A trustee, commission member, or other fiduciary shall discharge duties with respect to a retirement system:

(1) solely in the interest of the retirement systems, participants, and beneficiaries;

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 9-16-40

  • Commission: means the Retirement System Investment Commission. See South Carolina Code 9-16-10
  • Retirement system: means the South Carolina Retirement System, Retirement System for Judges and Solicitors, Retirement System for Members of the General Assembly, National Guard Retirement System, and Police Officers Retirement System established pursuant to Chapters 1, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of this title. See South Carolina Code 9-16-10

(2) for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to participants and beneficiaries and paying reasonable expenses of administering the system;

(3) with the care, skill, and caution under the circumstances then prevailing which a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with those matters would use in the conduct of an activity of like character and purpose;

(4) impartially, taking into account any differing interests of participants and beneficiaries;

(5) incurring only costs that are appropriate and reasonable; and

(6) in accordance with a good faith interpretation of this chapter.