Sub-Advisory Agreement
Exhibit
99 (d12)
This
Sub-Advisory Agreement (this “Agreement”) is
between Brookfield Investment Management Inc. ("BIM"), a Delaware
corporation and a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), and
AMP Capital Brookfield (US) LLC, a Delaware corporation and a registered
investment adviser under the Advisers Act (the "Manager"), and is
effective as of October 1, 2009 (the "Effective
Date").
Recitals
TIFF
Investment Program, Inc. ("TIP"), a Maryland
corporation and an open-end management investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), for its
TIFF Multi-Asset and such other of its funds as updated from time to time with
written consent of TIP and BIM (the "Fund"), and BIM have
entered into a Money Manager Agreement dated as of October 1, 2009 (the “BIM Agreement”),
pursuant to which the Fund has retained BIM to render advisory services to the
Fund;
BIM
wishes to retain the Manager to render advisory services to the Fund;
and
The
Manager wishes to render those services to the Fund.
In
consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties hereto as
herein set forth, the parties therefore agree as follows:
1. Managed Assets
The
Manager will provide investment management services with respect to assets
placed with the Manager on behalf of the Fund from time to time. Such
assets, as changed by investment, reinvestment, additions, disbursements of
expenses, and withdrawals, are referred to in this Agreement as the "Managed
Assets." The Fund may make additions to or withdraw all or any
portion of the Managed Assets from this management arrangement at any
time.
2. Appointment and Powers of Manager;
Investment Approach
(a) Appointment. BIM
hereby appoints the Manager to manage the Managed Assets for the period and on
the terms set forth in this Agreement. The Manager hereby accepts
this appointment and agrees to render the services herein described in
accordance with the requirements described in Section 3(a).
(b) Powers. Subject to
the supervision of BIM, the board of directors of TIP, and TIFF Advisory
Services, Inc. ("TAS"), as investment
adviser to the Fund, the Manager shall direct investment of the Managed Assets
in accordance with the requirements of Section 3(a). The Manager
shall:
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(i)
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acquire
(by purchase, exchange, subscription, or otherwise), to hold, and to
dispose of (by sale, exchange, or otherwise) securities and other
investments;
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(ii)
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determine
what portion of the Managed Assets will be held uninvested;
and
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(iii)
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enter
into such agreements and make such representations (including
representations regarding the purchase of securities for investment) as
may be necessary or proper in connection with the performance by Manager
of its duties hereunder.
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(c) Power of
Attorney. To enable the Manager to exercise fully discretion
granted hereunder, BIM appoints the Manager as its attorney-in-fact to invest,
sell, and reinvest the Managed Assets as fully as BIM, itself could do. The
Manager hereby accepts this appointment.
(d) Voting. The
Manager shall be authorized to vote on behalf of the Fund any proxies relating
to the Managed Assets, provided, however, that the
Manager shall comply with any instructions received from BIM or the Fund as to
the voting of securities and handling of proxies.
(e) Independent
Contractor. Except as expressly authorized herein, the Manager
shall for all purposes hereunder be deemed to be an independent contractor and
shall have no authority to act for or to represent BIM, TIP, the Fund, or TAS in
any way, or otherwise to be an agent of any of them.
(f) Reporting. The
Manager shall furnish to BIM or TIP upon reasonable request such information
that BIM or TIP may reasonably require to complete documents, reports, or
regulatory filings.
3. Requirements;
Duties
(a) Requirements. In
performing services for the Fund and otherwise discharging its obligations under
this Agreement, the Manager shall act in conformity with the following
requirements (the "Requirements"):
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(i)
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the
1940 Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all other
applicable federal and state laws and regulations which apply to the
Manager in conjunction with performing services for the Fund, if
any;
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(ii)
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TIP's
Registration Statement under the 1940 Act and the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, on Form N-1A as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission relating to the Fund and the shares of common stock in the
Fund, as such Registration Statement may be amended from time to time (the
"Registration
Statement");
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(iii)
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the
Manager's Investment Guidelines (appended to this Agreement as Exhibit A),
which may be amended from time to time by mutual agreement of TAS, BIM and
the Manager;
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(iv)
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written
instructions and directions of the board of directors of TIP delivered to
BIM or the Manager;
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(v)
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written
instructions and directions of TAS delivered to BIM or the Manager;
and
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(vi)
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written
instructions and directions of BIM.
