As used in this chapter:
(a) “Governmental investor” means the Treasurer, the Teachers’ Retirement Board, and the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System. “Governmental investor” also means each county treasurer, each city treasurer, each public governing or investing body or public investing officer, who exercises investment discretion over public funds in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or over public pension or retirement funds in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000).
(b) “Soft dollar and directed brokerage arrangements” means the brokerage and research services described by Section 28 (e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 78bb(e)).
(c) “Transaction cost” means the overall cost of the transaction, including, but not limited to, commissions, services, and the price of the securities.
(d) “Responsible” means with the due diligence required of a fiduciary to examine a presented transaction for: necessity of soft dollar services provided and for commission cost; quality of the trade; quality of the broker-dealer’s research; the broker-dealer’s execution capabilities; and the broker-dealer’s quality of service.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 709, Sec. 1.)
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