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September 18, 2019
Letter from institutional investors, including Treasurer
Wooden, to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on
the importance of the shareholder proposal process and
concerns about a Rule 14a-8 rulemaking. 129 investors
signed the letter representing current total assets of
$525 billion.
November 13, 2018
Letter
from institutional investors, including Treasurer
Nappier, to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on
the importance and benefits of shareholder proposals and
proxy voting
November 1, 2018
Letter
from institutional investors, including Treasurer
Nappier, to Tesla, Inc. calling on the company to
commence a renewal of the board of directors, including
separation of the positions of chair and CEO, a robust
refreshment plan, improved
director independence, development of a diverse
candidate pool, proxy access, annual director
elections, and strengthened clawback provisions
October 1, 2018
Letter
from institutional investors, including Treasurer
Nappier, and associated organizations to the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission asking the commission
to "promptly initiate rule-making to develop mandatory
rules for public companies to disclose high-quality,
comparable, decision-useful environmental, social and
governance information."
September 14, 2018
Letter from Treasurer Nappier to
The Connecticut Post responding to a letter about the
unclaimed property program, pointing out inaccuracies
and describing the program's ongoing, comprehensive
outreach effort
August 30, 2018
Letter
from Treasurer Nappier to
The Connecticut Post responding to an article on the
State's bond sale in August 2018, saying the article
mischaracterized the sale and the State is heading in the
right direction
April 27, 2018
Letter from Treasurer Nappier
in Response to Republican Leader Klarides' Questions
Concerning the Contract Assistance Agreement with the
City of Hartford
April 20, 2018
Letter from Treasurer Nappier to State Senators Michael
McLachlan and Scott Frantz concerning the impact of the
Contract Assistance Agreement for the City of Hartford
on the State's bond rating
April 16, 2018
Letter from institutional investors, including Treasurer
Nappier, urging Ford Motor Company to publicly express
opposition to changes to the standards that would lead
to increases in greenhouse gas emissions
April 16, 2018
Letter from institutional investors, including Treasurer
Nappier, urging General Motors Company to publicly
express opposition to changes to the standards that
would lead to increases in greenhosue gas emissions
April 6, 2018
Letter from Treasurer Nappier to Congressional
Delegation Expressing Support for H.R. 5003, An Act to
Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Renistate
Advance Refunding Bonds
March 31, 2018
Letter from Treasurer Nappier to Senate Democratic
Leaders in General Assembly concerning State Assistance
to The City of Hartford
March 31, 2018
Letter from Treasurer Nappier to Republican Leaders in
General Assembly concerning State Assistance to The City
of Hartford
February 27, 2018
Letter from the Council of Institutional Investors and
48 investors and investor organizations, including
Treasurer Nappier, to the U.S. Senate Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs opposing
legislation related to proxy advisory firms
January 26, 2018
Letter
from institutional investors, including Treasurer
Nappier, to Ford Motor Company voicing concern that the
company's current and future fleet emissions are not
consistent with the Paris Agreement's climate goals and
the global commitment to a clean energy transition
December 15, 2017
Letter
from institutional investors, including Treasurer
Nappier, to General Motors voicing concern that the
company's current and future fleet emissions are not
consistent with the Paris Agreement's climate goals and
the global commitment to a clean energy transition
November 9, 2017
Letter
from the Council of Institutional Investors and 45
investors and investor organizations, including Treasurer
Nappier, to the U.S. House Committee on Financial
Services opposing legislation related to proxy advisory
firms
October 5, 2017
Letter
from institutional investors, including Treasurer
Nappier, to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
concerning greenhouse gas emissions standards for
light-duty vehicles
October 2, 2017
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
in support of "Rulemaking Petition to Require Issuers to
Disclose Information About Ther Human Capital Management
Policies, Practices, and Performance"
June 28, 2017
Letter from Treasurer Nappier to Legislators concerning
proposals to cap bond issuance and to encourage the
passage of House Bill 7321
June 5, 2017
State Treasurers, Comptrollers and CII Endorse Right to
File Shareholder Proposals
May 16, 2017
Letter
from institutional investors, including Treasurer
Nappier, to members of Congress, raising concerns about
several provisions in the Financial Choice Act of 2017,
saying the provisions would "threaten prudent safeguards
for oversight of companies and markets"
April 10, 2017
Letter
from institutional investors, including the Connecticut
Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, to Tesla Inc., requesting a
meeting "to discuss areas in which Tesla's corporate
governance may be strengthened."
