News Releases

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• 6/5/2024 Treasurer Russell Announces Successful $450 Million General Obligation Bond Sale Following Positive Rating Outlooks from Moody’s and Fitch

• 9/15/2020 Treasurer Wooden Unanimously Elected to Leadership Role In National Association of State Treasurers

• 12/14/2022 Treasurer Shawn Wooden Announces $200 Million Investment Commitment; Previews 2023 Pacing At Final IAC Meeting

• 9/25/2023 Governor Lamont, Treasurer Russell, and Comptroller Scanlon Announce Transfer of $1.3 Billion To Pay Down Pension Debt

• 8/6/2019 A First for Connecticut: State Treasurer Hires Chief Risk Officer; Critical Role to Focus on Developing Strategies to Manage Investment, Operational, and Enterprise Risk

• 12/8/2021 Treasurer Wooden Announces $100 Million Private Equity Commitment And Presents New Private Equity And Real Assets Investment Opportunities; Real Assets Opportunity Targets Low-Carbon Infrastructure To Confront Climate Risk

• 1/13/2021 Treasurer Wooden Announces Over $250m In Commitments; Presents Additional Private Market Opportunities

• 12/1/2022 Treasurer Wooden Announces $912 Million GO Bond Sale with Record-Setting Retail Orders Following S&P Rating Upgrade; Bond Refunding Saves $20 Million Bringing Total to $296 Million Saved During the Past Four Years

• 10/23/2019 State Treasurers, NYC Comptroller, & Private Institutional Investors Launch Northeast Investors' Diversity Initiative

• 11/10/2021 Treasurer Wooden Announces Nearly $800 Million In Commitments and Presents a Private Equity Investment Opportunity; Wooden Provided a Third Quarter Update to the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds Performance

• 2/28/2022 Treasurer Wooden Directs Divestment of Connecticut’s Pension Funds from Russian-owned Assets; Connecticut Stands in Solidarity with the Ukrainian People during this Unjustified and Unprovoked Attack by Russian Forces

• 5/9/2025 TREASURER RUSSELL APPLAUDS NEW LAW STRENGTHENING THE CONNECTICUT FIREFIGHTERS CANCER RELIEF FUND

• 8/9/2019 CHET Baby Scholars Celebrates 5 Years Of Success; Over 11,000 Connecticut Babies Enrolled in College Savings Program; Partnership with Read to Grow Expanding into 8 Additional Hospitals Throughout CT

• 9/3/2019 Treasurer Wooden Launches National College Savings Month With Special CHET Offer for September; New and Existing CHET Savings Accounts Eligible for $50 Bonus

• 5/4/2020 Wall Street Journal - Private Equity Analyst - Shawn T. Wooden, Connecticut Treasurer