggregate par value of the securities. Deferred payment securities are securities that remain zero coupon securities until a predetermined date, at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective and interest becomes payable at regular intervals.

To avoid any leveraging concerns, a Fund will "cover" its position as required by the 1940 Act. Zero coupon, pay-in-kind and deferred payment securities may be subject to greater fluctuation in value and lesser liquidity in the event of adverse market conditions than comparably rated securities paying cash interest at regular interest payment periods. STRIPS and receipts (TRs, TIGRs, LYONs and CATS) are sold as zero coupon securities, that is, fixed income securities that have been stripped of their unmatured interest coupons. Zero coupon securities are sold at a (usually substantial) discount and redeemed at face value at their maturity date without interim cash payments of interest or principal. The amount of this discount is accreted over the life of the security, and the accretion constitutes the income earned on the security for both accounting and tax purposes. Because of these features, the market prices of zero coupon securities are generally more volatile than the market prices of securities that have similar maturity but that pay interest periodically. Zero coupon securities are likely to respond to a greater degree to interest rate changes that are non-zero coupon securities with similar maturity and credit qualities.

Corporate zero coupon securities are: (i) notes or debentures which do not pay current interest and are issued at substantial discounts from par value; or (ii) notes or debentures that pay no current interest until a stated date one or more years into the future, after which date the issuer is obligated to pay interest until maturity, usually at a higher rate than if interest were payable from the date of issuance, and may also make interest payments in kind (e.g., with identical zero coupon securities). Such corporate zero coupon securities, in addition to the risks identified above, are subject to the risk of the issuer's failure to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation. A Fund must accrete the discount or interest on high-yield bonds structured as zero coupon securities as income even though it does not receive a corresponding cash interest payment until the security's maturity or payment date. For tax purposes, original issue discount that accretes in a taxable year is treated as earned by a Fund and therefore is subject to the

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distribution requirements applicable to the regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Code. A Fund may have to dispose of its securities under disadvantageous circumstances to generate cash, or may have to leverage itself by borrowing cash to satisfy distribution requirements. A Fund accrues income with respect to the securities prior to the receipt of cash payments.

INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

Fundamental Policies

The following investment limitations are fundamental policies of the International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity, Emerging Markets Debt, Tax-Managed International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds and may not be changed without shareholder approval.

Each of the International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity, International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Debt Funds may not:

  1.  Purchase securities of an issuer if it would cause the Fund to fail to satisfy the diversification requirement for a diversified management company under the 1940 Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time. This investment limitation does not apply to the Emerging Markets Debt or International Fixed Income Funds.

  2.  Concentrate investments in a particular industry or group of industries, as concentration is defined under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

  3.  Borrow money or issue senior securities (as defined under the 1940 Act), except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

  4.  Make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

  5.  Purchase or sell commodities or real estate, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

  6.  Underwrite securities issued by other persons, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

  7.  With respect to the International Fixed Income Fund, acquire more than 10% of the voting securities of any one issuer.

The Tax-Managed International Equity Fund may not:

  1.  With respect to 75% of its total assets: (i) purchase securities of any issuer (except securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of such issuer; or (ii) acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer.

  2.  Purchase any securities which would cause more than 25% of its total assets to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that this limitation does not apply to investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.

  3.  Borrow money in an amount exceeding 331/3% of the value of its total assets, provided that, for purposes of this limitation, investment strategies which either obligate the Fund to purchase securities or require the Fund to segregate assets are not considered to be borrowings. To the extent that its borrowings

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exceed 5% of its assets: (i) all borrowings will be repaid before making additional investments and any interest paid on such borrowings will reduce income; and (ii) asset coverage of at least 300% is required.

  4.  Make loans if, as a result, more than 331/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, except that the Fund may: (i) purchase or hold debt instruments in accordance with its investment objective and policies; (ii) enter into repurchase agreements; and (iii) lend its securities.

  5.  Purchase or sell real estate, physical commodities, or commodities contracts, except that the Fund may purchase: (i) marketable securities issued by companies which own or invest in real estate (including REITs), commodities, or commodities contracts; and (ii) commodities contracts relating to financial instruments, such as financial futures contracts and options on such contracts.

  6.  Act as an underwriter of securities of other issuers except as it may be deemed an underwriter in selling a fund security.

  7.  Issue senior securities (as defined in the 1940 Act), except as permitted by rule, regulation or order of the SEC.

Non-Fundamental Policies

The following investment limitations are non-fundamental policies and may be changed without shareholder approval.

Each of the International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity, Emerging Market Debt and Tax-Managed International Equity Funds may not:

  1.  Pledge, mortgage or hypothecate assets except to secure permitted borrowings or related to the deposit of assets in escrow or in segregated accounts in compliance with the asset segregation requirements imposed by Section 18 of the 1940 Act, or any rule or SEC staff interpretation thereunder.

  2.  Invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control.

  3.  Purchase securities on margin or effect short sales, except that each Fund may: (i) obtain short-term credits as necessary for the clearance of security transactions; (ii) provide initial and variation margin payments in connection with transactions involving futures contracts and options on such contracts; and (iii) make short sales "against the box" or in compliance with the SEC's position regarding the asset segregation requirements of Section 18 of the 1940 Act.

  4.  Purchase or hold illiquid securities, i.e., securities that cannot be disposed of for their approximate carrying value in seven days or less (which term includes repurchase agreements and time deposits maturing in more than seven days) if, in the aggregate, more than 15% of its net assets would be invested in illiquid securities.

  5.  Invest its assets in securities of any investment company, except as permitted by the 1940 Act.

  6.  With respect to 75% of its total assets: (i) purchase securities of any issuer (except securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of such issuer; or (ii) acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer. This limitation does not apply to the Emerging Markets Debt or Tax-Managed International Equity Funds.

  7.  Purchase any securities which would cause 25% or more of the total assets of the Fund to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that this limitation does not apply to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. This limitation does not apply to the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund.

  8.  Borrow money in an amount exceeding 331/3% of the value of its total assets, provided that, for purposes of this limitation, investment strategies which either obligate a Fund to purchase securities or require a

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Fund to segregate assets are not considered to be borrowings. To the extent its borrowings exceed 5% of its assets: (i) all borrowings will be repaid before a Fund makes additional investments and any interest paid on such borrowings will reduce income; and (ii) asset coverage of at least 300% is required. This limitation does not apply to the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund.

  9.  Make loans if, as a result, more than 331/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, except that each Fund may: (i) purchase or hold debt instruments in accordance with its investment objective and policies; (ii) enter into repurchase agreements; and (iii) lend its securities. This limitation does not apply to the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund.

  10.  Purchase or sell real estate, physical commodities, or commodities contracts, except that each Fund may purchase: (i) marketable securities issued by companies which own or invest in real estate (including REITs), commodities, or commodities contracts; and (ii) commodities contracts relating to financial instruments, such as financial futures contracts and options on such contracts. This limitation does not apply to the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund.

  11.  Issue senior securities (as defined in the 1940 Act), except as permitted by rule, regulation or order of the SEC. This limitation does not apply to the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund.

  12.  Invest in interests in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs and oil, gas or mineral leases. This limitation does not apply to the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund.

  13.  With respect to the International Equity Fund, invest less than 80% of its net assets, under normal circumstances, in equity securities. This non-fundamental policy may be changed by the Board of Trustees with at least 60 days' notice to the International Equity Fund's shareholders.

  14.  With respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, invest less than 80% of its net assets, under normal circumstances, in equity securities of emerging market issuers. This non-fundamental policy may be changed by the Board of Trustees with at least 60 days' notice to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund's shareholders.

  15.  With respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, invest less than 80% of its net assets, under normal circumstances, in fixed income securities of emerging markets issuers. This non-fundamental policy may be changed by the Board of Trustees with at least 60 days' notice to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund's shareholders.

  16.  With respect to the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund, invest less than 80% of its net assets, under normal circumstances, in equity securities. This non-fundamental policy may be changed by the Board of Trustees with at least 60 days' notice to the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund's shareholders.

    The International Fixed Income Fund may not:

  1.  Purchase any securities which would cause 25% or more of the total assets of the Fund to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that this limitation does not apply to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.

  2.  Borrow money except for temporary or emergency purposes and then only in an amount not exceeding 10% of the value of the total assets of the Fund. This borrowing provision is included solely to facilitate the orderly sale of portfolio securities to accommodate substantial redemption requests if they should occur and is not for investment purposes. All borrowings will be repaid before the Fund makes additional investments and any interest paid on such borrowings will reduce the income of the Fund.

  3.  Pledge, mortgage or hypothecate assets except to secure temporary borrowings as described in its Prospectus in aggregate amounts not to exceed 10% of the net assets of such Fund taken at current value at the time of the incurrence of such loan.

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  4.  Make loans, except that the Fund may: (i) enter into repurchase agreements, provided that repurchase agreements and time deposits maturing in more than seven days, and other illiquid securities, including securities which are not readily marketable or are restricted, are not to exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of the Fund's total assets; (ii) engage in securities lending as described in its Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information; and (iii) purchase or hold debt securities in accordance with its investment objectives and policies.

  5.  Invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control.

  6.  Purchase or sell real estate, real estate limited partnership interests, commodities or commodities contracts. However, subject to its permitted investments, the Fund may purchase obligations issued by companies which invest in real estate, commodities or commodities contracts.

  7.  Make short sales of securities, maintain a short position or purchase securities on margin, except as described in the Prospectus and except that the Trust may obtain short-term credits as necessary for the clearance of security transactions.

  8.  Purchase securities of other investment companies except as permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and may only purchase securities of money market funds. Under these rules and regulations, the Fund is prohibited from acquiring the securities of other investment companies if, as a result of such acquisition, the Fund owns more than 3% of the total voting stock of the company; securities issued by any one investment company represent more than 5% of the total Fund assets; or securities (other than treasury stock) issued by all investment companies represent more than 10% of the total assets of the Fund. A Fund's purchase of such investment company securities results in the bearing of expenses such that shareholders would indirectly bear a proportionate share of the operating expenses of such investment companies, including advisory fees.

  9.  Issue senior securities (as defined in the 1940 Act), except in connection with permitted borrowing as described in the Prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information or as permitted by rule, regulation or order of the SEC.

  10.  Invest in interests in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs and oil, gas or mineral leases.

  11.  Invest more than 10% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

  12.  Invest less than 80% of its net assets, under normal circumstances, in fixed income securities. This non-fundamental policy may be changed by the Board of Trustees with at least 60 days' notice to the International Fixed Income Fund's shareholders.

The foregoing percentages (except for the limitation on borrowing) will apply at the time of the purchase of a security and shall not be violated unless an excess or deficiency occurs, immediately after or as a result of a purchase of such security.

The following descriptions of the 1940 Act may assist shareholders in understanding the above policies and restrictions.

Diversification. Under the 1940 Act, a diversified investment management company, as to 75% of its total assets, may not purchase securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agents or instrumentalities or securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of such issuer, or more than 10% of the issuer's outstanding voting securities would be held by the fund.

Concentration. The SEC has presently defined concentration as investing 25% or more of an investment company's net assets in an industry or group of industries, with certain exceptions.

For purposes of the industry concentration limitations discussed above, these definitions apply to each Fund, and for purposes of the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund, these limitations form part of the fundamental limitation: (i) utility companies will be divided according to their services, for example, gas, gas

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transmission, electric and telephone will each be considered a separate industry; (ii) financial service companies will be classified according to end users of their services, for example, automobile finance, bank finance and diversified finance will each be considered a separate industry; (iii) supranational agencies will be deemed to be issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry; and (iv) governmental issuers within a particular country will be deemed to be conducting their principal business in the same industry.

Borrowing. The 1940 Act presently allows a fund to borrow from any bank (including pledging, mortgaging or hypothecating assets) in an amount up to 331/3% of its total assets (not including temporary borrowings not in excess of 5% of its total assets).

Senior Securities. Senior securities may include any obligation or instrument issued by a fund evidencing indebtedness. The 1940 Act generally prohibits funds from issuing senior securities, although it does not treat certain transactions as senior securities, such as certain borrowings, short sales, reverse repurchase agreements, firm commitment agreements and standby commitments, with appropriate earmarking or segregation of assets to cover such obligation.

Lending. Under the 1940 Act, a fund may only make loans if expressly permitted by its investment policies. Each Fund's non-fundamental investment policy on lending is set forth above.

Underwriting. Under the 1940 Act, underwriting securities involves a fund purchasing securities directly from an issuer for the purpose of selling (distributing) them or participating in any such activity either directly or indirectly. Under the 1940 Act, a diversified fund may not make any commitment as underwriter, if immediately thereafter the amount of its outstanding underwriting commitments, plus the value of its investments in securities of issuers (other than investment companies) of which it owns more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities, exceeds 25% of the value of its total assets.

Real Estate. The 1940 Act does not directly restrict a fund's ability to invest in real estate, but does require that every fund have a fundamental investment policy governing such investments. The International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity, International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Debt Funds have adopted a fundamental policy that would permit direct investment in real estate. However, the International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity, International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Debt Funds have a non-fundamental investment limitation that prohibits them from investing directly in real estate. This non-fundamental policy may be changed only by vote of each Fund's Board of Trustees.

THE ADMINISTRATOR AND TRANSFER AGENT

General. SEI Investments Fund Management (the "Administrator"), a Delaware statutory trust, has its principal business offices at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. SEI Investments Management Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company ("SEI Investments"), is the owner of all beneficial interest in the Administrator. SEI Investments and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including the Administrator, are leading providers of fund evaluation services, trust accounting systems, and brokerage and information services to financial institutions, institutional investors, and money managers. The Administrator and its affiliates also serve as administrator or sub-administrator to other mutual funds.

Administration Agreement with the Trust. The Trust and the Administrator have entered into an administration and transfer agency agreement (the "Administration Agreement"). Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator provides the Trust with administrative and transfer agency services or employs certain other parties, including its affiliates, who provide such services, including regulatory reporting and all necessary office space, equipment, personnel and facilities. The Administration Agreement provides that the Administrator shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the matters to which the Administration Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Administrator in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its duties and obligations thereunder.

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The Administration Agreement shall remain effective for the initial term of the Agreement and each renewal term thereof unless earlier terminated: (a) by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust on not less than 60 days' written notice to the Administrator; or (b) by the Administrator on not less than 90 days' written notice to the Trust.

If operating expenses of any Fund exceed applicable limitations, the Administrator will pay such excess. The Administrator will not be required to bear expenses of any Fund to an extent which would result in the Fund's inability to qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Code. The term "expenses" is defined in such laws or regulations, and generally excludes brokerage commissions, distribution expenses, taxes, interest and extraordinary expenses.

For each Fund, the following table shows: (i) the dollar amount of fees paid to the Administrator by the Funds; and (ii) the dollar amount of the Administrator's voluntary fee waiver for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2003, 2004, and 2005:

    Net Fees Paid (000)   Fees Waived (000)  
Fund   2003   2004   2005   2003   2004   2005  
International Equity Fund   $ 9,487     $ 11,887     $ X X   $ 0     $ 0     $ X X  
Emerging Markets Equity Fund   $ 5,206     $ 6,740     $ X X   $ 0     $ 0     $ X X  
International Fixed Income Fund   $ 4,965     $ 5,441     $ X X   $ 0     $ 0     $ X X  
Emerging Markets Debt Fund   $ 3,345     $ 4,138     $ X X   $ 0     $ 0     $ X X  
Tax-Managed International Equity Fund     *       *       *       *       *       *    

 

*  Not in operation during such period.

THE ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISERS

General. SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC") serves as the investment adviser for the Funds. SIMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI Investments, a financial services company. The principal business address of SIMC and SEI Investments is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. SEI Investments was founded in 1968 and is a leading provider of investment solutions to banks, institutional investors, investment advisers and insurance companies. SIMC and its affiliates currently serve as adviser to more than 8 investment companies, including more than XX funds, with more than $XX billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2005.

Manager of Managers Structure. SIMC operates as a "manager of managers." SIMC and the Trust have obtained an exemptive order from the SEC that permits SIMC, with the approval of the Trust's Board of Trustees, to retain sub-advisers unaffiliated with SIMC for the Funds without submitting the sub-advisory agreements to a vote of the Funds' shareholders. Among other things, the exemptive relief permits the disclosure of only the aggregate amount payable by SIMC under all such sub-advisory agreements for each Fund. The Funds will notify shareholders in the event of any addition or change in the identity of its sub-advisers.

Subject to Board review, SIMC allocates and, when appropriate, reallocates the Funds' assets among sub-advisers, monitors and evaluates sub-adviser performance, and oversees sub-adviser compliance with the Funds' investment objectives, policies and restrictions. SIMC has the ultimate responsibility for the investment performance of the Funds due to its responsibility to oversee sub-advisers and recommend their hiring, termination and replacement.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements. The Trust and SIMC have entered into an investment advisory agreement (the "Advisory Agreement"). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, SIMC oversees the investment advisory services provided to the Funds and may manage the cash portion of the Funds' assets. Pursuant to separate sub-advisory agreements (the "Sub-Advisory Agreements" and together with the Advisory Agreement, the "Investment Advisory Agreements") with SIMC, and under the supervision of SIMC and the Board of Trustees, the sub-advisers are responsible for the day-to-day investment management

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of all or a discrete portion of the assets of the Funds. Sub-advisers also are responsible for managing their employees who provide services to these Funds. The sub-advisers are selected based primarily upon the research and recommendations of SIMC, which evaluates quantitatively and qualitatively each sub-adviser's skills and investment results in managing assets for specific asset classes, investment styles and strategies.

The Advisory Agreement and certain of the Sub-Advisory Agreements provide that SIMC (or any sub-adviser) shall not be protected against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its obligations or duties thereunder. In addition, certain of the Sub-Advisory Agreements provide that the sub-adviser shall not be protected against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence on its part in the performance of its duties, or from reckless disregard of its obligations or duties thereunder.

The continuance of each Investment Advisory Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually: (i) by the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund or by the Trustees; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to such Agreement or "interested persons" of any party thereto, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. Each Investment Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Trustees of the Trust or, with respect to a Fund, by a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund, on not less than 30 days' nor more than 60 days' written notice to SIMC or a sub-adviser, as applicable, or by SIMC or a sub-adviser, as applicable, on 90 days' written notice to the Trust.

Advisory Fees. For these advisory services, SIMC receives a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.51% of the International Equity Fund's average daily net assets, 0.51% of the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund's average daily net assets, 1.05% of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund's average daily net assets, 0.85% of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund's average daily net assets and 0.15% of the International Fixed Income Fund's average daily net assets. SIMC pays the sub-advisers out of its investment advisory fees.

For each Fund, the following table shows: (i) the dollar amount of fees paid to SIMC by each Fund; and (ii) the dollar amount of SIMC's voluntary fee waivers for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2003, 2004, and 2005:

    Net Fees Paid (000)   Fee Waivers (000)  
Fund   2003   2004   2005   2003   2004   2005  
International Equity Fund   $ 9,906     $ 13,339     $ X X   $ 741     $ 0     $ X X  
Emerging Markets Equity Fund   $ 6,879     $ 9,145     $ X X   $ 1,531     $ 1,743     $ X X  
International Fixed Income Fund   $ 1,241     $ 1,360     $ X X   $ 0     $ 0     $ X X  
Emerging Markets Debt Fund   $ 2,769     $ 3,503     $ X X   $ 1,605     $ 1,908     $ X X  
Tax-Managed International Equity Fund     *       *       *       *       *       *    

 

*  Not in operation during such period.

The Sub-Advisers

Alliance Capital Management L.P.

Alliance Capital Management L.P. ("Alliance Capital") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds. Alliance Capital is a Delaware limited partnership of which Alliance Capital Management Corporation, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc. ("AXA Financial") is a general partner. AXA Financial is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AXA.

Ashmore Investment Management Limited

Ashmore Investment Management Limited ("Ashmore") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Debt and Emerging Markets Equity Funds. Ashmore is an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Ashmore Group Limited.

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The Boston Company Asset Management LLC

The Boston Company Asset Management LLC ("The Boston Company") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The Boston Company is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation.

Bridgewater Associates, Inc.

Bridgewater Associates, Inc. ("Bridgewater") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Fixed Income Fund. Bridgewater was founded in 1975 and is 100% employee owned and controlled.

Capital Guardian Trust Company

Capital Guardian Trust Company ("Capital Guardian") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Equity Fund. Capital Guardian is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capital Group International, Inc., which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Capital Guardian was founded in 1968 and is a registered investment adviser.

Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C.

Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C. ("EMM") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. EMM is majority-owned by Emerging Markets Investors Corporation ("EMI"), EMI, in turn, is majority-owned by Antoine van Agtmael and Michael Duffy. EMM and EMI are both registered investment advisors.

Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. and its Affiliates

Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. ("Fischer Francis"), a New York corporation and three of its affiliates, Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, a corporate partnership organized under the laws of the United Kingdom, Fischer Francis Trees & Watts (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a Singapore corporation, and Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Kabushiki Kaisha, a Japanese corporation, collectively serve as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Fixed Income Fund. Fischer Francis is wholly-owned by Charter Atlantic Corporation, which in-turn is owned by 16 employee shareholders and one institutional shareholder, BNP Paribas. Fischer Francis owns approximately 99% of Fischer Francis Trees & Watts. Fischer Francis Trees & Watts (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Kabushiki Kaisha are each wholly-owned by Fischer Francis.

Fisher Asset Management, LLC

Fisher Asset Management, LLC (d/b/a Fisher Investments ("Fisher")), serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Equity Fund. Fisher is wholly owned by Fisher Investments, Inc.

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. ("Fuller & Thaler") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Equity Fund. Fuller & Thaler is 52% owned by Russel J. Fuller, President of Fuller & Thaler. Fuller & Thaler was founded in 1993.

McKinley Capital Management Inc.

McKinley Capital Management Inc. ("McKinley Capital") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Equity Fund. McKinley Capital was founded in 1990 and is wholly-owned by its employees.

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Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. ("MSIM Inc.") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Equity Fund. MSIM Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. MSIM Inc. delegates certain investment advisory responsibilities to its affiliate, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited ("MSIM Limited"). MSIM Limited is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.

Quantitative Management Associates LLC

Quantitative Management Associates LLC ("QMA") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Equity Fund. QMA is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Investment Management, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Asset Management Holding Company, Inc., which in turn is wholly-owned by Prudential Financial, Inc. QMA is a New Jersey limited liability company formed in 2003.

Rexiter Capital Management Limited

Rexiter Capital Management Limited ("Rexiter") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Rexiter was founded in 1997 and is 75% owned by State Street Global Alliance, LLC and 25% owned by its employees. State Street Global Alliance, LLC is beneficially owned 51% by State Street Corporation and 49% by ABP (the pension fund for Dutch State employees).

Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc

Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc ("SaBAM") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. SaBAM was established in 1987 and is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc.

Sub-Advisory Fees. For each Fund, the following table shows: (i) the dollar amount of fees paid to the sub-advisers by SIMC; and (ii) the dollar amount of the sub-advisers' voluntary fee waivers for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2003, 2004, and 2005:

    Sub-Advisory Fees
Paid (000)
  Sub-Advisory Fees
Waived (000)
 
Fund   2003   2004   2005   2003   2004   2005  
International Equity Fund   $ 6,488     $ 8,379     $ X X   $ 0     $ 0     $ X X  
Emerging Markets Equity Fund   $ 3,500     $ 5,095     $ X X   $ 0     $ 0     $ X X  
International Fixed Income Fund   $ 910     $ 998     $ X X   $ 0     $ 0     $ X X  
Emerging Markets Debt Fund   $ 2,001     $ 2,545     $ X X   $ 0     $ 0     $ X X  
Tax-Managed International Equity Fund     *       *       *       *       *       *    

 

*  Not in operation during such period.

Portfolio Management

Alliance Capital

Compensation. SIMC pays Alliance Capital a fee based on the assets under management of the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Alliance Capital and SIMC. Alliance Capital pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2005.

Alliance Capital's compensation program for investment professionals is designed to reflect their ability to generate long-term investment success for Alliance Capital's clients. Investment professionals do not receive any direct compensation based upon the investment returns of any individual client account, nor is

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compensation tied directly to the level or change in the level of assets under management. Investment professionals' annual compensation is comprised of the following:

Fixed base salary: This is generally the smallest portion of compensation. The base salary is a relatively low, fixed salary within a similar range for all investment professionals. The base salary is determined at the outset of employment based on level of experience, does not change significantly from year-to-year, and hence, is not particularly sensitive to performance.

Discretionary incentive compensation in the form of an annual cash bonus: Alliance Capital's overall profitability determines the total amount of incentive compensation available to investment professionals. This portion of compensation is determined subjectively based on qualitative and quantitative factors. In evaluating this component of an investment professional's compensation, Alliance Capital considers the contribution to his/her team or discipline as it relates to that team's overall contribution to the long-term investment success, business results and strategy of Alliance Capital. Quantitative factors considered include, among other things, relative investment performance (e.g., by comparison to competitor or peer group funds or similar styles of investments, and appropriate, broad-based or specific market indices), and consistency of performance. There are no specific formulas used to determine this part of an investment professional's compensation and the compensation is not tied to any pre-determined or specified level of performance. Alliance Capital also considers qualitative factors such as the complexity and risk of investment strategies involved in the style or type of assets managed by the investment professional; success of marketing/business development efforts and client servicing; seniority/length of service with the firm; management and supervisory responsibilities; and fulfillment of Alliance Capital's leadership criteria.

Discretionary incentive compensation in the form of awards under Alliance Capital's Partners Compensation Plan ("deferred awards"): Alliance Capital's overall profitability determines the total amount of deferred awards available to investment professionals. The deferred awards are allocated among investment professionals based on criteria similar to those used to determine the annual cash bonus. There is no fixed formula for determining these amounts. Deferred awards, for which there are various investment options, vest over a four-year period and are generally forfeited if the employee resigns or Alliance Capital terminates his/her employment.

Contributions under Alliance Capital's Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan: The contributions are based on Alliance Capital's overall profitability. The amount and allocation of the contributions are determined at the sole discretion of Alliance Capital.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds' most recently completed fiscal year, Alliance Capital's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2005, in addition to the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds, Alliance Capital's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
  Other Accounts  
Portfolio Manager   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Ed Barker     9     $ 1,805,000,000       7     $ 2,852,000,000       45     $ 1,591,000,000    
      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       8 *   $ 1,988,000,000 *  
Sharon Fay     15     $ 2,746,000,000       14     $ 3,055,000,000       157     $ 19,788,000,000    
      1 *   $ 1,305,000,000 *     N/A       N/A       5 *   $ 1,279,000,000 *  
Kevin Simms     15     $ 2,746,000,000       14     $ 3,055,000,000       157     $ 19,788,000,000    
      1 *   $ 1,305,000,000 *     N/A       N/A       5 *   $ 1,279,000,000 *  
Henry D'Auria     15     $ 2,746,000,000       14     $ 3,055,000,000       157     $ 19,788,000,000    
      1 *   $ 1,305,000,000 *     N/A       N/A       5 *   $ 1,279,000,000 *  
Giulio Martini     15     $ 2,746,000,000       14     $ 3,055,000,000       157     $ 19,788,000,000    
      1 *   $ 1,305,000,000 *     N/A       N/A       5 *   $ 1,279,000,000 *  

 

* Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee

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Conflicts of Interest. Alliance Capital has developed policies, procedures and disclosures reasonably designed to detect, manage and mitigate the effects of potential conflicts of interest in the area of employee personal trading, managing multiple accounts for multiple clients and allocating investment opportunities. Investment professionals, including portfolio managers and research analysts, are subject to the above-mentioned policies and oversight to help ensure that all clients are treated equitably.