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(b) Responsibility with Respect to
Actions of Others. TIP may place the investment portfolio of
each of its funds, including the Fund, with one or more investment
managers. To the extent the applicability of, or conformity with, the
Requirements depends upon investments made by, or activity of, the managers
other than the Manager, the Manager agrees to comply with such Requirements: (i)
to the extent that such compliance is within the Manager's Investment
Guidelines; and (ii) to the extent that the Manager is provided with information
sufficient to ascertain the applicability of such Requirements. If it
appears to the Fund at any time that the Fund may not be in compliance with any
Requirement and BIM or the Fund so notifies the Manager, the Manager shall
promptly take such actions not inconsistent with applicable law as BIM or the
Fund may reasonably specify to effect compliance.
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(c) Responsibility with Respect to
Performance of Duties. In performing its duties under this
Agreement, the Manager will act solely in the interests of the Fund and shall
use reasonable care and its best judgment in matters relating to the
Fund. The Manager will not deal with the Managed Assets in its own
interest or for its own account.
4. Recordkeeping and
Reporting
(a) Records. The
Manager shall maintain proper and complete records relating to the furnishing of
investment management services under this Agreement, including records with
respect to the securities transactions for the Managed Assets required by Rule
31a-1 under the 1940 Act. All records maintained pursuant to this
Agreement shall be subject to examination by BIM, the Fund, and any persons
authorized by either of them during reasonable business hours upon reasonable
notice. Records required by Rule 31a-1 maintained as specified above
shall be the property of the Fund; the Manager will preserve such records for
the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act and shall surrender such
records promptly at BIM’s or the Fund's request. Upon termination of
this Agreement, the Manager shall promptly return records that are the Fund's
property and, upon demand, shall make and deliver to BIM or the Fund true and
complete and legible copies of such other records maintained as required by this
Section 4(a) as BIM or the Fund may request. The Manager may retain
copies of records furnished to BIM or the Fund.
(b) Reports to
Custodian. The Manager shall provide to BIM, the Fund's
custodian (the "Custodian"), and to
the Fund, on each business day, information relating to all transactions
concerning the Managed Assets.
(c) Other Reports. The
Manager shall render to the board of directors of TIP, and to BIM and TAS such
periodic and special reports as the board, BIM or TAS may reasonably
request.
5. Purchase and Sale of
Securities
(a) Selection of
Brokers. The Manager shall place all orders for the purchase
and sale of securities on behalf of the Fund with brokers or dealers selected by
the Manager in conformity with the policy respecting brokerage set forth in the
Registration Statement. Neither the Manager nor any of its officers,
employees, or any of its "affiliated persons," as defined in the 1940 Act, will
act as principal or receive any compensation in connection with the purchase or
sale of investments by the Fund other than the management fees provided for in
Section 6 hereof.
In
placing such orders, the Manager will give primary consideration to obtaining
the most favorable price and efficient execution reasonably available under the
circumstances and in accordance with applicable law. In evaluating the terms
available for executing particular transactions for the Fund and in selecting
broker-dealers to execute such transactions, the Manager may consider, in
addition to commission cost and execution capabilities, those factors that it
deems relevant, such as the financial stability and reputation of broker-dealers
and the brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section
28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) provided by such
broker-dealers. The Manager is authorized to pay a broker-dealer who provides
such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a transaction
which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker-dealer would have
charged for effecting that transaction if the Manager determines in good faith
that such commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and
research services provided by such broker-dealer in discharging responsibilities
with respect to the Fund or to other client accounts as to which it exercises
investment discretion.
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(b) Aggregating
Orders. On occasions when the Manager deems the purchase or
sale of a security to be in the best interest of the Fund as well as other
advisory clients of the Manager, the Manager, to the extent permitted by
applicable laws and regulations, may, but shall be under no obligation to,
aggregate the securities to be so sold or purchased in order to obtain the most
favorable price or lower brokerage commissions and efficient
execution. In such event, allocation of securities so purchased or
sold, as well as the expense incurred in the transaction, will be made by the
Manager in the manner it considers to be most equitable and consistent with its
fiduciary obligations to the Fund and its other clients.
(c) The Custodian. All
Managed Assets, including cash and equivalents, shall be held by the
Custodian. The Manager shall not be liable to BIM for any action or
omission of Custodian; provided, however, that where
the Custodian's act or omission is required by, and taken in reliance upon,
improper instructions given to the Custodian by a properly authorized
representative of the Manager, the Manager shall be liable for the act or
omissions of the Manager. "Properly authorized"
shall mean those representatives of the Manager who are authorized, pursuant to
the Fund's custody agreement with the Custodian, to give instructions to the
Custodian under such custody agreement. The Fund will be responsible
for any custodial fees.
6. Management Fees;
Expenses
(a) Management
Fees. BIM shall pay two-thirds of all fees BIM receives
from TIP for its services to TIP under the BIM Agreement to the Manager promptly
upon BIM’s receipt of any such fees.
(b) Expenses. The
Manager shall furnish at its own expense all office facilities, equipment and
supplies, and shall perform at its own expense all routine and recurring
functions necessary to render the services required under this Agreement
including administrative, bookkeeping and accounting, clerical, statistical, and
correspondence functions. The Manager shall not have responsibility
for calculating the Net Asset Value of the Fund's portfolio, but must daily
review the pricing of the Managed Assets. The Fund shall pay
directly, or, if the Manager makes payment, reimburse the Manager for: (i)
custodial fees for the Managed Assets; (ii) brokerage commissions, issue and
transfer taxes, and other costs of securities transactions to which the Fund is
a party, including any portion of such commissions attributable to research and
brokerage services; and (iii) taxes, if any, payable by the Fund. In
addition, the Fund shall pay directly, or, if the Manager makes payment,
reimburse the Manager for, such non-recurring special out-of-pocket costs and
expenses as may be authorized in advance by the Fund.
7. Non-Exclusivity of
Services
The
Manager is free to act for its own account and to provide investment management
services to others. BIM acknowledges that the Manager and its
officers and employees, and the Manager's other clients, may at any time have,
acquire, increase, decrease, or dispose of positions in the same investments
which are at the same time being held, acquired, or disposed of under this
Agreement for the Fund. Neither the Manager nor any of its officers
or employees shall have any obligation to effect a transaction under this
Agreement simply because such a transaction is effected for his or its own
account or for the account of another client. BIM agrees that the
Manager may refrain from providing any advice or services concerning securities
of companies for which any officers, directors, partners, or employees of the
Manager or any of the Manager's affiliates act as financial adviser, investment
manager, or in any capacity that the Manager deems confidential, unless the
Manager determines in its sole discretion that it may appropriately do
so. BIM agrees that, for good commercial and legal reasons, material
nonpublic information which becomes available to affiliates of the Manager
through these relationships cannot be passed on to Fund.
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8. Liability
(a) The
Manager shall not be liable to BIM for any error of judgment, but the Manager
shall be liable to BIM for any loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad
faith, or gross negligence by the Manager in providing services under this
Agreement or from reckless disregard by the Manager of its obligations and
duties under this Agreement. BIM agrees to indemnify and hold Manager
harmless against all damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorney's fees, incurred by it in the course of any threatened or actual
litigation, arbitrations, or administrative proceedings brought by a
shareholder, beneficiary, governmental agency, or any other person pertaining to
the Managed Assets or otherwise relating to this Agreement; provided, however, that BIM
shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that, in the final judgment
of a court of competent jurisdiction, it is adjudicated that: (i) Manager's
action or omission was not prudent or otherwise violated the provisions of this
Agreement or applicable law; or (ii) the Manager's action or omission
constituted willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence with respect to,
or reckless disregard of, the Manager's obligations and duties under this
Agreement.
