Exhibit 99. - d(ii)
Deutsche Investors Portfolios Trust
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Agreement made as of May 7, 2001 by and among Investment Company
Capital Corp., a Maryland corporation (the "Investment Advisor"), DWS
International Portfolio Management GmbH, a company organized under the laws of
the Federal Republic of Germany (hereinafter called the "DWS Sub-Advisor"), and
Deutsche Asset Management Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the "
DAMI Sub -Advisor").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Investment Advisor has entered into an Investment
Management Agreement dated as of May 7, 2001 (the "Investment Advisory
Agreement") with the Deutsche Investors Portfolios Trust (formerly Flag
Investors Portfolios Trust), an open-end management investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and
organized as a trust under the laws of the State of New York (the "Trust") on
behalf of its six non-diversified sub-trusts named herein (each such sub-trust,
together with each sub-trust hereafter established by the Trustees of the Trust
and made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 11 hereof,
individually a "Portfolio" and, collectively, the "Portfolios"), pursuant to
which the Investment Advisor will act as investment advisor to the sub-trusts
named in the Investment Advisory Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Investment Advisory Agreement contemplates that the
Investment Advisor may appoint a sub-advisor to perform certain services
relating to the management of the investment operations of the sub-trusts of the
Trust, and each of the DWS Sub-Advisor, and the DAMI Sub-Advisor is willing to
render such investment advisory services to the respective Portfolios designated
herein; and
WHEREAS, each of the DWS Sub-Advisor and the DAMI Sub-Advisor is
registered as an investment advisor under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual promises
hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. The Investment Advisor hereby appoints (a) the DWS Sub-Advisor to act as
sub-advisor to the Portfolios set forth under its name on Schedule A and (b) the
DAMI Sub-Advisor to act as sub-advisor to the Portfolio set forth under its name
on Schedule A and, in each case for the period and on the terms set forth in
this Agreement. Each of the DWS Sub-Advisor and the DAMI Sub-Advisor accepts
such appointment and agrees to render the services herein set forth, for the
compensation herein provided. In this Agreement, the term "Sub-Advisor" shall
hereinafter refer to the DWS Sub-Advisor, with respect to the Portfolios for
which it is appointed to act as sub-advisor under this Section 1, and the DAMI
Sub-Advisor, with respect to the Portfolio for which it is appointed to act as
sub-advisor under this Section 1. 2. Subject to the general supervision of the
Trustees of the Trust and the Investment Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall manage
the investment operations of each Portfolio and the composition of each
Portfolio's holdings of securities and other investments, including cash, the
purchase, retention and disposition thereof and agreements relating thereto, in
accordance with such Portfolio's investment objective and policies as stated in
the Registration Statement (as defined in paragraph 3(d) of this Agreement) and
subject to the following understandings:
(a) The Sub-Advisor, in the performance of its duties and
obligations under this Agreement, shall act in conformity with
the Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the Trust and the
Registration Statement and with the instructions and directions
of the Trustees of the Trust and will conform to and comply with
the requirements of the 1940 Act and all other applicable federal
and state laws and regulations;
(b) the Sub-Advisor shall use the same skill and care in the
management of each Portfolio's investments as it uses in the
administration of other accounts for which it has investment
responsibility as agent;
(c) the Sub-Advisor shall determine the securities or other
investments to be purchased, sold or lent by the Portfolio and as
agent for each Portfolio will effect portfolio transactions
pursuant to its determinations either directly with the issuer or
with any broker and/or dealer in such securities, including a
broker affiliated with the Sub-Advisor; in placing orders with
brokers and/or dealers the Sub-Advisor intends to seek best price
and execution for purchases and sales; the Sub-Advisor shall also
determine whether or not a Portfolio shall enter into repurchase
or reverse repurchase agreements;
On occasions when the Sub-Advisor deems the purchase or sale of a
security or other investment to be in the best interest of a Portfolio as well
as other customers of the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor may, to the extent
permitted by applicable laws and regulations, but shall not be obligated to,
aggregate the securities to be so sold or purchased on behalf of such Portfolio
and such other customer of the Sub-Advisor in order to obtain best execution,
including lower brokerage commissions, if applicable. In such event, allocation
of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the
transaction, will be made by the Sub-Advisor in the manner it considers to be
the most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to a Portfolio;
(d) the Sub-Advisor shall maintain a set of books and records with
respect to each Portfolio's securities transactions as required
by the Advisers Act and other applicable laws and regulations and
shall render to the Trustees of the Trust such periodic and
special reports as the Trustees may reasonably request; and
(e) the services of the Sub-Advisor to the Trust under this
Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Sub-Advisor
shall be free to render similar services to others.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sub-Advisor is not authorized, and
shall not be deemed to have assumed any duties under this Agreement, to make any
business, operational or management decisions on behalf of the Trust or any
Portfolio other than with respect to the investment operations and composition
of a Portfolio's holdings of securities and other investments as set forth
herein.
3. The Investment Advisor has delivered copies of each of the following
documents to the Sub-Advisor and will promptly notify and deliver to it all
future amendments and supplements, if any:
(a) Declaration of Trust of the Trust (such Declaration of
Trust, as presently in effect and as amended from time to time,
is herein called the "Declaration of Trust");
(b) By-laws of the Trust (such By-laws, as presently in effect
and as amended from time to time, are herein called the
"By-laws");
(c) Certified resolutions of the Trustees of the Trust
authorizing the appointment of the Adviser and approving the
form of this Agreement;
(d) The Trust's Notification of Registration on Form N-8A
under the 1940 Act, its Registration Statement on Form N-1A
under the 1940 Act (No. 811-8375) and the Registration Statement
on Form N-1A of Deutsche Funds, Inc. (No. 333-27709) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the 1940 Act, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
on May 23, 1997, including all amendments thereto (together with
the Registration Statement of the Trust, the "Registration
Statement").
