Limitation of Liability of the Advisor. The Advisor shall not be liable for any act or omission of any other person or entity exercising a fiduciary responsibility, if such fiduciary responsibility has been allocated to such other person or entity in accordance with this Agreement, the Declaration of Trust, the Fund Declaration, the Plans or the Trusts, except to the extent that the Advisor has itself violated its fiduciary responsibility or its obligations under this Agreement, or except to the extent that applicable law (including ERISA) may expressly provide otherwise.
Limitation of Liability of the Advisor a) Absent willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Advisor, the Advisor shall not be subject to liability to the Trust or to any shareholder in any Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security. As used in this Section 7, the term "
Limitation of Liability of the Advisor. The duties of the Advisor shall be confined to those expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against the Advisor hereunder. The Advisor shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss arising out of any investment or for any act or omission in carrying out its duties hereunder, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder, except as may otherwise be provided under provisions of applicable state law which cannot be waived or modified hereby. (As used in this Section 11, the term “Advisor” shall include directors, officers, employees and other corporate agents of the Advisor as well as that corporation itself).
Limitation of Liability of the Advisor. Neither the Advisor nor its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliated persons or controlling persons or their respective assigns shall be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Company, the Funds or its shareholders in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates; provided that no provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to protect the Advisor against any liability to the Company, the Funds or its shareholders resulting from any willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or obligations hereunder, the reckless disregard of its duties or obligations hereunder, or breach of its fiduciary duty to the Company, any Fund or its shareholders.
Limitation of Liability of the Advisor. The Advisor shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund or any Series in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relate except a loss resulting from the willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. The Fund shall indemnify the Advisor and hold it harmless from and against all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) incurred by the Advisor in or by reason of any pending, threatened or completed action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including an action or suit by or in the right of the Fund or its security holders) arising out of or otherwise based upon any action actually or allegedly taken or omitted to be taken by the Advisor in connection with the performance of any of its duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Fund.
Limitation of Liability of the Advisor. The Advisor shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund or any Portfolio in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates except a loss resulting from the willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. Any person, even though also an officer, partner, employee, or agent of the Advisor, who may be or become an officer, Director, employee or agent of the Fund shall be deemed, when rendering services to the Fund or acting in any business of the Fund, to be rendering such services to or acting solely for the Fund and not as an officer, partner, employee, or agent or one under the control or direction of the Advisor even though paid by it.
Limitation of Liability of the Advisor. The Advisor shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relate, including any act or omission connected with or arising out of any services rendered, or payments made pursuant to this Agreement, except by reason of a loss resulting from the willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. Any person, even though also an officer, partner, employee, or agent of the Advisor, who may be or become an trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust shall be deemed, when rendering services to the Trust or acting in any business of the Trust, to be rendering such services to or acting solely for the Trust and not as an officer, partner, employee, member, shareholder or agent or one under the control or direction of the Advisor even though paid by it.
Limitation of Liability of the Advisor a. Absent willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Advisor, the Advisor shall not be subject to liability to the Trust or to any holder of an interest in any Portfolio for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security. As used in this Section 7, the term "Advisor" shall include Touchstone Advisors, Inc. and/or any of its affiliates and the directors, officers and employees of Touchstone Advisors, Inc. and/or of its affiliates.
Limitation of Liability of the Advisor. The Advisor shall not be liable for any act or omission of any other person or entity exercising a fiduciary responsibility with respect to Plans or the Trusts, except to the extent that (i) the Advisor has itself violated its fiduciary responsibility under Applicable Law (including ERISA) or its obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) Applicable Law (including ERISA) may expressly provide otherwise. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, and except to the extent that Applicable Law (including ERISA) may provide otherwise: (i) the Advisor shall not be responsible, and the Trustee shall be solely responsible for, the selection and monitoring of the Short Term Investment Fund (the “STIF”); and (ii) the Advisor shall not be responsible for any Fund disclosures except as provided for in this Agreement. Further, neither the Advisor nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or employees makes any representation or warranty that the Subaccount will be profitable or will not suffer a loss.
Limitation of Liability of the Advisor. Subject to the requirements of ERISA, the Advisor shall not be liable for any act or omission of any other person or entity exercising a fiduciary responsibility with respect to the Plans except to the extent that (i) the Advisor has itself violated its fiduciary responsibility under Applicable Law (including ERISA) or its obligations with respect to the Subaccount under this Agreement, or (ii) Applicable Law (including ERISA) may expressly provide otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section or elsewhere in the Agreement shall constitute a waiver by the Trustee of any of its legal rights under applicable U.S. federal securities laws, state laws, ERISA or any other laws whose applicability is not permitted to be contractually limited or waived.
