SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT amended and restated as of the 1st day of June, 2010, by and between Genworth Financial Wealth Management, Inc., a California corporation (the "Advisor"), and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Asset Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Sub-Advisor”).
WHEREAS, the Advisor has been retained to act as investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement dated October 20, 2006 and amended May 13, 2007 (the “Advisory Agreement”) with AssetMark Funds (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), currently consisting of several separate series of shares, each having its own investment objectives and policies and which is authorized to create more series; and
WHEREAS, the Advisory Agreement permits the Advisor, subject to the supervision and direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, to delegate certain of its duties under the Advisory Agreement to other investment advisers, subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act; and
WHEREAS, the Advisor has retained Sub-Advisor to assist it in the provision of a continuous investment program for that portion of one or more of the Trust’s series’ (each a “Fund”) assets which the Advisor has assigned to the Sub-Advisor (the “Sub-Advisor Assets”) pursuant to a Sub-Advisory Agreement dated as of June 15, 2004, as amended by a letter agreement signed July 17, 2006 (the “Agreement”), and the Sub-Advisor is willing to render such services subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of mutual covenants recited below, the parties desire to amend and restate the Agreement and therefore agree and promise as follows:
The Advisor will provide the Sub-Advisor with reasonable advance notice, in writing, of any change in a Fund’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in the Prospectus, or any change to the Trust’s Declaration of Trust or By-Laws and the Sub-Advisor shall, in the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, manage the Sub-Advisor Assets consistent with such changes, provided the Sub-Advisor has received such prior notice of the effectiveness of such changes from the Trust or the Advisor. In addition to such notice, the Advisor shall provide to the Sub-Advisor a copy of a modified Prospectus reflecting such changes. The Sub-Advisor hereby agrees to provide to the Advisor in a timely manner, in writing, such information relating to the Sub-Advisor and its relationship to, and actions for, a Fund as may be required to be contained in the Prospectus or in the Trust’s registration statement on Form N-1A.
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In addition, the Sub-Advisor is authorized to allocate purchase and sale orders for portfolio securities to brokers or dealers (including brokers and dealers that are affiliated with the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor, the Trust’s principal underwriter, or other sub-advisors) if the Sub-Advisor believes that the quality of the transaction and the commission are comparable to what they would be with other qualified firms, and provided that the transactions are consistent with the Trust’s 17e-1 and 10f-3 procedures. The Advisor has identified all broker-dealers affiliated with either the Trust or Advisor (or the other Sub-Advisors of the Fund, to the extent such information is necessary for the Sub-Advisor to comply with applicable federal securities laws), other than those whose sole business is the distribution of mutual fund shares, who effect securities transactions for customers. Advisor shall promptly furnish a written notice to Sub-Advisor if the information so provided is no longer accurate. The Sub-Advisor shall not bear any responsibility and shall be released from any obligation or cost which results from entering into a trade that, but for Advisor’s failure to notify the Sub-Advisor of an affiliated relationship, would have been effected pursuant to Rule 17a-7, Rule 17e-1 or Rule 10f-3.
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The Sub-Advisor acknowledges that the Advisor and Trust intend to rely on Rule 17a-7, Rule 17a-10, Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act, and the Sub-Advisor hereby agrees that it shall not consult with any other Sub-Advisor to the Trust with respect to transactions in securities for the Sub-Advisor Assets or any other transactions of Trust assets.
The Sub-Advisor is authorized to engage in transactions in which the Sub-Advisor, or an affiliate of the Sub-Advisor, acts as a broker for both the Fund and for another party on the other side of the transaction (“agency cross transactions”). The Sub-Advisor shall effect any such agency cross transactions in compliance with Rule 206(3)-2 under the Advisers Act and any other applicable provisions of federal securities laws and shall provide the Advisor with periodic reports describing such agency cross transactions that the Sub-Advisor’s compliance with Rule 206(3)-2 and any other applicable provisions of federal securities laws. By execution of this agreement, the Advisor authorizes the Sub-Advisor or its affiliates to engage in agency cross transactions, as described above. The Advisor may revoke its consent at any time by written notice to the Sub-Advisor.
