EX-99.28.P.24 9 fp0050674_ex9928p24.htm

ASSET MANAGEMENT ONE USA INC.

 

CODE OF ETHICS

(INCLUDING PERSONAL TRADING POLICY AND INSIDER TRADING POLICY)

 

I.INTRODUCTION.

 

This Code of Ethics is predicated on the principle that Asset Management One USA Inc. (“AMO”) owes a fiduciary duty to its clients. Accordingly, AMO must avoid activities, interests and relationships that run contrary to the best interests of clients. To that end, and in accordance with Section 204A of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) and Rule 204A-1 thereunder, as well as Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”), AMO has adopted this Code of Ethics to establish policies and procedures promoting ethical practices and conduct by “Access Persons” (as defined below, but covering, for example, most officers, employees and long-term onsite consultants) and attempting to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws,1 including the Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act. AMO and all Access Persons are subject to the Code of Ethics.

 

Each Access Person is required to read the Code of Ethics and annually certify compliance with its provisions and reporting requirements. Any questions with respect to AMO’s Code of Ethics should be directed to the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). Acknowledgement of and compliance with the Code of Ethics are conditions of employment with or engagement by AMO. Any questions concerning AMO’s Code of Ethics should be directed to the CCO. Violations of this Code of Ethics shall be escalated to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AMO as necessary. As discussed in greater detail below, Access Persons must promptly report any violations of the Code of Ethics to the CCO. All reporting of Code of Ethics violations will be treated as being made on an anonymous basis.

 

 

1Federal Securities Laws” means the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, any rules adopted by the SEC under any of these statutes, the Bank Secrecy Act as it applies to investment funds and investment advisers, and any rules adopted thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Department of the Treasury.

 

 

II.DEFINITIONS.

 

The following terms used without definition in this Code of Ethics have the following meanings:

 

Access Person – means all Employees (and long-term onsite consultants) (i) who have access to non-public information regarding any client’s purchase or sale of securities, who are involved in making securities recommendations to clients, or have access to such recommendations that are non-public, or (ii) who, in connection with their regular functions or duties, make, participate in, or obtain information regard the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by a Reportable Fund, or whose functions relate to the making of any such recommendation with respect to such purchases or sales.

 

Advisers Act – means the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Automatic Investment Plan – means a program in which regular periodic purchases (or withdrawals) are made automatically in (or from) investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation. An Automatic Investment Plan includes a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP).

 

Beneficial Interest – An Access Person is considered to have a Beneficial Interest in a security if he or she has or shares, directly or indirectly, a pecuniary interest in the security, as defined by the provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder. Access Persons have a pecuniary interest in securities if they have the ability to directly or indirectly profit from a securities transaction, including, but not limited to, transactions in securities held by an immediate family member sharing the same household. An immediate family member is any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law and includes adoptive relationships.

 

CCO – means AMO’s Chief Compliance Officer. Please refer to AMO’s current organizational chart for the name of the individual holding this title.

 

CEO – means AMO’s Chief Executive Officer. Please refer to AMO’s current organizational chart for the name of the individual holding this title.

 

Covered Security - means any security as defined under Section 2(a)(36) of the Investment Company Act, except: (A) direct obligations of the government of the United States; (B) bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements; and (C) shares issued by Mutual Funds.

 

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Designated Person – means a person authorized by the CCO to review and approve pre-clearance requests, or otherwise authorize trades, and receive reports and certifications, in accordance with this Code of Ethics, in lieu of the CCO, which may be a member of AMO’s Compliance Division.

 

Employee(s) – means AMO’s officers and employees. Employee also includes long-term onsite consultants who are Access Persons as the context may require.

 

Exchange Act – means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Exempt Account – means any securities account over which the Access Person does not have any direct or indirect influence or control. Please see Section IV.A.3.

 

Exempt Transaction – means certain transactions that do not require pre-trade clearance and are not subject to mandatory reporting under the Personal Trading Policy. Please see Section IV.A.4.

 

Federal Securities Laws – means the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, any rules adopted by the SEC under any of these statutes, the Bank Secrecy Act as it applies to investment funds and investment advisers, and any rules adopted thereunder by the SEC or the Department of the Treasury.

 

Initial Public Offering – means an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act, the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

Investment Company Act – means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

AMO – means Asset Management One USA Inc.

 

Mutual Fund - means an open-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act (other than an exchange-traded fund (ETF)).

 

Personal Account – means any securities account maintained with or by an issuer or broker in which an Access Person has a Beneficial Interest, other than an account over which the Access Person does not have any direct or indirect influence or control.

 

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Personal Security Transaction – means an Access Person’s trade (direct or indirect) in any Reportable Security in which the Access Person has a Beneficial Interest or acquires a Beneficial Interest by virtue of the trade.

 

PTCC – means the Personal Trading Control Center, an online tool available to Access Persons for compliance-related submissions, requests and materials. Specifically, Access Persons may use PTCC to submit certifications, trade pre-clearance requests, accounts, holdings and transaction reports and to access AMO’s Regulatory Compliance Manual.

 

Pre-Clearance Exempted Security – means any type of security that is exempt from pre-clearance under AMO’s Personal Security Transaction Policy, i.e., U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds, municipal bonds, money market instruments, Mutual Funds (open-end investment companies, including Reportable Funds), ETFs (closed-end and open-end investment companies, including Reportable Funds), Exchange-traded notes (ETNs), securities purchased pursuant to an Automatic Investment Plan, and shares issued by unit investment trusts that are invested exclusively in one or more Mutual Funds.

 

Private Placement – means an offering of securities that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Sections 4(2) or 4(6) thereof or pursuant to Rule 504, Rule 505, or Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

 

Registered Fund – means an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act.

 

Reportable Fund – means (a) any Registered Fund for which AMO serves as the investment adviser as defined in Section 2(a)(20) of the Investment Company Act (i.e., in most cases AMO would need to be approved by the Registered Fund’s board of directors before it could serve); or (b) any Registered Fund whose investment adviser or principal underwriter controls AMO, is controlled by AMO, or is under common control with AMO.

