INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, made this day of , 1998, between The Munder
Framlington Funds Trust (the "Trust") on behalf of the Munder Framlington Global
Financial Services Fund (the "Fund") and Munder Capital Management (the
"Advisor"), a Delaware partnership.
WHEREAS, the Trust is a Massachusetts business trust authorized to issue
shares in series and is registered as an open-end management investment company
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and the
Fund is a series of the Trust;
WHEREAS, the Advisor is registered as an investment advisor under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust wishes to retain the Advisor to render investment
advisory services to the Fund, and the Advisor is willing to furnish such
services to the Fund;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants
herein contained, it is agreed between the Trust and the Advisor as follows:
1. APPOINTMENT
The Trust hereby appoints the Advisor to act as investment advisor to the
Fund for the periods and on the terms set forth herein. The Advisor accepts the
appointment and agrees to furnish the services set forth herein for the
compensation provided herein.
2. SERVICES AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Subject to the general supervision and direction of the Board of Trustees
of the Trust, the Advisor will (a) provide overall management to the Fund in
accordance with the Fund's investment objective and policies as stated in the
Fund's Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, as they may be amended from time to time;
(b) make investment decisions for the Fund; (c) oversee the placement of
purchase and sale orders on behalf of the Fund; (d) employ professional
portfolio managers and securities analysts to provide research services to the
Fund; (e) maintain books and records with respect to the Fund's securities
transactions; and (f) provide periodic and special reports to the Board of
Trustees of the Trust, as requested. In providing those services, the Advisor
will provide the Fund with ongoing research, analysis, advice and judgments
regarding individual investments, general economic conditions and trends and
long-range investment policy. In addition, the Advisor will furnish the Fund
with whatever statistical information the Fund may reasonably request with
respect to the securities that the Fund may hold or contemplate purchasing.
The Advisor further agrees that, in performing its duties hereunder, it
will:
(a) comply with the 1940 Act and all rules and regulations thereunder and
under the Advisers Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), and all other applicable federal and state law and regulations, and
with any applicable procedures adopted by the Trustees;
(b) use reasonable efforts to manage the Fund so that it will qualify, and
continue to qualify, as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the
Code and regulations issued thereunder;
(c) maintain books and records with respect to the Fund's securities
transactions, render to the Board of Trustees of the Trust such periodic and
special reports as the Board may reasonably request, and keep the Trustees
informed of developments materially affecting the Fund's portfolio;
(d) make available to the Fund's administrator and the Trust, promptly
upon their request, such copies of its investment records and ledgers with
respect to the Fund as may be required to assist the administrator and the Trust
in their compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor will
furnish the Trustees with such periodic and special reports regarding the Fund
as they may reasonably request; and
(e) immediately notify the Trust in the event that the Advisor or any of
its affiliates: (1) becomes aware that it is subject to a statutory
disqualification that prevents the Advisor from serving as investment advisor
pursuant to this Agreement; or (2) becomes aware that it is the subject of an
administrative proceeding or enforcement action by the Securities and Exchange
Commission or other regulatory authority. The Advisor further agrees to notify
the Trust immediately of any material fact known to the Advisor respecting or
relating to the Advisor that is not contained in the Trust's Registration
Statement regarding the Fund, or any amendment or supplement thereto, but that
is required to be disclosed therein, and of any statement contained therein that
becomes untrue in any material respect.
3. DOCUMENTS
The Trust has delivered properly certified or authenticated copies of each
of the following documents to the Advisor and will deliver to it all future
amendments and supplements thereto, if any:
(a) certified resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Trust authorizing
the appointment of the Advisor and approving the form of this Agreement;
(b) the Registration Statement describing the Fund as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and any amendments thereto; and
(c) exhibits, powers of attorneys, certificates and any and all other
documents relating to or filed in connection with the Registration Statement
described above.
