Fund firms take disclosure to new level.(Reverse Spin)

Investment News, March, 2005

Byline: Rick Miller If the mutual fund scandal didn't shake investors' trust enough, revealing their personal information on the Internet just might. Some fund companies are posting names, account numbers and home addresses in regulatory filings that leave customers vulnerable to identity theft, according to news accounts.

Among those fund families found disclosing the information are Armada Funds, CNI Charter Funds, Columbia Funds, Dreyfus Funds, First American Funds and PIMCO Funds. The leaks are being blamed partly on regulatory requirements to make disclosures about those who own more than 5% of any mutual fund share class. But even the Securities and Exchange Commission says the law doesn't require disclosing account numbers. ...

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