 

Reportable Securities – means any security, as that term is defined in Section 202(a)(18) of the Advisers Act, except that it does not include:

 

oDirect obligations of the government of the United States of America (such as Treasury bills, notes and bonds);

 

oBankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements;

 

oShares issued by money market funds;

 

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oShares issued by Mutual Funds, other than Reportable Funds;

 

oInterests in 529 college savings plans; and

 

oShares issued by unit investment trusts that are invested exclusively in one or more Mutual Funds, none of which are Reportable Funds.2

 

Restricted List – means a list of securities that AMO has determined are generally not acceptable for trading by Employees and Access Persons.

 

Securities Act – means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Security Held or to be Acquired - means: (A) any Covered Security which, within the most recent fifteen (15) calendar days: (i) is or has been held by a registered investment company; or (ii) is being or has been considered by the such registered investment company or its investment adviser for purchase by such registered investment company; and (B) any option to purchase or sell, and any security convertible into or exchangeable for, a Covered Security described in paragraph (A) of this definition.

 

Watch List – means a list of securities where AMO has determined that trading by Employees and Access Persons should be subject to additional scrutiny and/or restrictions.

 

III.GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.

 

All Employees of AMO (and long-term onsite consultants) will act with competence, dignity and integrity, in an ethical manner, when dealing with clients, the public, prospects, third-party service providers and fellow Employees and consultants. The following set of principles frame the professional and ethical conduct that AMO expects from its Employees and consultants:

 

Act with integrity, dignity, competence, diligence, respect and in an ethical manner with the public, clients, prospective clients, third-party service providers, and fellow Employees;

 

Place the integrity of the investment profession, the interests of clients, and the interests of AMO above one’s own personal interests;

 

Adhere to the fundamental principle that you should not take inappropriate advantage of your position;

 

 

2Generally, this would only apply to Mutual Funds embedded within variable insurance products, such as variable life insurance policies or variable annuities.

 

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Avoid any actual or potential material conflict of interest prior to consulting with senior management;

 

Disclose all material conflicts of interest to clients;

 

Conduct all personal securities transactions in a manner consistent with this Code of Ethics;

 

Use reasonable care and exercise independent professional judgment when conducting investment analysis, making investment recommendations, taking investment actions, and engaging in other professional activities;

 

Practice and encourage others to practice in a professional and ethical manner, such as will reflect favorably on you and the profession;

 

Promote the integrity of and uphold the rules governing the capital markets;

 

Maintain and improve your professional competence and strive to maintain and improve that of other investment professionals; and

 

Comply with all applicable provisions of the Federal Securities Laws.

 

Additionally, Rule 17j-1(b) under the Investment Company Act prohibits an investment adviser (including a sub-adviser) to a Registered Fund, or an affiliated person of such adviser, in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, by such person of any Security Held or to be Acquired by such Registered Fund:

 

To employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud the Registered Fund;

 

To make any untrue statement of a material fact to the Registered Fund or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made to the Registered Fund, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;

 

To engage in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit on the Registered Fund; or

 

To engage in any manipulative practice with respect to the Registered Fund.

 

Security Held or to be Acquired” means: (A) any Covered Security which, within the most recent fifteen (15) calendar days: (i) is or has been held by a registered investment company; or (ii) is being or has been considered by the such registered investment company or its investment adviser for purchase by such registered investment company; and (B) any option to purchase or sell, and any security convertible into or exchangeable for, a Covered Security described in paragraph (A) of this definition. “Covered Security” means any security as defined under Section 2(a)(36) of the Investment Company Act, except: (A) direct obligations of the government of the United States; (B) bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements; and (C) shares issued by Mutual Funds.

 

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IV.PERSONAL TRADING POLICY.

 

The Personal Trading Policy covers any securities transactions in Reportable Securities for a Personal Account maintained by an Access Person. As a general rule, Access Persons may not engage in any securities transaction for a Personal Account when the transaction will cause harm to the interests of one or more of our clients.

 

All Employees must assume that they are Access Persons unless told otherwise by the CCO. In general, temporary employees (such as summer interns) and short-term consultants (whether onsite or offsite) will not be treated as Access Persons. Long-term onsite consultants will be treated as Access Persons.

 

A.Personal Accounts; Personal Securities Transactions.

 

Any securities account maintained with or by an issuer or broker in which an Access Person has a Beneficial Interest is a “Personal Account” for purposes of AMO’s Personal Trading Policy, other than an account over which the Access Person does not have any direct or indirect influence or control, as defined in Section IV.A.3.

 

1.Reportable Securities.

 

AMO requires Access Persons to provide periodic reports regarding transactions and holdings in any security, as that term is defined in Section 202(a)(18) of the Advisers Act (“Reportable Security”), except that it does not include:

 

Direct obligations of the government of the United States of America (such as Treasury bills, notes and bonds);

 

Bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements;

 

Shares issued by money market funds;

 

Shares issued by Mutual Funds, other than Reportable Funds;

 

Interests in 529 college savings plans; and

 

Shares issued by unit investment trusts that are invested exclusively in one or more Mutual Funds, none of which are Reportable Funds.3

 

 

3Generally, this would only apply to Mutual Funds embedded within variable insurance products, such as variable life insurance policies or variable annuities.

 

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Note: Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (whether open-end or closed-end) and Exchange-traded notes (ETNs) are all considered Reportable Securities for purposes of the Personal Trading Policy.

 

Note: Currently, AMO advises a single Reportable Fund: Fiera Capital Diversified Alternatives Fund (formerly known as Rothschild Larch Lane Alternatives Fund) (Tickers: FCAIX/FCARX).

 

2.Beneficial Ownership.

 

Access Persons are considered to have a Beneficial Interest in Reportable Securities if they have or share a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the securities, as defined by the provisions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations thereunder. Access Persons have a pecuniary interest in securities if they have the ability to directly or indirectly profit from a securities transaction.

 

The following are examples of indirect pecuniary interests in securities:

 

Securities held by members of an Access Person’s immediate family sharing the same household. Immediate family means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Adoptive relationships are included;

 

An Access Person’s interest as a general partner in securities held by a general or limited partnership; and

 

An Access Person’s interest as a manager or managing member in the securities held by a limited liability company.

