MONEY MANAGER AGREEMENT
Effective Date: May 1, 2000
Termination Date: Two years
after Effective Date
Fund and Account: Approximately 90% of the
HIGH YIELD BOND FUND
Financial Management Advisors, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Re: Accessor Funds, Inc. Money Manager Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Accessor Funds, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Accessor Funds"), is an
open-end management investment company of the series type registered as an
investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"1940 Act"), and subject to the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Accessor Funds issues shares in separate diversified portfolios, each with a
different investment objective and policies.
Accessor Capital Management LP, a Washington limited partnership (the
"Manager") acts as the manager and administrator of Accessor Funds pursuant to
the terms of a Management Agreement, and is an "investment adviser" as that term
is defined in Section 2(a)(20) of the 1940 Act, to Accessor Funds. The Manager
is responsible for the day-to-day management and administration of Accessor
Funds and for the coordination of investments of each portfolio's assets;
however, specific portfolio purchases and sales for each portfolio's investment
portfolio, or a portion thereof, are to be made by the portfolio management
organizations recommended and selected by the Manager, subject to the approval
of the Board of Directors of Accessor Funds (the "Board").
1. Appointment as a Money Manager. The Manager and Accessor Funds hereby
appoint and employ Financial Management Advisors, Inc., a California corporation
(the "Money Manager"), as a discretionary money manager to Accessor Funds' High
Yield Bond Fund (the "Fund"), on the terms and conditions set forth herein. The
Manager shall determine from time to time that portion of the assets of the Fund
that are to be assigned to and managed by the Money Manager (the "Account"). The
Account and those assets of the Fund managed by the Manager or another money
manager as determined by the Manager are referred to as the "Fund".
2. Acceptance of Appointment; Standard of Performance. The Money Manager
accepts the appointment as a discretionary money manager for the Fund and agrees
to use its best professional judgment to make and implement investment decisions
for the Fund with respect to the investments of the Account in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement.
3. Fund Management Services of the Money Manager. The Money Manager is
hereby employed and authorized to select portfolio securities for investment by
the Fund, to determine to purchase and sell securities for the Account, and upon
making any purchase or sale decision, to place orders for the execution of such
portfolio transactions in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 6 hereof and Exhibit
A attached hereto and incorporated by this reference herein (as it may be
amended in writing by the parties from time to time). In providing portfolio
management services for the Account, the Money Manager shall be subject to such
investment restrictions as are set forth in the 1940 Act and rules thereunder,
the supervision and control of the Board, such specific written instructions as
the Board may adopt and communicate to the Money Manager, the investment
objectives, policies and restrictions of the Fund furnished pursuant to
paragraph 4, and instructions from the Manager; and the Money Manager shall
maintain on behalf of the Fund the records listed in Exhibit B attached hereto
and incorporated by this reference herein (as it may be amended in writing by
the parties from time to time). At Accessor Fund's or the Manager's reasonable
request (as communicated by the Board or the officers of such entities), the
Money Manager will consult with the officers of Accessor Funds or the Manager,
as the case may be, with respect to any decision made by it with respect to the
investments of the Account.
4. Investment Objectives, Policies and Restrictions. The Fund shall
provide the Money Manager with a written statement of the investment objectives
and policies of Accessor Funds and any specific investment restrictions
applicable thereto as established by Accessor Funds, including those set forth
in its Prospectus as amended from time to time. Accessor Funds retains the
right, on reasonable prior written notice to the Money Manager from Accessor
Funds or the Manager, to modify any such objectives, policies or restrictions in
any manner at any time. The Money Manager shall have no duty to investigate any
instructions received from Accessor Funds, the Manager, or both, and, absent
manifest error, such instructions shall be presumed reasonable.
