Extra Duties The Trustee shall be entitled to refuse to approve any Substituted Obligor if, pursuant to the law of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Substituted Obligor, the assumption by the Substituted Obligor of its obligations hereunder imposes responsibilities on the Trustee over and above those which have been assumed under this Trust Deed.
Board of Trustees’ Responsibilities 5.2.1 The Board of Trustees will be responsible for the operational and financial sustainability of the Trust, including:
a) Validation of the sustainability of the respective Plan Design;
Terms of Appointment/Duties of Price Associates Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Fund hereby employs and appoints Price Associates to provide, and Price Associates agrees to provide, the Accounting Services set forth in this Section A. It is agreed by the parties that Price Associates may subcontract or jointly contract with other parties, on behalf of the Funds, to perform certain of the functions and services described herein.
1. Maintain for each Fund a daily trial balance, a general ledger, subsidiary records and capital stock accounts;
2. Maintain for each Fund an investment ledger, including amortized bond and/or money market costs, foreign dollar denominated costs, and securities on loan where applicable;
3. Maintain for each Fund all records relating to the Fund’s income and expenses, gains and losses;
4. Provide for the daily valuation of each Fund’s portfolio securities and the computation of each Fund’s daily net asset value per share (“NAV”). Such daily valuations shall be made in accordance with the valuation policies established by each of the Fund's Board including, but not limited to, the utilization of such pricing valuation sources and/or pricing services as determined by the Boards. Price Associates shall have no liability for any losses or damages incurred by the Fund as a result of erroneous portfolio security evaluations provided by such designated sources and/or pricing services; provided that, Price Associates reasonably believes the prices are accurate, has adhered to its normal verification control procedures, and has otherwise met the standard of care as set forth in Article G of this Agreement;
5. Provide daily cash flow and transaction status information to each Fund’s adviser;
6. Authorize the payment of Fund expenses, either through instruction of custodial bank or utilization of custodian’s automated transfer system, manage the Fund’s inter-fund lending program and provide support for the Fund’s security lending program;
7. Prepare for each Fund such financial information that is reasonably necessary for shareholder reports, reports to the Board and to the officers of the Fund, reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and other Federal and state regulatory agencies as well as class action and other claims filings arising out of legal proceedings;
8. Provide each Fund with such advice that may be reasonably necessary to properly account for all financial transactions and to maintain the Fund's accounting procedures and records so as to insure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and tax practices and rules;
9. Maintain for each Fund all records that may be reasonably required in connection with the audit performed by each Fund's independent accountant, the SEC, the IRS or such other Federal or state regulatory agencies;
10. Cooperate with each Fund’s independent public accountants and take all reasonable action in the performance of its obligations under the Agreement to assure that the necessary information is made available to such accountants for the expression of their opinion without any qualification as to the scope of their examination including, but not limited to, their opinion included in each such Fund’s annual report on Form N-CSR and annual amendment to Form N-1A;
11. Maintain adequate internal controls over financial reporting to provide complete and accurate financial information and disclosures that are certified by officers of the Funds. Provide sub-certifications, as requested by the officers of the Funds, for the adequacy of such controls and the completeness and accuracy of information included in Form N-CSR, Form N-Q, or any other form that may require certification;
12. Implement and maintain the systems, data storage and reporting necessary to perform the above services; and
13. Such other services as mutually agreed upon by the parties.
Method of Making Appointments In making promotions and transfers, the required knowledge, ability and skills for the position shall be the primary consideration, and where two or more employees are equally qualified to fulfil the duties of the position, length of service shall be the determining factor. The employees shall retain the right of appeal under the Grievance Procedure contained in this Agreement.
