CERTIFICATIONS | ||
I, Kathryn S. Head, certify that: | ||
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of First Investors Equity Funds; | |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a | |
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of | ||
the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the | ||
period covered by this report; | ||
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information | |
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of | ||
operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to | ||
include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this | ||
report; | ||
4. | The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and | |
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the | ||
Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in | ||
Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have: | ||
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such | |
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that | ||
material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is | ||
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which | ||
this report is being prepared; | ||
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such | |
internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide | ||
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of | ||
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted | ||
accounting principles; | ||
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and | |
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the | ||
disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of | ||
this report based on such evaluation; and | ||
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control | |
over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period | ||
covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially | ||
affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and | ||
5. | The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s | |
auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing | ||
the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or | |
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to | ||
adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report | ||
financial information; and | ||
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other | |
employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial | ||
reporting. | ||
By: /S/ KATHRYN S. HEAD | ||
Kathryn S. Head | ||
President and Principal Executive Officer | ||
Date: June 3, 2008 |
CERTIFICATIONS | ||
I, Joseph I. Benedek, certify that: | ||
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of First Investors Equity Funds; | |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a | |
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of | ||
the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the | ||
period covered by this report; | ||
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information | |
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of | ||
operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to | ||
include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this | ||
report; | ||
4. | The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and | |
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the | ||
Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in | ||
Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have: | ||
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such | |
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that | ||
material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is | ||
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which | ||
this report is being prepared; | ||
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such | |
internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide | ||
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of | ||
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted | ||
accounting principles; | ||
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and | |
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the | ||
disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of | ||
this report based on such evaluation; and | ||
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control | |
over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period | ||
covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially | ||
affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and | ||
5. | The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s | |
auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing | ||
the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or | |
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to | ||
adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report | ||
financial information; and | ||
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other | |
employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial | ||
reporting. | ||
By: /S/ JOSEPH I. BENEDEK | ||
Joseph I. Benedek | ||
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | ||
Date: June 3, 2008 |