Document ID: SEC-2021-0808-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Deregistration under the Investment Company Act
Posted Date: 2021-06-04T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 106 (Friday, June 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30072-30073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11715]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 34292]

Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of 
the Investment Company Act of 1940

May 28, 2021.
    The following is a notice of applications for deregistration under 
section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the month of May 
2021. A copy of each application may be obtained via the Commission's 
website by searching for the file number, or for an applicant using the 
Company name box, at http://www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by calling 
(202) 551-8090. An order granting each application will be issued 
unless the SEC orders a hearing. Interested persons may request a 
hearing on any application by emailing the SEC's Secretary at 
Secretarys-Office@sec.gov and serving the relevant applicant with a 
copy of the request by email, if an email address is listed for the 
relevant applicant below, or personally or by mail, if a physical 
address is listed for the relevant applicant below. Hearing requests 
should be received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on June 22, 2021, and should 
be accompanied by proof of service on applicants, in the form of an 
affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. Pursuant to Rule 
0-5 under the Act, hearing requests should state the nature of the 
writer's interest, any facts bearing upon the desirability of a hearing 
on the matter, the reason for the request, and the issues contested. 
Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing may request notification 
by writing to the Commission's Secretary at Secretarys-Office@sec.gov.

ADDRESSES: The Commission: Secretarys-Office@sec.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shawn Davis, Assistant Director, at 
(202) 551-6413 or Chief Counsel's Office at (202) 551-6821; SEC, 
Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office, 100 F Street 
NE, Washington, DC 20549-8010.

A&Q Masters Fund [File No. 811-22859]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order 
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. The applicant 
has transferred its assets to A&Q Long/Short Strategies Fund LLC., and 
on March 31, 2021 made a final distribution to its shareholders based 
on net asset value. Expenses of $383,202.32 incurred in connection with 
the reorganization were paid by the acquiring fund.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on April 7, 2021.
    Applicant's Address: frank.pluchino@ubs.com.

Schroder Global Series Trust [File No. 811-21364]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to 
be an investment company. On February 25, 2021, applicant made a 
liquidating distribution to its shareholders based on net asset value. 
Expenses of approximately $54,000 incurred in connection with the 
liquidation were paid by the applicant.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on April 21, 2021.
    Applicant's Address: sean.graber@morganlewis.com.

Van Kampen Debt Opportunity Fund [File No. 811-22296]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order 
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant has 
never made a public offering of its securities and does not propose to 
make a public offering or engage in business of any kind.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on November 23, 2020 and 
amended on March 25, 2021.
    Applicant's Address: Taylor.Edwards@invesco.com.

Van Kampen Global Equity Dividend & Income Fund [File No. 811-22134]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order 
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant has 
never made a public offering of its securities and does not propose to 
make a public offering or engage in business of any kind.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on November 23, 2020 and 
amended on March 25, 2021.
    Applicant's Address: Taylor.Edwards@invesco.com.

Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund Inc. [File No. 811-08985]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order 
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On November 
30, 2020, applicant made a liquidating distributions to its 
shareholders based on net asset value. Expenses of $66,131 incurred in 
connection with the liquidation were paid by the applicant's investment 
adviser, or their affiliates
    Filing Date: The application was filed on April 1, 2021.
    Applicant's Address: George.Hoyt@franklintempleton.com.

Western Asset Middle Market Debt Fund Inc. [File No. 811-22734]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order 
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On December 
22, 2020, applicant made a liquidating distributions to its 
shareholders based on net asset value. Expenses of $13,411 incurred in 
connection with the liquidation were paid by the applicant.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on March 18, 2021.
    Applicant's Address: George.Hoyt@franklintempleton.com.

Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund Inc. [File No. 811-21609]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order

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declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On November 
30, 2020, applicant made a liquidating distributions to its 
shareholders based on net asset value. Expenses of $66,056 incurred in 
connection with the liquidation were paid by the applicant's investment 
adviser, or their affiliates.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on April 1, 2021.
    Applicant's Address: George.Hoyt@franklintempleton.com.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
pursuant to delegated authority.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-11715 Filed 6-3-21; 8:45 am]
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