Section 28-1-12-8 - Authorization for banks and trust companies to use fiduciary funds in conflict of interest transactions; conditions; notice; required consent(a) Unless otherwise provided in an agreement or a trust, a bank or trust company that holds funds or property as a fiduciary may use the funds or property to purchase from the bank, the trust company, or an affiliate of the bank or trust company a product, service, or security, including an insurance product or security that is underwritten by the bank, the trust company, an affiliate of the bank or trust company, or a syndicate or selling group that includes the bank, the trust company, or an affiliate of the bank or trust company if the:(1) purchase price and any ongoing charges and costs are fair, reasonable, and substantially equivalent to the cost of similar products and services; and(2) purchase complies with IC 30-4-3.5. The compensation for the product, services, or security received by the bank, trust company, an affiliate of the bank or trust company, or a syndicate or selling group that includes the bank, the trust company, or an affiliate of the bank or trust company may be in addition to the compensation that the bank or trust company is otherwise entitled to from the fiduciary account.
(b) A bank or trust company that makes a purchase or sale described in subsection (a) shall disclose, at least annually, to each person entitled to receive statements of account activity from the bank or trust company any purchase or sale made by the bank or trust company during the year. The disclosure must be in writing or an electronic format and include the following:(1) Any capacity in which the bank, the trust company, or an affiliate of the bank or trust company acts for: (A) the issuer of the securities; or(B) the provider of the products or services; that is the subject of the purchase or sale.
(2) A statement that the bank, the trust company, or an affiliate of the bank or trust company has an interest in the subject of the purchase or sale, if applicable.(3) The rate and method by which that compensation was determined.(4) The name, telephone number, street address, and mailing address of an officer of the bank or trust company who may be contacted for further information.(5) A notice that the bank's or trust company's ability to make transactions described in subsection (a) ends upon receipt at any time of a notice of objection by a majority of the persons entitled to receive statements of account activity.(c) The following apply to a purchase or sale under subsection (a):(1) Except as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3), if the fiduciary relationship is a trust or an agency, the trustee or agent shall treat the purchase or sale under subsection (a) as if it were a conflict of interest transaction under IC 30-4-3-5 and shall give any notice and obtain any consent that may be required under IC 30-4-3-5, subject to the following: (A) IC 30-2-14-16 applies to any notice required to be given by a trustee or an agent under this subdivision, subject to the following:(i) If the fiduciary relationship is a revocable trust with one (1) or more living grantors, the trustee must give notice only to the living grantors, who shall be considered to have all income and principal interests in the trust at the time the notice is given. If a grantor is incapacitated, the trustee shall give notice to the grantor's court appointed guardian, the principal under a durable power of attorney, or a co-trustee of the revocable trust, unless the guardian, principal, or co-trustee is the bank or trust company that seeks the consent. If the representative of the incapacitated grantor is the bank or trust company that seeks the consent to a purchase or sale under subsection (a), the trustee shall obtain consent from the court.(ii) If the fiduciary relationship is a revocable trust and the assets of the revocable trust are distributable to one (1) or more other trusts, notice shall be given to the trustees of the other trusts. However, if the bank or trust company that seeks the consent to a purchase or sale under subsection (a) is the trustee of another trust to which the assets of the revocable trust are distributable, the bank or trust company shall give notice to those beneficiaries of the other trust who are entitled to receive statements of account activity from the bank or trust company.(iii) If the fiduciary relationship is an agency, the principal must consent to the purchase or sale under subsection (a) in writing in advance of the transaction. The principal shall be considered to have all income and principal interests in the account at the time the notice of the proposed transaction is given. If the principal is incapacitated, consent must be obtained from the principal's court appointed guardian, unless the guardian of the incapacitated principal is the bank or trust company that seeks the consent. If the guardian of the incapacitated principal is the bank or trust company that seeks the consent, consent to a purchase or sale under subsection (a) must be obtained from the court supervising the principal's guardianship.(B) If the fiduciary relationship is a trust, the following apply with respect to any consent required to be obtained under IC 30-4-3-5(a)(2):(i) Notwithstanding the requirement under IC 30-4-3-5(a)(2)(A) that all interested persons provide written consent to the proposed action, and subject to subdivision (2), a trustee, for a proposed purchase or sale under subsection (a), need only obtain the written consent of a majority of the persons entitled to notice under IC 30-2-14-16, as modified by subdivision (1)(A). However, the trustee must obtain the written consent of at least one (1) beneficiary who is receiving income under the trust at the time of the notice and at least one (1) individual who would receive a distribution of principal if the trust were terminated at the time notice is given.(ii) Upon obtaining the written consents required under item (i), the trustee need not wait until the period to make written objections under IC 30-2-14-16 ends in order to take the proposed action.(2) Any consent granted under subdivision (1)(B)(i) may be revoked by a writing signed by a majority of the persons entitled to notice under IC 30-2-14-16, as modified by subdivision (1)(A). However, the revocation must be signed by:(A) at least one (1) beneficiary who is receiving income under the trust at the time the revocation is signed; and(B) at least one (1) individual who would receive a distribution of principal if the trust were terminated at the time the revocation is signed.(3) The notice and consent otherwise required under subdivision (1) are not required if the purchase or sale under subsection (a) is specifically authorized:(A) in the document creating the fiduciary relationship; orAs added by P.L. 202-2007, SEC.1; P.L. 226-2007, SEC.5. Amended by P.L. 3-2008, SEC.219.