Exhibit 5(i) on Form N-1A
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of December 1, 1995, by and between FEDERATED
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"),
registered as an open-end diversified management investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"), and
FEDERATED MANAGEMENT, a Delaware business trust registered as an investment
adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Adviser").
In consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants herein
contained, the Trust and the Adviser agree as follows:
1. Appointment. The Trust appoints the Adviser to act as
investment adviser to the Trust with respect to the series of the Trust listed
on Exhibit A hereto (the "Series") for the period and on the terms set forth
in this Agreement. The Adviser accepts such appointment and agrees to provide
an investment program for the compensation provided by this Agreement. In
providing the services and assuming the obligations set forth herein, the
Adviser, may, at its own expense, employ one or more subadvisers; provided
that the Adviser understands and agrees that it shall remain fully responsible
for the performance of all the duties set forth in this Agreement and that it
shall supervise the activities of each subadviser. Any agreement between the
Adviser and a subadviser shall be subject to the renewal, termination and
amendment provisions applicable to this Agreement.
2. Duties of the Adviser. Subject to the direction and control of
the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the Adviser shall:
(a) prepare (or otherwise obtain) and evaluate on both a
macroeconomic and microeconomic level any pertinent research; statistical,
financial and economic data; and other information necessary or appropriate
for the performance of its duties under this Agreement;
(b) formulate and continuously review, supervise, and
administer an investment program for each Series;
(c) determine the securities to be purchased by the Series,
and continuously monitor such securities and the issuers thereof to determine
whether and when to sell, exchange, or take any other action concerning such
securities;
(d) determine whether and how to exercise warrants, voting
rights, or other rights with respect to the Series' securities;
(e) provide valuations with respect to the securities held by
the Series if so requested by the Trustees of the Trust;
(f) render regular reports to the Trust's officers and the
Board of Trustees concerning the investment performance of the Trust, the
Adviser's discharge of its responsibilities under this Agreement, and any
other subject as the Trust's officers or Board of Trustees reasonably may
request; and
(g) assist the Trust's officers in connection with the
operation of the Trust and perform any further acts that may be necessary to
effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
3. Supervision and Compliance. The activities of the Adviser
shall be subject at all times to the direction and control of the Board of
Trustees of the Trust and shall comply with: (a) the Declaration of Trust and
By-Laws of the Trust; (b) the Registration Statement of the Trust, as it may
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be amended from time to time, including the investment objectives and policies
set forth therein; (c) the Investment Company Act and the regulations
thereunder; (d) the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the regulations
thereunder applicable to regulated investment companies; (e) any other
applicable laws or regulations; and (f) such other limitations as the Board of
Trustees of the Trust may adopt.
4. Purchase and Sale of Securities. The Adviser shall, at its own
expense, place orders for the purchase, sale or loan of securities by the
Trust either directly with the issuer or with any broker and/or dealer who
deals in such securities.
(a) In placing orders with brokers and/or dealers, the Adviser
shall use its best efforts to obtain the best net price and the most favorable
execution of its orders, after taking into account all factors it deems
relevant, including the breadth of the market in the security, the price of
the security, the financial condition and execution capability of the broker
and/or dealer, and the reasonableness of the commission, if any, both for the
specific transaction and on a continuing basis.
Consistent with this obligation, the Adviser may, to the extent permitted by
law, purchase and sell portfolio securities to and from brokers who provide
brokerage and research services (within the meaning of Section 28(e) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934) to or for the benefit of the Trust and/or
other accounts over which the Adviser exercises investment discretion. The
Adviser is authorized to pay a broker who provides such brokerage and research
services a commission for effecting a securities transaction which is in
excess of the amount of commission another broker would have charged for
effecting that transaction, if the Adviser determines in good faith that such
commission was reasonable in relation to the value of brokerage and research
services provided by such broker. This determination may be viewed in terms
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of either that particular transaction or of the overall responsibilities of
the Adviser with respect to the accounts as to which it exercises investment
discretion.
(b) The Adviser may execute transactions through itself and
its affiliates on a securities exchange provided that the commissions paid by
the Trust are "reasonable and fair" compared to commissions received by other
brokers having comparable execution capability and provided that the
transactions are effected pursuant to procedures established by the Board of
Trustees of the Trust. An affiliated broker may transmit, clear and settle
transactions for the Trust that are executed on a securities exchange provided
that the affiliated broker arranges for unaffiliated brokers to execute the
transactions.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Trustees
periodically shall review the commissions paid by the Trust and determine
whether those commissions were reasonable in relation to the brokerage and
research services received. In addition, the Board of Trustees of the Trust,
in its discretion, may instruct the Adviser to effect all or a portion of its
securities transactions with one or more brokers and/or dealers selected by
the Board of Trustees, if it determines that the use of such brokers and/or
dealers is in the best interest of the Trust.
(d) When the Adviser deems the purchase or sale of a security
to be in the best interest of the Trust as well as other customers, the
Adviser, to the extent permitted by applicable law, may aggregate the
securities to be so sold or purchased in order to obtain the best execution or
lower brokerage commissions. The Adviser also may purchase or sell a
particular security for one or more customers in different amounts.
Allocations of the securities purchased or sold in either manner, as well as
the expenses incurred in the transactions, will be made by the Adviser in a
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manner that is equitable and consistent with applicable law and regulations
and with its fiduciary obligations to the Trust and to such other customers.