Employee Personal Trading and the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. Alliance Capital has policies to avoid conflicts of interest when investment professionals and other personnel of Alliance Capital own, buy or sell securities also owned by, or bought or sold for clients. Personal securities transactions by an employee may raise a potential conflict of interest when an employee owns or trades in a security that is owned or considered for purchase or sale by a client, or recommended for purchase or sale by an employee to a client. Alliance Capital has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics ("Code") that is designed to detect and prevent such conflicts of interest.

Managing Multiple Accounts for Multiple Clients. The investment professional or investment professional teams for the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds have responsibilities for managing all or a portion of the investments of multiple accounts with a common investment strategy, including other registered investment companies, unregistered investment vehicles, such as hedge funds, pension plans, separate accounts, collective trusts and charitable foundations. Potential conflicts of interest may arise when an investment professional has responsibilities for the investments of more than one account because the investment professional may be unable to devote equal time and attention to each account. Accordingly, Alliance Capital has compliance policies and oversight to manage these conflicts.

Allocating Investment Opportunities. In addition, the investment professionals may have to decide how to select and allocate investment opportunities among accounts. Portfolio holdings, position sizes, and industry and sector exposures tend to be similar across similar accounts, which minimizes the potential for conflicts of interest. Nevertheless, investment opportunities may be allocated differently among accounts due to the particular characteristics of an account, such as cash position, tax status, risk tolerance and investment restrictions or for other reasons. Potential conflicts of interest may also occur where Alliance Capital would have an incentive, such as a performance-based management fee, relating to an account. An investment professional may devote more time to developing and analyzing investment strategies and opportunities or allocating securities preferentially to the account for which Alliance Capital could share in investment gains. As noted above, Alliance Capital has procedures designed to ensure that information relevant to investment decisions is disseminated fairly and investment opportunities are allocated equitably among different clients.

Ashmore

Compensation. SIMC pays Ashmore a fee based on the assets under management of the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Ashmore and SIMC. Ashmore pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds. This information relates to the period ended September 30, 2005

Investment professionals are compensated by fixed annual salaries, and by performance-based annual bonuses determined at the discretion of the Managing Director involving a thorough and on-going assessment of performance and contribution to Ashmore's profitability. This assessment is performed on a continuous basis as well as via a formal annual review. They may also be granted access to equity upside in the business through shares, equity options and other earned-in mechanisms.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds' most recently completed fiscal year, Ashmore's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds.

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Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2005, in addition to the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds, Ashmore's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain Other Accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
  Other Accounts  
Portfolio Manager   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Investment Committee   N/A   N/A     15 *   $ 9,420,000,000 *     11 *   $ 3,357,000,000 *  

 

* A number of the Accounts included above are subject to a performance-based fee advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interest. Ashmore's management of "other accounts" may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds' investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the other accounts (collectively the "Other Accounts"), on the other. The Other Accounts include other pooled emerging markets equity and emerging markets debt funds. The Other Accounts might have similar investment objectives as the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds or hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased, or sold by the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds. While Ashmore's management of Other Accounts may give rise to the following potential conflicts of interest, Ashmore does not believe that the conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, Ashmore believes that it has designed policies and procedures that are designed to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of Ashmore's day-to-day management of the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds. Because of its position with the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds, Ashmore knows the size, timing, and possible market impact of Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds' trades. It is theoretically possible that Ashmore could use this information to the advantage of Other Accounts it manages and to the possible detriment of the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds. However, Ashmore has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of Ashmore's management of the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds and Other Accounts which, in theory, may allow them to aggregate and allocate investment opportunities in a way that could favor Other Accounts over the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds. This conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that Ashmore receives, or expects to receive, greater compensation from their management of the Other Accounts than the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds. Notwithstanding this theoretical conflict of interest, it is Ashmore's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions and, as discussed above, Ashmore has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to aggregate and allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time and in a manner consistent with each account's investment objectives and related restrictions. For example, while Ashmore may decide to buy securities for one or more Other Accounts that differ in identity or quantity from securities bought for the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds, such an approach might not be suitable for the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds given their investment objectives and related restrictions.

The Boston Company

Compensation. SIMC pays The Boston Company a fee based on the assets under management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between The Boston Company and SIMC. The Boston Company pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2005.

At The Boston Company, portfolio managers' cash compensation is comprised primarily of a market-based salary and incentive compensation plans (annual and long term incentive). Funding for The Boston Company's Annual Incentive Plan and Long Term Incentive Plan is through a pre-determined fixed percentage of The Boston Company's overall profitability. Therefore, all bonus awards are based initially

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on The Boston Company's financial performance. Portfolio managers are eligible to receive annual cash bonus awards from the Annual Incentive Plan. Annual incentive opportunities are pre-established for each individual, expressed as a percentage of base salary ("target awards"). Annual awards are determined by applying multiples to this target award (0-2 times target award represents a portfolio manager's range of opportunity) and are capped at a maximum range of incentive opportunity for the job category. Awards are 100% discretionary and regardless of performance will be subject to pool funding availability. Awards are paid in cash on an annual basis. A significant portion of the target opportunity awarded is based upon the one-year (weighted 50%) and three-year (weighted 50%) pre-tax performance of the portfolio manager's accounts relative to the performance of the appropriate Lipper and Callan peer groups. Other factors considered in determining the award are individual qualitative performance and the asset size and revenue growth of the products managed.

For research analysts and other investment professionals, awards are distributed to the respective product teams (in the aggregate) based upon product performance relative to The Boston Company-wide performance measured on the same basis as described above. Further allocations are made to specific team members by the product portfolio manager based upon sector contribution and other qualitative factors.

All portfolio managers and analysts are also eligible to participate in the The Boston Company Long Term Incentive Plan. This plan provides for an annual award, payable equally in Mellon Financial restricted stock and The Boston Company phantom stock. Both the restricted stock and phantom stock cliff vest after three years. The value of the phantom stock award changes during the vesting period based upon changes in The Boston Company's operating income.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, The Boston Company's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2005, in addition to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, The Boston Compnay's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain Other Accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
  Other Accounts  
Portfolio Manager   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
D. Kirk Henry     18     $ 7,600,000,000       9     $ 10,800,000,000       75     $ 16,300,000,000    
      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       1 *   $ 263,000,000 *  
Clifford Smith     18     $ 7,600,000,000       9     $ 10,800,000,000       75     $ 16,300,000,000    
      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       1 *   $ 263,000,000 *  
Carolyn Kedersha     18     $ 7,6000,000,000       9     $ 10,800,000,000       75     $ 16,300,000,000    
      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       1 *   $ 263,000,000 *  
Andrew Johnsen     18     $ 7,600,000,000       9     $ 10,800,000,000       75     $ 16,300,000,000    
      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       1 *   $ 263,000,000 *  
Param
Roychoudhury
    18     $ 7,600,000,000       9     $ 10,800,000,000       75     $ 16,300,000,000    
      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       1 *   $ 263,000,000 *  
Michelle Chan     18     $ 7,600,000,000       9     $ 10,800,000,000       75     $ 16,300,000,000    
      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       1 *   $ 263,000,000 *  

 

* Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee

Conflicts of Interests. A conflict of interest is generally defined as a single person or entity having two or more interests that are inconsistent. The Boston Company has implemented various policies and procedures that are intended to address the conflicts of interest that may exist or be perceived to exist at The Boston Company.

These conflicts may include, but are not limited to the fact that a portfolio manager is responsible for the management of more than one account; the potential arises for the portfolio manager to favor one account over another. Generally, the risk of such conflicts of interest could increase if a portfolio manager has a financial incentive to favor one account over another.

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This disclosure statement is not intended to cover all of the conflicts that exist within The Boston Company, but rather to highlight the general categories of conflicts and the associated mitigating controls. Other conflicts are addressed within the policies of The Boston Company. Further, the Chief Compliance Officer of The Boston Company shall maintain a Conflicts Matrix that further defines the conflicts specific to The Boston Company.

New Investment Opportunities. A portfolio manager could favor one account over another in allocating new investment opportunities that have limited supply, such as initial public offerings and private placements. If, for example, an initial public offering that was expected to appreciate in value significantly shortly after the offering was allocated to a single account, that account may be expected to have better investment performance than other accounts that did not receive an allocation. The Boston Company has policies that require a portfolio manager to allocate such investment opportunities in an equitable manner and generally to allocate such investments proportionately among all accounts with similar investment objectives.

Compensation. A portfolio manager may favor an account if the portfolio manager's compensation is tied to the performance of that account rather than all accounts managed by the portfolio manager. If, for example, the portfolio manager receives a bonus based upon the performance of certain accounts relative to a benchmark while Other Accounts are disregarded for this purpose, the portfolio manager will have a financial incentive to seek to have the accounts that determine the bonus achieve the best possible performance to the possible detriment of Other Accounts. Similarly, if The Boston Company receives a performance-based advisory fee, the portfolio manager may favor that account, regardless of whether the performance of that account directly determines the portfolio manager's compensation. The investment performance on specific accounts is not a factor in determining the portfolio manager's compensation.

Investment Objectives. Where different accounts managed by the same portfolio manager have materially and potentially conflicting investment objectives or strategies, a conflict of interest may arise. For example, if a portfolio manager purchases a security for one account and sells the same security short for another account, such a trading pattern could potentially disadvantage either account. To mitigate the conflict in this scenario The Boston Company has in places a restriction in the order management system and requires a written explanation from the portfolio manager before determining whether to lift the restriction. However, where a portfolio manager is responsible for accounts with differing investment objectives and policies, it is possible that the portfolio manager will conclude that it is in the best interest of one account to sell a portfolio security while another account continues to hold or increase the holding in such security.

Trading. A portfolio manager could favor one account over another in the order in which trades for the accounts are placed. If a portfolio manager determines to purchase a security for more than one account in an aggregate amount that may influence the market price of the security, accounts that purchased or sold the security first may receive a more favorable price than accounts that make subsequent transactions. The less liquid the market for the security or the greater the percentage that the proposed aggregate purchases or sales represent of average daily trading volume, the greater the potential for accounts that make subsequent purchases or sales to receive a less favorable price. When a portfolio manager intends to trade the same security for more than one account, the policies of The Boston Company generally require that such trades be "bunched," which means that the trades for the individual accounts are aggregated and each account receives the same price. Some accounts may not be eligible for bunching for contractual reasons (such as directed brokerage arrangements). Circumstances may also arise where the trader believes that bunching the orders may not result in the best possible price. Where those accounts or circumstances are involved, The Boston Company will place the order in a manner intended to result in as favorable a price as possible for such client.

Personal Interest. A portfolio manager may favor an account if the portfolio manager has a beneficial interest in the account, in order to benefit a large client or to compensate a client that had poor returns. For example, if the portfolio manager held an interest in a mutual fund that was one of the accounts managed by the portfolio manager, the portfolio manager would have an economic incentive to favor the account in which the portfolio manager held an interest. All accounts with the same or similar investment objectives are part of a trading group. All accounts in a particular trading group are managed and traded identically taking into account client imposed restrictions or cash flows. As a result of this management and trading style an account in a trading group cannot be treated any differently than any other account in that trading group.

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Outside Directorship. Employees may serve as directors, officers or general partners of certain outside entities after obtaining the appropriate approvals in compliance with the Code of Conduct and Mellon Corporate Policy on Outside Directorships and Offices (CPP-805-I). However, in view of the potential conflicts of interest and the possible liability for The Boston Company, its affiliates and its employees, employees are urged to be cautious when considering serving as directors, officers, or general partners of outside entities. In addition to completing the reporting requirements set forth in the Mellon corporate policies, employees should ensure that their service as an outside director, officer or general partner does not interfere with the discharge of their job responsibilities and must recognize that their primary obligation is to complete their assigned responsibilities at The Boston Company in a timely manner.

Proxy Voting. Whenever The Boston Company owns the securities of a client or prospective client in fiduciary accounts there is a potential conflict between the interests of the firm and the interests of the beneficiaries of our client accounts. Material conflicts of interest are addressed through the establishment of our parent company's Proxy Committee structure. It applies detailed, pre-determined proxy voting guidelines in an objective and consistent manner across client accounts, based on internal and external research and recommendations provided by a third party vendor, and without consideration of any client relationship factors. Further, we engage a third party as an independent fiduciary to vote all proxies for Mellon securities and Fund securities.

Personal Trading. There is an inherent conflict where a portfolio manager manages personal accounts alongside client accounts. Further, there is a conflict where other employees in the firm know of portfolio decisions in advance of trade execution and could potentially use this information to their advantage and to the disadvantage of The Boston Company's clients. Subject to the personal Securities Trading Policy, employees of The Boston Company may buy and sell securities which are recommended to its clients; however, no employee is permitted to do so (a) where such purchase or sale would affect the market price of such securities, or (b) in anticipation of the effect of such recommendation on the market price. Consistent with the Securities Trading Policy relating to Investment Employees (which includes all Access Persons), approval will be denied for sales/purchases of securities for which investment transactions are pending and, at minimum, for two business days after transactions for the security were completed for client accounts. Portfolio managers are prohibited from trading in a security for seven days before and after transactions in that security are completed for client accounts managed by that portfolio manager.

Soft Dollars. Use of client commissions to pay for services that benefit The Boston Company and not client accounts. It is the policy of The Boston Company to enter into soft-dollar arrangements in a manner which will ensure the availability of the safe harbor provided by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and which will ensure that the firm meets its fiduciary obligations for seeking to obtain best execution for its clients. All soft dollar services are justified in writing by the user specifically noting how the service will assist in the investment decision making process and approved in advance by the Soft Dollar Committee.

Consultant Business. Many of our clients retain consulting firms to assist them in selecting investment managers. Some of these consulting firms provide services to both those who hire investment managers (i.e. clients) and to investment management firms. The Boston Company may pay to attend conferences sponsored by consulting firms and/or purchase services from consulting firms where it believes those services will be useful to it in operating its investment management business. The Boston Company does not pay referral fees to consultants.

Gifts. Where investment personnel are offered gifts or entertainment by business associates that assist them in making or executing portfolio decisions or recommendations for client accounts a potential conflict exists. The Code of Conduct sets forth broad requirements for accepting gifts and entertainment. The Boston Company's Gift Policy supplements the Code of Conduct and provides further clarification for The Boston Company employees. The Boston Company has established a Gift Policy that supplements the Mellon Code of Conduct. Gifts received with a face value under $100 may be accepted so long as they are not intended to influence. It is imperative that common sense and good judgment be used when accepting gifts in the course of business. For gifts accepted in accordance with the Gift Policy and the Mellon Code of Conduct with a face value over $100, The Boston Company has determined that it is in the best interest of the firm and its employees that any amount over $100 shall be donated to a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization of the employee's choice.

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Bridgewater

Compensation. SIMC pays Bridgewater a fee based on the assets under management of the International Fixed Income Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Bridgewater and SIMC. Bridgewater pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2005.

Bridgewater's compensation structure includes a performance-based bonus plan and a phantom equity plan. Senior investment professionals participate in these plans and derive a large percentage of their income from them. Bonuses are based on the performance of the company and the individual compared to certain benchmarks. For the performance based bonus Bridgewater has a grading system of 1-5 for both the individual's and the company's performance. The grades are applied to each person's target bonus. Senior investment professionals have 50% of their bonus based on company performance. Ownership in the firm has also been made available to key professionals.

Rather than having traditional portfolio managers, Bridgewater uses a group-based approach in decision-making. To this end, Bridgewater has team of senior investment professionals that oversees the entire investment management process, and monitors the performance of all portfolios and investment systems. A staff of research professionals supports the team in establishing and testing the criteria by which investment decisions will be made. These criteria are the product of Bridgewater's cumulative research into the fundamental cause-effect drivers of global market pricing. They are specifically defined in terms of fundamental economic, capital flow, and inter-market relationships that allow them to be organized and programmed into systems. Bridgewater's day-to-day active views simply reflect these criteria applied to current economic and market data. In short, Bridgewater's research effort is devoted to determining the criteria for making decisions rather than on specific investment decisions themselves.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the International Fixed Income Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, Bridgewater's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the International Fixed Income Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2005, in addition to the International Fixed Income Fund, Bridgewater's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain Other Accounts as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
  Other Accounts  
Portfolio Manager   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Portfolio
Management Team
  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A     318     $ 123,000,000,000    

 

Conflicts of Interests. A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of Bridgewater's side-by-side management of both fixed fee and performance based fee accounts and allocating investment opportunities between the two types of accounts. Bridgewater has developed policies and procedures designed to detect, manage and mitigate the effects of potential conflicts of interest in the area of allocating investment opportunities to all clients. Opportunities are allocated based on a systematic methodology that is both fair and equitable to all clients.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of employees trading in securities for their personal accounts that are also bought and / or sold for client accounts. Bridgewater has adopted a Code of Ethics that is designed to detect and prevent such conflicts of interest. Bridgewater's Code of Ethics confirms the firm's commitment to the highest ideals of honesty, integrity and openness. This commitment is demonstrated by the extraordinary measures taken to ensure the confidentiality of client information, both internally and externally, and also in the rigorous scrutiny applied to the personal investment activities of its employees.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of Bridgewater employees accepting gifts. Bridgewater employees are strictly prohibited from accepting gifts, including meals and entertainment, or other thing of more than a de minimus value from any person or entity that does business with or on behalf of Bridgewater. All gifts received by any employee must be promptly reported to the Chief Compliance Officer. Any exceptions to this policy must be approved in advance by the Chief Compliance Officer. Employees are prohibited from soliciting gifts of any size under any circumstances.

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No employee shall give any gift to a client or to persons who do business with, regulate, advise or render professional services to Bridgewater without the approval of a member of the Management Committee or a department head.

CGTC

Compensation. SIMC pays CGTC a fee based on the assets under management of the International Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between CGTC and SIMC. CGTC pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2005.

At CGTC, portfolio managers and investment analysts are paid competitive salaries. In addition, they receive bonuses based on their individual portfolio results and also may participate in profit-sharing plans. The relative mix of compensation represented by bonuses, salary and profit sharing will vary depending on the individual's portfolio results, contributions to the organization and other factors. In order to encourage a long-term focus, bonuses based on investment results are calculated by comparing pretax total returns over a four-year period to relevant benchmarks. For portfolio managers, benchmarks include both measures of the marketplaces in which the relevant fund invests and measures of the results of comparable mutual funds or consultant universe measures of comparable institutional accounts. For investment analysts, benchmarks include both relevant market measures and appropriate industry indexes reflecting their areas of expertise. The benchmarks used to measure performance of the portfolio managers for the International Equity Fund include, as applicable, an adjusted MSCI EAFE Index, an adjusted Lipper International Index, an adjusted MSCI Europe Index, a customized index based on the median results with respect to Europe from Callan Associates, Evaluation Associates and Frank Russell, an adjusted MSCI Japan Index and a customized index based on the median results with respect to Japan from InterSEC.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the International Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, CGTC's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the International Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2005, in addition to the International Equity Fund, CGTC's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain Other Accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
  Other Accounts  
Portfolio Manager   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
David Fisher     21     $ 23,030,000,000       30     $ 45,220,000,000       332     $ 100,000,000,000    
      1 *   $ 79,000,000 *     N/A       N/A       13 *   $ 8,790,000,000 *  
Arthur Gromadzki     10     $ 4,010,000,000       9     $ 26,060,000,000       153     $ 45,010,000,000    
      1 *   $ 79,000,000 *     N/A       N/A       14 *   $ 6,100,000,000 *  
Richard Havas     12     $ 4,940,000,000       22     $ 33,960,000,000       234     $ 73,670,000,000    
      1 *   $ 79,000,000 *     N/A       N/A       11 *   $ 6,250,000,000 *  
Seung Kwak     10     $ 4,010,000,000       10     $ 26,190,000,000       145     $ 41,120,000,000    
      1 *   $ 79,000,000 *     N/A       N/A       7 *   $ 6,160,000,000 *  
Nancy Kyle     13     $ 17,680,000,000       28     $ 42,280,000,000       189     $ 58,010,000,000    
      1 *   $ 79,000,000 *     N/A       N/A       10 *   $ 6,090,000,000 *  
John Mant     10     $ 4,010,000,000       13     $ 30,390,000,000       216     $ 58,460,000,000    
      1 *   $ 79,000,000 *     N/A       N/A       15 *   $ 5,640,000,000 *  
Chris Reed     12     $ 4,810,000,000       14     $ 30,050,000,000       239     $ 63,150,000,000    
      1 *   $ 79,000,000 *     N/A       N/A       30 *   $ 12,320,000,000 *  
Lionel Sauvage     12     $ 4,940,000,000       20     $ 35,430,000,000       269     $ 85,630,000,000    
      1 *   $ 79,000,000 *     N/A       N/A       19 *   $ 8,860,000,000    
Nilly Sikorsky     12     $ 4,940,000,000       23     $ 39,570,000,000       493     $ 132,820,000,000    
      1 *   $ 79,000,000 *     N/A       N/A       74 *   $ 29,030,000,000 *  
Rudolf Staehelin     12     $ 4,940,000,000       21     $ 39,400,000,000       353     $ 93,670,000,000    
      1 *   $ 79,000,000 *     N/A       N/A       33 *   $ 13,600,000,000 *  

 

* Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee

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Conflicts of Interest. CGTC has adopted policies and procedures that address potential conflicts of interest that may arise between a portfolio manager's management of the International Equity Fund and his or her management of other funds and accounts, such as conflicts relating to the allocation of investment opportunities, personal investing activities, portfolio manager compensation and proxy voting of portfolio securities. While there is no guarantee that such policies and procedures will be effective in all cases, CGTC believes that all issues relating to potential material conflicts of interest involving the International Equity Fund and Other Accounts managed by CGTC have been addressed.

EMM

Compensation. SIMC pays EMM a fee based on the assets under management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between EMM and SIMC. EMM pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2005.

EMM compensates all full-time employees, including portfolio managers, in the form of a base salary plus bonus, as well as via a profit sharing plan out of which EMM makes matching contributions to a 401(K) plan. The bonus pool is based on EMM's annual profits and is allocated by the Managing Directors of EMM with the input of various managers on the basis of each person's individual contribution to EMM. There is no fixed formula that compensates staff members directly for asset growth, investment performance, or other factors, and compensation is not directly tied to a published or private benchmark. Portfolio managers for regional products or specialty funds (not including the Emerging Markets Equity Fund) may share in the profits of those vehicles. In addition, all of EMM's portfolio managers either have acquired or are in the process of acquiring ownership of a profits interest in EMM.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, EMM's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2005, in addition to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, EMM's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain Other Accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
  Other Accounts  
Portfolio Manager   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Antoine van
Agtmael
  N/A   N/A     10     $ 2,524,705,415       13     $ 3,722,656,630    
    N/A   N/A     2 *   $ 1,328,202,085 *     12 *   $ 6,621,951,470 *  
Felicia Morrow   N/A   N/A     6     $ 2,154,543,232       13     $ 3,722,656,630    
    N/A   N/A     2 *   $ 1,328,202,085 *     12 *   $ 6,621,951,470 *  
John Niepold   N/A   N/A     8     $ 2,513,263,290       13     $ 3,722,656,630    
    N/A   N/A     2 *   $ 1,328,202,085 *     12 *   $ 6,621,951,470 *  
Arindam
Bhattacharhee
  N/A   N/A     8     $ 2,165,985,357       13     $ 3,722,656,630    
    N/A   N/A     2 *   $ 1,328,202,085 *     12 *   $ 6,621,951,470 *  
Dobrinka Cidroff   N/A   N/A     7     $ 2,235,767,698       13     $ 3,722,656,630    
    N/A   N/A     2 *   $ 1,328,202,085 *     12 *   $ 6,621,951,470 *  
Peter Trofimenko   N/A   N/A     6     $ 2,154,543,232       13     $ 3,722,656,630    
    N/A   N/A     2 *   $ 1,328,202,085 *     12 *   $ 6,621,951,470 *  
Rita Lun   N/A   N/A     7     $ 2,164,812,869       13     $ 3,722,656,630    
    N/A   N/A     2 *   $ 1,328,202,085 *     12 *   $ 6,621,951,470 *  

 

* Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

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Conflicts of Interests. Conflicts of interest may arise in the allocation of investment opportunities and the allocation of aggregated orders among the Emerging Markets Equity Fund and Other Accounts managed by EMM's portfolio managers. A portfolio manager potentially could give favorable treatment to some accounts for a variety of reasons, including favoring larger accounts, accounts that pay higher fees, accounts that pay performance-based fees, and accounts in which the portfolio manager has an interest. Such favorable treatment could lead to more favorable investment opportunities or allocations for some accounts. Notwithstanding these potential conflicts of interest, it is EMM's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions. EMM has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time and in a manner consistent with each account's investment objectives and related restrictions.

FFTW

Compensation. SIMC pays FFTW a fee based on the assets under management of the International Fixed Income Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between FFTW and SIMC. FFTW pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2005.

FFTW aims to provide all staff with total compensation packages competitive with the applicable local market (New York, London, Tokyo and Singapore). Compensation for specific individuals is based on a combination of individual, team and firm performance. Where possible, quantifiable goals are established; actual performance is then assessed against these goals, and total compensation is determined.

There are three standard components to the remuneration structure for the professional staff: salary, discretionary bonus and profit sharing. For outstanding members of the staff, there is also the opportunity to become a Shareholder/Managing Director of FFTW.

A significant portion of remuneration is variable compensation, which is dependent on investment results and value-added results for clients, and on other important responsibilities such as contributions to developing the investment process and interaction with clients. Discretionary bonuses are available to be paid to all qualified employees; for the more senior professionals, the overall profitability of FFTW becomes increasingly important to overall compensation levels.

Investment professionals are compensated based upon the totality of all client portfolios for which they exercise investment authority. Factors such as varying fee structures, complexity of investment advice and allocation of resources are considered in determining an individual's compensation. Shareholder/Managing Directors receive discretionary bonuses, which are funded in part from revenue generated from certain accounts for which performance fees are paid. Retention of senior professionals in the investment area is promoted through participation in FFTW's deferred compensation program, a program that defers a portion of incentive compensation for four years and is invested in equity-related units tied to the value of FFTW's stock price.

Individual and team performance are evaluated in absolute terms for total return strategies and in terms of excess return compared to the benchmark for those strategies managed against a market benchmark, which comprises the bulk of FFTW's portfolios.

Measurement periods are annual, although salary increases and bonuses are paid at different times of the year. All investment professional's compensation is determined by senior management, upon assessing personal achievement, collective goals and objectives, and overall profitability of FFTW.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the International Fixed Income Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, FFTW's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the International Fixed Income Fund.

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Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2005, in addition to the International Fixed Income Fund, FFTW's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain Other Accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles*
  Other Accounts*  
Portfolio Manager   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Kevin Corrigan     2     $ 514,000,000     N/A   N/A     8     $ 842,000,000    
    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A     3 *   $ 449,000,000 *  

 

* Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts of interest of the type that may arise when FFTW serves as an adviser to both the International Fixed income Fund and Other Accounts are minimized at FFTW by FFTW's investment management decision-making process and FFTW's trade allocation policy.

