Common use of Services as Administrator Clause in Contracts

Services as Administrator. Subject to the direction and control of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, ALPS will: (a) assist in maintaining office facilities (which may be in the offices of ALPS or a corporate affiliate but shall be in such location as the Trust and ALPS shall reasonably determine); (b) furnish clerical services and stationery and office supplies; (c) compile data for and prepare with respect to the Funds timely Notices to the Securities and Exchange Commission required pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and Semi-Annual Reports on Form N-SAR; (d) prepare compliance filings pursuant to state securities laws with the advice of the Trust's counsel; (e) assist to the extent requested by the Portfolios with the preparation of Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to the Portfolios' shareholders and Registration Statements for the Portfolios (on Form N-1A or any replacement therefor); (f) monitor the Portfolios' expense accruals and pay all expenses on proper authorization from the Portfolios; (g) monitor the Portfolios' status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time; (h) maintain the Trust's fidelity bonds as required by the 1940 Act; (i) on a monthly basis, monitor compliance with the policies and limitations of each Portfolio as set forth in the Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, Code of Regulations and Declaration of Trust; and (j) generally assist in the Portfolio's operations; (k) perform fund accounting and pricing as set out in the "Bookkeeping and Pricing Agreement"; (l) perform Transfer Agency as set out in the "Transfer Agency Agreement" and 800-line servicing; (m) coordinate the external audit and tax work performed by an independent accounting firm determined by ALPS; (n) coordinate the printing of the Prospectus, Semi-Annual Report, Annual Report, and the Statement of Additional Information for existing shareholders; and (o) act as principal underwriter and distributor of the Portfolios' securities pursuant to a Distribution Agreement. In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act, ALPS hereby agrees that all records which it maintains for each Portfolio are the property of the Trust and further agrees to surrender promptly to the Trust any of such records upon the Trust's request. ALPS further agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act the records required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act.

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Samples: Administration Agreement (Financial Investors Variable Insurance Trust), Administration Agreement (Financial Investors Variable Insurance Trust)

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Services as Administrator. Subject to the direction and control of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, ALPS will: (a) assist in maintaining office facilities (which may be in the offices of ALPS or a corporate affiliate but shall be in such location as the Trust and ALPS shall reasonably determine); (b) furnish clerical services and services, stationery and office supplies; (c) compile data for and prepare with respect to the Funds Funds' timely Notices to the Securities and Exchange Commission required pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and Semi-Annual Reports on Form N-SAR; (d) coordinate execution and filing by the Fund of all federal and state tax returns and required tax filings other than those required to be made by the Fund's custodian; (e) prepare compliance filings pursuant to state securities laws with the advice of the Trust's counsel; (ef) assist to the extent requested by the Portfolios with coordinate the preparation of Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to the Portfolios' Fund's shareholders and Registration Statements for the Portfolios Fund (on Form N-1A or any replacement therefor); (fg) monitor the Portfolios' Fund's expense accruals and pay direct payment of all fund expenses on proper authorization from the PortfoliosFund; (gh) monitor the Portfolios' Fund's status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time; (hi) maintain the Trust's fidelity bonds bond as required by the 1940 Act; (ij) on a monthly basis, monitor compliance with the policies and limitations of each Portfolio the Fund, as set forth in the Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, Code of Regulations and Declaration of Trust; and (j) generally assist in the Portfolio's operations; (k) perform fund accounting and pricing as set out in the "Bookkeeping and Pricing Agreement"; (l) perform Transfer Agency as set out in the "Transfer Agency Agreement" and 800-line servicing; (m) coordinate cover the costs of external audit and tax work performed by an independent accounting firm determined by ALPS; (n) monitor and cover the costs of Securities and Exchange Commission registration fees; (o) cover all costs and coordinate the printing of the Prospectus, Semi-Annual Report, Annual Report, and the Statement of Additional Information for existing shareholdersand the account applications; and (op) act as principal underwriter and distributor of the Portfolios' securities pursuant to a Distribution Agreementperform coporate secretarial services. In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act, ALPS hereby agrees that all records which it maintains for each Portfolio the Fund are the property of the Trust and further agrees to surrender promptly to the Trust any of such records upon the Trust's request. ALPS further agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act the records required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act.