5. Expenses.
(a) The Adviser shall furnish at its own expense all office
space, office facilities, equipment and personnel necessary or appropriate to
the performance of its duties under this Agreement. The Adviser also shall
pay the salaries of all personnel of the Trust or the Adviser performing
services related to the Adviser's duties under this Agreement.
(b) It is understood that the Trust will pay all of its
expenses and liabilities, including compensation of its independent Trustees;
taxes and governmental fees; interest charges; fees and expenses of the
Trust's independent auditors and legal counsel; trade association membership
dues; fees and expenses of any custodian (including safekeeping of funds and
securities, maintenance of books and accounts and calculation of the net asset
value of beneficial interests of the Series), transfer agent and registrar and
dividend disbursing agent of the Trust; expenses of preparing and mailing
reports to investors and regulatory agencies; any expenses relating to the
issuance, registration and qualification of shares of each Series, and the
preparation, printing and mailing of prospectuses for such purposes; insurance
premiums; brokerage and other expenses of executing portfolio transactions;
expenses of investors' and Trustees' meetings; organization expenses; and
extraordinary expenses.
6. Compensation of the Adviser. In consideration of the services
to be rendered by the Adviser under this Agreement, the Trust shall pay the
Adviser a fee accrued daily and paid monthly from the Series at an annual rate
equal to that specified in Exhibit A to this Agreement for the Series' average
daily net assets. The fee for any period in which the Adviser serves as
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investment adviser pursuant to this Agreement for less than one full month
shall be paid for that portion of the month accrued. For purposes of
calculating fees, the value of the net assets of the Series of the Trust shall
be computed in the manner specified in its Registration Statement on Form N-
1A.
7. Services to Others. The services of the Adviser to the Trust
are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Adviser is free to render services to
others and to engage in other activities, provided, however, that those
services and activities do not adversely affect the Adviser's ability to
perform its obligations under this Agreement.
8. Books, Records, and Information. The Adviser shall provide the
Trust with all records concerning the Adviser's activities that the Trust is
required by law to maintain. Any records required to be maintained and
preserved pursuant to the provisions of Rule 31a-1 and Rule 31a-2 under the
Investment Company Act which are prepared or maintained by the Adviser on
behalf of the Trust are the property of the Trust and will be surrendered
promptly to the Trust on request. The Trust also shall comply with all
reasonable requests for information by the Trust's officers or Board of
Trustees, including information required for the Trust's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities commissions.
9. Limitations on Liability.
(a) The Adviser hereby is notified expressly of the terms of
investor liability as set forth in the Declaration of Trust and agrees that
any obligation of the Trust or the Series arising in connection with this
Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Series and their assets, and
the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from any
Trustee or investor of the Series.
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(b) The Adviser shall give the Trust the benefit of its best
judgment and efforts in rendering services under this Agreement. In the
absence of willful malfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless
disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the
Adviser shall not be liable to the Trust, to any investor of the Series or to
the Adviser for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with,
rendering services under this Agreement or for any losses that may be
sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.
10. Effective Date; Termination; Amendments.
(a) This Agreement shall be effective as to the Series on the
date the Series commences investment operations, and, unless terminated sooner
as provided herein, shall continue until the second anniversary of the
execution of this Agreement. Thereafter, unless terminated sooner as provided
herein, this Agreement shall continue in effect as to each Series for
successive annual periods, provided that such continuance is specifically
approved at least annually by the vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees
of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of
any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting
on such continuance, and either: (i) the vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of such Series; or (ii) the vote of a majority
of the full Board of Trustees.
(b) This Agreement may be terminated at any time and as to any
one or more Series, without the payment of any penalty, either by: (i) the
Trust, by action of the Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Series, on 60 days' written notice to the
Adviser; or (ii) the Adviser, on 90 days' written notice to the Trust. This
Agreement shall terminate immediately in the event of its assignment.
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(c) This Agreement may be amended only if such amendment is
approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Series or Trust or by vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees of the Trust
who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party,
cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such
amendment.
(d) As used in this Agreement, the terms "specifically
approved at least annually," "majority of the outstanding voting securities,"
"interested persons" and "assignment" shall have the same meanings as such
terms have in the Investment Company Act and the regulations thereunder.
11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without
giving effect to the choice of law provisions thereof, to the extent that such
laws are consistent with provisions of the Investment Company Act and the
regulations thereunder.
12. Miscellaneous. The captions in this Agreement are included for
the convenience of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the
provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect. Should
any part of this Agreement be held or made invalid by a court decision,
statute, regulation, or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not
be affected thereby. This Agreement shall be binding and shall inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, to the extent
permitted by law. The parties hereto acknowledge that Federated Investors and
its subsidiary, Federated Management, have reserved the right to grant the
non-exclusive use of the name "Federated" or any derivative thereof to any
other investment company, investment company portfolio, investment adviser,
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distributor or other business enterprise, and to withdraw from the Trust and
one or more of the Series the use of the name "Federated."
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust and the Adviser have caused this
Agreement to be executed and delivered in their names and on their behalf by
the undersigned, duly authorized officers, all as of the day and year first
above written.
Attest: FEDERATED INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS
/s/ S. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx By: /s/ Xxxx X.
XxXxxxxxx
Name: Xxxx X. XxXxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
Attest: FEDERATED MANAGEMENT
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx By: /s/ J. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name: J. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: President
Exhibit A
SCHEDULE OF SERIES AND FEES UNDER
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INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Annual Fee (as a percentage of
Series Names the average daily net assets of a series)
Bond Index Portfolio 0.25%
