UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
Investment Company Act file number 811-6073
SCUDDER CASH MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
One South Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (617) 295-2663
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Salvatore Schiavone
Two International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
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(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 12/31/04
ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS
Cash Reserves Fund Institutional
Annual Report
to Shareholders
December 31, 2004
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. To obtain a prospectus for any of our funds, refer to the Account Management Resources information provided in the back of this booklet. We advise you to consider the fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
An investment in this fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. Please read this fund’s prospectus for specific details regarding its risk profile.
Deutsche Asset Management is the marketing name in the US for the asset management activities of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., Deutsche Asset Management Inc., Deutsche Asset Management Investment Services Ltd., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and Scudder Trust Company.
Fund shares are not FDIC-insured and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any bank. Fund shares involve investment risk, including possible loss of principal.
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| Portfolio Management Review |
Cash Reserves Fund Institutional: A Team Approach to Investing
Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. (“DeAM, Inc.” or the “Advisor”), which is part of Deutsche Asset Management, is the investment advisor for Scudder Cash Management Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) in which the fund invests all of its assets. DeAM, Inc. provides a full range of investment advisory services to institutional and retail clients. DeAM, Inc. is also responsible for selecting brokers and dealers and for negotiating brokerage commissions and dealer charges.
Deutsche Asset Management is a global asset management organization that offers a wide range of investing expertise and resources. This well-resourced global investment platform brings together a wide variety of experience and investment insight across industries, regions, asset classes and investing styles.
DeAM, Inc. is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. Deutsche Bank AG is a major global banking institution that is engaged in a wide range of financial services, including investment management, mutual funds, retail, private and commercial banking, investment banking and insurance.
A group of investment professionals is responsible for the day-to-day management of the portfolio.
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In the following interview, Lead Portfolio Manager Geoffrey Gibbs discusses the market environment and the portfolio management team’s approach to managing Cash Reserves Fund Institutional during its most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.
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| | Q: Will you discuss the market environment for the fund during the 12-month period? |
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| | A: The year 2004 began with positive economic momentum that carried over from 2003. During the first quarter, US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was a healthy 4%, but job growth, a leading indicator of the health of the US economy, remained weak. According to the government’s non-farm payroll reports, only 50,000 new jobs were created in the first quarter. As a result, the money market yield curve remained flat — i.e., there was very little difference in yield between shorter-and longer-term money market maturities. It was therefore difficult to pick up additional yield at longer maturities without incurring undue risk (since securities with longer maturities incur greater risk).1 The Federal Reserve (the Fed) seemed as if it might hold short-term interest rates steady for all of 2004, which would keep money market interest rates at a low level. |
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| | As we moved into the second quarter, however, the rate of job growth picked up substantially. The early April non-farm payroll report showing that 300,000 jobs had been added indicated that the economy was in full recovery, meaning that the Fed would begin to raise rates. It also indicated that the yield curve would steepen substantially, meaning that longer-term money market yields would move higher in relation to shorter-term yields. Initially, the market reflected anxiety that the Fed’s cycle of rate increases would be prolonged. As a result, the one-year LIBOR rate, |
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| 1 | Yield Curve – a graph with a left to right line that shows how high or low yields are, from the shortest to the longest maturities. Typically (and when the yield curve is characterized as “steep” this is especially true) the line rises from left to right as investors who are willing to tie up their money for a longer period of time are rewarded with higher yields. |
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| | an industry standard for measuring one-year money market rates, immediately rose by 50 basis points, or one half of one percent, in the wake of the jobs report.2 (One percentage point equals 100 basis points.) During the second quarter, LIBOR increased 125 basis points. |
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| | With the job market back on track, the Fed raised short-term interest rates by 25 basis points in June and at each of its four remaining meetings from July to December. In the second half of the year, the US economic expansion displayed resiliency, maintaining a 4% growth rate while weathering a spike in oil prices up to $55 per barrel. One-year money market rates leveled off in reaction to higher petroleum prices, as the market perceived that higher energy prices would dampen economic growth and lessen the need for the Fed to take action against inflation by hiking rates. |
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| | As we moved into the fourth quarter, inflationary pressures indeed began to take hold, and concern over the depreciation of the US dollar emerged as a financial market signal.3 However, the decisive conclusion to a tight presidential contest relieved much of the uncertainty that investors had felt going into the fourth quarter. At the end of December, longer-term money market rates moved higher, reflecting a renewed confidence that the economy was on a firm footing and the Fed would continue to raise short-term interest rates at a “measured” pace. This reassured many investors that one-year money market rates would continue to move up in an orderly fashion. LIBOR closed the year at 3.10%, its highest level since March 2002. |
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| 2 | LIBOR, or the London Interbank Offered Rate, is the most widely used benchmark or reference rate for short-term interest rates. LIBOR is the rate of interest at which banks borrow funds from other banks, in large volume, in the international market. |
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| 3 | A falling US dollar, caused by the huge US trade deficit, means that that large foreign holders of US currency in the form of US Treasury securities may need in the future to be compensated with sharply higher interest rates to keep them from selling off their dollars in quantity and making foreign goods prohibitively expensive for US businesses and consumers. From time to time in recent months, a falling dollar has made some market participants more concerned that interest rates will spike. |
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| | Q: How did the fund perform over its most recent fiscal year? |
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| | A: For the period, the fund registered favorable performance and achieved its stated objective of providing a high level of current income consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital. |
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| | Q: In light of market conditions during the period, what has been the strategy for the fund? |
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| | A: In the second quarter, as we stated above, one-year money market rates rose sharply in response to concerns that the Fed would raise short-term interest rates aggressively over the next 12 to 24 months. Our strategy was to substantially decrease average maturity in order to reduce risk, limiting our purchases to three-month maturity issues and shorter. As we moved into the third quarter, and short-term rates stabilized, we continued to reduce the fund’s weighted average maturity, believing that higher oil prices were a short-term phenomenon and that a subsequent retraction in oil prices would allow the economy to continue on a steady growth path. Thus, to reduce risk further, we adjusted average maturity downward in expectation of future federal funds rate hikes.4 As the fourth quarter began, and the yield curve once again began to steepen, we moved the fund’s weighted average maturity down to 25 to 30 days. We believe that our current positioning is in line with the market’s expectation of a steady series of federal funds rate hikes. It also positions the fund for a possible increase of inflationary pressures, which could mean faster and sharper short-term interest rate increases by the Fed. |
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| | During this period, we maintained a significant allocation in floating-rate securities. The interest rate of floating rate securities adjusts periodically based on indices such as LIBOR and the federal funds rate. Because the interest rates of these instruments adjust as market conditions change, |
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| 4 | The federal funds rate is the interest rate banks charge each other for overnight loans and is a closely watched indicator of US Federal Reserve Board monetary policy. |
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they provide flexibility in an uncertain interest rate environment. Our decision to maintain a significant allocation in this sector helped performance during the period.
Performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.
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| December 31, 2004 | | | 2.03%* | | | |
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| December 31, 2003 | | | 0.97%* | | | |
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*The investment advisor has agreed to waive fees/reimburse expenses. Without such fee waivers/expense reimbursements the 7-day current yield would have been 1.95% as of December 31, 2004 and 0.89% as of December 31, 2003.
Yields are historical, will fluctuate and do not guarantee future performance. The 7-day current yield refers to the income paid by the portfolio over a 7-day period expressed as an annual percentage rate of the fund’s shares outstanding. Please visit our Web site at moneyfunds.deam-us.db.com for the product’s most recent month-end performance.
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| | Q: What detracted from performance during the period? |
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| | A: In December, we kept additional cash on hand — as we do each year — to meet any tax-related redemptions as well as investors’ year-end liquidity needs. Because we kept a larger percentage of assets in overnight liquidity, this detracted somewhat from the fund’s yield and total return. |
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| | Q: Will you describe your management philosophy? |
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| | A: We continue our insistence on the highest credit quality within the fund. We also plan to maintain our conservative investment strategies and standards. We continue to apply a careful approach to investing on behalf of the fund and to seek competitive yield for our shareholders. |
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The managers’ views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation.
