Texas Statutes
Article 6243e.2(1). Firefighters' Relief and Retirement Fund in Municipalities of at Least 1,600,000 Population
Section 2B. Report on Investments by Independent Investment Consultant

Sec. 2B. REPORT ON INVESTMENTS BY INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT CONSULTANT. At least once every three years, the board shall hire an independent investment consultant to conduct a review of fund investments and submit a report to the board and the municipality concerning the review or demonstrate in the fund's annual financial report that the review was conducted. The independent investment consultant shall review and report on at least the following:
(1) the fund's compliance with its investment policy statement, ethics policies, including policies concerning the acceptance of gifts, and policies concerning insider trading;
(2) the fund's asset allocation, including a review and discussion of the various risks, objectives, and expected future cash flows;
(3) the fund's portfolio structure, including the fund's need for liquidity, cash income, real return, and inflation protection and the active, passive, or index approaches for different portions of the portfolio;
(4) investment manager performance reviews and an evaluation of the processes used to retain and evaluate managers;
(5) benchmarks used for each asset class and individual manager;
(6) an evaluation of fees and trading costs;
(7) an evaluation of any leverage, foreign exchange, or other hedging transaction; and
(8) an evaluation of investment-related disclosures in the fund's annual reports.

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Title 109 - Pensions

Article 6243e.2(1). Firefighters' Relief and Retirement Fund in Municipalities of at Least 1,600,000 Population

Section 1. Definitions

Section 1A. Interpretation of Article

Section 1B. Fiscal Year

Section 1C. Alternative Retirement Plans

Section 1D. Requirements for Certain Cash Balance Retirement Plans

Section 1E. Conflict of Law

Section 2. Fund and Board of Trustees

Section 2A. Qualifications of Municipal Actuary

Section 2B. Report on Investments by Independent Investment Consultant

Section 3. Other Powers of the Board

Section 3A. Certain Alterations by Local Agreement

Section 4. Service Pension Benefits

Section 5. Deferred Retirement Option Plan

Section 5A. Post-Retirement Option Plan

Section 6. Disability Pension Benefits

Section 7. Death Benefits

Section 8. Deferred Pension at Age 50; Refund of Contributions

Section 9. Proof of Continued Disability

Section 10. Nonstatutory Benefit Increases

Section 10A. Annual Supplemental Benefit for Certain Retired Members and Eligible Survivors

Section 10B. Additional Lump-Sum Retirement or Death Benefit

Section 11. General Provisions for Calculation and Payment of Benefits

Section 12. Appeals of Benefit Decisions

Section 13. Membership and Member Contributions

Section 13A. Municipal Contributions

Section 13B. Risk Sharing Valuation Studies

Section 13C. Initial Risk Sharing Valuation Studies; Corridor Midpoint

Section 13D. Actuarial Experience Studies

Section 13E. Municipal Contribution Rate When Estimated Municipal Contribution Rate Lower Than Corridor Midpoint; Authorization for Certain Adjustments

Section 13F. Municipal Contribution Rate When Estimated Municipal Contribution Rate Equal to or Greater Than Corridor Midpoint; Authorization for Certain Adjustments

Section 13G. Interpretation of Certain Risk Sharing Provisions; Unilateral Decisions and Actions Prohibited

Section 13H. State Pension Review Board; Report

Section 14. Internal Revenue Code Limitations

Section 15. Exemption of Benefits From Judicial Process

Section 16. Service Credit for Members Previously Members of Similar Funds

Section 17. Confidentiality of Information About Members or Beneficiaries

Section 18. Proportional Retirement Program