Specific Duties as Asset Manager. Manager’s duties as asset manager of the portfolio of Owner’s Properties shall include the following:
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Duties as Sub-Adviser (a) Subject to the oversight and supervision of GEAM and the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), the Sub-Adviser will provide a continuous investment program for the Fund with respect to the Sub-Adviser’s Allocated Assets, including investment research and management. The Sub-Adviser will determine from time to time what investments will be purchased, retained or sold by the Fund with respect to such Allocated Assets. The Sub-Adviser will be responsible for placing purchase and sell orders for the Allocated Assets. The Sub-Adviser will consult with GEAM from time to time regarding matters pertaining to the Fund, including market strategy and portfolio characteristics. The Sub-Adviser will provide services under this Agreement in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions as stated in the Registration Statement, the Constituent Documents (as defined below), the Investment Guidelines (as defined below), and applicable law. In this connection and in connection with the further duties set forth in this Section 2 as provided below, the Sub-Adviser shall provide GEAM and the Board with such periodic reports and documentation as GEAM or the Board shall reasonably request regarding the Sub-Adviser’s management of the Fund’s Allocated Assets, compliance with applicable laws and rules and the Registration Statement (as defined below) and all requirements hereunder. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that copies of the Trust’s current registration statement on Form N-1A and any amendments or supplements thereto (“Registration Statement”), and the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, if any, (“Constituent Documents”), each as currently in effect, have been delivered to the Sub-Adviser.
Duties as Investment Adviser (a) Subject to the supervision and direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board”), Invesco PowerShares Capital Management will provide a continuous investment program for each Fund, including investment research and management with respect to all securities and investments and cash equivalents in the Fund. Invesco PowerShares Capital Management will determine, from time to time, what securities and other investments will be purchased, retained or sold by the Fund. Invesco PowerShares Capital Management shall initially determine and make such modifications to the identity and number of shares of the securities to be accepted pursuant to such Fund’s benchmark index in exchange for creation units for each Fund and the securities that will be applicable that day to redemption requests received for such Fund as may be necessary as a result of rebalancing adjustments and corporate action events (and may give directions to the Trust’s custodian with respect to such designations).
Appointment and Duties of the Operating Advisor (a) Park Bridge Lender Services LLC is hereby appointed to serve as the initial Operating Advisor. The Operating Advisor shall at all times be an Eligible Operating Advisor. The Operating Advisor shall at all times act in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard in fulfilling its responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement.
Sub-Adviser Duties Subject to the supervision of the Trust’s Board of Trustees and the Manager, the Sub-Adviser will provide a continuous investment program for each Series’ portfolio and determine in its discretion the composition of the assets of each Series’ portfolio, including determination of the purchase, retention, or sale of the securities, cash, and other investments contained in the portfolio. The Sub-Adviser will provide investment research and conduct a continuous program of evaluation, investment, sales, and reinvestment of each Series’ assets by determining the securities and other investments that shall be purchased, entered into, sold, closed, or exchanged for the Series, when these transactions should be executed, and what portion of the assets of the Series should be held in the various securities and other investments in which it may invest. To the extent permitted by the investment policies of each Series, the Sub-Adviser shall make decisions for the Series as to foreign currency matters and make determinations as to and execute and perform foreign currency exchange contracts on behalf of the Series. The Sub-Adviser will provide the services under this Agreement in accordance with each Series’ investment objective or objectives, policies, and restrictions as stated in the Trust’s Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as amended, copies of which shall be sent to the Sub-Adviser by the Manager prior to the commencement of this Agreement and promptly following any such amendment. The Sub-Adviser further agrees as follows:
Position Duties and Location Employee shall serve in the position(s) set forth on Schedule A attached hereto. Employee shall devote substantially all of Employee’s working time and efforts to the business and affairs of the Company and shall not engage in any other business activity without prior written approval from the Company’s CEO. Employee shall perform the services required by this Agreement at the location(s) indicated on Schedule A except for customary business travel to other locations as may be necessary to fulfill Employee’s duties and responsibilities hereunder.
Performance of Duties and Responsibilities Executive shall serve the Company faithfully and to the best of her ability and shall devote her full working time, attention and efforts to the business of the Company during her employment with the Company hereunder. While Executive is employed by the Company during the Term, Executive shall report to the President and to the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer or to such other person as designated by the Board of Directors of Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (the “Board”). Executive hereby represents and confirms that she is under no contractual or legal commitments that would prevent her from fulfilling her duties and responsibilities as set forth in this Agreement. During her employment with the Company, Executive shall not accept other employment or engage in other material business activity, except as approved in writing by the Board. Executive may participate in charitable activities and personal investment activities to a reasonable extent, and she may serve as a director of business organizations as approved by the Board, so long as such activities and directorships do not interfere with the performance of her duties and responsibilities hereunder.
Sub-Adviser's Duties Subject to the general supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board") and the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall, employing its discretion, manage the investment operations of the Fund and the composition of the portfolio of securities and investments (including cash) belonging to the Fund, including the purchase, retention and disposition thereof and the execution of agreements relating thereto, in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions as stated in the Fund's then-current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (together, the "Prospectus") and subject to the following understandings:
Further Duties of Sub-Adviser In all matters relating to the performance of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser shall act in conformity with the Fund's Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, as each may be amended or supplemented, and currently effective Registration Statement (as defined below) and with the written instructions and directions of the Board and the Investment Adviser, and shall comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, the rules thereunder, and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
Executive Duties During and after Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive shall, without additional compensation: (i) promptly disclose to the Company any Employee Development, specifically identifying any inventions, improvements or other portions of the Employee Development that are potential patentable or susceptible to protection as a trade secret; (ii) execute and deliver any and all applications, assignments, documents, and other instruments that the Company shall deem necessary to protect the right, title and interest of the Company or its designee in or to any Employee Development; (iii) reasonably cooperate and assist in providing information for making and completing regulatory and other filings in connection with any Employee Development; (iv) reasonably cooperate and assist in providing information for or participating in any action, threatened action, or considered action relating to any Employee Development; and (v) take any and all other actions as the Company may otherwise require with respect to any Employee Development.
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.