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| Information About Your Fund’s Expenses |
As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include sales charges (loads), redemption fees and account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section. The following tables are intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. In the most recent six-month period, the Fund limited these expenses; had it not done so, expenses would have been higher. The tables are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2004.
The tables illustrate your Fund’s expenses in two ways:
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| n | | Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund’s actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Expenses Paid per $1,000” line. |
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| n | | Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare your Fund’s ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) with those of other mutual funds using the Fund’s actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. |
Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs. The “Expenses Paid per $1,000” line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expense of owning different funds. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
for the six months ended December 31, 2004 |
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| Beginning Account Value 7/1/04 | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | |
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| Ending Account Value 12/31/04 | | $ | 1,007.80 | | | |
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| Expenses Paid per $1,000* | | $ | 0.90 | | | |
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| Hypothetical 5% Fund Return | | | | |
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| Beginning Account Value 7/1/04 | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | |
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| Ending Account Value 12/31/04 | | $ | 1,024.31 | | | |
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| Expenses Paid per $1,000* | | $ | 0.90 | | | |
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| * | | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by 365. |
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| Annualized Expense Ratio | | | | |
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| Cash Reserves Fund Institutional | | | 0.18% | | | |
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For more information, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
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| Asset Allocation | | 12/31/04 | | | 12/31/03 | | | |
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| Commercial Paper | | | 36% | | | | 32% | | | |
| Certificates of Deposit and Bank Notes | | | 23% | | | | 16% | | | |
| Floating Rate Notes | | | 20% | | | | 37% | | | |
| Time Deposit | | | 5% | | | | —% | | | |
| US Government Sponsored Agencies* | | | 4% | | | | 5% | | | |
| Funding Agreements | | | 3% | | | | 4% | | | |
| Promissory Notes | | | 3% | | | | —% | | | |
| Repurchase Agreements | | | 3% | | | | 5% | | | |
| Short-Term Notes | | | 2% | | | | 1% | | | |
| Asset Backed | | | 1% | | | | —% | | | |
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| | | | 100% | | | | 100% | | | |
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| * | | Not backed by the full faith and credit of the US Government |
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| Weighted Average Maturity |
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| Cash Reserves Fund Institutional | | | 32 days | | | | 55 days | | | |
| First Tier Institutional Money Fund Average** | | | 36 days | | | | 52 days | | | |
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| ** | | The Fund is compared to its respective iMoneyNet category: the First Tier Institutional Money Fund Average consists of all non-governmental institutional Shares funds investing in only first tier (U.S. Treasury, U.S. Other, Repos, Time Deposits, Domestic Bank Obligations, Foreign Bank Obligations, First Tier CP, Floating Rate Notes and Asset Backed Commercial Paper) securities. |
Asset Allocation is subject to change. For more complete details about the Portfolio’s holdings, see page 25 through 31. A quarterly Fact Sheet is available upon request. Information concerning portfolio holdings of the Portfolio as of month-end will be posted to moneyfunds.deam-us.db.com and Scudder.com on the 15th of the following month. Please see the Account Management Resources section for contact information.
Following the Fund’s fiscal first and third quarter-end, a complete portfolio holdings listing is filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. The form will be available on the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov, and it also may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.
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| Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2004 |
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| Investment in Scudder Cash Management Portfolio at value | | $ | 6,727,876,298 | | | |
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| Due from Advisor | | | 89,615 | | | |
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| Other assets | | | 5,356 | | | |
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| Total assets | | | 6,727,971,269 | | | |
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| Liabilities | | | | | | |
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| Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 476 | | | |
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| Dividends payable | | | 6,423,434 | | | |
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| Other accrued expenses and payables | | | 72,055 | | | |
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| Total liabilities | | | 6,495,965 | | | |
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| Net assets, at value | | $ | 6,721,475,304 | | | |
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| Net Assets | | | | | | |
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| Net assets consist of: | | | | | | |
| Undistributed net investment income | | | 337,903 | | | |
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| Paid-in capital | | | 6,721,137,401 | | | |
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| Net assets, at value | | $ | 6,721,475,304 | | | |
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| Net Asset Value | | | | | | |
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| Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($6,721,475,304 ÷ 6,721,137,063 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized) | | $ | 1.00 | | | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2004 |
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| Net investment income allocated from the Scudder Cash Management Portfolio: | | | | | | |
| Interest | | $ | 109,496,298 | | | |
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| Expenses* | | | (14,025,729 | ) | | |
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| Net investment income allocated from Portfolio | | | 95,470,569 | | | |
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| Expenses: | | | | | | |
| Administrator service fees | | | 3,906,278 | | | |
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| Audit fees | | | 20,867 | | | |
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| Legal fees | | | 16,396 | | | |
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| Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 5,664 | | | |
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| Reports to shareholders | | | 30,845 | | | |
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| Registration fees | | | 126,528 | | | |
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| Other | | | 46,438 | | | |
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| Total expenses, before expense reductions | | | 4,153,016 | | | |
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| Expense reductions | | | (4,153,016 | ) | | |
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| Total expenses, after expense reductions | | | — | | | |
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| Net investment income | | | 95,470,569 | | | |
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| Net realized gain (loss) from investments | | | 52,696 | | | |
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| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 95,523,265 | | | |
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| * | | For the year ended December 31, 2004, the Advisor to the Scudder Cash Management Portfolio waived fees, of which $2,151,944 was allocated to the Fund on a pro-rated basis. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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| Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | 2004 | | | 2003 | | | |
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| Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 95,470,569 | | | $ | 71,353,677 | | | |
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| Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | 52,696 | | | | 241,428 | | | |
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| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 95,523,265 | | | | 71,595,105 | | | |
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| Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | | (95,614,159 | ) | | | (71,360,641 | ) | | |
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| Fund share transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Proceeds from shares sold | | | 59,968,752,267 | | | | 76,250,340,770 | | | |
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| Reinvestment of distributions | | | 35,384,790 | | | | 32,439,594 | | | |
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| Cost of shares redeemed | | | (61,129,346,039 | ) | | | (74,597,545,092 | ) | | |
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| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | | | (1,125,208,982 | ) | | | 1,685,235,272 | | | |
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| Increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (1,125,299,876 | ) | | | 1,685,469,736 | | | |
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| Net assets at beginning of period | | | 7,846,775,180 | | | | 6,161,305,444 | | | |
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| Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $337,903 and $428,797, respectively) | | $ | 6,721,475,304 | | | $ | 7,846,775,180 | | | |
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| Other Information | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 7,846,346,045 | | | | 6,161,110,947 | | | |
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| Shares sold | | | 59,968,752,267 | | | | 76,250,340,770 | | | |
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| Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | 35,384,790 | | | | 32,439,594 | | | |
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| Shares redeemed | | | (61,129,346,039 | ) | | | (74,597,545,266 | ) | | |
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| Net increase in Fund shares | | | (1,125,208,982 | ) | | | 1,685,235,098 | | | |
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| Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 6,721,137,063 | | | | 7,846,346,045 | | | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| Years Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| December 31, | | 2004 | | | 2003 | | | 2002 | | | 2001 | | | 2000 | | | |
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| Selected Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | |
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| Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net investment income | | | .013 | | | | .011 | | | | .017 | | | | .04 | | | | .06 | | | |
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| | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactionsb | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
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| | Total from investment operations | | | .013 | | | | .011 | | | | .017 | | | | .04 | | | | .06 | | | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net investment income | | | (.013 | ) | | | (.011 | ) | | | (.017 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.06 | ) | | |
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| Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | |
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| Total Return (%)a | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.06 | | | | 1.72 | | | | 4.22 | | | | 6.46 | | | |
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| Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period ($ millions) | | | 6,721 | | | | 7,847 | | | | 6,161 | | | | 5,136 | | | | 3,663 | | | |
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| Ratio of expenses before expense reductions, including expenses allocated from Scudder Cash Management Portfolio (%) | | | .26 | | | | .26 | | | | .25 | | | | .25 | | | | .26 | | | |
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| Ratio of expenses after expense reductions, including expenses allocated from Scudder Cash Management Portfolio (%) | | | .18 | | | | .18 | | | | .18 | | | | .18 | | | | .18 | | | |
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| Ratio of net investment income (%) | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 1.71 | | | | 4.00 | | | | 6.33 | | | |
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| a | | Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. |
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| b | | Amount is less than $.005. |
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| Notes to Financial Statements |
Note 1—Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
A. Organization
Scudder Institutional Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Cash Reserves Fund Institutional (the “Fund”) is one of several funds the Trust offers to investors.
