Duties of Adviser. The Fund hereby appoints the Adviser to act as investment adviser to the Fund's Chicago Asset Management Value/Contrarian Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the period and on such terms as set forth in this Agreement. The Fund employs the Adviser to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Portfolio, to continuously review, supervise and administer the investment program of the Portfolio, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be held uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Adviser's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and Board of Trustees concerning the Adviser's discharge of the foregoing responsibilities. The Adviser shall discharge the foregoing responsibilities subject to the control of the officers and the Board of Trustees of the Fund, and in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Portfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Adviser accepts such employment and agrees to render the services and to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.
Duties of Adviser. The Adviser, at its own expense, shall furnish the following services and facilities to the Fund:
Duties of Adviser. The Fund hereby appoints the Adviser to act as investment adviser to the series of the Fund set forth on Schedule A hereto, as such Schedule A may be amended from time to time (each a “Portfolio” and, collectively, the “Portfolios”), for the period and on such terms as set forth in this Agreement. The Fund employs the Adviser to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Fund’s Portfolios, to continuously review, supervise and administer the investment program of each of the Portfolios, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of each such Portfolio’s assets to be held uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Adviser’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund’s officers and Board of Directors concerning the Adviser’s discharge of the foregoing responsibilities. The Adviser shall discharge the foregoing responsibilities subject to the control of the officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, and in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Fund’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Adviser accepts such employment and agrees to render the services and to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.
Duties of Adviser. (a) The Manager hereby appoints the Adviser to act as investment adviser to the Company, for the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement, pursuant to the policies set forth in the Company’s registration statement, including the information therein incorporated by reference, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), (File No. 811-21818) (the “Registration Statement”), and the Investment Management Agreement between the Company and the Manager (the “Management Agreement”), as the Management Agreement may be amended from time to time with notice to the Adviser. The Adviser specifically acknowledges its obligations as set forth in the Company’s Registration Statement and the Management Agreement, provided that the Adviser shall not be obligated to follow any amendment to the policies to the Company or the Management Agreement that increases its obligations, responsibilities or liabilities thereunder until it has received actual notice of such amendment and has agreed thereto in writing. The Manager employs the Adviser to formulate a continuing investment program in accordance with the investment objective and strategies set forth in the Company’s Registration Statement and to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Company, to continuously review, supervise and administer the investment program of the Company, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Company’s assets to be held uninvested, to provide the Manager and the Company with records concerning the Adviser’s activities which the Company is required to maintain and upon request, to render regular reports to the Company’s officers and Board of Directors (the “Board”) concerning the Adviser’s discharge of the foregoing responsibilities. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Adviser is specifically authorized to invest the Company’s assets (which may constitute, in the aggregate, all of the Company’s assets) in unregistered investment funds or other investment vehicles and registered investment companies (“Investment Funds”) which are managed by investment managers (“Investment Managers”). The Adviser shall discharge the foregoing responsibilities subject to the oversight of the officers and the Board, and in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Company’s Registration Statement, as the same may ...
Duties of Adviser. The Adviser shall regularly provide the Fund with research, advice, and supervision with respect to investment matters and shall furnish continuously an investment program, recommend what securities shall be purchased or sold and what portion of the Fund's assets shall be held invested or uninvested, subject always to the provisions of the Act and the Fund's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, and amendments thereto, which amendments shall be furnished to the Adviser by the Fund. The Adviser shall take any steps necessary or appropriate to carry out its decisions in regard to the foregoing matters and the general conduct of the business of the Fund. The Adviser may take into consideration receipt of research and statistical information and other services rendered to the Fund in the allocation of commissions from portfolio brokerage business.
