Retention of Adviser The Company hereby appoints the Adviser to act as the investment adviser to the Company and to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Company, subject to the supervision of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”), for the period and upon the terms herein set forth in accordance with:
Description of Adviser The description of the Adviser in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus (including any amendment or supplement thereto) complied and comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, the Rules and Regulations and the Advisers Act Rules and Regulations and is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
COMPENSATION OF ADVISER The Manager will pay the Adviser an advisory fee with respect to the Allocated Portion as specified in Appendix A to this Agreement. Payments shall be made to the Adviser on or about the fifth day of each month; however, this advisory fee will be calculated daily for the Allocated Portion based on the net assets of the Allocated Portion on each day and accrued on a daily basis.
RETENTION OF ADVISER BY FUND Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Fund hereby employs the Adviser to act as the investment adviser for and to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Fund in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives and policies and limitations, and to administer its affairs to the extent requested by, and subject to the review and supervision of, the Board of Trustees of the Fund for the period and upon the terms herein set forth. The investment of funds shall be subject to all applicable restrictions of applicable law and of the Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the Trust, and resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the Fund as may from time to time be in force and delivered or made available to the Adviser.
Compensation of Advisor For services to be provided by the Advisor pursuant to this Agreement, the Fund will pay to the Advisor, and the Advisor agrees to accept as full compensation therefor, an investment advisory fee consisting of a base fee plus a performance adjustment at the rates specified in Schedule A to this Agreement, payable quarterly in arrears.
Responsibilities of Adviser Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Adviser shall, during the term and subject to the provisions of this Agreement:
Duties of Adviser The Fund hereby appoints the Adviser to act as investment adviser to each of the Portfolios listed on Schedule A hereto (the "Portfolios"), for the period and on such terms set forth in this Agreement. The Fund employs the Adviser to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Portfolios, to continuously review, supervise and administer the investment program of each of the Portfolios, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of each such Portfolio's assets to be held uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Adviser's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and Board of Trustees concerning the Adviser's discharge of the foregoing responsibilities. The Adviser shall discharge the foregoing responsibilities subject to the control of the officers and the Board of Trustees of the Fund, and in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Fund's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Adviser accepts such employment and agrees to render the services and to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.
Other Activities of Administrator Nothing herein shall prevent the Administrator or its Affiliates from engaging in other businesses or, in its or their sole discretion, from acting as an administrator for any other person or entity, or in a similar capacity therefor, even though such person or entity may engage in business activities similar to those of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee.
Duties of Advisor The Trust employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Wellington Management Portfolio; to continuously review, supervise, and administer an investment program for the Wellington Management Portfolio; to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of such assets to be held uninvested; to provide the Fund with all records concerning the activities of the Advisor that the Fund is required to maintain; and to render regular reports to the Trust's officers and the Board of Trustees concerning the discharge of the foregoing responsibilities. The Advisor will discharge the foregoing responsibilities subject to the supervision and oversight of the Trust's officers and the Board of Trustees, and in compliance with the objective, policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, any additional operating policies or procedures that the Fund communicates to the Advisor in writing, and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment, and personnel required by it to perform the services on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.
Liability of Advisor No provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to protect the Advisor against any liability to the Fund or the shareholders of the Portfolio to which it might otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or the reckless disregard of its obligations under this Agreement.
