ALPS Virtual Access. The Transfer Agent has requested, and ALPS will provide, access to ALPS Virtual Access (“AVA”), an ALPS proprietary platform that provides web-based access to information and data maintained on behalf of the Fund and maintains a complete audit trail of all activity on the site. Through AVA, the Transfer Agent, the Fund and broker-dealers and other financial institutions authorized by the Transfer Agent, deemed to be acting as a limited agent of the Fund (“Designated Agent(s)”), as applicable may have, based on the third party services offered under separate contract: (1) Fund shareholder data access, which interfaces with the transfer agency system and allows data retrieval and updates; (2) portfolio data access, which provides daily portfolio and securities detail and permits the Fund to create and save its own customized reports; and (3) links to PolicyIQ, which provides the Transfer Agent with access to ALPS’ policies and procedures and also provides the Transfer Agent with regulatory updates.
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Sources: Transfer Agent Interactive Client Services Agreement (Forward Funds), Transfer Agency and Services Agreement (Forward Funds), Transfer Agency and Services Agreement (Forward Funds)