February 27. 2017
Letter
to Senator Patrick Leahy and the Connecticut Congressional
delegation expressing concerns with Judge Neil M.
Gorsuch's record concerning the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act
February 21. 2017
Letter
from institutional investors, includng Treasurer
Nappier, to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas
elected officials, opposing Texas Senate Bill 6 and any
other legislation "that is hostile to LGBT people."
"Discriminatory legislation such as SB6 is bad for Texas
businesses and investors in those businesses," the
letter stated.
February 17. 2017
Letter
to Senators Blumenthal and Murphy, urging a "no" vote on House
Joint Resolutions 66 and 67, repealing a U.S. Department
of Labor regulation regarding state-administered
retirement programs for private sector workers
January 31, 2017
Letter
to Legislative Leadership Concerning Agreement on Funding of
State Employees' Pensions Between the State of
Connecticut and the State Employees' Bargaining Agent
Coalition
December 30, 2016
Letter
from institutional investors, including the Office of the
Connecticut State Treasurer, to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of
Transportation, expressing support for EPA's proposed
determination that 2022-2025 model year light-duty
vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions standards remain
appropriate
(January
6, 2017 updated letter)
November 17, 2016
Letter from business and investor community, including
Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, to
President-Elect Trump, President Obama, members of the
U.S. Congress and Global Leaders at Conference of the
Parties (COP) 22, affirming commitment to addressing
climate change through the implementation of the Paris
Climate Agreement
October 19, 2016
Letter
to the Connecticut Congressional delegation -- U.S.
Senators Richard Blumenthal and Christopher Murphy and
U.S. Reps. John Larson, Joe Courtney, Rosa DeLauro,
James Hines and Elizabeth Esty -- raising
concerns about proposed legislation that would tighten
regulation of proxy advisory firms to the detriment of the
Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds
September 26, 2016
Statement by investors, including Treasurer Nappier,
calling for repeal of North Carolina's House Bill 2,
saying "Not only does the bill invalidate the human
rights of individuals across the state, but it also has
troubling financial implications for the investment
climate in North Carolina." (Press
Release)
September 6, 2016
Letter
from the Council of Institutional Investors, co-signed by 30
members, including Treasurer Nappier, to the U.S. Senate's
Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, raising
concerns about proposed legislation that would tighten
regulation of proxy advisory firms to the detriment of pension
funds and other institutional investors
August 24, 2016
Letter
from 130 institutional investors, including the Connecticut
Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, urging the G20 heads of state
to ratify the Paris Climate Agreement in 2016 and calling on
their nations to double investment in clean energy, tighten
climate disclosure mandates, develop carbon pricing, and phase
out fossil fuel subsidies
August 3, 2016
Letter to
The Norwich Bulletin commenting on why bond premiums are
issued and how they are used; "There are better ways to use bond
premiums," writes Treasurer Nappier
July 22, 2016
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and other federal
agencies concerning "Incentive-based Compensation Arrangements,"
supporting a comprehensive solution to the regulation of
excessive executive compensation
July 20, 2016
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission commenting
on "Business and Financial Disclosure Required by Regulation
S-K," with a focus on substantive enhancements in disclosures
regarding sustainability and public policy issues
July 20, 2016
Letter
from Treasurer Nappier and other asset owners and
managers to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
commenting
on "Business and Financial Disclosure Required by Regulation
S-K," urging the SEC to improve reporting of material
sustainability risks in issuers' filings
June 21, 2016
Letter
from investors, including Treasurer Nappier, to the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission, requesting that the Commission focus on
climate change and carbon asset risk as material issues and take
steps to improve disclosure by registrants on how these issues
are impacting their businesses
May 3, 2016
Letter to Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim and Legislative
Leadership Concerning Bridgeport's Proposal To Modify
Contributions to the Municipal Employees' Retirement System
May 3, 2016
Letter
to Legislative Leadership Raising Concerns About the Sweep of
Funds from the Connecticut Green Bank
April 21, 2016
Letter to the editor in response to The Journal Inquirer
editorial concerning hedge fund investments
February 12, 2016
Letter to
Moody's Investor Service commenting on the rating
agency's proposed approach and methodology for Green Bonds
assessment
October 6, 2015
Letter to The Wall Street Journal in response to
article about the State's ability to meet its pension
obligations, attractiveness of State bonds, and investment
performance
October 1, 2015
Letter from investors, who are members of the Investor
Network on Climate Risk, including Treasurer Nappier, to
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S.