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its assets in the Scudder Cash Management Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), an open-end management investment company registered under the 1940 Act and advised by Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. (“DeAM, Inc.”). Details concerning the Portfolio’s investment objective and policies and the risk factors associated with the Portfolio’s investments are described in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
On December 31, 2004, the Fund owned approximately 69% of the Portfolio. The financial statements of the Portfolio, including the Investment Portfolio, are contained elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.
The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The policies described below are followed consistently by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
B. Security Valuation
The Fund determines the value of its investment in the Portfolio by multiplying its proportionate ownership of the Portfolio by the total value of the Portfolio’s net assets.
The Portfolio’s policies for determining the value of its net assets are discussed in the Portfolio’s financial statements which accompany this report.
C. Federal Income Taxes
The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, which are applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Accordingly, the Fund paid no federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision was required.
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D. Distribution of Income
Net investment income of the Fund is declared as a daily dividend and is distributed to shareholders monthly.
Permanent book and tax differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital. Temporary book and tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period. There were no significant book to tax differences for the Fund.
At December 31, 2004, the Fund’s components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
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| Undistributed ordinary income* | | $ | 337,903 | | | |
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In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2004, the tax character of distributions paid to shareholders by the Fund is summarized as follows:
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| Distributions from ordinary income* | | $ | 95,614,159 | | | $ | 71,360,641 | | | |
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| * | | For tax purposes short-term capital gains distributions are considered ordinary income distributions. |
E. Other
The Fund receives a daily allocation of the Portfolio’s net investment income and net realized gains and losses in proportion to its investment in the Portfolio. Expenses directly attributed to a fund are charged to that Fund, while expenses which are attributable to the Trust are allocated among the funds in the Trust on the basis of relative net assets.
Note 2—Fees and Transactions with Affiliates
Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. (“DeAM, Inc.” or the “Advisor”) is the Advisor for the Portfolio and Investment Company Capital Corp. (“ICCC” or the “Administrator”) is the Administrator for the Fund, both indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Deutsche Bank AG. The Fund pays the Administrator an annual fee (“Administrator Service Fee”) based on its average daily net assets which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.05%.
For the year ended December 31, 2004, the Advisor and Administrator contractually agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the annualized expenses of the Fund at ..18%, including expenses of the Portfolio.
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Accordingly, for the year ended December 31, 2004, the Administrator waived all of the Administrator Service Fee as follows:
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| | Total | | | Amount | | | Annual | | | |
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| Cash Reserves Fund Institutional | | $ | 3,906,278 | | | $ | 3,906,278 | | | | 0% | | | |
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In addition, the Advisor reimbursed the Fund $246,738 for the year end December 31, 2004.
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses. As compensation for his or her services, each Independent Trustee receives an aggregate annual fee, plus a fee for each meeting attended (plus reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his or her attendance at board and committee meetings) from each Fund in the Fund Complex for which he or she serves. In addition, the Chairman of the Fund Complex’s Audit Committee receives an annual fee for his services. Payment of such fees and expenses is allocated among all such Funds described above in direct proportion to their relative net assets.
Note 3—Concentration of Ownership
From time to time the Fund may have a concentration of several shareholders holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Fund.
At December 31, 2004 there was one shareholder who held 25% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
Note 4—Regulatory Matters and Litigation
Since at least July 2003, federal, state and industry regulators have been conducting ongoing inquiries and investigations (“inquiries”) into the mutual fund industry, and have requested information from numerous mutual fund companies, including Scudder Investments. It is not possible to determine what the outcome of these inquiries will be or what the effect, if any, would be on the funds or their advisors. Publicity about mutual fund practices arising from these industry-wide inquiries serves as the general basis of a number of private lawsuits against the Scudder funds. These lawsuits, which previously have been reported in the press, involve purported class action and derivative lawsuits, making various allegations and naming as defendants various persons, including certain Scudder funds, the funds’ investment advisors and their affiliates, certain individuals, including in some cases fund Trustees/ Directors, officers, and other parties. Each Scudder fund’s investment advisor has agreed to indemnify the applicable Scudder funds in connection with
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these lawsuits, or other lawsuits or regulatory actions that may be filed making allegations similar to these lawsuits regarding market timing, revenue sharing, fund valuation or other subjects arising from or related to the pending inquiries. Based on currently available information, the funds’ investment advisors believe the likelihood that the pending lawsuits will have a material adverse financial impact on a Scudder fund is remote and such actions are not likely to materially affect their ability to perform under their investment management agreements with the Scudder funds.
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| Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm |
To the Trustees of Scudder Institutional Funds and Shareholders of Cash Reserves Fund Institutional:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Cash Reserves Fund Institutional (hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2004, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 24, 2005
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The following individuals hold the same position with the fund and the Scudder Cash Management Portfolio.
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| Name, Date of | | | | Number of | |
| Birth, Position | | | | Funds in | |
| with the Fund | | | | the Fund | |
| and Length of | | Business Experience and Directorships | | Complex | |
| Time Served1,2 | | During the Past 5 Years | | Overseen | |
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Joseph R. Hardiman
5/27/37
Chairman since 2004
Trustee since 2002 | | Private Equity Investor (January 1997 to present); Director, Corvis Corporation 3 (optical networking equipment) (July 2000 to present), Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company (investment advisor) (February 2001 to present), The Nevis Fund (registered investment company) (July 1999 to present), and ISI Family of Funds (registered investment companies) (March 1998 to present). Formerly, Director, Soundview Technology Group Inc. (investment banking) (July 1998–January 2004) and Director, Circon Corp.3 (medical instruments) (November 1998–January 1999); President and Chief Executive Officer, The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (1987–1997); Chief Operating Officer of Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated (now Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) (1985–1987); General Partner, Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated (now Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) (1976–1985). | | | 54 | |
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Richard R. Burt
2/3/47
Trustee since 2002 | | Chairman, Diligence LLC (international information collection and risk–management firm) (September 2002 to present); Chairman, IEP Advisors, Inc. (July 1998 to present); Member of the Board, Hollinger International, Inc.3 (publishing) (September 1995 to present), HCL Technologies Limited (information technology) (April 1999 to present), UBS Mutual Funds (formerly known as Brinson and Mitchell Hutchins families of funds) (registered investment companies) (September 1995 to present); and Member, Textron Inc.3 International Advisory Council (July 1996 to present). Formerly, Partner, McKinsey & Company (consulting) (1991–1994) and US Chief Negotiator in Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) with former Soviet Union and US Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany (1985–1991); Member of the Board, Homestake Mining3 (mining and exploration) (1998–February 2001), Archer Daniels Midland Company3 (agribusiness operations) (October 1996–June 2001) and Anchor Gaming (gaming software and equipment) (March 1999–December 2001), Chairman of the Board, Weirton Steel Corporation3 (April 1996–2004). | | | 56 | |
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| Name, Date of | | | | Number of | |
| Birth, Position | | | | Funds in | |
| with the Fund | | | | the Fund | |
| and Length of | | Business Experience and Directorships | | Complex | |
| Time Served1,2 | | During the Past 5 Years | | Overseen | |
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S. Leland Dill
3/28/30
Trustee since 1999 for the Fund and since 1990 for the Scudder Cash Management Portfolio | | Trustee, Phoenix Euclid Market Neutral Funds (since May 1998), Phoenix Funds (24 portfolios) (since May 2004) (registered investment companies); Retired (since 1986). Formerly, Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick (June 1956–June 1986); Director, Vintners International Company Inc. (wine vintner) (June 1989–May 1992), Coutts (USA) International (January 1992–March 2000), Coutts Trust Holdings Ltd., Coutts Group (private bank) (March 1991–March 1999); General Partner, Pemco (investment company) (June 1979–June 1986); Trustee, Phoenix Zweig Series Trust (September 1989–May 2004). | | | 54 | |
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Martin J. Gruber
7/15/37
Trustee since 1999 | | Nomura Professor of Finance, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University (since September 1964); Trustee (since January 2000) and Chairman of the Board (since February 2004), CREF (pension fund); Trustee of the TIAA–CREF mutual funds (53 portfolios) (since February 2004); Director, Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (since January 1992), Thai Capital Fund, Inc. (since January 2000) and Singapore Fund, Inc. (since January 2000) (registered investment companies). Formerly, Trustee, TIAA (pension fund) (January 1996–January 2000); Director, S.G. Cowen Mutual Funds (January 1985–January 2001). | | | 54 | |
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Richard J. Herring
2/18/46
Trustee since 1990 for the Fund and since 1999 for the Scudder Cash Management Portfolio | | Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking and Professor, Finance Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (since July 1972); Director, Lauder Institute of International Management Studies (since July 2000); Co–Director, Wharton Financial Institutions Center (since July 2000). Formerly, Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Undergraduate Division (July 1995–June 2000). | | | 54 | |
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Graham E. Jones
1/31/33
Trustee since 2002 | | Senior Vice President, BGK Realty, Inc. (commercial real estate) (since 1995); Trustee, 8 open–end mutual funds managed by Weiss, Peck & Greer (since 1985) and Trustee of 18 open–end mutual funds managed by Sun Capital Advisers, Inc. (since 1998). | | | 54 | |
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Rebecca W. Rimel
4/10/51
Trustee since 2002 | | President and Chief Executive Officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts (charitable foundation) (1994 to present); Executive Vice President, The Glenmede Trust Company (investment trust and wealth management) (1983 to present). | | | 54 | |
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| | | | | | | |
| Name, Date of | | | | Number of | |
| Birth, Position | | | | Funds in | |
| with the Fund | | | | the Fund | |
| and Length of | | Business Experience and Directorships | | Complex | |
| Time Served1,2 | | During the Past 5 Years | | Overseen | |
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Philip Saunders, Jr.