 

Additional guidance on various types of legal arrangements that may give rise to beneficial ownership can be found below:

 

(a)Legal Entities

 

Access Persons do not have an indirect pecuniary interest in securities held by entities in which they hold an equity interest unless they are a controlling equity holder or they have or share investment control over the securities held by the entity.

 

(b)Trusts.

 

The following circumstances constitute beneficial ownership by Access Persons of securities held by a trust:

 

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Ownership of securities as a trustee where either the Access Person or members of the Access Person’s immediate family have a vested interest in the principal or income of the trust;

 

Ownership of a vested beneficial interest in a trust; and

 

An Access Person’s status as a settlor or grantor of a trust, unless the consent of all of the beneficiaries is required in order for the Access Person to revoke the trust.

 

If you have any questions about the application of the foregoing rules to your specific situation, please speak to the CCO.

 

3.Exempt Accounts.

 

Any securities account over which the Access Person does not have any direct or indirect influence or control are considered Exempt Accounts and not subject to mandatory reporting under the Personal Trading Policy. In addition, securities transactions effected in an Exempt Account do not require pre-trade clearance. Some examples of Exempt Accounts include the following:

 

Presuming that his or her relatives do not reside in the same household as the Access Person, accounts of family members outside of the immediate family would be Exempt Accounts, as long as the Access Person does not have any Beneficial Interest in those accounts.

 

Similarly, a “blind trust” or other arrangement where a professional investment adviser is responsible for all investment decisions would be an Exempt Account. In such cases, Access Persons must provide to the CCO copies of investment advisory agreements, powers of attorney, or similar documentation demonstrating that the Access Person does not have the authority to direct transactions for the securities account to qualify as an Exempt Account. In evaluating whether the documents provided establish that an account is an Exempt Account, the CCO may condition Exempt Account treatment on requiring the Access Person to report the Exempt Account as Personal Account and reporting Personal Securities Transactions in the Exempt Account in accordance with Section IV.F.

 

Robo-advisers: Robo-advisers are a class of investment advisers that provide financial advice or investment management online with moderate to minimal human intervention. They provide digital financial advice based on mathematical rules or algorithms. These algorithms are executed by software which automatically allocates and manages client assets. As a consequence, any Access Person retaining the services of a robo-adviser will only need to provide general input (e.g. preferred asset classes, industries, allocations, etc.) and will have no discretion with regard to any specific investment decisions.

 

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Any investment plans or accounts that may be eligible for either of these exceptions should be brought to the attention of the CCO which will, on a case- by-case basis, determine whether the plan or account qualifies for an exception. In making this determination, the CCO may ask for supporting documentation, such as a copy of the Automatic Investment Plan, a copy of the discretionary account management agreement, and/or a written certification from an unaffiliated investment adviser. On a sample basis, the CCO may request reports on holdings and/or transactions made in the trust or discretionary account to identify transactions that would have been prohibited pursuant to the AMO Code of Ethics, absent reliance on the reporting exception.

 

4.Exempt Transactions.

 

The following transactions are considered Exempt Transactions and therefore do not require pre-trade clearance and are not subject to mandatory reporting under the Personal Trading Policy:

 

Any Reportable Security purchased pursuant to an Automatic Investment Plan, such as a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP).

 

B.CFTC-regulated Investment Instruments.

 

AMO’s policy is not to permit any non-customer or proprietary trading in CFTC- regulated investment instruments, including, but not limited to, commodity futures and options on futures. Under this Personal Trading Policy, trading in CFTC-regulated investment instruments for a Personal Account maintained by an Access Person is prohibited. Access Persons must attest to their compliance with this prohibition on a quarterly basis. (Please note that this prohibition does not include investments in public or private investment funds that are treated as “commodity pools” by applicable regulation. Any such investments in private investment funds (such as “hedge funds”) must be pre-cleared and reported under this Personal Trading Policy.)

 

C.ICOs and Crypto Currencies.

 

An Access Person may invest into initial coin offerings (“ICOs”) and trade in crypto currencies, provided that an Access Person has to report to the CCO (or a person designated by the CCO, which may be a member of the Compliance Division (each hereinafter referred to as a “Designated Person”)) on a quarterly basis within 30 days of each calendar quarter-end his/her holdings of crypto currencies, coins and tokens as of the end of the relevant calendar quarter. An Access Person, in his/her discretion, may report through PTCC or via email to the CCO (or Designated Person). In addition, an Access Person is required to pre-clear (through PTCC) all transactions in and hold acquired crypto currencies, coins and tokens pursuant to the minimum holding requirement set forth below in Section IV.H., provided that pre-clearance and minimum holding requirement do not apply to those crypto-currencies, coins and tokens expressly listed below as exempt. In addition, pre-clearance is not required (i) with respect to any acquisition of any currency, coin or token that was not originally acquired by the Access Person, but rather was “air dropped” into his/her account/wallet, and (ii) with respect to any disposition of a crypto asset in the event such currency, coin or token is exchanged/redeemed for a service or a product, and the minimum holding requirement shall not apply to such a disposition.

 

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The crypto-currencies, coins and/or tokens exempted from pre-clearance and minimum holding requirements are listed below. The list also mentions the custom ticker that Employees should use when reporting through PTCC.

 

Bitcoin (BTCMAI)

 

Bitcoin Cash (BCHMAI)

 

Ethereum (ETHMAI)

 

Ethereum Classic (ETCMAI)

 

Litecoin (LTCMAI)

 

Ripple (XRPMAI)

 

Stellar Lumens (XLMMAI)

 

D.Pre-Clearance of Personal Security Transactions.

 

1.In General.

