21.   The funds say the wording of the bill is too vague.

22.   The fund says studies by Wilshire Associates, an investment adviser, demonstrate that its advocacy efforts pay off in better shareholder return.

23.   The fund also says it will back companies that cannot attract traditional sources of money.

24.   The fund said any future disbursements of aid to the country would be administered by the fund itself and would not be deposited directly in Ukraine.

25.   The fund said Friday that it had learned plenty.

26.   The fund said Russia had failed to meet key conditions, chiefly the collection of taxes.

27.   The fund today also said it had reached a preliminary settlement of litigation, at no cost to the fund, that will allow its restructuring to proceed.

28.   The goal, the fund says, is to help prospective investors avoid a common tax mistake.

29.   The investment fund said it has no proof of whether AVM has repaid any money.

30.   The fund said it has also held meetings with the independent directors of five other companies on its list.