§ 11A.09 — Standard of Care
Plain-Language Summary
This section establishes the standard of care — the prudent-investor rule — that the State Board of Investment and investment managers must meet when managing public funds. They must act with the care, skill, and diligence of a prudent person familiar with investment matters. The standard focuses on the overall portfolio rather than individual investments.
11A.09 STANDARD OF CARE.
In the discharge of their respective duties, the members of the state board, director, board staff, and members of the council and any other person charged with the responsibility of investing money pursuant to the standards set forth in sections 11A.01 to 11A.25 shall act in good faith and shall exercise that degree of judgment and care, under circumstances then prevailing, which persons of prudence, discretion, and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs, not for speculation, but for investment, considering the probable safety of their capital as well as the probable income to be derived therefrom. In addition, for the investment of pension fund assets, the members and director of the state board and members of the Investment Advisory Council shall act in accordance with chapter 356A.
History:
1980 c 607 art 14 s 7; 1989 c 319 art 8 s 5
History: History: 1980 c 607 art 14 s 7; 1989 c 319 art 8 s 5