Department of Transportation concerning greenhouse gas
emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium- and
heavy-duty engines and vehicles
August 28, 2015
Investors, including Treasurer Nappier, ask corporate supporters
of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to oppose the organization's
efforts to thwart the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean
Power Plan
Sample Letter
List of Companies Receiving Letter
July 21, 2015
Letter to the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System concerning a
proposed rule allowing banks to hold certain municipal securities in their
portfolios as eligible liquid assets
July 2, 2015
"State's Investment Decisions": Letter to
Journal Inquirer in response to editorial about pension
fund's investment in Tenet Healthcare
May 25, 2015
Letter
from Treasurer Nappier and other institutional investors
managing funds valued at more than $12 trillion to the finance
ministers in the Group of 7, urging them to support the
inclusion of a long-term emissions reduction goal in the
international climate agreement due to be finalized in Paris,
France, in December 2015
urging them to support the inclusion of a long-term
emissions reduction goal in the international
climate agreement due to be sealed in Paris in
December. - See more at:
http://www.iigcc.org/publications/publication/open-letter-to-finance-ministers-in-the-group-of-seven-g-7#sthash.ywuft3pQ.dpuf
urging them to support the inclusion of a long-term
emissions reduction goal in the international
climate agreement due to be sealed in Paris in
December. - See more at:
http://www.iigcc.org/publications/publication/open-letter-to-finance-ministers-in-the-group-of-seven-g-7#sthash.ywuft3pQ.dpuf
April 29, 2015
Letter from Treasurer Nappier to General Assembly on Two Issues:
Enactment of Legislation on Bond Premiums and Fixing a Shortfall
in the Debt Service Budget
w/Fact Sheet
March 31, 2015
Letter
from Treasurer Nappier and other institutional investors calling
on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to strengthen the
disclosure of corporate board gender, race and ethnic diversity
March 16, 2015
Letter to
Bloomberg News concerning article with misleading
comparison between Connecticut and Massachusetts debt offerings
February 27, 2015
Letter to U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy
Supporting Senate Bill To Improve 529 College Savings Plans
February 20, 2015
Letter to
Governor Dannel P. Malloy concerning debt service expenditures in
his proposed FY 2016/2017 State Budget
December 10, 2014
Letter to The Hartford Courant: "Nothing
Deceptive About State Bond Premiums"
September 18, 2014
Institutional Investors, Including Connecticut Retirement Plans
and Trust Funds, Issue 2014 Global Investor Statement
on Climate Change, In Which They Call for Carbon
Pricing, Global Climate Deal
August 27, 2014
Letter to
the Government Accounting Standards Board Concerning
Accounting and Financial Reporting for Post-Employment Benefits
Other than Pensions
June 2, 2014
Letter to
President Barack Obama from Treasurer Nappier and other
institutional investors supporting the creation of carbon
pollution standards for new and existing power plants and
applauding the Environmental Protection Agency for proposing
rules that would reduce the impact of climate change and boost
the burgeoning clean energy economy
April 28, 2014
Letter from
Treasurer Nappier and other institutional investors to the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission supporting rules to improve transparency and
governance in the extractives sector, which includes the oil,
gas and mining industries
April 28, 2014
Letter
from the State Treasurer's Office and other institutional investors to the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission concerning rules promoting efficient capital markets by providing
investors in the extractives sector with valuable factual information on risk profiles and
company performance
March 17, 2014
Letter to Public Accounting Oversight Board concerning
transparency of auditing services
February 14, 2014
