NM Stat § 58-32-702 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 58 - Financial Institutions and Regulations|Article 32 - Uniform Money Services|Article 7 - PERMISSIBLE INVESTMENTS|Section 58-32-702 - Types of permissible investments.

A. Except to the extent otherwise limited by the director pursuant to Section 701 [58-32-701 NMSA 1978] of the Uniform Money Services Act, the following investments are permissible pursuant to Section 701 of that act: (1) cash, a certificate of deposit or senior debt obligation of an insured depository institution as defined in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (2) a banker's acceptance or bill of exchange that is eligible for purchase upon endorsement by a member bank of the federal reserve system and is eligible for purchase by a federal reserve bank; (3) an investment bearing a rating of one of the three highest grades as defined by a nationally recognized organization that rates securities; (4) an investment security that is an obligation of the United States or a department, agency or instrumentality thereof; an investment in an obligation that is guaranteed fully as to principal and interest by the United States; or an investment in an obligation of a state or a governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof; (5) receivables that are payable to a licensee from its authorized delegates, in the ordinary course of business, pursuant to contracts that are not more than ten days past due or doubtful of collection if the aggregate amount of receivables pursuant to this paragraph does not exceed fifty percent of the total permissible investments of a licensee and the licensee does not hold at one time receivables pursuant to this paragraph in any one person aggregating more than ten percent of the licensee's total permissible investments; and (6) a share or a certificate issued by an open-end management investment company that is registered with the United States securities and exchange commission pursuant to the federal Investment Company Act of 1940 and whose portfolio is restricted by the management company's investment policy to investments specified in Paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection. B. The following investments are permissible pursuant to Section 701 of the Uniform Money Services Act, but only to the extent specified: (1) an interest-bearing bill, note, bond or debenture of a person whose equity shares are traded on a national securities exchange or on a national over-the-counter market, if the aggregate of investments pursuant to this paragraph does not exceed twenty percent of the total permissible investments of a licensee and the licensee does not at one time hold investments pursuant to this paragraph in any one person aggregating more than ten percent of the licensee's total permissible investments; (2) a share of a person traded on a national securities exchange or a national over-the-counter market or a share or a certificate issued by an open-end management investment company that is registered with the United States securities and exchange commission pursuant to the federal Investment Company Act of 1940 and whose portfolio is restricted by the management company's investment policy to shares of a person traded on a national securities exchange or a national over-the-counter market, if the aggregate of investments pursuant to this paragraph does not exceed twenty percent of the total permissible investments of a licensee and the licensee does not at one time hold investments in any one person aggregating more than ten percent of the licensee's total permissible investments; (3) a demand-borrowing agreement made to a corporation or a subsidiary of a corporation whose securities are traded on a national securities exchange, if the aggregate of the amount of principal and interest outstanding pursuant to demand-borrowing agreements pursuant to this paragraph does not exceed twenty percent of the total permissible investments of a licensee and the licensee does not at one time hold principal and interest outstanding pursuant to demand-borrowing agreements pursuant to this paragraph with any one person aggregating more than ten percent of the licensee's total permissible investments; and (4) any other investment the director designates, to the extent specified by the director. C. The aggregate of investments pursuant to Subsection B of this section shall not exceed fifty percent of the total permissible investments of a licensee calculated in accordance with Section 701 of the Uniform Money Services Act. History: Laws 2016, ch. 88, § 702. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, see 12 USC § 1811 et seq. For the Investment Company Act of 1940, see 15 U.S.C. § 80a-1 et seq. Effective dates. — Laws 2016, ch. 88, § 1007 makes Laws 2016, ch. 88 effective January 1, 2017.