10/11/35
Trustee since 1999 for the Fund and since 1990 for the Scudder Cash Management Portfolio | | Principal, Philip Saunders Associates (economic and financial consulting) (since November 1988). Formerly, Director, Financial Industry Consulting, Wolf & Company (consulting) (1987–1988); President, John Hancock Home Mortgage Corporation (1984–1986); Senior Vice President of Treasury and Financial Services, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc. (1982–1986). | | | 54 | |
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William N. Searcy
9/3/46
Trustee since 2002 | | Private investor (since October 2003); Trustee of 18 open–end mutual funds managed by Sun Capital Advisers, Inc. (since October 1998). Formerly, Pension & Savings Trust Officer, Sprint Corporation3 (telecommunications) (November 1989–October 2003). | | | 54 | |
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| | | | | | | |
| Name, Date of | | | | Number of | |
| Birth, Position | | | | Funds in | |
| with the Fund | | | | the Fund | |
| and Length of | | Business Experience and Directorships | | Complex | |
| Time Served1,2 | | During the Past 5 Years | | Overseen | |
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William N. Shiebler4
2/6/42
Trustee, 2004–present | | Chief Executive Officer in the Americas for Deutsche Asset Management (“DeAM”) and a member of the DeAM Global Executive Committee (since 2002); Vice Chairman of Putnam Investments, Inc. (1999); Director and Senior Managing Director of Putnam Investments, Inc. and President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Putnam Mutual Funds Inc. (1990–1999). | | | 137 | |
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| Name, Date of Birth, | | |
| Position with the Fund and | | Business Experience and Directorships |
| Length of Time Served1,2 | | During the Past 5 Years |
|
|
Julian F. Sluyters5
7/14/60
President and Chief Executive Officer, 2004–present | | Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (since May 2004); President and Chief Executive Officer of The Germany Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc., The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc., The Brazil Fund, Inc., The Korea Fund, Inc., Scudder Global High Income Fund, Inc. and Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc. (since May 2004); President and Chief Executive Officer, UBS Fund Services (2001–2003); Chief Administrative Officer (1998–2001) and Senior Vice President and Director of Mutual Fund Operations (1991–1998) UBS Global Asset Management. |
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Kenneth Murphy6
10/13/63
Vice President and Anti–Money Laundering Compliance Officer since 2002 | | Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management (September 2000 to present). Formerly, Director, John Hancock Signature Services (1992–2000). |
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Paul H. Schubert5
1/11/63
Chief Financial Officer, 2004–present | | Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (since July 2004); formerly, Executive Director, Head of Mutual Fund Services and Treasurer for UBS Family of Funds at UBS Global Asset Management (1994–2004). |
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Charles A. Rizzo6
8/5/57
Treasurer since 2002 | | Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (since April 2004). Formerly, Director, Deutsche Asset Management (April 2000–March 2004); Vice President and Department Head, BT Alex. Brown Incorporated (now Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) (1998–1999); Senior Manager, Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. (now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) (1993–1998). |
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John Millette6
8/23/62
Secretary since 2003 | | Director, Deutsche Asset Management. |
|
Lisa Hertz5
8/21/70
Assistant Secretary since 2004 | | Assistant Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management. |
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Daniel O. Hirsch
3/27/54
Assistant Secretary since 2003 | | Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (2002 to present) and Director, Deutsche Global Funds Ltd. (2002 to present). Formerly, Director, Deutsche Asset Management (1999–2002); Principal, BT Alex. Brown Incorporated (now Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) (1998–1999); Assistant General Counsel, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (1993–1998). |
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Caroline Pearson6
4/1/62
Assistant Secretary since 2002 | | Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management. |
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| | | |
| Name, Date of Birth, | | |
| Position with the Fund and | | Business Experience and Directorships |
| Length of Time Served1,2 | | During the Past 5 Years |
|
|
Bruce A. Rosenblum
9/14/60
Vice President since 2003
Assistant Secretary since 2002 | | Director, Deutsche Asset Management. |
|
Kevin M. Gay6
11/12/59
Assistant Treasurer since 2004 | | Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management. |
|
Salvatore Schiavone6
11/3/65
Assistant Treasurer since 2003 | | Director, Deutsche Asset Management. |
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Kathleen Sullivan D’Eramo 6
1/25/57
Assistant Treasurer since 2003 | | Director, Deutsche Asset Management. |
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Philip Gallo5
8/2/62
Chief Compliance Officer, 2004–present | | Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (2003–present); formerly, Co–Head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management Legal (1994–2003) |
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| 1 | | Unless otherwise indicated, the mailing address of each Trustee and Officer with respect to fund operations is One South Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. |
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| 2 | | Length of time served represents the date that each Trustee or Officer first began serving in that position with Scudder Institutional Funds of which this fund is a series and Scudder Cash Management Portfolio. |
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| 3 | | A publicly held company with securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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| 4 | | Mr. Shiebler is a Trustee who is an “interested person” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. Mr. Shiebler is a Managing Director of Deutsche Asset Management, the US asset management unit of Deutsche Bank AG and its affiliates. Mr. Shiebler’s business address is 280 Park Avenue, New York, New York. |
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| 5 | | Address: 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York. |
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| 6 | | Address: Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts. |
The fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the fund’s Trustees. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll–free: 1-800-621-1048.