 

An Access Person must have written pre-clearance for each Personal Security Transaction effected by that Access Person before executing that Personal Security Transaction (unless the transaction occurs in a Pre-Clearance Exempted Security). Access Persons who belong to the Fixed Income Investment, Equity Investment, and Strategic Fund Investment Departments as well as those in the Operations Department who are responsible for the said Departments’ operations must have written pre-clearance for each Personal Security Transaction effectuated through his/her Personal Account(s) including those held by his/her immediate family member sharing the same household. For any other Access Person, while such an Access Person may have a Beneficial Interest in Reportable Securities where the Personal Security Transaction was effected by an Access Person’s immediate family member sharing the same household, only in the case where the Access Person personally effects (or directs an agent to effect) the Personal Security Transaction is written pre-clearance required. AMO reserves the right to disapprove any Personal Security Transaction and may not grant clearance for a Personal Security Transaction for any number of reasons, including, but not limited to, the appearance of impropriety.

 

All pre-clearance requests must be submitted online using the Personal Trading Control Center™ (“PTCC”) and must be approved by the CCO (or Designated Person). The CCO’s pre-clearance requests must be approved by a Designated Person. Once pre-clearance is granted, the Employee will have three (3) trading days following approval to execute the trade (the “Pre-Clearance Period”). The Pre-Clearance Period will generally include the day pre-clearance is granted, depending on whether the transaction approval was granted during the trading day or after the close of trading. If the trade is not fully executed during the Pre-Clearance Period and the Employee wishes to continue transacting in the relevant Reportable Security after the Pre-Clearance Period has expired, he or she must again obtain pre-clearance for such Personal Security Transaction using PTCC. In view of the Pre-Clearance Period, an Employee may want to consider using a “market,” “day” or “immediate-or-cancel” order, rather than a “limit” or “good-til- cancelled” order, to obtain assurance that the trade will be executed within the allotted time.

 

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Unless otherwise noted, no pre-clearance is required for any Personal Security Transaction in a Pre-Clearance Exempted Security (as discussed below).

 

2.Pre-Clearance Exempted Securities.

 

Personal Security Transaction in the following securities are exempt from the requirement under this Personal Trading Policy to obtain written pre-clearance prior to execution, unless the security also appears on the Watch List (as defined below):

 

U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds;

 

Municipal bonds;

 

Money market instruments;

 

Mutual Funds (open-end investment companies, including Reportable Funds);

 

ETFs (closed-end and open-end investment companies, including Reportable Funds);

 

Exchange-traded notes (ETNs);

 

Any Reportable Security purchased pursuant to an Automatic Investment Plan, such as a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP); and

 

Shares issued by unit investment trusts that are invested exclusively in one or more Mutual Funds. 4

 

In addition, certain crypto-currencies, coins and/or tokens listed under Section IV.C. above are exempted from pre-clearance requirements.

 

 

4Generally, this would only apply to Mutual Funds embedded within variable insurance products, such as variable life insurance policies or variable annuities.

 

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Warning: In certain circumstances, one or more Pre-Clearance Exempted Securities may appear on the Watch List. Access Persons are cautioned to check the Watch List before engaging in any Personal Security Transaction.

 

E.Pre-Clearance of Investments in Private Placements and Initial Public Offerings.

 

An Access Person may not acquire, directly or indirectly, any Beneficial Interest in any Private Placement or Initial Public Offering without first obtaining prior approval from the CCO (or from a Designated Person) in order to preclude any possibility of the Access Person profiting improperly from his or her activities on behalf of a client. The CCO (or Designated Person) will (a) obtain from the Access Person full details of the proposed transaction (including written certification that the investment opportunity did not arise by virtue of the Access Person’s activities on behalf of a client), and (b) conclude, after review, that no clients have any foreseeable interest in purchasing the Reportable Security. A record of the approval by the CCO (or Designated Person) will be kept in accordance with this Code of Ethics. All pre-clearance requests must be submitted online using PTCC.

 

All pre-clearance requests must be submitted to AMO’s CCO or a Designated Person. AMO’s CCO will submit all of his or her pre-clearance requests to Designated Person. Once pre-clearance is granted to an Access Person, the authorization is good from the date it is granted until: (i) for a Private Placement, the closing date; or (ii) for an Initial Public Offering, the opening of trading on the trading day following the Initial Public Offering.

 

F.Reporting of Securities Transactions in Personal Accounts.

 

In order to comply with Rule 204A-1 and Rule 17j-1, each Access Person of AMO must submit the following reports to the CCO (or to a Designated Person, in case the Access Person concerned is the CCO) reporting all Personal Accounts (any securities account maintained with or by an issuer or broker in which an Access Person has a Beneficial Interest) and showing all holdings of and transactions in Reportable Securities in which the person has, or by reason of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect Beneficial Interest, except for Exempt Transactions (as described in Section IV.A.3). As a practical matter, this will include any securities account maintained at any bank, brokerage firm, or similar financial institution, including accounts at financial institutions maintained outside the United States. This information will be maintained in the strictest confidence and reviewed only for purposes of reviewing compliance with this Code of Ethics.

 

1.Initial and Annual Holdings Reports.

 

New AMO Access Persons are required to report all of their Personal Accounts and Reportable Securities holdings not later than ten (10) calendar days after the commencement of their employment. The Initial Holdings Report must be current as of a date not more than 45 calendar days prior to the date the person becomes an Access Person.

 

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Existing Access Persons are required to provide AMO with a complete list of all of their Personal Accounts and Reportable Securities holdings on an annual basis, or on or before February 14th (as determined by AMO) of each year. The report must be current as of December 31st , which is a date no more than 45 calendar days from the final date the report is due to be submitted.

 

Each holdings report (both the initial and annual) must contain, at a minimum:

 

the title and type of Reportable Security, and as applicable the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP or RIC number, number of shares, and principal amount of each reportable security in which the Access Person has any direct or indirect beneficial ownership;

 

the name of any broker, dealer, or bank with which the Access Person maintains an account in which any securities are held for the Access Person’s direct or indirect benefit; and

 

the date the Access Person submits the report.

 

In addition, existing Access Persons are required to provide AMO with a complete list of all of their holdings of crypto currencies, coins and tokens on a quarterly basis within 30 days of each quarter-end.

 

Each such holdings report must contain, at a minimum:

 

the title and type of crypto currency, coin or token, the wallet or similar media where it is held, amount of currency, coin or token, their value as of the date of the report or the quarter-end, if available, and value in the USD, if available; and

 

the date the Access Person submits the report.