Investment decisions are executed by FFTW Market Specialists, the Investment Strategy Group ("ISG") and the specific portfolio team assigned to a client portfolio. Market Specialists are the first and last steps in the investment decision-making process. In the first step, senior Market Specialists provide input to the ISG regarding specific investment themes relating to each sector of specialization, which include interest rate management, corporate credit, structured credit and foreign exchange. The ISG meets weekly to identify fixed income sectors that offer the highest relative value over a three- to six-month horizon and concludes with definitive positive/negative recommendations for sectors. Each portfolio is assigned a portfolio manager who is responsible for assuring the implementation of the sector biases of the ISG. These sector biases are expressed in terms of risk exposures relative to a benchmark. A Client Portfolio Manager is responsible for setting a portfolio's risk parameters at the portfolio's inception, based upon the portfolio's specific investment guidelines and overall risk preferences, and is responsible for monitoring the portfolio's compliance with such parameters. In the last step, Market Specialists decide when to add or subtract investment exposure within a sub-sector and when to execute buy/sell recommendations for individual securities, all consistent with the recommendations of the ISG. This process ensures that investment decisions for specific portfolios are consistent with FFTW's overall strategy, taking into account the individual portfolio's benchmark, risk parameters and investment guidelines.

In addition, FFTW executes trades on behalf of all similarly managed accounts within a product group on a block basis. Block transactions are allocated fairly and equitably across all participating accounts utilizing an automated, non-preferential proprietary trade execution system that allocates the trades according to each participating portfolio's size and risk profile. The automated allocation system ensures that no managed account is favored with respect to the selection of securities or timing of purchase or sale of securities over another account.

Trade allocation and best execution is monitored and reviewed on a monthly basis as part of the Compliance Monitoring Program, which is carried out independently by FFTW's Risk Oversight Group. This review takes into consideration FFTW's trading procedures and the nature of the fixed income markets. Trade execution prices for a sample of tickets are compared with an independent source. An explanation is sought from the Market Specialist in case of significant variance between the trade execution price and the independent source. A report is issued to senior management on a quarterly basis. Diversions from FFTW's policy to allocate investment opportunities fairly and equitably across all participating accounts would be identified during this review.

Fisher

Compensation. SIMC pays Fisher a fee based on the assets under management of the International Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Fisher and SIMC. Fisher pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned

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with respect to the International Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2005.

Compensation for Fisher's senior investment professionals may approximately be divided into the following categories:

  % of Total Compensation

  Base salary    <25%
  Performance bonus  <50%
  Equity incentives  >50%

The performance based bonus is not calculated in direct relationship to the International Equity Fund's performance returns. The performance based bonus is a discretionary bonus that takes into account assets under management growth, client service, management responsibilities, and product performance.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the International Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, Fisher's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the International Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2005, in addition to the International Equity Fund, Fisher's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain Other Accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
  Other Accounts  
Portfolio Manager   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Kenneth L.
Fisher
    5     $ 670,846,784.88       3     $ 264,229,044.14       20,865     $ 25,775,483,327.11    
      0 *   $ 0 *     0 *   $ 0 *     1 *   $ 201,820,322.19    
Jeffery L. Silk     5     $ 670,846,784.88       3     $ 264,229,044.14       20,865     $ 25,775,483,327.11    
      0 *   $ 0 *     0 *   $ 0 *     1 *   $ 201,820,322.19    
Andrew S.
Teufel
    5     $ 670,846,784.88       3     $ 264,229,044.14       20,865     $ 25,775,483,327.11    
      0 *   $ 0 *     0 *   $ 0 *     1 *   $ 201,820,322.19    

 

* Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interests. The portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the International Equity Fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the Other Accounts, on the other. The Other Accounts might have similar investment objectives as the International Equity Fund or hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased, or sold by the International Equity Fund. While the portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to the following potential conflicts of interest, Fisher does not believe that the conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, Fisher believes that it has adopted policies and procedures that are designed to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' day-to-day management of the International Equity Fund. Because of their positions with the International Equity Fund, the portfolio managers know the size, timing, and possible market impact of International Equity Fund trades. It is theoretically possible that the portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of Other Accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the International Equity Fund. However, Fisher has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' management of the International Equity Fund and Other Accounts which, in theory, may allow them to allocate investment opportunities in a way that favors Other Accounts over the International Equity Fund. This conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that Fisher may receive, or expect to receive, greater compensation from their

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management of the Other Accounts than the International Equity Fund. Notwithstanding this theoretical conflict of interest, it is Fisher's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions and, as discussed above, Fisher has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time and in a manner consistent with each account's investment objectives and related restrictions. For example, while the portfolio managers may buy for Other Accounts securities that differ in identity or quantity from securities bought for the International Equity Fund, such an approach might not be suitable for the International Equity Fund given its investment objectives and related restrictions.

Fuller & Thaler

Compensation. SIMC pays Fuller & Thaler a fee based on the assets under management of the International Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Fuller & Thaler and SIMC. Fuller & Thaler pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2005.

Investment professionals involved in the management of Fuller & Thaler's international strategies are paid a base salary plus an annual bonus. The annual bonus is allocated based on overall firm performance (asset growth, revenues and relative investment performance) as well as the performance of the portfolio overseen by the professional. Performance is evaluated annually. Fuller & Thaler uses no formula to determine bonus amounts.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the International Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, Fuller & Thaler's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the International Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2005, in addition to the International Equity Fund, Fuller & Thaler's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain Other Accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
  Other Accounts  
Portfolio Manager   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Joseph Leung   N/A   N/A     2     $ 56,000,000       6     $ 376,800,000    

 

Conflicts of Interests. The portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the International Equity Fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the Other Accounts, on the other. The Other Accounts include several international equity separate accounts and two pooled investment vehicles. The Other Accounts might have similar investment objectives as the International Equity Fund or hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased, or sold by the International Equity Fund. While the portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to the following potential conflicts of interest, Fuller & Thaler does not believe that the conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, Fuller & Thaler believes that it has designed policies and procedures that are designed to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' day-to-day management of the International Equity Fund. Because of their positions with the International Equity Fund, the portfolio managers know the size, timing, and possible market impact of International Equity Fund trades. It is theoretically possible that the portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of Other Accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the International Equity Fund. However, Fuller & Thaler has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

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A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' management of the International Equity Fund and Other Accounts which, in theory, may allow them to allocate investment opportunities in a way that favors Other Accounts over the International Equity Fund. This conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that Fuller and Thaler or the portfolio managers receive, or expect to receive, greater compensation from their management of the Other Accounts than the International Equity Fund. Notwithstanding this theoretical conflict of interest, it is Fuller and Thaler's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions and, as discussed above, Fuller and Thaler has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time and in a manner consistent with each account's investment objectives and related restrictions. For example, while the portfolio managers may buy for Other Accounts securities that differ in identity or quantity from securities bought for the International Equity Fund, such an approach might not be suitable for the International Equity Fund given its investment objectives and related restrictions.

McKinley Capital

Compensation. SIMC pays McKinley Capital a fee based on the assets under management of the International Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between McKinley Capital and SIMC. Mckinley Capital pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2005.

Compensation to its investment professionals comes in the form of base salary; cash bonus and incentive stock options. The base salary is determined by years of experience and market rates. The cash bonus and incentive stock option awards are based solely on the discretion of the President & Chief Investment Officer.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the International Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, McKinley Capital's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the International Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2005, in addition to the International Equity Fund, McKinley Capital's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain Other Accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
  Other Accounts  
Portfolio Manager   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Portfolio
Management Team
    7     $ 1,000,000,000     N/A   N/A     958     $ 8,600,000,000    

 

Conflicts of Interests. The portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the International Equity Fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the Other Accounts, on the other. The Other Accounts might have similar investment objectives as the International Equity Fund or hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased, or sold by the International Equity Fund. While the portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to the following potential conflicts of interest, McKinley Capital does not believe that the conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, McKinley Capital believes that it has designed policies and procedures that are designed to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' day-to-day management of the International Equity Fund. Because of their positions with the International Equity Fund, the portfolio managers know the size, timing, and possible market impact of the International Equity Fund trades. It is theoretically possible that the portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of Other Accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the International Equity Fund. However, McKinley Capital has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

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A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' management of the International Equity Fund and Other Accounts which, in theory, may allow them to allocate investment opportunities in a way that favors Other Accounts over the International Equity Fund, which conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that McKinley Capital or the portfolio managers receive, or expect to receive, greater compensation from their management of the Other Accounts than the International Equity Fund.

Notwithstanding this theoretical conflict of interest, it is McKinley Capital's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions and, as discussed above, McKinley Capital has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time and in a manner consistent with each account's investment objectives and related restrictions. For example, while the portfolio managers may buy for Other Accounts securities that differ in identity or quantity from securities bought for the International Equity Fund, such an approach might not be suitable for the International Equity Fund given its investment objectives and related restrictions.

MSIM Inc. and MSIM Limited

Compensation. SIMC pays MSIM Inc. and MSIM Limited a fee based on the assets under management of the International Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between MSIM Inc., MSIM Limited and SIMC. MSIM Inc. and MSIM Limited pay their investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2005.

Portfolio managers receive a combination of base compensation and discretionary compensation, comprising a cash bonus and several deferred compensation programs described below. The methodology used to determine portfolio manager compensation is applied across all accounts managed by the portfolio manager.

Generally, portfolio managers receive base salary compensation based on the level of their position with MSIM Inc. and MSIM Limited. In addition to base compensation, portfolio managers may receive discretionary compensation. Discretionary compensation can include: (i) a cash bonus; (ii) Morgan Stanley's Equity Incentive Compensation Program (EICP) awards. EICP is a mandatory program that defers a portion of discretionary year-end compensation into restricted stock units or other awards based on Morgan Stanley common stock that are subject to vesting and other conditions; (iii) Investment Management Deferred Compensation Plan (IMDCP) awards. IMDCP is a mandatory program that defers a portion of discretionary year-end compensation and notionally invests it in designated funds advised by the Investment Adviser or its affiliates. The award is subject to vesting and other conditions. Portfolio managers must notionally invest a minimum of 25% to a maximum of 50% of the IMDCP deferral into a combination of the designated funds they manage that are included in the IMDCP fund menu, which may or may not include the International Equity Fund Fund; (iv) Select Employees' Capital Accumulation Program (SECAP) awards. SECAP is a voluntary program that permits employees to elect to defer a portion of their discretionary compensation and notionally invest the deferred amount across a range of designated investment funds, including funds advised by the MSIM Inc. or MSIM Limited or its affiliates; and (v) Voluntary Equity Incentive Compensation Program (VEICP) awards. VEICP is a voluntary program that permits employees to elect to defer a portion of their discretionary compensation to invest in Morgan Stanley stock units.

Several factors determine discretionary compensation, which can vary by portfolio management team and circumstances. In order of relative importance, these factors include:

(i) Investment performance. A portfolio manager's compensation is linked to the pre-tax investment performance of the accounts managed by the portfolio manager. Investment performance is calculated for one-, three- and five-year periods measured against a fund's primary benchmark (as set forth in the fund's prospectus), indices and/or peer groups. Generally, the greatest weight is placed on the three- and five-year periods. (ii) Revenues generated by the investment companies, pooled investment vehicles and other accounts managed by the portfolio manager. (iii) Contribution to the business objectives of MSIM Inc. and MSIM Limited. (iv) The dollar amount of assets managed by the portfolio manager. (v) Market compensation survey

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research by independent third parties. (vi) Other qualitative factors, such as contributions to client objectives. (vii) Performance of Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and the overall performance of the Global Investor Group, a department within Morgan Stanley Investment Management that includes all investment professionals.

Occasionally, to attract new hires or to retain key employees, the total amount of compensation will be guaranteed in advance of the fiscal year end based on current market levels. In limited circumstances, the guarantee may continue for more than one year. The guaranteed compensation is based on the same factors as those comprising overall compensation described above.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the International Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, MSIM Inc. and MSIM Limited's portfolio managers did not own any shares in the International Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2005, in addition to the International Equity Fund, MSIM Inc. and MSIM Limited's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain Other Accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles*
  Other Accounts*  
Portfolio Manager   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
P. Dominic
Caldecott
    6     $ 10,479,823,370       5     $ 14,304,359,901       22     $ 11,453,782,581    
Walter Riddell     6     $ 10,479,823,370       5     $ 14,304,359,901       22     $ 11,453,782,581    
Peter Wright     6     $ 10,479,823,370       5     $ 14,304,359,901       22     $ 11,453,782,581    
William Lcok     6     $ 10,479,823,370       5     $ 14,304,359,901       22     $ 11,453,782,581    

 

Conflicts of Interests. Because the portfolio managers manage assets for other investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, and/or Other Accounts (including institutional clients, pension plans and certain high net worth individuals), there may be an incentive to favor one client over another resulting in conflicts of interest. For instance, MSIM Inc. and MSIM Limited may receive fees from certain accounts that are higher than the fee it receives from the International Equity Fund, or it may receive a performance-based fee on certain accounts. In those instances, the portfolio managers may have an incentive to favor the higher and/or performance-based fee accounts over the International Equity Fund. MSIM Inc. and MSIM Limited have adopted trade allocation and other policies and procedures that it believes are reasonably designed to address these and other conflicts of interest.

QMA

Compensation. SIMC pays QMA a fee based on the assets under management of the International Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between QMA and SIMC. QMA pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2005.

Investment professionals are compensated through a combination of base salary, a performance-based annual cash incentive bonus and a long-term incentive grant. The salary component is based on market data relative to similar positions within the industry as well as the past performance, experience and responsibility of the individual.

The size of the annual cash bonus pool is determined quantitatively based on two primary factors: 1) investment performance (pre-tax) of portfolios on a 1-year and 3-year basis relative to appropriate market peer groups or benchmarks, and 2) business results as measured by QMA's pre-tax net income, based on planned and reasonably anticipated expenses. QMA regularly benchmarks its compensation program against leading asset management firms in the industry to monitor competitiveness.

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The long-term incentive grant is generally divided between stock options and restricted stock of Prudential Financial, Inc. (QMA's ultimate parent company). The size of the long-term incentive pool is determined by Prudential Financial based on a percentage of the aggregate compensation of QMA's eligible employees.

Each investment professional's incentive compensation payment including the annual cash bonus and long-term incentive grant is primarily determined by how significantly he/she contributes to delivering investment performance to clients consistent with portfolio objectives, guidelines, and risk parameters, as well as the individual's qualitative contributions to the organization.

Investment professional compensation is not directly linked to the performance of the International Equity Fund or any Other Account.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the International Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, QMA's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the International Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2005, in addition to the International Equity Fund, QMA's portfolio managers were responsible for the management of certain Other Accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles*
  Other Accounts*  
Portfolio Manager   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Margaret S.
Stumpp**
    8     $ 2,556,442,988       6     $ 2,227,214,475       35     $ 8,544,262,061    
      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       5 *   $ 783,769,630 *  
John Van Belle**     13     $ 5,754,882,141       8     $ 2,334,789,320       35     $ 15,366,725,399    
      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       5 *   $ 783,769,630 *  
Peter Xu**     8     $ 2,556,442,988       6     $ 2,227,214,475       34     $ 8,494,237,687    
      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       5 *   $ 783,769,630 *  
Betty Tong**     8     $ 2,556,442,988       6     $ 2,227,214,475       34     $ 8,494,237,687    
      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       5 *   $ 783,769,630 *  

 

*  "Other Pooled Investment Vehicles" includes commingled insurance company separate accounts and commingled trust funds. "Other Accounts" includes single client accounts, managed accounts (which are counted as one account per managed account platform) and offshore mutual funds.

**  Accounts are managed on a team basis. If a portfolio manager is a member of a team, any account managed by that team is included in the number of accounts and total assets for such portfolio manager (even if such portfolio manager is not primarily involved in the day-to-day management of such account).

Conflicts of Interests. QMA is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. and as such is part of a full-scale global financial services organization, affiliated with insurance companies, investment advisers and registered broker/dealers. QMA portfolio managers are often responsible for managing multiple accounts, including accounts of affiliates, insurance company separate accounts, institutional accounts and other pooled investment vehicles. These affiliations and portfolio management responsibilities may cause potential and actual conflicts of interest. QMA aims to conduct itself in a manner it considers to be the most fair and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to all of its clients including the International Equity Fund. Management of multiple accounts and funds side-by-side may raise potential conflicts of interest relating to the allocation of investment opportunities, the aggregation and allocation of trades and cross trading. QMA has developed policies and procedures designed to address these potential conflicts of interest.

There may be restrictions imposed by law, regulation or contract regarding how much, if any, of a particular security QMA may purchase or sell on behalf of the International Equity Fund, and as to the timing of such purchase or sale. QMA may come into possession of material, non-public information with respect to a particular issuer and as a result be unable to execute purchase or sale transactions in securities of such issuer for the International Equity Fund. QMA is able to avoid a variety of potential conflicts due to the possession of material, non-public information by maintaining an "Information Barrier" to prevent the transfer of information between affiliates.

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Certain affiliates of QMA develop and publish credit research that is independent from the research developed within QMA. QMA may hold different opinions on the investment merits of a given security or industry such that QMA may be purchasing or holding a security for the International Equity Fund and an affiliated entity may be selling or recommending a sale of the same security. Conversely, QMA may be selling a security for the International Equity Fund and an affiliated entity may be purchasing or recommending a buy of the same security. In addition, QMA's affiliated brokers or investment advisers may be executing transactions in the market in the same securities as the International Equity Fund at the same time.

With respect to the management of the International Equity Fund, QMA may cause securities transactions to be executed concurrently with authorizations to purchase or sell the same securities for Other Accounts managed by QMA, including proprietary accounts or accounts of affiliates. In these instances, the executions of purchases or sales, where possible, are allocated equitably among the various accounts (including the International Equity Fund).

QMA may buy or sell, or may direct or recommend that another person buy or sell, securities of the same kind or class that are purchased or sold for the International Equity Fund, at a price which may or may not differ from the price of the securities purchased or sold for the International Equity Fund. In addition, QMA may, at any time, execute trades of securities of the same kind or class in one direction for an account and trade in the opposite direction or not trade for any Other Account, including the International Equity Fund, due to differences in investment strategy or client direction.

The fees charged to advisory clients by QMA may differ depending upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, the particular strategy, the size of a portfolio being managed, the relationship with the client, the origination and service requirements and the asset class involved. Fees may also differ based on account type (e.g., commingled accounts, trust accounts, insurance company separate accounts, and corporate, bank or trust-owned life insurance products). Fees are negotiable so one client with similar investment objectives or goals may be paying a higher fee than another client. Fees paid by certain clients may also be higher due to performance-based fees which increase based on the performance of a portfolio above an established benchmark. Also, large clients generate more revenue for QMA than do smaller accounts. A portfolio manager may be faced with a conflict of interest when allocating scarce investment opportunities given the benefit to QMA of favoring accounts that pay a higher fee or generate more income for QMA. To address this conflict of interest, QMA has adopted an allocation policy as well as supervisory procedures that attempt to fairly allocate investment opportunities among competing client accounts.

Conflicts of interest may also arise regarding proxy voting. A committee of senior business representatives together with relevant regulatory personnel oversees the proxy voting process and monitors potential conflicts of interest relating to proxy voting.

In addition, portfolio managers may advise proprietary accounts, affiliates' accounts, and the general account of The Prudential Insurance Company of America ("Prudential's General Account," and together with QMA's proprietary accounts and affiliates' accounts, the "Affiliated Accounts"). QMA portfolio managers may have a financial interest in the accounts they advise, either directly or indirectly. To address potential conflicts of interest, QMA has procedures, including supervisory review procedures, designed to ensure that, including to the extent that client accounts are managed differently from the Affiliated Accounts, each of the client accounts, including the International Equity Fund, and each Affiliated Account, is managed in a manner that is consistent with its investment objectives, investment strategies and restrictions, as well as with QMA's fiduciary obligations.

QMA follows Prudential Financial's policies on business ethics, personal securities trading by investment personnel, and information barriers and has adopted a code of ethics, allocation policies, supervisory procedures and conflicts of interest policies, among other policies and procedures, which are designed to ensure that clients are not harmed by these potential or actual conflicts of interests; however, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect and ensure avoidance or disclosure of each and every situation in which a conflict may arise.

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Rexiter

Compensation. SIMC pays Rexiter a fee based on the assets under management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Rexiter and SIMC. Rexiter pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2005.

Rexiter aims to pay top-quartile salaries for Emerging Markets Equity Fund managers. Performance bonuses are related to the profitability of the company and to the overall contribution to investment performance and client service of each individual. Portfolio managers are not compensated directly for the performance of a particular fund (eg. The Emerging Markets Equity Fund). All emerging market accounts are effectively identical and portfolio managers will collectively participate in country asset allocation decisions and will each contribute stock ideas to the portfolio from the countries that they specifically monitor.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, Rexiter's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2005, in addition to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Rexiter's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain Other Accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
  Other Accounts  
Portfolio Manager   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Murray Davey     1     $ 95,300,000       1     $ 997,400,000       N/A       N/A    
    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A     1 *   $ 609,700,000    
Nick Payne     2     $ 129,000,000     N/A   N/A     2     $ 155,500,000    
    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A     1 *   $ 18,000,000 *  

 

* Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interests. The portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the Other Accounts, on the other. The Other Accounts might have similar investment objectives as the Emerging Markets Equity Fund or hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased, or sold by the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. While the portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to the following potential conflicts of interest, Rexiter does not believe that the conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, Rexiter believes that it has designed policies and procedures that are designed to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' day-to-day management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Because of their positions with the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, the portfolio managers know the size, timing, and possible market impact of Emerging Markets Equity Fund trades. It is theoretically possible that the portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of Other Accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. However, Rexiter has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund and Other Accounts which, in theory, may allow them to allocate investment opportunities in a way that favors Other Accounts over the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, which conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that Rexiter or the portfolio managers receive, or expect to receive, greater compensation from their management of the Other Accounts than the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.

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Notwithstanding this theoretical conflict of interest, it is Rexiter's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions and, as discussed above, Rexiter has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time and in a manner consistent with each account's investment objectives and related restrictions. For example, while the portfolio managers may buy for Other Accounts securities that differ in identity or quantity from securities bought for the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, such an approach might not be suitable for the Emerging Markets Equity Fund given its investment objectives and related restrictions.

SaBAM

Compensation. SIMC pays SaBAM a fee based on the assets under management of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between SaBAM and SIMC. SaBAM pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2005.

SaBAM investment professionals receive base salary and other employee benefits and are eligible to receive incentive compensation. Base salary is typically determined based on market factors and the skill and experience of individual investment personnel.

SaBAM has recently implemented an investment management incentive and deferred compensation plan (the "Plan") for its investment professionals, including the Emerging Markets Debt Fund's portfolio managers. Each investment professional works as a part of an investment team. The Plan is designed to align the objectives of SaBAM investment professionals with those of Emerging Markets Debt Fund shareholders and other SaBAM clients. Under the Plan a "base incentive pool" is established for each team each year as a percentage of SaBAM's revenue attributable to the team (largely management and related fees generated by the Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Other Accounts). A team's revenues are typically expected to increase or decrease depending on the effect that the team's investment performance as well as inflows and outflows has on the level of assets in the investment products managed by the team. The "base incentive pool" of a team is reduced by base salaries paid to members of the team and employee benefits expenses attributable to the team.

The investment team's incentive pool is then adjusted to reflect the team's investment performance against the applicable product benchmark (e.g., a securities index) and its ranking among a "peer group" of non-SaBAM investment managers. Longer-term performance will be more heavily weighted than shorter-term performance in the calculation of the performance adjustment factor. The incentive pool for a team may also be adjusted to reflect other factors (e.g., severance pay to departing members of the team, and discretionary allocations by the applicable SaBAM chief investment officer from one investment team to another). The incentive pool will be allocated by the applicable SaBAM chief investment officer to the team leader and, based on the recommendations of the team leader, to the other members of the team.

Up to 40% of an investment professional's annual incentive compensation is subject to deferral. Amounts deferred will accrue a return based on the hypothetical returns of a composite of SaBAM's investment products (where deemed appropriate, approximately half of the deferred amount will accrue a return based on the return of products managed by the applicable investment team). An additional portion of awarded incentive compensation may be received in the form of Citigroup stock or options to purchase common stock. Citigroup may from time to time offer other stock purchase or option programs to investment personnel.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, SaBAM's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

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Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2005, in addition to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, SaBAM's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain Other Accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
  Other Accounts  
Portfolio Manager   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Peter J. Wilby     38     $ 19,840,000       15     $ 2,110,000       43     $ 7,170,000    
James E. Craige     28     $ 13,990,000       11     $ 1,450,000       40     $ 6,570,000    
Thomas K.
Flanagan
    28     $ 13,990,000       11     $ 1,450,000       40     $ 6,570,000    

 

Conflicts of Interests. Potential conflicts of interest may arise when an Emerging Markets Debt Fund's portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to one or more Other Accounts, as is the case for the portfolio managers listed in the table above.

SaBAM and the Emerging Markets Debt Fund have adopted compliance polices and procedures that are designed to address various conflicts of interest that may arise for SaBAM and the individuals that it employs. For example, SaBAM seeks to minimize the effects of competing interests for the time and attention of portfolio managers by assigning portfolio managers to manage accounts that share a similar investment style. SaBAM has also adopted trade allocation procedures that are designed to facilitate the fair allocation of limited investment opportunities among multiple accounts. There is no guarantee, however, that the policies and procedures adopted by SABAM and the Emerging Markets Debt Fund will be able to detect and/or prevent every situation in which an actual or potential conflict may appear. These potential conflicts of interest include

Allocation of Limited Time and Attention. A portfolio manager who is responsible for managing multiple accounts may devote unequal time and attention to the management of those accounts. As a result, the portfolio manager may not be able to formulate as complete a strategy or identify equally attractive investment opportunities for each of those accounts as might be the case if he or she were to devote substantially more attention to the management of a single account. The effects of this potential conflict may be more pronounced where accounts overseen by a particular portfolio manager have different investment strategies.

Allocation of Limited Investment Opportunities. If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity that may be suitable for multiple accounts, the opportunity may be allocated among these several accounts, which may limit an account's ability to take full advantage of the investment opportunity.

Pursuit of Differing Strategies. At times, a portfolio manager may determine that an investment opportunity may be appropriate for only some of the accounts for which he or she exercises investment responsibility, or may decide that certain of the accounts should take differing positions with respect to a particular security. In these cases, the portfolio manager may place separate transactions for one or more accounts which may affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the detriment or benefit of one or more Other Accounts.

Selection of Brokers/Dealers. Portfolio managers may be able to select or influence the selection of the brokers and dealers that are used to execute securities transactions for the accounts that they supervise. In addition to executing trades, some brokers and dealers provide portfolio managers with brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), which may result in the payment of higher brokerage fees than might have otherwise be available. These services may be more beneficial to certain accounts than to others. Although the payment of brokerage commissions is subject to the requirement that the portfolio manager determine in good faith that the commissions are reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, a portfolio manager's decision as to the selection of brokers and dealers could yield disproportionate costs and benefits among the accounts that he or she manages.

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Variation in Compensation. A conflict of interest may arise where the financial or other benefits available to the portfolio manager differ among the accounts that he or she manages. If the structure of SaBAM's management fee and/or the portfolio manager's compensation differs among accounts (such as where certain accounts pay higher management fees or performance-based management fees), the portfolio manager might be motivated to help certain accounts over others. The portfolio manager might be motivated to favor accounts in which he or she has an interest or in which SaBAM and/or its affiliates have an interest. Similarly, the desire to maintain or raise assets under management or to enhance the portfolio manager's performance record or to derive other rewards, financial or otherwise, could influence the portfolio manager to lend preferential treatment to those accounts that could most significantly benefit the portfolio manager.