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4. BROKERAGE
In selecting brokers or dealers to execute transactions on behalf of the
Fund, the Advisor will use its best efforts to seek the best overall terms
available. In assessing the best overall terms available for any Fund
transaction, the Advisor will consider all factors it deems relevant, including,
but not limited to, the breadth of the market in the security, the price of the
security, the financial condition and execution capability of the broker or
dealer and the reasonableness of the commission, if any, for the specific
transaction and on a continuing basis. In selecting brokers-dealers to execute
a particular transaction, and in evaluating the best overall terms available,
the Advisor is authorized to consider the brokerage and research services (as
those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "1934 Act")) provided to the Fund and/or other accounts over
which the Advisor or its affiliates exercise investment discretion. The parties
hereto acknowledge that it is desirable for the Trust that the Advisor have
access to supplemental investment and market research and security and economic
analysis provided by brokers-dealers who may execute brokerage transactions at a
higher cost to the Trust than may result when allocating brokerage to other
brokers on the basis of seeking the most favorable price and efficient
execution. Therefore, the Advisor may cause the Fund to pay a broker-dealer
which furnishes brokerage and research services a higher commission than that
which might be charged by another broker-dealer for effecting the same
transaction, provided that the Advisor determines in good faith that such
commission is reasonable in relation the value of the brokerage and research
services provided by such broker-dealer, viewed in terms of either the
particular transaction or the overall responsibilities of the Advisor to the
Fund. It is understood that the services provided by such brokers may be useful
to the Advisor in connection with the Advisor's services to other clients. In
accordance with Section 11(a) of the 1934 Act and Rule 11a2-2(T) thereunder and
subject to any other applicable laws and regulations, the Advisor and its
affiliates are authorized to effect portfolio transactions for the Fund and to
retain brokerage commissions on such transactions.
5. RECORDS
The Advisor agrees to maintain and to preserve for the periods prescribed
under the 1940 Act any such records as are required to be maintained by the
Advisor with respect to the Fund by the 1940 Act. The Advisor further agrees
that all records which it maintains for the Fund is the property of the Fund and
it will promptly surrender any of such records upon request.
6. STANDARD OF CARE
The Advisor shall exercise its best judgment in rendering the services
under this Agreement. The Advisor shall not be liable for any error of judgment
or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund or the Fund's
shareholders in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates,
provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to protect or purport to protect
the Advisor against any liability to the Fund or to its shareholders to which
the Advisor would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad
faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or by
reason of the Advisor's reckless disregard of its
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obligations and duties under this Agreement. As used in this Section 6, the
term "Advisor" shall include any officers, Trustees, employees, or other
affiliates of the Advisor performing services with respect to the Fund.
7. COMPENSATION
In consideration of the services rendered pursuant to this Agreement, the
Fund will pay the Advisor a fee at an annual rate equal to 0.75% of the average
daily net assets of the Fund. This fee shall be computed and accrued daily and
payable monthly. For the purpose of determining fees payable to the Advisor,
the value of a Fund's average daily net assets shall be computed at the times
and in the manner specified in the Fund's Prospectus or Statement of Additional
Information.
8. EXPENSES
The Advisor will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of
its services under this Agreement and will bear the costs and expenses payable
to Sub-Advisors under the Sub-Advisory Agreements. The Fund will bear certain
other expenses to be incurred in its operation, including: taxes, interest,
brokerage fees and commissions, if any, fees of Trustees of the Trust who are
not officers, Trustees or employees of the Advisor or any Sub-Advisor;
Securities and Exchange Commission fees and state blue sky fees; charges of
custodians and transfer and dividend disbursing agents; the Fund's proportionate
share of insurance premiums; outside auditing and legal expenses; costs of
maintenance of the Fund's existence; costs attributable to investor services,
including, without limitation, telephone and personal expenses; charges of an
independent pricing service, costs of preparing and printing prospectuses and
statements of additional information for regulatory purposes and for
distribution to existing shareholders; costs of shareholders' reports and
meetings of the shareholders of the Fund and of the officers of Board of
Trustees of the Trust; and any extraordinary expenses.
