Investment managers

Terms of appointment of investment managers9

1

An investment manager must be appointed on the terms set out in paragraphs (2) to (7).

2

The administering authority must be able to terminate the appointment by giving not more than one month’s notice.

3

The investment manager must report to the authority at least once every three months on the action the investment manager has taken on behalf of the authority.

4

The investment manager must comply with all of the authority’s instructions, except in circumstances permitted by the investment manager’s terms of appointment.

5

In managing the fund the investment manager must take into account—

a

that fund money must be invested in a wide variety of investments;

b

the suitability for the fund of particular types of investment, or of any particular investment; and

c

the administering authority’s statement of investment principles.

6

But paragraph (5)(a) does not apply where the investment manager only manages part of the fund and the terms of the investment manager’s appointment provide that it does not apply.

7

The investment manager must not make investments which would contravene the authority’s statement of investment principles or regulation 14.

8

In determining the investment manager’s terms of appointment, the authority must take proper advice.