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| Investment Portfolio | as of December 31, 2004 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal | | | | | |
| Scudder Cash Management Portfolio | | Amount ($) | | | Value ($) | | | |
|
| |
| Certificates of Deposit and Bank Notes 23.1% |
| ABN AMRO Bank NV, 1.17%, 1/3/2005 | | | 70,000,000 | | | | 70,000,000 | | | |
| American Express Centurion Bank, 1.88%, 1/26/2005 | | | 116,750,000 | | | | 116,748,369 | | | |
| Barclays Bank PLC: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1.27%, 1/12/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,070 | | | |
| | 1.92%, 3/7/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | | | |
| Calyon: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2.255%, 1/4/2005 | | | 85,000,000 | | | | 85,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.35%, 2/2/2005 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | | | |
| Credit Suisse First Boston, 2.35%, 1/20/2005 | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 75,000,000 | | | |
| Depfa Bank PLC: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2.06%, 3/24/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.23%, 2/14/2005 | | | 125,000,000 | | | | 125,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.255%, 1/24/2005 | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 75,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.585%, 6/6/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | | | |
| HBOS Treasury Services PLC: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1.76%, 2/9/2005 | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 40,000,429 | | | |
| | 2.06%, 1/26/2005 | | | 85,000,000 | | | | 85,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.33%, 2/2/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | | | |
| HSBC Bank PLC, 1.32%, 1/18/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | | | |
| HSH Nordbank AG, 2.58%, 6/7/2005 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | | | |
| Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, 2.5%, 5/31/2005 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 19,999,982 | | | |
| National Australia Bank Ltd., 1.28%, 1/13/2005 | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 40,000,000 | | | |
| Nordea Bank Finland PLC, 2.36%, 2/2/2005 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,886 | | | |
| Societe Generale: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1.185%, 1/4/2005 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | | |
| | 1.85%, 2/17/2005 | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 74,997,081 | | | |
| | 2.32%, 2/2/2005 | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 60,000,000 | | | |
| Toronto Dominion Bank: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2.27%, 3/9/2005 | | | 65,000,000 | | | | 65,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.31%, 5/12/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,978,118 | | | |
| | 2.505%, 5/27/2005 | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 60,001,200 | | | |
| UniCredito Italiano Bank (Ireland) PLC, 2.3%, 2/2/2005 | | | 125,000,000 | | | | 125,000,000 | | | |
| UniCredito Italiano SpA: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2.0%, 1/10/2005 | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 150,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.01%, 3/21/2005 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,980,253 | | | |
| | 2.465%, 3/21/2005 | | | 78,000,000 | | | | 78,000,000 | | | |
| US Bank NA: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1.2%, 3/28/2005 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 29,946,224 | | | |
| | 1.85%, 1/26/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,999,312 | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Principal | | | | | |
| Scudder Cash Management Portfolio | | Amount ($) | | | Value ($) | | | |
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| Wells Fargo Bank NA: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2.27%, 1/31/2005 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,999,168 | | | |
| | 2.35%, 1/26/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | | | |
|
| Total Certificates of Deposit and Bank Notes (Cost $2,269,651,092) | | | 2,269,651,092 | | | |
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| US Government Sponsored Agencies 3.8% |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1.5%, 2/14/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.0%*, 10/7/2005 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.165%*, 11/7/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | | | |
| Federal National Mortgage Association: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1.64%, 1/4/2005 | | | 90,000,000 | | | | 90,000,000 | | | |
| | 1.75%, 5/23/2005 | | | 66,300,000 | | | | 66,300,000 | | | |
| | 2.33%*, 12/9/2005 | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 14,991,455 | | | |
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| Total US Government Sponsored Agencies (Cost $371,291,455) | | | 371,291,455 | | | |
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| Floating Rate Notes* 20.8% |
| American Express Centurion Bank, 2.28%, 9/1/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,012,640 | | | |
| American Express Credit Corp., 2.381%, 10/5/2005 | | | 45,000,000 | | | | 45,036,009 | | | |
| American General Finance Corp., 144A, 2.403%, 1/6/2006 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | | | |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentina SA, 2.34%, 6/1/2005 | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 59,997,675 | | | |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 2.358%, 5/31/2005 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,988,828 | | | |
| CC (USA), Inc., 2.438%, 11/23/2005 | | | 110,000,000 | | | | 110,049,332 | | | |
| Credit Suisse First Boston, 2.46%, 9/9/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,007,404 | | | |
| Depfa Bank PLC, 2.47%, 9/15/2005 | | | 32,000,000 | | | | 32,000,000 | | | |
| General Electric Capital Corp.: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2.513%, 5/12/2005 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,013,620 | | | |
| | 2.615%, 3/15/2005 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,008,176 | | | |
| | 2.64%, 9/23/2005 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,251,279 | | | |
| General Electric Co., 2.15%, 10/24/2005 | | | 86,730,000 | | | | 86,767,258 | | | |
| HSBC Finance Corp., 2.41%, 8/18/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,041,570 | | | |
| International Business Machines Corp., 2.34%, 12/8/2005 | | | 66,000,000 | | | | 65,985,805 | | | |
| K2 (USA) LLC, 2.295%, 12/7/2005 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,967,397 | | | |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 2.373%, 4/21/2005 | | | 115,000,000 | | | | 115,000,000 | | | |
| Links Finance LLC, 144A, 2.413%, 1/18/2005 | | | 45,000,000 | | | | 45,000,937 | | | |
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2.331%, 4/4/2005 | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 35,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.373%, 1/13/2005 | | | 55,000,000 | | | | 55,006,535 | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
26 Scudder Cash Management Portfolio
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| | Principal | | | | | |
| Scudder Cash Management Portfolio | | Amount ($) | | | Value ($) | | | |
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| Morgan Stanley: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1.15%, 3/25/2005 | | | 80,000,000 | | | | 80,000,000 | | | |
| | 1.19%, 1/5/2005 | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 35,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.14%, 1/6/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.32%, 5/24/2005 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.33%, 2/18/2005 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.35%, 4/19/2005 | | | 61,000,000 | | | | 61,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.39%, 7/1/2005 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 30,000,746 | | | |
| National City Bank of Cleveland, 2.325%, 10/31/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,997,824 | | | |
| National City Bank of Indiana, 2.415%, 1/13/2005 | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 40,000,850 | | | |
| Pfizer, Inc., 144A, 2.51%, 10/7/2005 | | | 70,000,000 | | | | 70,000,000 | | | |
| Rabobank Nederland NV, 2.3%, 3/2/2005 | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 40,001,283 | | | |
| Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, 2.338%, 9/29/2005 | | | 70,000,000 | | | | 69,969,529 | | | |
| Societe Generale, 2.36%, 5/31/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,994,352 | | | |
| SunTrust Bank NA, 2.29%, 4/1/2005 | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 59,998,457 | | | |
| US Bank NA, 2.266%, 1/4/2005 | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 34,999,895 | | | |
| Westpac Banking Corp., 2.38%, 9/9/2005 | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,991,748 | | | |
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| Total Floating Rate Notes (Cost $2,036,089,149) | | | 2,036,089,149 | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial Paper** 36.3% |
| AB Spintab, 2.31%, 2/3/2005 | | | 160,000,000 | | | | 159,661,200 | | | |
| Apreco LLC, 2.36%, 1/21/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,934,444 | | | |
| Barclays US Funding LLC, 2.25%, 2/14/2005 | | | 112,000,000 | | | | 111,692,000 | | | |
| Blue Ridge Asset Funding, 2.17%, 1/3/2005 | | | 14,396,000 | | | | 14,394,264 | | | |
| BP Capital Markets PLC, 2.15%, 1/3/2005 | | | 17,000,000 | | | | 16,997,969 | | | |
| Caisse Nationale Des Caisses D’Epargne et Prevoyan, 1.98%, 1/19/2005 | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,960,400 | | | |
| Cancara Asset Securitization LLC, 2.25%, 2/16/2005 | | | 50,573,000 | | | | 50,427,603 | | | |
| CC (USA), Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1.92%, 3/2/2005 | | | 51,000,000 | | | | 50,836,800 | | | |
| | 2.05%, 1/25/2005 | | | 84,000,000 | | | | 83,885,200 | | | |
| Charta LLC, 2.2%, 1/3/2005 | | | 7,089,000 | | | | 7,088,134 | | | |
| CIT Group, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1.97%, 3/21/2005 | | | 28,055,000 | | | | 27,934,333 | | | |
| | 2.0%, 1/4/2005 | | | 34,000,000 | | | | 33,994,333 | | | |
| | 2.36%, 2/8/2005 | | | 45,235,000 | | | | 45,122,314 | | | |
| | 2.37%, 4/4/2005 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 19,878,067 | | | |
| | 2.65%, 6/17/2005 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,696,153 | | | |
| Coca Cola Enterprises, Inc., 2.15%, 1/3/2005 | | | 3,126,000 | | | | 3,125,627 | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal | | | | | |
