Except as provided below (Table 3), the weighted-average life of an investment for purposes of §§702.106(c) and 702.107(c) is defined pursuant to §702.2(m):

(a) Registered investment companies and collective investment funds.

(1) For investments in registered investment companies (e.g., mutual funds) and collective investment funds, the weighted-average life is defined as the maximum weighted-average life disclosed, directly or indirectly, in the prospectus or trust instrument;

(2) For investments in money market funds, as defined in 17 CFR 270.2a-7, and collective investment funds operated in accordance with short-term investment fund rules set forth in 12 CFR 9.18(b)(4)(ii)(B)(1)-(3), the weighted-average life is defined as one (1) year or less; and

(3) For other investments in registered investment companies or collective investment funds, the weighted-average life is defined as greater than five (5) years, but less than or equal to seven (7) years;

(b) Callable fixed-rate debt obligations and deposits. For fixed-rate debt obligations and deposits that are callable in whole, the weighted-average life is defined as the period remaining to the maturity date;

(c) Variable-rate debt obligations and deposits. For variable-rate debt obligations and deposits, the weighted-average life is defined as the period remaining to the next rate adjustment date;

(d) Capital in mixed-ownership Government corporations and corporate credit unions. For capital stock in mixed-ownership Government corporations, as defined in 31 U.S.C. 9101(2), and perpetual and nonperpetual capital in corporate credit unions, as defined in 12 CFR 704.2, the weighted-average life is defined as greater than one (1) year, but less than or equal to three years;

(e) Investments in CUSOs. For investments in CUSOs (as defined in §702.2(d)), the weighted-average life is defined as greater than one (1) year, but less than or equal to three (3) years; and

(f) Other equity securities. For other equity securities, the weighted average life is defined as greater than ten (10) years.

[65 FR 44966, July 20, 2000, as amended at 67 FR 71088, Nov. 29, 2002; 75 FR 64826, Oct. 20, 2010]