Code of Massachusetts Regulations
840 CMR - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION
Title 840 CMR 21.00 - Prohibited Investments
Section 21.01 - Prohibited Investments
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
No investment by any board or by any bank pooled fund, mutual fund, group trust, limited partnership, insurance company separate account or other form of pooled investment of any board shall consist of any of the following:
(1) Purchases of securities by partial payment of their cost (purchases on margin).
(2) Sale of securities not owned by the system at the time of sale (short sales).
(3) Future contracts other than as follows:
(4) Call options written against securities in the portfolio other than as follows:
(5) Purchases of options other than as required to close out options positions.
(6) Lettered or restricted stock (with the exception of those investments that are venture capital investments).
(7) Direct investment in mortgages.
(8) Collateral loans (with the exception of those investments that are leveraged buyout investments), provided, however that boards may participate in so-called "securities lending" programs through a custodian and provided, further, that the lending of securities is limited to brokers, dealers, and financial institutions and that the loan is collateralized by cash or United States Government securities according to applicable regulatory requirements.
(9) Loans to employees or individuals.
(10) Direct purchase or lease of real estate.