Related Business Opportunities. SaBAM or its affiliates may provide more services (such as distribution or recordkeeping) for some types of accounts than for others. In such cases, a portfolio manager may benefit, either directly or indirectly, by devoting disproportionate attention to the management of accounts that provide greater overall returns to SaBAM and its affiliates.

DISTRIBUTION, SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICING

Distribution Agreement. SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the "Distributor") serves as each Fund's distributor. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI Investments. The Distributor has its principal business address at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.

The Distributor serves as each Fund's distributor pursuant to a distribution agreement (the "Distribution Agreement") with the Trust. The Distribution Agreement shall be reviewed and ratified at least annually: (i) by the Trust's Trustees or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Trust; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the Distribution Agreement or interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any party to the Distribution Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Distribution Agreement will terminate in the event of any assignment, as defined in the 1940 Act, and is terminable with respect to a particular Fund on not less than 60 days' notice by the Trust's Trustees, by vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of such Fund or by the Distributor. The Distributor will receive no compensation for the distribution of Fund shares.

Shareholder and Administrative Servicing Plans. The Trust has also adopted shareholder servicing plans for its Class A and Class I shares (each a "Shareholder Servicing Plan" and collectively the "Shareholder Servicing Plans"). Under the Shareholder Servicing Plan for Class A shares, the Distributor may perform, or may compensate other service providers for performing, the following shareholder services: maintaining client accounts; arranging for bank wires; responding to client inquiries concerning services provided on investments; assisting clients in changing dividend options, account designations and addresses; sub-accounting; providing information on share positions to clients; forwarding shareholder communications to clients; processing purchase, exchange and redemption orders; and processing dividend payments. Under the Shareholder Servicing Plan for Class I shares, the Distributor may perform, or may compensate other service providers for performing, the following shareholder services: maintaining client accounts; arranging for bank wires; responding to client inquiries concerning services provided on investments; and assisting clients in changing dividend options, account designations and addresses.

The Trust has adopted an administrative servicing plan (the "Administrative Servicing Plan") for its Class I shares. Under the Administrative Servicing Plan, the Distributor may perform, or may compensate other service providers for performing, the following administrative services: providing subaccounting with respect to shares beneficially owned by clients; providing information periodically to clients showing their positions in shares; forwarding shareholder communications from a Fund (such as proxies, shareholder reports, annual and semi-annual financial statements and dividend, distribution and tax notices) to clients; processing purchase, exchange and redemption requests from clients and placing such orders with a Fund or its service providers; processing dividend payments from a Fund on behalf of its clients; and providing such other similar services as a Fund may, through the Distributor, reasonably request to the extent that the service provider is permitted to do so under applicable laws or regulations.

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Distribution Expenses Incurred by Adviser. The Funds are sold primarily through independent registered investment advisors, financial planners, bank trust departments and other financial advisors ("Financial Advisors") who provide their clients with advice and services in connection with their investments in the SEI Funds. Funds are typically combined into complete investment portfolios and strategies using asset allocation techniques to serve investor needs. In connection with its distribution activities, SIMC and its affiliates may provide Financial Advisors, without charge, asset allocation models and strategies, custody services, risk assessment tools, and other investment information and services to assist the Financial Advisor in providing advice to investors.

SIMC may hold conferences, seminars and other educational and informational activities for Financial Advisors for the purpose of educating Financial Advisors about the Funds and other investment products offered by SIMC or its affiliates. SIMC may pay for lodging, meals and other similar expenses in connection with such activities. SIMC also may pay expenses associated with joint marketing activities with Financial Advisors, including, without limitation, seminars, conferences, client appreciation dinners, direct market mailings and other marketing activities designed to further the promotion of the Funds. In limited cases, SIMC may make payments to Financial Advisors in connection with their solicitation or referral of investment business, subject to any regulatory requirements for disclosure to and consent from the investor. All such marketing expenses and solicitation payments are paid by SIMC or its affiliates out of its own resources, and are not charged to the Funds.

Although many Financial Advisors may be affiliated with a broker-dealer, SIMC and its affiliates do not make marketing, "shelf space" or other similar payments to such broker-dealers with respect to the Funds. In addition, the Funds do not direct brokerage transactions to such broker-dealers as compensation for the sales of Fund shares.

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

Board Responsibilities. The management and affairs of the Trust and each of the Funds are supervised by the Trustees under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Each Trustee is responsible for overseeing each of the Funds and each fund of SEI Index Funds, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust and SEI Tax Exempt Trust (the "Fund Complex"), which currently consists of XX funds and includes funds not described in this Statement of Additional Information. The Trustees have approved contracts, as described above, under which certain companies provide essential management services to the Trust.

Members of the Board. Set forth below are the names, dates of birth, position with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations for the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as Trustees of the Trust. The business address of each Trustee is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.

Interested Trustees.

ROBERT A. NESHER (DOB 08/17/46)-Chairman of the Board of Trustees* (since 1988)-Currently performs various services on behalf of SEI Investments for which Mr. Nesher is compensated. Director of SEI Global Master Fund plc, SEI Global Assets Fund plc, SEI Global Investments Fund, plc, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments-Global Fund Services, Limited, SEI Investments (Europe), Limited, SEI Investments-Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited, SEI Global Nominee Ltd., SEI Multi-Strategy Funds PLC., SEI Absolute Return Master Fund, L.P., SEI Opportunity Master Fund, L.P., SEI Absolute Return Fund, L.P. and SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. Trustee of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Index Funds, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust and SEI Tax Exempt Trust.

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WILLIAM M. DORAN (DOB 05/26/40)-Trustee* (since 1988)-1701 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Self-employed Consultant since 2003. Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (law firm) from 1976 to 2003, counsel to the Trust, SEI Investments, SIMC, the Administrator and the Distributor. Director of SEI Investments since 1974; Secretary of SEI Investments since 1978. Director of the Distributor since 2003. Director of SEI Investments-Global Fund Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Europe), Limited, SEI Investments (Asia), Limited and SEI Asset Korea Co. Trustee of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Index Funds, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust and SEI Tax Exempt Trust.

*  Messrs. Nesher and Doran are Trustees who may be deemed to be "interested" persons of the Funds (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) by virtue of their relationship with the Trust's Distributor and SIMC.

Independent Trustees.

F. WENDELL GOOCH (DOB 12/03/32)-Trustee (since 1988)-Retired. Trustee of SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Index Funds, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, STI Classic Funds and STI Classic Variable Trust.

JAMES M. STOREY (DOB 04/12/31)-Trustee (since 1995)-Attorney, Solo Practitioner since 1994. Partner, Dechert Price & Rhoads (law firm), September 1987-December 1993. Director of U.S. Charitable Gift Trust. Trustee of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Massachusetts Health and Education Tax-Exempt Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Index Funds, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust and SEI Tax Exempt Trust.

GEORGE J. SULLIVAN, JR. (DOB 11/13/42)-Trustee (since 1996)-Self-employed Consultant, Newfound Consultants Inc. since April 1997. Trustee/Director of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, SEI Absolute Return Master Fund, L.P., SEI Opportunity Master Fund, L.P., SEI Absolute Return Fund, L.P., SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P., SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Index Funds, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust and SEI Tax Exempt Trust.

ROSEMARIE B. GRECO (DOB 03/31/46)-Trustee (since 1999)-Director, Governor's Office of Health Care Reform, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, since 2003. Founder and Principal, Grecoventures Ltd., from 1999 to 2002. Director, Sunoco, Inc.; Director, Exelon Corporation. Trustee of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Index Funds, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust and SEI Tax Exempt Trust.

NINA LESAVOY (DOB 07/24/57)-Trustee (since 2003)-Managing Partner, Cue Capital since March 2002. Managing Partner and Head of Sales, InvestorForce, March 2000-December 2001. Global Partner working for the CEO, Invesco Capital, January 1998-January 2000. Head of Sales and Client Services, Chancellor Capital and later LGT Asset Management, 1986-2000. Trustee of SEI Absolute Return Master Fund, L.P., SEI Opportunity Master Fund, L.P., SEI Absolute Return Fund, L.P., SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P., SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Index Funds, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust and SEI Institutional Investments Trust.

JAMES M. WILLIAMS (DOB 10/10/47)-Trustee (since 2004)-Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, J. Paul Getty Trust, Non Profit Foundation for Visual Arts, since December 2002. President, Harbor Capital Advisors and Harbor Mutual Funds, 2000-2002. Manager, Pension Asset Management, Ford Motor Company, 1997-1999. Trustee of SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Index Funds, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust and SEI Tax Exempt Trust.

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Board Standing Committees. The Board has established the following standing committees:

•  Audit Committee. The Board has a standing Audit Committee that is composed of each of the independent Trustees of the Trust. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. The principal responsibilities of the Audit Committee include: recommending which firm to engage as the Trust's independent auditor and whether to terminate this relationship; reviewing the independent auditor's compensation, the proposed scope and terms of its engagement, and the firm's independence; pre-approving audit and non-audit services provided by the Trust's independent auditor to the Trust and certain other affiliated entities; serving as a channel of communication between the independent auditor and the Trustees; reviewing the results of each external audit, including any qualifications in the independent auditor's opinion, any related management letter, management's responses to recommendations made by the independent auditor in connection with the audit, reports submitted to the Committee by the internal auditing department of the Trust's Administrator that are material to the Trust as a whole, if any, and management's responses to any such reports; reviewing the Trust's audited financial statements and considering any significant disputes between the Trust's management and the independent auditor that arose in connection with the preparation of those financial statements; considering, in consultation with the independent auditor and the Trust's senior internal accounting executive, if any, the independent auditor's report on the adequacy of the Trust's internal financial controls; reviewing, in consultation with the Trust's independent auditor, major changes regarding auditing and accounting principles and practices to be followed when preparing the Trust's financial statements; and other audit related matters. Messrs. Gooch, Storey, Sullivan and Williams, Ms. Greco and Ms. Lesavoy currently serve as members of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee meets periodically, as necessary, and met X times during the Trust's most recently completed fiscal year.

•  Fair Value Pricing Committee.  The Board has a standing Fair Value Pricing Committee that is composed of at least one Trustee and various representatives of the Trust's service providers, as appointed by the Board. The Fair Value Pricing Committee operates under procedures approved by the Board. The principal responsibility of the Fair Value Pricing Committee is to determine the fair value of securities for which current market quotations are not readily available or deemed not eligible. The Fair Value Pricing Committee's determinations are reviewed by the Board. Messrs. Nesher and Sullivan currently serve as the Board's delegates on the Fair Value Pricing Committee. The Fair Value Pricing Committee meets as necessary, and met X times during the Trust's most recently completed fiscal year.

•  Nominating Committee. The Board has a standing Nominating Committee that is composed of each of the independent Trustees of the Trust. The principal responsibilities of the Nominating Committee are to consider, recommend and nominate candidates to fill vacancies on the Trust's Board, if any. The Nominating Committee operates under procedures approved by the Board which provide that the Nominating Committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders when such recommendations are submitted in writing and addressed to the Nominating Committee at the Trust's address. Messrs. Gooch, Storey, Sullivan and Williams, Ms. Greco and Ms. Lesavoy currently serve as members of the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee meets periodically, as necessary, and met X times during the Trust's most recently completed fiscal year.

Board of Trustees Considerations in Approving the Continuation of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, SIMC oversees the investment advisory services provided to each series of the Trust and may manage the cash portion of the Funds' assets. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreements with SIMC, and under the supervision of SIMC and the Board, the Sub-Advisers are responsible for the day-to-day investment management of all or a discrete portion of the assets of the Funds. The Sub-Advisers also are responsible for managing their employees who provide services to these Funds. The Sub-Advisers are selected based primarily upon the research and recommendations of SIMC, which evaluates quantitatively and qualitatively each Sub-Adviser's skills and investment results in managing assets for specific asset classes, investment styles and strategies.

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The 1940 Act requires that the initial approval of, as well as the continuation of, each Fund's Investment Advisory Agreements must be specifically approved: (i) by the vote of the Board of Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the Fund; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Investment Advisory Agreements or "interested persons" of any party (the "Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. In connection with their consideration of such approvals, the Fund's Trustees must request and evaluate, and SIMC and the Sub-Advisers are required to furnish, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreements. In addition, the SEC takes the position that, as part of their fiduciary duties with respect to a mutual fund's fees, mutual fund boards are required to evaluate the material factors applicable to a decision to approve an Investment Advisory Agreement.

Consistent with these responsibilities, the Trust's Board of Trustees calls and holds meetings each year that are dedicated to considering whether to renew the Investment Advisory Agreements between the Trust and SIMC and SIMC and each of the Sub-Advisers with respect to the Funds of the Trust. In preparation for these meetings, the Board requests and reviews a wide variety of materials provided by SIMC and the Sub-Advisers, including information about SIMC's and the Sub-Advisers' affiliates, personnel and operations. The Board also receives extensive data provided by third parties. This information is in addition to the detailed information about the Funds that the Board reviews during the course of each year, including information that relates to Fund operations and Fund performance. The Trustees also receive a memorandum from Fund counsel and independent counsel to the Independent Trustees regarding the responsibilities of Trustees in connection with their consideration of whether to approve the Trust's Investment Advisory Agreements. Finally, the Independent Trustees receive advice from independent counsel to the Independent Trustees, meet in executive session outside the presence of Fund management and participate in question and answer sessions with representatives of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers.

Specifically, the Board requested and received written materials from SIMC and each Sub-Adviser regarding: (a) the quality of SIMC's and the Sub-Advisers' investment management and other services; (b) SIMC's and the Sub-Advisers' investment management personnel; (c) SIMC's and the Sub-Advisers' operations and financial condition; (d) SIMC's and the Sub-Advisers' brokerage practices (including any soft dollar arrangements) and investment strategies; (e) the level of the advisory fees that SIMC and each Sub-Adviser charges a Fund compared with the fees each charges to comparable mutual funds; (f) a Fund's overall fees and operating expenses compared with similar mutual funds; (g) the level of SIMC's and each Sub-Adviser's profitability from its Fund-related operations; (h) SIMC's and the Sub-Advisers' compliance systems; (i) SIMC's and the Sub-Advisers' policies on and compliance procedures for personal securities transactions; (j) SIMC's and the Sub-Advisers' reputation, expertise and resources in domestic and/or international financial markets; and (k) each Fund's performance compared with similar mutual funds.

At the March 9, 2005, June 23, 2005, and September 21, 2005 meetings of the Board of Trustees, the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, approved the Investment Advisory Agreements and approved the selection of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers to act in their respective capacities for the Funds. The Board's approval was based on its consideration and evaluation of a variety of specific factors discussed at the meetings and at prior meetings, including:

•  the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds under the Investment Advisory Agreements, including the resources of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates dedicated to the Funds;

•  each Fund's investment performance and how it compared to that of other comparable mutual funds;

•  each Fund's expenses under each Investment Advisory Agreement and how those expenses compared to those of other comparable mutual funds;

•  the profitability of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates with respect to each Fund, including both direct and indirect benefits accruing to SIMC and the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates; and

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•  the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow and whether fee levels in the Investment Advisory Agreements reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board of Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by SIMC and the Sub-Advisers to the Funds and the resources of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates dedicated to the Funds. In this regard, the Trustees evaluated, among other things, SIMC's and the Sub-Advisers' personnel, experience, track record and compliance program. Following evaluation, the Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, the nature, extent and quality of services provided by SIMC and the Sub-Advisers to the Funds and the resources of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates dedicated to the Funds supported renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements.

Fund Performance. The Board of Trustees considered Fund performance in determining whether to renew the Investment Advisory Agreements. Specifically, the Trustees considered each Fund's performance relative to its peer group and appropriate indices/benchmarks, in light of total return, yield and market trends. As part of this review, the Trustees considered the composition of the peer group and selection criteria. In evaluating performance, the Trustees considered both market risk and shareholder risk expectations for a given Fund. Following evaluation, the Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, the performance of the Funds supported renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements.

Fund Expenses. With respect to the Funds' expenses under the Investment Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the rate of compensation called for by the Investment Advisory Agreements and each Fund's net operating expense ratio in comparison to those of other comparable mutual funds. The Trustees also considered information about average expense ratios of comparable mutual funds in each Fund's respective peer group. Finally, the Trustees considered the effects of SIMC's voluntary waiver of management and other fees and the Sub-Advisers' fees to prevent total Fund expenses from exceeding a specified cap and that SIMC and the Sub-Advisers, through waivers, have maintained the Funds' net operating expenses at competitive levels for their respective distribution channels. Following evaluation, the Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, the expenses of the Funds are reasonable and supported renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements.

Profitability. With regard to profitability, the Trustees considered all compensation flowing to SIMC and the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates, directly or indirectly. The Trustees considered whether the varied levels of compensation and profitability under the Investment Advisory Agreements and other service agreements were reasonable and justified in light of the quality of all services rendered to the Funds by SIMC and the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates. Based on this evaluation, the Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, the profitability of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers is reasonable and supported renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements.

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale and whether those were passed along to a Fund's shareholders through a graduated investment advisory fee schedule or other means, including any fee waivers by SIMC and its affiliates. Based on this evaluation, the Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, the Funds obtain reasonable benefit from economies of scale.

Based on the Trustees' deliberation and their evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreements and concluded that the compensation under the Investment Advisory Agreements is fair and reasonable in light of such services and expenses and such other matters as the Trustees considered to be relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all important or controlling.

Fund Shares Owned by Board Members. The following table shows the dollar amount range of each Trustee's "beneficial ownership" of shares of each of the Funds as of the end of the most recently completed calendar year. Dollar amount ranges disclosed are established by the SEC. "Beneficial ownership" is

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determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the 1934 Act. The Trustees and officers of the Trust own less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Trust.

Name   Dollar Range of
Fund Shares (Fund)*
  Aggregate Dollar Range of
Shares (Fund Complex)*
 
Interested  
Mr. Nesher          
Mr. Doran          
Independent          
Mr. Gooch          
Mr. Storey          
Mr. Sullivan          
Ms. Greco          
Ms. Lesavoy          
Mr. Williams          

 

*   Valuation date is December 31, 2005.

Board Compensation. The Trust paid the following fees to the Trustees during its most recently completed fiscal year.

Name   Aggregate
Compensation
  Pension or
Retirement
Benefits Accrued
as Part of
Fund Expenses
  Estimated
Annual
Benefits Upon
Retirement
  Total Compensation
From the Trust
and Fund
Complex
 
Interested  
Mr. Nesher   $       N/A   N/A   $      
Mr. Doran   $       N/A   N/A   $      
Independent  
Mr. Gooch   $       N/A   N/A   $      
Mr. Storey   $       N/A   N/A   $      
Mr. Sullivan   $       N/A   N/A   $      
Ms. Greco   $       N/A   N/A   $      
Ms. Lesavoy   $       N/A   N/A   $      
Mr. Williams     *     *   *     *    

 

*   Mr. Williams was appointed a Trustee as of October 27, 2004.

Trust Officers. Set forth below are the names, dates of birth, position with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations for the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as Executive Officers of the Trust. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each officer is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. None of the officers receive compensation from the Trust for their services.

Certain officers of the Trust also serve as officers to one or more mutual funds to which SEI Investments or its affiliates act as investment adviser, administrator or distributor.

EDWARD D. LOUGHLIN (DOB 03/07/51)-President and Chief Executive Officer (since 1988)-Executive Vice President, Enterprise Division of SEI Investments since 1993. Director and President of SIMC since 2004. Chief Executive Officer of the Administrator and Director of the Distributor since 2003. Executive Vice President of the Administrator, 1994-2003. Executive Vice President of SIMC, 1994-2004.

TIMOTHY D. BARTO (DOB 03/28/68)-Vice President and Secretary (since 2002)-Vice President and Assistant Secretary of the Trust, 1999-2002. General Counsel and Secretary of SIMC and the Administrator since 2004. Vice President of SIMC and the Administrator since 1999. Vice President and

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Assistant Secretary of SEI Investments since 2001. Assistant Secretary of SIMC, the Administrator and the Distributor and Vice President of the Distributor, 1999-2003.

STEPHEN F. PANNER (DOB 06/08/70)-Controller and Chief Financial Officer (since 2005)-Fund Accounting Director of the Administrator, 2005 to present. Fund Administration Manager, Old Mutual Fund Services, 2000-2005. Chief Financial Officer, Controller and Treasurer, PBHG Funds and PBHG Insurance Series Fund, 2004-2005. Assistant Treasurer, PBHG Funds and PBHG Insurance Series Fund, 2000-2004. Assistant Treasurer, Old Mutual Fund Advisors Fund, 2004-2005.

JOHN J. MCCUE (DOB 04/20/63)-Vice President (since 2004)-Director of Portfolio Implementations for SIMC, August 1995 to present. Managing Director of Money Market Investments for SIMC, January 2003 to present.

THOMAS D. JONES, III (DOB 03/23/65)-Chief Compliance Officer (since 2004)-Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant Secretary of SIMC since March 2004. First Vice President, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (Americas), 2003-2004. Director, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (Americas), 2001-2002. Vice President, Merrill Lynch Investment Management (Americas), 1998-2000.

SOFIA A. ROSALA (DOB 02/01/74)-Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2004)-Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SIMC and the Administrator since 2005. Compliance Officer of SEI Investments, September 2002-2004. Account and Product Consultant, SEI Private Trust Company, 1998-2001.

PHILIP T. MASTERSON (DOB 03/12/64)-Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2004)- Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SIMC since 2005. General Counsel, Citco Mutual Fund Services, 2003-2004. Vice President and Associate Counsel, OppenheimerFunds, 2001-2003. Vice President and Assistant Counsel, OppenheimerFunds, 1997-2001.

JAMES NDIAYE (DOB 09/11/68)-Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2005)-Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SIMC since 2005. Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management, 2003-2004. Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 2000-2003. Assistant Vice President, ING Variable Annuity Group, 1999-2000.

MICHAEL T. PANG (DOB 07/08/72)-Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2005)-Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SIMC since 2005. Counsel, Caledonian Bank & Trust's Mutual Funds Group, 2004. Counsel, Permal Asset Management, 2001-2004. Associate, Schulte, Roth & Zabel's Investment Management Group, 2000-2001. Staff Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement, Northeast Regional Office, 1997-2000.

NICOLE WELCH (DOB 09/13/77)-Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (since 2005)-Assistant Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Coordinator of SEI Investments since 2005. Compliance Analyst, TD Waterhouse, 2004. Senior Compliance Analyst, UBS Financial Services, 2002-2004. Knowledge Management Analyst, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, 2000-2002.

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The Funds have delegated proxy voting responsibilities to SIMC, subject to the Board's general oversight. In delegating proxy voting responsibilities, each Fund has directed that proxies be voted consistent with a Fund's best economic interests. SIMC has adopted its own proxy voting policies and guidelines for this purpose (the "Procedures"). As required by applicable regulations, SIMC has provided this summary of its Procedures concerning proxies voted by SIMC on behalf of each investment advisory client who delegates voting responsibility to SIMC, which includes the Funds (each a "Client"). The Procedures may be changed as necessary to remain current with regulatory requirements and internal policies and procedures.

SIMC votes proxies in the best economic interests of Clients. SIMC has elected to retain an independent proxy voting service (the "Service") to vote proxies for Client accounts, which votes proxies in accordance with Proxy Voting Guidelines (the "Guidelines") approved by SIMC's Proxy Voting Committee (the

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"Committee"). The Guidelines set forth the manner in which SIMC will vote on matters that may come up for shareholder vote. The Service will review each matter on a case-by-case basis, and vote the proxies in accordance with the Guidelines. For example, the Guidelines provide that SIMC will vote in favor of proposals to require shareholder ratification of any poison pill, shareholder proposals that request companies to adopt confidential voting, and for management proposals to do so, and shareholder social, workforce, and environmental proposals that create good corporate citizens while enhancing long-term shareholder value, and will vote against director nominees (or a Board) if it believes that a nominee (or the Board) has not served the economic long-term interests of shareholders.

Prior to voting a proxy, the Service makes available to SIMC its recommendation on how to vote in light of the Guidelines. SIMC retains the authority to overrule the Service's recommendation on any specific proxy proposal and to instruct the Service to vote in a manner determined by the Committee. Before doing so, the Committee will determine whether SIMC may have a material conflict of interest regarding the proposal. If the Committee determines that SIMC has such a material conflict, SIMC shall instruct the Service to vote in accordance with the Service's recommendation unless SIMC, after full disclosure to the Client of the nature of the conflict, obtains the Client's consent to voting in the manner determined by the Committee (or otherwise obtains instructions from the Client as to how to vote on the proposal).

For each proxy, SIMC maintains all related records as required by applicable law. A Client may obtain, without charge, a copy of SIMC's Procedures and Guidelines, or information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2005, by calling SIMC at 1-800-DIAL-SEI, by writing to SIMC at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, or on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES

Shares of a Fund may be purchased in exchange for securities included in the Fund subject to the Administrator's determination that the securities are acceptable. Securities accepted in an exchange will be valued at the market value. All accrued interest and subscription of other rights which are reflected in the market price of accepted securities at the time of valuation become the property of the Trust and must be delivered by the shareholder to the Trust upon receipt from the issuer. A shareholder may recognize a gain or a loss for federal income tax purposes in making the exchange.

The Administrator will not accept securities for a Fund unless: (1) such securities are appropriate in the Fund at the time of the exchange; (2) such securities are acquired for investment and not for resale; (3) the shareholder represents and agrees that all securities offered to the Trust for the Fund are not subject to any restrictions upon their sale by the Fund under the 1933 Act, or otherwise; (4) such securities are traded on the American Stock Exchange, the NYSE or on NASDAQ in an unrelated transaction with a quoted sales price on the same day the exchange valuation is made or, if not listed on such exchanges or on NASDAQ, have prices available from an independent pricing service approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees; and (5) the securities may be acquired under the investment restrictions applicable to the Fund.

The Trust reserves the right to suspend the right of redemption and/or to postpone the date of payment upon redemption for any period during which trading on the NYSE is restricted, or during the existence of an emergency (as determined by the SEC by rule or regulation) as a result of which disposal or evaluation of the portfolio securities is not reasonably practicable, or for such other periods as the SEC may by order permit. The Trust also reserves the right to suspend sales of shares of the Funds for any period during which the NYSE, the Administrator, the advisers, the Distributor and/or the custodians are not open for business. Currently, the following holidays are observed by the Trust: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

It is currently the Trust's policy to pay for all redemptions in cash. The Trust retains the right, however, to alter this policy to provide for redemptions in whole or in part by a distribution in kind of securities held

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by a Fund in lieu of cash. Shareholders may incur brokerage charges in connection with the sale of such securities. However, a shareholder will at all times be entitled to aggregate cash redemptions from a Fund of the Trust during any 90-day period of up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Trust's net assets in cash. A gain or loss for federal income tax purposes would be realized by a shareholder subject to taxation upon an in-kind redemption depending upon the shareholder's basis in the shares of the Fund redeemed.

Fund securities may be traded on foreign markets on days other than a Business Day or the net asset value of a Fund may be computed on days when such foreign markets are closed. In addition, foreign markets may close at times other than 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. As a consequence, the net asset value of a share of a Fund may not reflect all events that may affect the value of the Fund's foreign securities unless the adviser determines that such events materially affect net asset value in which case net asset value will be determined by consideration of other factors.

