Eligible Securities Depositories. (1) The Custodian or the Domestic Subcustodian may place and maintain a Fund’s Foreign Assets with an Eligible Securities Depository (as defined in Rule 17f-7, which term shall include any other securities depository for which the SEC by exemptive order has permitted registered investment companies to maintain their assets).
Eligible Securities Depositories. The Custodian or a Subcustodian may at any time and from time to time place and maintain Property of a Fund or Series with an Eligible Securities Depository subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including the 17f-7 Procedures and Guidelines included in Schedule B. Each Eligible Securities Depository through which the Custodian or any Subcustodian may hold securities and other assets of the Funds shall be listed on Schedule G attached hereto, as it may be amended from time to time. Each Fund or Series and the Custodian understand and acknowledge that a Fund or Series may maintain Property with an Eligible Securities Depository prior to the receipt of the initial risk analysis required by Schedule B and prior to its inclusion on Schedule G; provided, however, that such analysis shall be completed by the Custodian and provided to the Fund or Series as soon as practicable after such Property is placed with the Eligible Securities Depository.
Eligible Securities Depositories. With respect to Eligible Securities Depositories, the Custodian shall be responsible only for those duties and obligations set forth in the 17f-7 Procedures and Guidelines included in Schedule B to this Agreement pursuant to the requirements of Rule 17f-7 under the Investment Company Act. The Custodian shall exercise reasonable care, diligence and prudence in carrying out its duties and responsibilities with respect to Eligible Securities Depositories.
Eligible Securities Depositories. State Street has made the determination that each depository institution listed on Schedule B hereto is an “Eligible Securities Depository” as defined in section (b)(1) of Rule 00x-0. Xxxxx Xxxxxx shall promptly inform the Fund if it becomes aware that any of the factors set forth in section (b)(1) of Rule 17f-7 no long apply to a depository institution listed on Schedule B hereto, as such factors may be interpreted or modified by appropriate action of the SEC from time to time, i.e., such depository institution no longer: (i) acts as or operates a system for the central handling of securities or equivalent book-entries in the country where it is incorporated, or acts as a transnational system for the central handling of securities or equivalent book-entries, (ii) is regulated by a foreign financial regulatory authority as defined under Section 2(a)(50) of the Investment Company Act, (iii) holds assets for the custodian that participates in the system on behalf of the Fund under safekeeping conditions no less favorable than the conditions that apply to other participants, (iv) maintains records that identify the assets of each participant and segregates the system’s own assets from the assets of participants, (v) provides periodic reports to its participants with respect to its safekeeping of assets, including notices of transfer to or from any participant’s account, or (vi) is subject to periodic examination by regulatory authorities or independent accountants.
Eligible Securities Depositories. State Street may place and maintain the Foreign Assets in the care of foreign securities depositories it determines to be Eligible Securities Depositories, provided that State Street acts in accordance with the requirements specified in Rule 17f-7.
Eligible Securities Depositories. (i) The Custodian may deposit and/or maintain assets of the Client that consist of Foreign Assets (as defined in Rule 17f-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940) only in a Clearance System located outside of the United States of America that the Custodian has determined satisfies the requirements of Rule 17f-7(b)(1) as an Eligible Securities Depository, as defined therein. In such manner as the Custodian deems reasonable, the Custodian shall give the Client prompt notice of any material change known to the Custodian that would adversely effect the Custodian’s determination that a Clearance System is an Eligible Securities Depository.
Eligible Securities Depositories. (i) The Custodian may deposit or procure the deposit of Securities with any Clearance System as required by law, regulation or best market practice; provided, the Custodian may deposit and/or maintain assets of the Client that consist of domestic securities in a U.S. Securities System and may deposits and/or maintain assets of the Client that consist of Foreign Assets (as defined in Rule 17f-5(a)(2)) only in a Foreign Securities System. In such manner as the Custodian deems reasonable, the Custodian shall give the Client prompt notice of any material change known to the Custodian that would adversely affect the Custodian’s determination that a Clearance System is a U.S. Securities System or a Foreign Securities System.
Eligible Securities Depositories. The Custodian shall (a) provide the Board of Trustees and the Fund’s duly appointed manager with an analysis of the custody risks associated with maintaining assets with the Eligible Securities Depositories set forth on Exhibit D hereto in accordance with Rule 17f-7(a)(1)(i)(A) and (b) monitor such risks on a continuing basis, and promptly notify the Board of Trustees and the Funds’ adviser of any material change in such risks, in accordance with section (a)(1)(i)(B) of Rule 17f-7(a)(1)(i)(B). The risk analysis provided by the Custodian may include consideration of the following, as deemed appropriate and relevant by the Custodian: a depository’s expertise and market reputation, the quality of its services, its financial strength (including the level of settlement guarantee funds, collateral requirements, lines of credit, or insurance as compared with participants’ daily settlement obligations), any insurance or indemnification arrangements, the extent and quality of regulation and independent examination of the depository, its standing in published ratings, its internal controls and other procedures for safeguarding investments, and any related legal protections. The Custodian agrees to exercise reasonable care, prudence and diligence in performing the duties set forth in this Section.
Eligible Securities Depositories. (a) With respect to each Eligible Securities Depository (as defined in Rule 17f-7) identified by the Custodian to the Board from time to time, Custodian shall exercise reasonable care, prudence, and diligence such as a person having responsibilities for the safekeeping of the Fund's assets would exercise (i) to provide the Fund or its investment adviser with an analysis of the custody risks associated with maintaining assets with that Eligible Securities Depository, and (ii) to monitor such custody risks on a continuing basis and promptly notify the Fund of any material change in such risks.
Eligible Securities Depositories. 10.4.1 The Custodian may deposit or procure the deposit of Securities with any Clearance System as required by law, regulation or best market practice; provided, the Custodian may deposit and/or maintain assets of the Client that consist of Foreign Assets (as defined in Rule 17f-5) only in a Clearance System located outside of the United States of America that the Custodian has determined satisfies the requirements of Rule 17f-7(b)(1) as an Eligible Securities Depository, as defined therein. In such manner as the Custodian deems reasonable, the Custodian shall give the Client prompt notice of any material change known to the Custodian that would adversely affect the Custodian’s determination that a Clearance System is an Eligible Securities Depository.