5. Transaction Procedures. All transactions will be consummated by
payment to or delivery by Accessor Funds' custodian (the "Custodian"), or such
depositary or agents as may be designated by the Custodian, as custodian for the
Fund, of all cash and/or securities due to or from the Account, and the Money
Manager shall not have possession or custody thereof or any responsibility or
liability with respect thereto. The Money Manager shall advise the Custodian in
writing or by electronic transmission or facsimile of all investment orders for
the Fund placed by it with broker/dealers at the time and in the manner and as
set forth in Exhibit A hereto. Accessor Funds shall issue to the Custodian such
instructions as may be appropriate in connection with the settlement of any
transaction initiated by the Money Manager. Accessor Funds shall be responsible
for all custodial arrangements and the payment of all custodial charges and fees
and, upon the Money Manager giving proper instructions to the Custodian, the
Money Manager shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to
custodial arrangements or the acts, omissions or other conduct of the Custodian.
6. Allocation of Brokerage. The Money Manager shall have authority and
discretion to select brokers/dealers to execute portfolio transactions initiated
by the Money Manager, and for the selection of the markets on/in which the
transaction will be executed.
A. In doing so, the Money Manager's primary objective shall be
to select a broker/dealer that can be expected to obtain the best net
price and execution for Accessor Funds. However, this responsibility
shall not be deemed to obligate the Money Manager to solicit competitive
bids for each transaction; and the Money Manager shall have no
obligation to seek the lowest available commission cost to Accessor
Funds, so long as Money Manager believes in good faith, based upon its
knowledge of the capabilities of the firm selected, that the broker or
dealer can be expected to obtain the best price on a particular
transaction and that the commission cost is reasonable in relation to
the total quality and reliability of the brokerage and research services
made available by the broker/dealer to the Money Manager viewed in terms
of either that particular transaction or of the Money Manager's overall
responsibilities with respect to its clients, including Accessor Funds,
as to which the Money Manager exercises investment discretion,
notwithstanding that Accessor Funds may not be the direct or exclusive
beneficiary of any such services or that another broker/dealer may be
willing to charge Accessor Funds a lower commission on the particular
transaction.
B. Accessor Funds shall retain the right to request that
transactions involving the Account that give rise to brokerage
commissions in an annual amount of up to 50% of the Money Manager's
executed brokerage commissions, shall be executed by broker/dealers
which provide brokerage or research services to Accessor Funds or its
Manager, or as to which an ongoing relationship will be of value to
Accessor Funds with respect to the Fund, which services and relationship
may, but need not, be of direct benefit to the Fund so long as (i) the
Money Manager believes in good faith, based upon its knowledge of the
capabilities of the firm selected, that the broker/dealer can be
expected to obtain the best price on a particular transaction and (ii)
Accessor Funds determines that the commission cost is reasonable in
relation to the total quality and reliability of the brokerage and
research services made available to Accessor Funds, or to the Manager
for the benefit of its clients for which it exercises investment
discretion, notwithstanding that the Fund may not be the direct or
exclusive beneficiary of any such service or that another broker/dealer
may be willing to charge Accessor Funds a lower commission on the
particular transaction. The Money Manager may reject any request for
directed brokerage that does not appear to it to be reasonable.
C. Accessor Funds agrees that it will provide the Money Manager
with a list of broker/dealers which are "affiliated persons" of Accessor
Funds and its other money managers. Upon receipt of such list, the Money
Manager agrees that it will not execute any portfolio transactions with
a broker/dealer which is an "affiliated person" (as defined in the 1940
Act) of Accessor Funds or of any money manager for Accessor Funds unless
it is in accordance with the procedures of Accessor Funds.
D. As used in this paragraph 6, "brokerage and research
services" shall be those services described in Section 28(e)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
7. Proxies. Unless the Manager gives written instructions to the
contrary, the Money Manager shall vote all proxies solicited by or with respect
to the issuers of securities in which assets of the Account may be invested. The
Money Manager shall use its best good faith judgment to vote such proxies in a
manner which best serves the interests of the Fund's shareholders.
8. Reports to the Money Manager. Accessor Funds and the Manager shall
furnish or otherwise make available to the Money Manager such information
relating to the business affairs of the Fund, including periodic reports
concerning the Fund, as the Money Manager at any time, or from time to time, may
reasonably request in order to discharge its obligations hereunder.
