Exhibit (e)(1) FORESIDE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, L.P., Distributor (or subsequent affiliated distributor) SELLING GROUP MEMBER AGREEMENT Re: HSBC Investor Funds Ladies and Gentlemen:HSBC Funds • February 28th, 2013 • Massachusetts
As the distributor of the shares (“Shares”) of each investment company portfolio (“Fund”), of the investment company or companies covered hereunder (collectively, “Company”) which may be amended by us from time to time, Foreside Distribution Services, L.P. (“Distributor”) hereby invites you to participate in the selling group on the following terms and conditions. In this letter, the terms “we,” “us,” and similar words refer to the Distributor, and the terms “you,” “your,” and similar words refer to the intermediary executing this agreement, including its associated persons.
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT HSBC FUNDS HSBC ADVISOR FUNDS TRUSTExpense Limitation Agreement • February 28th, 2013 • HSBC Funds
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT, effective as of March 1, 2013 by and between HSBC Global Asset Management (USA) Inc. (the “Investment Manager”) and HSBC Growth Fund (the “Growth Fund”), HSBC Opportunity Fund (the “Opportunity Fund”) and HSBC Short Duration Fixed Income Fund (the “Short Duration Fixed Income Fund”), each a series of HSBC Funds (the “Trust”), and HSBC Opportunity Fund (the “Advisor Opportunity Fund”), a series of HSBC Advisor Funds Trust (the “Advisor Trust”) (together with the Trust, the “Trusts”).
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT HSBC FUNDSExpense Limitation Agreement • February 28th, 2013 • HSBC Funds
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT, effective as of March 1, 2013, by and between HSBC Global Asset Management (USA) Inc. (the “Investment Manager”) and HSBC Funds (the “Trust”), on behalf of each of its series set forth in Schedule A hereto (each, a “Fund”).
