Subsidiaries

Sec. 8. (a) A corporate fiduciary may: (1) exercise any power through a subsidiary; and (2) purchase, own, and hold shares of stock of a subsidiary. (b) A subsidiary of a corporate fiduciary may not: (1) exercise a power that the corporate fiduciary could not exercise; or (2) engage in an activity in which the corporate fiduciary would not be permitted to engage. (c) A corporate fiduciary may acquire or establish a subsidiary by submitting an application to the department containing a complete description of the corporate fiduciary's investment in the subsidiary and the activity to be conducted. (d) The department shall review a corporate fiduciary's application to acquire or establish a subsidiary to determine: (1) whether the proposed activities are legally permissible; and (2) whether the proposal endangers the safety and soundness of the corporate fiduciary. The director shall either approve or disapprove the application within sixty (60) days after the date on which the department receives the application. The period for approval or disapproval may be extended by the department based on a determination that additional information from the corporate fiduciary or additional time for analysis is required. (e) Each subsidiary of a corporate fiduciary is subject to examination by the department to the same extent as though the subsidiary were included within the legal entity of the corporate fiduciary.