9. Fees for Services.
A. The compensation of the Money Manager for its services under
this Agreement shall be calculated and paid by Accessor Funds in
accordance with Exhibit C attached hereto and incorporated by this
reference herein. The Money Manager acknowledges that any such fee is
payable solely out of assets of the Fund's Account.
B. The Money Manager acknowledges that the index against which
the Money Manager's performance is based (the "benchmark index"), as set
forth on Exhibit D, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference
as may be amended from time to time, may be changed by the Board,
including a majority of the directors who are not parties to this
Agreement (as defined in the 1940 Act) or interested persons of any such
party, upon at least one quarter's prior notice. The Money Manager
acknowledges that a change in the benchmark index may alter the
subsequent return of the index measure, but performance prior to the
change in the benchmark index will continue to be based on the former
benchmark index.
10. Other Investment Activities of the Money Manager. Accessor Funds
acknowledges that the Money Manager, or one or more of its affiliates, may have
investment responsibilities or render investment advice to, or perform other
investment advisory services for, other individuals or entities, including
without limitation, registered investment advisers and private money managers
(collectively, the "Affiliated Accounts"). Subject to the provisions of
paragraph 2 hereof, Accessor Funds agrees that the Money Manager and its
affiliates may give advice, exercise investment responsibility and take other
action with respect to the Affiliated Accounts which may differ from the advice
given or the timing or nature of action taken with respect to the Account,
provided that the Money Manager acts in good faith, and provided further that it
is the Money Manager's policy to allocate, within its reasonable discretion,
investment opportunities to the Account over a period of time on a fair and
equitable basis relative to the Affiliated Accounts, taking into account the
investment objectives and policies of the Fund and any specific investment
restrictions applicable thereto. Accessor Funds acknowledges that one or more of
the Affiliated Accounts may at any time hold, acquire, increase, decrease,
dispose of or otherwise deal with positions in investments in which the Account
may have an interest from time to time, whether in transactions which may
involve the Account or otherwise. The Money Manager shall have no obligation to
acquire for the Account a position in any investment which any Affiliated
Account may acquire, and the Fund shall have no first refusal, co-investment or
other rights in respect of any such investment, either for the Account or
otherwise.
11. Certificate of Authority. Each of Accessor Funds, the Manager and
the Money Manager shall furnish to the others from time to time certified copies
of the resolutions of its Board of Directors, Board of Trustees, Managing
Partner or executive committee, as the case may be, evidencing the authority of
its officers and employees who are authorized to act on behalf of it.
12. Limitation of Liability. The Money Manager shall not be liable for,
and shall be indemnified by the Fund for any action taken, omitted or suffered
to be taken by it in its reasonable judgment, in good faith and believed by it
to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it
by this Agreement, or in accordance with (or in the absence of) specific
directions or instructions from Accessor Funds or the Manager; provided,
however, that such acts or omissions shall not have resulted from the Money
Manager's willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence, violation of
applicable law, or reckless disregard of its duty or of its obligations
hereunder. The rights and obligations that are provided for in this Paragraph 12
shall survive the cancellation, expiration or termination of this Agreement.
13. Confidentiality. Subject to the right of the Money Manager, the
Manager and Accessor Funds to comply with applicable law, including any demand
or request of any regulatory or taxing authority having jurisdiction over it,
the parties hereto shall treat as confidential all information pertaining to the
Fund and the actions of the Money Manager, the Manager and Accessor Funds in
respect thereof, other than any such information which is or hereafter becomes
ascertainable from public or published information or trade sources. The rights
and obligations that are provided for in this Paragraph 13 shall survive the
cancellation, expiration or termination of this Agreement.
