Status of Portfolio Manager Sample Clauses

Status of Portfolio Manager. The Trust and Portfolio Manager acknowledge and agree that the relationship between Portfolio Manager and the Trust is that of an independent contractor and under no circumstances shall any employee of Portfolio Manager be deemed an employee of the Trust or any other organization that the Trust may, from time to time, engage to provide services to the Trust, its Portfolios or its shareholders. The parties also acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to restrict the right of Portfolio Manager or its affiliates to perform investment management or other services to any person or entity, including without limitation, other investment companies and persons who may retain Portfolio Manager to provide investment management services and the performance of such services shall not be deemed to violate or give rise to any duty or obligations to the Trust.
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Status of Portfolio Manager. The Trust and Portfolio Manager acknowledge and agree that the relationship between Portfolio Manager and the Trust is that of an independent contractor and under no circumstances shall any employee of Portfolio Manager be deemed an employee of the Trust or any other organization that the Trust may, from time to time, engage to provide services to the Trust, its portfolios or its shareholders. The parties also acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to restrict the right of Portfolio Manager or its affiliates to perform investment management or other services to any person or entity, including without limitation, other investment companies and persons who may retain Portfolio Manager to provide investment management services (including those with a substantially similar strategy to that of the Portfolio and that have positions that may overlap with the securities in the Portfolio, including, without limitation, in respect of its management of Outside Assets) and the performance of such services shall not be deemed to violate or give rise to any duty or obligations to the Trust. The parties further acknowledge that the Portfolio Manager or its affiliates may have and continue to have investments in their own names (including acquiring and/or disposing of securities held by the Portfolio), may serve as an officer, director, stockholder or partner of one or more investment funds or other entities, and that it may not always be possible or in the best interests of the various persons or funds to whom the Portfolio Managers or its affiliates to give investment advice to take or liquidate the same investment positions at the same time. As a result of the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that it understands the risks and conflicts of interest disclosures described above and authorizes the Portfolio Manager to provide the investment management services described in this Agreement notwithstanding any of these actual or potential conflicts of interest. Neither the Portfolio Manager nor its affiliates shall at any time act as custodian or have physical custody of any Trust assets and nothing herein shall be construed as authorizing the Portfolio Manager to obtain custody under the Investment Advisers Act or otherwise or possession of any funds or financial instruments or other property in which the Trust has a beneficial interest whatsoever.
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Status of Portfolio Manager. The services of the Portfolio Manager to the Trust are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Portfolio Manager is free to render similar services to others so long as its services to the Trust are not impaired thereby. The Portfolio Manager will be deemed to be an independent contractor and will, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the Trust in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Trust. Without limiting the foregoing, the Trust understands that the Portfolio Manager now acts, will continue to act, or may act in the future, as investment adviser or investment sub-adviser to fiduciary and other managed accounts, including other investment companies and that the Trust has no objection to the Portfolio Manager so acting, provided that the Portfolio Manager duly performs all obligations under this Agreement. The Trust also understands that the Portfolio Manager may give advice and take action with respect to any of its other clients or for its own account which may differ from the timing or nature of action taken by the Portfolio Manager with respect to the Trust. Nothing in this Agreement imposes upon the Portfolio Manager any obligation to purchase or sell or to recommend for purchase or sale, with respect to the Account, any security which the Portfolio Manager or its Associated Persons may purchase or sell for its or their own account(s) or for the account of any other client.
