§614. Mutual funds
A. A trust company may invest for its own account in equity securities of an investment company registered under the Investment Company Chapter of 1940 (15 U.S.C. Section 80a-1 et seq.) and the Securities Chapter of 1933 (15 U.S.C. Section 77a et seq.) if the portfolio of the investment company consists wholly of investments in which the trust company could invest directly for its own account.
B. If the portfolio of an investment company described in R.S. 6:611(D) consists wholly of investments in which the trust company could invest directly without limitation under this Chapter, the trust company may invest in the investment company without limitation.
C. If the portfolio of an investment company described in Subsection A of this Section contains any investment that is subject to the limits of R.S. 6:611(C), the trust company may invest in the investment company not more than an amount equal to fifteen percent of the trust company's capital. This provision does not apply to a money market fund.
D. In evaluating investment limits under this Chapter, a trust company shall not be required to combine the following:
(1) The trust company's pro rata share of the securities of an issuer in the portfolio of an investment company with the trust company's pro rata share of the securities of that issuer held by another investment company in which the trust company has invested.
(2) The trust company's own direct investment in the securities of an issuer with the trust company's pro rata share of the securities of that issuer held by each investment company in which the trust company has invested under this Section.
Acts 2003, No. 573, §1, eff. June 27, 2003.