14. Use of the Money Manager's Name. Accessor Funds and the Manager
agree to furnish the Money Manager at its principal office prior to use thereof
copies of all prospectuses, proxy statements, reports to stockholders, sales
literature, or other material prepared for distribution to stockholders of the
Fund or the public that refer in any way to the Money Manager, and not to use
such material if the Money Manager reasonably objects in writing within three
business days (or such other time as may be mutually agreed) after receipt
thereof. In the event of termination of this Agreement, the Fund and the Manager
will continue to furnish to the Money Manager copies of any of the
above-mentioned materials that refer in any way to the Money Manager, and will
not use such material if the Money Manager reasonably objects in writing within
three business days (or such other time as may be mutually agreed) after receipt
thereof.
15. Assignment. No assignment, as that term is defined in Section
2(a)(4) of the 1940 Act, of this Agreement shall be made by the Money Manager,
and this Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event that it is
assigned. The Money Manager shall notify the Manager and Accessor Funds in
writing sufficiently in advance of any proposed change of control, as defined in
Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act, to enable the Manager and Accessor Funds to
consider whether an assignment, as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(4) of
the 1940 Act, will occur, and to take the steps necessary to enter into a new
money manager agreement with the Money Manager.
16. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Investment Company
Accessor Funds represents, warrants and agrees that:
A. The Money Manager has been duly appointed by the Board to
provide investment services to the Account as contemplated hereby.
B. Accessor Funds will deliver to the Money Manager a true and
complete copy of its current prospectus as effective from time to time,
such other documents or instruments governing the investments of Fund,
and such other information as is necessary for the Money Manager to
carry out its obligations under this Agreement.
C. The organization of Accessor Funds and the conduct of the
business of the Fund as contemplated by this Agreement, materially
complies, and shall at all times materially comply, with the
requirements imposed upon Accessor Funds by applicable law.
17. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Manager. Manager
represents, warrants and agrees that:
A. The Manager acts as an "investment adviser," as that term is
defined in Section 2(a)(20) of the 1940 Act, pursuant to a Management
Agreement with the Fund.
B. The appointment of the Money Manager by the Manager to
provide the investment services as contemplated hereby has been approved
by the Board.
C. The Manager is registered as an "investment adviser" under
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act").
D. The Manager has received and reviewed Money Manager's Form
ADV, Part II, more than 48 hours prior to entering into this Agreement.
18. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Money Manager. The
Money Manager represents, warrants and agrees that:
A. The Money Manager is registered as an "investment adviser"
under the Advisers Act; or it is a "bank" as defined in Section
202(a)(2) of the Advisers Act or an "insurance company" as defined in
Section 202(a)(12) of the Advisers Act and is exempt from registration
thereunder.
B. The Money Manager will maintain, keep current and preserve on
behalf of the Fund, the records identified in Exhibit B, in the manner
required by such Exhibit. The Money Manager agrees that such records
(other than those required by No. 4 of Exhibit B) are the property of
the Fund and will be surrendered to the Fund promptly upon request.
C. The Money Manager will adopt or has adopted a written code of
ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act,
will provide to the Fund a copy of the code of ethics and evidence of
its adoption, and will make such reports to the Fund as required by Rule
17j-1 under the 1940 Act. The Money Manager has policies and procedures
sufficient to enable the Money Manager to detect and prevent the misuse
of material, nonpublic information by the Money Manager or any person
associated with the Money Manager, in compliance with the Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988.
D. The Money Manager will notify Accessor Funds of any changes
in the general partner(s) of its partnership or in the case of a
corporation in the ownership of more than five percent of its voting
securities, within a reasonable time after such change.
19. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended at any time, but only by
written agreement among the Money Manager, the Manager and Accessor Funds, which
amendment, other than amendments to Exhibits A and B, must be approved by the
Board in the manner required by the 1940 Act.
20. Effective Date; Term. This Agreement shall become effective for the
Fund on the effective date set forth on page 1 of this Agreement, and shall
continue in effect until the termination date set forth on page 1 of this
Agreement. Thereafter, the Agreement shall continue in effect for successive
annual periods only so long as its continuance has been specifically approved at
least annually (a) by a vote of a majority of the Board or (b) by a vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of
the Fund for which the Money Manager acts as money manager, and in either case
by a majority of the directors who are not parties to the Agreement or
interested persons of any parties to the Agreement (other than as directors of
the Fund) cast in person at a meeting called for purposes of voting on the
Agreement.
21. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated, without the payment
of any penalty, by the Board, the Manager, the Money Manager or by the vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities (as that term is defined in the
1940 Act) of the Fund for which the Money Manager acts as money manager, upon 60
days' prior written notice to the other parties hereto. Any such termination
shall not affect the status, obligations or liabilities of any party hereto to
any of the other parties that accrued prior to such termination. Termination by
either the Manager or the Money Manager shall not have the effect of canceling
orders to purchase or sell securities placed prior to the receipt of written
notice of termination.
22. Applicable Law. To the extent that state law shall not have been
preempted by the provisions of any laws of the United States heretofore or
hereafter enacted, as the same may be amended from time to time, this Agreement
shall be administered, construed and enforced according to the laws of the State
of Washington.
ACCESSOR FUNDS, INC. ACCESSOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
By Bennington Management Associates, Inc.
Its Managing General Partner
BY:/s/X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, III BY:/s/X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, III
X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, III X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, III
President President and Principal Executive Officer
DATE: 3/24/2000 DATE: 3/24/2000
Accepted and agreed to:
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, INC.
BY:/s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
President
DATE: 4/3/2000
EXHIBITS: A. Operational Procedures (including Schedules 1, 2 and 3).
B. Recordkeeping Requirements.
C. Fee Schedule.
D. Benchmark Index.
EXHIBIT A
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
The Money Manager (the "MM") shall abide by certain rules and procedures
in order to minimize operational problems. The MM will be required to have
various records and files (as required by regulatory agencies) at its offices.
The MM will have to maintain a certain flow of information to Fifth Third Bank
("Fifth Third") the Fund's accounting agent and the custodian bank.
The MM will be required to furnish Fifth Third with daily information as
to executed trades. Fifth Third should receive this data no later than the
morning following the day of the trade. The necessary information should be
transmitted via facsimile machine or electronic transmission to Fifth Third.
Upon receipt of brokers' confirmations, the MM or Fifth Third will be required
to notify the other party if any differences exist. The reporting of trades by
the MM to Fifth Third must include the following:
o Name of the Portfolio of the Fund as to which trade relates
o Whether Purchase or Sale
o Security name
o Number of shares or principal amount
o Price per share or bond
o Commission rate per share or bond, or if a net trade
o Executing broker
o Trade date
o Settlement date
o If security is not eligible for DTC (Purchase only)
When opening accounts with brokers for the Fund, the account should be a
cash account. No margin accounts are to be maintained. The broker should be
advised to use Fifth Third's ID system number to facilitate the receipt of
information by Fifth Third. If this procedure is followed, DK problems will be
held down to a minimum and additional costs of security trades will not become
an important factor in doing business. Delivery and receipt instructions are
attached as Schedule 1.
The MM will also be required to submit to Fifth Third a daily trade
authorization form signed by two authorized individuals prior to settlement
date. A list of authorized persons with specimen signatures must be sent to
Fifth Third (see Schedule 2). The authorization will contain information on
which Fifth Third and Fifth Third can rely to either accept delivery or deliver
out of the account securities as per each trade by the MM. A preprinted form
will be supplied to the MM by the Fund, or the MM may use an equivalent form
acceptable to Fifth Third and the Fund.
SCHEDULE 1 TO EXHIBIT A
FIFTH THIRD BANK
DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS FOR
THE ACCESSOR FUNDS, INC. - HIGH YIELD BOND FUND
I. DTC ELIGIBLE SECURITIES
II. FEDERAL RESERVE WIRE TRANSFERS
III. FEDERAL RESERVE ELIGIBLE SECURITIES: REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:
IV. PTC ELIGIBLE SECURITIES (i.e. GNMAs)
V. PHYSICAL/INELIGIBLE
PHYSICAL NEW YORK
Bank of New York
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx - Securities Department
3rd Floor - "Window A"
New York, NY 10286
FFC: Fifth Third Bank - A/C #135500
EUROCLEAR
(Payment due 1 day prior to settlement date)
Euroclear #97816
A/C The Bank of New York
Ref: Fifth Third Bank
A/C #135500
SCHEDULE 2 TO EXHIBIT A
Example of Authorized Signature Letter
(To Be Typed on Your Letterhead)
[DATE]
Fifth Third, Inc.
