Services of Adviser The Adviser shall perform, or arrange for the performance of, the management services necessary for the investment operations of each Fund, including but not limited to:
Services of the Manager The Manager represents and warrants that it is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and will maintain such registration for so long as required by applicable law. Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Directors of the Fund, the Manager shall provide the following advisory, management, and other services with respect to the Series:
Services of Sub-Adviser The Sub-Adviser shall perform all services necessary for the management of the portfolio investments of each Fund, including but not limited to:
Services of Subadviser In providing management services to the Designated Series, the Subadviser shall be subject to the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Fund as they apply to the Designated Series and as set forth in the Fund’s then current prospectus (“Prospectus”) and statement of additional information (“Statement of Additional Information”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as part of the Fund’s Registration Statement, as may be periodically amended and provided to the Subadviser by the Adviser, and to the investment restrictions set forth in the Act and the Rules thereunder, to the supervision and control of the Trustees of the Fund (the “Trustees”), and to instructions from the Adviser. The Subadviser shall not, without the Fund’s prior written approval, effect any transactions that would cause the Designated Series at the time of the transaction to be out of compliance with any of such restrictions or policies.
Other Services At the request of the Fund, the Adviser in its discretion may make available to the Fund office facilities, equipment, personnel and other services. Such office facilities, equipment, personnel and services shall be provided for or rendered by the Adviser and billed to the Fund at the Adviser's cost.
Services of the Adviser The Adviser represents and warrants that it is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”) and will maintain such registration for so long as required by applicable law. Subject to the general supervision of the Board of the Trust, the Adviser shall provide the following advisory, management, and other services with respect to the Series:
Services of the Sub-Advisor Subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, the oversight and supervision of the Advisor and the direction and control of the Trustees, the Sub-Advisor will perform certain of the day-to-day operations of the Fund, which may include one or more of the following services, at the request of the Advisor: (a) acting as investment advisor for and managing the investment and reinvestment of those assets of the Fund as the Advisor may from time to time request and in connection therewith have complete discretion in purchasing and selling such securities and other assets for the Fund and in voting, exercising consents and exercising all other rights appertaining to such securities and other assets on behalf of the Fund; (b) arranging, subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 hereof, for the purchase and sale of securities and other assets of the Fund; (c) providing investment research and credit analysis concerning the Fund's investments, (d) assisting the Advisor in determining what portion of the Fund's assets will be invested in cash, cash equivalents and money market instruments, (e) placing orders for all purchases and sales of such investments made for the Fund, and (f) maintaining the books and records as are required to support Fund investment operations. At the request of the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor will also, subject to the oversight and supervision of the Advisor and the direction and control of the Trust's Board of Trustees, provide to the Advisor or the Fund any of the facilities and equipment and perform any of the services described in Section 3 of the Advisory Agreement. In addition, the Sub-Advisor will keep the Fund and the Advisor informed of developments materially affecting the Fund and shall, on its own initiative, furnish to the Fund from time to time whatever information the Sub-Advisor believes appropriate for this purpose. The Sub-Advisor will periodically communicate to the Advisor, at such times as the Advisor may direct, information concerning the purchase and sale of securities for the Fund, including: (a) the name of the issuer, (b) the amount of the purchase or sale, (c) the name of the broker or dealer, if any, through which the purchase or sale is effected, (d) the CUSIP number of the instrument, if any, and (e) such other information as the Advisor may reasonably require for purposes of fulfilling its obligations to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement. The Sub-Advisor will provide the services rendered by it under this Agreement in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives, policies and restrictions (as currently in effect and as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time) as stated in the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information and the resolutions of the Trust's Board of Trustees.
Services of Consultant Consultant agrees to perform for Client the Services. As such Consultant will provide bona fide services to Client. The services to be provided by Consultant will not be in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, and will not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for Client's securities.
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF THE SUB-ADVISER The Sub-Adviser is hereby employed and authorized to select portfolio securities for investment by the Series, to purchase and to sell securities for the Series Account, and upon making any purchase or sale decision, to place orders for the execution of such portfolio transactions in accordance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof and Schedule A hereto (as amended from time to time). In providing portfolio management services to the Series Account, the Sub-Adviser shall be subject to and shall conform to such investment restrictions as are set forth in the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder, the Internal Revenue Code, applicable state securities laws, applicable statutes and regulations of foreign jurisdictions, the supervision and control of the Board of Trustees of the Fund, such specific instructions as the Board of Trustees may adopt and communicate to the Sub-Adviser, the investment objective, policies and restrictions of the Fund applicable to the Series furnished pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement, the provisions of Schedule A and Schedule B hereto and other instructions communicated to the Sub-Adviser by the Adviser. The Sub-Adviser is not authorized by the Fund to take any action, including the purchase or sale of securities for the Series Account, in contravention of any restriction, limitation, objective, policy or instruction described in the previous sentence. The Sub-Adviser shall maintain on behalf of the Fund the records listed in Schedule B hereto (as amended from time to time). At the Fund's reasonable request, the Sub-Adviser will consult with the Fund or with the Adviser with respect to any decision made by it with respect to the investments of the Series Account.
General Services (1) Services to be provided on an ongoing basis to the extent applicable to a particular Fund:
