RULE 22C-2 AGREEMENT
Exhibit 24(b)(8.92) | |||||
RULE 22C-2 AGREEMENT | |||||
This AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of this 15th day of July, 2009, between Ivy Funds | |||||
Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”) as principal underwriter for each of the funds listed on the | |||||
attached Schedule A (the “Ivy Funds”) and ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company, ING | |||||
National Trust, ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance | |||||
Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York, Security Life of Denver Insurance | |||||
Company and Systematized Benefits Administrators Inc. (individually an “Intermediary” and | |||||
collectively the “Intermediaries”) | |||||
WHEREAS, the Distributor and the Intermediary have entered into a fund participation and/or | |||||
selling and service agreement dated [ July 30, 2009 ]; | |||||
WHEREAS, the Intermediaries have adopted policies and procedures to monitor and deter | |||||
excessive trading activity within the mutual funds, including the Funds, available through the | |||||
variable annuity, variable life insurance and variable retirement plan products which they offer | |||||
(the “Variable Products”); | |||||
WHEREAS, the Intermediaries’ policies and procedures to monitor and deter excessive trading | |||||
activity within the mutual funds available through their Variable Products are attached hereto | |||||
and made part of this Agreement as Schedule B (the “Excessive Trading Policy”); | |||||
WHEREAS, the Distributor desires for the Intermediaries to monitor and deter excessive trading | |||||
activity in the Funds in accordance with the Intermediaries’ Excessive Trading Policy; and | |||||
WHEREAS, the parties desire to otherwise comply with the requirements under Rule 22c-2 of | |||||
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Rule 22c-2”). | |||||
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, which | |||||
consideration is full and complete, the Fund and the Intermediaries hereby agree as follows: | |||||
A. | Agreement to Monitor and Deter Excessive Trading Activity. | ||||
1. | The Intermediaries agree to monitor and deter excessive trading activity in the | ||||
Funds which are available through their Variable Products in accordance with the Intermediaries’ | |||||
Excessive Trading Policy. Said Excessive Trading Policy may be amended from time to time | |||||
with the written consent of the parties, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. | |||||
2. | The Intermediaries agree to provide the Distributor or the Funds the taxpayer | ||||
identification number (“TIN”), if requested, or any other identifying factor that would provide | |||||
acceptable assurances of the identity of all shareholders in the Fund that are restricted to regular | |||||
U.S. mail trading under the Intermediaries’ Excessive Trading Policy. | |||||
B. | Agreement to Provide Shareholder Information. | ||||
1. | Each Intermediary agrees to provide the Distributor or the Funds , upon written | ||||
request, the following shareholder information: | |||||
a. | The taxpayer identification number (“TIN”) or any other government | ||||
issued identifier, if known, that would provide acceptable assurances of | |||||
the identity of each shareholder that has purchased, redeemed, transferred | |||||
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or exchanged shares of a Fund through an account directly maintained by | |||
the Intermediaries during the period covered by the request; | |||
b. | The amount and dates of, and the Variable Product(s) associated with, | ||
such shareholder purchases, redemptions, transfers and exchanges; and | |||
c. | Any other data mutually agreed upon in writing. | ||
2. | Unless specifically requested by the Distributor or the Funds , the Intermediaries | ||
shall only be required to provide information relating to Covered Transactions. | |||
3. | Under this Agreement the term “Covered Transactions” are those transactions | ||
which the Intermediaries consider when determining whether trading activity is excessive as | |||
described in their Excessive Trading Policy under paragraph 1 of said Policy. | |||
4. | Requests to provide shareholder information shall set forth the specific period for | ||
which transaction information is sought. However, unless otherwise agreed to by the | |||
Intermediaries, any such request will not cover a period of more than ninety (90) consecutive | |||
calendar days from the date of the request. | |||
5. | The Intermediaries agree to provide, promptly upon request of the Distributor or | ||
the Funds the shareholder information requested. If requested by the Distributor or the Funds , | |||
the Intermediaries agree to use best efforts to determine promptly whether any specific person | |||
about whom they have received shareholder information is itself a financial intermediary | |||
(“indirect intermediary”) and, upon further request of the Distributor or the Funds , promptly | |||
either (i) provide (or arrange to have provided) shareholder information for those shareholders | |||
who hold an account with an indirect intermediary, or (ii) restrict or prohibit the indirect | |||
intermediary from purchasing shares, in nominee name on behalf of other persons, securities | |||
issued by a Fund. Responses required by this paragraph must be communicated in writing and in | |||
a format mutually agreed upon by the parties. To the extent practicable, the format for any | |||
Shareholder Information provided to the Fund should be consistent with the NSCC Standardized | |||
Data Reporting Format. | |||
