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After Q1 loss, R.I. pension fund earns $450M in April rebound

Financial Services 06/04/2020

PROVIDENCE – After a $900 million loss in the first quarter of 2020, the state pension fund is starting to rebound. Pension investments earned $450...

THE R.I. OFFICE of the Attorney General and the R.I. Office of the General Treasurer launched Thursday a new website, called studentloanrightsri.com, to offer support for student-loan borrowers and ensure them of their rights. / COURTESY STUDENTLOANRIGHTSRI.COM

R.I. AG, Treasurer’s offices launch new website to protect student-loan borrowers

Education 05/28/2020

PROVIDENCE – Nearly a year after the Student Loan Bill of Rights was passed in Rhode Island, the R.I. Office of the General Treasurer...

Investment Metrics ranks R.I. pension fund performance in top 5% in...

Financial Services 05/25/2020

PROVIDENCE – Even with a $900 million loss in the first quarter, the state pension fund outperformed 95% of its public pension counterparts nationwide,...

R.I. pension fund loses $900M in Q1

Financial Services 04/27/2020

PROVIDENCE – The state pension fund lost nearly $900 million in the first quarter of 2020, with a $600 million hit in March alone...

Magaziner, investors secure board diversity commitment from SBA Communications

Financial Services 03/16/2020

PROVIDENCE – An international company that owns and operates wireless communications infrastructure has agreed to meet certain diversity standards and disclosures for its board...

Magaziner pulls pension fund investment from assault weapon manufacturers, private-prison operators

Financial Services 01/27/2020

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s pension system will no longer invest in companies that manufacture assault-style weapons for civilian use or operate private, for-profit prisons,...

Magaziner details actions to boost corporate accountability of pension investees

Financial Services 09/06/2019

PROVIDENCE – An overview released Sept. 3 by the R.I. Office of the General Treasurer details actions the office has taken over the past...

RHODE ISLAND has been named the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against Alphabet Inc. alleging a failure to disclose pertinent information related to a data exposure that occurred on the company's social platform Google+. / BLOOMBERG NEWS/KRISZTIAN BOSCI

R.I. becomes lead plaintiff in class action against Google

Government 01/30/2019

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has been named the lead plaintiff in an investor class action lawsuit against Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google,...