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Philippine Mutual Funds and Common Trust Funds: How Different are They?

By Professor Helena Agnes S. Valderrama, Ph.D.

© 2004 by the University of the Philippines College of Business Administration (UPCBA); 18 pages. Published in the Philippine Management Review (PMR), Vol. 11, 28-45 (2004). Posted by MFMCP for free downloading with the permission of the UPCBA. Not for reproduction or re-sale. For more PMR articles, visit http://www.upd.edu.ph/~cba/research_PMR.htm.

Implementing Rules and Regulations of the PERA Law

Source: Trust Officers Association of the Philippines (TOAP)

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Republic Act No. 9505: The PERA Act

An act establishing a provident personal savings plan , known as the Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA)

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Republic Act No. 2629: The Investment Company Act of 1960

The principal Philippine law defining and regulating Open-End Investment Companies (also known as Mutual Funds).

Enacted to protect the rights of investors and promote transparency and accountability in portfolio management.

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