C. | Agreement to Restrict Trading. | ||
1. | Each Intermediary agrees to execute written instructions from the Distributor or | ||
the Funds to restrict or prohibit further Covered Transactions involving Fund shares by a | |||
shareholder who has been identified by the Distributor or the Funds as having engaged in | |||
transactions in shares of a Fund (through an account directly maintained by the Intermediary) | |||
that violate the policies and procedures established by the Funds for the purposes of eliminating | |||
or reducing frequent trading of Fund shares. Unless otherwise directed by the Fund, any such | |||
restrictions or prohibitions only apply to Covered Transactions. | |||
2(a) | For those shareholders whose information is on the Intermediaries’ books and | ||
records, the Intermediaries agree to execute or have executed the written instructions from the | |||
Distributor or the Funds to restrict or prohibit trading as soon as reasonably practicable after | |||
receipt of the instructions by the Intermediaries. The Intermediaries will provide written | |||
confirmation to the Distributor or the Funds as soon as reasonably practicable after the | |||
instructions have been executed. | |||
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2(b) | For those shareholders whose information is not on the Intermediaries’ books and | ||
records the Intermediaries agree to execute or have executed the written instructions from the | |||
Distributor or the Funds to restrict or prohibit trading as soon as reasonably practicable after | |||
receipt of the instructions by the Intermediaries. The Intermediaries will provide written | |||
confirmation to the Distributor or the Funds as soon as reasonably practicable that such | |||
instructions have or have not been executed. If an indirect intermediary is unable or unwilling to | |||
restrict or prohibit trading by a Shareholder, upon the Distributor’s or the Funds’ written request, | |||
the Intermediary will restrict or prohibit transactions in Fund Shares by the indirect intermediary. | |||
3. | Instructions to restrict or prohibit further Covered Transactions involving Fund | ||
shares must include: | |||
a. | A statement from the Fund that the shareholder’s trading activity has either | ||
violated the Fund’s frequent trading policy or, in the Fund’s sole discretion, | |||
such trading activity has been deemed disruptive; | |||
b. | The specific restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s) to be executed, including the | ||
length of time such restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s) shall remain in place; | |||
c. | The TIN or any other government issued identifier, if known by the Fund, that | ||
would help the Intermediaries determine the identity of affected | |||
shareholder(s); and | |||
d. | Whether such restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s) are to be executed in relation | ||
to all of the affected shareholder’s Variable Products, only the type of | |||
Variable Product(s) through which the affected shareholder engaged in | |||
transaction activity which triggered the restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s) or | |||
in some other respect. In absence of direction from the Fund in this regard, | |||
restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s) shall be executed as they relate to the | |||
Intermediary’s Variable Product(s) through which the affected shareholder | |||
engaged in the transaction activity which triggered the restriction(s) and/or | |||
prohibition(s). | |||
D. | Limitation on Use of Information. | ||
The Distributor or the Funds agrees neither to use the information received from the | |||
Intermediary for any purpose other than to comply with SEC Rule 22c-2 and other applicable | |||
laws, rules and regulations, nor to share the information with anyone other than its employees | |||
who legitimately need access to it. Neither the Distributor or the Funds nor any of its affiliates | |||
or subsidiaries may use any information provided pursuant to this Agreement for marketing or | |||
solicitation purposes. The Distributor or the Funds will take such steps as are reasonably | |||
necessary to ensure compliance with this obligation. | |||
If a party to this Agreement becomes aware of any actual or suspected unauthorized access to or | |||
unauthorized use or disclosure to an unauthorized third party of any non-public personal | |||
financial information of a consumer provided or received pursuant to this Agreement and | |||
determines that there is a reasonable likelihood of harm resulting from such access, use or | |||
disclosure, such party promptly shall, at its expense: (i) notify the other party; (ii) investigate the | |||
circumstances relating to such actual or suspected unauthorized access, use or disclosure; (iii) | |||
take commercially reasonable steps to mitigate the effects of such unauthorized access, use or | |||
disclosure and to prevent any reoccurrence; (iv) provide to the other such information regarding | |||
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such unauthorized access, use or disclosure as is reasonably required for the other party to | ||||
evaluate the likely consequences and any regulatory or legal requirements arising out of such | ||||
unauthorized access, use or disclosure; and (v) cooperate with the other party to further comply | ||||
with all relevant laws, rules and regulations. The party to this Agreement that causes the | ||||
unauthorized access, use or disclosure of such information shall indemnify and hold the other | ||||
