Tag: Seth Magaziner
Magaziner pulls pension fund investment from assault weapon manufacturers, private-prison operators
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,...
In R.I., $23M in property goes unclaimed in 2019
PROVIDENCE – Unclaimed property identified by the state last year increased by $23 million, to $389 million, Treasurer Seth Magaziner said on Monday.
The Office...
R.I. injects $10M into small-business loan program
PROVIDENCE – The state is injecting a fresh infusion of $10 million into the Small Business Loan Program known as BankLOCAL, which incentivizes local...
Magaziner highlights efforts to boost individual buyers for state bonds
PROVIDENCE – R.I. General Treasurer Seth Magaziner has launched a campaign to encourage Rhode Islanders to purchase state bonds to support school construction, clean...
Magaziner, other investors put financial muscle behind diversity initiative
PROVIDENCE – R.I. General Treasurer Seth Magaziner, along with government and institutional investors from states across the region, announced last week the Northeast Investors’...
Five Questions With: Seth Magaziner
Seth Magaziner is serving his second four-year term as Rhode Island’s general treasurer after being reelected in November 2018.
Magaziner graduated from Brown University,...
Student Loan Bill of Rights provides new protections for R.I....
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and other Rhode Island officials gathered Monday at the State House Library for a ceremonial signing of the...
R.I. gets $269M federal loan to help clean up Narragansett Bay
EAST PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island authorities have received a $268.7 million federal loan to help pay for construction of a 2.2-mile sewage containment tunnel...
Magaziner details actions to boost corporate accountability of pension investees
PROVIDENCE – An overview released Sept. 3 by the R.I. Office of the General Treasurer details actions the office has taken over the past...
R.I. pension plan sees 6.5% return in FY19
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island state worker pension plan had a one-year rate of return in fiscal 2019 of 6.5%, according to a report...

















