South Carolina Code 59-153-330. Statement of policy and objectives
(B) The annual investment plan must be consistent with the actions taken by the trustee pursuant to subsection (A) and must include, but is not limited to, the following components:
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 59-153-330
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Assets: means all funds, investments, and similar property owned by the respective state institutions of higher learning and in the custody of the Agent. See South Carolina Code 59-153-10
- Endowment funds: means those funds donated to the respective individual state-supported institutions of higher learning of the State of South Carolina, which are held and invested by the State Treasurer on behalf of the institutions. See South Carolina Code 59-153-10
- Panel: means the State Retirement Systems Investment Panel established pursuant to § 9-16-310. See South Carolina Code 59-153-10
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Trustee: means the board of trustees of the respective institutions of higher learning. See South Carolina Code 59-153-10
(1) general operational and investment policies;
(2) investment objectives and performance standards;
(3) investment strategies, which may include indexed or enhanced indexed strategies as the preferred or exclusive strategies for equity investing, and an explanation of the reasons for the selection of each strategy;
(4) industry sector, market sector, issuer, and other allocations of assets that provide diversification in accordance with prudent investment standards, including desired rates of return and acceptable levels of risks for each asset class;
(5) policies and procedures providing flexibility in responding to market contingencies;
(6) procedures and policies for selecting, monitoring, compensating, and terminating investment consultants, equity investment managers, and other necessary professional service providers; and
(7) methods for managing the costs of the investment activities.
(C) In developing the annual investment plan, the panel shall:
(1) diversify the investments of the endowment funds, unless the panel reasonably determines that, because of special circumstances, it is clearly not prudent to do so; and
(2) make a reasonable effort to verify facts relevant to the investment of assets of the endowment funds.