Exhibit (h)(116)

HIGHLAND ASSOCIATES, INC.
2545 Highland Avenue, South, Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35205-2478

August 15, 2018

Mr. Edmund J. Burke

Chairman

Financial Investors Trust

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

Re: Highland Resolute Fund (“the Fund”), a Series of the Financial Investors Trust (the “Trust”)

Dear Mr. Burke:

This letter confirms the agreement of Highland Associates, Inc. (the “Adviser”) with the Trust to contractually waive a portion of the Management Fee (as defined in the Prospectus) that it is entitled to receive from the Fund, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.

The Adviser hereby agrees to contractually waive the portion of the 1.50% Management Fee (as defined in the Prospectus) in excess of any Sub-Advisory Fees (as defined in the Prospectus).

The Adviser further agrees that such fee waivers and reimbursements for the Fund are effective as of September 1, 2018 and shall continue at least through August 31, 2019.

HIGHLAND ASSOCIATES, INC.

By:	/s/ R. Scott Graham
Name:	R. Scott Graham
Title:	CIO and Managing Director

Acknowledge and accepted by:

FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST

By:	/s/ Edmund J. Burke
Name:	Edmund J. Burke
Title:	President