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Samples: Administration Agreement (Financial Investors Trust)

Services as Administrator. Subject to the direction and control of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, ALPS will: (a) Administrator will assist the officers of the Trust in maintaining supervising all aspects of the operations of the Funds and coordinating the activities of all other service providers to the Trust. Administrator will maintain office facilities (which may be in the offices of ALPS Administrator or a corporate affiliate but shall be in such location as the Trust and ALPS shall reasonably determinean affiliate); (b) furnish statistical and research data, clerical and certain bookkeeping services and stationery and office supplies; (c) prepare and file, as reviewed by the Trust's counsel, the periodic reports of the Trust to the Commission; compile data for for, assist the Trust or its designee in the preparation of, and prepare with respect file, all the Funds' federal and state tax returns and required tax filings other than those required to be made by the Funds timely Notices to the Securities Funds' custodian and Exchange Commission required pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and Semi-Annual Reports on Form N-SARtransfer agent; (d) prepare compliance filings pursuant to state securities laws with the advice of the Trust's counsel; (e) assist to the extent requested by the Portfolios prepare, with the preparation assistance of the Trust's counsel, investment adviser and independent auditor the Trust's Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to the Portfolios' shareholders Shareholders and its Registration Statements for the Portfolios (on Form N-1A N-IA or any replacement therefor); (f) monitor compile data for, prepare and file timely Notices to the Portfolios' expense accruals and pay all expenses on proper authorization from the Portfolios; (g) monitor the Portfolios' status as a regulated investment company Commission required pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time; (h) maintain the Trust's fidelity bonds as required by the 1940 Act; (i) on prepare, as reviewed by the Trust's counsel, board materials and minutes for each meeting of the Board of Trustees; assist the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer in implementing a monthly basis, monitor compliance with program for the policies and limitations of each Portfolio as set forth in the Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, Code of Regulations and Declaration of Trust; and (j) generally assist in the Portfolio's operations; (k) perform fund accounting and pricing make certain of its employees available to serve as set out in the "Bookkeeping and Pricing Agreement"; (l) perform Transfer Agency as set out in the "Transfer Agency Agreement" and 800-line servicing; (m) coordinate the external audit and tax work performed by an independent accounting firm determined by ALPS; (n) coordinate the printing officers of the ProspectusTrust, Semi-Annual Report, Annual Report, subject to Section 4 of this Agreement and the Statement of Additional Information for existing shareholders; and (o) act as principal underwriter and distributor approval of the Portfolios' securities pursuant to a Distribution AgreementBoard of Trustees. In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act, ALPS Administrator hereby agrees that all records which it maintains for each Portfolio the Trust are the property of the Trust and further agrees to surrender promptly to the Trust any of such records upon the Trust's request. ALPS Administrator further agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 3la-2 under the 1940 Act the records required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act. Administrator may delegate some or all of its responsibilities under this Agreement and may, at its expense, subcontract with any entity or person concerning the provision of the services contemplated hereunder; provided, however, that Administrator shall not be relieved of any of its obligations under this Agreement by the appointment of such subcontractor and shall be responsible, to the extent provided in Section 4 hereof, for all acts of such subcontractor as if such acts were its own. Administrator's services shall not be exclusive to the Trust, and Administrator may perform the same or similar services for other entities not affiliated with the Trust.

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Samples: Administration Agreement (Fifth Third Funds)