 

2.Quarterly Transaction Reports.

 

AMO Access Persons are required to report all of their Personal Securities Transactions to AMO within thirty (30) calendar days of the end of the calendar quarter during which the transactions occurred. Any new Personal Accounts must also be reported within thirty (30) calendar days of the end of the calendar quarter during which the Personal Account was established.

 

With respect to each Personal Securities Transactions, each Quarterly Transaction Report must contain, at a minimum:

 

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The title and amount of the Reportable Security involved;

 

Number of shares;

 

Exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP or RIC number;

 

Interest rate and maturity date, if applicable;

 

The date and nature of the transaction (e.g., purchase, sale or other acquisition or disposition);

 

The price at which the transaction was effected;

 

The name of the broker, dealer, or bank with or through whom the transaction was effected (if any); and

 

The date the report was submitted.

 

With respect to each Personal Account, each Quarterly Transaction Report must contain, at a minimum:

 

The name of the broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person established the account;

 

The date the account was established; and

 

The date the report was submitted.

 

3.Personal Securities Transaction Account Data Feeds; Duplicate Confirmations and Account Statements.

 

AMO uses PTCC, an automated solution for personal trading compliance provided by Compliance Science.® An integral part PTCC is the centralized receipt and processing of daily broker account information. For personal trading accounts for employees of firms in the securities industry, brokers are required by industry regulation to provide duplicate account information to the employees’ compliance departments. To facilitate this, most major brokers provide a secure electronic feed to PTCC with the necessary account information. If a broker data feed is not available, the Access Person may enter the trades manually into PTCC or submit an electronic file to PTCC. With respect to ICOs and crypto currencies, an employee may use PTCC or submit the required report via electronic mail directly to the CCO (or Designated Person).

 

Each Access Person is required to cooperate with the CCO in initializing and maintaining an electronic data feed to PTCC from brokers and custodians that maintain Personal Accounts and execute Personal Securities Transactions for that Access Person. Cooperation includes, among other things, (i) via PTCC, reporting the name of the account, the account number and the name of the broker or custodian, and (ii) signing consent or authorization forms that may be required by the broker or custodian prior to delivering securities transaction information via automated data feed. The CCO will contact brokers directly to initiate new data feeds or to add or remove Access Persons from existing feeds. The CCO may also ask the Access Person to contact his or her broker (for example, if the broker required that special action be taken by the account holder before processing the data feed request).

 

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In cases where a broker or custodian maintains one or more Personal Accounts for an Access Person in which the Access Person can execute Personal Securities Transactions in Reportable Securities, but the broker or custodian is unable or unwilling to provide transaction and holdings information via an automated electronic data feed, AMO may require the broker or custodian to send statements directly to AMO, or in lieu thereof, for the Access Person to provide copies of broker account statements. The CCO will notify the Access Person in question of AMO’s requirements in his or her particular case.

 

Please note that AMO will not require duplicate confirmations and/or account statements from Mutual Fund-only 401ks, IRAs, or 529s or similar Mutual Fund-only accounts. However, the existence of these accounts must still be reported as Personal Accounts via PTCC, even if they do not contain Reportable Securities.

 

If an Access Person is required to instruct his or her broker(s) to send to AMO duplicate broker trade confirmations and duplicate month-end account statements for the Access Person’s Personal Accounts, these must be received by the CCO no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the end of each calendar month. A form letter to brokerage firms requesting duplicate trade confirmations and duplicate account statements is attached as Attachment A.

 

In cases where a broker is not willing or able to send AMO duplicate broker trade confirmations and duplicate month-end account statements for the Access Person’s Personal Accounts, the Access Person must provide the relevant information for the trade to the CCO by supplying AMO with a copy of a month-end account statement for each Personal Account for which AMO has not received duplicate broker trade confirmations and duplicate month-end account statements directly from the broker. Please note that the receipt of duplicate trade confirmations and monthly accounts statements is not a substitute for reporting Personal Accounts and Personal Securities Transactions via PTCC.

 

G.Watch List; Restricted List.

 

To aid in compliance with trading prohibitions and restrictions, AMO will compile, update and distribute a list, as needed from time to time and for internal use only, of securities where AMO has determined that trading by Employees and Access Persons should be subject to additional scrutiny and/or restrictions (the “Watch List”). Securities may be placed on the Watch List for any of several reasons, including that:

 

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AMO may have a significant position in the security and the additional purchase or sale of the security may trigger regulatory disclosure obligations;

 

AMO may have a significant position in the security and trading by Access Persons in close proximity to trades in the same security executed by AMO for client accounts may be viewed as “front running” or “scalping” a client; or

 

The security may be critical to a firm trading strategy.

 

To aid in compliance with trading prohibitions and restrictions, AMO will compile, update and distribute a list, as needed from time to time and for internal use only, of securities that AMO has determined are generally not acceptable for trading by Employees and Access Persons (the “Restricted List”). Securities may be placed on the Restricted List for any of several reasons, including that AMO may have material, non- public information relating to the issuer of the security.

 

1.The Rationale.

 

Unmonitored trading in securities in which client accounts (or AMO accounts) hold significant positions could cause unintended legal or regulatory problems for AMO or our clients. Significant problems can also arise when trading occurs in securities about which AMO has material, non-public information. In addition, certain transactions in which AMO engages on behalf of clients may require, for either business or legal reasons, that none of the client accounts or Personal Accounts trade in a particular security for a specified period of time. For these reasons, AMO prohibits trading in Personal Accounts involving securities on AMO’s Watch List or Restricted List absent written approval from the CCO (or from a Designated Person).

 

2.Maintenance of the Watch List and the Restricted List.

 

The Watch List and the Restricted List will be compiled and maintained by the CCO and circulated to Employees via PTCC. All Employees of AMO are required to report to the CCO immediately upon learning of an issuer whose securities should be included on the Watch List or the Restricted List.

 

3.Confidentiality Agreements.

