Common use of Anti-Money Laundering Services Clause in Contracts

Anti-Money Laundering Services. (A) ADOPTION OF ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM AND DELEGATION OF SERVICES TO THE ADMINISTRATOR. The Trust hereby delegates to the Administrator the performance, on behalf of the Trust, of the services set forth in Schedule C hereto (the "AML Services") with respect to all Shareholder accounts maintained by the Administrator pursuant to this Agreement. The Administrator accepts this delegation and agrees to perform or supervise the performance of the AML Services in accordance with the Trust's AML Program and the Administrator's anti-money laundering program and to cooperate with the Trust's AML Compliance Officer in the performance of its responsibilities hereunder. The Administrator may employ SIMC and may sub-contract with other affiliated or non-affiliated third parties to perform all or part of the services to be performed by the Administrator under this Article 4; provided, however, that the Administrator shall remain responsible to the Trust for the acts and omissions of SIMC and such sub-contracted parties. The Administrator will certify annually to the Trust that it has implemented the Trust's AML Program, and that the Administrator (or its agent) will perform the specific requirements of the Trust's AML Program delegated to the Administrator. Notwithstanding this delegation, the Trust shall maintain full responsibility for ensuring that its AML Program is and continues to be reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the USA Patriot Act and Bank Secrecy Act (collectively, the "AML Acts") and any regulation adopted under the AML Acts (the "Applicable AML Laws"). The Administrator shall maintain policies, procedures and internal controls that are consistent with the Trust's AML Program and the requirement that the Trust employ procedures reasonably designed to achieve compliance with the Applicable AML Laws and the Trust's AML Program. The Trust recognizes that the performance of the AML Services involves the exercise of discretion, which in certain circumstances may result in consequences to the Trust and its Shareholders (such as in the case of the reporting of suspicious activities and the freezing of Shareholders' accounts). The Trust authorizes the Administrator to take such actions in the performance of the AML Services as the Administrator deems appropriate and consistent with the Trust's AML Program and Applicable AML Laws.