News Releases

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• 4/1/2021 Treasurer Wooden Shares How First Credit Rating Upgrade For Connecticut In Over 20 Years Will Contribute To Economic Growth; Reacts To Global And U.S. Market Climate; Upgraded Credit Rating, Historic High Budget Reserve Fund, and Strong Cash Position Put Connecticut in Strong Fiscal Position

• 3/31/2021 State Treasurer Wooden Announces First Credit Rating Upgrade For Connecticut In Over 20 Years; Major Credit Rating Agency Sends Strong Signal that Connecticut is Headed on the Right Path Toward a Strong Economic Recovery

• 3/30/2021 Treasurer Wooden’s Investment Strategy Includes Renewable Energy And Increased Demand For Accountability Towards Net Zero Greenhouse Emissions; Climate Change is Key to Ensuring Connecticut’s Economy is on a Sustainable Path

• 3/25/2021 Treasurer Shawn Wooden, Local And Federal Leaders Call On The Legislature To Combat The Growing Racial Wealth Gap By Passing Connecticut “Baby Bonds” Bill, Endorsed By U.S. Senator Blumenthal, U.S. Senator Booker, And Congresswoman DeLauro; Baby Bonds Legislation Will Break Generational Cycles of Poverty While Benefiting Connecticut’s Economy

• 3/24/2021 Thursday: Treasurer Shawn Wooden And Local Leaders Call On The General Assembly To Address The Racial Wealth Gap By Passing Baby Bonds Bill

• 3/22/2021 CHET Advisor 529 Program Shifts To Fidelity For Program And Investment Management; CHET Advisor And Direct 529 Plans Now Offered By Fidelity Investments

• 3/16/2021 Wooden and Magaziner Acknowledge Progress in 48% of Shareholders Voting to Improve Transparency and Accountability Within Company; Wooden and Magaziner Acknowledge Progress in 48% of Shareholders Voting to Improve Transparency and Accountability Within Company

• 3/10/2021 Treasurer Wooden Presents Investment Fund Opportunities In Excess Of $1 Billion AUM, Including In Renewable Energy, Real Estate And Risk Mitigation Hedge Fund Strategies

• 3/1/2021 Treasurer Wooden Releases State Cash Position And Shares How The American Rescue Plan Would Benefit Ct’s Economy; Reacts To Global And U.S. Market Climate

• 2/25/2021 Treasurer Wooden Unveils Enhanced, User-Friendly Online Unclaimed Property Management System for CT; Over $914 Million In Unclaimed Property Waiting For Its Rightful Owners To Claim

• 2/11/2021 Corporate Call to Action: Coalition for Equity & Opportunity (CEO) Announces Commitments to Disclose Workforce Data, Furthering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts; Disclosure of EEO-1 Data Will Provide New Transparency on Workforce Demographics

• 2/10/2021 Connecticut State Treasurer Shawn Wooden Calls On Shareholders To Reject The Compensation Package For Executives Of Amerisourcebergen; Rhode Island Treasurer Joins Effort to Hold Executives Accountable

• 2/10/2021 Treasurer Wooden Announces Over $350m of Commitments; Reviews 2020 Capital Markets and CRPTF Performance Outcomes - Treasurer Wooden Proposes Revisions to the CRPTF’s Domestic Proxy Voting Policies to Address Board Diversity, Director Independence and Climate Change

• 2/8/2021 State Treasurer Shawn Wooden AnnouncesNew Chet 529 College Savings Program Manager, Fidelity Investments; Fidelity Investments Will Help Improve the Ability of Connecticut Families to Save For Higher Education

• 2/1/2021 Budget Improvements Project Potential Surplus For Fiscal Year; Financial Markets Start Year Strong With Volatility