 

From time to time, AMO may enter into confidentiality agreements with respect to specific transactions that directly or indirectly apply to our Employees. Before AMO enters into a confidentiality agreement, a copy of the agreement should be sent to the CCO for review. If necessary, the relevant company or target will be added to the Restricted List. Each Employee of AMO must abide by any confidentiality agreement applicable to AMO.

 

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4.Confidentiality of the Watch List and the Restricted List.

 

The composition of the Watch List and the Restricted List is confidential information and may not be disclosed to anyone, except in accordance with this Code. An Employee should never tell a broker or friend that he or she couldn’t buy or sell a security because it is on AMO’s Watch List or Restricted List. Indeed, if you discover that you cannot engage in a proposed trade suggested by someone else (e.g., a broker or co-trustee), you should be careful to use language that does not signal why you are not engaging in the proposed trade.

 

H.Investment Holding Period.

 

1.In General.

 

Access Persons are required to hold positions in Reportable Securities (excluding Pre-Clearance Exempt Securities) in their Personal Accounts for a minimum period for thirty (30) calendar days. Access Persons will not be permitted to close (e.g., sell long or cover short) a position in a Reportable Security (excluding Pre-Clearance Exempt Securities) in a Personal Account within 30 calendar days of the date the position was established. With respect to option exercises, Access Persons may tack on the option holding period to meet the minimum holding period requirement. Similarly, when closing a position in an options contract upon expiration while entering into a new position in the contract for the following quarter (a “roll”), holdings periods for the two contracts will be tacked together. The trade date of each purchase and sale will be the date used to determine when that position was established. For Pre-Clearance Exempt Securities, please see Section IV.D.2

 

A “last in, first out” accounting method will be used to match purchases and sales. Long purchases will be matched with long sales, and short sales will be matched with short covers, but not the other way around. (For example, a long sale followed by a long purchase within 30 calendar days would not be matched.)

 

In view of the minimum holding period, an Employee may wish to consider avoiding “stop” or “stop-limit” orders that might result in an unanticipated closing transaction during the 30-calendar day holding period.

 

2.Financial Hardship Exemptions.

 

An Access Person may liquidate a position within 30 calendar days of the date the position was established, if the subsequent liquidating transaction will result in a financial loss equal to or greater than 15% of the cost basis to establish the position (excluding commission costs and fees). In addition, an Access Person also may be permitted to liquidate a position before the end of the 30-calendar day holding period if he or she may be subject to financial hardship if required to maintain the position. Specific hardship cases will require separate approval from the CCO (or from a Designated Person), while the 15% loss rule is self-executing and Employees and Access Persons may avail themselves of it if their circumstances meet the definition. Please use caution in calculating the existence and applicability of a 15% loss.

 

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I.Additional Waivers and Exceptions.

 

An Access Person may request a waiver or exception in writing to the CCO of any provision of this Code, including a request for special approval to engage in a Personal Securities Transaction otherwise prohibited by the Code of Ethics. The CCO may consult with the CEO when considering any such requests.

 

J.Trading and Review.

 

The CCO (or Designated Person) will closely monitor each Access Person’s trading activities and review each Access Person’s holdings and transaction reports to detect any violation of the foregoing Personal Trading Policy and any potential material conflicts of interest associated with Access Persons’ personal trading activities. Accordingly, the CCO and any Designated Persons will closely monitor Access Persons’ investment patterns to detect the following potentially abusive behavior:

 

Frequent and/or short-term trades in any Security, with particular attention paid to potential market-timing of mutual funds;

 

Trading opposite of client trades;

 

Trading ahead of clients; and

 

Trading that appears to be based on Material Non-Public Information.

 

If AMO discovers that an Employee is personally trading contrary to the policies and procedures set forth above, the Employee will meet or otherwise communicate with the CCO (or Designated Person) to review the facts surrounding the transactions. This meeting will help AMO to determine the appropriate course of action.

 

A summary of the provisions of the Personal Trading Policy can be found in Attachment B.

 

V.PROHIBITION ON INSIDER TRADING.

 

A.Background.

 

Section 204A of the Advisers Act requires every investment adviser to establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably designed, taking into consideration the nature of such investment adviser’s business, to prevent the misuse of material, non-public information by such investment adviser or any person associated with such investment adviser. In accordance with Section 204A, AMO has instituted procedures to prevent the misuse of material, non-public information.

 

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Although “insider trading” is not defined in Federal Securities Laws, it is generally thought to consist of trading either personally, or on behalf of others, on the basis of material, non-public information, or communicating material, non-public information to others, in violation of the law. In the past, securities laws have been interpreted to prohibit the following activities:

 

Trading by an insider while in possession of material, non-public information;

 

Trading by a non-insider while in possession of material, non-public information, where the information was disclosed to the non-insider in violation of an insider’s duty to keep it confidential or was misappropriated;

 

Communicating material, non-public information to others in breach of a duty to protect the information or communicating misappropriated information; and

 

Trading by a non-insider while in possession of material, non-public information with respect to a tender offer received from the offeror, target or a related person of the offeror or target.

 

Insider trading includes trades made to avoid a loss as well as to earn a profit. Violations of these provisions may result in civil and criminal penalties, including fines and jail sentences. Any questions about AMO’s Insider Trading Policy should be directed to the CCO.

 

B.Whom Does the Policy Cover?

 

This policy covers all of AMO’s Employees as well as any transactions in securities by family members, trusts or corporations or other legal entities directly or indirectly controlled by an Employee. This Policy also covers all trading by AMO on its own behalf or on behalf of its advisory clients.

 

C.What Information Is Material?