(b) Nothing
herein shall constitute a waiver or limitation of any rights which BIM may have
under any federal or state securities law or the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, if applicable.
9. Representations and
Undertakings
(a) The
Manager hereby confirms to BIM that the Manager is registered as an investment
adviser under the Advisers Act, that it has full power and authority to enter
into and perform fully the terms of this Agreement, and that the execution of
this Agreement on behalf of the Manager has been duly authorized and, upon
execution and delivery, this Agreement will be binding upon the Manager in
accordance with its terms.
(b) The
Manager represents that it complies in all material respects with all applicable
laws, both federal and state.
(c) The
Manager hereby represents that it has implemented policies and procedures that
will prevent the disclosure by it, its employees or its agents of the Fund’s
portfolio holdings to any person or entity other than TAS, BIM, the Fund’s
custodian, broker/dealers executing trades placed by the Manager on behalf of
the Fund, any of the Manager’s affiliates which provide advisory or research
services to the Manager, or other persons expressly designated by or approved by
TAS. The Manager agrees that prior to seeking any such approval from
TAS or BIM, it will enter into a confidentiality agreement with such party to
whom it desires to disclose the Fund’s portfolio holdings meeting the
requirements of the Fund’s Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policies and
Procedures.
(d) BIM
hereby confirms to the Manager that it has full power and authority to enter
into this Agreement and that the execution of this Agreement has been duly
authorized and, upon execution and delivery, this Agreement will be binding upon
BIM in accordance with its terms.
(e) BIM
acknowledges receipt of Part II of the Manager's Form ADV and Commodity Trading
Advisor (CTA) Disclosure Document (if applicable).
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(f) BIM
represents that BIM is in material compliance with all applicable state and
federal securities laws and regulations.
(g) To
facilitate the Manager's fulfillment of its obligations under this Agreement,
BIM undertakes the following:
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(i)
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BIM
will promptly provide the Manager with amendments or supplements BIM has
received, if any, to TIP's prospectus or Statement of Additional
Information applicable to the Managed
Assets;
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(ii)
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BIM
will promptly notify the Manager expressly in writing of changes of which
BIM has been notified, if any, in the fundamental and non-fundamental
investment policies of the Managed Assets;
and
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(iii)
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BIM
will promptly provide the Manager with guidelines and procedures with
which BIM has been provided, if any, applicable to the Manager or the
Managed Assets adopted from time to time by the board of directors of TIP
and will promptly provide the Manager copies of any amendments
thereto.
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10. Term
This
Agreement shall become effective as of the date first above written and shall
continue in effect until the date of the termination of the BIM Agreement; provided, however, that such
continuance is specifically approved at least annually in
conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act,
and; provided, further, that this
Agreement may be terminated by either party upon at least thirty (30) days prior
written notice and may be terminated without the payment of any penalty by the
Fund, if a decision to terminate is made by the Board of Directors of TIP or by
a vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities.
11. Amendment
Except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement may be amended by mutual
consent; provided, however, that any
such amendment shall not become effective without at least thirty (30) days
prior written notice to TAS or without the approval of the Fund, if required by
applicable law.
12. Assignment
This Agreement shall terminate
automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940
Act).
13. Notices
Notices
or other communications required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be
deemed duly given when delivered in writing or sent by fax or three days after
mailing registered mail postage prepaid as follows:
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BIM:
00 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Fax:
000-000-0000
Manager:
00 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Fax:
000-000-0000
Each
party may change its address by giving notice as herein required.