| Scudder Cash Management Portfolio | | Amount ($) | | | Value ($) | | | |
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| CRC Funding LLC: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2.0%, 1/14/2005 | | | 72,500,000 | | | | 72,447,770 | | | |
| | 2.31%, 2/8/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,878,083 | | | |
| | 2.34%, 1/3/2005 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,996,750 | | | |
| | 2.34%, 1/5/2005 | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 74,980,500 | | | |
| Credit Suisse First Boston, 2.04%, 1/20/2005 | | | 97,000,000 | | | | 96,895,563 | | | |
| Danske Corp., 2.28%, 1/31/2005 | | | 85,000,000 | | | | 84,838,500 | | | |
| Delaware Funding Corp., 2.36%, 1/24/2005 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,962,306 | | | |
| Dexia Delaware, LLC, 2.285%, 2/3/2005 | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 74,842,906 | | | |
| General Electric Capital Corp.: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1.88%, 2/1/2005 | | | 157,000,000 | | | | 156,745,835 | | | |
| | 2.01%, 1/18/2005 | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,962,033 | | | |
| Giro Funding US Corp.: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2.0%, 1/14/2005 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,981,945 | | | |
| | 2.02%, 1/14/2005 | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,970,822 | | | |
| | 2.06%, 1/25/2005 | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 14,979,400 | | | |
| | 2.08%, 1/4/2005 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,995,667 | | | |
| | 2.31%, 1/7/2005 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 29,988,450 | | | |
| | 2.35%, 2/2/2005 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 19,958,222 | | | |
| | 2.37%, 1/26/2005 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,958,854 | | | |
| | 2.37%, 1/28/2005 | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,928,900 | | | |
| Grampian Funding Ltd.: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2.04%, 3/22/2005 | | | 140,000,000 | | | | 139,365,333 | | | |
| | 2.31%, 2/8/2005 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,756,167 | | | |
| Greyhawk Funding LLC, 2.04%, 1/19/2005 | | | 41,000,000 | | | | 40,958,180 | | | |
| Irish Life and Permanent PLC: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1.92%, 3/1/2005 | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 34,889,867 | | | |
| | 2.0%, 3/8/2005 | | | 18,000,000 | | | | 17,934,000 | | | |
| | 2.45%, 5/16/2005 | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,635,500 | | | |
| Jupiter Securitization Corp., 2.36%, 1/13/2005 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 29,976,400 | | | |
| K2 (USA) LLC: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1.87%, 1/28/2005 | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,943,900 | | | |
| | 1.93%, 2/23/2005 | | | 25,300,000 | | | | 25,228,113 | | | |
| | 2.0%, 1/10/2005 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 9,995,000 | | | |
| | 2.0%, 3/14/2005 | | | 32,000,000 | | | | 31,872,000 | | | |
| | 2.01%, 2/28/2005 | | | 27,400,000 | | | | 27,311,269 | | | |
| Kitty Hawk Funding Corp., 2.34%, 1/20/2005 | | | 70,000,000 | | | | 69,913,550 | | | |
| Lake Constance Funding LLC: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2.01%, 1/14/2005 | | | 51,000,000 | | | | 50,962,982 | | | |
| | 2.03%, 1/20/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,946,431 | | | |
| | 2.3%, 1/10/2005 | | | 56,000,000 | | | | 55,967,800 | | | |
| | 2.35%, 1/19/2005 | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,953,000 | | | |
| | 2.41%, 3/3/2005 | | | 45,300,000 | | | | 45,115,012 | | | |
| Nationwide Building Society, 2.32%, 2/7/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,881,035 | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal | | | | | |
| Scudder Cash Management Portfolio | | Amount ($) | | | Value ($) | | | |
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| Perry Global Funding LLC, Series A, 2.06%, 1/24/2005 | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 74,901,292 | | | |
| Pfizer Inc., 2.49%, 4/4/2005 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 19,871,350 | | | |
| Rabobank USA Financial Corp., 2.29%, 2/2/2005 | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 149,713,750 | | | |
| Ranger Funding Company LLC, 2.35%, 1/20/2005 | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 34,956,590 | | | |
| RWE AG, 2.35%, 2/7/2005 | | | 93,000,000 | | | | 92,775,379 | | | |
| Santander Central Hispano Finance (Delaware), Inc., 2.0%, 1/19/2005 | | | 125,000,000 | | | | 124,875,000 | | | |
| Scaldis Capital LLC: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1.93%, 2/18/2005 | | | 29,927,000 | | | | 29,849,988 | | | |
| | 2.0%, 1/18/2005 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 29,971,667 | | | |
| | 2.36%, 1/31/2005 | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,921,333 | | | |
| | 2.38%, 1/25/2005 | | | 72,000,000 | | | | 71,885,760 | | | |
| | 2.42%, 5/13/2005 | | | 30,370,000 | | | | 30,102,744 | | | |
| | 2.59%, 5/27/2005 | | | 21,335,000 | | | | 21,113,495 | | | |
| Swedish National Housing Finance Corp., 2.28%, 1/31/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,905,000 | | | |
| Tango Finance Corp., 2.13%, 4/7/2005 | | | 46,350,000 | | | | 46,086,732 | | | |
| Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 2.35%, 2/4/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,889,028 | | | |
| Westlb AG, 2.3%, 2/2/2005 | | | 90,600,000 | | | | 90,414,773 | | | |
| WestPac Capital Corp., 1.99%, 1/19/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,950,250 | | | |
|
| Total Commercial Paper (Cost $3,564,731,017) | | | 3,564,731,017 | | | |
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| Short Term Notes 2.1% |
| Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2.39%, 3/31/2005 | | | 135,000,000 | | | | 135,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.463%, 3/31/2005 | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 75,000,000 | | | |
|
| Total Short Term Notes (Cost $210,000,000) | | | 210,000,000 | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Funding Agreements 3.1% |
| GE Capital Assurance Corp.: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2.219%*, 1/25/2005 | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 75,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.499%*, 9/1/2005 | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 60,000,000 | | | |
| New York Life Insurance Co., 2.522%*, 9/20/2005 | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 60,000,000 | | | |
| Security Life of Denver Insurance Co., 2.25%*, 1/31/2005 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | | | |
| Travelers Insurance Co.: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2.111%*, 4/1/2005 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 30,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.2%*, 1/27/2005 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 30,000,000 | | | |
|
| Total Funding Agreements (Cost $305,000,000) | | | 305,000,000 | | | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal | | | | | |
| Scudder Cash Management Portfolio | | Amount ($) | | | Value ($) | | | |
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| Asset Backed 0.5% |
| Permanent Financing PLC, “1A”, Series 4, 2.348%*, 3/10/2005 (Cost $50,000,000) | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | | | |
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| Promissory Notes 3.4% |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2.433%, 8/10/2005 | | | 129,000,000 | | | | 129,000,000 | | | |
| | 2.463%, 5/26/2005 | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 200,000,000 | | | |
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| Total Promissory Notes (Cost $329,000,000) | | | 329,000,000 | | | |
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| Time Deposit 5.0% |
| Bank of America, 1.0%, 1/3/2005 | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 200,000,000 | | | |
| Bank of Montreal, 1.0%, 1/3/2005 | | | 189,752,242 | | | | 189,752,242 | | | |
| Barclays Bank PLC, 2.55%, 1/6/2005 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | | | |
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| Total Time Deposit (Cost $489,752,242) | | | 489,752,242 | | | |
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| Repurchase Agreements 3.3% |
| JPMorgan Chase, Inc., 2.28%, dated 12/31/2004, to be repurchased at $122,264,842 on 1/3/2005 (b) | | | 121,241,806 | | | | 121,241,806 | | | |
| State Street Bank and Trust Co., 1.3%, dated 12/31/2004, to be repurchased at $100,907,931 on 1/3/2005 (c) | | | 100,897,000 | | | | 100,897,000 | | | |
| UBS Securities LLC, 2.3%, dated 12/31/2004, to be repurchased at $100,019,167 on 1/3/2005 (d) | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | | | |
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| Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $322,138,806) | | | 322,138,806 | | | |
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| | % of | | | | | |
| | Net Assets | | | | | |
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| |
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $9,947,653,761) (a) | | | 101.4 | | | | 9,947,653,761 | | | |
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | | | (1.4 | ) | | | (135,980,261 | ) | | |
|
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | | | | 9,811,673,500 | | | |
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| * | | Floating rate notes are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate, such as the coupon–equivalent of the US Treasury bill rate. These securities are shown at their current rate as of December 31, 2004. |
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| ** | | Annualized yield at the time of purchase; not a coupon rate. |
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| (a) | | Cost for federal income tax purposes was $9,947,653,761. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| Principal | | | | | Rate | | | Maturity | | | Collateral | | | |
| Amount ($) | | | Security | | (%) | | | Date | | | Value ($) | | | |
|
| |
| | 76,510,444 | | | Fannie Mae STRIPs, principal only | | | — | | | | 1/1/2034 | | | | 57,348,714 | | | |
| | 87,159,445 | | | Fannie Mae STRIPs, principal only | | | — | | | | 11/1/2034 | | | | 67,530,714 | | | |
|
| Total Collateral Value | | | $124,879,428 | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | |
| Principal | | | | | Rate | | | Maturity | | | Collateral | | | |
| Amount ($) | | | Security | | (%) | | | Date | | | Value ($) | | | |
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| |
| | 5,050,000 | | | Federal National Mortgage Association | | | 4.50 | | | | 5/1/2019 | | | | 4,999,500 | | | |
| | 96,960,000 | | | US Treasury Note | | | 3.50 | | | | 8/15/2009 | | | | 97,929,600 | | | |
