7209 - Mutual funds.
§ 7209. Mutual funds. Notwithstanding that a bank or trust company or an affiliate provides services to the investment company or investment trust, including that of an investment advisor, custodian, transfer agent, registrar, sponsor, distributor or manager, and receives reasonable compensation for those services and notwithstanding any other provision of law, a bank or trust company acting as a fiduciary, agent or otherwise may invest and reinvest in a mutual fund if the portfolio of the mutual fund consists substantially of investments not prohibited by the governing instrument. With respect to any funds invested, the basis upon which compensation is calculated, expressed as a percentage of asset value or otherwise, shall be disclosed by prospectus, account statement or otherwise to all persons to whom statements of the account are rendered. Cross References. Section 7209 is referred to in section 7772 of this title.