Multi-institutional common trust funds
Wis. Stat. § 223.056
in effectIn addition to the powers granted in s. 223.055, any bank or trust company qualified to act as a fiduciary in this state may:
(1) Establish, alone or jointly with one or more other banks or trust companies, common trust funds for the purpose of furnishing investments to itself as fiduciary, to itself and others as cofiduciaries, to other banks or trust companies as fiduciaries and to other banks or trust companies and others as cofiduciaries.
(2) Operate, either alone or jointly with one or more other banks or trust companies, such common trust funds.
(3) As a fiduciary or cofiduciary, invest funds which it lawfully holds for investment in interests in common trust funds administered by itself or by any bank or trust company organized under the laws of any state or the United States, if such investment is not prohibited by the instrument, judgment, decree or order creating such fiduciary relationship, and if, in the case of cofiduciaries, the bank or trust company procures the consent of its cofiduciaries to such investment. This subsection applies to fiduciary relationships now in existence or hereafter created. Section 223.055 (2) and (3) applies to common trust funds established under this section and the banks and trust companies operating these common trust funds.
(4) For the purposes of ss. 223.055 and this section, the term “fiduciary” shall include a managing agent.
Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/223.056Fetched: 10/7/2026