4. The Sub-Advisor shall keep the books and records required to be maintained by
it pursuant to paragraph 2(e) of this Agreement. The Sub-Advisor agrees that all
records that it maintains for the Trust are the property of the Trust and it
will promptly surrender any of such records to the Trust or to the Investment
Advisor upon request. The Sub-Advisor further agrees to preserve for the periods
prescribed by Rule 31a-2 of the Commission under the 1940 Act any such records
as are required to be maintained by the Adviser with respect to the Portfolios
by Rule 31a-2 of the Commission under the 1940 Act.
5. During the term of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor will pay all expenses,
including personnel costs and overhead, incurred by it in connection with its
activities under this Agreement, other than the cost of securities and
investments purchased or sold for the Portfolios (including taxes and brokerage
commissions, if any) and extraordinary expenses.
6. The Investment Advisor shall continue to have responsibility for all services
to be provided to the Portfolios pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement
and shall oversee and review the Sub-Advisor's performance of its duties under
this Agreement.
7. For the services provided and the expenses borne pursuant to this Agreement,
the Investment Advisor will pay to the Sub-Advisor, as full compensation
therefor a fee, calculated daily and payable monthly in arrears, at an annual
rate equal to the percentage of the average daily net assets of each Portfolio
specified in Schedule A hereto.
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the duties of each Sub-Advisor, the
portion of Portfolio assets that such Sub-Advisor shall manage and the fees to
be paid such Sub-Advisor by the Investment Advisor under and pursuant to this
Agreement may be adjusted from time to time by the Investment Advisor with and
upon the approval of such Sub-Advisor and the members of the Trust's Board of
Trustees who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of any
party to this Agreement.
8. The Sub-Advisor shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of
law or for any loss suffered by the Investment Advisor, the Trust or any
Portfolio in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except
a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its
part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its
obligations and duties under this Agreement.
9. This Agreement shall continue in effect until the date two years after the
date of its execution and shall continue in effect from year to year thereafter
with respect to each Portfolio if such continuance is specifically approved at
least annually in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act; provided,
however, that this Agreement may be terminated with respect to the Trust in its
entirety or with respect to any Portfolio, at any time, without the payment of
any penalty, (a) by the Investment Advisor or (b) by the Trust, by vote of a
majority of all the Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the Trust or such
Portfolio, as the case may be, in each case on 60 days' written notice to the
Sub-Advisor, or by the Sub-Advisor with respect to its respective Portfolios, at
any time, without the payment of any penalty, on 60 days' written notice to the
Investment Advisor and to the Trust. This Agreement will automatically and
immediately terminate in the event of its "assignment" (as defined in the 0000
Xxx) or upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement.
10. The Sub-Advisor shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent
contractor and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided herein or authorized
by the Trustees of the Trust and the Investment Advisor from time to time, have
no authority to act for or represent the Trust or any Portfolio in any way or
otherwise be deemed an agent of the Trust or any Portfolio.
11. This Agreement may be amended by the mutual consent of the parties. Any such
amendment shall also require the consent of the Trust, which must be approved
(a) by vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to
this Agreement or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a
meeting called for the purpose of voting on such amendment, and (b) by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust or, in the case of
any such amendment affecting only one or several Portfolios, a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of each such Portfolio. In the event that the
Trustees of the Trust establish one or more additional sub-
trusts with respect to which they retain the Investment Advisor to act as
investment advisor, the Investment Advisor and the DWS Sub-Advisor or the DAMI
Sub-Advisor, as the case may be, may amend Schedule A hereto to add each such
sub-trust and specify the fee payable to such Sub-Advisor in respect thereof, in
which event such sub-trust shall become subject to the provisions of this
Agreement and be deemed a "Portfolio" hereunder to the same extent as the
existing Portfolios, except to the extent that such provisions may be modified
with respect to any additional Portfolio in writing by the Investment Advisor
and such Sub-Advisor at the time of the addition of the Portfolio.
12. Notices of any kind to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
duly given if mailed or delivered as follows: (a) to the DWS Sub-Advisor at
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 000-000, Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxx 00000, Xxxxxxx, Attention: President,
with a copy to the Investment Advisor; (b) to the DAMI Sub-Advisor at 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: President and Managing Director,
with a copy to the Investment Advisor; (c) to the Investment Advisor at Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: President; (d) to the Trust
at Cardinal Avenue, Xxxxxx Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, BWI; or (e) at
such other address or to such other individual as any of the foregoing shall
designate by notice to the others.
13. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed to be an original.
14. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to
be executed by their officers designated below as of the date set forth above.
INVESTMENT COMPANY CAPITAL CORP.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXX
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
DWS INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO
MANAGEMENT GmbH
By: /s/ XXXXXXX XXXXXX
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
By: /s/ UDO BEHRENWALDT
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Udo Behrenwaldt
DEUTSCHE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX III
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By: _______________________________
Acknowledged and Confirmed.
DEUTSCHE INVESTORS PORTFOLIOS TRUST
By: /s/ XXX X. XXXXXX
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Xxx X. Xxxxxx
Schedule A
Portfolio Fee
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(annualized % of average
daily net assets)
DWS ADVISER
Top 50 World Portfolio 0.75%
Top 50 Europe Portfolio 0.75%
Top 50 Asia Portfolio 0.75%
European Mid-Cap Portfolio 0.60%
Japanese Equity Portfolio 0.60%
DAMI ADVISER
Top 50 US Portfolio 0.60%
