Discretionary Investment Management Services. The Adviser shall act as investment adviser with respect to each Fund. In such capacity, the Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board, regularly provide each Fund with investment research, advice and supervision and shall furnish continuously an investment program for each Fund, consistent with the respective investment objectives and policies of each Fund. The Adviser shall determine, from time to time, what securities shall be purchased for each Fund, what securities shall be held or sold by each Fund and what portion of each Fund’s assets shall be held uninvested in cash, subject always to the provisions of the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust (“Declaration of Trust”), as amended and supplemented (the “Declaration of Trust”), Bylaws and its registration statement on Form N-1A (the “Registration Statement”) under the 1940 Act, and under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), and with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of each Fund, as each of the same shall be from time to time in effect. To carry out such obligations, and to the extent not prohibited by any of the foregoing, the Adviser shall exercise full discretion and act for each Fund in the same manner and with the same force and effect as each Fund itself might or could do with respect to purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other such things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. No reference in this Agreement to the Adviser having full discretionary authority over each Fund’s investments shall in any way limit the right of the Board, in its sole discretion, to establish or revise policies in connection with the management of a Fund’s assets or to otherwise exercise its right to control the overall management of a Fund.
Discretionary Investment Management Services. The Adviser shall act as investment adviser with respect to the Funds. In such capacity, the Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board, regularly provide the Funds with investment research, advice and supervision and shall continuously furnish an investment program for the Funds, consistent with the respective investment objectives and policies of each Fund. The Adviser shall determine, from time to time, what securities or other assets shall be purchased for the Funds, what securities or other assets shall be held or sold by the Funds and what portion of the Funds’ assets shall be held uninvested in cash, subject always to the provisions of the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, Amended and Restated By-Laws and its registration statement on Form N-1A (the “Registration Statement”) under the 1940 Act and under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), covering Fund shares, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), and to the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Funds, as from time to time in effect. To carry out such obligations, the Adviser shall exercise full discretion and act for the Funds in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Funds themselves might or could do with respect to purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other such things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. No reference in this Agreement to the Adviser having full discretionary authority over each Fund’s investments shall in any way limit the right of the Board, in its sole discretion, to establish or revise policies in connection with the management of a Fund’s assets or to otherwise exercise its right to control the overall management of a Fund.
Discretionary Investment Management Services. The Adviser shall act as investment adviser with respect to the Funds. In said capacity, the Adviser, subject to the supervision of the Board, regularly shall furnish continuously an investment program for each of the Funds, consistent with the investment objectives and policies of the Fund. With respect to each Fund, the Adviser shall determine, from time to time, what securities shall be purchased for the Fund, what securities shall be held or sold by the Fund, and what portion of the Fund’s assets shall be held uninvested in cash, subject always to the provisions of the Trust’s Declaration of Trust, the Trust’s ByLaws, and the Trust’s registration statement on Form N-1A (the “Registration Statement”) under the 1940 Act, and under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), covering Fund shares, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), and to the investment objectives, policies, and restrictions of the Fund, as each of the same from time to time shall be in effect. To carry out these obligations, the Adviser shall have full discretion with respect to purchases, sales, or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other such things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of said purchases, sales, or other transactions, including negotiating and accepting custom creation and redemption baskets. No reference in this Agreement to the Adviser having full discretionary authority over each Fund’s investments in any way shall limit the right of the Board, in the Board’s sole discretion, to establish or revise policies in connection with the management of the Fund’s assets or otherwise to exercise the Board’s right to control the overall management of the Fund. As applicable and appropriate, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Adviser has the authority to enter into trading agreements on behalf of each of the Funds and to adhere on each Fund’s behalf to the applicable International Swaps & Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives transaction protocols and to enter into client agency agreements or other documents that may be required to effect OTC derivatives transaction through swap execution facilities (i.e., “SEFs”).
Discretionary Investment Management Services. 2.1 Scope of our discretion Subject to the Investment Guidelines (Section 3 of the Application Form) and the terms of this Agreement, we will have complete discretion in managing your portfolio and will have the power, without prior reference to you, to buy, sell, retain, exchange or otherwise deal in investments and other assets, make deposits, subscribe to issues and offers for sale of any investments and otherwise act as we judge appropriate in relation to the management and investment of your portfolio. Where FIM wishes to submit an application in respect of any new issue of shares, we shall be entitled to assume that no other application will be made either by you or on your behalf unless we are notified to the contrary.
