Investment Management Services Sample Clauses

Investment Management Services. (a) The Manager shall manage the Fund’s assets subject to and in accordance with the investment objectives and policies of the Fund and any directions which the Trust’s Board of Trustees may issue from time to time. In pursuance of the foregoing, the Manager shall make all determinations with respect to the investment of the Fund’s assets and the purchase and sale of its investment securities, and shall take such steps as may be necessary to implement the same. Such determinations and services shall include determining the manner in which any voting rights, rights to consent to corporate action and any other rights pertaining to the Fund’s investment securities shall be exercised. The Manager shall render or cause to be rendered regular reports to the Trust, at regular meetings of its Board of Trustees and at such other times as may be reasonably requested by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, of (i) the decisions made with respect to the investment of the Fund’s assets and the purchase and sale of its investment securities, (ii) the reasons for such decisions and (iii) the extent to which those decisions have been implemented. (b) The Manager, subject to and in accordance with any directions which the Trust’s Board of Trustees may issue from time to time, shall place, in the name of the Fund, orders for the execution of the Fund’s securities transactions. When placing such orders, the Manager shall seek to obtain the best net price and execution for the Fund, but this requirement shall not be deemed to obligate the Manager to place any order solely on the basis of obtaining the lowest commission rate if the other standards set forth in this section have been satisfied. The parties recognize that there are likely to be many cases in which different brokers are equally able to provide such best price and execution and that, in selecting among such brokers with respect to particular trades, it is desirable to choose those brokers who furnish research, statistical, quotations and other information to the Fund and the Manager in accordance with the standards set forth below. Moreover, to the extent that it continues to be lawful to do so and so long as the Board of Trustees determines that the Fund will benefit, directly or indirectly, by doing so, the Manager may place orders with a broker who charges a commission for that transaction which is in excess of the amount of commission that another broker would have charged for effecting that transaction, provided tha...

Investment Management Services. The Investment Manager shall supervise the investments of each Fund. In such capacity, the Investment Manager shall maintain a continuous investment program for each such Fund, determine what securities shall be purchased or sold by each Fund, secure and evaluate such information as it deems proper and take whatever action is necessary or convenient to perform its functions, including the placing of purchase and sale orders.

Investment Management Services. The Manager shall act as investment manager and shall supervise and direct the investments of the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective, program, and restrictions as provided in the Corporation’s prospectus, on behalf of the Fund, as amended from time to time, and such other limitations as the Fund may impose by notice in writing to the Manager. The Manager shall obtain and evaluate such information relating to the economy, industries, businesses, securities markets, and securities as it may deem necessary or useful in the discharge of its obligations hereunder and shall formulate and implement a continuing program for the management of the assets and resources of the Fund in a manner consistent with its investment objective. In furtherance of this duty, the Manager, as agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to the Corporation, is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Corporation, to: (i) buy, sell, exchange, convert, and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds, and other securities or assets; and (ii) place orders and negotiate the commissions (if any) for the execution of transactions in securities with or through such brokers, dealers, underwriters, or issuers as the Manager may select; and (iii) vote proxies, exercise conversion or subscription rights, and respond to tender offers and other consent solicitations with respect to the securities in which the Fund’s assets may be invested provided such materials have been forwarded to the Manager in a timely fashion by the Corporation’s custodian.

Investment Management Services. Manager shall manage the investment operations of Trust and each Fund, subject to the terms of this Agreement and to the supervision and control of Trust's Board of Trustees ("Trustees"). Manager agrees to perform, or arrange for the performance of, the following services with respect to each Fund: (a) to obtain and evaluate such information relating to economies, industries, businesses, securities and commodities markets, and individual securities, commodities and indices as it may deem necessary or useful in discharging its responsibilities hereunder; (b) to formulate and maintain a continuing investment program in a manner consistent with and subject to (i) Trust's agreement and declaration of trust and by-laws; (ii) the Fund's investment objectives, policies, and restrictions as set forth in written documents furnished by the Trust to Manager; (iii) all securities, commodities, and tax laws and regulations applicable to the Fund and Trust; and (iv) any other written limits or directions furnished by the Trustees to Manager; (c) unless otherwise directed by the Trustees, to determine from time to time securities, commodities, interests or other investments to be purchased, sold, retained or lent by the Fund, and to implement those decisions, including the selection of entities with or through which such purchases, sales or loans are to be effected; (d) to use reasonable efforts to manage the Fund so that it will qualify as a regulated investment company under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; (e) to make recommendations as to the manner in which voting rights, rights to consent to Trust or Fund action, and any other rights pertaining to Trust or the Fund shall be exercised; (f) to make available to Trust promptly upon request all of the Fund's records and ledgers and any reports or information reasonably requested by the Trust; and (g) to the extent required by law, to furnish to regulatory authorities any information or reports relating to the services provided pursuant to this Agreement. Except as otherwise instructed from time to time by the Trustees, with respect to execution of transactions for Trust on behalf of a Fund, Manager shall place, or arrange for the placement of, all orders for purchases, sales, or loans with issuers, brokers, dealers or other counter parties or agents selected by Manager. In connection with the selection of all such parties for the placement of all such orders, Manager shall attempt to obtai...

