80 FR 8913 - Investment Company Act of 1940

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 33 (February 19, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-03404

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 31456]


Investment Company Act of 1940

 February 12, 2015.
    In the Matter of Wilshire Mutual Funds, Inc., Wilshire Variable 
Insurance Trust, Wilshire Associates Incorporated, SEI Investments 
Distribution Co., 1299 Ocean Avenue, Suite 700, Santa Monica, CA 
90401, (812-14350) :

    Order Under Section 12(D)(1)(J) of the Investment Company Act of 
1940 Granting an Exemption from Sections 12(D)(1)(A) and (B) of the 
Act, under Sections 6(C) and 17(B) of the Act Granting an Exemption 
from Sections 17(A)(1) and (2) of the Act, and under Section 6(C) of 
the Act for an Exemption from Rule 12d1-2(A) under the Act
    Wilshire Mutual Funds, Inc., Wilshire Variable Insurance Trust, 
Wilshire Associates Incorporated, and SEI Investments Distribution Co. 
filed an application on August 19, 2014, and an amendment to the 
application on November 10, 2014, requesting an order under section 
12(d)(1)(J) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') 
granting an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act, 
under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act granting an exemption from 
sections 17(a)(1) and (2) of the Act, and under section 6(c) of the Act 
for an exemption from rule 12d1-2(a) under the Act. The order would (a) 
permit certain registered open-end management investment companies that 
operate as ``funds of funds'' to acquire shares of certain registered 
open-end management investment companies and unit investment trusts 
that are within and outside the same group of investment companies as 
the acquiring investment companies, and (b) permit funds of funds 
relying on rule 12d1-2 under the Act to invest in certain financial 
instruments.
    On December 16, 2014, a notice of the filing of the application was 
issued (Investment Company Act Release No. 31381). The notice gave 
interested persons an opportunity to request a hearing and stated that 
an order granting the application would be issued unless a hearing was 
ordered. No request for a hearing has been filed, and the Commission 
has not ordered a hearing.
    The matter has been considered and it is found, on the basis of the 
information set forth in the application, as amended, that granting the 
requested exemption is appropriate in and consistent with the public 
interest and consistent with the protection of investors and the 
purposes fairly intended by the policy and provisions of the Act.
    It is also found that the terms of the proposed transactions are 
reasonable and fair and do not involve overreaching, and the proposed 
transactions are consistent with the policies of each registered 
investment company concerned and with the general purposes of the Act.
    Accordingly,
    It is ordered, that the relief requested under section 12(d)(1)(J) 
of the Act from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act, under sections 
6(c) and 17(b) of the Act from sections 17(a)(1) and (2) of the Act, 
and under section 6(c) of the Act for an exemption from rule 12d1-2(a) 
under the Act by Wilshire Mutual Funds, Inc., et al. (File No. 812-
14350) is granted, effective immediately, subject to the conditions 
contained in the application, as amended.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
under delegated authority.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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States Attorneys.
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itor.

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. investment trusts that are within and For the Commission, by the Division of
10577, 3 CFR, 1954–1958 Comp., p. 218. outside the same group of investment Investment Management, under delegated
authority.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management. companies as the acquiring investment
companies, and (b) permit funds of Brent J. Fields,
Katherine Archuleta,
funds relying on rule 12d1–2 under the Secretary.
Director.
Act to invest in certain financial [FR Doc. 2015–03404 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am]
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On December 16, 2014, a notice of the
filing of the application was issued SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE (Investment Company Act Release No. COMMISSION
COMMISSION 31381). The notice gave interested
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hearing and stated that an order granting
Investment Company Act of 1940 the application would be issued unless Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX
a hearing was ordered. No request for a Options Exchange, LLC; Notice of
February 12, 2015.
hearing has been filed, and the Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
In the Matter of Wilshire Mutual Funds,
Inc., Wilshire Variable Insurance Trust,
Commission has not ordered a hearing. a Proposed Rule Change Regarding
Wilshire Associates Incorporated, SEI The matter has been considered and the Acceptance of the Transfer, by
Investments Distribution Co., 1299 Ocean it is found, on the basis of the Citadel Securities, LLC (‘‘Citadel
Avenue, Suite 700, Santa Monica, CA 90401, information set forth in the application, Securities’’) to Its Affiliate, Citadel
(812–14350) Securities Principal Investments, LLC,
as amended, that granting the requested
Order Under Section 12(D)(1)(J) of the of Citadel Securities’ Ownership
exemption is appropriate in and
Investment Company Act of 1940 Interest in BOX Options Exchange,
consistent with the public interest and
Granting an Exemption from Sections LLC and BOX Holdings Group, LLC, an
consistent with the protection of Affiliate of the Exchange
12(D)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act, under investors and the purposes fairly
Sections 6(C) and 17(B) of the Act intended by the policy and provisions of February 12, 2015.
Granting an Exemption from Sections the Act. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
17(A)(1) and (2) of the Act, and under Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Section 6(C) of the Act for an Exemption It is also found that the terms of the
proposed transactions are reasonable (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
from Rule 12d1–2(A) under the Act notice is hereby given that on January
Wilshire Mutual Funds, Inc., Wilshire and fair and do not involve
29, 2015, BOX Options Exchange, LLC
Variable Insurance Trust, Wilshire overreaching, and the proposed
(the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
Associates Incorporated, and SEI transactions are consistent with the Securities and Exchange Commission
Investments Distribution Co. filed an policies of each registered investment (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
application on August 19, 2014, and an company concerned and with the change as described in Items I and II
amendment to the application on general purposes of the Act. below, which Items have been prepared
November 10, 2014, requesting an order Accordingly, by the self-regulatory organization. The
under section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Commission is publishing this notice to
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the It is ordered, that the relief requested
under section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act from solicit comments on the proposed rule
‘‘Act’’) granting an exemption from from interested persons.
sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act, sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act,
under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
granting an exemption from sections from sections 17(a)(1) and (2) of the Act, Statement of the Terms of Substance of
17(a)(1) and (2) of the Act, and under and under section 6(c) of the Act for an the Proposed Rule Change
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section 6(c) of the Act for an exemption exemption from rule 12d1–2(a) under The Exchange proposes to accept the
from rule 12d1–2(a) under the Act. The the Act by Wilshire Mutual Funds, Inc., transfer, by Citadel Securities LLC
order would (a) permit certain registered et al. (File No. 812–14350) is granted, (‘‘Citadel Securities’’) to its affiliate,
open-end management investment effective immediately, subject to the Citadel Securities Principal Investments
companies that operate as ‘‘funds of conditions contained in the application, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
funds’’ to acquire shares of certain as amended.
registered open-end management 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
investment companies and unit 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.

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FR Citation		80 FR 8913