In connection with its management of the Sub-Advisor Assets and consistent with its fiduciary obligation to the Sub-Advisor Assets and other clients, the Sub-Advisor, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may, but shall be under no obligation to, aggregate the securities or futures contracts to be sold or purchased in order to obtain the most favorable price or lower brokerage commissions and efficient execution. In such event, allocation of the securities or futures contracts so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Sub-Advisor in the manner the Sub-Advisor considers to be, over time, the most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Sub-Advisor’s Assets and to such other clients.
The Sub-Advisor, including its Access Persons (as defined in subsection (e) of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act), agrees to observe and comply with Rule 17j-1 and its Code of Ethics (which shall comply in all material respects with Rule 17j-1), as the same may be amended from time to time. On at least an annual basis, the Sub-Advisor will comply with the reporting requirements of Rule 17j-1, which may include either (i) certifying to the Advisor that the Sub-Advisor and its Access Persons have complied with the Sub-Advisor’s Code of Ethics with respect to the Sub-Advisor Assets, or (ii) identifying any violations which have occurred with respect to the Sub-Advisor Assets and (iii) certifying that it has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from violating the Sub-Advisor’s Code of Ethics. The Sub-Advisor will also submit its Code of Ethics for its initial approval by the Board of Trustees and subsequently within six months of any material change of thereto.
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Upon reasonable request from the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor (through a qualified person) will reasonably assist the valuation committee of the Trust or the Advisor in valuing securities of the Trust as may be required from time to time, including making available information of which the Sub-Advisor has knowledge related to the securities being valued; however, Advisor and Trust acknowledge, that the Advisor or their pricing agents shall assume all responsibility for valuation decisions.
The Sub-Advisor also will provide such information or perform such additional acts as are customarily performed by a Sub-Advisor and may be required for a Fund or the Advisor to comply with their respective obligations under applicable federal securities laws, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and any rule or regulation thereunder.
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If this Agreement is terminated prior to the end of any calendar month, the fee shall be prorated for the portion of any month in which this Agreement is in effect according to the proportion which the number of calendar days, during which this Agreement is in effect, bears to the number of calendar days in the month, and shall be payable within 10 days after the date of termination.
(a) The Sub-Advisor is registered as an investment Advisor under the Advisers Act;
(b) The Sub-Advisor is a Delaware limited partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the state of Delaware, with the power to own and possess its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted;
(c) The execution, delivery and performance by the Sub-Advisor of this Agreement are within the Sub-Advisor’s powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of its Board of Directors and no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official is required on the part of the Sub-Advisor for the execution, delivery and performance by the Sub-Advisor of this Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Sub-Advisor of this Agreement do not contravene or constitute a default under: (i) any provision of applicable law, rule or regulation, (ii) the Sub-Advisor’s governing instruments, or (iii) any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Sub-Advisor; and
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(d) The Form ADV of the Sub-Advisor previously provided to the Advisor (a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B to this Agreement) is a true and complete copy of the form as currently filed with the SEC and the information contained therein is accurate and complete in all material respects and does not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Sub-Advisor will promptly provide the Advisor and the Trust with a complete copy of all subsequent amendments to its Form ADV.
(a) The Advisor is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act;
(b) The Advisor is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of California with the power to own and possess its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted;
(c) The execution, delivery and performance by the Advisor of this Agreement are within the Advisor’s powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of its Board of Directors, and no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official is required on the part of the Advisor for the execution, delivery and performance by the Advisor of this Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Advisor of this Agreement do not contravene or constitute a default under: (i) any provision of applicable law, rule or regulation, (ii) the Advisor’s governing instruments, or (iii) any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Advisor;
(d) The Form ADV of the Advisor as provided to the Sub-Advisor is a true and complete copy of the form as currently filed with the SEC and the information contained therein is accurate and complete in all material respects and does not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(e) The Advisor shall provide to the Sub-Advisor a complete copy of each amendment to its for ADV;
(f) The Advisor acknowledges that it received a copy of the Sub-Advisor’s Form ADV (a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B) prior to the execution of this Agreement;
(g) The Advisor and the Trust have duly entered into the Advisory Agreement pursuant to which the Trust authorized the Advisor to enter into this Agreement;
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(h) The Trust and the Adviser agree that the Sub-Adviser shall have no responsibility or liability arising out of any non-compliance by the Fund or the Adviser with anti-money laundering regulations;
(i) The Adviser hereby certifies that the Adviser has implemented an anti-money laundering program and a customer identification program (“CIP”) that each comply with the requirements of applicable law, including the Bank Secrecy Act and U.S.A. PATRIOT of 2001 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and that the Adviser will perform the requirements of such programs with respect to the investors in the Fund; and
(j) The Advisor and the Trust have policies and procedures designed to detect and deter disruptive trading practices, including “market timing”, and Advisor and Trust agree that they will continue to enforce and abide by such policies and procedures, as amended from time to time, and comply with all existing and future laws relating to such matters or to the purchase and sale of interests in the Fund generally.