party, (and any of its directors, officers, employees, or agents) harmless from any damages, loss, | ||||
cost, or liability (including reasonable legal fees ) arising in connection with a third party claim | ||||
or action brought against the other party resulting from such unauthorized use, access or | ||||
disclosure of the information provided or received pursuant to this Agreement. | ||||
In the event that the Distributor or the Funds is required by legal process, law, or regulation to | ||||
disclose any information received from the Intermediaries pursuant to this Agreement, the | ||||
Distributor or the Funds shall provide Intermediaries with prompt written notice of such | ||||
requirement as far in advance of the proposed disclosure as possible so that the Intermediaries (at | ||||
their expense) may either seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy which is necessary | ||||
to protect their interests or waive compliance with this provision to the extent necessary. | ||||
E. | Prior Agreements. | |||
The parties acknowledge that prior to the effective date of this Agreement efforts to monitor and | ||||
deter excessive trading activity within the Variable Products were governed by whatever | ||||
practices the Distributor or the Funds and the Intermediaries agreed to follow in the absence of | ||||
any formal agreement. The parties also acknowledge having entered into a Selling and Services | ||||
Agreement and Fund Participation Agreement concerning the purchase and redemption of shares | ||||
of Funds through the Variable Products. The terms of this Agreement supplement the Selling | ||||
and Services Agreement and Fund Participation Agreement and to the extent the terms of this | ||||
Agreement conflict with the terms of the Selling and Services Agreement and Fund Participation | ||||
Agreement, the terms of this Agreement will control. This Agreement will terminate upon | ||||
termination of the Selling and Services Agreement and Fund Participation Agreement. | ||||
F. | Notices. | |||
1. | Except as otherwise provided, all notices and other communications hereunder | |||
shall be in writing and shall be sufficient if delivered by hand or if sent by confirmed facsimile or | ||||
e-mail, or by mail, postage prepaid, addressed: | ||||
a. | If to Intermediaries, to: | |||
ING U.S. Financial Services | ||||
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
Address: | Xxx Xxxxxx Xxx | |||
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 | ||||
Phone: | 000-000-0000 | |||
Fax: | 000-000-0000 | |||
Email: | [Xxxxxxxxxx.Xxxxxxx@xx.xxx.xxx] | |||
b. | If to the Distributor, to: | |||
Ivy Funds Distributor, Inc. | ||||
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Address: | 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
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Phone: | 000-000-0000 | ||||
Fax: | [XXX-XXX-XXXX] | ||||
Email: | xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx | ||||
2. | The parties may by like notice, designate any future or different address to | ||||
which subsequent notices shall be sent. Any notice shall be deemed given when received. | |||||
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in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized officer as of the date first written above. | |||||
ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company |
Systematized Benefits Administrators Inc. | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Name | / Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | Name and | / Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
and Title: | Authorized Representative | Title: | Authorized Representative | ||
ING National Trust |
Security Life of Denver Insurance Company | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Name | / Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | Name | / Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
and Title: | Authorized Representative | and Title: | Authorized Representative | ||
ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance |
Ivy Funds Distributor, Inc. | ||||
Company | |||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Name | / Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | Name | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
and Title: | Authorized Representative | and Title: | President | ||
ReliaStar Life Insurance Company |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
Name | / Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
and Title: | Authorized Representative | ||||
ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New |
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York | |||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
Name | / Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
and Title: | Authorized Representative | ||||
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Schedule A |
Ivy Funds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”) is principal underwriter for each |
series/portfolio of the following funds: |
· Ivy Family of Funds |
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Schedule B | ||
ING “Excessive Trading” Policy | ||
The ING family of insurance companies (“ING”), as providers of multi-fund variable insurance and | ||
retirement products, has adopted this Excessive Trading Policy to respond to the demands of the various | ||
fund families which make their funds available through our variable insurance and retirement products | ||
to restrict excessive fund trading activity and to ensure compliance with Section 22c-2 of the Investment | ||
Company Act of 1940, as amended. ING’s current definition of Excessive Trading and our policy with | ||
