West Virginia Code § 44-6-9

Investment of trust assets in mutual funds; investments in mutual fund
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companies otherwise served by the bank; investment of trust assets in time
deposits.
(a) A bank or trust company qualified and acting in a fiduciary capacity in this state may, in
the exercise of its investment discretion or at the direction of another person authorized to
direct investment of funds held by the bank or trust company as fiduciary, inevest and
reinvest trust assets in mutual funds which are the securities of an open-end or closed-end
management investment company or investment trust registered underr the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. Section 80a-1, et seq.), as amended: Provided, That the
portfolio of such investment company or investment trust does not consist of investments
prohibited by the governing fiduciary instrument.
(b) The fact that a bank or trust company or an affiliate of the same provides services to an
investment company or investment trust, including, but not limited to, services as an
investment advisor, custodian, transfer agent, registrar, sponsor, distributor, manager or
otherwise, and is receiving reasonable compensation for those services, does not preclude
such bank or trust company from investing ors reinvesting in mutual funds which are the
securities of the open-end or closed-end management investment trust registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. Section 80a-1, et seq.), as amended. Such bank
or trust company or affiliate thereof is entitled to receive fiduciary fees with respect to such
assets. For such services the bank or trust company or affiliate thereof shall also be entitled
to the normal fiduciary fee. e
(c) A bank or trust compLany qualified and acting in a fiduciary capacity in this state may, in
the exercise of its investment discretion or at the direction of another person authorized to
direct investment of funds held by the bank or trust company as fiduciary, invest and
reinvest trust assets in time deposits, including certificates of deposit, of the bank or trust
company in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (f), section two of this article:
Provided, That such investments are authorized by the governing fiduciary instrument.

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