Certain shareholders in one or more of the Funds may obtain asset allocation services from SIMC and other financial intermediaries with respect to their investments in such Funds. If a sufficient amount of a Fund's assets are subject to such asset allocation services, the Fund may incur higher transaction costs and a higher portfolio turnover rate than would otherwise be anticipated as a result of redemptions and purchases of Fund shares pursuant to such services. Further, to the extent that SIMC is providing asset allocation services and providing investment advice to the Funds, it may face conflicts of interest in fulfilling its responsibilities because of the possible differences between the interests of its asset allocation clients and the interest of the Funds.

Use of Third-Party Independent Pricing Agents. The Funds' Pricing and Valuation Procedures provide that any change in a primary pricing agent or a pricing methodology requires prior approval by the Board of Trustees. However, when the change would not materially affect valuation of a Fund's net assets or involve a material departure in pricing methodology from that of the Fund's existing pricing agent or pricing methodology, Board approval may be obtained at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting.

TAXES

Qualification as a RIC

The following discussion of federal income tax consequences is based on the Code and the regulations issued thereunder as in effect on the date of this Statement. New legislation, as well as administrative or court decisions, may significantly change the conclusions expressed herein and may have a retroactive effect with respect to the transactions contemplated herein.

In order to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under the Code, a Fund must distribute annually to its shareholders at least the sum of 90% of its net interest income excludable from gross income plus 90% of its investment company taxable income (generally, net investment income, including net short-term capital gain) ("Distribution Requirement") and must meet several additional requirements. Among these requirements are the following: (i) at least 90% of a Fund's gross income each taxable year must be derived from dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans and gains from the sale or other disposition of stocks or securities or foreign currencies or other income (including gains from forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in stocks, securities and currencies, and net income derived from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership ("Income Requirement"); (ii) at the close of each quarter of a Fund's taxable year, at least 50% of the value of its total assets must be represented by cash and cash items, United States Government securities, securities of other RICs and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount that does not exceed 5% of the value of a Fund's total assets and that does not represent more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer; and (iii) at the close of each quarter of a Fund's taxable year, not more than 25% of the value of its total assets may be invested in securities (other than U.S. Government securities or the securities of other RICs) of any one issuer, the securities (other than the securities of other RICs) of two or more issuers engaged in the same, similar, or related trades or businesses if a Fund owns at least 20% of the voting power of such issuers, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships.

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Notwithstanding the Distribution Requirement described above, which only requires a Fund to distribute at least 90% of its annual investment company taxable income and does not require any minimum distribution of net capital gain, a Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% federal excise tax to the extent it fails to distribute by the end of any calendar year at least 98% of its ordinary income for that year and 98% of its capital gain net income for the one-year period ending on October 31, of that year, plus certain other amounts. Each Fund intends to make sufficient distributions to avoid liability for the federal excise tax applicable to RICs.

If you buy shares when a Fund has realized but not yet distributed income or capital gains, you will be "buying a dividend" by paying the full price for the shares and gains and receiving back a portion of the price in the form of a taxable distribution.

If a Fund's distributions exceed its taxable income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, all or a portion of the distributions made in the same taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder's cost basis in a Fund and result in a higher reported capital gain or lower reported capital loss when those shares on which the distribution was received are sold.

The use of hedging strategies, such as entering into forward foreign currency contracts, involves complex rules that will determine for income tax purposes the character and timing of recognition of the income received in connection therewith by a Fund. These complex tax rules also could affect whether gains and losses recognized by a Fund are treated as ordinary income or capital gains, accelerate the recognition of income to a Fund and/or defer to a Fund's ability to recognize losses. Income from foreign currencies, and income from transactions in forward contracts that are directly related to a Fund's business of investing in securities or foreign currencies, will qualify as permissible income under the Income Requirement.

Any gain or loss recognized on a sale, exchange or redemption of shares of a Fund by a shareholder who is not a dealer in securities will generally, for individual shareholders, be treated as a long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than twelve months and otherwise will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. However, if shares on which a shareholder has received a net capital gain distribution are subsequently sold, exchanged or redeemed and such shares have been held for six months or less, any loss recognized will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of the net capital gain distribution. All or a portion of any loss that you realize upon the redemption of a Fund's shares will be disallowed to the extent that you buy other shares in a Fund (through reinvestment of dividends or otherwise) within 30 days before or after your share redemption. Any loss disallowed under these rules will be added to your tax basis in the new shares you buy.

If a Fund fails to qualify as a RIC for any year, all of its taxable income will be subject to tax at regular corporate rates without any deduction for distributions to shareholders, and its distributions (including capital gains distributions) generally will be taxable as ordinary income dividends to its shareholders, subject to the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders and lower tax rates on qualified dividend income for individual shareholders. The board reserves the right not to maintain the qualification of a Fund as a regulated investment company if it determines such course of action to be beneficial to shareholders.

A Fund will be required in certain cases to withhold at applicable withholding rates and remit to the United States Treasury the amount withheld on amounts payable to any shareholder who (1) has provided a Fund either an incorrect tax identification number or no number at all, (2) who is subject to backup withholding by the Internal Revenue Service for failure to properly report payments of interest or dividends, (3) who has failed to certify to a Fund that such shareholder is not subject to backup withholding, or (4) has not certified that such shareholder is a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien).

With respect to investments in STRIPS, TRs, TIGRs, LYONs, CATS and other zero coupon securities which are sold at original issue discount and thus do not make periodic cash interest payments, a Fund will be required to include as part of its current income the imputed interest on such obligations even though a 

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Fund has not received any interest payments on such obligations during that period. Because each Fund distributes all of its net investment income to its shareholders, a Fund may have to sell Fund securities to distribute such imputed income which may occur at a time when the advisers would not have chosen to sell such securities and which may result in taxable gain or loss.

Because each Fund's income is derived primarily from investments in foreign rather than domestic U.S. securities, no portion of its distributions will generally be eligible for the dividends-received deduction.

Non-U.S. investors in a Fund may be subject to U.S. withholding and estate tax and are encouraged to consult their tax advisor prior to investing in a Fund.

State Taxes

A Fund is not liable for any income or franchise tax in Massachusetts if it qualifies as a RIC for federal income tax purposes. Rules of state and local taxation of dividend and capital gains distributions from RICs often differ from the rules for federal income taxation described above. Many states grant tax-free status to ordinary income distributions that a Fund pays to you which are derived from interest on direct obligations of the U.S. Government. Some states have minimum investment requirements for this tax-free status that must be met by a Fund. Investments in Ginnie Mae or Fannie Mae securities, bankers' acceptances, commercial paper, and repurchase requirements collateralized by U.S. Government securities do not generally qualify for state tax-free treatment. The rules or exclusion of this income are different for corporate shareholders. Depending upon state and local law, distributions by a Fund to shareholders and the ownership of shares may be subject to state and local taxes. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the state and local tax consequences of investments in a Fund.

Foreign Taxes

Dividends and interest received by a Fund may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries and United States possessions that would reduce the yield on a Fund's securities. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate these taxes. Foreign countries generally do not impose taxes on capital gains with respect to investments by foreign investors. If more than 50% of the value of a Fund's total assets at the close of its taxable year consists of stock or securities of foreign corporations, a Fund will be eligible to, and will, file an election with the Internal Revenue Service that will enable shareholders, in effect, to receive the benefit of the foreign tax credit with respect to any foreign and United States possessions income taxes paid by a Fund. Pursuant to the election, a Fund will treat those taxes as dividends paid to its shareholders. Each shareholder will be required to include a proportionate share of those taxes in gross income as income received from a foreign source and must treat the amount so included as if the shareholder had paid the foreign tax directly. The shareholder may then either deduct the taxes deemed paid by him or her in computing his or her taxable income or, alternatively, use the foregoing information in calculating the foreign tax credit (subject to significant limitations) against the shareholder's federal income tax. If a Fund makes the election, it will report annually to its shareholders the respective amounts per share of a Fund's income from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries and United States possessions.

Most foreign exchange gains realized on the sale of debt securities are treated as ordinary income by a Fund. Similarly, foreign exchange losses realized by a Fund on the sale of debt securities are generally treated as ordinary losses by a Fund. These gains when distributed will be taxed to you as ordinary dividends, and any losses will reduce a Fund's ordinary income otherwise available for distribution to you. This treatment could increase or reduce a Fund's ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of a Fund's previously distributed income to be classified as a return of capital.

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PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Trust has no obligation to deal with any dealer or group of brokers or dealers in the execution of transactions in portfolio securities. Subject to policies established by the Trustees, the advisers are responsible for placing orders to execute Fund transactions. In placing brokerage orders, it is the Trust's policy to seek to obtain the best net results taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable dealer spread), size, type and difficulty of the transaction involved, the firm's general execution and operational facilities, and the firm's risk in positioning the securities involved. While the advisers generally seek reasonably competitive spreads or commissions, the Trust will not necessarily be paying the lowest spread or commission available. The Trust will not purchase portfolio securities from any affiliated person acting as principal except in conformity with the regulations of the SEC.

The Trust does not expect to use one particular broker or dealer, and when one or more brokers is believed capable of providing the best combination of price and execution, the Fund's advisers may cause the Trust to select a broker based upon brokerage or research services provided to the advisers. The advisers may pay a higher commission than otherwise obtainable from other brokers in return for such services only if a good faith determination is made that the commission is reasonable in relation to the services provided.

Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Section 28(e)") permits the advisers, under certain circumstances, to cause a Fund to pay a broker or dealer a commission for effecting a transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction in recognition of the value of brokerage and research services provided by the broker or dealer. Brokerage and research services include: (1) furnishing advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; (2) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and the performance of accounts; and (3) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement, and custody). In the case of research services, the advisers believe that access to independent investment research is beneficial to their investment decision-making processes and, therefore, to the Fund. In addition to agency transactions, the advisers may receive brokerage and research services in connection with certain riskless transactions, in accordance with applicable SEC guidelines.

To the extent research services may be a factor in selecting brokers, such services may be in written form or through direct contact with individuals and may include information as to particular companies and securities as well as market, economic, or institutional areas and information which assists in the valuation and pricing of investments. Examples of research-oriented services for which the advisers might utilize Fund commissions include research reports and other information on the economy, industries, sectors, groups of securities, individual companies, statistical information, political developments, technical market action, pricing and appraisal services, credit analysis, risk measurement analysis, performance and other analysis. The advisers may use research services furnished by brokers in servicing all client accounts and not all services may necessarily be used in connection with the account that paid commissions to the broker providing such services. Information so received by the advisers will be in addition to and not in lieu of the services required to be performed by the Funds' advisers under the Investment Advisory Agreements. Any advisory or other fees paid to the advisers are not reduced as a result of the receipt of research services.

In some cases an adviser may receive a service from a broker that has both a "research" and a "non-research" use. When this occurs, the adviser makes a good faith allocation, under all the circumstances, between the research and non-research uses of the service. The percentage of the service that is used for research purposes may be paid for with client commissions, while the adviser will use its own funds to pay for the percentage of the service that is used for non-research purposes. In making this good faith allocation, the adviser faces a potential conflict of interest, but the adviser believes that its allocation procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that it appropriately allocates the anticipated use of such services to their research and non-research uses.

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From time to time, a Fund may purchase new issues of securities for clients in a fixed price offering. In these situations, the seller may be a member of the selling group that will, in addition to selling securities, provide the advisers with research services. The NASD has adopted rules expressly permitting these types of arrangements under certain circumstances. Generally, the seller will provide research "credits" in these situations at a rate that is higher than that which is available for typical secondary market transactions. These arrangements may not fall within the safe harbor of Section 28(e).

SIMC and the various firms that serve as Sub-Advisers to certain Funds of the Trust, in the exercise of joint investment discretion over the assets of a Fund, may execute a substantial portion of a Fund's portfolio transactions through a commission recapture program that SIMC has arranged with the Distributor (the "Program"). SIMC then requests, but does not require, that certain Sub-Advisers execute a portion of a Fund's portfolio transactions through the Program. Under the Program, the Distributor receives a commission, in its capacity as an introducing broker, on Fund portfolio transactions. The Distributor then returns to a Fund a portion of the commissions earned on the portfolio transactions, and such payments are used by the Fund to pay fund operating expenses. Sub-advisers are authorized to execute trades pursuant to the Program; provided that, the Sub-Adviser determines that such trading is consistent with its duty to seek best execution on Fund portfolio transactions. As disclosed in the Trust's prospectuses, SIMC in many cases voluntarily waives fees that it is entitled to receive for providing services to a Fund and/or reimburses expenses of a Fund in order to maintain the Fund's total operating expenses at or below a specified level. In such cases, the portion of commissions returned to a Fund under the Program will generally be used to pay Fund expenses that may otherwise have been voluntarily waived or reimbursed by SIMC or its affiliates, thereby increasing the portion of the Fund fees that SIMC and its affiliates are able to receive and retain. In cases where SIMC and its affiliates are not voluntarily waiving Fund fees or reimbursing expenses, then the portion of commissions returned to a Fund under the Program will directly decrease the overall amount of operating expenses of the Fund borne by shareholders.

SIMC also from time to time executes trades with the Distributor, again acting as introducing broker, in connection with the transition of the securities and other assets included in a Fund's portfolio when there is a change in Sub-Advisers in the Fund or a reallocation of assets among the Fund's Sub-Advisers. An unaffiliated third-party broker selected by SIMC or the relevant Sub-Adviser provides execution and clearing services with respect to such trades, and is compensated for such services out of the commission paid to the Distributor on the trades. All such transactions effected using the Distributor as introducing broker must be accomplished in a manner that is consistent with the Trust's policy to achieve best net results, and must comply with the Trust's procedures regarding the execution of Fund transactions through affiliated brokers. The Funds do not direct brokerage to brokers in recognition of, or as compensation for, the promotion or sale of Fund shares.

For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2003, 2004, and 2005, the Funds paid the following brokerage fees:

    Total $ Amount
of Brokerage
Commission
Paid
(000)
  Total $ Amount
of Brokerage
Commissions
Paid to
Affiliates
(000)
  % of Total
Brokerage
Commissions
Paid to
Affiliates
  % Total
Brokered
Transactions
Effected Through
Affiliates
 
Fund   2003   2004   2005   2003   2004   2005   2003   2004   2005   2003   2004   2005  
International Equity
Fund
  $ 4,896     $ 3,989     $ X X   $ 372     $ 0     $ X X     8 %     0 %   X%     7 %     3 %   X%  
Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
  $ 2,928     $ 4,558     $ X X   $ 301     $ 0     $ X X     10 %     0 %   X%     10 %     3 %   X%  
International Fixed
Income Fund
  $ 0     $ 0     $ X X   $ 0     $ 0     $ X X     0 %     0 %   X%     9 %     0 %   X%  
Emerging Markets
Debt Fund
  $ 0     $ 0     $ X X   $ 0     $ 0     $ X X     0 %     0 %   X%     9 %     0 %   X%  
Tax-Managed
International Equity 
Fund
    *       *       *       *       *       *       *       *     *     *       *     *  

 

*  Not in operation during such period.

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The portfolio turnover rates for the International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2004 and 2005, were as follows:

    Turnover Rate  
Fund   2004   2005  
International Equity Fund     44 %   XX%  
Emerging Markets Equity Fund     88 %   XX%  
Emerging Markets Debt Fund     77 %   XX%  

 

[For the International Equity Fund, the change in portfolio turnover rate was attributable to the fact that the Fund did not experience any sub-adviser turnover in the most recent fiscal year, whereas during the previous fiscal year, the Fund had experienced sub-adviser turnover. For the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, the change in portfolio turnover rate was attributable to sub-adviser turnover, the addition of a new sub-adviser and new subscription and redemption activity in the Fund. For the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, the change in portfolio turnover rate was attributable to a significant level of shareholder activity (mostly subscription) in the Fund and increased transactions by the Fund's sub-advisers due to the presentation of greater trading opportunities.]

The Trust is required to identify any securities of its "regular broker dealers" (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) which the Trust has acquired during its most recent fiscal year. As of September 30, 2005, the Trust held securities from the following issuers:

Fund   Type of Security   Name of Issuer   Amount (000)  
International Equity Fund              
Emerging Markets Equity Fund              
International Fixed Income Fund              
Emerging Markets Debt Fund              

 

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The Funds' portfolio holdings can be obtained on the Internet at the following address: http://www.seic.com/holdings_home.asp (the "Portfolio Holdings Website"). The Funds' Board has approved a policy that provides that portfolio holdings may not be made available to any third party until after such information has been posted on the Portfolio Holdings Website, with limited exceptions noted below. This policy effectively addresses conflicts of interest and controls the use of portfolio holdings information by making such information available to all investors on an equal basis.

Ten calendar days after each month end, a list of the top ten portfolio holdings in each Fund as of the end of such month shall be made available on the Portfolio Holdings Website. Thirty calendar days after the

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end of each month, a list of all portfolio holdings in each Fund as of the end of such month shall be made available on the Portfolio Holdings Website. Beginning on the day after any portfolio holdings information is posted on the Portfolio Holdings Website, such information will be delivered directly to any person that requests it, through electronic or other means. The portfolio holdings information placed on the Portfolio Holdings Website shall remain there until the first business day of the fifth month after the date to which the data relates, at which time it will be permanently removed from the site.

Portfolio holdings information may be provided to independent third-party reporting services (e.g., Lipper or Morningstar), but will be delivered no earlier than the date such information is posted on the Portfolio Holdings Website, unless the reporting service executes a confidentiality agreement with the Trust that is satisfactory to the Trust's officers and that provides that the reporting service will not trade on the information. The Funds currently have no arrangements to provide portfolio holdings information to any third-party reporting services prior to the availability of such holdings on the Portfolio Holdings Website.

Portfolio holdings information may also be provided at any time (and as frequently as daily) to the Funds' Trustees, SIMC, the Sub-Advisers, the Distributor, the Administrator, the custodian, the independent proxy voting service retained by SIMC, the Funds' third-party independent pricing agents and the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm, as well as to state and federal regulators and government agencies, and as otherwise requested by law or judicial process. Service providers will be subject to a duty of confidentiality with respect to any portfolio holdings information, whether imposed by the provisions of the service provider's contract with the Trust or by the nature of its relationship with the Trust. Portfolio holdings of a Fund may also be provided to a prospective service provider for that Fund, so long as the prospective service provider executes a confidentiality agreement with the Fund in such form as deemed acceptable by an officer of the Fund. The Board exercises on-going oversight of the disclosure of Fund portfolio holdings by overseeing the implementation and enforcement of the Funds' policies and procedures by the Chief Compliance Officer and by considering reports and recommendations by the Chief Compliance Officer concerning any material compliance matters.

Neither the Funds, SIMC, nor any other service provider to the Funds may receive compensation or other consideration for providing portfolio holdings information.

The Funds file a complete schedule of their portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds' N-Q is available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operations of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of each Fund, each of which represents an equal proportionate interest in that Fund. Each share upon liquidation entitles a shareholder to a pro rata share in the net assets of that Fund. Shareholders have no preemptive rights. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees of the Trust may create additional portfolios of shares or classes of portfolios. Share certificates representing the shares will not be issued.

LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES' LIABILITY

The Declaration of Trust provides that a Trustee shall be liable only for his own willful defaults and, if reasonable care has been exercised in the selection of officers, agents, employees or administrators, shall not be liable for any neglect or wrongdoing of any such person. The Declaration of Trust also provides that the Trust will indemnify its Trustees and officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with actual or threatened litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices with the Trust unless it is determined in the manner provided in the Declaration of Trust that they have not acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that their actions were in the best interests of the Trust. However, nothing in the Declaration of Trust shall protect or indemnify a Trustee against any liability for his willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his duties.

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CODES OF ETHICS

The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. In addition, and the Distributor have adopted Codes of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1. These Codes of Ethics apply to the personal investing activities of trustees, officers and certain employees ("access persons"). Rule 17j-1 and the Codes are reasonably designed to prevent unlawful practices in connection with the purchase or sale of securities by access persons. Under each Code of Ethics, access persons are permitted to engage in personal securities transactions, but are required to report their personal securities transactions for monitoring purposes. In addition, certain access persons are required to obtain approval before investing in initial public offerings or private placements or are prohibited from making such investments. Copies of these Codes of Ethics are on file with SEC, and are available to the public.

VOTING

Each share held entitles the shareholder of record to one vote. Shareholders of each Fund or class will vote separately on matters pertaining solely to that Fund or class, such as any distribution plan. As a Massachusetts business trust, the Trust is not required to hold annual meetings of shareholders, but approval will be sought for certain changes in the operation of the Trust and for the election of Trustees under certain circumstances. In addition, a Trustee may be removed by the remaining Trustees or by shareholders at a special meeting called upon written request of shareholders owning at least 10% of the outstanding shares of the Trust. In the event that such a meeting is requested, the Trust will provide appropriate assistance and information to the shareholders requesting the meeting.

Where the Prospectuses for the Funds or Statement of Additional Information state that an investment limitation or a fundamental policy may not be changed without shareholder approval, such approval means the vote of: (i) 67% or more of a Fund's shares present at a meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are present or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of a Fund's outstanding shares, whichever is less.

SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY

The Trust is an entity of the type commonly known as a "Massachusetts business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a Trust could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the obligations of the Trust. Even if, however, the Trust were held to be a partnership, the possibility of the shareholders incurring financial loss for that reason appears remote because the Trust's Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for obligations of the Trust and requires that notice of such disclaimer be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by or on behalf of the Trust or the Trustees, and because the Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of the Trust property for any shareholders held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust.

CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

As of January X, 2006, the following persons were the only persons who were record owners (or to the knowledge of the Trust, beneficial owners) of 5% or more of the shares of the Funds. Persons who owned of record or beneficially more than 25% of a Fund's outstanding shares may be deemed to control the Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The Trust believes that most of the shares referred to below were held

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by the below persons in accounts for their fiduciary, agency or custodial customers. As of January 31, 2006, the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund had not commenced operations.

Name and Address   Number of Shares   Percent of Funds  
International Equity Fund, Class A  
International Equity Fund, Class I  
International Fixed Income Fund, Class A  
Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class A  
Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Class A  

 

EXPERTS

The financial statements incorporated by reference into this Statement of Additional Information have been audited by [             ], an independent registered public accounting firm, as indicated in their report dated [ ] and are included herein in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting and in giving said report. [ ] is located at [ ].

CUSTODIAN

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 40 Water Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3661, serves as custodian for the assets of the Funds (the "Custodian"). The Custodian holds cash, securities and other assets of the Trust as required by the 1940 Act. Wachovia Bank, N.A., (formerly, First Union National Bank), Institutional Custody Group-PA 4942, 123 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19109, acts as wire agent of the Trust's assets.

LEGAL COUNSEL

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP serves as counsel to the Trust.

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APPENDIX A-DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS

DESCRIPTION OF CORPORATE BOND RATINGS

MOODY'S RATING DEFINITIONS

LONG-TERM RATINGS

Aaa  Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as "gilt edged." Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

Aa  Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high-grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long-term risk appear somewhat larger than the Aaa securities.

A  Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered as upper-medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate, but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment some time in the future.

Baa  Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium-grade obligations (i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured). Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as well.

Ba  Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements; their future cannot be considered as well-assured. Often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.

B  Bonds which are rated B generally lack characteristics of the desirable investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.

Caa  Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest.

Ca  Bonds which are rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.

C  Bonds which are rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds, and issues so rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing.

Moody's bond ratings, where specified, are applied to senior bank obligations and insurance company senior policyholder and claims obligations with an original maturity in excess of one year. Obligations relying upon support mechanisms such as letters-of-credit and bonds of indemnity are excluded unless explicitly rated.

Obligations of a branch of a bank are considered to be domiciled in the country in which the branch is located. Unless noted as an exception, Moody's rating on a bank's ability to repay senior obligations extends only to branches located in countries which carry a Moody's sovereign rating. Such branch obligations are rated at the lower of the bank's rating or Moody's sovereign rating for the bank deposits for the country in which the branch is located.

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When the currency in which an obligation is denominated is not the same as the currency of the country in which the obligation is domiciled, Moody's ratings do not incorporate an opinion as to whether payment of the obligation will be affected by the actions of the government controlling the currency of denomination. In addition, risk associated with bilateral conflicts between an investor's home country and either the issuer's home country or the country where an issuer branch is located are not incorporated into Moody's ratings.

Moody's makes no representation that rated bank obligations or insurance company obligations are exempt from registration under the 1933 Act or issued in conformity with any other applicable law or regulation. Nor does Moody's represent that any specific bank or insurance company obligation is legally enforceable or is a valid senior obligation of a rated issuer.

Moody's ratings are opinions, not recommendations to buy or sell, and their accuracy is not guaranteed. A rating should be weighed solely as one factor in an investment decision and you should make your own study and evaluation of any issuer whose securities or debt obligations you consider buying or selling.

Note: Moody's applies numerical modifiers, 1, 2 and 3 in each generic rating classification from Aa through B in its corporate bond rating system. The modifier 1 indicates that the security ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates that the issue ranks in the lower end of its generic rating category.

STANDARD & POOR'S RATING DEFINITIONS

A Standard & Poor's corporate or municipal debt rating is a current assessment of the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific obligation. This assessment may take into consideration obligors such as guarantors, insurers, or lessees.

The debt rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell, or hold a security, as it does not comment on market price or suitability for a particular investor.

The ratings are based, in varying degrees, on the following considerations:

(1) Likelihood of default. The rating assesses the obligor's capacity and willingness as to timely payment of interest and repayment of principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation.

(2) The obligation's nature and provisions.

(3) Protection afforded to, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under bankruptcy laws and other laws affecting creditors' rights.

Likelihood of default is indicated by an issuer's senior debt rating. If senior debt is not rated, as implied senior debt rating is determined. Subordinated debt usually is rated lower than senior debt to better reflect relative position of the obligation in bankruptcy. Unsecured debt, where significant secured debt exists, is treated similarly to subordinated debt.

LONG-TERM RATINGS

Investment Grade

AAA  Debt rated "AAA" has the highest rating assigned by S&P. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong.

AA  Debt rated "AA" has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal and differs from the highest rated debt only in small degree.

A  Debt rated "A" has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal, although it is somewhat more susceptible to adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher-rated categories.

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BBB  Debt rated "BBB" is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Whereas it normally exhibits adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for debt in this category than in higher rated categories.

Speculative Grade

Debt rated "BB", "B", "CCC", "CC", and "C" is regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to capacity to pay interest and repay principal. "BB" indicates the least degree of speculation and "C" the highest degree of speculation. While such debt will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions.

BB  Debt rated "BB" has less near-term vulnerability to default than other speculative grade debt. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions that could lead to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments. The "BB" rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied "BBB-" rating.

B  Debt rate "B" has greater vulnerability to default but presently has the capacity to meet interest payments and principal repayments. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions would likely impair capacity or willingness to pay interest and repay principal. The "B" rating category also is used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied "BB" or "BB-" rating.

CCC  Debt rated "CCC" has a current identifiable vulnerability to default, and is dependent on favorable business, financial, and economic conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, it is not likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal. The "CCC" rating category also is used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied "B" or "B-" rating.

CC  The rating "CC" is typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt which is assigned an actual or implied "CCC" rating.

C  The rating "C" is typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt which is assigned an actual or implied "CCC-" debt rating. The "C" rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed, but debt service payments are continued.

D  Debt is rated "D" when the issue is in payment default, or the obligor has filed for bankruptcy. The "D" rating is used when interest or principal payments are not made on the date due, even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless S&P believes that such payments will be made during such grace period.

