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  
09/09/2024 -  Letter from 17 State Financial Officer Urging National Pharmacy Chains to Disregard NYC Comptroller’s Demand to Carry the Abortion Pill
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 
08/12/2024 - Letter from 26 State Financial Officers to FASB about the Politicization of GAAP
05/14/2024 -  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
03/23/2023 -Letter from 14 State Financial Officers to J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Contact:


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