Utah Code 63A-4-208. Investment of Risk Management Fund

63A-4-208. Investment of Risk Management Fund.

(1)	The state treasurer shall invest the assets of the Risk Management Fund created under Section 63A-4-201 with the primary goal of providing for the stability, income, and growth of the principal.

Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(2)	Nothing in this section requires a specific outcome in investing.

(3)	The state treasurer may deduct any administrative costs incurred in managing fund assets from earnings before distributing the earnings.

(4)

(a)	The state treasurer may employ professional asset managers to assist in the investment of the assets of the funds.

(b)	The treasurer may only provide compensation to asset managers from earnings generated by the funds’ investments.

(5)

(a)

The state treasurer shall invest and manage the assets of the funds as a prudent investor would by:

(i)	considering the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the funds; and

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

(b)

In determining whether the state treasurer has met the standard of care of a prudent investor, the judge or finder of fact shall:

(i)	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

(ii)

evaluate the state treasurer’s investment and management decisions respecting individual assets:

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

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

Enacted by Chapter 33, 2021 General Session