respect to such trading activity is outlined below. | ||
1. | ING actively monitors fund transfer and reallocation activity within its variable insurance and | |
retirement products to identify Excessive Trading. | ||
ING currently defines Excessive Trading as: | ||
a. | More than one purchase and sale of the same fund (including money market funds) within a | |
60 calendar day period (hereinafter, a purchase and sale of the same fund is referred to as a | ||
“round-trip”). This means two or more round-trips involving the same fund within a 60 | ||
calendar day period would meet ING’s definition of Excessive Trading; or | ||
b. | Six round-trips within a twelve month period. | |
The following transactions are excluded when determining whether trading activity is excessive: | ||
a. | Purchases or sales of shares related to non-fund transfers (for example, new purchase | |
payments, withdrawals and loans); | ||
b. | Transfers associated with scheduled dollar cost averaging, scheduled rebalancing or | |
scheduled asset allocation programs; | ||
c. | Purchases and sales of fund shares in the amount of $5,000 or less; | |
d. | Purchases and sales of funds that affirmatively permit short-term trading in their fund shares, | |
and movement between such funds and a money market fund; and | ||
e. | Transactions initiated by a member of the ING family of insurance companies. | |
2. | If ING determines that an individual has made a purchase of a fund within 60 days of a prior round- | |
trip involving the same fund, ING will send them a letter warning that another sale of that same fund | ||
within 60 days of the beginning of the prior round-trip will be deemed to be Excessive Trading and | ||
result in a six month suspension of their ability to initiate fund transfers or reallocations through the | ||
Internet, facsimile, Voice Response Unit (VRU), telephone calls to the ING Customer Service | ||
Center, or other electronic trading medium that ING may make available from time to time | ||
(“Electronic Trading Privileges”). Likewise, if ING determines that an individual has made five | ||
round-trips within a twelve month period, ING will send them a letter warning that another purchase | ||
and sale of that same fund within twelve months of the initial purchase in the first round-trip in the | ||
prior twelve month period will be deemed to be Excessive Trading and result in a six month | ||
suspension of their Electronic Trading Privileges. According to the needs of the various business | ||
units, a copy of the warning letters may also be sent, as applicable, to the person(s) or entity | ||
authorized to initiate fund transfers or reallocations, the agent/registered representative or investment | ||
adviser for that individual. A copy of the warning letters and details of the individual’s trading | ||
activity may also be sent to the fund whose shares were involved in the trading activity. | ||
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3. | If ING determines that an individual has used one or more of its products to engage in Excessive |
Trading, ING will send a second letter to the individual. This letter will state that the individual’s | |
Electronic Trading Privileges have been suspended for a period of six months. Consequently, all | |
fund transfers or reallocations, not just those which involve the fund whose shares were involved in | |
the Excessive Trading activity, will then have to be initiated by providing written instructions to ING | |
via regular U.S. mail. During the six month suspension period, electronic “inquiry only” privileges | |
will be permitted where and when possible. A copy of the letter restricting future transfer and | |
reallocation activity to regular U.S. mail and details of the individual’s trading activity may also be | |
sent to the fund whose shares were involved in the Excessive Trading activity. | |
4. | Following the six month suspension period during which no additional Excessive Trading is |
identified, Electronic Trading Privileges may again be restored. ING will continue to monitor the | |
fund transfer and reallocation activity, and any future Excessive Trading will result in an indefinite | |
suspension of the Electronic Trading Privileges. Excessive Trading activity during the six month | |
suspension period will also result in an indefinite suspension of the Electronic Trading Privileges. | |
5. | ING reserves the right to limit fund trading or reallocation privileges with respect to any individual, |
with or without prior notice, if ING determines that the individual’s trading activity is disruptive, | |
regardless of whether the individual’s trading activity falls within the definition of Excessive | |
Trading set forth above. Also, ING’s failure to send or an individual’s failure to receive any | |
warning letter or other notice contemplated under this Policy will not prevent ING from suspending | |
that individual’s Electronic Trading Privileges or taking any other action provided for in this Policy. | |
6. | Each fund available through ING’s variable insurance and retirement products, either by prospectus |
or stated policy, has adopted or may adopt its own excessive/frequent trading policy. ING reserves | |
the right, without prior notice, to implement restrictions and/or block future purchases of a fund by | |
an individual who the fund has identified as violating its excessive/frequent trading policy. All such | |
restrictions and/or blocking of future fund purchases will be done in accordance with the directions | |
ING receives from the fund. | |
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