Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:18A-89.9

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no assets of any pension or annuity fund under the jurisdiction of the Division of Investment in the Department of the Treasury, or its successor, shall be invested in any foreign company with an equity tie to government of Sudan or its instrumentalities and is engaged in business in or with the same. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the activities of any foreign company providing humanitarian aid to the Sudanese people through either a governmental or non-governmental organization.

As used in this section, “equity tie” means manufacturing or mining plants, employees or advisors, facilities or an investment, fiduciary, monetary or physical presence of any kind; and “humanitarian aid” means the provision of goods and services intended to relieve human suffering or to promote the general welfare, health, and religious and spiritual activities.

L.2005,c.162,s.2.