Plus (+) or minus (-): The ratings from "AA" to "CCC" may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.

pr  The letters "pr" indicate that the rating is provisional. A provisional rating assumes the successful completion of the project financed by the debt being rated and indicates that payment of debt service requirements is largely or entirely dependent upon the successful timely completion of the project. This rating, however, while addressing credit quality subsequent to completion of the project, makes no comment on the likelihood of, or the risk of default upon failure of such completion. The investor should exercise his own judgement with respect to such likelihood and risk.

L  The letter "L" indicates that the rating pertains to the principal amount of those bonds to the extent that the underlying deposit collateral is federally insured, and interest is adequately collateralized. In the case of certificates of deposit, the letter "L" indicates that the deposit, combined with other deposits being held in the same right and capacity, will be honored for principal and pre-default

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interest up to federal insurance limits within 30 days after closing of the insured institution or, in the event that the deposit is assumed by a successor insured institution, upon maturity.

  *Continuance of the rating is contingent upon S&P's receipt of an executed copy of the escrow agreement or closing documentation confirming investments and cash flows.

N.R.  Not rated.

Debt obligations of issuers outside the United States and its territories are rated on the same basis as domestic corporate and municipal issues. The ratings measure the creditworthiness of the obligor but do not take into account currency exchange and related uncertainties.

If an issuer's actual or implied senior debt rating is "AAA", its subordinated or junior debt is rated "AAA" or "AA+", If an issuer's actual or implied senior debt rating is lower than "AAA" but higher than "BB+", its junior debt is typically rated one designation lower than the senior debt rating. For example, if the senior debt rating is "A", subordinated debt normally would be rated "A-". If an issuer's actual or implied senior debt rating is "BB+" or lower, its subordinated debt is typically rated two designations lower than the senior debt rating.

Investment and Speculative Grades

The term "investment grade" was originally used by various regulatory bodies to connote obligations eligible for investment by institutions such as banks, insurance companies, and savings and loan associations. Over time, this term gained widespread usage throughout the investment community. Issues rated in the four highest categories, "AAA", "AA", "A", "BBB", generally are recognized as being investment grade. Debt rated "BB" or below generally is referred to as speculative grade. The term "junk bond" is merely a more irreverent expression for this category of more risky debt. Neither term indicates which securities S&P deems worthy of investment, as an investor with a particular risk preference may appropriately invest in securities that are not investment grade.

Ratings continue as a factor in many regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad, notably in Japan. For example, the SEC requires investment-grade status in order to register debt on Form-3, which, in turn, is how one offers debt via a Rule 415 shelf registration. The Federal Reserve Board allows members of the Federal Reserve System to invest in securities rated in the four highest categories, just as the Federal Home Loan Bank System permits federally chartered savings and loan associations to invest in corporate debt with those ratings, and the Department of Labor allows pension funds to invest in commercial paper rated in one of the three highest categories. In similar fashion, California regulates investments of municipalities and county treasurers, Illinois limits collateral acceptable for public deposits, and Vermont restricts investments of insurers and banks. The New York and Philadelphia Stock Exchanges fix margin requirements for mortgage securities depending on their rating, and the securities haircut for commercial paper, debt securities, and preferred stock that determines net capital requirements is also a function of the ratings assigned.

FITCH'S RATINGS DEFINITIONS

LONG-TERM RATINGS

Investment Grade

AAA  Highest credit quality. "AAA" ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in case of exceptionally strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

AA  Very high credit quality. "AA" ratings denote a very low expectation of credit risk. They indicate very strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.

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A  High credit quality. "A" ratings denote a low expectation of credit risk. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to changes in circumstances or in economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

BBB  Good credit quality. "BBB" ratings indicate that there is currently a low expectation of credit risk. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered adequate, but adverse changes in circumstances and in economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity. This is the lowest investment-grade category.

Speculative Grade

BB  Speculative. "BB" ratings indicate that there is a possibility of credit risk developing, particularly as the result of adverse economic change over time; however, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met. Securities rated in this category are not investment grade.

B  Highly speculative. "B" ratings indicate that significant credit risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for continued payment is contingent upon a sustained, favorable business and economic environment.

CCC, CC, C  High default risk. Default is a real possibility. Capacity for meeting financial commitments is solely reliant upon sustained, favorable business or economic developments. A "CC" rating indicates that default of some kind appears probable. "C" ratings signal imminent default.

DDD, DD, D  Default. The ratings of obligations in this category are based on their prospects for achieving partial or full recovery in a reorganization or liquidation of the obligor. While expected recovery values are highly speculative and cannot be estimated with any precision, the following serve as general guidelines. "DDD" obligations have the highest potential for recovery, around 90%- 100% of outstanding amounts and accrued interest. "DD" indicates potential recoveries in the range of 50%-90%, and "D" the lowest recovery potential, i.e., below 50%.

  Entities rated in this category have defaulted on some or all of their obligations. Entities rated "DDD" have the highest prospect for resumption of performance or continued operation with or without a formal reorganization process. Entities rated "DD" and "D" are generally undergoing a formal reorganization or liquidation process; those rated "DD" are likely to satisfy a higher portion of their outstanding obligations, while entities rated "D" have a poor prospect for repaying all obligations.

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SHORT-TERM DEBT RATINGS (may be assigned, for example, to commercial paper, master demand notes, bank instruments, and letters of credit).

MOODY'S DESCRIPTION OF ITS THREE HIGHEST SHORT-TERM DEBT RATINGS

PRIME-1 Issuers rated Prime-1 (or supporting institutions) have a superior capacity for repayment of senior short-term promissory obligations. Prime-1 repayment capacity will normally be evidenced by many of the following characteristics:

•  Leading market positions in well-established industries.

•  High rates of return on funds employed.

•  Conservative capitalization structures with moderate reliance on debt and ample asset protection.

•  Broad margins in earnings coverage of fixed financial charges and high internal cash generation.

•  Well-established access to a range of financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity.

PRIME-2 Issuers rated Prime-2 (or supporting institutions) have a strong capacity for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations. This will normally be evidenced by many of the characteristics cited above but to a lesser degree. Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, may be more subject to variation. Capitalization characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more affected by external conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained.

PRIME-3 Issuers rated Prime-3 (or supporting institutions) have an acceptable ability for repayment of senior short-term obligations. The effect of industry characteristics and market compositions may be more pronounced. Variability in earnings and profitability may result in changes in the level of debt protection measurements and may require relatively high financial leverage. Adequate alternate liquidity is maintained.

S&P'S DESCRIPTION OF ITS THREE HIGHEST SHORT-TERM DEBT RATINGS

A-1  This designation indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely payment is strong. Those issues determined to have extremely strong safety characteristics are denoted with a plus sign (+).

A-2  Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is satisfactory. However, the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues designated "A-1."

A-3  Issues carrying this designation have adequate capacity for timely payment. They are, however, more vulnerable to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances than obligations carrying the higher designations.

FITCH'S DESCRIPTION OF ITS THREE HIGHEST SHORT-TERM DEBT RATINGS

F1  Highest credit quality. Indicates the best capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added "+" to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.

F2  Good credit quality. A satisfactory capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, but the margin of safety is not as great as in the case of the higher ratings.

F3  Fair credit quality. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate; however, near term adverse changes could result in a reduction to non-investment grade.

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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 23.  Exhibits:

(a)   Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated June 28, 1988 as originally filed with Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-22821) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on June 30, 1988, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23, filed with the SEC on June 23, 1997.  
(a)(2)   Amendment to Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated August 9, 1989, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
(a)(3)   Amendment to Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated April 29, 1998, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
(b)(1)   Amended By-Laws dated June 17, 2004 are herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (b)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.  
(c)   Not Applicable  
(d)(1)   Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC") dated December 16, 1994 (restated as of December 17, 2002) is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2003.  
(d)(2)   Schedule to Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and SIMC dated December 16, 2002 with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2003.  
(d)(3)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Capital Guardian Trust Company dated June 29, 1998 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(24) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-22821), filed with the SEC on November 25, 1998.  
(d)(4)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. dated October 1, 2001 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(39) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2002.  
(d)(5)   Delegation Agreement between Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited dated December 10, 2003 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2005.  
(d)(6)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Alliance Capital Management L.P. dated June 26, 2002 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-22821), filed with the SEC on November 27, 2002.  

 

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(d)(7)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and The Boston Company Asset Management dated September 18, 2000 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.  
(d)(8)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC, Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc., Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Fischer Francis Trees & Watts (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Kabushiki Kaisha dated December 17, 2002 with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2003.  
(d)(9)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. dated March 31, 1997 with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(31) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-22821), filed on January 27, 2000.  
(d)(10)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Ashmore Investment Management Limited dated March 17, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
(d)(11)   Amended Schedules A and B to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Ashmore Investment Management Limited with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund are filed herewith.  
(d)(12)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Alliance Capital Management L.P. dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
(d)(13)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Citigroup Asset Management Limited dated September 30, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
(d)(14)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C. dated March 11, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
(d)(15)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Fisher Investments, Inc. dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
(d)(16)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and McKinley Capital Management, Inc. dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  

 

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(d)(17)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Rexiter Capital Management Limited dated July 15, 2004 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(15) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.  
(d)(18)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Bridgewater Associates, Inc. with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2005.  
(d)(19)   Revised Schedule A to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Alliance Capital Management L.P. dated March 10, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(18) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2005.  
(d)(20)   Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Alliance Capital Management L.P. dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(15) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
(d)(21)   Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Ashmore Investment Management Limited dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
(d)(22)   Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
(d)(23)   Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Capital Guardian Trust Company dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(18) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
(d)(24)   Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C. dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
(d)(25)   Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc., Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Fischer Francis Trees & Watts (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Kabushiki Kaisha dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
(d)(26)   Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(21) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  

 

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(d)(27)   Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc dated July 28, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(22) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
(d)(28)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Quantitative Management Associates LLC dated June 30, 2005 with respect to the International Equity Fund is filed herewith.  
(d)(29)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. dated July 15, 2005 with respect to the International Equity Fund is filed herewith.  
(e)   Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and SEI Investments Distribution Co. dated September 16, 2002 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-22821), filed with the SEC on November 27, 2002.  
(f)   Not Applicable  
(g)(1)   Custodian Agreement between Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. dated March 1, 2004 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.  
(h)(1)   Amended and Restated Administration and Transfer Agency Agreement between Registrant and SEI Investments Fund Management dated December 10, 2003 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.  
(h)(2)   Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement with respect to the Class A shares is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit 15(e) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-22821), filed with the SEC on April 8, 1997.  
(h)(3)   Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement with respect to Class I shares is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-22821), filed on June 30, 2000.  
(h)(4)   Administrative Services Plan and Agreement with respect to Class I shares is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2002.  
(i)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel to be filed by later amendment.  
(j)   Opinion and Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to be filed by later amendment.  
(k)   Not Applicable  
(l)   Not Applicable  
(m)   Not Applicable  
(n)   Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Multiple Class Plan relating to Class A, I and Y shares dated June 26, 2002 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (n) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-22821), filed with the SEC on November 27, 2002.  
(o)   Not Applicable  
(p)(1)   The Code of Ethics for SEI Investments Management Corporation is filed herewith.  
(p)(2)   The Code of Ethics for SEI Investments Distribution Co. is filed herewith.  
(p)(3)   The Code of Ethics for SEI Institutional International Trust is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-22821), filed on June 30, 2000.  

 

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(p)(4)   The Code of Ethics for Capital Guardian Trust Company is filed herewith.  
(p)(5)   The Code of Ethics for Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited is filed herewith.  
(p)(6)   The Code of Ethics for Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc is filed herewith.  
(p)(7)   The Code of Ethics for The Boston Company Asset Management is filed herewith.  
(p)(8)   The Code of Ethics for Alliance Capital Management L.P. is filed herewith.  
(p)(9)   The Code of Ethics for Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. is filed herewith.  
(p)(10)   The Code of Ethics for Ashmore Investment Management Limited is filed herewith.  
(p)(11)   The Code of Ethics for Citigroup Asset Management Limited is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to SEI Institutional Investments Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-58041 and 811-7257), filed with the SEC on September 30, 2003.  
(p)(12)   The Code of Ethics for Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C. is filed herewith.  
(p)(13)   The Code of Ethics for Fisher Investments, Inc. is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.  
(p)(14)   The Code of Ethics for McKinley Capital Management, Inc. is filed herewith.  
(p)(15)   The Code of Ethics for Rexiter Capital Management Limited is filed herewith.  
(p)(16)   The Code of Ethics for Bridgewater Associates, Inc. is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to Registrant's Registration Statement (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2005.  
(p)(17)   The Code of Ethics for Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. is filed herewith.  
(p)(18)   The Code of Ethics for Quantitative Management Associates LLC is filed herewith.  
(q)   Powers of Attorney for Robert A. Nesher, William M. Doran, F. Wendell Gooch, Rosemarie B. Greco, George J. Sullivan, Jr., James M. Storey, Edward D. Loughlin, Nina Lesavoy, Stephen F. Panner and James M. Williams are filed herewith.  

 

Item 24.  Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant:

See the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information regarding the Trust's control relationships. SIMC is a subsidiary of SEI Investments Company which also controls the distributor of the Registrant (SEI Investments Distribution Co.) and other corporations engaged in providing various financial and record keeping services, primarily to bank trust departments, pension plan sponsors and investment managers.

Item 25.  Indemnification:

Article VIII of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust filed as Exhibit 1 to the Registration Statement is incorporated by reference. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), may be permitted to trustees, directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the Registrant's Agreement and Declaration of Trust or otherwise, the Registrant is aware that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and, therefore, is unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by trustees, directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense of any act, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustees, directors, officers or controlling persons in connection with the shares being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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Item 26.  Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser:

The following tables describe other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature in which each director, officer, or partner of each adviser or sub-adviser is or has been, at any time during the last two fiscal years, engaged for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. Each adviser's or sub-adviser's table was provided to the Registrant by the respective adviser or sub-adviser for inclusion in this Registration Statement.

Alliance Capital Management L.P.

Alliance Capital Management, L.P. ("Alliance Capital") is a sub-adviser to the Registrant's Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds. The principal business address of Alliance Capital is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105. Alliance Capital is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Advisers Act").

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Lewis A. Sanders
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Investment Officer/
Director
  ACMC   Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer/Director
 
Henri de Castries
Director
  AXA   Chairman, Management Board  
    AELIC   Director  
    AXA Financial   Chairman of the Board  
Christopher M. Condron
Director
  AXA   Member of the Management
Board
 
    AELIC   Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer
 
    AXA Financial   Director, President & Chief
Executive Officer
 
Denis Duverne
Director
  AXA   Chief Financial Officer  
    AELIC   Director  
Mark R. Manley
Senior Vice President and
Chief Compliance Officer
  ACMC   Senior Vice President and Chief
Compliance Officer
 
Seth J. Masters
Executive Vice President
  ACMC   Executive Vice President  
Roger Hertog
Vice Chairman and Director
  ACMC   Vice Chairman  
Benjamin D. Holloway
Director
  Continental Companies   Consultant  
Dominique Carrel-Billard
Director
  Centenial Companies   Consultant  

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Douglas J. Peebles
Executive Vice President
  ACMC   Executive Vice President  
W. Edwin Jarmain
Director
  Jarmain Group Inc.   President  
Gerald M. Lieberman
President, Director and
Chief Operating Officer
  ACMC   President and Chief Operating
Officer
 
Peter J. Tobin
Director
  St. John's University   Special Assistant to the
President
 
Stanley B. Tulin
Director
  AXA Financial   Vice Chairman, Chief Financial
Officer
 
Sharon E. Fay
Executive Vice President
  ACMC   Executive Vice President  
Lorie Slutsky
Director
    -       -    
Robert Henry Joseph Jr.
Senior Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
  ACMC   Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
 
John Blundin
Executive Vice President
    -       -    
Marilyn Fedak
Executive Vice President
  ACMC   Executive Vice President  
Thomas S. Hexner
Executive Vice President
  ACMC   Executive Vice President  
Mare O. Mayer
Executive Vice President
  ACMC   Executive Vice President  
James G. Reilly
Executive Vice President
  ACMC   Executive Vice President  
Lawrence H. Cohen
Executive Vice President
  ACMC   Executive Vice President  
Laurence E. Cranch
Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
  ACMC   Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
 
Paul Rissman
Executive Vice President
  ACMC   Executive Vice President  
Christopher Toub
Executive Vice President
  ACMC   Executive Vice President  

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Lisa Shalett
Executive Vice President
  ACMC   Executive Vice President  
David Steyn
Executive Vice President
  ACMC   Executive Vice President  
Nicolas Moreau
Director
  AXA Investment Managers   Chief Executive
Officer
 
Mark R. Gordon
Executive Vice President
  ACMC   Executive Vice President  

 

Ashmore Investment Management Limited

Ashmore Investment Management Limited ("Ashmore") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's Emerging Markets Debt and Emerging Markets Equity Funds. The principal business address of Ashmore is 20 Bedfordbury, London, United Kingdom WC2N 4BL. Ashmore is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company
(all UK unless shown otherwise)
  Position With Other Company  
Jon Moulton
Director
  Alchemy Partners (Guernsey) Ltd
(Guernsey registered)
  Director  
    Alchemy Partners LLP   Managing Partner  
    30 St James's Square
Investments Ltd
  Director  
    Aardvark TMC Ltd   Director (resigned
October 26, 2004)
 
    Air Sea Survival
Equipment Limited
  Director  
    Airborne Systems Holdings Ltd   Director  
    Ashmore Group Ltd   Director  
    Ashmore Investments (UK) Ltd   Director  
    Ashmore Investment
Management Ltd
  Director  
    Ashmore Corporate Finance Ltd   Director (resigned April 13, 2004)  
    Aries (Mauritius registered)   Director  
    Cedar Ltd   Director  
    Civica plc   Director  
    Edlaw plc   Director  
    Everett Services   Director  
    Phoenix IT Group Ltd   Director (resigned
October 21, 2004)
 
    Point-on Holdings Ltd   Director  
    Redac Ltd   Director  
    Redac Gratis Limited   Director  
    Redac Group Ltd   Director  
    Redac Group No 2 Ltd   Director  

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company
(all UK unless shown otherwise)
  Position With Other Company  
    Sandsenor Ltd   Director  
    Storey Group Limited   Director  
    Sylvan International Limited   Director  
    Sylvan Trustees Limited   Director  
    Tattershall Castle Group Limited
(Guernsey registered)
  Director  
    UK Stem Cell Foundation   Director  
    Wardle Storeys (Group) Limited   Director  
Mark Coombs
Director
  Ashmore Group Ltd   Director  
    Ashmore Investments (UK) Ltd   Director  
    Ashmore Investment
Management Ltd
  Director  
    Ashmore Corporate Finance Ltd   Director (resigned April 13, 2004)  
    Ashmore Asset
Management Limited
  Director  
    Ashmore Russian Equity
Fund (Cayman Islands
registered)
  Director  
    Ashmore AOF (GP) Limited
(Cayman Islands registered)
  Director  
    Ashmore Global Special
Situations Fund Limited
(Cayman Islands registered)
  Director  
    Ashmore Global Special   Director
Situations Fund 2 Limited
(Guernsey registered)
 
    Ashmore Emerging Markets
Debt Fund (Cayman
Islands registered)
  Director  
    Ashmore Management
Company Limited
(Guernsey registered)
  Director  
    International Administration
(Guernsey) Limited
(Guernsey registered)
  Director  
    Balkan Regeneration Fund
(Cayman Islands registered)
  Director (Ceased June 29, 2005)  
    Ashmore Emerging Markets
Debt and Currency Fund 
(Guernsey registered)
  Director  
    EMTA (US registered)   Director (Co-chair)  
    Ashmore SICAV
(Luxembourg registered)
  Director  
    The Ashmore Group
Limited Pension Scheme
  Trustee (Ceased)  

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company
(all UK unless shown otherwise)
  Position With Other Company  
    The Ashmore Group Ltd
Retirement and Death
Benefit Scheme
  Trustee  
    The Ashmore Group Ltd
Retirement and Death Benefit
Scheme Re: Mark Coombs
  Trustee  
    The Ashmore Group Ltd
Retirement and Death Benefit
Scheme Re: Julian Green
  Trustee  
    The Ashmore Group Ltd
Retirement and Death Benefit
Scheme Re: Christopher Raeder
  Trustee  
    The Ashmore Group Ltd
Retirement and Death Benefit
Scheme Re: Jerome Booth
  Trustee  

 

The Boston Company Asset Management LLC

The Boston Company Asset Management LLC ("The Boston Company") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The principal business address of The Boston Company is One Boston Place, Boston, MA 02108-4402. The Boston Company is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Francis D. Antin
Director
  Standish Mellon Asset
Management Company LLC
  Manager  
    Mellon Capital Management   Director  
    Mellon Equity Associates, LLP   Executive Committee Member  
    Mellon HBV Alternative   Manager
Strategies LLC
 
    Mellon Trust of   Senior Vice President
New England, N.A.
 
    TBCAM Holdings, LLC   Director  
    Mellon HBV Advisors LLC   Manager  
    Mellon HBV Alternative   Manager
Strategies UK Limited
 
    Mellon HBV Company Ltd   Director  
    HBV II LLC   Manager  
    TBC General Partner, LLC   Manager  
    Franklin Portfolio Holdings, LLC   Manager  
    Newton Capital Management
Limited
  Director  
    Fixed Income (MA) Trust   Trustee  
    Fixed Income (DE) Trust   Trustee  
    Mellon Holdings LLC   Manager  

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Corey Griffin   Mellon Trust of   Senior Vice President
New England, N.A.
 
    The Boston Company Asset   Chairman and CEO
Management, LLC
 
    TBC General Partner, LLC   Director, President  
    TBCAM Holdings, LCC   Director  
Patrick Sheppard
Chief Operating Officer
Director
  Mellon Global Alternatives   Director
Investments Funds PLC
 
    Mellon HBV Alternative
Strategies, LLC
  Chairman  
    Mellon Global Alternative   Director
Investments Limited
 
    Mellon HBV Alternative   Chairman
Strategies UK Limited
 
    Mellon HBV Company Ltd   Director  
    Mellon HBV Advisors LLC   Director  
    Mellon HBV II LLC   Director  
    Mellon Institutional Funds   CEO, Trustee (Chairman)
Investment Trust
 
    Mellon Institutional Funds   CEO, Trustee (Chairman)
Master Portfolio
 
    Mellon Optima L/S Strategy   Director (Chairman), CEO
Fund, LLC
 
    TBC General Partner, LLC   Director, COO  
    The Boston Company Asset
Management, LLC
  President and Chief Operating
Officer
 
    TBCAM Holdings, LLC   Director  
    EACM Advisors, LLC   Director  
Stephen Canter
Director
  Dreyfus Corporation   Chairman of the Board and
CEO, COO
 
    Mellon Financial Corporation   Vice Chairman  
    Dreyfus Trust Company   Director, Chairman,  
        President, CEO  
    Newton Management Limited   Director  
    Franklin Portfolio Holdings,   Director
LLC
 
    Franklin Portfolio Associates,   Director
LLC
 
    TBCAM Holdings, LLC   Director  
    Mellon Capital Management   Director
Corp.
 
    Mellon Equity Associates, LLP   Executive Committee Member  

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    Founders Asset Management   Member, Board of Managers
LLC
 
    Mellon Bank, N.A.   Vice Chairman  
    Standish Mellon Asset   Board Manager
Management Company LLC
 
John Nagorniak
Director
  AIMR Research Foundation   Trustee  
    Boston Security Analyst   Director
Society, Inc
 
    Boston Security Analyst   President
Society, Inc
 
    Foxstone Financial, Inc   President-Director  
    Franklin Portfolio Associates   Chairman-Trustee
Trust
 
    Franklin Portfolio Holdings, Inc.   President-Director  
    Franklin Portfolio Holdings, LLC   Chairman, Director  
    Life Harbor Investments, Inc   Director  
    Life Harbor, Inc   Director  
    Mellon Capital Management   Director
Corporation
 
    Mellon Equity Associates, LLP   Executive Committee Member  
    Mellon HBV Advisors LLC   Manager  
    Mellon HBV Alternative   Manager
Strategies Holdings LLC
 
    Mellon HBV Alternative   Manager
Strategies LLC
 
    Mellon HBV Company Limited   Director  
    Mellon HBVII LLC   Manager  
    MIT Investment Corporation   Director  
    Newton Management Limited   Director  
    Pareto U.S. High Yield Fixed   Management Board Member
Income Fund, LLC
 
    Pareto Investment   Director
Management Limited
 
    Princeton Association of   Director
New England
 
    Standish Mellon Asset   Board Manager
Management Company, LLC
 
    TBCAM Holdings, LLC   Director  
Ronald O'Hanley
Chairman of the Board
  Mellon Financial Corporation   Vice Chairman  
    Mellon Institutional Asset   President  
    Management      
    Mellon Trust of   Director
New England, N.A.
 

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    Newton Asset Management   Director  
    Standish Mellon Asset   Director
Management Company LLC
 
    Franklin Portfolio Holdings, LLC   Director  
    Mellon Equity Associates, LLP   Director  
    TBCAM Holdings, LLC   Director  
    Pareto Investment Management   Director
Limited
 
    Mellon Capital Management   Director
Corporation
 
    Mellon Bank N.A.   Director  
    Fixed Income (MA) Trust   Trustee  
    Fixed Income (DE) Trust   Trustee  
    The Dreyfus Corporation   Vice Chairman, Director  
    EACM Advisors, LLC   Board of Managers  
Edward Ladd Director   TBCAM Holdings, LLC   Manager  
    Standish Mellon Asset   Manager
Management Company LLC
 
Scott E. Wennerholm   Mellon Capital Management   Director
Corporation
 
    Mellon Equity Associates, LLP   Director  
    Newton Management Limited   Director  
    Standish Mellon Asset   Director
Management Company LLC
 
    TBCAM Holdings, LLC   Director  
    EACM Advisors, LLC   Director  
    Franklin Portfolio Holdings, LLC   Director  
Richard Watson
Senior Vice President
  Mellon Trust of   Senior Vice President
New England, N.A.
 
David H. Cameron
Senior Vice President
Director of United States
Equities
  Mellon Trust of
New England, N.A.
  Senior Vice President  
D. Kirk Henry
Executive Vice President
Director of International
Value Equities
  Mellon Trust of
New England, N.A.
  Senior Vice President  
    The Dreyfus Corporation   Portfolio Manager  
Clifford Smith
Senior Vice President
Assistant Director of
International Value Equities
  The Dreyfus Corporation   Portfolio Manager  

 

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Bridgewater Associates, Inc.