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Status of Portfolio Manager. The Trust and Portfolio Manager acknowledge and agree that the relationship between Portfolio Manager and the Trust is that of an independent contractor and under no circumstances shall any employee of Portfolio Manager be deemed an employee of the Trust or any other organization that the Trust may, from time to time, engage to provide services to the Trust, its Portfolios or its shareholders. The parties also acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to restrict the right of Portfolio Manager or its affiliates to perform investment management or other services to any person or entity, including without limitation, other investment companies and persons who may retain Portfolio Manager to provide investment management services and the performance of such services shall not be deemed to violate or give rise to any duty or obligations to the Trust. It is further acknowledged and agreed that Portfolio Manager may give advice exercise investment discretion and take other action with respect to the accounts of such persons or entities which may differ from the advice given or the timing or nature of action taken with respect to the Account, provided that Portfolio Manager acts in a manner that is consistent with its fiduciary duties under Section 206 of the investment Advisers Act and the standard set forth in Section 5(a) of this Agreement.
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  • Duties of Portfolio Manager (a) Portfolio Manager shall provide a continuous program of investment management for that portion of the assets of the Portfolio (“Account”) that may, from time to time be allocated to it by, or under the supervision of, the Trust’s Board of Trustees, as indicated in writing by an authorized officer of the Trust. It is understood that the Account may consist of all, a portion of or none of the assets of the Portfolio, and that the Board of Trustees and/or HC Capital Solutions (a division of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co., LLC), the Trust’s investment adviser, has the right to allocate and reallocate such assets to the Account at any time, and from time to time, upon such notice to the Portfolio Manager as may be reasonably necessary, in the view of the Trust, to ensure orderly management of the Account or the Portfolio. The Portfolio Manager’s responsibility for providing portfolio management services to the Portfolio shall be limited to the Account. (b) Subject to the general supervision of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, Portfolio Manager shall have sole investment discretion with respect to the Account, including investment research, selection of the securities to be purchased and sold and the portion of the Account, if any, that shall be held uninvested, and the selection of brokers and dealers through which securities transactions in the Account shall be executed. The Portfolio Manager shall not consult with any other portfolio manager of the Portfolio concerning transactions for the Portfolio in securities or other assets. Specifically, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Portfolio Manager agrees that it will: (i) advise the Portfolio’s designated custodian bank and administrator or accounting agent on each business day of each purchase and sale, as the case may be, made on behalf of the Account, specifying the name and quantity of the security purchased or sold, the unit and aggregate purchase or sale price, commission paid, the market on which the transaction was effected, the trade date, the settlement date, the identity of the effecting broker or dealer and/or such other information, and in such manner, as may from time to time be reasonably requested by the Trust; (ii) maintain all applicable books and records with respect to the securities transactions of the Account. Specifically, Portfolio Manager agrees to maintain with respect to the Account those records required to be maintained under Rule 31a-1(b)(1), (b)(5) and (b)(6) under the Investment Company Act with respect to transactions in the Account including, without limitation, records which reflect securities purchased or sold in the Account, showing for each such transaction, the name and quantity of securities, the unit and aggregate purchase or sale price, commission paid, the market on which the transaction was effected, the trade date, the settlement date, and the identity of the effecting broker or dealer. Portfolio Manager will preserve such records in the manner and for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the Investment Company Act. Portfolio Manager acknowledges and agrees that all records it maintains for the Trust are the property of the Trust, and Portfolio Manager will surrender promptly to the Trust any such records upon the Trust’s request. The Trust agrees, however, that Portfolio Manager may retain copies of those records that are required to be maintained by Portfolio Manager under federal or state regulations to which it may be subject or are reasonably necessary for purposes of conducting its business or comply with its internal recordkeeping policies; (iii) provide, in a timely manner, such information as may be reasonably requested by the Trust or its designated agents in connection with, among other things, the daily computation of the Portfolio’s net asset value and net income, preparation of proxy statements or amendments to the Trust’s registration statement and monitoring investments made in the Account to ensure compliance with the various limitations on investments applicable to the Portfolio and to ensure that the Portfolio will continue to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”); (iv) render regular reports to the Trust concerning the performance of Portfolio Manager of its responsibilities under this Agreement. In particular, Portfolio Manager agrees that it will, at the reasonable request of the Board of Trustees, attend meetings of the Board or its validly constituted committees and will, in addition, make its officers and employees available to meet with the officers and employees of the Trust at least quarterly and at other times upon reasonable notice, to review the investments and investment program of the Account.