Fifth Third Center
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Accessor Funds, Inc. - High Yield Bond Fund
Re: Persons Authorized to Execute Trades For High Yield Bond Fund
The following individuals are authorized to execute and report trade
instructions on behalf of the Fund. Should there be any changes to the list of
authorized persons, we will notify you immediately of those changes.
NAME SIGNATURE
Sincerely yours,
[Money Manager]
EXHIBIT B
RECORDS TO BE MAINTAINED BY MONEY MANAGER
*1. A record of each brokerage order, and all other portfolio purchases and
sales, given by the Money Manager or on behalf of Accessor Funds for, or
in connection with, the purchase or sale of securities, whether executed
or unexecuted. Such records shall include:
A. The name of the broker,
B. The terms and conditions of the order, and of any modification or
cancellation thereof,
C. The time of entry or cancellation,
D. The price at which executed,
E. The time of receipt of report of execution, and
F The name of the person who placed the order on behalf of Accessor
Funds (Rule 31a-1(b)(5) and (6) of the 1940 Act).
*2. A record for each fiscal quarter, completed within ten (10) days after
the end of the quarter, showing specifically the basis or bases upon
which the allocation of orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio
securities to brokers or dealers was made, and the division of brokerage
commissions or other compensation on such purchase and sale orders. The
record:
A. Shall include the consideration given to:
(i) The sale of shares of the Accessor Funds.
(ii) The supplying of services or benefits by brokers or dealers to:
(a) Accessor Funds,
(b) The Manager (Accessor Capital Management),
(c) Yourself (i.e., the Money Manager), and
(d) Any person other than the foregoing.
(iii) Any other considerations other than the technical
qualifications of the brokers and dealers as such.
B. Shall show the nature of the services or benefits made available.
X. Xxxxx describe in detail the application of any general or specific
formula or other determinant used in arriving at such allocation of
purchase and sale orders and such division of brokerage commissions
or other compensation.
D. The identities of the persons responsible for making the
determination of such allocation and such division of brokerage
commissions or other compensation (Rule 31a-1(b)(9) of the 1940 Act)
*3. A record in the form of an appropriate memorandum identifying the person
or persons, committees, or groups authorizing the purchase or sale of
portfolio securities. Where an authorization is made by a committee or
group, a record shall be kept of the names of its members who
participate in the authorization. There shall be retained as part of
this record any memorandum, recommendation, or instruction supporting or
authorizing the purchase or sale of portfolio securities (Rule
31a-1(b)(10) of the 1940 Act) and such other information as is
appropriate to support the authorization.**
*4. Such accounts, books and other documents as are required to be
maintained by registered investment advisers by rule adopted under
Section 204 of the Advisers Act, to the extent such records are
necessary or appropriate to record the Money Manager's transactions with
Accessor Funds. (Rule 31a-1(f) of the 1940 Act).
5. All accounts, books, records or other documents that are required to be
maintained pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, or any rule or
regulation thereunder, need only be retained by the Money Manager as
required under such laws, rule or regulations. Any other account, book,
record or other document that is required to be maintained by the Money
Manager pursuant to this Exhibit B need only be maintained for five
years after the date of its creation.
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* Maintained as property of the Fund pursuant to Rule 31a-3(a) of the 1940 Act.
** Such information might include: the current Form 10-K, annual and quarterly
reports, press releases, reports by analysts and from brokerage firms
(including their recommendations, i.e., buy, sell, hold), and any internal
reports or portfolio manager reviews.
EXHIBIT C
MONEY MANAGER FEE
The following compensation of the Money Manager for its services under
the Agreement shall be calculated and paid by Accessor Funds (except that no
such fees shall be paid to the Manager as to Accounts for which it acts as money
manager).
