Tag: Seth Magaziner
R.I. performs better than 87% of peer pension plans in FY...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island pension fund has performed better than 87% of its peer pension funds in the fiscal year that ended June...
Tavarozzi named R.I.’s Financial Literacy Teacher of the Year
Maria Tavarozzi, a math teacher at Rogers High School in Newport, has been named Rhode Island’s 2020 Financial Literacy Teacher of the Year by...
Providence pension crisis won’t vanish on its own
As the long-term economic effects of the pandemic are felt, the Providence pension fund crisis is entering its final act. Providence owes its pensioners...
R.I. pension fund brings in $140M in May
PROVIDENCE – The state pension fund continues to rebound after first-quarter losses, with a 1.69% return bringing in more than $140 million in investments...
Junkin hired as R.I. chief investment officer
PROVIDENCE – Andrew Junkin, a chartered financial analyst, has been hired as the state’s chief investment officer, effective June 22, the R.I. General Treasurer...
Rogers High School teacher honored as Financial Literacy Educator of the...
PROVIDENCE – Maria Tavarozzi, a math teacher at Rogers High School in Newport, was recently honored as the state’s 2020 Financial Literacy Educator of...
R.I. AG, Treasurer’s offices launch new website to protect student-loan borrowers
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...
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
PROVIDENCE – The state pension fund lost nearly $900 million in the first quarter of 2020, with a $600 million hit in March alone...
R.I. Bankers Association: Majority of members accepting PPP applications
PROVIDENCE – While national banks have struggled with the rollout of a fast-moving federal loan program designed to help small businesses cover payroll expenses,...
