INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Exhibit
(d)(17)
AGREEMENT made as of this 14 day of December, 2005 by and among Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (the
“Adviser”), Acadian Asset Management, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”), and Old Mutual Advisor Funds, a
Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”).
WHEREAS, the Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated December 2, 2005 between the
Adviser and the Trust, the Adviser acts as investment adviser for the Old Mutual International
Equity Fund (the “Portfolio”); and
WHEREAS, the Adviser and the Trust each desire to retain the Sub-Adviser to provide investment
advisory services to the Trust in connection with the management of a portion of the assets of the
Portfolio, and the Sub-Adviser is willing to render such investment advisory services.
NOW, THEREFORE, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. (a) Subject to supervision and oversight by the Adviser and the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the
Sub-Adviser shall manage the investment operations of the Portfolio and the composition of the
Portfolio’s investment portfolio, including the purchase, retention and disposition thereof, in
accordance with the Portfolio’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in such
Portfolio’s Prospectus(es) (such Prospectus(es) and Statement(s) of Additional Information as
currently in effect and as amended or supplemented from time to time, being herein called the
“Prospectus”), and subject to the following understandings:
(1) The Sub-Adviser shall provide supervision of the Portfolio’s investments and determine
from time to time what investments and securities will be purchased, retained or sold by the
Portfolio, and what portion of the assets will be invested or held uninvested in cash.
(2) In the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser
shall act in conformity with the Trust’s Prospectus and with the instructions and directions of the
Adviser and of the Board of Trustees and will conform and comply with the requirements of the 1940
Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all other applicable federal and state laws
and regulations, as each is amended from time to time.
(3) The Sub-Adviser shall determine the securities to be purchased or sold with respect to the
Portfolio and will place orders with or through such persons, brokers or dealers to carry out the
policy with respect to brokerage set forth in such Portfolio’s Registration Statement (as defined
herein) and Prospectus or as the Board of Trustees or the Adviser may direct from time to time, in
conformity with federal securities laws. In providing the Portfolio with investment
supervision, the Sub-Adviser will give primary consideration to
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securing the most favorable price
and efficient execution. Within the framework of this policy, the Sub-Adviser may consider the
financial responsibility, research and investment information and other services provided by
brokers or dealers who may effect or be a party to any such transaction or other transactions to
which the Sub-Adviser’s other clients may be a party. It is understood that it is desirable for
the Portfolio that the Sub-Adviser have access to (i) supplemental investment and market research
and (ii) security and economic analysis provided by brokers who may execute brokerage transactions
at a higher cost to the Portfolio than may result when allocating brokerage to other brokers on the
basis of seeking the most favorable price and efficient execution. Therefore, the Sub-Adviser is
authorized to place orders for the purchase and sale of securities on behalf of the Portfolio with
brokers, subject to review by the Trust’s Board of Trustees from time to time with respect to the
extent and continuation of this practice. It is understood that the services provided by such
brokers may be useful to the Sub-Adviser in connection with the Sub-Adviser’s services to other
clients.
On occasions when the Sub-Adviser deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best
interest of the Portfolio as well as other clients of the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, to the
extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may, but shall be under no obligation to,
aggregate the securities to be so purchased or sold in order to obtain the most favorable price or
lower brokerage commissions and efficient execution. 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-Adviser in the manner it considers to be the most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary
obligations to the Portfolio in question and to such other clients.
(4) The Sub-Adviser at its expense will make available to the Trustees of the Portfolio and
the Adviser at reasonable times its portfolio managers and other appropriate personnel, either in
person or, at the mutual convenience of the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, by telephone, in order to
review the investment policies, performance and other investment related information regarding the
Portfolio and to consult with the Trustees of the Portfolio and Adviser regarding the Portfolio’s
investment affairs, including economic, statistical and investment matters related to the
Sub-Adviser’s duties hereunder, and will provide periodic reports to the Adviser relating to the
investment strategies it employs. The Sub-Adviser and its personnel shall also cooperate fully
with counsel and auditors for, and the Chief Compliance Officers of, the Adviser and the Trust.
(5) In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees of the Portfolio, as amended from
time to time, the Sub-Adviser is responsible for assisting in the fair valuation of all Portfolio
securities. The Sub-Adviser will use its reasonable efforts to provide, based upon its own
expertise, and to arrange with parties independent of the Sub-Adviser such as broker-dealers for
the provision of, valuation information or prices for securities for which prices are deemed by the
Adviser or Trust’s administrator not to be readily available in the ordinary course of business
from an automated pricing service. In addition, the Sub-Adviser will assist the Portfolio and its
agents in determining whether prices obtained for valuation purposes accurately reflect market
price information relating to the assets of the Portfolio at such times as the Adviser shall
reasonably request, including
but not limited to, the hours after
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the close of a securities market and prior to the daily
determination of the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.