 

Individuals may not be held liable for trading on inside information unless the information is material. “Material information” is generally defined as information for which there is a substantial likelihood that an investor would consider it important in making his or her investment decisions, or information that is reasonably certain to have a substantial effect on the price of a company’s securities. Advance knowledge of the following types of information is generally regarded as “material”:

 

Dividend or earnings announcements

 

Write-downs or write-offs of assets

 

Additions to reserves for bad debts or contingent liabilities

 

Expansion or curtailment of company or major division operations

 

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Merger and joint venture announcements

 

A change in debt ratings

 

New product or service announcements

 

Discovery or research developments

 

Criminal, civil and government investigations and indictments

 

Pending labor disputes

 

Debt service or liquidity problems

 

Bankruptcy or insolvency problems

 

Tender offers, stock repurchase plans, and other recapitalizations

 

Expansion or contraction of operations

 

Significant management developments

 

Development of a new product

 

Pending securities transactional order flow

 

The list above is not exhaustive. It is merely illustrative of the types of information that could be considered material. Except in obvious cases of insignificant information, inside information should be presumed to be material unless it has been previously concluded otherwise.

 

Information provided by a company could be material because of its expected effect on a particular class of a company’s securities, all of the company’s securities, the securities of another company, or the securities of several companies. Information may be provided through officers, employees or consultants. The misuse of material, non-public information applies to all types of securities, including equity, debt, commercial paper, government securities and options.

 

Material information does not have to relate to a company’s business. For example, material information about the contents of an upcoming newspaper column may affect the price of a security, and therefore be considered material.

 

D.What Information Is Non-Public?

 

In order for issues concerning insider trading to arise, information must not only be material, but also must be non-public. “Non-public” information generally means information that has not been made available to the investing public. Once material, non-public information has been effectively distributed to the investing public, it is no longer classified as material, non-public information. However, the distribution of non-public information must occur through commonly recognized channels for the classification to change. In addition, the information must not only be publicly disclosed, but also there must be adequate time for the public to receive and digest the information. Lastly, non- public information does not change to public information solely by selective dissemination.

 

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AMO’s Employees should be aware that, even where there is no expectation of confidentiality, a person may become an insider upon receiving material, non-public information. Whether the “tip” made to the Employee makes him or her a “tippee” depends on whether the corporate insider/fiduciary expects to benefit personally, either directly or indirectly, from the disclosure. The “benefit” is not limited to a present or future monetary gain; it could be a reputational benefit or an expectation of a quid pro quo from the recipient by a gift of the information. Employees may also become insiders or tippees if they obtain material, non-public information by happenstance, such as at social gatherings or by overhearing conversations.

 

E.Penalties for Trading on Insider Information.

 

Severe penalties exist for firms and individuals that engage in the act of insider trading, including civil injunctions, treble damages, disgorgement of profits and jail sentences. Further, fines for individuals and firms found guilty of insider trading are levied in amounts up to three times the profit gained or loss avoided, and up to the greater of $1 million or three times the profit gained or loss avoided, respectively.

 

F.Procedures to Follow If an Employee Believes That He or She Possesses Material, Non-Public Information.

 

If an Employee has questions as to whether he or she is in possession of material, non-public information, the Employee must inform the CCO as soon as possible. At this point, the CCO will conduct research to determine if the information is likely to be considered important to investors in making investment decisions, and whether the information has been publicly disseminated. Given the severe penalties imposed on individuals and firms engaging in insider trading, Employees:

 

Will not trade the securities of any company in which they are deemed insiders who may possess material, non-public information about the company, either on their own behalf or on behalf of AMO or its advisory clients;

 

Will not engage in transactions in the securities of any company, except in accordance with AMO’s Personal Trading Policy and the securities laws;

 

Will submit personal security trading reports in accordance with the Personal Trading Policy;

 

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Will not disclose any material, non-public information to third parties in violation of the Federal Securities Laws;

 

Will not discuss any potentially material, non-public information with colleagues, except as specifically required by their position;

 

Will immediately report the potential receipt of material, non-public information to the CCO; and

 

Will not proceed with any research or trading until the CCO informs the Employee of the appropriate course of action.

 

If the CCO determines that the information is material and non-public, the CCO will prepare a written memorandum describing the information, its source, and the date that the information was received. Depending on the relevant facts and circumstances, the CCO may also take some or all of the following steps:

 

Review AMO’s Insider Trading policies and procedures with the affected Employee(s);

 

Require the affected Employee(s) to institute enhanced information security practices;

 

Review the emails of the affected Employee(s) more frequently;

 

Remind the other Employee(s) that they should take reasonable steps to avoid inadvertent receipt of the information;

 

Implement a shared office space policy or clean desk policy outlining appropriate methods of protecting Material Nonpublic Information;

 

Forbid other Employee(s) from seeking to obtain the information; and

 

Conduct key word searches of all Employees’ emails for the information in question.

 

Trading in affected securities may resume, and other responses may be adjusted or eliminated, when the CCO determines that the information has become public and/or immaterial. At such time, the CCO will amend the memorandum noted above to indicate the date that trading was allowed to resume and the reason for the resumption.

 

G.Selective Disclosure

 

Non-public information about AMO’s investment strategies, trading, and client holdings may not be shared with third parties except as is necessary to implement investment decisions and conduct other legitimate business. Access Persons must never disclose proposed or pending trades or other sensitive information to any third party without the prior approval of the CCO. Federal Securities Laws may prohibit the dissemination of such information, and doing so may be considered a violation of the fiduciary duty that AMO owes to its clients.

 

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H.Rumors

 

Creating or passing false rumors with the intent to manipulate securities prices or markets may violate the antifraud provisions of Federal Securities Laws. Such conduct is contradictory to this Code of Ethics, as well as AMO’s expectations regarding appropriate behavior of its Employees. Access Persons are prohibited from knowingly circulating false rumors or sensational information that might reasonably be expected to affect market conditions for one or more securities, sectors, or markets, or improperly influencing any person or entity.

 

VI.CODE OF ETHICS CERTIFICATION; ANNUAL COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE.

 

Every Employee must sign at the commencement of employment a Code of Ethics Certification acknowledging that the Employee has read, understands and agrees to abide by the Code of Ethics. Thereafter, every Employee must complete and sign the Code of Ethics Certification at least once each year. Furthermore, any and all amendments to the Code will be promptly provided to Employees and every Employee must sign the Certification at the time of amendment acknowledging that the Employee has read, understands and agrees to abide by the amendments to the Code. These Certifications must be returned promptly to the CCO.

