Regulation
Rhode Island General Assembly Passes Religious Pension Bill
Legislation would require church plans to follow ERISA standards.
Tag: Rhode Island
Newsmakers
Rhode Island Supreme Court Upholds Cranston Pension Cuts
High court reluctantly rejects challenge to 10-year suspension of COLAs.
Regulation
Rhode Island Secures Church Pension Transparency
Bill’s passage will solve reporting loophole in religious institutions.
Research
Majority of Rhode Island’s Locally Run Municipal Pensions Flunk Financial Test
State urges them to join consortium it administers and turn things around.
Risk
Rhode Island Pension Beats Benchmarks
State retirement system’s investments return 4.14% in January.
Newsmakers
Rhode Island Makes a Sustainability Deal with Archer Daniels Midland
Treasurer Magaziner pulls ESG proxy proposal.
Newsmakers
Google Sued over Data Breach by Rhode Island
Lawsuit alleges executives at Alphabet Inc. hid vulnerability that allowed 52 million users' privacy to be compromised.
Asset Allocation
Rhode Island Pension Returns 1.51% in July, 7.8% for Year
Fund adds $125 million to reach $8.4 billion, beats benchmarks.
Rhode Island Pension Fund Returns 8%
State pension outpaces benchmark over the past 10 years.
Newsmakers
RI Treasurer Calls for Church Pension Transparency
Seth Magaziner says religious funds should have to abide by ERISA rules.
Regulation
Rhode Island Supreme Court Upholds Pension Cuts
Court rules that suspension of cost-of-living adjustments was ‘fair.’
Risk
Rhode Island Pension Plans Total $2.4 Billion Shortfall
Report finds that more than one-third of local pensions are in critical status.
Research
Rhode Island Pension Fund Returns 14.48%
Strong returns bring fund’s asset value to $8.42 billion.
Newsmakers
Federal Judges Dismiss Rhode Island Pension Lawsuit
Previous state pension plan changes noted in ruling.
Newsmakers
New Rhode Island Treasury Program to Return $10 Million to Residents
Payments to be automatically processed during 2017 holiday season.