2015 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 59 - Education
CHAPTER 153 - ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Section 59-153-50. Investing and managing assets; objectives and policies.

(A) In investing and managing assets of an endowment fund pursuant to Section 59-153-40, the trustee:

(1) shall consider among other circumstances:

(a) general economic conditions;

(b) the possible effect of inflation or deflation;

(c) the role that each investment or course of action plays within the overall portfolio of the endowment funds;

(d) needs for liquidity, regularity of income, and preservation or appreciation of capital; and

(e) the adequacy of funding for the plan based on the university's spending policy;

(2) shall diversify the investments of the endowment funds unless the trustee reasonably determines that, because of special circumstances, it is clearly prudent not to do so;

(3) shall make a reasonable effort to verify facts relevant to the investment and management of assets of an endowment fund;

(4) may invest in any kind of property or type of investment consistent with this chapter and Article 7, Chapter 9, Title 11;

(5) may consider benefits created by an investment in addition to investment return only if the trustee determines that the investment providing these collateral benefits would be prudent even without the collateral benefits.

(B) Each trustee shall adopt a statement of investment objectives and policies for its portion of the endowment fund. The statement must include the desired rate of return on assets overall, the desired rates of return and acceptable levels of risk for each asset class, asset-allocation goals, guidelines for the delegation of authority, and information on the types of reports to be used to evaluate investment performance. At least annually, the trustee shall review the statement and change or reaffirm it. The relevant portion of this statement may constitute parts of the annual investment plan required pursuant to Section 59-153-330.

HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 122, Section 2.