 

Every Employee must sign at the commencement of employment an Annual Compliance Questionnaire, requesting disclosure about material compliance information and obligations. Thereafter, every Employee must complete and sign the Annual Compliance Questionnaire at least once each calendar year. These Annual Compliance Questionnaires must be returned promptly to the CCO.

 

VII.DISCLOSURE.

 

AMO will describe its Code of Ethics to clients in Part 2A of Form ADV and, upon request, furnish clients, investors, prospective clients, and prospective investors with a copy of the Code of Ethics. All client requests for AMO’s Code of Ethics will be directed to the CCO.

 

VIII.RECORDKEEPING.

 

AMO will maintain records in the manner and to the extent set forth below, which records will be available for appropriate examination by representatives of the Securities and Exchange Commission or AMO’s management:

 

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A copy of this Code of Ethics and any other code which is, or at any time within the past five years has been, in effect will be preserved in an easily accessible place;

 

A record of any violation of this Code of Ethics and of any action taken as a result of such violation will be preserved in an easily accessible place for a period of not less than five years following the end of the fiscal year in which the violation occurs;

 

A record of all written acknowledgements (annual and update certifications) as required by this Code of Ethics for each person who is currently, or with the past five years was, an Employee of AMO;

 

A copy of each report made pursuant to this Code of Ethics by an Employee, including any information provided in lieu of reports, will be preserved by AMO for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the report is made or the information is provided, the first two years in an easily accessible place;

 

A list of all persons who are, or within the past five years have been, required to make reports pursuant to this Code of Ethics, and who are or were responsible for reviewing these reports, will be maintained in an easily accessible place; and

 

AMO will preserve a record of any decision to approve the acquisition of any Private Placement or Initial Public Offering by Employees for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the approval is granted, the first two years in an easily accessible place.

 

IX.REPORTING VIOLATIONS.

 

AMO takes very seriously the potential for conflicts of interest caused by personal investing or other matters covered herein. As such, AMO requires its Employees to promptly report any violations of the Code of Ethics to the CCO. AMO’s management is aware of the potential matters that may arise as a result of this requirement, and will take action against any Employee that seeks retaliation against another for reporting violations of the Code of Ethics.

 

The CCO will report violations of the Code of Ethics to the Registered Fund’s CCO and/or board as requested and pursuant to Rule 17j-1.

 

AMO has zero tolerance for retaliatory actions and therefore may subject offenders to more severe action than set forth below. In order to minimize the potential for such behavior, all reports of Code of Ethics violations will be treated as being made on an anonymous basis.

 

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X.SANCTIONS.

 

Acts believed to be in violation of these policies and procedures must be reported immediately to the CCO, who will promptly undertake an investigation of the pertinent facts. No person will participate in a determination of whether he or she has committed a violation of this Code or in the imposition of any sanction against himself or herself. In the event it is determined that a violation has occurred, the CCO may:

 

Issue a warning letter for first time violations of a less serious nature;

 

Require that the trades in question be reversed;

 

Require the disgorgement of profits;

 

Issue a suspension of personal trading rights;

 

Report acts to appropriate regulatory bodies if such reporting is required and advisable;

 

Suspend the individual from active duties, without compensation, pending further review or proceedings;

 

Terminate the employment or business relationship of the individual for serious or repeated violations; or

 

Take any other action deemed appropriate or necessary and in the best interest of AMO or its clients.

 

All sanctions and other actions taken will be in accordance with applicable employment laws and regulations. Any profits forfeited will be paid to the applicable client(s), if any, or given to a charity, as the CCO may determine is appropriate.

 

XI.COMPLIANCE INQUIRIES

 

The CCO will be responsible for administering the Code of Ethics. If you have any questions with respect to the policies set forth herein, you should consult with the CCO.

 

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ATTACHMENT A

 

Sample of Brokerage Letter

 

<DATE>

 

<NAME OF CUSTODIAN>

<ADDRESS>

<CITY, STATE ZIP>

 

Re: Account Number:    
       
  Account Name:    

 

To Whom It May Concern,

 

As of <DATE>, please send to the undersigned monthly brokerage account statements, in electronic format if possible, for the above named account.

 

Please mail the account statements to:

 

Attn: Chief Compliance Officer

Asset Management One USA Inc.

757 Third Avenue, 8th floor

New York, NY 10017
compliance@am-one-usa.com

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to give me a call at (xxx) xxx-xxxx. Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter.

 

Sincerely,

 

<Name>

 

Cc:Chief Compliance Officer

 

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ATTACHMENT B

 

Summary of Personal Trading Reporting Requirements and Substantive Restrictions

 

This summary is provided for your convenience. If you have any questions or are unsure of what is required by the Code of Ethics, please review the more specific provisions found in the Code of Ethics, or please speak to the CCO.

 

Instrument Trading Prohibited Pre-Trade Clearance5 Trading in This Security Require Quarterly
Reporting of Each Transaction
Security Needs to be Reported in an Account Holding Report 30-Day Holding Period6
U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds No No No Yes No
Money market instruments No No No Yes No
Open-end registered investment companies, excluding Reportable Funds (Mutual Funds) No No No Yes No
Close-end registered investment companies No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds that are Reportable Funds No No Yes Yes No
Large cap stocks No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mid and small cap stocks No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Corporate bonds No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Municipal bonds No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Non-U.S. bonds No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Foreign investment funds No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Private investments7 No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Initial public offerings No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Single-name options No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Index options No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Security ETFs No No Yes Yes No
Commodity ETFs No No Yes Yes No
ETNs No No Yes Yes No
ICOs & crypto currencies No Yes8 No9 Yes Yes8
CFTC-regulated investment instruments10 Yes        

 

 

5Please check Watch List first.
6Please check Watch List first.
7For example, but not limited to, private equity investments, venture capital investments, or hedge fund investments.
8Pre-clearance and minimum holding exemptions apply to Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Litecoin, Ripple, and Stellar Lumens.
9For ICOs & crypto currencies, a quarterly holdings report (through PTCC or e-mail) is required instead.
10For example, but not limited to, equity index futures, currency futures, bond and rates futures, non-financial futures (agricultural/energy/metals), and options on futures.

 

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