(6) The Sub-Adviser at its expense will provide the Adviser and/or the Trust’s Chief
Compliance Officer with such compliance reports relating to its duties under this Agreement as may
be requested from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sub-Adviser will promptly
report to the Adviser any material violations of the federal securities laws (as defined in Rule
38a-1 of the 0000 Xxx) that it is or should be aware of or of any material violation of the
Sub-Adviser’s compliance policies and procedures that pertain to the Portfolio, as well as any
change in portfolio manager(s) of the Portfolio.
(7) Unless otherwise directed by the Adviser or the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Sub-Adviser
will vote all proxies received in accordance with the Trust’s proxy voting policy or, if the
Sub-Adviser has a proxy voting policy approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Sub-Adviser’s
proxy voting policy. The Adviser shall instruct the Portfolio’s custodian to forward or cause to
be forwarded to the Sub-Adviser all relevant proxy solicitation materials. The Sub-Adviser shall
maintain and shall forward to the Portfolio or its designated agent such proxy voting information
as is necessary for the Portfolio to timely file proxy voting results in accordance with Rule
30b1-4 of the 0000 Xxx.
(8) The Sub-Adviser represents and warrants that it has adopted a code of ethics meeting the
requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and the requirements of Rule 204A-1 under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and has provided the Adviser and the Trustees of the Fund a copy of
such code of ethics, together with evidence of its adoption, and will promptly provide copies of
any changes thereto, together with evidence of their adoption. Upon request of the Adviser, but in
any event no less frequently than annually, the Sub-Adviser will supply the Adviser a written
report that (A) describes any issues arising under the code of ethics or procedures since the
Sub-Adviser’s last report, including but not limited to material violations of the code of ethics
or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to the material violations; and (B) certifies that
the procedures contained in the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics are reasonably designed to prevent
“access persons” from violating the code of ethics.
(9) The Sub-Adviser will review draft reports to shareholders and other documents provided or
available to it and provide comments on a timely basis. In addition, the Sub-Adviser and each
officer and portfolio manager thereof designated by the Adviser will provide on a timely basis such
certifications or sub-certifications as the Adviser may reasonably request in order to support and
facilitate certifications required to be provided by the Trust’s Principal Executive Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer.
(10) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain all books and records with respect to the Portfolio’s
portfolio transactions required by subparagraphs (b)(5), (6), (7), (9), (10) and (11) and paragraph
(f) of Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act and shall render to the Trust’s Board of Trustees such
periodic and special reports as the Trust’s Board of Trustees may reasonably request.
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(11) The Sub-Adviser shall provide the Portfolio’s custodian on each business day with
information relating to all transactions concerning the Portfolio’s assets and shall provide the
Adviser with such information upon request of the Adviser.
(12) (a) The investment management services provided by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement
are not to be deemed exclusive and the Sub-Adviser shall be free to render similar services to
others, as long as such services do not impair the services rendered to the Adviser or the Trust.
(b) Services to be furnished by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement may be furnished through
the medium of any of the Sub-Adviser’s officers or employees.
(c) The Sub-Adviser shall keep the Portfolio’s books and records required to be maintained by
the Sub-Adviser pursuant to paragraph 1(a) of this Agreement and shall timely furnish to the
Adviser all information relating to the Sub-Adviser’s services under this Agreement needed by the
Adviser to keep the other books and records of the Portfolio required by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940
Act. The Sub-Adviser agrees that all records that it maintains on behalf of the Portfolio are
property of the Portfolio and the Sub-Adviser will surrender promptly to the Portfolio any of such
records upon the Portfolio’s request; provided, however, that the Sub-Adviser may retain a copy of
such records. The Sub-Adviser further agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2
under the 1940 Act any such records as are required to be maintained by it pursuant to paragraph
1(a) of this Agreement.
2. The Adviser shall continue to have responsibility for all services to be provided to the
Portfolio pursuant to the Advisory Agreement and shall oversee and review the Sub-Adviser’s
performance of its duties under this Agreement.
