Alaska Administrative Code
Title 15 - Revenue
Chapter 137 - Receipt, Custody, Investment, and Management of State Funds
Article 5 - General Provisions
15 AAC 137.990 - Definitions

(1) "APFC" means the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation established in AS 37.13.040;

(2) "chief investment officer" means the chief investment officer of the APFC;

(3) "co-investment" means a direct investment of permanent fund assets in an entity at the same time and on the same or better economic terms as an investment of permanent fund assets in that entity made through a private equity or hedge fund permitted under 15 AAC 137.460;

(4) "collective or commingled investment fund" means an entity whose purpose is to direct the collective investment of assets, including a common trust fund, a collective trust fund, a unit investment trust, an open-end or closed-end mutual fund, an open-end or closed-end registered investment company, or any other collective or commingled investment vehicle that is engaged primarily in the purchase and sale of securities or other assets;

(5) "commodities" means

(6) "derivative" means an instrument whose value, usefulness, and marketability is dependent upon or derives from an underlying asset; classes of derivatives include futures contracts, options, forward contracts, including currency forward contracts, swaps, and options on futures;

(7) "derivative based strategy" means an investment strategy used by investors that invest in markets typically dominated by derivative instruments;

(8) "executive director" means the executive director of the APFC;

(9) "hybrid investment or strategy" means a multi-part investment that may include any investment otherwise allowable, including private equity funds, hedge funds, arbitrage funds, derivative-based strategies, strategic block investment funds, or crossover funds where the underlying investments consist of both public and private investments, including both debt and equity instruments;

(10) "includes" or "including" has the same meaning given in AS 01.10.040;

(11) "investment grade" means a Standard & Poor's Corporation rating BBB or better, or Moody's Investors Service, Inc., rating of Baa or better, including a rating with a "+" or "-" designation or other variations that occur within these ratings, or a comparable rating by another nationally recognized rating organization or by a recognized rating service in the jurisdiction of the issuer;

(12) "leverage" means the use of various financial instruments or borrowed capital, such as margin, to increase the potential return of an investment;

(13) "manager of permanent fund assets" means an individual, firm, or other entity that, either by contract or employment with the APFC, has responsibility for the investment and management of a portion of the assets of the permanent fund;

(14) "permanent fund" has the meaning given "fund" in AS 37.13.900.

(15) "security" means an instrument that signifies an ownership position in a corporation or other private entity, a creditor relationship with a corporation, other private entity, or governmental body or entity, or rights to ownership such as those represented by an option, future or forward contract, subscription right, or subscription warrant; "security" includes

(16) "short-selling" means