Compensation of the Investment Manager 4.1 For the services to be rendered as provided herein, the Adviser shall pay to the Investment Manager for each month of the Fund’s fiscal year on the last day of each such month a fee based upon the average daily net assets of the Account, as determined pursuant to the Fund’s Registration Statement, at the following annual rate as a percentage of the Account's average daily net assets:
Duties of the Investment Manager The Fund hereby employs the Investment Manager to act as the investment adviser to and investment manager of the MetLife Mid Cap Stock Index Portfolio (the "Portfolio") and to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Portfolio and to administer its affairs, subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors of the Fund, for the period and on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Investment Manager hereby accepts such employment and agrees during such period, at its own expense, to render the services and to assume the obligations herein set forth for the compensation provided for herein. The Investment Manager shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, unless otherwise provided or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Fund other than in furtherance of its duties and responsibilities as set forth in this Agreement.
Compensation of the Investment Adviser Neither the Investment Adviser nor any affiliate of the Investment Adviser will act as principal or receive directly or indirectly any compensation in connection with the purchase or sale of investment securities by the Trust, other than the compensation provided for in this Section and such brokerage commissions as are permitted by the 1940 Act, it being contemplated that WPG will act as principal broker for the Trust in U.S. securities transactions.
Duties of the Investment Adviser A. The Investment Adviser shall continue to have responsibility for all services to be provided to the Portfolio pursuant to the Advisory Agreement and shall oversee and review the Sub-Adviser's performance of its duties under this Agreement.
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.
Resignation of the Agent (a) The Agent may resign and appoint one of its Affiliates acting through an office in the United Kingdom as successor by giving notice to the other Finance Parties and the Company.
Resignation of the Facility Agent (a) The Facility Agent may resign and appoint one of its Affiliates as successor by giving notice to the other Finance Parties and the Borrowers.