Services as Administrator. Subject to the direction and control of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, ALPS will: (a) assist in maintaining office facilities (which may be in the offices of ALPS or a corporate affiliate but shall be in such location as the Trust and ALPS shall reasonably determine); (b) furnish clerical services and services, stationery and office supplies; (c) compile data for and prepare with respect to the Funds Funds, timely Notices to the Securities and Exchange Commission required pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and Semi-Annual Reports on Form N-SAR; (d) coordinate execution and filing by the Funds of all federal and state tax returns and required tax filings other than those required to be made by the Funds' custodian; (e) prepare compliance filings pursuant to state securities laws with the advice of the Trust's counsel; (ef) assist to the extent requested by the Portfolios Funds with the preparation of Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to the PortfoliosFunds' shareholders and Registration Statements for the Portfolios Funds (on Form N-1A or any replacement therefor); (fg) monitor the PortfoliosFunds' expense accruals and pay all expenses on proper authorization from the PortfoliosFunds; (gh) monitor the PortfoliosFunds' status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time; (hi) maintain the Trust's fidelity bonds as required by the 1940 Act; (ij) on a monthly basis, monitor compliance with the policies and limitations of each Portfolio fund as set forth in the Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, Code of Regulations and Declaration of Trust; and (jk) generally assist in the PortfolioFund's operations; (kl) perform fund accounting and pricing as set out in the "Bookkeeping and Pricing Agreement"; (lm) perform Transfer Agency as set out in the "Transfer Agency Agreement" and 800-line servicing; (mn) cover the costs and coordinate custodial services as performed by a bank contracted by ALPS; (o) cover the external costs of the annual audit and the costs of preparing the Funds' federal, state, and excise tax work returns, performed by an independent one of the "big five" accounting firm firms determined by ALPS; (np) coordinate cover all costs involved with the coordination and printing of the Prospectus, Semi-Annual Report, Annual Report, and the Statement of Additional Information for existing shareholders, up to $10,000 per year; and (oq) act as principal underwriter and distributor of the Portfolios' securities pursuant to a Distribution Agreementperform corporate secretarial services. In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act, ALPS hereby agrees that all records which it maintains for each Portfolio Fund are the property of the Trust and further agrees to surrender promptly to the Trust any of such records upon the Trust's request. ALPS further agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act the records required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act.

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Samples: Administration Agreement (Financial Investors Trust)

Services as Administrator. Subject to the direction and control of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, ALPS will: (a) assist in maintaining office facilities (which may be in the offices of ALPS or a corporate affiliate but shall be in such location as the Trust and ALPS shall reasonably determine); (b) furnish clerical services and stationery and office supplies; (c) compile data for and prepare with respect to the Funds timely Notices to the Securities and Exchange Commission required pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and Semi-Annual Reports on Form N-SAR; (d) coordinate execution and filing by the Trust of all federal and state tax returns and required tax filings other than those required to be made by the Trust's custodian; (e) prepare compliance filings pursuant to state securities laws with the advice of the Trust's counsel; (ef) assist to the extent requested by the Portfolios Trust with the Trust's preparation of Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to the Portfolios' Funds shareholders and Registration Statements for the Portfolios Funds (on Form N-1A or any replacement therefor); (fg) monitor the Portfolios' Fund's expense accruals and pay all expenses on proper authorization from the PortfoliosFunds; (gh) monitor the Portfolios' Fund's status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time; (hi) maintain the TrustFund's fidelity bonds as required by the 1940 Act; (ij) on a monthly basis, monitor compliance with the policies and limitations of each Portfolio fund as set forth in the Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, Code of Regulations and Declaration of Trust; and (jk) generally assist in the PortfolioFund's operations; (kl) perform fund accounting and pricing as set out in the "Bookkeeping and Pricing Agreement"; (lm) perform Transfer Agency as set out in the "Transfer Agency Agreement" and 800-line servicing; (mn) Monitor the costs and coordinate custodial services as performed by a bank contracted by ALPS; (o) cover the costs of external audit and tax work performed by an independent one of the "big six" accounting firm firms determined by ALPS; (np) coordinate monitor and pay Securities and Exchange Commission registration fees; (q) all costs involved with the coordination and printing of the Prospectus, Semi-Annual Report, Annual Report, and the Statement of Additional Information and the account applications; (r) payment of trustee fees up to a maximum amount of $36,000 per year. (Xxx Xxxxxxxxx will serve as trustee at no compensation. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx will serve as an officer of the Trust as Vice President, also at no cost to the Fund.); (s) coordinate and pay for existing shareholdersfund ratings, provided by two of the major ratings agencies; (t) provide NASD licensing and training to the Financial Investors Trust mutual fund sales force (ou) act as principal underwriter and distributor of the Portfolios' Fund's securities pursuant to a Distribution Agreement. The selected sales force is subject to review and approval by ALPS. In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act, ALPS hereby agrees that all records which it maintains for each Portfolio Fund are the property of the Trust and further agrees to surrender promptly to the Trust any of such records upon the Trust's request. ALPS further agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act the records required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Administration Agreement (Financial Investors Trust)

