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defraying reasonable expenses of the Trust Fund. Neither the Trustees nor the Administrator <br />shall be under any duty to determine whether the amount of any contribution is in accordance <br />with the Participating Employer's Plan or Plans or to collect or enforce payment of any <br />contribution. All contributions by a Participating Employer shall be transferred to the Trust <br />Fund to be held, managed, invested and distributed as part of the Trust Fund by the Trustees in <br />accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and applicable law. <br />C. Applicable Laws and Regulations, The Board of Trustees shall be authorized to <br />take the steps it deems necessary or appropriate to comply with any laws or regulations <br />applicable to the Trust Fund, <br />D. Accumulated Share. No Participating Employer shall have any right, title or <br />interest in or to any specific assets of the Trust Fund, but shall have an undivided beneficial <br />interest in the Trust Fund; however, there shall be a specific accounting of assets allocable to <br />each Participating Employer. <br />Section 202. MANAGEMENT OF INVESTMENTS OF THE TRUST FUND. <br />A. Authority of Trustees. Except as set forth in subsections C, D, E, G or H of this <br />Section, and except as otherwise provided by law, the Board of Trustees shall have exclusive <br />authority and discretion to manage and control the assets of the Trust Fund held by them <br />pursuant to the guidelines established by the Board of Trustees in the Investment Policy. <br />B. Investment Policy. The Board of Trustees, as its primary responsibility under this <br />Agreement, shall develop a written Investment Policy establishing guidelines applicable to the <br />investment of the assets of the Trust Fund, and from time to time shall modify such Investment <br />Policy, in light of the short and long -term financial needs of the Plans. The Investment Policy <br />shall serve as the description of the funding policy and method for the Trust Fund. <br />C. Investment Advisor. The Board of Trustees, from time to time, may direct the <br />Administrator to appoint one (1) or more independent Investment Advisors ( "Investment <br />Advisor "), pursuant to a written investment advisory agreement with each, describing the powers <br />and duties of the Investment Advisor with regard to the management of all or any portion of any <br />investment or trading account of the Trust Fund. The Investment Advisor shall review, a <br />minimum of every calendar quarter, the suitability of the Trust Fund's investments, the <br />performance of the Investment Managers and their consistency with the objectives of the <br />Investment Policy with assets in the portion of the Trust Fund for which the Investment Manager <br />has responsibility for management, acquisition or disposition. <br />If the Administrator contracted with a lead Investment Advisor prior to the <br />establishment of this Agreement, the Board of Trustees may ratify such contract. The lead <br />Investment Advisor will serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees and will be compensated <br />for its recurring, usual and customary services as part of the fee schedule established with the <br />Administrator. <br />As amended Decenrber 7, 2012 14 <br />