The Advisor shall indemnify the Sub-Advisor, its affiliates and its controlling persons (the “Advisor Indemnified Persons”) for any liability and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, howsoever arising from, or in connection with, the Advisor’s breach of this Agreement or its representations and warranties herein or as a result of the Advisor’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence, reckless disregard of its duties hereunder or violation of applicable law; provided, however, that the Advisor Indemnified Persons shall not be indemnified for any liability or expenses which may be sustained as a result of the Sub-Advisor’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence, or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder.
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This Agreement shall not be assigned and shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, except as provided otherwise by any rule, Exemptive Relief, or No Action Letter provided or pursuant to the 1940 Act, or upon the termination of the Advisory Agreement. In the event that there is a proposed change in control of the Sub-Advisor which would act to terminate this Agreement, if a vote of shareholders to approve continuation of this Agreement is at that time deemed by counsel to the Trust to be required by the 1940 Act or any rule or regulation thereunder, Sub-Advisor agrees to assume all reasonable costs associated with soliciting shareholders of the appropriate Fund(s) of the Trust, to approve continuation of this Agreement. Such expenses include the costs of preparation and mailing of a proxy statement, and of soliciting proxies.
This Agreement shall extend to and bind the heirs, executors, administrators and successors of the parties hereto.
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It is understood that the name “Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.” or “Xxxxxxx Sachs” or any derivative thereof, and any tradename, trademark, trade device, service xxxx, symbol or logo associated with those names, are the valuable property of the Sub-Advisor or its affiliates and that the Adviser has the right to use to such name (or derivative or logo), in offering materials or promotional or sales-related materials of the Fund, only with the prior written approval of the Sub-Advisor, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, and for so long as the Sub-Advisor is Sub-Advisor of the Fund. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sub-Advisor’s approval is not required when (i) previously approved materials are re-issued with minor modifications, (ii) the Advisor and Sub-Advisor identify materials which they jointly determine do not require the Sub-Advisor’s approval and (iii) used as required to be disclosed in the registration statement of the Fund. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Fund and the Advisor shall forthwith cease to use such name (or derivative or logo), although the Advisor may continue to use such name (or derivative or logo) as permitted by other then current Sub-Advisory agreements which the Advisor and Sub-Advisor have executed.
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(a) If to the Advisor:
Genworth Financial Wealth Management, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
(b) If to the Sub-Advisor:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Asset Management, L.P.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxx
16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of law principles; provided, however that nothing herein shall be construed as being inconsistent with the 1940 Act. 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 SEC, whether of special or general application, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.
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ADVISOR
GENWORTH FINANCIAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.
By:__________________________________
Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: President
SUB-ADVISOR
XXXXXXX SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
By:__________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN GENWORTH FINANCIAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.
AND XXXXXXX XXXXX ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
Effective June 1, 2010
ASSETMARK CORE PLUS FIXED INCOME FUND
FEE SCHEDULE
ASSETS | COMPENSATION | |
First $50 million | 27.0 basis points | |
Next $50 million | 22.5 basis points | |
Next $200 million | 18.0 basis points | |
Next $200 million | 13.5 basis points | |
Next $700 million | 10.8 basis points | |
All assets in excess of $1.2 billion | Negotiable |
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DRAFT
EXHIBIT B
XXXXXXX SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
FORM ADV
(Please attach)
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