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Services as Administrator. Subject to the direction and control of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, ALPS will: (a) Administrator will assist in maintaining supervising all aspects of the operations of the Funds except those performed by the investment adviser for the Funds under its Investment Advisory Agreement, the custodian for the Funds under its Custodian Agreement, the transfer agent for the Funds under its Transfer Agency Agreement and the fund accountant for the Funds under its Fund Accounting Agreement. Administrator will maintain office facilities (which may be in the offices of ALPS Administrator or a corporate an affiliate but shall be in such location as the Trust and ALPS shall reasonably determine); (b) furnish statistical and research data, clerical and certain bookkeeping services and stationery and office supplies; (c) compile data for and prepare with respect to the Funds timely Notices periodic reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on Form N-SAR or any replacement forms therefor; compile data for, prepare and file all the Funds' federal and state tax returns and required tax filings other than those required to be made by the Funds' custodian and transfer agent; prepare compliance filings pursuant to state securities laws with the advice of the Trust's counsel; assist to the extent requested by the Trust with the Trust's preparation of its Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to Shareholders and its Registration Statements (on Form N-1A or any replacement therefor); compile data for, prepare and file timely Notices to the Commission required pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") ); keep and Semi-Annual Reports on Form N-SAR; (d) prepare compliance filings pursuant to state securities laws with maintain the advice financial accounts and records of the Trust's counselFunds, including calculation of daily expense accruals; (e) assist to in the extent requested by the Portfolios with the preparation case of Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to the Portfolios' shareholders and Registration Statements for the Portfolios (on Form N-1A or any replacement therefor); (f) monitor the Portfolios' expense accruals and pay all expenses on proper authorization from the Portfolios; (g) monitor the Portfolios' status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M money market funds, periodic review of the Internal Revenue Code amount of 1986the deviation, as amended if any, of the current net asset value per share (calculated using available market quotations or an appropriate substitute that reflects current market conditions) from time to time; (h) maintain the Trusteach money market fund's fidelity bonds as required by the 1940 Act; (i) on a monthly basis, monitor compliance with the policies and limitations of each Portfolio as set forth in the Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, Code of Regulations and Declaration of Trustamortized cost price per share; and (j) generally assist in the Portfolio's operations; (k) perform fund accounting and pricing as set out in the "Bookkeeping and Pricing Agreement"; (l) perform Transfer Agency as set out in the "Transfer Agency Agreement" and 800-line servicing; (m) coordinate the external audit and tax work performed by an independent accounting firm determined by ALPS; (n) coordinate the printing all aspects of the Prospectus, Semi-Annual Report, Annual Report, and the Statement of Additional Information for existing shareholders; and (o) act as principal underwriter and distributor operations of the Portfolios' securities pursuant to a Distribution AgreementFunds. In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act, ALPS Administrator hereby agrees that all records which it maintains for each Portfolio the Trust are the property of the Trust and further agrees to surrender promptly to the Trust any of such records upon the Trust's request. ALPS Administrator further agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 3la-2 under the 1940 Act the records required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act.. Administrator may delegate some or all of its responsibilities under this Agreement. Administrator may, at its expense, subcontract with any entity or person concerning the provision of the services contemplated hereunder; provided, however, that Administrator shall not be relieved of any of its obligations under this Agreement by the appointment of such subcontractor and provided further, that Administrator shall be responsible, to the extent provided in Section 4 hereof, for all acts of such subcontractor as if such acts were its own

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Samples: Administration Agreement (Pacific Capital Funds)