Discretionary Investment Management Services. 2.1 Scope of our discretion Subject to your choice of Pound a Day Portfolio (Section 3 of the Application Form) and the terms of this Agreement, we will have complete discretion in managing your ISA, in accordance with the ISA Regulations and will have the power, without prior reference to you, to buy, sell, retain, exchange or otherwise deal in investments and other assets, make deposits, subscribe to issues and offers for sale of any investments and otherwise act as we judge appropriate in relation to the management and investment of your ISA. Where FIM wishes to submit an application in respect of any new issue of shares, we shall be entitled to assume that no other application will be made either by you or on your behalf unless we are notified to the contrary.
Discretionary Investment Management Services. The Client hereby grants Spire and its IAR complete and unlimited discretionary trading authorization. The Client hereby appoints the above named IAR as the Client’s agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to this trading authorization. The Client authorizes Spire to buy, sell, or otherwise trade securities or other investments in the account(s) without discussing the transactions with the Client in advance. Spire will make investment decisions for the account(s) according to the investment objectives and financial circumstances described in the New Account Form (“NAF”) the Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”) and or the Statement of Investment Selection (“SIS”).
Discretionary Investment Management Services. (SCH A). BMA will direct with full discretionary power with respect to the Client’s managed account and have full authority to act at its sole discretion and without first consulting the Client, the continuous investment and reinvestment of the assets deposited by the Client in designated accounts at the Custodian (the “Account”). BMA is hereby authorized and directed to invest and reinvest the principal and income, including the proceeds thereof and additions to the Account, in stocks, bonds, options or other securities of any kind as BMA deems in the best interest of the Client, and determine from time to time what portion of such assets shall be invested in securities and other assets and when such investments will be purchased, retained or sold. The Advisor’s authority shall include, but will not be limited to; trading all securities held in the Account, purchasing or writing put or call options in respect of securities, and making and executing all documents relevant to any of the forgoing. In addition to the foregoing, BMA may take any action or non-action as it deems appropriate, with or without other consent or authority from the Client, and may exercise its discretion and deal in and with such assets exactly and as fully and freely as the Client, with the exception that BMA is not authorized to withdraw from the Account any money, securities or other assets, either in the name of the Client or otherwise, except as set forth in Section 6. BMA shall be free to sell securities in the portfolio of the Account regardless of the length of time they have been held. BMA shall further be free to make investment changes regardless of the resulting rate of portfolio turnover, when BMA, in its sole discretion, determines that such changes will promote the investment objectives of the Account. If the security or property held in the Account is accompanied by voting rights, BMA will not exercise such voting rights. BMA does not vote proxies of its Clients.
Discretionary Investment Management Services. The Adviser shall act as investment adviser with respect to the Company. In such capacity, the Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Director, regularly provide the Company with investment research, advice and supervision and shall furnish continuously an investment program for the Company, consistent with the respective investment objectives and policies of the Company. The Adviser shall determine, from time to time, what securities or other assets shall be purchased for the Company, what securities or other assets shall be held or sold by the Company and what portion of the Company’s assets shall be held uninvested in cash, subject always to the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Fund as they apply to the Company. To carry out such obligations, the Adviser shall exercise full discretion and act for the Company in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Company itself might or could do with respect to purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other such things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. No reference in this Agreement to the Adviser having full discretionary authority over the Company’s investments shall in any way limit the right of the Director, in his or her sole discretion, to establish or revise policies in connection with the management of the Company’s assets or to otherwise exercise its right to control the overall management of the Company.
Discretionary Investment Management Services. The Adviser shall act as investment adviser with respect to the Company. In such capacity, the Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board, regularly provide the Company with investment research, advice and supervision and shall continuously furnish an investment program for the Company, consistent with the respective investment objectives and policies of the US Fund. The Adviser shall determine, from time to time, what securities or other assets shall be purchased for the Company, what securities or other assets shall be held or sold by the Company and what portion of the Company’ assets shall be held uninvested in cash, subject always to the provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association and the US Fund’s registration statement on Form N-1A (the “Registration Statement”) under the 1940 Act and under the 1933 Act, covering US Fund shares, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), and to the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the US Fund, as from time to time in effect. To carry out such obligations, the Adviser shall exercise full discretion and act for the Company in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Company itself might or could do with respect to purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other such things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. No reference in this Agreement to the Adviser having full discretionary authority over the Company’s investments shall in any way limit the right of the Board, in its sole discretion, to establish or revise policies in connection with the management of the Company’s assets or to otherwise exercise its right to control the overall management of the Company.
Discretionary Investment Management Services. ABERDEEN TOTAL RETURN FIXED INCOME FUND. The Sub-Adviser shall act as sub-investment adviser with respect to the Aberdeen Total Return