Investment Management Services. The Manager shall act as the investment adviser to the Fund and, as such, shall (1) obtain and evaluate such information relating to the economy, industries, businesses, securities markets and securities as it may deem necessary or useful in discharging its responsibilities hereunder, (ii) formulate a continuing program for the investment of the assets of the Fund in a manner consistent with its investment objectives, policies and restrictions, and (iii) determine from time to time securities to be purchased, sold, retained or lent by the Fund, and implement those decisions, including the selection of entities with or through which such purchases, sales or loans are to be effected; provided, that the Manager will place orders pursuant to its investment determinations either directly with the issuer or with a broker or dealer, and if with a broker or dealer, (a) will attempt to obtain the best net price and most favorable execution of its orders, and (b) may nevertheless in its discretion purchase and sell portfolio securities from and to brokers and dealers who provide the Manager with research, analysis, advice and similar services and pay such brokers and dealers in return a higher commission or spread than may be charged by other brokers or dealers. The Fund hereby authorizes any entity or person associated with the Manager which is a member of a national securities exchange to effect or execute any transaction on the exchange for the account of the Fund which is permitted by Section 11(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 11a2-2(T) thereunder, and the Fund hereby consents to the retention of compensation for such transactions in accordance with Rule 11a-2(T)(a)(iv). The Manager shall carry out its duties with respect to the Fund's investments in accordance with applicable law and the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Fund adopted by the directors of Fund ("Directors"), and subject to such further limitations as the Fund may from time to time impose by written notice to the Manager.

Investment Management Services. The Manager shall act as investment manager and shall supervise and direct the investments of the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective, program and restrictions as provided in the Corporation’s prospectus, on behalf of the Fund, as amended from time to time, and such other limitations as the Corporation may impose by notice in writing to the Manager. The Manager shall obtain and evaluate such information relating to the economy, industries, businesses, securities markets and securities as it may deem necessary or useful in the discharge of its obligations hereunder and shall formulate and implement a continuing program for the management of the assets and resources of the Fund in a manner consistent with its investment objective. In furtherance of this duty, the Manager, as agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to the Corporation, is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Corporation, to: (1) buy, sell, exchange, convert, lend, and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds, and other securities or assets; and (2) place orders and negotiate the commissions (if any) for the execution of transactions in securities with or through such brokers, dealers, underwriters or issuers as the Manager may select.

Investment Management Services. In acting as investment manager to the Portfolio, the Investment Manager shall regularly provide the Portfolio with such investment research, advice and management as the Fund may from time to time consider necessary for the proper management of the Portfolio and shall furnish continuously an investment program and shall determine which securities shall be purchased, sold or exchanged and what portion of the assets of the Portfolio shall be held in the various securities or other assets, subject always to any restrictions of the Fund's Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, as amended or supplemented from time to time, the provisions of applicable laws and regulations including the Investment Company Act, and the statements relating to the Portfolio's investment objectives, policies and restrictions as the same are set forth in the prospectus of the Fund then-currently effective under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Prospectus"). Should the Board of Directors of the Fund at any time, however, make any definite determination as to investment policy and notify the Investment Manager thereof, the Investment Manager shall be bound by such determination for the period, if any, specified in such notice or until similarly notified that such determination has been revoked. The Investment Manager shall take, on behalf of the Fund, all actions which it deems necessary to implement the investment policies of the Portfolio, determined as provided above, and in particular to place all orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities for the Portfolio with brokers or dealers selected by the Investment Manager. In connection with the selection of such brokers or dealers and the placing of such orders, the Investment Manager is directed at all times to follow the policies of the Fund as set forth in the Prospectus. Nothing herein shall preclude the "bunching" of orders for the sale or purchase of portfolio securities with the other Portfolios or with other accounts managed by the Investment Manager or the Investment Manager's general account and separate accounts. The Investment Manager shall not favor any account over any other and any purchase or sale orders executed contemporaneously shall be allocated in a manner it deems equitable among the accounts involved and at a price which is approximately averaged.