Duties of Adviser. As investment adviser, the Adviser shall: (i) manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Fund, (ii) continuously review, supervise and administer the investment program of the Fund, (iii) determine in its discretion, the assets to be held uninvested, (iv) provide the Trust with records concerning the Adviser's activities which are required to be maintained by the Trust and (v) render regular reports to the Trust's officers and Board of Trustees concerning the Adviser's discharge of the foregoing responsibilities. The Adviser shall discharge the foregoing responsibilities subject to the control of the officers and the Board of Trustees of the Trust and in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Fund's then effective prospectus and statement of additional information. The Adviser accepts such employment and agrees to render such services and to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings, equipment and the personnel required by it to perform such services on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.
Duties of Adviser. (a) The Adviser, at its expense, will furnish continuously an investment program for the Fund, will determine, subject to the overall supervision of the Trustees of the Trust, what investments shall be purchased, held, sold or exchanged by the Fund and what portion, if any, of the assets of the Fund will be held uninvested, and shall, on behalf of the Fund, make changes in the investments of the Fund. Subject always to the supervision of the Trustees of the Trust, the Adviser will also manage, supervise and conduct the other affairs and business of the Fund and matters incidental thereto, subject always to the provisions of the Trust’s Declaration of Trust and Bylaws and of the 1940 Act. The Adviser, and any affiliate thereof, shall be free to render similar services to other investment companies and other clients and to engage in other activities, so long as the services rendered to the Fund hereunder are not impaired.
(b) The Adviser shall provide, without cost to the Fund all necessary office space and the services of executive personnel for administering the affairs of the Fund.
(c) The Adviser, at its own expense, shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the account of the Fund with issuers, brokers or dealers selected by the Adviser. In executing portfolio transactions and selecting brokers or dealers, the Adviser will use its best efforts to seek, on behalf of the Fund, the best overall terms available. In assessing the best overall terms available for any transaction, the Adviser shall consider all factors it deems relevant, including the breadth of the market in the security, the financial condition and execution capabilities of the broker or dealer, and the reasonableness of the commission, if any (for the specific transaction and on a continuing basis). In evaluating the best overall terms available and in selecting the broker or dealer to execute a particular transaction, the Adviser may also consider the brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) provided by such broker or dealer to the Fund or other accounts over which the Adviser or any affiliate of the Adviser exercises investment discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay to a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer wou...
Duties of Adviser. Adviser has furnished Sub-adviser with copies of each of the following documents and will furnish to Sub-adviser at its principal office all future amendments and supplements to such documents, if any, as soon as practicable after such documents become available:
(1) The Declaration of Trust of the Trust, as filed with the State of Massachusetts, as in effect on the date hereof and as amended from time to time (“Declaration”);
(2) The by-laws of the Trust as in effect on the date hereof and as amended from time to time (“By-Laws”);
(3) Certified resolutions of the Board authorizing the appointment of Adviser and Sub-adviser and approving the form of the Advisory Agreement and this Agreement;
(4) The Trust’s Registration Statement under the 1940 Act and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) on Form N-1A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to the Fund and its shares and all amendments thereto (“Registration Statement”);
(5) The Notification of Registration of the Trust under the 1940 Act on Form N-8A as filed with the SEC and any amendments thereto;
(6) The Fund’s most recent prospectus (the “Prospectus”); and
(7) Copies of reports made by the Trust to its shareholders. Adviser shall furnish Sub-adviser with any further documents, materials or information that Sub-adviser may reasonably request to enable it to perform its duties pursuant to this Agreement.
Duties of Adviser. The Adviser, at its own expense, shall furnish the following services and facilities to the Trust:
Duties of Adviser. The Fund employs the Adviser to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Fund, to continuously review, supervise and administer an investment program for the Fund, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of such assets to be held uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the activities of the Adviser that the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and Board of Trustees concerning the discharge of the foregoing responsibilities. The Adviser will discharge the foregoing responsibilities subject to the control of the officers and the Board of Trustees of the Fund, and in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Fund's prospectus, any additional operating policies or procedures that the Fund communicates to the Adviser in writing, and applicable laws and regulations. The Adviser agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.