Response to The Journal Inquirer
editorial concerning pension fund investment return- Revised
02/28/14
January 31, 2014
Letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and
Federal Reserve System concerning municipal securities and
whether large banks may hold these securities in their
portfolios as eligible liquid assets
December 3, 2013
Letter to The Wilton Daily Voice in
response to State Rep. Gail Lavielle's letter concerning
bonding decisions December 2, 2013
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
concerning pay ratio disclosure
September 20, 2013
Letter to
President Barack Obama from Treasurer Nappier and other
institutional investors supporting a national Carbon
Pollution Standard for new power plants
September 17, 2013
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
concerning the regulation of money market funds
June 6, 2013
Letter to the Tribune Company Board concerning the sale of
The Hartford Courant
May 28, 2013
Statement on the potential sale of the Tribune Company in
response to inquiry from The Journal Inquirer
May 16, 2013
Joint investor statement regarding tragedies in the apparel
manufacturing sector in Bangladesh
May 2, 2013
Letter to Congressional Delegation supporting the Savings
Enhancement for Education in College Act
April 15, 2013
Letter from the National Association of State Treasurers
asking Congress not to repeal the municipal bond tax
exemption
April 3, 2013
Letter asking Congress not to repeal the tax-exempt status of
municipal bonds and recommending deficit reduction idea
through elimination of market discount rule
March, 2013
Treasurer Nappier's Letter in Governing Magazine: Pension
Obligation Bonds
October 24, 2012
Letter of support from the Investor Network for Climate Risk
supporting the extension of the Production Tax Credit for wind
energy
September 21, 2012
Letter to Moody's Investor Service concerning Adjustments to
U.S., State and Local Government Reported Pension Data
August 29, 2012
"Connecticut Funds Weathered Fiscal Storms": Response to
The Waterbury Republican-American
editorial "Deceptive Percentages" June 28, 2012
Thirty Percent Coalition urges S & P 500 companies to add
women to their boards
June 21, 2012
Response to The Journal Inquirer editorial concerning
the signing of SB 29, expanding bonding authority
April 30, 2012
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of
the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve and Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation concerning the "Volcker Rule"
to implement Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act
March 16, 2012
Comments to the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
on "Preliminary Views Project - Economic Condition Reporting:
Financial Projections"
January 23, 2012
Letter to The Daily Greenwich Editor concerning interfund
transfers
January 10, 2012
Letter to the NorwalkPlus.com Editor concerning interfund
transfers
February 22, 2011
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
concerning the proposal to include board members of
quasi-public and other governmental agencies as Municipal
Advisors
November 30, 2010
Letter to Governor M. Jodi Rell concerning the timing of the
sale of Economic Recovery Revenue Bonds
November 18, 2010
Comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
concerning implementation of "Say on Pay"
November 15, 2010
Comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on
implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act
October 18, 2010
Comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
concerning the Commisison's "Concept Release" on the U.S.
Proxy System
September 13, 2010
Comments to the U.S.Treasury on its proposed financial
education core competencies
September 7, 2010
Letter to Governor M. Jodi Rell concerning the State's
Post-Employment Benefits Commission
August 19, 2010
Media Advisory and Letter to Governor M. Jodi Rell
addressing misconceptions about the state's cash
management policies
August 13, 2010
Letter to the State Bond Commission concerning the timing of
the sale of General Obligation bonds.
