Sec. 6.5. (a) A corporate fiduciary may not purchase for its own account any bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness that is commonly designated as a security that is speculative in character or that has speculative characteristics. For the purposes of this subsection, a security is speculative or has speculative characteristics if at the time of purchase the security:

(1) is rated below the first four (4) rating classes by a generally recognized security rating service;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 28-14-5-6.5

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
(2) is in default; or

(3) is otherwise considered speculative by the director.

     (b) A corporate fiduciary may purchase for its own account a security that is not rated by a generally recognized security rating service if:

(1) the corporate fiduciary at the time of purchase obtains financial information that is adequate to document the investment quality of the security; and

(2) the security is not otherwise considered speculative by the director.

As added by P.L.176-1996, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.89-2011, SEC.72.