14. Sole Instrument
This
instrument constitutes the sole and only agreement of the parties to it relating
to its object and correctly sets forth the rights, duties, and obligations of
each party to the other as of its date. Any prior agreements,
promises, negotiations, or representations not expressly set forth in this
Agreement are of no force or effect.
15. Counterparts
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which, taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one
and the same instrument.
16. Applicable Law
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and the rights of the parties arising hereunder
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without
reference to principles of conflict of laws. Nothing herein shall be
construed to require either party to do anything in violation of any applicable
law or regulation.
17. Confidential
Information
Any information or recommendations
supplied by any party to this Agreement, which are not otherwise in the public
domain or previously known to another party in connection with the performance
of obligations hereunder, including securities or other assets held or to be
acquired by the Fund, transactions in securities or other assets effected or to
be effected on behalf of the Fund, or financial information or any other
information relating to a party to this Agreement, are to be regarded as
confidential (“Confidential
Information”) and held in the strictest confidence.
No party
may use or disclose to others Confidential Information about another party,
except solely for the legitimate business purposes of the Fund for which the
Confidential Information was provided; as may be required by applicable law or
rule or compelled by judicial or regulatory authority having competent
jurisdiction over the party; or as specifically agreed to in writing by the
other party to which the Confidential Information pertains; provided, however, the Manager
may disclose Confidential Information to any affiliates of the Manager which
provide advisory or research services to the Manager for the legitimate business
purposes of the Fund for which the Confidential Information was provided.
Further, no party may trade in any securities issued by another party while in
possession of material non-public information about that
party. Lastly, the Manager may not consult with any other money
managers for the Fund about transactions in securities or other assets of the
Fund other than any affiliates of the Manager which provide advisory or research
services to the Manager, except for purposes of complying with the 1940 Act or
SEC rules or regulations applicable to the Fund. Nothing in this Agreement shall
be construed to prevent the Manager from lawfully giving other entities
investment advice about, or trading on their behalf in, shares issued by the
Fund or securities or other assets held or to be acquired by the
Fund.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto execute this Agreement on and make it
effective on the Effective Date specified in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
BROOKFIELD
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.
By: ___/s/ Xxx X.
Redding__________
Name: Xxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Co-CEO
AMP
CAPITAL BROOKFIELD (US) LLC
By: ___/s/ Xxxxxxxx X.
Tannura_______
Name: Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Managing
Director
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Exhibit
A to Sub-Advisory Agreement between
Brookfield
Investment Management Inc. and AMP Capital Brookfield (US) LLC
Manager's
Investment Guidelines
Investments
for the Managed Assets will be concentrated primarily in real estate related
securities, including securities of companies whose principal activities include
development, ownership, construction, management, or sale of real estate in the
United States or Canada. It is currently anticipated that Manager
will invest the Managed Assets primarily in shares of real estate investment
trusts ("REITs"). REITs
are generally classified as Equity REITs, Mortgage REITs, and Hybrid
REITs. Equity REITs generally invest the majority of their assets in
real property and derive their income primarily from rents. Mortgage
REITs generally invest the majority of their assets in loans secured by real
estate and derive their income primarily from interest
payments. Hybrid REITs generally combine the characteristics of
Equity and Mortgage REITs. Manager intends to invest primarily in
Equity REITs. Manager may invest from time to time in: (i) Mortgage
or Hybrid REITs; and (ii) other real estate industry companies.
Manager
shall have sole and complete discretion over the investment and reinvestment of
the Managed Assets from time to time; provided, however, that not
more than 15% of the Managed Assets (determined based upon market values at the
time of purchase) shall be invested in securities of any one issuer and not more
than 10% of the Managed Assets (determined based upon market values at the time
of purchase) shall be invested in cash or cash equivalents.
If, at
any time after the purchase of securities, the Fund is not in compliance with
the foregoing restrictions due to fluctuating market values, subsequent
transactions, or any other cause, Manager shall, as soon as reasonably
practicable and prudent, rebalance the Managed Assets to bring the same into
compliance with such restrictions. There will be no sector
limitations within the real estate securities market.
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