9. SERVICES TO OTHER COMPANIES OR ACCOUNTS
The investment advisory services of the Advisor to the Fund under this
Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Advisor, or any affiliate
thereof, shall be free to render similar services to other investment companies
and the clients (whether or not their investment objective and policies are
similar to the Fund) and to engage in activities so long as its services
hereunder are not impaired thereby.
10. DURATION AND TERMINATION
This Agreement shall become effective on the date of this Agreement and
shall continue in effect with respect to the Fund, unless sooner terminated as
provided herein, for two years from such date and shall continue from year to
year thereafter, provided each continuance is specifically approved at least
annually by (i) the vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees of the Trust or
(ii) a vote of a "majority" (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the Fund's
outstanding voting securities, provided that in either event the continuance is
also approved by a majority of
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the Board of Trustees who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the 0000
Xxx) of any party to this Agreement, by vote cast in person at a meeting called
for the purpose of voting on such approval. This Agreement is terminable with
respect to the Fund, without penalty, on sixty (60) days' written notice by the
Board of Trustees of the Trust or by vote of the holders of a "majority" (as
defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the Fund's shares or upon ninety (90) days' written
notice by the Advisor. This Agreement will be terminated automatically in the
event of its "assignment" (as defined in the 1940 Act).
11. AMENDMENT
No provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived or discharged or
terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party
against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is
sought, and no amendment of this Agreement with respect to the Fund shall be
effective until approved by an affirmative vote of (i) a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (ii) a majority of the Trustees
of the Trust, including a majority of Trustees who are not "interested persons"
(as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of any party to this Agreement, cast in person at a
meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, if such approval is
required by applicable law.
12. USE OF NAME
It is understood that the name of Munder Capital Management or any
derivative thereof or logo associated with that name is the valuable property of
the Advisor and its affiliates, and that the Trust and the Fund has the right to
use such name (or derivable or logo) only so long as this Agreement shall
continue with respect to the Fund. Upon termination of this Agreement, the
Trust and the Fund shall forthwith cease to use such name (or derivable or logo)
and the Trust shall promptly amend its Articles of Incorporation to change the
Fund name to comply herewith.
The words "The Munder Framlington Funds Trust" and "Trustees" or "Board of
Trustees" used herein refer respectively to the Trust created and the Trustees,
as trustees of the Trust but not individually or personally acting from time to
time under a Declaration of Trust dated October 30, 1996 which is hereby
referred to and a copy of which is on file at the office of the Secretary of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and at the principal office of the Trust. The
obligations of "The Munder Framlington Funds Trust" entered into the name or on
behalf thereof by any of the Trustees, officers, representatives or agents of
the Trust are made not individually, but in such capacities, and are not binding
upon any of the Trustees, shareholders, officers, representatives or agents of
the Trust personally, but bind only the Trust Property, and all persons dealing
with any class of shares of the Trust must look solely to the Trust Property
belonging to such class for the enforcement of any claims against the Trust.
13. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) This Agreement constitutes the full and complete agreement of the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
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(b) Titles or captions of sections in this Agreement are inserted only as
a matter of convenience and for reference, and in no way define, limit, extend
or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provisions thereof.
(c) This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, all of which
together shall for all purposes constitute one Agreement, binding on all the
parties.
(d) This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder
shall be governed by, and interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of Michigan.
(e) If any provisions of this Agreement or the application thereof to any
party or circumstances shall be determined by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this
Agreement or the application of such provision to such person circumstance,
other than these as to which it so determined to be invalid or unenforceable,
shall not be affected thereby, and each provision hereof shall be valid and
shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
(f) Notices of any kind to be given to the Advisor by the Trust shall be
in writing and shall be duly given if mailed or delivered to the Advisor at 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, or at such other address or to such
individual as shall be specified by the Advisor to the Trust. Notices of any
kind to be given to the Trust by the Advisor shall be in writing and shall be
duly given if mailed or delivered to 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000, or at such the address to such individual as shall be specified by the
Trust to the Advisor.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be
executed by their officers designated below on the day and year first above
written.
THE MUNDER FRAMLINGTON FUNDS TRUST
By:
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MUNDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
By:
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