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| Total Collateral Value | | | $102,929,100 | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | |
| Principal | | | | | Rate | | | Maturity | | | Collateral | | | |
| Amount ($) | | | Security | | (%) | | | Date | | | Value ($) | | | |
|
| |
| | 13,128,697 | | | Fannie Mae STRIPs, principal only | | | — | | | | 4/1/2032 | | | | 10,963,533 | | | |
| | 14,594,021 | | | Fannie Mae STRIPs, principal only | | | — | | | | 11/1/2033 | | | | 12,163,859 | | | |
| | 26,265,242 | | | Fannie Mae STRIPs, principal only | | | — | | | | 9/1/2033 | | | | 21,914,225 | | | |
| | 33,539,123 | | | Fannie Mae STRIPs, principal only | | | — | | | | 3/1/2032 | | | | 26,865,391 | | | |
| | 39,844,556 | | | Fannie Mae STRIPs, principal only | | | — | | | | 7/1/2034 | | | | 31,093,434 | | | |
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| Total Collateral Value | | | $103,000,442 | | | |
144A: Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2004 |
| | | | | | | |
| Assets | | | | | | |
|
| Investments in securities, at amortized cost | | $ | 9,947,653,761 | | | |
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| Cash | | | 220 | | | |
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| Interest receivable | | | 14,959,884 | | | |
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| Other assets | | | 90,779 | | | |
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| Total assets | | | 9,962,704,644 | | | |
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| Liabilities | | | | | | |
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| Payable for investments purchased | | | 149,713,750 | | | |
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| Accrued advisory fee | | | 836,879 | | | |
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| Accrued administrator service fee | | | 413,759 | | | |
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| Other accrued expenses and payables | | | 66,756 | | | |
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| Total liabilities | | | 151,031,144 | | | |
|
| Net assets, at value | | $ | 9,811,673,500 | | | |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2004 |
| | | | | | | |
| Investment Income | | | | | | |
| Income: | | | | | | |
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| Interest | | $ | 164,475,417 | | | |
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| Expenses: | | | | | | |
| Advisory fee | | | 17,577,775 | | | |
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| Administrator service fees | | | 5,861,096 | | | |
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| Auditing | | | 42,397 | | | |
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| Legal | | | 36,307 | | | |
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| Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 496,454 | | | |
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| Other | | | 350,681 | | | |
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| Total expenses, before expense reductions | | | 24,364,710 | | | |
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| Expense reductions | | | (3,337,178 | ) | | |
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| Total expenses, after expense reductions | | | 21,027,532 | | | |
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| Net investment income | | | 143,447,885 | | | |
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| Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions | | | 91,685 | | | |
|
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 143,539,570 | | | |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| |
| Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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| | | | |
| | Years Ended December 31, | | | |
| Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | 2004 | | | 2003 | | | |
|
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| Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 143,447,885 | | | $ | 125,145,551 | | | |
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| Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | 91,685 | | | | 393,261 | | | |
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| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 143,539,570 | | | | 125,538,812 | | | |
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| Capital transaction in shares of beneficial interest: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Proceeds from capital invested | | | 122,171,267,933 | | | | 77,070,191,562 | | | |
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| Value of capital withdrawn | | | (125,052,740,207 | ) | | | (75,882,811,826 | ) | | |
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| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions in shares of beneficial interest | | | (2,881,404,917 | ) | | | 1,187,379,736 | | | |
|
| Increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (2,737,865,347 | ) | | | 1,312,918,548 | | | |
|
| Net assets at beginning of period | | | 12,549,538,847 | | | | 11,236,620,299 | | | |
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| Net assets at end of period | | $ | 9,811,673,500 | | | $ | 12,549,538,847 | | | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| Years Ended December 31, | | 2004 | | | 2003 | | | 2002 | | | 2001 | | | 2000 | | | |
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| Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period ($ millions) | | | 9,812 | | | | 12,550 | | | | 11,237 | | | | 10,864 | | | | 8,806 | | | |
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| Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%) | | | .21 | | | | .21 | | | | .20 | | | | .20 | | | | .20 | | | |
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| Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%) | | | .18 | | | | .18 | | | | .18 | | | | .18 | | | | .18 | | | |
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| Ratio of net investment income (%) | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 1.71 | | | | 4.04 | | | | 6.28 | | | |
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| Total Return (%)a,b | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.06 | | | | 1.72 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
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| a | | Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. |
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| b | | Total return for the Portfolio was derived from the performance of Cash Reserves Fund Institutional. |
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| Notes to Financial Statements | |
Note 1—Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
A. Organization
Scudder Cash Management Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company organized as New York business trusts.
The Portfolio’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The policies described below are followed consistently by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements.
B. Security Valuation
The Portfolio’s securities are valued utilizing the amortized cost method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act and certain conditions therein. Under this method, which does not take into account unrealized capital gains or losses on securities, an instrument is initially valued at its cost and thereafter assumes a constant accretion/amortization to maturity of any discount or premium.
Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each business day.
C. Repurchase Agreements
The Portfolio may enter into repurchase agreements with certain banks and broker/dealers whereby the Portfolio, through its custodian or sub-custodian bank, receives delivery of the underlying securities, the amount of which at the time of purchase and each subsequent business day is required to be maintained at such a level that the value is equal to at least the principal amount of the repurchase price plus accrued interest. The custodian bank holds the collateral in a separate account until the agreement matures. If the value of the securities falls below the principal amount of the repurchase agreement plus accrued interest, the financial institution deposits additional collateral by the following business day. If the financial institution either fails to deposit the required additional collateral or fails to repurchase the securities as agreed, the Portfolio has the right to sell the securities and recover any resulting loss from the financial institution. If the financial institution enters into bankruptcy, the Portfolio’s claims on the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.
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D. Federal Income Taxes
The Portfolio is considered a partnership under the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, no federal income tax provisions are necessary.
E. Other
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Distributions of income and capital gains from investment companies are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis. All discounts and premiums are accreted/ amortized for both tax and financial reporting purposes.
The Portfolio makes a daily allocation of its net investment income and realized gains and losses from securities transactions to its investors in proportion to their investment in the Portfolio.
Note 2—Fees and Transactions with Affiliates
Deutsche Asset Management, Inc., (“DeAM, Inc.” or the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, is the Advisor for the Portfolio. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Portfolio pays the Advisor an annual fee based on its average daily net assets which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.15%.
For the year ended December 31, 2004, the Advisor and Administrator maintained the annualized expenses of the Portfolio at not more than 0.23% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The amount of the waiver and whether the Advisor and Administrator waive their fees may vary at any time without notice to the shareholders.
Accordingly, for the year ended December 31, 2004, the Advisor waived a portion of its Advisory fee as follows:
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| | Total | | | Amount | | | Annual | | | |
| | Aggregated | | | Waived | | | Effective Rate | | | |
|
|
| Scudder Cash Management Portfolio | | $ | 17,577,775 | | | $ | 3,227,471 | | | | .12% | | | |
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Investment Company Capital Corp. (“ICCC” or the “Administrator”), also an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, is the Portfolio’s Administrator. The Portfolio pays the Administrator an annual fee (“Administrator Service Fee”) based on its average daily net assets which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.05%.