  • Portfolio Management Subject to supervision by Investment Manager and the Fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees (the “Board”), Subadviser shall manage the investment operations and the composition of that portion of the assets of the Fund which is allocated to Subadviser from time to time by Investment Manager (which portion may include any or all of the Fund’s assets), including the purchase, retention, and disposition thereof, in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies, and restrictions, and subject to the following understandings:

  • LOAN PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (1) The Board shall, within sixty (60) days, develop, implement, and thereafter ensure Bank adherence to a written program to improve the Bank's loan portfolio management. The program shall include, but not be limited to: (a) procedures to ensure satisfactory and perfected collateral documentation; (b) procedures to ensure that extensions of credit are granted, by renewal or otherwise, to any borrower only after obtaining and analyzing current and satisfactory credit information; (c) procedures to ensure conformance with loan approval requirements; (d) a system to track and analyze exceptions; (e) procedures to ensure conformance with Call Report instructions; (f) procedures to ensure the accuracy of internal management information systems; (g) a performance appraisal process, including performance appraisals, job descriptions, and incentive programs for loan officers, which adequately consider their performance relative to policy compliance, documentation standards, accuracy in credit grading, and other loan administration matters; and (h) procedures to track and analyze concentrations of credit, significant economic factors, and general conditions and their impact on the credit quality of the Bank’s loan and lease portfolios. Upon completion, a copy of the program shall be forwarded to the ADC. (2) Within sixty (60 ) days, the Board shall develop, implement, and thereafter ensure Bank adherence to systems which provide for effective monitoring of: (a) early problem loan identification to assure the timely identification and rating of loans and leases based on lending officer submissions; (b) statistical records that will serve as a basis for identifying sources of problem loans and leases by industry, size, collateral, division, group, indirect dealer, and individual lending officer; (c) previously charged-off assets and their recovery potential; (d) compliance with the Bank's lending policies and laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the Bank's lending function; (e) adequacy of credit and collateral documentation; and (f) concentrations of credit. (3) Beginning August 31, 2006, on a monthly basis, management will provide the Board with written reports including, at a minimum, the following information: (a) the identification, type, rating, and amount of problem loans and leases; (b) the identification and amount of delinquent loans and leases; (c) credit and collateral documentation exceptions; (d) the identification and status of credit related violations of law, rule or regulation; (e) the identity of the loan officer who originated each loan reported in accordance with subparagraphs (a) through (d) of this Article and Paragraph; (f) an analysis of concentrations of credit, significant economic factors, and general conditions and their impact on the credit quality of the Bank’s loan and lease portfolios; (g) the identification and amount of loans and leases to executive officers, directors, principal shareholders (and their related interests) of the Bank; and (h) the identification of loans and leases not in conformance with the Bank's lending and leasing policies, and exceptions to the Bank’s lending and leasing policies.

  • Appointment of Portfolio Manager The Trust hereby retains Portfolio Manager to provide the investment services set forth herein and Portfolio Manager agrees to accept such appointment. In carrying out its responsibilities under this Agreement, the Portfolio Manager shall at all times act in accordance with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions applicable to the Portfolio as set forth in the then current Registration Statement of the Trust delivered by the Trust to the Portfolio Manager, applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations promulgated under the Investment Company Act and other applicable federal securities laws.

  • Portfolio Management Duties (a) Subject to the supervision of the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Adviser will (i) manage the portion of the Portfolio’s assets allocated to the Adviser by the Manager and subject to the review of the Board of Trustees (“Allocated Assets”) in accordance with the Portfolio’s investment objectives, policies and limitations as stated in the Trust’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information; (ii) make investment decisions with respect to Allocated Assets; (iii) place orders to purchase and sell securities and, where appropriate, commodity futures contracts and options of any type with respect to Allocated Assets; and (iv) vote proxies if such responsibility is delegated to the Adviser by the Board of Trustees. (b) The Adviser will keep the Trust and the Manager informed of developments materially affecting the Portfolio and shall, on the Adviser’s own initiative, furnish to the Trust and the Manager from time to time whatever information the Adviser believes appropriate for this purpose. (c) The Adviser agrees that, with respect to the management of the Allocated Assets, it will comply with applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), and all rules and regulations thereunder, all applicable federal and state laws and regulations and with any applicable procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, provided in writing to the Adviser. When engaging in transactions in securities or other assets for the Portfolio with any adviser to any other fund or portfolio under common control with the Portfolio, including any adviser that is a principal underwriter or an “affiliated person” (as defined in the Act) of a principal underwriter in connection with such transactions, the Adviser or any of its “affiliated persons” will not consult (other than for purposes of complying with Rule 12d3-1(a) and (b)) with such other adviser. (d) The Manager will provide to the Adviser at the end of each calendar month a list (the “Monthly List”) of the securities comprising the Allocated Assets as of such month end. The Adviser agrees that it will review the Monthly List and promptly alert the Manager’s controller, by facsimile at (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ or such other means as they may agree, as to any discrepancies between the Adviser’s records of such holdings and the Monthly List. Upon the specific request of the Manager, the Adviser shall provide to the Manager the Adviser’s opinion as to the value of a security included in the Allocated Assets in order to assist the Manager, or the Trust’s Board of Trustees, as the case may be, in determining the value of such security.