The Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser shall provide the staff and personnel necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement, shall assume and pay or cause to be paid all expenses incurred in connection with the maintenance of such staff and personnel, and, at its own expense, shall provide the office space, facilities, equipment and necessary personnel which it is obligated to provide under Article I hereof. The Investment Adviser shall pay, or cause affiliates to pay, compensation of all officers of the Fund and all Directors of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Investment Adviser or any sub-adviser, or an affiliate of the Investment Adviser or any sub-adviser.
The Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser assumes and shall pay for maintaining the staff and personnel necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and shall at its own expense, provide the office space, facilities, equipment and necessary personnel which it is obligated to provide under Article I hereof, and shall pay all compensation of officers of the Trust and all Trustees of the Trust who are affiliated persons of the Investment Adviser.
The Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser will not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss sustained by reason of the adoption of any investment policy or the purchase, sale, or retention of any security on the recommendation of the Investment Adviser, whether or not such recommendation shall have been based upon its own investigation and research or upon investigation and research made by any other individual, firm or corporation; but nothing contained herein will be construed to protect the Investment Adviser against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
The Investment Adviser. Except as may otherwise be provided in Section 7(b) of this Agreement, the Investment Adviser will: (i) provide the staff and personnel necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement, assume and pay or cause to be paid all expenses incurred in connection with the maintenance of such staff and personnel, and, at its own expense, provide the office space, facilities, equipment and necessary personnel that it is obligated to provide under this Agreement; and (ii) pay, or cause affiliates to pay, compensation of all officers of the Fund and all Trustees of the Fund who are “interested persons” of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act).
The Investment Adviser. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Board shall have the power and authority to delegate to the Investment Adviser the right to manage the assets of the Company.
The Investment Adviser. (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act or the Advisers Act from performing investment advisory services to the Fund; (iii) has met, and will continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, any applicable federal or state requirements, or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, or the applicable licensing requirements for the use of any trademarks necessary to be met in order to perform investment advisory services for the Fund; and (v) will immediately notify the Sub-Adviser of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify the Investment Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise.
The Investment Adviser. The Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and has entered into this Agreement with the Company to act as its investment adviser. The terms of this Agreement are as follows:
The Investment Adviser. (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act or the Advisers Act from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) has met, and will continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, any applicable federal or state requirements, or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iv) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (v) will immediately notify the Sub-Adviser of the occurrence of any event that either prevents the Investment Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of any investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise or disqualifies it from serving in its designated capacities with respect to the Portfolio.
The Investment Adviser. The Board of Managers shall, on behalf of the Company, retain the Investment Adviser to manage the Company’s investments pursuant to the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Members acknowledge and agree that, so long as the Investment Advisory Agreement (or a successor agreement) is in effect, the Board of Managers shall delegate the authority to make such investment, disposition and management decisions, including the authority to approve all investments in Underlying Funds and/or all dispositions thereof, to the Investment Adviser. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, so long as the Investment Advisory Agreement (or a successor agreement) is in effect, the Board of Managers shall have no responsibility for making any investment, disposition or management decisions on behalf of the Company, but shall be responsible for monitoring the performance of the Investment Adviser in accordance with the Investment Advisory Agreement.
The Investment Adviser. The annual advisory fee expressed as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund is 0.50% of net assets up to $500 million, 0.45% of net assets of $500 million to $1 billion, 0.40% of net assets of $1 billion to $1.5 billion and 0.35% of net assets in excess of $1.5