Bridgewater Associates, Inc. ("Bridgewater") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's International Fixed Income Fund. The principal business address of Bridgewater is 1 Glendinning Place, Westport, Connecticut 06880. Bridgewater is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position with Other Company  
Raymond T. Dalio
President and Co-Chief
Investment Officer
    -       -    
Giselle F. Wagner
Managing Director
    -       -    
Peter R. La Tronica
Chief Compliance Officer
    -       -    
Robert P. Prince
Co-Chief Investment Officer
    Arctic Edge, LLC
Heavy Putter Company, LLC
      Part Owner
Treasurer, Part Owner
   
Gregory S. Jensen
Co-Chief Investment Officer
    -       -    
Hope Woodhouse,
Chief Operating Officer
    Auspex Group LP        President and Chief Operating
Officer
   
      Smith Point Group, LLC       CEO and Chief Operating
Officer
   
      Phillips Academy Andover       Investment Committee, 
Development Board, and
other lesser committees
   
      Tiger Foundation       Trustee    
      Network for Family
Life Education
      Advisory Board    
Tom M. Sinchak
Chief Legal Counsel
    Connecticut Attorney's Title
Insurance Company
      Served on the Board
of Directors (prior to
July 2004)
   
      Sinchak & Bennett       Partner (1992-July 1, 2004)    
Ellen Gerstein
Chief Financial Officer
    Gintel & Co, LLC       Chief Financial Officer/Secretary
(prior to April 2004)
   
      Gintel Asset Management, Inc.       Chief Financial Officer/Secretary
(prior to April 2004)
   
      Gintel Equity Management, LLC
(this LLC is the general partner of
Gintel Partners Fund, LP, a hedge
fund investment partnership)
      Chief Financial Officer/Secretary
(prior to April 2004)
 
 
   
      Soho Computer Solutions, LLC       President/Treasurer    
      Acorn, LLC       Secretary/Treasurer    

 

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Capital Guardian Trust Company

Capital Guardian Trust Company ("Capital Guardian") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's International Equity Fund. The principal business address of Capital Guardian is 333 Hope Street, 55th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071. Capital Guardian is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Andrew F. Barth
Director and President
  The Capital Group Companies   Director  
    Capital International
Research, Inc.
  Director, President and
Research Director
 
Michael D. Beckman
Senior Vice President
  Capital Guardian Trust
Company of Nevada
  Director  
    The Capital Group Companies   Director  
    Capital International Asset
Management, Inc.
  Director and President  
    Capital International Financial
Services, Inc.
  Director, President, Formerly,
Treasurer
 
    Capital International Asset
Management (Canada), Inc.
  Senior Vice President, Formerly,
Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary
 
    Capital Group
International, Inc.
  Senior Vice President  
Julius T. (Terry) Berkemeier
Senior Vice President,
Formerly Vice President
  Capital International, Inc.   Vice President  
    Capital International Limited   Senior Vice President  
    Capital International
Research, Inc.
  Senior Vice President  
Michael A. Burik
Senior Vice President,
Senior Counsel
  Capital International, Inc.
 
  Senior Vice President and
Senior Counsel
 
    Capital International
Financial Services, Inc.
  Vice President, Secretary  
Scott M. Duncan
Senior Vice President
    -       -    
John B. Emerson
Senior Vice President
 
  Capital Guardian Trust
Company, a Nevada
Corporation
  Director, President, Formerly,
Executive Vice President
 
Michael R. Ericksen
Director, Senior Vice
President
  Capital International Limited   Director, Chairman  
Michael A. Felix
Director, Senior Vice
President, Treasurer
  Capital Guardian (Canada), Inc.
Capital International, Inc.
  Senior Vice President,
Treasurer
Director, Senior Vice President
 

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
David I. Fisher
Director, Vice Chairman
    Capital International, Inc.       Director, Vice Chairman    
      Capital International Limited       Director, Chairman    
      Capital Group International, Inc.
 
      Director, Chairman of the
Executive Committee
   
      Capital International Limited
(Bermuda)
      Director, President    
      The Capital Group
Companies, Inc.
      Director and Chairman of the
Executive Committee
   
      Capital International
Research, Inc.
      Director    
      Capital Group Research, Inc.       Director    
Clive N. Gershon
Senior Vice President
    -       -    
Cheryl L. Hesse
Senior Vice President
and Senior Counsel
    Capital International, Inc.       Senior Vice President
and Senior Counsel
   
Frederick M. Huges, Jr.
Senior Vice President
    -       -    
Mary M. Humphrey
Senior Vice President
    -       -    
William H. Hurt
Senior Vice President
    Capital Guardian Trust
Company, a Nevada
Corporation
      Director, Chairman    
      Capital Strategy Research, Inc.       Director, Chairman    
Peter C. Kelly
Director, Senior Vice
President, Senior Counsel
    Capital International, Inc.
 
Capital International Emerging
Markets Fund
Capital Group International, Inc.
      Director, Senior Vice President,
Senior Counsel, Secretary
Director
 
Secretary
   
Charles A. King
Senior Vice President
    -       -    
Naouri H. Kobayashi
Senior Vice President
and Senior Counsel
    Capital International, Inc.       Senior Vice President
and Senior Counsel
   
Lianne K. Koeberle
Senior Vice President
    -       -    
Nancy J. Kyle
Director, Vice Chair
Formerly, Senior
Vice President
    Capital Guardian (Canada), Inc.       Director and Vice Chairperson    
Karin L. Larson
Director
    Capital Group Research, Inc.       Director, Chairperson,
President
   
      Capital International
Research, Inc.
      Director, Chairperson    

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Karen A. Miller
Senior Vice President,
Formerly, Vice President
    Capital International
Research, Inc.
      Senior Vice President    
James R. Mulally
Director, Senior Vice
President
    Capital International Limited       Senior Vice President    
Shelby Notkin
Director, Senior Vice
President
    Capital Guardian Trust
Company, a Nevada
Corporation
      Director    
Michael E. Nyeholt
Senior Vice President
    -       -    
Mary M. O'Hern
Senior Vice President
    Capital International Limited       Senior Vice President    
      Capital International, Inc.       Senior Vice President    
Jeffrey C. Paster
Senior Vice President
    -       -    
Jason M. Pilalas
Director
    Capital International
Research, Inc.
      Senior Vice President    
Paula B. Pretlow
Senior Vice President
    -       -    
George L. Romine, Jr.
Senior Vice President
    -       -    
Robert Ronus
Director, Vice Chairman
    Capital Guardian (Canada), Inc.       Director, Chairman    
      The Capital Group
Companies, Inc.
      Director, Formerly,
Non-Executive Chairman
   
      Capital Group
International, Inc.
      Director    
      Capital International, Inc.       Senior Vice President    
      Capital International Limited       Senior Vice President    
      Capital International S.A.       Senior Vice President    
Theodore R. Samuels
Director, Senior
Vice President
    Capital Guardian Trust Company,
a Nevada Corporation
      Director    
Lionel A. Sauvage
Director, Senior
Vice President
    The Capital Group Companies       Director    
      Capital International, Inc.       Senior Vice President    
      Capital International
Research, Inc.
      Formerly Director    
John H. Seiter
Director, Executive Vice
President
    The Capital Group Companies       Director
 
 
   

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Karen L. Sexton
Senior Vice President,
Formerly, Vice President
    -     -
 
 
 
Lawrence R. Solomon
Director, Senior Vice
President, Formerly,
Vice President
    Capital International
Research, Inc.
    Senior Vice President  
      Capital Management
Services Inc.
    Director
 
 
Eugene P. Stein
Director, Vice Chairman
    The Capital Group
Companies Inc.
    Director
 
 
Andrew P. Stenovec
Executive Vice President,
Formerly, Senior
Vice President
    -     -
 
 
 
 
Jill A. Sumiyasu
Senior Vice President,
Formerly, Vice President
    -     -
 
 
 
Philip A. Swan
Senior Vice President
    -     -
 
 
Shaw B. Wagener
Director
    The Capital Group Companies,
Inc.
    Director
 
 
      Capital International
Management Company, S.A.
    Director
 
 
      Capital International, Inc.       Director, Chairman    
      Capital Group
International, Inc.
    Director, Senior Vice President
 
 
Eugene M. Waldron
Senior Vice President
    -     -
 
 
Alan J. Wilson
Director, Senior Vice
President, Formerly,
Vice President
    Capital International
Research, Inc.
 
 
    Director, Executive Vice
President, Research Director,
U.S., Formerly, Senior Vice
President
 
      Capital Research Company
American Funds Distributors, Inc.
    Director
Director
 

 

Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C.

Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C. ("EMM") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The principal business address of EMM is 1001 Nineteenth Street North, 17th Floor, Arlington, Virginia 22209-1722. EMM is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Antoine W. van Agtmael
Managing Director, President,
Chief Investment Officer and
Chairman of the Investment
Committee
  Emerging Markets Investors
Corporation
  Managing Director,
President, Chief Investment
Officer and Chairman of the
Investment Committee
 

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    The Emerging Markets
Strategic Fund
  Director  
    The Africa Emerging
Markets Fund
  Director  
    The Emerging Markets
New Economy Fund PLC
  Director  
    The Emerging Markets    Director
Management Company
(Ireland) Limited
 
    Strategic Investment
Management L.P.
  Director  
    Strategic Investment Management
International L.P.
  Director  
    Strategic Investment Partners,
Inc.
  Director  
Michael A. Duffy
Managing Director,
Secretary/Treasurer and
member of the Investment
Committee
  Emerging Markets Investors
Corporation
  Managing Director,
Secretary/Treasurer and
member of the Investment
Committee
 
    The Latin America Small
Capitalization Fund
  Director  
    Strategic Investment
Management, L.P.
  Managing Director,
Secretary/Treasurer and
member of the Investment
Committee
 
    Strategic Investment
Management International, L.P.
  Managing Director,
Secretary/Treasurer and
member of the Investment
Committee
 
    Strategic Investment
Partners, Inc.
  Managing Director,
Secretary/Treasurer and
member of the Investment
Committee
 
Felicia J. Morrow
Managing Director, Lead
Portfolio Manager, Chief
Operating Officer and
member of the Investment
Committee
  Emerging Markets Investors
Corporation
  Managing Director and
member of the Investment
Committee
 
    The Emerging Markets   Director
Management Company
(Ireland) Limited
 
Hilda M. Ochoa-Brillembourg
Director
  Emerging Markets Investors
Corporation
  Director  
    Strategic Investment
Management, L.P.
  President, Director and a
member of the Investment
Committee
 

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    Strategic Investment
Management International, L.P.
 
  President, Director and a
member of the Investment
Committee
 
    Strategic Investment
Partners, Inc.
 
  President, Director and a
member of the Investment
Committee
 
    Rockefeller Family Fund
 
  Member of the Investment
and Finance Committees
 
    General Mills
 
  Member of the Board of
Directors
 
    The World Bank/IMF Credit
Union
  Member of the Board of
Directors
 
    Harvard Management Company
 
  Member of the Board of
Directors
 
    McGraw-Hill Companies
 
  Member of the Board of
Directors
 
Mary C. Choksi
Managing Director and
Director
  Emerging Markets Investors
Corporation
  Managing Director,
Director
 
    The Emerging Markets
Country Series Fund: The
Value Fifty Portfolio
  Director
 
 
 
    EMSAF-Mauritius   Director  
    Strategic Investment
Management, L.P.
 
  Managing Director,
Director and member of the
Investment Committee
 
    Strategic Investment
Management International, L.P.
 
  Managing Director,
Director and member of the
Investment Committee
 
    Strategic Investment
Partners, Inc.
 
  Managing Director,
Director and member of the
Investment Committee
 
    H.J. Heinz Company
 
 
  Member of the Board of
Directors and Chair of the
Public Issues Committee
 
Carol A. Grefenstette
Managing Director
  Emerging Markets Investors
Corporation
  Managing Director and
Director
 
    Strategic Investment
Management, L.P.
  Managing Director
 
 
    Strategic Investment
Management International, L.P.
  Managing Director
 
 
    Strategic Investment
Partners, Inc.
  Managing Director and
Director
 

 

Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. and its affiliates

Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. and three of its affiliates, Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, a corporate partnership organized under the laws of the United Kingdom, Fischer Francis Trees & Watts (Singapore)

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Pte Ltd, a Singapore corporation, and Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Kabushiki Kaisha, a Japanese corporation (collectively referred to as "FFTW") is the sub-adviser for the Registrant's International Fixed Income Fund. The principal business address of FFTW is 200 Park Avenue, 46th Floor, New York, New York 10166. FFTW is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Sub-Adviser-Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Adnan Akant
Director
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Director  
    American Hospital of Istanbul
 
  Member of the Board and
Treasurer
 
Stephen Casper
Chief Executive Officer, Director
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Chief Executive Officer, Director  
    FFTW Diversified Alpha
Fund Ltd
  Director  
    FFTW Funds Inc.
 
  President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
 
    FFTW Global Credit Fund SPC   Director  
    FFTW Global Debt Fund plc   Director  
    FFTW Mortgage Total
Return Fund plc
  Director  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts   Chief Executive Officer  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Ltd.   Director  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts
(Singapore) Pte Ltd
  Director  
    MarketAxess Holdings Inc.   Director  
    The Depository Trust & Clearing
Corporation
  Director  
    The Depository Trust Company   Director  
    The Emerging Markets
Clearing Corporation
  Director  
    The Fixed Income Clearing
Corporation
  Director  
    The National Securities
Clearing Corporation
  Director  
O. John Olcay
Director
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Director  
    FFTW Funds Selection
 
  Chairman of the Board of
Directors
 
    FFTW Funds Selection II
 
  Chairman of the Board of
Directors
 
    Aegon NV 
 
  Via Chairman of Supervisory 
Board
 
    FFTW Global Debt Fund plc
 
  Chairman of the Board of
Directors
 
    FFTW Mortgage Total
Return Fund plc
  Chairman of the Board of
Directors
 

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts
(Singapore) Pte Ltd
  Chairman of the Board of
Directors
 
    Fischer Francis Trees &
Watts KK
  Chairman of the Board of
Directors
 
Vivien Levy-Garboua
Director
  BNP Paribas (Luxembourg) S.A.   President  
    BNP Paribas (Suisse) S.A.   Administrateur  
    BNP Paribas (UK)   President  
    BNP Paribas Asset
Management Group
  Member of the Executive
Committee and Head of Asset
Management Services
 
    BNP Paribas Immobilier   Representant Cimoxi,
Administrateur
 
    BNP Paribas Private Bank, Paris   President  
    BNP Paribas Securities Services   Vice President du Conseil de
Surveillance
 
    CARDIF   Representant permanent BNP
Paribas
 
    Charter Atlantic Corporation   Director  
    COFICEM   Membre du Conseil
d'Administration
 
    KLEPIERRE   President du Conseil de
Surveillance
 
    Meunier Promotion   President du Conseil de
Surveillance
 
    NATIO VIE   Vice President du Conseil de
Surveillance
 
    OGDI   President du Conseil
d'Administration
 
    Presses Universitaries de France   Membre du Conseil de
Surveillance
 
    SEGECE   Representant permanent BNP
Paribas
 
    U.E.B (Switzerland) Geneve   President  
Gilles de Vaugrigneuse
Director
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Director  
    BNP Paribas Asset
Management Group
  Chairman  
    BNP Paribas Luxembourg   Administrateur  
    BNP Paribas Asset Management   Administrateur
Asia
 
    BNP Paribas Asset Management   Administrateur
Group SAS
 
    BNP Paribas Assurances   Administrateur  
    BNP Paribas Médéric   Conseur  

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Stephen C. Francis
Director
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Director  
    Institute of International    Trustee
Education
 
Gilles Glicenstein
Director
  BNP Paribas Asset Management
Asia
  Chairman  
    BNP Paribas Asset Management
Japon
  Administrateur
(resigned September 2005)
 
    BNP Paribas Asset Management
SAS
  Chairman  
    BNP Paribas Epargne & Retraite   Administrateur  
    BNP Paribas SAM Monaco   Chairman  
    Charter Atlantic Corporation   Director  
    Fauchier Partners Management   Chairman
Limited
 
Simon Hard
Director
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Director  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts KK   Director  
Cathleen McQuillen
Chief Financial Officer
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Chief Financial Officer  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts   Chief Financial Officer  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts KK   Statutory Auditor  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts   Director  
    (Singapore) Pte Ltd      
    The Foundation for Shrewsbury   Board Director and Treasurer
Education
 
Robin S. Meister
Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Chief Legal and Risk Officer,
Secretary of the Board of
Directors
 
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts   Chief Legal Officer, Chief
Compliance Officer and 
Secretary
 
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Ltd.   Secretary  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts KK   Chief Leagal Officer, Chief 
Compliance Officer and 
Director
 
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts
(Singapore) Pte Ltd
  Chief Leagal Officer, Chief
Compliance Officer and
Director
 
    FFTW Diversified Alpha
Fund Ltd
  Assistant Secretary  
    FFTW Funds Inc.   Chief Legal Officer and Secretary  
    FFTW Funds Selection   Director  
    FFTW Funds Selection II   Director  

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
John H. Watts
Chairman of the Board of Directors
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Chairman of the Board of
Directors
 
    EagleNest Ranch   President  
    Friends of Governor's Island   Director  
    National Park Foundation   Director Emeritus  
    South Lano Farms, Ltd.   Limited Partner  
    BNP Paribas Asset Management   Vice Chairman of Board of 
Directors
 
    Brooklyn Bridge Development
Corporation
  Director  
    The League of Conservation
Voters
  Honorary Director  
    Robert College of Istanbul   Director  
Stewart Russell
Co-Chief Investment Officer and Director
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Co-Chief Investment Officer and
Director
 
    Blue Crest Funds   Director  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts   Co-Chief Investment Officer  
Richard Williams
Co-Chief Investment Officer
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Co-Chief Investment Officer  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts   Co-Chief Investment Officer  

 

Sub-Adviser: Fischer Francis Trees & Watts

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Stephen Casper
Chief Executive Officer
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Chief Executive Officer, Director  
    FFTW Funds Inc.   President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
 
    FFTW Diversified Alpha Fund Ltd   Director  
    FFTW Global Credit Fund SPC   Director  
    FFTW Global Debt Fund plc   Director  
    FFTW Mortgage Total Return
Fund plc
  Director  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Inc.   Chief Executive Officer, Director  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Ltd.   Director  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts
(Singapore) Pte Ltd
  Director  
    MarketAxess Holdings Inc.   Director  
    The Depository Trust & Clearing
Corporation
  Director  
    The Depository Trust Company   Director  
    The Emerging Markets Clearing
Corporation
  Director  
    The Fixed Income Clearing
Corporation
  Director  

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    The National Securities Clearing
Corporation
  Director  
Cathleen McQuillen
Chief Financial Officer
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Chief Financial Officer  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Inc.   Chief Financial Officer  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts KK   Statutory Auditor  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts
(Singapore) Pte Ltd
  Director  
    The Foundation for Shrewsbury 
Education
  Board Director 
and Treasurer
 
Robin S. Meister
Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Chief Legal and Risk Officer,
Secretary of the Board of
Directors
 
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Inc.   Chief Legal Officer, Chief 
Compliance Officer and
Secretary of the Board
Directors
 
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Ltd.   Secretary  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts KK   Chief Legal Officer, Chief
Compliance Officer and
Director
 
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts
(Singapore) Pte Ltd
  Chief Legal Officer, Chief
Compliance Officer and
Director
 
    FFTW Diversified Alpha Fund Ltd.   Assistant Secretary  
    FFTW Funds Inc.   Chief Legal Officer, Secretary  
    FFTW Funds Selection   Director  
    FFTW Funds Selection II   Director  
Stewart Russell
Co-Chief Investment Officer
  Charter Atlantic Corporation
 
  Co-Chief Investment Officer and
Director
 
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Inc.
 
  Co-Chief Investment Officer and
Director
 
    Blue Crest Funds   Director  
Richard Williams
Co-Chief Investment Officer
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Co-Chief Investment Officer  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Inc.   Co-Chief Investment Officer  

 

Sub-Adviser-Fischer Francis Trees & Watts (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Stephen P. Casper
Director
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Chief Operating Officer, Director  
    FFTW Diversified Alpha Fund Ltd   Director  
    FFTW Funds Inc.   President, Chief Executive
Officer, Director
 
    FFTW Global Credit Fund SPC   Director  

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    FFTW Global Debt Fund plc   Director  
    FFTW Mortgage Total Return
Fund plc
  Director  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts   Chief Executive Officer  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Inc.   Chief Executive Officer, Director  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Ltd.   Director  
    MarketAxess Holdings Inc.   Director  
    The Depository Trust & Clearing
Corporation
  Director  
    The Depository Trust Company   Director  
    The Emerging Markets Clearing
Corporation
  Director  
    The Fixed Income Clearing
Corporation
  Director  
    The National Securities Clearing
Corporation
  Director  
Roy Wei-Chien Diao
Director
    -       -    
Cathleen McQuillen
Director
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Chief Financial Officer  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts   Chief Financial Officer  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Inc.   Chief Financial Officer  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts KK   Statutory Auditor  
Robin S. Meister
Chief Legal Officer,
Chief Compliance
Officer and Director
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Chief Legal Officer, Chief
Compliance Officer,
Secretary of the Board of
Directors
 
    FFTW Diversified Alpha Fund Ltd   Assistant Secretary  
    FFTW Funds Inc.   Chief Legal Officer and Secretary  
    FFTW Funds Selection   Director  
    FFTW Funds Selection II   Director  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts   Chief Legal Officer, Chief
Compliance Officer and
Secretary
 
    Fischer Francis Trees & 
Watts Inc.
  Chief Legal and Risk Officer,
Chief Compliance Officer,
Secretary of the Board of
Directors
 
    Fischer Francis Trees &    Secretary
Watts Ltd.
 
    Fischer Francis Trees & 
Watts KK
  Chief Legal Officer, Chief
Compliance Officer and
Director
 

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
O. John Olcay
Chairman of the
Board of Directors
  Aegon NV   Vice Chairman of Supervisory
Board
 
    Charter Atlantic Corporation   Director  
    FFTW Funds Selection   Chairman of the Board of
Directors
 
    FFTW Funds Selection II   Chairman of the Board of
Directors
 
    FFTW Global Debt Fund plc   Chairman of the Board of
Directors
 
    FFTW Mortgage Total
Return Fund plc
  Chairman of the Board of
Directors
 
    Fischer Francis Trees &    Director  
    Watts Inc.  
    Fischer Francis Trees &    Chairman of the Board of  
    Watts KK   Directors  

 

Sub-Adviser-Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Kabushiki Kaisha

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Simon Hard
Director
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Director  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Inc.   Director  
Ken Katayama
President and Director
    -       -    
Cathleen McQuillen
Statutory Auditor
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Chief Financial Officer  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts   Chief Financial Officer  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Inc.   Chief Financial Officer  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts   Director
(Singapore) Pte Ltd
 
    The Foundation for Shrewsbury
Education
  Board Director and Treasurer  
Robin S. Meister
Chief Legal Officer, Chief
Compliance Officer and
Director
  Charter Atlantic Corporation   Chief Legal Officer, Chief
Compliance Officer,
Secretary of the Board of
Directors
 
    FFTW Diversified Alpha   Assistant Secretary
Fund Ltd
 
    FFTW Funds Inc.   Chief Legal Officer and Secretary  
    FFTW Funds Selection   Director  
    FFTW Funds Selection II   Director  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts   Chief Legal Officer, Chief
Compliance Officer and
Secretary
 

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Inc.   Chief Legal Officer, Chief
Compliance Officer, Secretary
of the Board of Directors
 
    Fischer Francis Trees &    Secretary
Watts Ltd.
 
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts
(Singapore) Pte Ltd
  Chief Legal
Officer, Chief Compliance
Officer and Director
 
O. John Olcay
Chairman of the Board of
Directors
  Aegon NV   Vice Chairman of Supervisory
Board
 
    Charter Atlantic Corporation   Director  
    FFTW Funds Selection   Chairman of the Board of
Directors
 
    FFTW Funds Selection II   Chairman of the Board of
Directors
 
    FFTW Global Debt Fund plc   Chairman of the Board of
Directors
 
    FFTW Mortgage Total Return
Fund plc
  Chairman of the
Board of Directors
 
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Inc.   Director  
    Fischer Francis Trees & Watts
(Singapore) Pte Ltd.
  Chairman of
the Board of Directors
 

 

Fisher Investments, Inc.

Fisher Investments, Inc. ("Fisher") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's International Equity Fund. The principal business address of Fisher is 13100 Skyline Boulevard, Woodside, California 94062. Fisher is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Kenneth L. Fisher,
Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Investment Officer,
Investment Policy
Committee member
  The Purisima Funds   President, Trustee  

 

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. ("Fuller & Thaler") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's International Equity Fund. The principal business address of Fuller & Thaler is is 411 Borel Avenue, Suite 402, San Mateo, California 94420. Fuller & Thaler is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name and Address of Other Company   Connection With Other Company  
Daniel Kahneman,
Director
  Princeton University, Department
of Psychology, Green Hall,
  Eugene Higgins Professor of
Psychology
Princeton, NJ 08544
 

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name and Address of Other Company   Connection With Other Company  
Richard Thaler,
Director and Principal
  The University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business,
5807 South Woodlawn Avenue,
  Robert P. Gwinn Professor of
Behavioral Science and
Economics
Chicago, Illinois 60637
 

 

McKinley Capital Management Inc.

McKinley Capital Management Inc. ("McKinley Capital") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's International Equity Fund. The principal business address of McKinley Capital is 3301 C Street, Suite 500, Anchorage, AK 99503. McKinley Capital is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Robert B. Gillam
President, CIO
    FAS Alaska, Inc.       Director    
      McKinley Capital International
Growth Fund, LP
      Director    
Diane M. Wilke
Executive Vice President,
COO
                 
      FAS Alaska, Inc.       Director    
B. Thomas Willison
Director
    -       -    
Charles Weaver
Director
    SBC Communications,
Inc. (Until March 2004)
      Director    
      South Texas Money Management       Director
(Until March 2004)
   
Brian Stafford
Director
    Lexis Nexis Special Services, Inc.       Director    
Tamara L. Leitis
Assistant Vice President,
HR Manager
    -       -    
Gregory O'Keefe
Chief Financial Officer
    -       -    
Robert A. Gillam
Executive Vice President,
Director
 

 

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. ("MSIM Inc.") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's International Equity Fund. MSIM Inc. delegates certain investment advisory responsibilities to its affiliate, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited ("MSIM Limited"). The principal business address of MSIM Inc. is 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. The principal business address of MSIM Limited is 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA, United Kingdom. MSIM Inc. and MSIM Limited are investment advisers registered under the Advisers Act.

