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• 8/3/2021 Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden Announces New Chief Investment Officer for State’s $40b Pension Fund; Wright brings broad asset class experience managing multi-billion dollar pension funds.

• 8/2/2021 Treasurer Wooden Shares Updates on Connecticut Economy, Bond Issuance; Reacts to Delta Variant Affecting U.S. Markets; State Maintains Strong Cash Position, Successfully Sells $1B of Bonds to Improve Infrastructure, Increase Jobs, and Economic Activity Statewide

• 7/22/2021 Statement From State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden On $1b In Bonding For Connecticut Schools, Transportation & Crumbling Foundations; The State Bond Commission Passed $1B in Bonding Today for Much Needed Improvements to Connecticut’s Infrastructure, Schools, While Creating Jobs and Bolstering the Economy

• 7/14/2021 Treasurer Wooden Announces Over $450 Million In Commitments And Presents Real Assets And Private Equity Investment Opportunities; Wooden Provided First Quarter Results for the Connecticut Inclusive Investment Initiative

• 7/1/2021 CT Makes History! Today, CT Baby Bonds Became Available for All CT Children Born into Poverty; First State in The Nation to Pass Baby Bonds Program; Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden Was Joined by Elected Officials, Subject Matter Experts, And an Expecting Mother on Husky To Officially Celebrate The Launch Of Ct Baby Bonds

• 7/1/2021 Treasurer Wooden Shares Projected $1.2 Billion Payment Towards Unfunded Pension Liabilities Due To Historically High Rainy Day Fund; Reacts To Global And U.S. Market Climate; Wooden Reflects on Legislative Session; Legislature Passed Equitable Bipartisan Budget and Supported CT Baby Bonds, which Starting Today will help Children Born into Poverty

• 6/30/2021 CT Baby Bonds Signed Into Law; Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden Champions Model Equity Legislation; CT Baby Bonds Creates a Trust for Children Born into Poverty Designed to Break Generational Poverty and Narrow the Wealth Gap

• 6/30/2021 Media Alert - Tomorrow: Treasurer Wooden, Legislative Leaders, Advocates And Economists Celebrate Ct Baby Bonds Program Becoming Available For Children Born Into Poverty; Wooden Offers Nation A Model Program To Combat Generational Poverty And Narrow Wealth Gap

• 6/23/2021 Statement Wooden on Historic Bipartisan Budget Being Signed Into Law; CT Budget Includes Cutting Costs To Municipal Pension Systems, Expanding K-8 Financial Literacy Programs and More

• 6/10/2021 Statement From State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden On Passage Of Historic State Budget; Ct Biennial Budget Includes Ct Baby Bonds Program Championed By Treasurer Wooden

• 6/9/2021 Treasurer Wooden’s Baby Bonds Proposal Makes History; Ct Becomes First State To Pass Baby Bonds, Leading The Nation In Addressing Generational Poverty With An Innovative Approach; CT Baby Bonds Is The Most Direct Way To Address Long-Standing Economic Disparities And Generational Racial Wealth Gaps

• 6/9/2021 Treasurer Wooden Announces Over $650 Million In Commitments And Presents Real Assets And Private Equity Investment Opportunities; Hamilton Lane Provided an Overview of the Strategic Plans for Private Equity and Private Credit Allocations

• 6/1/2021 Treasurer Wooden Shares Economic Outlook Following Latest Credit Rating Upgrade Of The Special Tax Obligation, Transportation Infrastructure Bonds And Successful $1 Billion General Obligation Bond Sale; Wooden Reacts To Historic High Rainy Day Fund, Global And U.S. Market Climate

• 5/20/2021 Connecticut Completes Successful $1 Billion General Obligation Bond Sale; Funding Projects Statewide & Saving Taxpayers Over $60 Million Through Bond Refinancing; Inaugural Sale of “Social Bonds” Following Four Historic Credit Rating Upgrades

• 5/18/2021 Coalition of 18 Financial Institutions Commits to Measurable Plan to Improve Economic and Racial Equity; Initiative aims for the financial services industry to unlock up to $30 billion in economic impact for underserved communities over the next five years