From: Carlton Fish [fcfish_ccp@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 2:15 PM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: File No. S37-36-02

SEC:

I wanted to voice my support for the very important proposed rule requiring 
that mutual funds disclose their proxy voting policies, procedures and 
voting records.

All mutual funds should be required to do this so investors can know how 
they are voting their proxies on important issues of corporate governance 
and social and environmental responsibility.  This is a tremendously 
important reform.

If adopted, the new rule would be a giant step forward for mutual fund 
transparency, improved corporate governance and greater social and 
environmental responsibility on the part of America's corporations.  Mutual 
fund shareholders will finally have a right to know how their fund managers 
are voting their proxies, and because fund managers will be more 
accountable, they will be less likely to vote down the line with company 
management and more likely to vote in the best interests of their 
shareholders.  This in turn could have a beneficial impact on corporate 
governance and corporate social responsibility.  Thus, the proposed rule not 
only has the potential to make mutual funds more accountable to their 
shareholders, but to make corporations more responsible to their 
shareholders as well -- and to society at large.

Thank you for your support for this important reform.

- Frank Fish -



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