Investment Management Services. (a) Subject to the general supervision of the Board and the Adviser, the Investment Manager shall provide a continuous and discretionary investment program for the Account and determine the composition of the assets of the Account, including determination of the purchase, retention or sale of the securities, cash and other investments for the Account. In performing these duties, the Investment Manager shall: (i) perform research and obtain and evaluate pertinent economic, statistical, and financial data relevant to the investment policies of the Fund as set forth in the Registration Statement; (ii) seek out and implement specific investment opportunities, consistent with any investment strategies approved by the Board; (iii) take such steps as are necessary to implement any overall investment strategies approved by the Board for the Fund, including making and carrying out day-to-day decisions to acquire or dispose of permissible investments, managing investments and any other property of the Account, and providing or obtaining such services as may be necessary in managing, acquiring or disposing of investments; (iv) regularly report to the Board with respect to the implementation of any approved overall investment strategy and any other activities in connection with management of the assets of the Account, including furnishing, within 60 days after the end of each calendar quarter, a statement of all purchases and sales during the quarter and a schedule of investments and other assets of the Account as of the end of the quarter; (v) maintain all required accounts, records, memoranda, instructions or authorizations relating to the acquisition or disposition of investments for the Account; (vi) provide such information as is reasonably requested to assist in the determination of the net asset value of the shares of the Fund in accordance with applicable law; and (vii) not consult with any other sub-adviser of any other portion of the Fund or any other series of the Trust concerning transactions of the Fund or any other series of the Trust in which (a) the Investment Manager of any of its affiliated persons serves as principal underwriter, or (b) such other sub-adviser or any of its affiliated persons serves as principal underwriter. (b) The Investment Manager acknowledges that neither the Adviser nor its employees shall be required to evaluate the merits of investment selections or decisions made by the Investment Manager or be required to approve the select...

Investment Management Services. The Investment Manager shall supervise the investments of each class of each series of shares of the Company contemplated as of the date hereof, and each class of each subsequent series of shares as the Company shall select the Investment Manager to manage. In such capacity, the Investment Manager shall either directly, or through the utilization of others as contemplated by Section 7 below, maintain a continuous investment program for each series, determine what securities shall be purchased or sold by each series, secure and evaluate such information as it deems proper and take whatever action is necessary or convenient to perform its functions, including the placing of purchase and sale orders. In performing its duties hereunder, the Investment Manager will manage the portfolio of all classes of shares of a particular series as a single portfolio.

Investment Management Services. (1) The Adviser shall, subject to and in accordance with the investment objective and policies of the Fund and any directions which the Board of Directors may issue to the Adviser, have overall responsibility for the general management and investment of the assets and securities portfolios of the Fund. (2) The Adviser may delegate its investment responsibilities under sub-paragraph 3(B)(1) with respect to the Fund or segments thereof to one or more persons or companies (“Portfolio Manager[s]”) pursuant to an agreement between the Adviser, the Company and each such Portfolio Manager (“Sub-Advisory Agreement”). Each Sub-Advisory Agreement may provide that the Portfolio Manager, subject to the control and supervision of the Board of Directors and the Adviser, shall have full investment discretion for the Fund and shall make all determinations with respect to the investment of the Fund’s assets assigned to the Portfolio Manager and the purchase and sale of portfolio securities with those assets, and such steps as may be necessary to implement its decision. Any delegation of duties pursuant to this paragraph shall comply with any applicable provisions of Section 15 of the Act, except to the extent permitted by any exemptive order of the Securities and Exchange Commission or similar relief. Adviser shall not be responsible or liable for the investment merits of any decision by a Portfolio Manager to purchase, hold or sell a security for the Fund’s portfolio. (3) The Adviser shall develop overall investment programs and strategies for the Fund, or segments thereof, shall revise such programs as necessary, and shall monitor and report periodically to the Board of Directors concerning the implementation of the programs. (4) The Adviser shall research and evaluate Portfolio Managers and shall advise the Board of Directors of the Company of the Portfolio Managers which the Adviser believes are best-suited to invest the assets of the Fund; shall monitor and evaluate the investment performance of each Portfolio Manager; shall determine the portion of the Fund’s assets to be managed by each Portfolio Manager; shall recommend changes or additions of Portfolio Managers when appropriate; and shall coordinate the investment activities of the Portfolio Managers. (5) The Adviser shall be solely responsible for paying the fees of each Portfolio Manager. (6) The Adviser shall render to the Board of Directors such periodic reports concerning the business and investments of the F...