ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUNDS AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENT

Exhibit h5

ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUNDS
AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENT

          THIS AMENDMENT, dated as of the 18^th day of October, 2012, to the Amended and Restated Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement, originally made and entered into as of July 19, 2004, and amended and restated as of July 1, 2009 and June 14, 2010, (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUNDS, a Massachusetts trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company (“USBFS”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Section 9 of the Agreement allows for an amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

Exhibit E, the list of duties to oversee the various intermediaries that transact in Fund shares, is hereby added to the Agreement and is attached hereto.

Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.

ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUNDS			U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx; /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx		By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx
Printed Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx; Xxxx Xxxxxxxx			Printed Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx
Title: Chief Financial Officers; Treasurer			Title: Executive Vice President

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Exhibit h5

Exhibit E to the Amended and Restated Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement

Additional Duties of USBFS

USBFS agrees to work together with Artio Global Management LLC (“Artio Global”), the adviser for the Artio Global Funds in overseeing the various intermediaries that transact in Fund shares.

USBFS agrees to collaborate with Artio Global to:

	·	communicate with intermediaries to solicit information and/or documentation such as dealer reclaims for monies due the funds, 12b-1 payment information, due diligence support (i.e., SSAE 16 among others items);
	·	report to and communicate with Artio Global about the status of new intermediary accounts;
	·	identify any suspicious activity and, where required, file SAR-SF with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network;
	·	identify any new entity account that may require a servicing or other type of agreement;
	·	communicate with intermediaries to collect monies due, or to inquire into any trade issues.

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