Appointment of Key Sub-Contractors The Authority and the Customer have consented to the engagement of the Key Sub-Contractors listed in DMP Schedule 7 (Key Sub-Contractors). Where the Supplier wishes to enter into a new Key Sub-Contract or replace a Key Sub-Contractor, it must obtain the prior written consent of the Authority and the Customer (the decision to consent or otherwise not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The Authority and/or the Customer may reasonably withhold its consent to the appointment of a Key Sub-Contractor if any of them considers that: the appointment of a proposed Key Sub-Contractor may prejudice the provision of the Goods and/or Services or may be contrary to its interests; the proposed Key Sub-Contractor is unreliable and/or has not provided reliable goods and/or reasonable services to its other customers; and/or the proposed Key Sub-Contractor employs unfit persons. Except where the Authority and the Customer have given their prior written consent under Clause18.7, the Supplier shall ensure that each Key Sub-Contract shall include: provisions which will enable the Supplier to discharge its obligations under this Contract; a right under CRTPA for the Customer to enforce any provisions under the Key Sub-Contract which confer a benefit upon the Customer; a provision enabling the Customer to enforce the Key Sub-Contract as if it were the Supplier; a provision enabling the Supplier to assign, novate or otherwise transfer any of its rights and/or obligations under the Key Sub-Contract to the Customer or any Replacement Supplier; obligations no less onerous on the Key Sub-Contractor than those imposed on the Supplier under this Contract in respect of: data protection requirements set out in Clauses 23.1 (Security Requirements), 23.2 to 23.9 (Protection of Customer Data) and 23.25 to 23.39 (Data Protection ); FOIA requirements set out in Clause 23.23 to 23.24 (Freedom of Information); the keeping of records in respect of the Goods and/or Services being provided under the Key Sub-Contract, including the maintenance of Open Book Data; the conduct of audits set out in Clause 12 (Records, Audit Access & Open Book Data); provisions enabling the Supplier to terminate the Key Sub-Contract on notice on terms no more onerous on the Supplier than those imposed on the Customer under Clauses 30 (Customer Termination Rights), 32 (Termination by Either Party) and 34 (Consequences of Expiry or Termination) of this Contract; a provision restricting the ability of the Key Sub-Contractor to Sub-Contract all or any part of the provision of the Goods and/or Services provided to the Supplier under the Sub-Contract without first seeking the written consent of the Customer; a provision, where a provision in Contract Schedule 5 (Staff Transfer) imposes an obligation on the Supplier to provide an indemnity, undertaking or warranty, requiring the Key Sub-Contractor to provide such indemnity, undertaking or warranty to the Customer, Former Supplier or the Replacement Supplier as the case may be. The Supplier shall ensure that all Sub-Contracts contain a provision: requiring the Supplier to pay any undisputed sums which are due from it to the Sub-Contractor within a specified period not exceeding thirty (30) days from the receipt of a Valid Invoice; requiring that any invoices submitted by a Sub-Contractor shall be considered and verified by the Supplier in a timely fashion and that undue delay in doing so shall not be sufficient justification for failing to regard an invoice as valid and undisputed; requiring the Sub-Contractor to include in any Sub-Contract which it in turn awards suitable provisions to impose, as between the parties to that Sub-Contract, requirements to the same effect as those required by sub-clauses (a) and (b) directly above; and conferring a right to the Customer to publish the Suppliers compliance with its obligation to pay undisputed invoices within the specified payment period. The Supplier shall: pay undisputed sums which are due from it to a Sub-Contractor within thirty (30) days from the receipt of a Valid Invoice; Provide a summary of its compliance with this Clause 18.11a), such data to be certified each quarter by a director of the Supplier as being accurate and not misleading. Any invoices submitted by a Sub-Contractor to the Supplier shall be considered and verified by the Supplier in a timely fashion. Undue delay in doing so shall not be sufficient justification for the Supplier failing to regard an invoice as valid and undisputed. Notwithstanding any provision of Clauses 23.10 to 23.18 (Confidentiality) and 24 (Publicity and Branding) if the Supplier notifies the Customer that the Supplier has failed to pay an undisputed Sub-Contractor’s invoice within thirty (30) days of receipt, or the Customer otherwise discovers the same, the Customer shall be entitled to publish the details of the late or non-payment (including on government websites and in the press).