POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Trustee of
INVESTEC FUNDS, a Delaware business trust, (the "Trust") constitutes and
appoints Susan J. Penry-Williams and Jules Buchwald as my true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me
and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities as a trustee of
the Trust, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity, any and
all Registration Statements of the Trust under the Securities Act of 1933 and
Investment Company Act of 1940, any and all Pre-Effective Amendments to any
Registration Statement of the Trust, any and all Post-Effective Amendments to
said Registration Statements, any Registration Statements on Form N-14, and
any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally
to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said
attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, and that have been approved
by the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by the appropriate officers of the
Trust, acting in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believe to be in
the best interests of the Trust, upon the advice of counsel, such approval to
be conclusively evidenced by their execution thereof, to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
DATED this 5th day of February, 2001.
/s/ Dr. Gunter Dufey
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Dr. Gunter Dufey
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Trustee of
INVESTEC FUNDS, a Delaware business trust, (the "Trust") constitutes and
appoints Susan J. Penry-Williams and Jules Buchwald as my true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me
and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities as a trustee of
the Trust, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity, any and
all Registration Statements of the Trust under the Securities Act of 1933 and
Investment Company Act of 1940, any and all Pre-Effective Amendments to any
Registration Statement of the Trust, any and all Post-Effective Amendments to
said Registration Statements, any Registration Statements on Form N-14, and
any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally
to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said
attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, and that have been approved
by the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by the appropriate officers of the
Trust, acting in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believe to be in
the best interests of the Trust, upon the advice of counsel, such approval to
be conclusively evidenced by their execution thereof, to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
DATED this 5th day of February, 2001.
/s/ J. I. Fordwood
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J. I. Fordwood
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Trustee of
INVESTEC FUNDS, a Delaware business trust, (the "Trust") constitutes and
appoints Susan J. Penry-Williams and Jules Buchwald as my true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me
and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities as a trustee of
the Trust, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity, any and
all Registration Statements of the Trust under the Securities Act of 1933 and
Investment Company Act of 1940, any and all Pre-Effective Amendments to any
Registration Statement of the Trust, any and all Post-Effective Amendments to
said Registration Statements, any Registration Statements on Form N-14, and
any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally
to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said
attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, and that have been approved
by the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by the appropriate officers of the
Trust, acting in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believe to be in
the best interests of the Trust, upon the advice of counsel, such approval to
be conclusively evidenced by their execution thereof, to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
DATED this 5th day of February, 2001.
/s/ Timothy Guinness
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Timothy Guinness
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Trustee of
INVESTEC FUNDS, a Delaware business trust, (the "Trust") constitutes and
appoints Susan J. Penry-Williams and Jules Buchwald as my true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me
and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities as a trustee of
the Trust, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity, any and
all Registration Statements of the Trust under the Securities Act of 1933 and
Investment Company Act of 1940, any and all Pre-Effective Amendments to any
Registration Statement of the Trust, any and all Post-Effective Amendments to
said Registration Statements, any Registration Statements on Form N-14, and
any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally
to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said
attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, and that have been approved
by the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by the appropriate officers of the
Trust, acting in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believe to be in
the best interests of the Trust, upon the advice of counsel, such approval to
be conclusively evidenced by their execution thereof, to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
DATED this 5th day of February, 2001.
/s/ Bret A. Herscher
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Bret A. Herscher
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Trustee of
INVESTEC FUNDS, a Delaware business trust, (the "Trust") constitutes and
appoints Susan J. Penry-Williams and Jules Buchwald as my true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me
and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities as a trustee of
the Trust, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity, any and
all Registration Statements of the Trust under the Securities Act of 1933 and
Investment Company Act of 1940, any and all Pre-Effective Amendments to any
Registration Statement of the Trust, any and all Post-Effective Amendments to
said Registration Statements, any Registration Statements on Form N-14, and
any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally
to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said
attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, and that have been approved
by the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by the appropriate officers of the
Trust, acting in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believe to be in
the best interests of the Trust, upon the advice of counsel, such approval to
be conclusively evidenced by their execution thereof, to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
DATED this 5th day of February, 2001.
/s/ J. Brooks Reece, Jr.
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J. Brooks Reece, Jr.