3. The Adviser has delivered to the Sub-Adviser copies of each of the following documents and will
deliver to it all future amendments and supplements, if any:
(a) Certified resolutions of the Trust’s Board of Trustees authorizing the appointment of the
Sub-Adviser and approving the form of this Agreement;
(b) Registration Statement under the 1940 Act and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended on
Form N-1A (the “Registration Statement”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) relating to the Portfolio and shares of the Portfolio’s beneficial shares, and all
amendments thereto; and
(c) Prospectus(es) of the Portfolio.
4. For the services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement for the Portfolio,
the Adviser will pay to the Sub-Adviser as full compensation therefore a fee at an annual rate of
0.60% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets, net 50% of any waivers, reimbursement
payments, supermarket fees and alliance fees waived, reimbursed or paid by the Adviser and net of
all breakpoints.
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This fee will be paid to the Sub-Adviser from the Adviser’s advisory fee from the Portfolio. This
fee will be computed daily and paid to the Sub-Adviser monthly.
5. The Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by the
Portfolio or the Adviser in connection with performance of its obligations under this Agreement,
except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation
for services (in which case any award of damages shall be limited to the period and the amount set
forth in Section 36(b)(3) of the 1940 Act), or a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith
or gross negligence on the Sub-Adviser’s part in the performance of its duties or from reckless
disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, except as may otherwise be provided
under provisions of applicable state law which cannot be waived or modified hereby.
6. This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than two years from the date hereof
only so long as continuance is specifically approved at least annually in conformance with the 1940
Act provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated (a) by the Portfolio at any time,
without the payment of any penalty, by the vote of a majority of Trustees of the Trust or by the
vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio, (b) by the Adviser at any
time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than 60 days’ nor less than 30 days’ written
notice to the other parties, or (c) by the Sub-Adviser at any time, without the payment of any
penalty, on 90 days’ written notice to the other parties. This Agreement shall terminate
automatically and immediately in the event of its assignment. As used in this Section 6, the terms
“assignment” and “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities” shall have the
respective meanings set forth in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, subject to
such exceptions as may be granted by the Commission under the 1940 Act.
7. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any of the Sub-Adviser’s
partners, officers, or employees to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and
attention in part to the management or other aspects of any business, whether of a similar or
dissimilar nature, nor limit or restrict the Sub-Adviser’s right to engage in any other business or
to render services of any kind to any other corporation, firm, individual or association.
8. During the term of this Agreement, the Adviser agrees to furnish the Sub-Adviser at its
principal office all prospectuses, proxy statements, reports to shareholders, sales literature or
other materials prepared for distribution to shareholders of the Portfolio, the Trust or the public
that refers to the Sub-Adviser or its clients in any way prior to use thereof and not to use
material if the Sub-Adviser reasonably objects in writing within five business days (or such other
period as may be mutually agreed upon) after receipt thereof. The Sub-Adviser’s right to object to
such materials is limited to the portions of such materials that expressly relate to the
Sub-Adviser, its services and its clients. The Adviser agrees to use its reasonable best efforts
to ensure that materials prepared by its employees or agents or its affiliates that refer to the
Sub-Adviser or its clients in any way are
consistent with those materials previously approved by the Sub-Adviser as referenced in the first
sentence of this paragraph. Sales literature may be
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furnished to the Sub-Adviser by first-class
mail, electronic mail or overnight delivery service, facsimile transmission equipment or hand
delivery.
9. No Trustee or Shareholder of the Trust shall be personally liable for any debts, liabilities,
obligations or expenses incurred by, or contracted for under this Agreement.
10. No provisions of this Agreement may be changed, waived, 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 shall be effective
until approved by the vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
11. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of Delaware; provided, however, that
nothing herein shall be construed as being inconsistent with the 1940 Act.
12. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto, and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to this Agreement’s subject matter.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be
an original; all such counterparts shall, together, constitute only one instrument.
13. Should any part of this Agreement be held invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or
otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors.
14. Any notice, advice or report to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be delivered or
mailed:
| To the Adviser at: | ||||
| Old Mutual Capital, Inc. | ||||
| 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||||
| Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
| Attention: General Counsel | ||||
| To the Sub-Adviser at: | ||||
| Acadian Asset Management, Inc. | ||||
| Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx | ||||
| Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
| Attention: President | ||||
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| To the Trust or the Portfolio at: | ||||
| Old Mutual Advisor Funds | ||||
| 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||||
| Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
| Attention: President | ||||
15. Where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act reflected in any provision of this Agreement
is altered by a rule, regulation or order of the Commission, whether of special or general
application, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or
order.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
officers designated below as of the day and year first written above.
| OLD MUTUAL CAPITAL, INC. | OLD MUTUAL ADVISOR FUNDS | |||
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. |
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By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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