NRS286.680. Investment by Board of money in funds; qualifications and employment of investment counsel; employment of other services; liability for investment decisions.

      1.  In addition to the provisions of chapter 355 of NRS, the Board may invest and reinvest the money in its funds as provided in this section and NRS 286.682 and may employ investment counsel for that purpose. The Board may also employ investment supervisory services, trust audit services and other related investment services which it deems necessary to invest effectively and safeguard the money in the System’s funds.

      2.  No person engaged in business as a broker or dealer in securities or who has a direct pecuniary interest in any such business who receives commissions for transactions performed as agent for the Board is eligible for employment as investment counsel for the Board.

      3.  The Board shall not engage investment counsel unless:

      (a) The principal business of the person selected by the Board consists of giving continuous advice as to the investment of money on the basis of the individual needs of each client;

      (b) The person and the person’s predecessors have been continuously engaged in such a business for a period of 5 or more years;

      (c) The person is registered as an investment adviser under the laws of the United States as from time to time in effect, or is a bank or an investment management subsidiary of a bank; and

      (d) The contract between the Board and the investment counsel is of no specific duration and is voidable at any time by either party.

      4.  The Board and its individual members are not liable for investment decisions made by investment counsel if they obtain qualified investment counsel, establish proper objectives and policies for investments, and issue appropriate interim directives. Investment counsel is liable for any investment decision that is not made in accordance with the objectives and policies established by the Board and any applicable interim directives.

      5.  The expenses incurred in obtaining and reviewing services pursuant to the provisions of this section and the reimbursements to employees for their expenses incurred in connection with investment decisions must be paid out of the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund and the Police and Firefighters’ Retirement Fund in proportion to their respective assets.

      6.  The Board shall tender invitations to banks and credit unions for commercial banking and trust services, consider proposals submitted by interested banks and credit unions, and consider contracts for commercial banking and trust services at least every 5 years.

      (Added to NRS by 1959, 882; A 1965, 685, 959; 1973, 857; 1975, 1061; 1977, 1595; 1983, 489; 1987, 512; 1993, 478; 1999, 1467; 2003, 2068)