South Carolina Code § 9-16-40

Standards for discharge of duty.
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A trustee, commission member, or other fiduciary shall discharge duties with respect to a retirement system:
(1) solely in the interest of the retirement systems, participants, and beneficiaries;
(2) for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to participants and beneficiaries and paying reasonable expenses of administering the system;
(3) with the care, skill, and caution under the circumstances then prevailing which a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with those matters would use in the conduct of an activity of like character and purpose;
(4) impartially, taking into account any differing interests of participants and beneficiaries;
(5) incurring only costs that are appropriate and reasonable; and
(6) in accordance with a good faith interpretation of this chapter.

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