2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-51-201 — 24-51-221) › Section 24-51-206 - Investments

(1)
The board shall have complete control and authority to invest the funds of the association. Preference shall be given to Colorado investments consistent with sound investment policy.
(2)
Investments may be made without limitation in the following:
(a)
Obligations of the United States government;
(b)
Obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States government;
(c)
State and municipal bonds;
(d)
Corporate notes, bonds, and debentures whether or not convertible;
(e)
Railroad equipment trust certificates;
(f)
Real property;
(g)
Loans secured by first or second mortgages or deeds of trust on real property; except that the origination of mortgages or deeds of trust on residential real property is prohibited. For the purposes of this paragraph (g) "residential real property" means any real property upon which there is or will be placed a structure designed principally for the occupancy of from one to four families, a mobile home, or a condominium unit or cooperative unit designed principally for the occupancy of from one to four families.
(g.5)
Investments in stock or beneficial interests in entities formed for the ownership of real property by tax-exempt organizations pursuant to section 501 (c)(25) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended; except that the percentage of any entity's outstanding stock or bonds owned by the association shall not be limited by the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of this section;
(h)
Participation agreements with life insurance companies; and
(i)
Any other type of investment agreements.
(3)
Investments may also be made in either common or preferred stock with the following limitations:
(a)
The aggregate amount of moneys invested in corporate stocks or corporate bonds, notes, or debentures which are convertible into corporate stock or in investment trust shares shall not exceed sixty-five percent of the then book value of the fund.
(b)
No investment of the fund in common or preferred stock, or both, of any single corporation shall be of an amount which exceeds five percent of the then book value of the fund, nor shall the fund acquire more than twelve percent of the outstanding stock or bonds of any single corporation.
(c)
(I)
Each investment firm offering for sale to the board corporate stocks, bonds, notes, debentures, or a mutual fund that contains corporate securities, shall disclose, in any research or other disclosure documents provided in support of the securities being offered, to the board whether the investment firm has an agreement with a for-profit corporation that is not a government-sponsored enterprise, whose securities are being offered for sale to the board and because of such agreement the investment firm:
(A)
Had received compensation for investment banking services within the most recent twelve months; or
(B)
May receive compensation for investment banking services within the next three consecutive months.
(II)
For the purposes of this paragraph (c), "investment firm" means a bank, brokerage firm, or other financial services firm conducting business within this state, or any agent thereof.
L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1049, § 1, effective July 1. L. 88: (3)(b) amended, p. 964, § 1, effective March 29. L. 90: (2)(g) amended and (2)(g.5) added, p. 1250, § 1, effective March 20. L. 92: (3)(a) amended, p. 1050, § 1, effective April 9. L. 2003: (3)(c) added, p. 673, § 1, effective August 6.
This section is similar to former §§ 24-51-107 and 24-51-605 as they existed prior to 1987.