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Utah Code § 67-19d-302: State treasurer to follow "prudent investor" rule -- Standard of care.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 67 State Officers and Employees
  2. Chapter 67-19d State Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund Act
  3. Part 67-19d-3 Trust Fund Investments

(1) The state treasurer shall invest and manage the trust fund assets as a prudent investor would, by:

(a) considering the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the trust fund; and

(b) exercising reasonable care, skill, and caution in order to meet the standard of care of a prudent investor.

(2) In determining whether or not the state treasurer has met the standard of care of a prudent investor, the judge or finder of fact shall:

(a) consider the state treasurer's actions in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time of the investment decision or action, and not by hindsight; and

(b) evaluate the state treasurer's investment and management decisions respecting individual assets:

(i) not in isolation, but in the context of a trust fund portfolio as a whole; and

(ii) as a part of an overall investment strategy that has risk and return objectives reasonably suited to the trust fund.

Collected 2026-09-03T11:34:34Z. Source file · JSON

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