(a) At least once a year, the governing board of each Connecticut bank shall adopt an investment policy governing investments made pursuant to sections 36a-275 to 36a-277, inclusive. No Connecticut bank shall make any investment pursuant to said sections unless the purchase and holding of such investment is consistent with the Connecticut bank's investment policy. The policy shall establish standards for the making of prudent investments, which standards shall include, but not be limited to, (1) the rating of individual investments by rating services recognized by the commissioner, if any, and (2) standards for diversification of the Connecticut bank's investment portfolio among industry categories. The policy shall provide for frequent and periodic review by the Connecticut bank of investments made pursuant to this policy, and shall provide for the reasonable and expeditious divestiture of investments which the bank, upon its review, no longer deems prudent or consistent with the Connecticut bank's investment policy. The investment policy and any investment made pursuant to the policy shall be subject to the supervision of the commissioner concerning safe and sound banking practices.
(b) At least semiannually, the governing board of each Connecticut bank shall review investments made by the Connecticut bank pursuant to sections 36a-275 to 36a-277, inclusive. The minutes of the meetings of such governing board shall recite the results of each such review. The governing board shall cause the Connecticut bank to use reasonable efforts to divest as expeditiously as possible any investment which the governing board, upon its semiannual review, no longer deems prudent or consistent with the Connecticut bank's investment policy.
(P.A. 96-44, S. 1.)
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 36a - The Banking Law of Connecticut
Chapter 665 - Powers, Loans and Investments
Section 36a-250. - Powers of Connecticut banks.
Section 36a-251. - Transactions requiring commissioner's approval. Maximum aggregate investments.
Section 36a-251a. - Actions taken pursuant to commissioner's discretionary powers. Annual report.
Section 36a-260. - Loans. Loan policies. Loan review policies. Assessment of loan reviews.
Section 36a-261. (Formerly Sec. 36-99). - Mortgage loans.
Section 36a-263. - Insider loans.
Section 36a-265. (Formerly Sec. 36-9g). - Alternative mortgage loan.
Section 36a-275. - Investments in debt securities and debt mutual funds.
Section 36a-276. - Investments in equity securities and equity mutual funds.
Section 36a-277. - Social purpose investments.
Section 36a-278 and 36a-279. - Investment in commercial paper. Leeway.
Section 36a-280. - Investment policy of bank governing board. Review by board.
Section 36a-285. (Formerly Sec. 36-142). - Savings banks life insurance.
Section 36a-286. - Investments and loans held by Connecticut banks on January 1, 1995.
Section 36a-287. - Compliance with federal Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act.