Services as Administrator. Subject to the direction and control of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, ALPS will: (a) assist in maintaining office facilities (which may be in the offices of ALPS or a corporate affiliate but shall be in such location as the Trust and ALPS shall reasonably determine); (b) furnish clerical services and stationery and office supplies; (c) compile data for and prepare with respect to the Funds timely Notices notices to the Securities and Exchange Commission required pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and Semi-Annual Reports on Form N-SAR; (d) coordinate execution and filing by the Trust of all federal and state tax returns and required tax filings other than those required to be made by the Trust's custodian; (e) prepare compliance filings pursuant to state "Blue Sky" securities laws with the advice of the Trust's counsel; (ef) assist to the extent requested by the Portfolios Trust with the Trust's preparation of Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to the PortfoliosFunds' shareholders and Registration Statements for the Portfolios Trust (on Form N-1A or any replacement therefor); (fg) monitor the PortfoliosFunds' expense accruals and pay all expenses on proper authorization from the PortfoliosTrust; (gh) monitor the Portfolios' each Fund's status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time; (hi) maintain the Trust's fidelity bonds bond as required by the 1940 Act; (ij) on a monthly basis, monitor compliance with the policies and limitations of each Portfolio the Funds as set forth in the Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, Code of Regulations and Declaration of Trust; and (jk) generally assist in the Portfolio's Funds' operations; (k) perform fund accounting and pricing as set out in the "Bookkeeping and Pricing Agreement"; (l) perform Transfer Agency services as set out in the "Transfer Agency Agreement" and 800-line servicing; and (m) coordinate the external audit and tax work performed by an independent accounting firm determined by ALPS; (n) coordinate the printing of the Prospectus, Semi-Annual Report, Annual Report, and the Statement of Additional Information for existing shareholders; and (o) act as principal underwriter and distributor of the PortfoliosFunds' securities pursuant to a Distribution Agreement. In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act, ALPS hereby agrees that all records which it maintains for each Portfolio the Trust are the property of the Trust and further agrees to surrender promptly to the Trust any of such records upon the Trust's request. ALPS further agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act the records required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act.

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Samples: Administration Agreement (Stonebridge Aggressive Growth Fund Inc)

Services as Administrator. Subject to the direction and control of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, ALPS will: (a) assist in maintaining office facilities (which may be in the offices of ALPS or a corporate affiliate but shall be in such location as the Trust and ALPS shall reasonably determine); (b) furnish clerical services and services, stationery and office supplies; (c) compile data for and prepare with respect to the Funds timely Notices to the Securities and Exchange Commission required pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and Semi-Annual Reports on Form N-SAR; (d) coordinate execution and filing by the Funds of all federal and state tax returns and required tax filings other than those required to be made by the Funds' custodian; (e) prepare compliance filings pursuant to state securities laws with the advice of the Trust's counsel; (ef) assist to the extent requested by the Portfolios Funds with the preparation of Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to the PortfoliosFunds' shareholders and Registration Statements for the Portfolios Funds (on Form N-1A or any replacement therefor); (fg) monitor the PortfoliosFunds' expense accruals and pay all expenses on proper authorization from the PortfoliosFunds; (gh) monitor the PortfoliosFunds' status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time; (hi) maintain the Trust's fidelity bonds as required by the 1940 Act; (ij) on a monthly basis, monitor compliance with the policies and limitations of each Portfolio fund as set forth in the Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, Code of Regulations and Declaration of Trust; and (jk) generally assist in the Portfolio's Funds' operations; (kl) perform fund accounting and pricing as set out in the "Bookkeeping and Pricing Agreement"; (lm) perform Transfer Agency as set out in the "Transfer Agency Agreement" and 800-line servicing; (mn) Monitor the costs and coordinate custodial services as performed by a bank contracted by ALPS; (o) cover the external costs of the annual audit and the costs of preparing the Funds' federal, state, and excise tax work returns, performed by an independent one of the "big five" accounting firm firms determined by ALPS; (np) monitor and pay Securities and Exchange Commission registration fees; (q) coordinate the printing of the Prospectus, Semi-Annual Report, Annual Reportand pay for fund ratings, and the Statement of Additional Information for existing shareholders; and (or) act as principal underwriter and distributor of the Portfolios' securities pursuant to a Distribution Agreementperform corporate secretarial services. In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act, ALPS hereby agrees that all records which it maintains for each Portfolio Fund are the property of the Trust and further agrees to surrender promptly to the Trust any of such records upon the Trust's request. ALPS further agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act the records required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Administration Agreement (Financial Investors Trust)

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