A.  The board of trustees shall be the trustees of the several funds created by La. Rev. Stat. 11:871 and shall have full power to invest and reinvest available funds and to hold, purchase, sell, assign, transfer, and dispose of any of the securities and investments of the system in the name of the system or its nominee name provided the action is taken in compliance with the rules and regulations established by the board of trustees in accordance with the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 11:263.  

B.  All interest derived from investments and any gains from the sale or exchange of investments shall be credited to the account of the system.

C.  In every situation where interest is due and payable to the retirement system, the rate of interest shall be compounded interest at the board-approved actuarial valuation rate, except in those cases where the interest is specifically set by statute.  

Acts 1968, No. 578, §1; Acts 1970, No. 225, §1; Acts 1971, No. 5, §5; Acts 1974, No. 411, §1; Acts 1980, No. 417, §1; Acts 1984, No. 867, §2; Acts 1990, No. 631, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 17:671 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.