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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 44. Administration of Estates and Trusts » Article 6A. Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act

§44-6A-1. Short Title

This article may be cited as the "Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act".

§44-6A-2. Definitions

In this article: (1) "Charitable purpose" means the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, the promotion of health, the promotion of a governmental purpose, or any other purpose the achievement of which is beneficial to the community.

§44-6A-3. Standard of Conduct in Managing and Investing Institutional Fund

(a) Subject to the intent of a donor expressed in a gift instrument, an institution, in managing and investing an institutional fund, shall consider the charitable purposes of the institution and the purposes of the institutional fund. (b) In addition to complying with the duty of loyalty imposed by law other than this article, each […]

§44-6A-5. Delegation of Management and Investment Functions

(a) Subject to any specific limitation set forth in a gift instrument or in law other than this article, an institution may delegate to an external agent the management and investment of an institutional fund to the extent that an institution could prudently delegate under the circumstances. An institution shall act in good faith, with […]

§44-6A-7. Reviewing Compliance

Compliance with this article is determined in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time a decision is made or action is taken, and not by hindsight.

§44-6A-8. Application to Existing Institutional Funds

This article applies to institutional funds existing on or established after the effective date of this article. As applied to institutional funds existing on the effective date of this article, this article governs only decisions made or actions taken on or after that date.

§44-6A-9. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

This article modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U. S. C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101 of that act, 15 U. S. C. Section 7001(a), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103 of […]