The Portfolio paid insurance premiums to an unaffiliated insurance broker in 2002 and 2003. This broker in turn paid a portion of its commissions to an affiliate of the Advisor, which performed certain insurance brokerage services for the broker. The Advisor has agreed to reimburse the Fund in 2005 for the portion of commissions (plus interest) paid to the affiliate of the Advisor attributable to the premiums paid by the Fund. The amounts for 2002 and 2003 were $5,167 and $7,122, respectively.
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses. As compensation for his or her services, each Independent Trustee receives an aggregate annual fee, plus a fee for each meeting attended (plus reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his or her attendance at board and committee meetings) from each Fund in the Fund Complex for which he or she serves. In addition, the Chairman of the Fund Complex’s Audit Committee receives an annual fee for his services. Payment of such fees and expenses is allocated among all such Funds described above in direct proportion to their relative net assets.
Note 3—Expense Reductions
For the year ended December 31, 2004, the Advisor agreed to reimburse the Fund $109,707, which represents a portion of the fee savings expected to be realized by the Advisor related to the outsourcing by the Advisor of certain administrative services to an unaffiliated service provider.
Note 4—Line of Credit
The Portfolio and several other affiliated funds (the “Participants”) share in a $1.25 billion revolving credit facility administered by J.P. Morgan Chase Bank for temporary or emergency purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests that otherwise might require the untimely disposition of securities. The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is allocated, based upon net assets, among each of the Participants. Interest is calculated at the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5 percent. Each Portfolio may borrow up to a maximum of 5 percent of its net assets under this agreement.
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Note 5—Regulatory Matters and Litigation
Since at least July 2003, federal, state and industry regulators have been conducting ongoing inquiries and investigations (“inquiries”) into the mutual fund industry, and have requested information from numerous mutual fund companies, including Scudder Investments. It is not possible to determine what the outcome of these inquiries will be or what the effect, if any, would be on the funds or their advisors. Publicity about mutual fund practices arising from these industry-wide inquiries serves as the general basis of a number of private lawsuits against the Scudder funds. These lawsuits, which previously have been reported in the press, involve purported class action and derivative lawsuits, making various allegations and naming as defendants various persons, including certain Scudder funds, the funds’ investment advisors and their affiliates, certain individuals, including in some cases fund Trustees/ Directors, officers, and other parties. Each Scudder fund’s investment advisor has agreed to indemnify the applicable Scudder funds in connection with these lawsuits, or other lawsuits or regulatory actions that may be filed making allegations similar to these lawsuits regarding market timing, revenue sharing, fund valuation or other subjects arising from or related to the pending inquiries. Based on currently available information, the funds’ investment advisors believe the likelihood that the pending lawsuits will have a material adverse financial impact on a Scudder fund is remote and such actions are not likely to materially affect their ability to perform under their investment management agreements with the Scudder funds.
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| Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm |
To the Trustees and Holders of Beneficial Interest of Scudder Cash Management Portfolio:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Scudder Cash Management Portfolio (hereafter referred to as the “Portfolio”) at December 31, 2004, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2004 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 24, 2005
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Cash Reserve Fund Institutional 41
222 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-5808
1687ANN
(35983 2/05)
ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
As of the end of the period, December 31, 2004, Scudder Cash Management
Portfolio has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that
applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.
There have been no amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of the code of
ethics during the period covered by this report that would require disclosure
under Item 2.
A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
The Fund's Board of Directors/Trustees has determined that the Fund has at least
one "audit committee financial expert" serving on its audit committee: Mr. S.
Leland Dill. This audit committee member is "independent," meaning that he is
not an "interested person" of the Fund (as that term is defined in Section
2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) and he does not accept any
consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Fund (except in the
capacity as a Board or committee member).
An "audit committee financial expert" is not an "expert" for any purpose,
including for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result
of being designated as an "audit committee financial expert." Further, the
designation of a person as an "audit committee financial expert" does not mean
that the person has any greater duties, obligations, or liability than those
imposed on the person without the "audit committee financial expert"
designation. Similarly, the designation of a person as an "audit committee
financial expert" does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any
other member of the audit committee or board of directors.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
SCUDDER CASH MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO
FORM N-CSR DISCLOSURE RE: AUDIT FEES
The following table shows the amount of fees that PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
("PWC"), the Fund's auditor, billed to the Fund during the Fund's last two
fiscal years. For engagements with PWC entered into on or after May 6, 2003, the
Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services
that PWC provided to the Fund.
The Audit Committee has delegated certain pre-approval responsibilities to its
Chairman (or, in his absence, any other member of the Audit Committee).
Services that the Fund's Auditor Billed to the Fund
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Fiscal Year Audit Fees Audit-Related Tax Fees All Other
Ended Billed Fees Billed Billed to Fees Billed
December 31, to Fund to Fund Fund to Fund
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2004 $39,500 $185 $3,885 $0
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2003 $36,500 $1,237 $3,700 $0
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The above "Tax Fees" were billed for professional services rendered for tax
compliance and tax return preparation.
Services that the Fund's Auditor Billed to the Adviser and
Affiliated Fund Service Providers
The following table shows the amount of fees billed by PWC to Deutsche Asset
Management, Inc. ("DeAM" or the "Adviser"), and any entity controlling,
controlled by or under common control with DeAM ("Control Affiliate") that
provides ongoing services to the Fund ("Affiliated Fund Service Provider"), for
engagements directly related to the Fund's operations and financial reporting,
during the Fund's last two fiscal years.
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Audit-Related Tax Fees All Other
Fees Billed Billed to Fees Billed
to Adviser Adviser and to Adviser and
Fiscal and Affiliated Affiliated Affiliated
Year Ended Fund Service Fund Service Fund Service
December 31, Providers Providers Providers
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2004 $431,907 $0 $0
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2003 $538,457 $0 $0
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The "Audit-Related Fees" were billed for services in connection with the
assessment of internal controls, agreed-upon procedures and additional related
procedures.
Non-Audit Services
The following table shows the amount of fees that PWC billed during the Fund's
last two fiscal years for non-audit services. For engagements entered into on or
after May 6, 2003, the Audit Committee pre-approved all non-audit services that
PWC provided to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider that
related directly to the Fund's operations and financial reporting. The Audit
Committee requested and received information from PWC about any non-audit
services that PWC rendered during the Fund's last fiscal year to the Adviser and
any Affiliated Fund Service Provider. The Committee considered this information
in evaluating PWC's independence.
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Total
Non-Audit
Fees billed to
Adviser and
Affiliated Fund Total
Service Providers Non-Audit
(engagements Fees billed
related to Adviser and
directly to the Affiliated Fund
Total operations and Service
Non-Audit financial Providers
Fees Billed reporting (all other Total of
Fiscal to Fund of the Fund) engagements) (A), (B
Year Ended
December 31, (A) (B) (C) and (C)
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2004 $3,885 $0 $253,272 $257,157
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2003 $3,700 $0 $3,967,000 $3,970,700
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All other engagement fees were billed for services in connection with risk
management, tax services and process improvement/integration initiatives for
DeAM and other related entities that provide support for the operations of the
fund.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS
Not Applicable
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
Not Applicable
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR
CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not Applicable
ITEM 8. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
Not Applicable.
ITEM 9. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
The Nominating and Governance Committee evaluates and nominates Board member
candidates. Fund shareholders may also submit nominees that will be considered
by the Committee when a Board vacancy occurs. Submissions should be mailed to
the attention of the Secretary of the Fund, One South Street, Baltimore, MD
21202.
ITEM 10. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant's
Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the
Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing
date of this report.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last half-year (the
registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of the annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.
ITEM 11. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1) Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached
hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH.
(a)(2) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.CERT.
(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.906CERT.
Form N-CSR Item F
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: Scudder Cash Management Portfolio
By: /s/Julian Sluyters
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Julian Sluyters
Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 28, 2005
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
Registrant: Scudder Cash Management Portfolio
By: /s/Julian Sluyters
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Julian Sluyters
Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 28, 2005
By: /s/Paul Schubert
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Paul Schubert
Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 28, 2005
