Section 21-122 - Investment Division. - Maryland Statutes

§ 21-122. Investment Division.
 

(a)  Established.- There is an Investment Division in the State Retirement Agency. 

(b)  Powers.- As the Board of Trustees specifies, the Investment Division shall invest the assets of the several systems. 

(c)  Report.-  

(1) Quarterly, the Investment Division shall submit to the Board of Trustees a report about the commissions that the State Retirement Agency pays on investments. 

(2) The report shall detail: 

(i) the identity of each recipient of a commission that the State Retirement Agency paid during the previous quarter; 

(ii) the dollar amount of commission business that each recipient performs; 

(iii) the average price-per-share each recipient charged or, if the commission was paid on a net basis, the markup or markdown that the recipient uses; and 

(iv) a reasonable history of the allocation of commissions. 

(d)  External investment managers - Hiring.- On behalf of the several systems, the Chief Investment Officer: 

(1) may hire external investment managers to invest the assets of the several systems; 

(2) may select and invest in specific investment vehicles, including limited partnerships, private equity fund investments, and private real estate fund investments; and 

(3) may terminate the appointment of an external investment manager. 

(e)  External investment managers - Termination.- Prior to terminating the appointment of an external investment manager under subsection (d)(2) of this section, the Chief Investment Officer shall provide written documentation to the Board of Trustees and the Investment Committee explaining the basis for the termination. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 73B, § 1-104; 1994, ch. 6, § 2; 2007, ch. 368; 2009, ch. 393.]