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Sub-Adviser: Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Joseph J. McAlinden
Chief Investment Officer
and Managing Director
  Morgan Stanley Investment
Advisors Inc.
  Managing Director and
Chief Investment Officer
 
    Morgan Stanley Institutional Funds   Vice President  
    Morgan Stanley Retail Funds   Vice President  
    Van Kampen Funds   Chief Investment Officer  
Rajesh Kumar Gupta
Managing Director and Chief Administrative
Officer-Investments
  Morgan Stanley Investment
Advisors Inc.
  Managing Director and
Chief Administrative
Officer-Investments
 
Ronald E. Robison
Principal Executive Officer-
Office of the Funds
  Morgan Stanley Investment
Advisors Inc.
  Managing Director, Chief
Administrative Officer and
Director
 
    Morgan Stanley Services
Company Inc.
  Managing Director, Chief
Administrative Officer and
Director
 
    Morgan Stanley Trust   Chief Executive Officer and
Director
 
    Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated
  Managing Director  
    Morgan Stanley Distributors Inc.   Managing Director and Director  
    Morgan Stanley Retail Funds   Executive Vice President and
Principal Executive Officer, and
previously President and Director
 
    Morgan Stanley Institutional Funds   President
Principal Executive Officer, and
previously President and Director
 
    Morgan Stanley SICAV   Director  
Barry Fink
General Counsel and
Managing Director
  Morgan Stanley Investment
Advisors Inc.
  Managing Director, Secretary,
Director and previously Vice
President and Assistant
General Counsel
 
    Morgan Stanley Services
Company Inc.
  Managing Director, Secretary,
Director and previously Vice
President and Assistant
General Counsel
 
    Morgan Stanley Retail Funds   Vice President, and previously
Secretary and General Counsel
 
    Morgan Stanley DW Inc.   Assistant Secretary  
    Morgan Stanley Distributors Inc.   Managing Director, Secretary
and Director
 

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Carsten Otto
Executive Director and
U.S. Director of
Compliance
    -       -    
Alexander C. Frank
Treasurer and Managing
Director
  Morgan Stanley   Global Treasurer  
    Morgan Stanley Investment
Advisors Inc.
  Treasurer
 
 

 

Sub-Adviser: Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Robert Andrew Sargent
Director
    -       -    
Jeremy Goulding Lodwick
Director
    -       -    
Peter Dominic Caldecott
Director
    -       -    
James David Germany
Director
    -       -    
Stephano Russo
Director
    -       -    
Michael John Reinbold
Director
    -       -    
Richard Scott Rosenthal
Secretary
    -       -    

 

Quantitative Management Assocites LLC

Quantitative Management Associates LLC ("QMA") is a sub-adviser for the Registrants International Equity Fund. The principal business address of QMA is Gateway Center 2, McCarter Highway & Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102. QMA is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Compnay  
Dennis M. Kass 
Manager and Chairman
  Jennison Associates LLC
Prudential Trust Compnay
  Chairman and CEO
Director
 
    Prudential Investment
Management, Inc.
  Director and Vice President  
Bernard B. Winograd
Manager
  Jennison Associates LLC   Director  
    PIC Holdings Limited   Chairman and Director  
    PIM Foreign Investments, Inc   President  
    PIM Warehouse, Inc.   Chairman and Director  

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    Prudential Investment
Management Services LLC
  Executive Vice President  
    Prudential Asset Management
Holding Company
  Director and Vice President  
    The Prudential Insurance
Company of America
  Vice President  
    PIM Investments, Inc.   Director and President  
    Prudential Investment
Management , Inc.
  President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
 
Roger K. Andrews
Manager
  Jennison Associates LLC   Director  
    PIM Warehouse, Inc.   Assistant Secretary  
    Prudential Financial Asia Limited   Corporate Secretary  
    Prudential Latin American
Investments, Ltd.
  Secretary  
    Residential Information
Services, Inc.
  Vice President and Secretary  
    The Prudential Insurance
Company of America
  Assistant Secretary  
    Prudential Investment
Management, Inc.
  Vice President and Secretary  
Kenneth Moore
Manager, Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
  The Prudential Insurance
Company of America
  Assistant Secretary  
    Prudential Investment
Management, Inc.
  Vice President  
    Jennison Associates LLC   Senior Vice President
and Treasurer
 
    Presidential Trust Company   Director  
Scott Hayward
Manager and Chief
Executive Officer
  Jennison Associates LLC
Prudential Trust Company
  Executive Vice President
Director
 
    The Prudential Insurance
Company of America
  Signatory Second VP  
    Pramerica Asset Management, Inc.   Director  
    Prudential Investment
Management, Inc.
  Vice President  
Margaret Stumpp
Manager, Vice President and
Chief Investment Officer
  Prudential Trust Company   Vice President  
    The Prudential Insurance   Vice President  
    Company of America      
    Pramerica Asset Management, Inc.   Senior Vice President  
    Prudential Investment   Vice President
Management, Inc.
 

 

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Rexiter Capital Management Limited

Rexiter Capital Management Limited ("Rexiter") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The principal business address of Rexiter is 21 St. James's Square, London SWIY 4SS United Kingdom. Rexiter is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Paul Duncanbe
Non-Executive Director
    SSgA Limited (UK)       Managing Director    
Kenneth King
Managing Director and
Chief Investment Officer
    -       -    
Helena Coles
Director-Senior
Investment Manager
    -       -    
Adrian Cowell
Director-Senior
Investment Manager
    -       -    
Murray Davey
Director-Senior
Investment Manager
    -       -    
Christopher James
Director-Senior
Investment Manager
    -       -    
Gavin MacLachlan
Director-Business
Manager and Company
Secretary
    -       -    
Nicholas Payne
Director-Senior
Investment Manager
    -       -    
Christopher Vale
Director-Senior
Investment Manager
    -       -    
Alan Brown
Director
    SSgA (UK)       SSgA Group CIO & Chairman    
Joe Lyons
Director
    State Street Global
Alliance (US)
      Senior Principal    
Nigel Wightman
Director
    SSgA Limited (UK)       Managing Director    
Nancy Mangraviti
Legal Counsel
    State Street Global
Alliance (US)
      Legal Counsel    

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Sam Stewart
Chief Compliance Officer
  SSgA Limited (UK)   Head of Compliance and Risk  
Christopher Peacock
Deputy Head of
Compliance and Risk
  SSgA Limited (UK)   Deputy Head of Compliance
and Risk
 
Sean McLeod
Compliance Assistant
  SSgA Limited (UK)   Compliance Assistant  
Tanya Barvenik
Compliance Assistant
  SSgA Limited (UK)   Compliance Assistant  
Karen Clark
Compliance-Equity,
Advisers Act
  SSgA (US)   Compliance-Equity,
Advisers Act
 
John Stelley
Compliance-Code
of Ethics
  SSgA (US)   Compliance-Code of Ethics  
Tracey Wilkinson
Compliance-Code
of Ethics
  SSgA (US)   Compliance-Code of Ethics  
Andrew Letts
Proxy Voting
  SSgA (US)   Proxy Voting  
Sylvana Billings
Finance Manager
    -       -    

 

Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc

Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc ("SaBAM") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's Emerging Markets Debt Fund. The principal address of SaBAM is 399 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022. SaBAM is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Michael Even
Managing Director
  Citigroup Asset Management   Global Chief Investment Officer  
    Citigroup Private Bank   Chief Investment Officer  
Mark J. McAllister
Senior Portfolio Manager,
Managing Director
    -       -    
Robert Feitler
Senior Portfolio
Manager, Director
    -       -    
Michael A. Kagan
Senior Portfolio Manager,
Managing Director
  Salomon Brothers   Vice President  
        Asset Management  
    Citigroup Global Markets Inc.   Managing Director  

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Kevin Kennedy
Senior Portfolio Manager,
Managing Director
  -   -
 
 
 
Evan Merberg
Managing Director
  Citigroup Global Markets Inc.   Managing Director  
    Citigroup Asset Management   Chief Administrative Officer  
Michael Fred Rosenbaum
Chief Legal Officer
  Citigroup Asset Management   General Counsel  
    Citigroup Global Markets Inc.   Managing Director  
Andrew Beagley
Chief Compliance Officer,
Managing Director
  Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.   Managing Director  
    Citigroup Asset Management   Managing Director  
David A. Torchia
Senior Portfolio Manager,
Managing Director
  Citigroup Global Markets Inc.   Managing Director  
    Travelers Asset Management   Managing Director  
    International Company, LLC      
Peter J. Wilby
Chief Investment Officer
North American Fixed Income, Managing Director
  Smith Barney Fund   Managing Director  
    Management, LLC      
    Travelers Investment   Managing Director  
    Advisors, Inc.      
    Citi Fund Management Inc.   Managing Director  

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation

SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC") is the investment adviser for each of the Funds. The principal address of SIMC is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. SIMC is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Edward D. Loughlin
Director, President
  SEI Investments Company   Executive Vice President,
President-Asset Management
Division
 
    SEI Investments Distribution Co.   Director  
    SEI Trust Company   Director  
    SEI Capital Limited (Canada)   Director  
    SEI Investments Global Funds
Services
  Executive Vice President  
    SEI Investments (France)   Board of Directors  
    SEI Investments Management
Corporation II
  Director, President  
    SEI Investments Fund
Management
  Chief Executive Officer  
    SEI Investments Canada
Company
  Director  
    SEI Investments Management
Corporation Delaware, L.L.C.
  Manager  

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Carl A. Guarino
Director, Executive
Vice President
  SEI Investments Company
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
SEI Global Holdings (Cayman)
Inc.
  Executive Vice President
Director
Director
 
    SEI Investments De Mexico   Director  
    SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd.   Director  
    SEI Investments (France)   Board of Directors  
    SEI Investments-Unit Trust
Management (UK) Limited
  Director  
    LSV Asset Management   Management Committee  
    SEI Investments Management
Corporation II
  Director, Executive Vice
President
 
    SEI Investments Global, Limited   Director  
    SEI Insurance Group, Inc.   Director  
    SEI Global Nominee Ltd.   Director  
    SEI Franchise, Inc.   Director  
Jack May 
Vice President
  SEI Investments Management
Corporation II
  Senior Vice President
 
 
    SEI Franchise, Inc.   Vice President  
James V. Morris
Vice President
    -       -    
Stephen Onofrio
Vice President
  SEI Investments
Management Corporation II
  Vice President
 
 
Timothy D. Barto
General Counsel, Vice
President, Secretary
  SEI Investments Company
SIMC Holdings, LLC
  Vice President, Assistant
Secretary
Manager
 
    SEI Insurance Group, Inc.   Assistant Secretary  
    SEI Investments Fund
Management
  General Counsel, Vice President,
Secretary
 
    SEI Investments Global Funds
Services
  General Counsel, Vice President,
Secretary
 
    SEI Investments Management
Corporation II
  General Counsel, Vice President,
Secretary
 
    SIMC Subsidiary, LLC   Manager  
    SEI Franchise, Inc.   Assistant Secretary  
    SEI Investments Global
(Bermuda) Ltd.
  Vice President
 
 
Robert Crudup
Senior Vice President
  SEI Investments Global Funds
Services
  Vice President
 
 
    SEI Investments Fund
Management
  Vice President
 
 
    SEI Investments Company   Executive Vice President  

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    SEI Global Services, Inc.   Director, Senior Vice President  
Richard A. Deak
Vice President,
Assistant Secretary
  SEI Investments Company
 
SEI Global Services, Inc.
  Vice President, Assistant
Secretary
General Counsel, Vice President,
 
        Secretary  
    SEI Investments Global Funds
Services
  Vice President, Assistant
Secretary
 
    SEI Investments Management
Corporation II
  Vice President, Assistant
Secretary
 
    SEI Investments Fund
Management
  Vice President, Assistant
Secretary
 
Lydia A. Gavalis
Vice President,
Assistant Secretary
  SEI Investments Company
 
SEI Trust Company
 
  Vice President, Assistant
Secretary
General Counsel, Assistant
Secretary
 
    SEI Investments Management
Corporation Delaware, L.L.C.
  Vice President  
    SEI Investments Global Funds
Services
  Assistant Secretary  
    SEI Investments Fund
Management
  Assistant Secretary  
    SEI Investments Management
Corporation II
  Assistant Secretary  
    SEI Private Trust Company   General Counsel  
Greg Gettinger
Vice President
  SEI Trust Company   Vice President  
    SEI Investments Global Funds
Services
  Vice President  
    SEI Investments Fund
Management
  Vice President  
    SEI Investments Management
Corporation II
  Vice President  
    SEI Investments Management
Corporation Delaware, L.L.C.
  Vice President
 
 
    SEI Global Services, Inc.   Vice President  
Kathy Heilig
Vice President, Treasurer
  SEI Inc. (Canada)   Vice President, Treasurer  
    SEI Ventures, Inc.   Director, Vice President, Treasurer  
    SEI Insurance Group, Inc.   Vice President, Treasurer  
    SEI Realty Capital Corporation   Vice President, Treasurer  
    SEI Global Investments Corp.   Vice President,Treasurer  
    SEI Advanced Capital
Management, Inc.
  Director, Vice President,
Treasurer
 
    SEI Investments Global
(Cayman), Limited
  Vice President, Treasurer  

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    SEI Primus Holding Corp.   Director, Vice President,
Treasurer
 
    SEI Global Services, Inc.   Treasurer  
    SEI Franchise, Inc.   Vice President, Treasurer  
    SEI Global Capital Investments,
Inc.
  Director, Vice President,
Treasurer
 
    SEI Investments Global Funds
Services
  Vice President, Treasurer  
    SEI Investments Fund
Management
  Vice President, Treasurer  
    SEI Global Holdings
(Cayman) Inc.
  Vice President, Treasurer,
Assistant Secretary
 
    SEI Funds, Inc.   Director, Vice President,
Treasurer
 
    SEI Investments Management
Corporation II
  Vice President, Treasurer  
    SEI Investments Management
Corporation Delaware, L.L.C.
  Manager, Vice President,
Treasurer
 
    SEI Investments, Inc.   Director, Vice President,
Treasurer
 
    SEI Investments Developments,
Inc.
  Director, Vice President,
Treasurer
 
    SEI Investments Company   Vice President, Treasurer,
Controller, Chief Accounting
Officer
 
Carolyn McLaurin
Vice President
    -       -    
Kathryn L. Stanton
Vice President
  SEI Giving Fund   Vice President, Treasurer  
Raymond B. Webster
Vice President
  SEI Investments Management
Corporation II
  Vice President  
    SEI Global Services, Inc.   Vice President  
Lori L. White
Assistant Secretary
  SEI Investments Company   Vice President, Assistant
Secretary
 
    SEI Investments Distribution Co.   Vice President, Assistant
Secretary
 
    SEI Investments, Inc.   Vice President, Assistant
Secretary
 
    SEI Investments Management
Corporation II
  Assistant Secretary  
    SEI Investments Global Funds
Services
  Assistant Secretary  
    SEI Investments Fund
Management
  Assistant Secretary  

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
John C. Munch
Assistant Secretary
    SEI Investments Company       Vice President, Assistant
Secretary
   
      SEI Investments Distribution Co.       General Counsel, Secretary    
      SEI Ventures, Inc.       Assistant Secretary    
      SEI Insurance Group, Inc.       Secretary    
      SEI Investments Global Funds
Services
      Assistant Secretary
 
   
      SEI Investments Fund
Management
      Assistant Secretary
 
   
      SEI Investments Management
Corporation II
      Assistant Secretary
 
   
      SEI Inc. (Canada)       General Counsel, Secretary    
      SEI Franchise, Inc.       Assistant Secretary    
David Campbell
Vice President
    SEI Global Services, Inc.       Vice President
 
   
Lori Heinel
Vice President
    -       -
 
   
Rosanne Miller
Assistant Secretary
    SEI Investments Company       Vice President, Assistant
Secretary
   
      SEI Global Services, Inc.       Assistant Secretary    
Jim Combs
Vice President
    SEI Global Services, Inc.       Vice President    
Michael Cagina
Vice President
    -       -    
Paul Klauder
Vice President
    -       -    
Alison Saunders
Vice President
    -       -    
Brandon Sharrett
Vice President
    SEI Global Services, Inc.       Vice President    
Wayne Withrow
Senior Vice President
    SEI Investments Company       Executive Vice President    
      SEI Investments Distribution Co.       Director    
      SEI Investments Global Funds
Services
      Executive Vice President    
      SEI Investments Fund
Management
      Executive Vice President    
      SEI Trust Company       Director    
      SEI Investments-Global
(Cayman), Limited
      Director    
      SEI Investments Global Fund
Services Limited
      Director    
      SEI Global Services, Inc.       Director, Senior Vice President    

 

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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    SEI Investments Management
Corporation II
  Senior Vice President  
    SEI Investments Global
(Bermuda) Ltd.
  Director, President  
Christine McCullough
Vice President, Assistant
Secretary
  SEI Insurance Group, Inc.   Assistant Secretary  
    SEI Investments Company   Vice President, Assistant
Secretary
 
    SEI Global Services, Inc.   Assistant Secretary  
    SEI Investments Management
Corporation II
  Assistant Secretary
 
 
    SEI Franchise, Inc.   General Counsel, Vice President,
Secretary
 
Tom Jones
Compliance Officer,
Assistant Secretary
  SEI Investments Management
Corporation II
  Compliance Officer,
Assistant Secretary
 
 
Karl Dasher
Vice President, Chief
Investment Officer
  SEI Investments (France)   Board of Directors
 
 
 
Frank Sidoti
Vice President
  -   -
 
 
Vincent Chu
Vice President
  SEI Asset Korea   Director
 
 

 

Item 27.  Principal Underwriters:

(a)  Furnish the name of each investment company (other than the Registrant) for which each principal underwriter currently distributing the securities of the Registrant also acts as a principal underwriter, distributor or investment adviser.

Registrant's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the "Distributor"), acts as distributor for:

SEI Daily Income Trust   July 15, 1982  
SEI Liquid Asset Trust   November 29, 1982  
SEI Tax Exempt Trust   December 3, 1982  
SEI Index Funds   July 10, 1985  
SEI Institutional Managed Trust   January 22, 1987  
The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund   November 14, 1991  
The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II   January 28, 1993  
Bishop Street Funds   January 27, 1995  
SEI Asset Allocation Trust   April 1, 1996  
SEI Institutional Investments Trust   June 14, 1996  
HighMark Funds   February 15, 1997  
Oak Associates Funds   February 27, 1998  
The Nevis Fund, Inc.   June 29, 1998  
CNI Charter Funds   April 1, 1999  
iShares Inc.   January 28, 2000  
iShares Trust   April 25, 2000  

 

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JohnsonFamily Funds, Inc.   November 1, 2000  
The MDL Funds   January 24, 2001  
Causeway Capital Management Trust   September 20, 2001  
The Japan Fund, Inc.   October 7, 2002  
The Arbitrage Funds   May 17, 2005  

 

The Distributor provides numerous financial services to investment managers, pension plan sponsors, and bank trust departments. These services include portfolio evaluation, performance measurement and consulting services ("Funds Evaluation") and automated execution, clearing and settlement of securities transactions ("MarketLink").

(b)  Furnish the information required by the following table with respect to each director, officer or partner of each principal underwriter named in the answer to Item 19 of Part B. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each director or officer is Oaks, PA 19456.

Name   Position and Office
with Underwriter
  Positions and Offices
with Registrant
 
William M. Doran   Director          
Carl A. Guarino   Director     -    
Edward D. Loughlin   Director          
Wayne M. Withrow   Director          
Kevin Barr   President & Chief Executive Officer     -    
Maxine Chou   Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer     -    
John Munch   General Counsel & Secretary     -    
Karen LaTourette
 
  Chief Compliance Officer, Anti-Money
Laundering Officer & Assistant Secretary
    -    
Mark Held   Senior Vice President     -    
Lori L. White   Vice President & Assistant Secretary     -    
Robert Silvestri   Vice President     -    
Michael Farrell   Vice President     -    
Mark Greco   Chief Operations Officer     -    
John Coary   Vice President     -    
Joanne Nelson   Vice President     -    
Al DelPizzo   Vice President          

 

Item 28.  Location of Accounts and Records:

Books or other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and the rules promulgated thereunder, are maintained as follows:

(a)  With respect to Rules 31a-1(a); 31a-1(b)(1); (2)(a) and (b); (3); (6); (8); (12); and 31a-1(d), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of the Funds' Custodian:

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
40 Water Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(b)/(c) With respect to Rules 31a-1(a); 31a-1(b)(1), (4); (2)(C) and (D); (4); (5); (6); (8); (9); (10); (11); and 31a-1(f), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of Registrant's Manager:

SEI Investments Fund Management
Oaks, PA 19456

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(d)  With respect to Rules 31a-(b)(5); (6), (9) and (10) and 31a-1(f), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of Registrant's Advisers:

SEI Investments Management Corporation
Oaks, PA 19456

Alliance Capital Management L.P.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105

Ashmore Investment Management Limited
20 Bedfordbury
London, WC2N 4BL
United Kingdom

The Boston Company Asset Management
One Boston Place
Boston, MA 02108

Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
1 Glendinning Place
Westport, CT 06880

Capital Guardian Trust Company
333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C.
1001 Nineteenth Street North
17th Floor
Arlington, Virginia 22209-1722

Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc.
200 Park Avenue, 46th Floor
New York, NY 10166

Fisher Asset Management, LLC
13100 Skyline Boulevard
Woodside, California 94062

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.
411 Borel Avenue
Suite 402
San Mateo, California 94420

McKinley Capital Management Inc.
3301 C Street
Suite 500
Anchorage, Alaska 99503

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020

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Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited
25 Cabot Square
Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA
United Kingdom

Quantitative Management Associates
Gateway Center 2
McCarter Highway & Market Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102

Rexiter Capital Management Limited
21 St. James's Square
London SWIY 4SS
United Kingdom

Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc
399 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022

Item 29.  Management Services:

None.

Item 30.  Undertakings:

None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to Registration Statement No. 33-22821 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oaks, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the 1st day of December, 2006.

SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

BY:  /S/ EDWARD D. LOUGHLIN

  Edward D. Loughlin

  President & Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacity on the date indicated.

    *
Rosemarie B. Greco
  Trustee
 
  December 1, 2006
 
 
    *   Trustee   December 1, 2006  
    William M. Doran          
    *   Trustee   December 1, 2006  
    F. Wendell Gooch          
    *   Trustee   December 1, 2006  
    George J. Sullivan, Jr.          
    *   Trustee   December 1, 2006  
    James M. Storey          
    *   Trustee   December 1, 2006  
    Robert A. Nesher          
    *   Trustee   December 1, 2006  
    Nina Lesavoy          
    *   Trustee   December 1, 2006  
    James M. Williams          
    /s/ EDWARD D. LOUGHLIN   President & Chief   December 1, 2006  
    Edward D. Loughlin   Executive Officer      
    /s/ STEPHEN F. PANNER   Controller & Chief Financial   December 1, 2006  
    Stephen F. Panner   Officer      
*BY:   /S/ EDWARD D. LOUGHLIN
Edward D. Loughlin
Attorney-in-Fact
   
 
 
   
 
 
 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number   Description  
EX-99.Ba   Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated June 28, 1988 as originally filed with Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-22821) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on June 30, 1988, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23, filed with the SEC on June 23, 1997.  
EX-99.Ba2   Amendment to Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated August 9, 1989, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Ba3   Amendment to Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated April 29, 1998, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bb1   Amended By-Laws dated June 17, 2004 are herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (b)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bc   Not Applicable  
EX-99.Bd1   Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC") dated December 16, 1994 (restated as of December 17, 2002) is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2003.  
EX-99.Bd2   Schedule to Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and SIMC dated December 16, 2002 with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2003.  
EX-99.Bd3   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Capital Guardian Trust Company dated June 29, 1998 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(24) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on November 25, 1998.  
EX-99.Bd4   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. dated October 1, 2001 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(39) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2002.  
EX-99.Bd5   Delegation Agreement between Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited dated December 10, 2003 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2005.  

 



Exhibit Number   Description  
EX-99.Bd6   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Alliance Capital Management L.P. dated June 26, 2002 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on November 27, 2002.  
EX-99.Bd7   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and The Boston Company Asset Management dated September 18, 2000 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bd8   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC, Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc., Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Fischer Francis Trees & Watts (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Kabushiki Kaisha dated December 17, 2002 with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2003.  
EX-99.Bd9   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc dated March 31, 1997 with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(31) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed on January 27, 2000.  
EX-99.Bd10   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Ashmore Investment Management Limited dated March 17, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bd11   Amended Schedules A and B to the investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Ashmore Investment Management Limited dated October 7, 2005 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund are filed herewith.  
EX-99.Bd12   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Alliance Capital Management L.P. dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bd13   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Citigroup Asset Management Limited dated September 30, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bd14   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C. dated March 11, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrants Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  

 



Exhibit Number   Description  
EX-99.Bd15   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Fisher Investments, Inc. dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bd16   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and McKinley Capital Management, Inc. dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bd17   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Rexiter Capital Management Limited dated July 15, 2004 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(15) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bd18   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Bridgewater Associates, Inc. with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2005.  
EX-99.Bd19   Revised Schedule A to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Alliance Capital Management L.P. dated March 10, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(18) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2005.  
EX-99.Bd20   Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Alliance Capital Management L.P. dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(15) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrants Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bd21   Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Ashmore Investment Management Limited dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bd22   Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bd23   Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Capital Guardian Trust Company dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(18) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  

 



Exhibit Number   Description  
EX-99.Bd24   Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C. dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bd25   Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc., Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Fischer Francis Trees & Watts (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Kabushiki Kaisha dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bd26   Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(21) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bd27   Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc dated July 28, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(22) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bd28   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Quantitative Management Associates LLC dated June 30, 2005 with respect to the International Equity Fund is filed herewith.  
EX-99.Bd29   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. dated July 15, 2005 with respect to the International Equity Fund is filed herewith.  
EX-99.Be   Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and SEI Investments Distribution Co. dated September 16, 2002 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-22821), filed with the SEC on November 27, 2002.  
EX-99.Bf   Not Applicable  
EX-99.Bg1   Custodian Agreement between Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. dated March 1, 2004 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bh1   Amended and Restated Administration and Transfer Agency Agreement between Registrant and SEI Investments Fund Management dated December 10, 2003 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.  

 



Exhibit Number   Description  
EX-99.Bh2   Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement with respect to the Class A shares is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit 15(e) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-22821), filed with the SEC on April 8, 1997.  
EX-99.Bh3   Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement with respect to Class I shares is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-22821), filed on June 30, 2000.  
EX-99.Bh4   Administrative Services Plan and Agreement with respect to Class I shares signed October 4, 2001 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2002.  
EX-99.Bi   Opinion and Consent of Counsel to be filed by later amendment.  
EX-99.Bj   Opinion and Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to be filed by later amendment.  
EX-99.Bk   Not Applicable  
EX-99.Bl   Not Applicable  
EX-99.Bm   Not Applicable.  
EX-99.Bn   Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan relating to Class A, I and Y shares dated June 26, 2002 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (n) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-22821), filed with the SEC on November 27, 2002.  
EX-99.Bo   Not Applicable.  
EX-99.Bp1   The Code of Ethics for SEI Investments Management Corporation is filed herewith.  
EX-99.Bp2   The Code of Ethics for SEI Investments Distribution Co. is filed herewith.  
EX-99.Bp3   The Code of Ethics for SEI Institutional International Trust is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-22821), filed on June 30, 2000.  
EX-99.Bp4   The Code of Ethics for Capital Guardian Trust Company is filed herewith.  
EX-99.Bp5   The Code of Ethics for Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited is filed herewith.  
EX-99.Bp6   The Code of Ethics for Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc is filed herewith.  
EX-99.Bp7   The Code of Ethics for The Boston Company Asset Management is filed herewith.  
EX-99.Bp8   The Code of Ethics for Alliance Capital Management L.P. is filed herewith.  
EX-99.Bp9   The Code of Ethics for Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. is filed herewith.  
EX-99.Bp10   The Code of Ethics for Ashmore Investment Management Limited is filed herewith.  
EX-99.Bp11   The Code of Ethics for Citigroup Asset Management Limited is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to SEI Institutional Investments Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-58041 and 811-7257), filed with the SEC on September 30, 2003.  

 



Exhibit Number   Description  
EX-99.Bp12   The Code of Ethics for Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C. is filed herewith.  
EX-99.Bp13   The Code of Ethics for Fisher Investments, Inc. is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.  
EX-99.Bp14   The Code of Ethics for McKinley Capital Management, Inc. is filed herewith.  
EX-99.Bp15   The Code of Ethics for Rexiter Capital Management Limited is filed herewith.  
EX-99.Bp16   The Code of Ethics for Bridgewater Associates, Inc. is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to Registrant's Registration Statement (File Nos. 33-22821 and 811-5601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2005.  
EX-99.Bp17   The Code of Ethics for Fuller & Tholer Asset Management, Inc. is filed herewith.  
EX-99.Bp18   The Code of Ethics for Quantitative Management Associates LLC is filed herewith.  
EX-99.Bq1   Powers of Attorney for Robert A. Nesher, William M. Doran, F. Wendell Gooch, Rosemarie B. Greco, George J. Sullivan, Jr., James M. Storey, Edward D. Loughlin, Nina Lesavoy, Stephen F. Panner and James M. Williams are filed herewith.