Robert Friend, Global Head of Sell - Side Solutions and Research at Bloomberg, said: «We are delighted to work with CMi2i to provide investor relations managers with access to
shareholder identification services on the Bloomberg Terminal.
Each fund will be required in certain cases to withhold at the applicable withholding rate and remit to the U.S. Treasury the withheld amount of taxable dividends and redemption proceeds paid to any
shareholder who (1) fails to provide a correct taxpayer
identification number certified under penalty of perjury; (2) is subject to withholding by the Internal Revenue
Service for failure to properly report all payments of interest or dividends; (3) fails to provide a certified statement that he or she is not subject to «backup withholding;» or (4) fails to provide a certified statement that he or she is a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien).