Duties of the Manager. (a) The Manager shall, subject to the direction and control of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (i) (except to the extent an investment subadviser (each, a “Subadviser”), as defined below, has been retained in respect of some or all of the assets of the Fund) furnish continuously an investment program for the Fund and make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund and place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities; and (ii) provide reports on the foregoing to the Board of Trustees at each Board meeting.
Duties of the Manager. (a) The Manager shall, subject to the direction and control by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (i) regularly provide investment advice and recommendations to the Fund, with respect to the Fund’s investments, investment policies and the purchase and sale of securities; (ii) supervise and monitor continuously the investment program of the Fund and the composition of its portfolio and determine what securities shall be purchased or sold by the Fund; (iii) arrange, subject to the provisions of Section 5 hereof, for the purchase of securities and other investments for the Fund and the sale of securities and other investments held in the portfolio of the Fund; and (iv) provide reports on the foregoing to the Board of Trustees at each Board meeting.
Duties of the Manager. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Manager shall perform the following duties:
Duties of the Manager. (a) Manager shall act as the Manager for each Fund and as such shall furnish continuously an investment program and shall determine from time to time what securities shall be purchased, sold or exchanged and what portion of the assets of each Fund shall be held uninvested, subject always to the restrictions of the Trust’s Declaration of Trust, dated as of June 7, 1989, and By-Laws, as each may be amended and restated from time to time (respectively, the “Declaration” and the “By-Laws”), the provisions of the 1940 Act, and the then-current registration statement of the Trust with respect to each Fund. The Manager shall also make recommendations as to the manner in which voting rights, rights to consent to corporate action and any other rights pertaining to each Fund’s portfolio securities shall be exercised. Should the Board of Trustees of the Trust at any time, however, make any definite determination as to investment policy applicable to a Fund and notify the Manager thereof in writing, the Manager shall be bound by such determination for the period, if any, specified in such notice or until similarly notified that such determination has been revoked. The Manager shall take, on behalf of each Fund, all actions which it deems necessary to implement the investment policies determined as provided above, and in particular to place all orders for the purchase or sale of securities for the Fund’s account with the brokers or dealers selected by it, and to that end the Manager is authorized as the agent of the Trust to give instructions to the custodian or any subcustodian of the Fund as to deliveries of securities and payments of cash for the account of the Fund. In connection with the selection of such brokers or dealers and the placing of such orders, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Funds and/or the other accounts over which the Manager, any subadviser, submanager or respective “affiliated person” thereof exercises investment discretion. The Manager is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for a Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Manager determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to th...
Duties of the Manager. The Fund hereby engages the Manager to act as the Fund’s general manager to provide or to arrange to provide directly or through third parties, investment advisory, custody, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, legal, accounting, and administrative services to each existing Series of the Fund and to any additional investment portfolios that the Fund may establish in the future; and to provide or to arrange to provide the above services subject to the supervision of the board of trustees of the Fund (the “Board”), for the period and on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Manager hereby accepts such engagement and agrees during such period, at its own expense, to provide or to arrange to provide, such investment advisory and general management services, and to assume the obligations set forth in this Agreement for the compensation provided for herein. Subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act, the Manager may retain any affiliated or unaffiliated parties including, but not limited to, investment adviser(s) and/or investment sub-adviser(s), custodian(s), transfer agent(s), dividend- disbursing agent(s), attorney(s), and accountant(s) to perform any or all of the services set forth in this Agreement. The Manager, its affiliates and any investment adviser(s), sub-adviser(s), custodian(s), transfer agent(s), dividend-disbursing agent(s), attorney(s), accountant(s), or other parties performing services for the Manager shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be independent contractors and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the Fund or a Series in any way or otherwise be deemed agents of the Fund or a Series. The Manager shall, for purposes of this Agreement, have and exercise full investment discretion and authority to act as agent for the Fund in buying, selling or otherwise disposing of or managing the Fund’s investments, directly or through sub-advisers, subject to supervision by the Board. The Manager and any other party performing services covered by this Agreement (each such party is hereafter referred to as a “Service Provider”) shall be subject to: (1) the restrictions of the Declaration of Trust and Bylaws of the Fund, as amended from time to time; (2) the provisions of the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act; (3) the statements relating to the Series’ investment objectives, investment policies and investment restrictions as set forth in the currently...
Duties of the Manager. For so long as the Management Services Agreement is in effect and subject at all times to the oversight of the Board of Directors, the Manager will manage the business of the Company and provide its services to the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Management Services Agreement.
Duties of the Manager. The Fund hereby retains the Manager to act as the manager of the Fund and to furnish the Fund with the management and investment advisory services described below, subject to the policies of, review by and overall control of the Board of Directors of the Fund, for the period and on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Manager hereby accepts such employment and agrees during such period, at its own expense, to render, or arrange for the rendering of, such services and to assume the obligations herein set forth for the compensation provided for herein.
Duties of the Manager. The Fund hereby employs the Manager to act as a manager and investment adviser of the Fund and to furnish or arrange for affiliates to furnish, the management and investment advisory services described below, subject to policies of, review by and overall control of the Board of Directors of the Fund (the "Directors"), for the period and on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Manager hereby accepts such employment and agrees during such period, at its own expense, to render, or arrange for the rendering of, such services and to assume the obligations herein set forth for the compensation provided for herein. The Manager and its affiliates shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Fund.
Duties of the Manager. The Trust hereby employs the Manager to act as a manager and investment adviser of each Series and to furnish, or arrange for affiliates to furnish, the management and investment advisory services described below, subject to the policies of, review by and overall control of the Trustees, for the period and on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Manager hereby accepts such employment and agrees during such period, at its own expense, to render, or arrange for the rendering of, such services and to assume the obligations herein set forth for the compensation provided for herein. The Manager and its affiliates shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be independent contractors and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the Trust or any Series in any way or otherwise be deemed agents of the Trust or any Series.
Duties of the Manager. A. Subject to the general supervision and control of the Trustees of the Trust and under the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Trust acknowledges and agrees that it is contemplated that Manager will, at its own expense, select and contract with one or more investment advisers ("Advisers") to manage the investment operations and composition of each and every Fund of the Trust and render investment advice for each Fund, including the purchase, retention, and disposition of the investments, securities and cash contained in each Fund, in accordance with each Fund's investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in the Trust's Agreement and Declaration of Trust, By-Laws, and such Fund's Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") and Compliance Manual, as is from time to time in effect; provided, that any contract with an Adviser (an "Advisory Agreement") shall be in compliance with and approved as required by the Investment Company Act or in accordance with exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Investment Company Act.
