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Title: Regulations Governing Securities Investment Trust Funds CH
Category: Financial Supervisory Commission(金融監督管理委員會)
Chapter 8 Fund accounting
Article 72
A SITE shall calculate the net asset value of a fund it offers each business day. The net asset value of a fund shall be calculated in accordance with laws, regulations, and generally accepted accounting principals.
The Trust Association shall adopt standards for the calculation of net asset values of funds and for the treatment of any miscalculation, which shall be submitted to the FSC for approval.
The net asset value of each beneficiary unit shall be calculated by dividing the net asset value of the fund on the date of calculation by the total number of beneficiary units.
Article 73
A SITE shall on each business day publish the net asset value of each beneficiary unit for the previous business day, provided that publication of such information for funds offered through overseas issues of certificates of beneficial interest shall be governed by the laws and regulations of the place of issuance.
Article 74
For each of its funds, a SITE shall establish a separate account and produce the account books and statements required by FSC regulations; except where the FSC otherwise provides, the period for which those books and statements shall be preserved and the method of doing so shall be in accordance with the Commercial Accounting Act and related regulations.
Article 75
The accounting year for a fund, except where otherwise stipulated by the trust agreement or approved by the FSC, shall extend from 1 January to 31 December of any given year.
Article 76
A SITE shall prepare annual financial reports showing the disposition of each of its funds within two months of the conclusion of the fiscal year, half-year financial reports within 45 days of the conclusion of the second quarter of the fiscal year, and monthly reports within ten days of the conclusion of each month, to be submitted to the FSC in accordance with FSC-prescribed format and content.
The annual financial reports referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be audited and attested by an FSC-approved CPA, and the half-year financial reports shall be reviewed by the CPA, and both shall be attested by the fund's custodian institution; the SITE shall also announce the financial report.
The annual, half-year, and monthly financial reports referred to in paragraph 1 shall be delivered to the Trust Association for submission to the FSC.
Article 77
on fund investments shall be distributed as stipulated in the trust agreement, and except where the FSC provides otherwise, shall be distributed within six months of the end of any given accounting year. The date for distribution of earnings shall be explicitly stated in the trust agreement.