Illinois Statutes Chapter 40. Pensions § 5/22C-121. Management and direction of investments

(a) The board shall have the authority to manage the pension fund assets of the transferor pension funds for the purpose of obtaining a total return on investments for the long term.

(b) The authority of the board to manage pension fund assets and the liability shall begin when there has been a physical transfer of the pension fund assets to the Fund and placed in the custody of the Fund's custodian or custodians, as described in Section 22C-123.

(c) The pension fund assets of the Fund shall be maintained in accounts held outside the State treasury. Moneys in those accounts are not subject to administrative charges or chargebacks, including, but not limited to, those authorized under the State Finance Act.

(d) The board may not delegate its management functions, but it may, but is not required to, arrange to compensate for personalized investment advisory service for any or all investments under its control with any national or state bank or trust company authorized to do a trust business and domiciled in Illinois, other financial institution organized under the laws of Illinois, or an investment advisor who is qualified under the federal Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and is registered under the Illinois Securities Law of 1953. Nothing contained in this Article prevents the board from subscribing to general investment research services available for purchase or use by others. The board shall also have the authority to compensate for accounting services.

(e) This Section does not prohibit the board from directly investing pension fund assets in public market investments, private investments, real estate investments, or other investments authorized by this Code.