Letters

One of the ways the Office of State Treasurer weighs in on policy issues is by issuing letters. This includes letters issued solely by the office and jointly with other officials in Utah and across the country.

2024

11/18/2024 -  Letter from 37 State Financial Officers to Members of Congress about the National Debt
10/24/2024 - Letter from 17 State Financial Officers to Fortune 1000 Companies about Discriminatory DEI Policies 
09/24/2024 -  Response to Representative Tyler Clancy's China Exposure Letter_Includes Initial Letter
09/16/2024 -  Letter to Department of Agriculture about Implementation of the Sustainability Targets in Agriculture  
09/05/2024 -  Letter from 16 State Financial Officer to ISS about the Inclusion of Environmental and Social Topics in ISS’s Annual Benchmark Policy Survey and Review
08/28/2024 -  Letter from 14 State Financial Officers to the Business Roundtable Calling for a Reversal from The Business Roundtable after Five Years of Failure following Redefinition of the Purpose of Corporation 
08/28/2024 -  Letter from 26 State Financial Officers to FASB about the politicization of GAAP
08/28/2024 -  Letter to President Biden about Israel
04/18/2024 -  Letter from 15 State Financial Officers to Bank of America Regarding Politicized De-Banking Practices
03/25/2024 - Letter from 21 State Financial Officers to U.S. Department of Treasury Regarding IRS Direct File 
03/14/2024 - Letter from 17 State Financial Officers to State Street Regarding Anti-Fiduciary Business Practices
01/17/2024 -  Letter from 26 State Financial Officers to SEC Opposing Proposed Natural Asset Company  Rule

 

2023

12/20/2023 - Letter from 23 State Financial Officers to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Requesting an Extension to the Natural Asset Companies Public Comment
10/24/2023 -  Letter from 18 State Financial Officers to Proxy Advisory Firm Glass Lewis for Further Clarification on how ESG Impacts Proxy Votes and Debanking
10/24/2023 -  Letter from 18 State Financial Officers to Proxy Advisory Firm ISS for Further Clarification on how ESG Impacts Proxy Votes and Debanking
10/10/2023 - Letter from 16 State Financial Officers to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler  Expressing Concern on Burdensome Regulations on the Use of AI and Predictive Data Analytics When Making Investments
08/02/2023 -  Letter from 15 State Financial Officers to BlackRock Directors on Conflict of Interest
05/31/2023 - Letter from 22 State Financial Officers to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Requesting Clarification on the Treasury’s Plans in the Event of Debt Ceiling Negotiations Exceeding Beyond the June 5 Deadline
05/15/2023 - Letter from 22 State Financial Officers to Proxy Advisory Firms on Proxy Voting Practices
05/15/2023 - Letter from 21 State Financial Officers to Asset Managers on Proxy Voting Practices
05/01/2023 - Letter from 34 State Financial Officers to President Joseph Biden & Federal Housing Financial Authority Director Sandra Thompson Expressing Concern & Calling for an End to the New Mortgage Rule

2022

05/16/2022 - Utah Letter Signed by 23 States to Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration
04/21/2022 - Utah Letter to S&P Global Ratings Regarding ESG Credit Indicators Ratings
04/05/2022 - State Financial Officers Foundation Letter to President Biden Regarding Regarding American Energy Production
03/08/2022 - Utah Letter Signed by 24 States to MSRB Regarding Request for Information on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practices in the Municipal Securities Market
03/07/2022 - Connecticut Open Letter Signed by 36 States Regarding Russian Invasion of Ukraine

02/14/2022 - Utah Letter Signed By 23 States to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management
02/07/2022 - Utah Letter to FinCEN Regarding Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements 
01/31/2022 - State Financial Officers Foundation Letter Signed by 21 States to President Biden Opposing Nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin for Federal Reserve Bank

2021


12/14/2021 - Utah Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission Regarding Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes by Registered Management Investment Companies; Reporting of Executive Compensation Votes by Institutional Investment Managers

12/13/2021 - Utah Letter Signed by 23 States to Department of Labor Regarding Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights

11/22/2021 - West Virginia Letter Signed by 15 States Regarding Bank Boycotts of Traditional Energy Industries

11/12/2021 - State Financial Officers Foundation Letter Signed by 18 States to President Biden Opposing Comptroller Nominee Saule Omarova

09/20/2021 - State Financial Officers Foundation Letter Signed by 20 States Regarding IRS Bank Monitoring

Contact:

Policy and Communications Deputy
Brittany Griffin
(801) 918-1411
[email protected]