Duties of Advisor. The Trust employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Wellington Management Portfolio; to continuously review, supervise, and administer an investment program for the Wellington Management Portfolio; to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of such assets to be held uninvested; to provide the Fund with all records concerning the activities of the Advisor that the Fund is required to maintain; and to render regular reports to the Trust's officers and the Board of Trustees concerning the discharge of the foregoing responsibilities. The Advisor will discharge the foregoing responsibilities subject to the supervision and oversight of the Trust's officers and the Board of Trustees, and in compliance with the objective, policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, any additional operating policies or procedures that the Fund communicates to the Advisor in writing, and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment, and personnel required by it to perform the services on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.
Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the DFA Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise, and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies, and limitations set forth in the Portfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.
Duties of Advisor. The Fund employs the Advisor to furnish and manage a continuous investment program for the Fund. The Advisor will continuously review, supervise and (where appropriate) administer the investment program of the Fund, to (i) determine in its discretion (where appropriate) the securities to be purchased, held, sold or exchanged, (ii) provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain and (iii) render regular reports to the Fund’s officers and Trustees concerning the Advisor’s discharge of the foregoing responsibilities. The Advisor may hire (subject to the approval of the Fund's Board of Trustees (“Board”) and, except as otherwise permitted under the terms of any applicable exemptive relief obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission, or by rule or regulation, a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund) and thereafter supervise the investment activities of one or more sub-advisers deemed necessary to carry out the investment program of the Fund. The retention of a sub-adviser by the Advisor shall not relieve the Advisor of its responsibilities under this Agreement. The Advisor shall discharge the foregoing responsibilities subject to the control of the Fund’s Board and in compliance with such policies as the Board may from time to time establish, with the objectives, policies, and limitations for the Fund set forth in the Fund's registration statement as amended from time to time, and with applicable laws and regulations.
Duties of Advisor. Advisor shall provide a continuous program of investment management for each Portfolio. Subject to the general supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees, Advisor shall have sole investment discretion with respect to the Portfolios, including investment research, selection of the securities to be purchased and sold and the portion of the assets of each Portfolio, if any, that shall be held uninvested, and the selection of broker-dealers through which securities transactions in the Portfolios will be executed. Advisor shall manage the Portfolios in accordance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Trust's current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. Specifically, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Advisor agrees that it will:
(a) promptly advise each Portfolio's designated custodian bank and administrator or accounting agent of each purchase and sale, as the case may be, made on behalf of the Portfolio, specifying the name and quantity of the security purchased or sold, the unit and aggregate purchase or sale price, commission paid, the market on which the transaction was effected, the trade date, the settlement date, the identity of the effecting broker or dealer and/or such other information, and in such manner, as may from time to time be reasonably requested by the Trust;
(b) maintain all applicable books and records with respect to the securities transactions of the Portfolio. Specifically, but without limitation, Advisor agrees to maintain with respect to each Portfolio those records required to be maintained under Rule 31a-1(b)(1), (b)(5) and (b)(6) under the 1940 Act with respect to transactions in each Portfolio including, without limitation, records which reflect securities purchased or sold in the Portfolio, showing for each such transaction, the market on which the transaction was effected, the trade date, the settlement date, and the identity of the executing broker or dealer. Advisor will preserve such records in the manner and for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act. Advisor acknowledges and agrees that all such records it maintains for the Trust are the property of the Trust and Advisor will surrender promptly to the Trust any such records upon the Trust's request;
(c) provide, in a timely manner, such information as may be reasonably requested by the Trust or its designated agents in connection with, among other things, the daily computation of each Portfolio's ...
Duties of Advisor. The Trust employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the HGI Portfolio; to continuously review, supervise, and administer an investment program for the HGI Portfolio; to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of such assets to be held uninvested; to provide the Fund with all records concerning the activities of the Advisor that the Fund is required to maintain; and to render regular reports to the Trust's officers and the Board of Trustees concerning the discharge of the foregoing responsibilities. The Advisor will discharge the foregoing responsibilities subject to the supervision and oversight of the Trust's officers and the Board of Trustees, and in compliance with the objective, policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, any additional operating policies or procedures that the Fund communicates to the Advisor in writing, and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment, and personnel required by it to perform the services on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.
Duties of Advisor. The Trust hereby employs the Manager to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of THE EMERGING MARKETS SMALL CAP SERIES of the Trust (the "Series"), to continuously review, supervise and administer the Series' investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Series' assets to be uninvested, to provide the Trust with records concerning the Manager's activities which the Trust is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Trust's officers and the Board of Trustees of the Trust, all in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Trust's registration statement and applicable laws and regulations. The Manager accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.
Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Emerging Markets Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), to continuously review, supervise, and administer the Portfolio’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold, including the determination as to the appropriate investment company in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets to achieve the Portfolio’s investment objective pursuant to a master-feeder arrangement, to determine at its discretion the portion of the Portfolio’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies, and limitations set forth in the Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. In addition, at the Advisor’s discretion, the Advisor may manage the investment of a portion of the assets of the Portfolio in securities or other instruments for cash management purposes. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.
Duties of Advisor. The Trust employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Cardinal Portfolio; to continuously review, supervise, and administer an investment program for the Cardinal Portfolio; to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of such assets to be held uninvested; to provide the Fund with all records concerning the activities of the Advisor that the Fund is required to maintain; and to render regular reports to the Trust’s officers and the Board of Trustees concerning the discharge of the foregoing responsibilities. The Advisor will discharge the foregoing responsibilities subject to the supervision and oversight of the Trust’s officers and the Board of Trustees, and in compliance with the objective, policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, any additional operating policies or procedures that the Fund communicates to the Advisor in writing, and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment, and personnel required by it to perform the services on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.
Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Fund's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.
Duties of Advisor. The Advisor shall consult with the Company and shall, at the request of the Board of Directors or the officers of the Company, furnish advice and recommendations with respect to all aspects of the business and affairs of the Company. In general, the Advisor shall inform the Board of Directors of factors that come to its attention which could influence the policies of the Company. Subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors and consistent with the provisions of the Charter, the Advisor undertakes to use its commercially reasonable efforts to:
(a) Present to the Company a continuing and suitable investment program and opportunities to make investments consistent with the investment policies of the Company and the investment program adopted by the Board of Directors and in effect at the time and furnish the Company with advice with respect to the making, acquisition, holding and disposition of investments and commitments therefor. The Advisor is also obligated to provide the Company with the first opportunity to purchase any Class A income producing multi-family property which satisfies the Company’s investment objectives placed under contract by the Advisor or its Affiliates. If the Board of Directors of the Company does not vote to make such purchase within seven (7) days of being offered such property, the Advisor is free to offer such opportunity to any other Affiliates or non-Affiliates, as it so chooses. The Advisor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to identify potential investment opportunities consistent with the Company’s investment objectives and policies including but not limited to:
(i) locating, analyzing and selecting potential investments in Real Estate Assets;
(ii) structuring and negotiating the terms and conditions of acquisition and disposition transactions;
(iii) arranging for financing and refinancing and making other changes in the asset or capital structure of the Company and disposing of and reinvesting the proceeds from the sale of, or otherwise deal with the investments in, Real Estate Assets; and
(iv) entering into leases and service contracts, on the Company’s behalf, for Real Estate Assets and, to the extent necessary, performing all functions necessary to maintain and administer the Company’s assets.
(b) Manage the Company’s day-to-day operations to effect the investment program adopted by the Board of Directors and perform or supervise the performance of such other administrative functions necessary in connectio...
