New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 2 - PUBLIC FINANCE
Chapter 60 - INVESTMENT AND DEPOSIT OF PUBLIC FUNDS
Part 25 - NEW MEXICO STATE INVESTMENT COUNCIL STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY
Section 2.60.25.8 - INTRODUCTION

A. As established by the New Mexico State Constitution and statutes, the New Mexico state investment office (office) manages two permanent trust funds under the directions of the New Mexico state investment council (council) and the state investment officer (SIO). These trust funds are the permanent fund (PF) and the severance tax permanent fund (STPF).

B. The state investment council was established by an act of the 23rd legislature which was approved on March 28, 1957, and subsequently ratified by the citizens of New Mexico in the general election of 1958. According to the terms of this legislation, responsibility for the investment of the PF was transferred to the state investment officer, subject to the policy direction of the council. The state investment office became operational in January, 1959 as the administrative arm of the council.

C. Statutory authority for investment of the STPF by the council became effective July 1, 1983. The transition from the office of the state treasurer was completed on April 1, 1985, when the $573 million certificate of deposit program was transferred to the state investment office.

D. It is the function of the office to provide, under the guidance of the council, the investment expertise and necessary support services for the PF and the STPF. The agency is responsible for the prudent investment of these funds in diversified sectors of the securities markets in order to maximize the total return of the funds while minimizing all forms of risk. The types of securities allowable for investment are defined by statute and may be further constrained by policy and objectives implemented by the council and the SIO.

E. This document is a summary of the applicable statutory provisions and the current policies established by the council and SIO.