Appointment of Investment Adviser The Trust hereby appoints the Adviser to manage the investment and reinvestment of assets of the Fund and to administer its affairs, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees of the Trust for the period and on the terms set forth herein. The Adviser hereby accepts such appointment and agrees during such period, at its own expense, to render the services and to assume the obligations herein set forth, for the compensation herein provided. The Adviser shall not be liable to the Trust for any act or omission by the Adviser or for any losses sustained by the Trust or its shareholders except in the case of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of duty. The federal and state securities laws and other laws may impose liability under certain circumstances on persons who act in good faith, and therefore, nothing in this Agreement will waive or limit any rights the client may have under such laws.
Status of Investment Adviser The services of the Adviser to the Trust and the Fund are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Adviser shall be free to render similar services to others so long as its Services to the Trust and the Fund are not impaired thereby. The Adviser shall be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the Trust or the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Trust or the Fund. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any director, officer or employee of the Adviser, who may also be a trustee, officer or employee of the Trust, to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to the management or other aspects of any other business, whether of a similar nature or a dissimilar nature.
Licensing of Investment Advisor’s Staff (if desired) § $__/year per registered representative § Quasar sponsors the following licenses: Series 6, 7, 24, 26, 27, 63, 66 § $__/FINRA designated branch location § All associated FINRA and state fees for registered representatives, including license and renewal fees Fund Fact Sheets §Design - $__/fact sheet, includes first production §Production - $__ /fact sheet per production period §All printing costs are out-of-pocket expenses in addition to the design and production fees §Web sites, third-party data provider costs, brochures, and other sales support materials – Project priced via Quasar proposal Out-of-Pocket Expenses Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Distributor in connection with activities primarily intended to result in the sale of shares, including, but not limited to: §Typesetting, printing and distribution of prospectuses and shareholder reports §Production, printing, distribution, and placement of advertising, sales literature, and materials §Engagement of designers, free-lxxxx writers, and public relations firms §Postage, overnight delivery charges §FINRA registration fees (Including late U5 charge if applicable) §Record retention (Including RR email correspondence if applicable) §Travel, lodging, and meals *Subject to annual CPI increase - All Urban Consumers - U.S. City Average. Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly. Advisor’s Signature below acknowledges approval of the fee schedule on this Exhibit B. Xxxxxxx Capital Management, LLC By: /s/ Mxxxxxxx X. Xxxx Printed Name and Title: Mxxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Chief Administrative & Operating Officer Date: Feb 11, 2016
Appointment of Investment Manager On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company hereby appoints the Investment Manager as investment manager of the Account with discretionary authority to manage the investment and reinvestment of the funds and assets of the Account in accordance with the terms hereof, and the Investment Manager accepts such appointment. In the course of providing the services contemplated by this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall act as a fiduciary and shall discharge its fiduciary duties and exercise each of its powers under this Agreement with the care, skill and diligence that a registered investment adviser, acting in a like capacity and familiar with insurance company matters, would use in the conduct of a like enterprise with like aims, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances then prevailing, and such fiduciary duties shall specifically include a duty (a) to act with good faith; (b) of loyalty to Company; (c) to provide full and fair disclosure of all material facts; (d) to employ reasonable care to avoid misleading Company; and (e) to act in a manner consistent with the Investment Guidelines for the Account as agreed to between Investment Manager and Company.
Treatment of Investment Advice The Trust shall treat the investment advice and recommendations of JCM as being advisory only, and shall retain full control over its own investment policies. However, the Trustees may delegate to the appropriate officers of the Trust, or to a committee of the Trustees, the power to authorize purchases, sales or other actions affecting the portfolio of the Fund in the interim between meetings of the Trustees.
Investment Advisory Agreement (A) The terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, including compensation terms, comply in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act and (B) the approvals by the board of directors and the stockholders of the Company of the Investment Advisory Agreement have been made in accordance with the requirements of Section 15 of the 1940 Act applicable to companies that have elected to be regulated as business development companies under the 1940 Act.
Investment Advisor The Buyer is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.
Investment Adviser The Buyer is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
The Investment Adviser The Investment Adviser shall provide the staff and personnel necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement, shall assume and pay or cause to be paid all expenses incurred in connection with the maintenance of such staff and personnel, and, at its own expense, shall provide the office space, facilities, equipment and necessary personnel which it is obligated to provide under Article I hereof. The Investment Adviser shall pay, or cause affiliates to pay, compensation of all officers of the Fund and all Directors of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Investment Adviser or any sub-adviser, or an affiliate of the Investment Adviser or any sub-adviser.
Consent of Partners Each Partner hereby expressly consents and agrees that, whenever in this Agreement it is specified that an action may be taken upon the affirmative vote or consent of less than all of the Partners, such action may be so taken upon the concurrence of less than all of the Partners and each Partner shall be bound by the results of such action.
