(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Fund” means any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 80a-1 et seq.), as amended from time to time.

(2) “Trust” means any court trust or private trust.

(3) “Trust Law” means Division 9 (commencing with Section 15000) of the Probate Code.

(b) Within the standards established by trust law, including, but not limited to, Division 9 (commencing with Section 15000) of the Probate Code, a trust company acting in any capacity under a trust may, in the exercise of its investment discretion unless the trust instrument provides expressly to the contrary, invest and reinvest in the securities of or other interests in any fund to which the trust company or its affiliate is providing services including, but not limited to, services as an investment adviser, sponsor, distributor, custodian, agent, registrar, administrator, servicer, or manager, and for which the trust company or its affiliate receives compensation.

(c) Before or within 30 days after the initial investment upon the exercise of discretionary powers authorized by subdivision (b), the trust company, acting in any capacity under a trust, shall furnish written notice of the exercise of the discretionary powers and a copy of the prospectus relating to the securities to all persons to whom the trust company is required to render statements of account pursuant to applicable provisions of the Trust Law or to whom the trust company regularly provides a statement of account unless specifically waived in writing.

(d) With respect to any trust so invested, the trust company shall disclose to all persons identified in subdivision (c), at least annually by prospectus, statement of account, or other written notice, a brief description of the fees or rates charged by the trust company and its affiliates for its services as investment adviser or investment manager to the fund.

(e) In connection with an investment or reinvestment authorized by subdivision (b), the portion of compensation a trust company receives from the trust reasonably attributable to investment advisory or investment management services to the trust shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an amount equal to compensation that is received by the trust company or its affiliates for providing investment advisory or investment management services to the fund for the portion of the trust invested in the fund.

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)