Adviser's Duties. The Adviser shall continue to have responsibility for all other services to be provided to the Trust and the Series pursuant to the Advisory Agreement and shall oversee and review the Subadviser's performance of its duties under this Agreement.
Adviser's Duties. AEFC shall continue to have responsibility for all other services to be provided to the Fund pursuant to the Advisory Agreement and shall oversee and review Subadvisor's performance of its duties under this Agreement. AEFC shall also retain direct portfolio management responsibility with respect to any assets of the Fund which are not allocated by it to the portfolio management of Subadvisor as provided in paragraph 1(a) hereof.
Adviser's Duties. Subject to the general supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board") and the Manager, the Adviser shall, employing its discretion, manage the investment operations of each Fund and the composition of the portfolio of securities and investments (including cash) belonging to each Fund, including the purchase, retention and disposition thereof and the execution of agreements relating thereto, in accordance with the Fund's investment objective, policies and restrictions as stated in the Trust's then-current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (together, the "Prospectus") and subject to the following understandings:
(a) The Adviser shall furnish a continuous investment program for each Fund and determine from time to time what investments or securities will be purchased, retained or sold by each Fund and what portion of the assets belonging to each Fund will be invested or held uninvested as cash;
(b) The Adviser shall use its best judgment in the performance of its duties under this Agreement;
(c) The Adviser, in the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, shall act in conformity with the Trust's Declaration of Trust, its By-Laws and its Prospectus and with the instructions and directions of the Trust's Board of Trustees and the Manager and will conform to and comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations;
(d) The Adviser shall determine the securities to be purchased or sold by each Fund and as agent for the Trust will effect portfolio transactions pursuant to its determinations either directly with the issuer or with any broker and/or dealer in such securities, subject to Section 3 below;
(e) The Adviser shall maintain books and records with respect to the securities transactions of each Fund and shall render to the Manager and the Trust's Board of Trustees such periodic and special reports as the Manager or the Board may request; and
(f) The Adviser shall provide the Trust's custodian with such information relating to the Trust as may be required under the terms of the then-current custody agreement between the Trust and the custodian.
Adviser's Duties. (a) Subject to the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors, the Adviser will provide a continuous investment program for the Portfolios and determine the composition of the assets of the Portfolios, including determination of the purchase, retention, or sale of the securities, cash and other investments contained in the Portfolios. The Adviser will provide investment research and conduct a continuous program of evaluation, investment, sales and reinvestment of the Portfolios’ assets by determining the securities and other investments that shall be purchased, entered into, sold, closed, or exchanged for the Portfolios, when these transactions should be executed, and what portion of the assets of the Portfolios should be held in the various securities and other investments in which they may invest, and the Adviser is hereby authorized to execute and perform such services on behalf of the Portfolios. To the extent permitted by the investment policies of a Portfolio, the Adviser shall make decisions for the Portfolios in relation to all manner of investments and, as to foreign currency matters, the Adviser will make determinations with respect to and, if appropriate, execute and perform foreign currency exchange contracts on behalf of the Portfolios. The Adviser will provide the services under this Agreement in accordance with each Portfolio’s investment objective or objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in the Fund’s Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as amended, and with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to regulated investment companies.
(b) The Adviser also shall provide to the officers of the Fund administrative assistance in connection with the operation of the Fund and Portfolios, which shall include (i) compliance with all reasonable requests of the Fund for information, including information required in connection with the Fund’s filings with SEC, the Internal Revenue Service and state securities and/or insurance commissions, and (ii) such other services as the Fund’s officers shall, from time to time, determine to be necessary or useful to the administration of the Fund and the Portfolios.
(c) The Adviser shall place orders for the purchase and sale of securities, futures and option contracts, and other assets. The Adviser is authorized to select brokers, dealers, and futures commission merchants and to open and ma...
Adviser's Duties. Adviser shall oversee and review Sub-Adviser’s performance of its duties under this Agreement. Adviser shall also retain direct portfolio management responsibility with respect to any assets of the Funds that are not allocated by it to the portfolio management of Sub-Adviser as provided in paragraph 1 (a) hereof or to any other sub-adviser. Adviser will periodically provide to Sub-Adviser a list of the affiliates of Adviser or the Funds (other than affiliates of Sub-Adviser) to which investment restrictions apply, and will specifically identify in writing (a) all publicly traded companies in which the Funds may invest, in accordance with the sustainability criteria of the Funds, and (b) any affiliated brokers and any restrictions that apply to the use of those brokers by the Funds.
Adviser's Duties. Adviser shall continue to have responsibility for all other services to be provided to the Funds pursuant to its Investment Management Agreements and shall oversee and review the Sub-Adviser's performance of its duties under this Agreement. The Adviser shall also retain direct portfolio management responsibility with respect to any assets of the Series which are not allocated by it to the portfolio management of the Sub-Adviser.
Adviser's Duties. The Adviser agrees to provide continuous professional investment management for the Invested Assets and the Trust Funds. The Adviser shall provide an investment program which complies with and is at all times subject to the written policies, directives, and guidelines established from time to time by the Company's Board of Directors, ICC, EBPAC or any other authorized investment oversight body of the Company, as applicable. The Company shall keep the Adviser informed of changes or modifications to the Company's investment objectives and investment restrictions. The investment program shall also comply with all applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. In carrying out this investment program, the Adviser shall perform the following functions at such times and with such frequency as may be reasonably required by the Company and EBPAC:
(a) Make investment decisions and be responsible for investment and reinvestment of the investment portfolio;
(b) Perform research, statistical analysis, and continuous supervision of each investment portfolio;
(c) Provide to the Company and EBPAC the data and information concerning investment activity required to enable the Company to prepare and file all necessary statutory statements, tax returns, and any other reports or returns of a regulatory nature which must be prepared or filed from time to time on behalf of the Company;
(d) Monitor systems and procedures for proper functioning of all investment activities to ensure compliance with the requirements of applicable federal and state regulatory law, rules and regulations; and
(e) Render to the Company and EBPAC any periodic and special reports reasonably requested.
Adviser's Duties. Subject to the general supervision of the Board and the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall, either on a discretionary and/or non-discretionary basis, manage the investment operations of each Fund and the composition of the portfolio of securities and investments (including cash) belonging to each Fund, including the purchase, retention and disposition thereof and the execution of agreements relating thereto, in accordance with each Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions as stated in the Funds’ then-current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (collectively, the "Prospectus") and subject to the following understandings:
Adviser's Duties. The Adviser shall promptly upon termination of this Agreement:
(i) pay over to the Company all money collected and held for the account of the Company pursuant to this Agreement, after deducting any accrued compensation and reimbursement for its expenses to which it is then entitled;
(ii) deliver to the Board a full accounting, including a statement showing all payments collected by it and a statement of all money held by it, covering the period following the date of the last accounting furnished to the Board;
(iii) deliver to the Board all assets, including all Investments, and documents of the Company then in the custody of the Adviser; and
(iv) reasonably cooperate with the Company, at the Company’s expense, to provide an orderly management transition.
Adviser's Duties. Adviser shall continue to have responsibility for all other services to be provided to the Fund pursuant to the Advisory Agreement and shall oversee and review Sub-Adviser’s performance of its duties under this Agreement. Adviser will periodically provide to Sub-Adviser a list of the affiliates of Adviser or the Fund to which investment restrictions apply, and will specifically identify in writing (a) all publicly traded companies in which the Fund may not invest, together with ticker symbols for all such companies (Sub-Adviser will assume that any company name not accompanied by a ticker symbol is not a publicly traded company), and (b) any affiliated brokers and any restrictions that apply to the use of those brokers by the Fund.
