A. A fiduciary with respect to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall not cause the System to engage in a transaction if the fiduciary knows or should know that such transaction constitutes a direct or indirect:
1. Sale or exchange, or leasing of any property from the System to a party in interest for less than adequate consideration or from a party in interest to the System for more than adequate consideration;
2. Lending of money or other extension of credit from the System to a party in interest without the receipt of adequate security and a reasonable rate of interest, or from a party in interest to the System with provision of excessive security or an unreasonably high rate of interest;
3. Furnishing of goods, services or facilities from the System to a party in interest for less than adequate consideration, or from a party in interest to the System for more than adequate consideration; or
4. Transfer to, or use by or for the benefit of, a party in interest of any assets of the System for less than adequate consideration.
B. A fiduciary with respect to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall not:
1. Deal with the assets of the System in the fiduciary's own interest or for the fiduciary's own account;
2. In the fiduciary's individual or any other capacity act in any transaction involving the System on behalf of a party whose interests are adverse to the interests of the System or the interests of its participants or beneficiaries; or
3. Receive any consideration for the fiduciary's own personal account from any party dealing with the System in connection with a transaction involving the assets of the System.
C. A fiduciary with respect to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System may:
1. Invest all or part of the assets of the System in deposits which bear a reasonable interest rate in a bank or similar financial institution supervised by the United States or a state, if such bank or other institution is a fiduciary of such plan; or
2. Provide any ancillary service by a bank or similar financial institution supervised by the United States or a state, if such bank or other institution is a fiduciary of such plan.
D. A person or a financial institution is a fiduciary with respect to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System to the extent that the person or the financial institution:
1. Exercises any discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting management of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System or exercises any authority or control respecting management or disposition of the assets of the System;
2. Renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation, direct or indirect, with respect to any monies or other property of the System, or has any authority or responsibility to do so; or
3. Has any discretionary authority or discretionary responsibility in the administration of the System.
E. In addition to any other prohibitions contained in this section, the Board may not engage in a transaction prohibited by Section 503(b) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 321, § 36, operative July 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 257, § 32, eff. July 1, 1999.