Fees will be calculated and paid after the end of each calendar quarter
at one-fourth of an annual percentage rate as described in the following
paragraph and in the table below applied to the average daily net assets of the
Account. The net assets of the Account are determined by including receivables
and deducting payables. Expenses beyond the control of the Money Manager
including, but not limited to, fees payable to Accessor Fund's Custodian,
Accounting Agent and Transfer Agent, fees of accountants, legal fees and
expenses allocable to the Fund are not included as payables of the Account, but
expenses within the control of the Money Manager including, but not limited to,
brokerage commissions, are included in determining the net assets of the
Account.
For the first five complete calendar quarters of investment operations for the
Account, Accessor Funds will pay the Money Manager on a quarterly basis at the
following annual fee rates, applied to the average daily net assets of the
Account.
Basic Fee Portfolio Management Fee Total
0.07% 0.08% 0.15%
Commencing with the sixth calendar quarter of investment operations for
the Account, Accessor Funds will pay the Money Manager based on the schedule
below as applied to the average daily net assets.
Average Annual Performance Annual Total
Differential vs. Performance Annual
Basic Fee Benchmark Index Fee Fee
0.07% Less than or equal to -1.00% 0.00% 0.07%
Greater than -1.00% and Less than or equal to -0.50% 0.04% 0.11%
Greater than -0.50% and Less than or equal to 0.50% 0.08% 0.15%
Greater than 0.50% and Less than or equal to 1.00% 0.12% 0.19%
Greater than 1.00% and Less than or equal to 1.50% 0.16% 0.23%
Greater than 1.50% and Less than or equal to 2.00% 0.20% 0.27%
Greater than 2.00% 0.22% 0.29%
The Account's performance differential versus the benchmark index is
recalculated at the end of each calendar quarter based on the Account's
performance during all calendar quarters since commencement of investment
operations through the next preceding calendar quarter, so that the performance
fee, although measured on an average annual rate of return basis, covers all
prior quarters except that of the immediately preceding quarter. Commencing with
the 14th calendar quarter of investment operations, the Account's average annual
performance differential will be recalculated based on the Account's performance
during the preceding 12 calendar quarters (other than the immediately preceding
quarter) on a rolling basis.
For purposes of calculating the performance of the benchmark index,
Accessor Funds, Manager and Money Manager agree to accept the calculation
provided by the publisher of the index or another mutually acceptable source.
For purposes of calculating the performance differential versus the benchmark
index, the investment performance of the Account for any period, expressed as a
percentage of its net asset value per share at the beginning of such period, is
equal to the sum of: (i) the change in the net asset value per share of the
Account during such period; (ii) the value of the Account's cash distributions
per share accumulated to the end of such period; and (iii) the value of capital
gains taxes per share paid or payable on undistributed realized long-term
capital gains accumulated to the end of such period. For this purpose, the value
of distributions per share of realized capital gains, or dividends per share
paid from investment income and of capital gains taxes per share paid or payable
on undistributed realized long-term capital gains shall be treated as reinvested
in shares of the Account at the net asset value per share in effect at the close
of business on the record date for the payment of such distributions and
dividends and the date on which provision is made for such taxes, after giving
effect to such distributions, dividends and taxes. The investment record of the
benchmark index for any period shall mean the sum of: (i) the change in the
level of the index during such period; and (ii) the value, computed consistently
with the index, of cash distributions made by companies whose securities
comprise the index accumulated to the end of such period; expressed as a
percentage of the index level at the beginning of such period. For this purpose
cash distributions on the securities which comprise the index shall be treated
as reinvested in the index at least as frequently as the end of each calendar
quarter following the payment of the dividend.
Accessor Funds and Manager acknowledge that the use of a performance fee
may result in a higher degree of risk with respect to the Account than the use
of base fees.
EXHIBIT D
BENCHMARK INDEX
May 1, 2000
Fund Index
High Yield Bond Fund Xxxxxx Brothers U.S. Corporate High Yield Index
