Registration Nos. 333-124214
                                    811-21757


 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


 

Form N-1A

 

 

  

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

  

x

 

  

Pre-Effective Amendment No. ___    

  

¨

 

  

Post-Effective Amendment No. 98

  

x

and/or

 

         
 

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

  

x

 

 

Amendment No. 92

  

x

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 


 

American Independence Funds Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

230 PARK AVENUE, SUITE 534
NEW YORK, NY 10169

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (646) 747-3477

ERIC RUBIN, PRESIDENT


AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

230 PARK AVENUE, SUITE 534
NEW YORK, NY 10169

 

COPIES TO:

JON RAND
DECHERT LLP
1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10036-6797

  

 

It is proposed that the filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

¨ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.

þ on October 22, 2013 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.

¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.

¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.

¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

 

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

þ

This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.


 


 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

The sole purpose of this filing of Post-Effective Amendment No. 98 is to delay the effectiveness of the Trust’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 88 to its Registration Statement until October 22, 2013. Parts A, B and C of Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 88 under the Securities Act of 1933 filed on April 26, 2013 (accession number 0001324443-13-000055) are incorporated by reference herein.

 

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 98 relates solely to the American Independence Capital Defender Fund, a series of American Independence Funds Trust (the “Trust”). This Amendment does not affect the currently effective prospectuses and statements of additional information for series of the Trust not included herein.


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York on the 20th day of September 2013.

                 

AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE FUNDS TRUST

(Registrant)

 

By: /s/ Eric M. Rubin

Eric M. Rubin, President

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.   

  

Signature 

 

Title 

 

Date 

/s/ Eric Rubin 

 

President 

 

September 20, 2013 

Eric Rubin 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jeffrey Haas* 

 

Trustee

 

September 20, 2013 

Jeffrey Haas 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Joseph Hankin* 

 

Chairman of the Board 

 

September 20, 2013 

Joseph Hankin 

 

 and Trustee 

 

 

 

/s/ Terry L. Carter* 

 

Trustee 

 

September 20, 2013 

Terry L. Carter 

 

and Audit Chairman 

 

 

 

/s/ Thomas F. Kice* 

 

Trustee 

 

September 20, 2013 

Thomas F. Kice 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ George Mileusnic* 

 

Trustee 

 

September 20, 2013 

George Mileusnic 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ John J. Pileggi* 

 

Trustee 

 

September 20, 2013 

John J. Pileggi 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Peter L. Ochs* 

 

Trustee 

 

September 20, 2013 

Peter L. Ochs 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*By: /s/ Eric M. Rubin

 


 

Eric Rubin, Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to Power of Attorney Previously Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 82 on January 30, 2013.