March 8, 2010
Letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and
Urban Affairs recommending a single credit rating scale for
all types of debt
March 4, 2010
Letter to Congressional Leadership concerning interest rate
subsidies for school bonds in Jobs Bill
March 3, 2010
Investor Network on Climate Risk Press Release - In Letter, Investors
Managing $2.1 Trillion in Assets Praise U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission for Climate Disclosure
February 23, 2010
Letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs concerning corporate governance provisions in
Senate finance legislation on financial reform
January 27, 2010
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
concerning the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's
Electronic Municipal Market Access system
January 19, 2010
Supplemental Comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission on the proposed rule to facilitate director
nominations
November 18, 2009
Letter to The Hon. Christopher Dodd, Chairman, Senate
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, concerning
corporate governance provisions in Senate finance legislation
on financial reform
September 15, 2009
Comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on
proxy disclosure
September 17, 2009
Investor Statement by the Investor Network on Climate Risk on
the urgent need for a global agreement on climate change
(signed by, among others, State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier)
September 10, 2009
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
concerning political contributions by certain investment
advisors
September 8, 2009
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
concerning transparency and disclosure in the Municipal
Securities Market
September 2, 2009
Letter to United Technologies Corp. in support of retaining
UTC Connecticut jobs (Revised)
September 1, 2009
National Association of State Treasurers' Resolution to
Endorse the Principles of Financial Regulation Reform
August 20, 2009
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Concerning the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
proposal on disclosure
August 17, 2009
Letter to the U,S, Securities and Exchange Commission
concerning shareholder proxy access
August 13, 2009
Letter to Governor M. Jodi Rell and the General Assembly
Leadership concerning the potential implications of delayed
passage of a budget on the State's credit rating
July 28, 2009
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Comment: Amendment
of the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Programs to Extend
the Transaction Account Guarantee Program with Modified
Fee Structure
July 20, 2009
Letter to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner
concerning inclusion of key corporate governance reforms as
part of federal financial regulatory reform legislation
July 17, 2009
Letter to U.S. Representative Barney Frank, Chairman of the
House Committee on Financial Services, concerning federal
regulatory reform and corporate governance
April 7, 2009
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
concerning adoption of the Principles of Federal Regulation
Reform
April 3, 2009
Letter to the Editor of The Harford Courant: No
Endorsement To Use Client Fund
March 31, 2009
Letter to the federal trustees of AIG concerning holding the
AIG Board of Directors accountable for poor decision making on
executive compensation matters
March 7, 2009
Principles of Financial Regulation Reform
January 20, 2009
Letter to
the Editor of The Middletown Press conerning
unfunded pension liabilities
December 8, 2008
Investor Letter to U.S. Congressional Leadership concerning
federal financial support to the automobile industry
October 1, 2008
Letter to the Connecticut Congressional Delegation urging
closure of loophole in provisions for limiting executive
compensation
September 22, 2008
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
concerning amendments to Municipal Securities Disclosure
September 4, 2008
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
concerning proposals to eliminate Nationally Recognized
Statistical Rating Organizations in its regulations
September 4, 2008
Letter to Fitch Ratings offering comments on its
reassessment of its municipal ratings framework
July 25, 2008
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
commenting on its proposed rules for Nationally Recognized
Statistical Rating Organizations
July 17, 2008
Letter To Short-Term Investment Fund investors regarding
Cheyne Finance restructuring
December 14, 2007
Letter to Investors and Connecticut Citizens regarding
Citigroup Decision to support structured investment vehicles
(SIVs)
October 23, 2006
Letter to Corporations' Compensation Committee Chairs
requesting information on compensation consultants and
calling on them to adopt policies to prevent the consultants
from working for both management and the board
Press Release:
Investors Call for Disclosure of Executive Compensation
Consultant Work; Cite Potential Conflict of Interest That
Could Lead to Higher CEO Pay
August 15, 2006
Letter to H&R Block requesting a meeting to discuss
governance issues and certain of its product line
Press Release:
H&R Block Agrees to Meet with Institutional Investors to
Answer Concerns Regarding Questionable Refund Anticipation
Loan Practices
June 14, 2006
In a letter, U.S. and European institutional investors call on
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to require
corporate disclosure on financial risks of climate change
[Text
of Letter] [Supplemental
Memorandum]
April 11, 2006
Open Letter to Corporate Board Compensation Committee
Members
Press
Release: Treasurer Nappier Urges Compensation Committee
Members to Prepare Now for SEC Rules on Executive
Compensation Disclosure
Letter
to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission concerning
the new rules on executive compensation disclosure
July 6, 2004
Letter to the Editor of The Wall Street Journal concerning the
Forstmann Little verdict that the company had breached two
contracts
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