4/24/2018
Contact: Frank Lester (919) 814-3811
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Treasurer Folwell featured on Bloomberg TV's "What'd You Miss?"
Live interview scheduled to air Tuesday, April 24 at 4:30 p.m.
(Raleigh, N.C.) – On Tuesday, April 24 from 4:30 – 5:00 p.m., Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA will appear on Bloomberg TV's “What'd You Miss?", the network's afternoon business and markets news program featuring stories from Businessweek and Bloomberg News.
Treasurer Folwell will join hosts Julia Chatterley, Scarlet Fu and Joe Weisenthal to discuss public pension investing during volatile market conditions, the challenges of unfunded pension and healthcare liabilities and his efforts to reign in investment fees paid by the North Carolina pension plan to Wall Street.
What: Treasurer Folwell to appear on Bloomberg TV's “What'd You Miss?"
When: Tuesday, April 24 from 4:30 – 5:00 p.m.
How: Click here to watch the segment on Bloomberg TV's website.
A link to the segment will be available on NCTreasurer.com after it is posted on Bloomberg TV's home page.
The N.C. Department of State Treasurer (DST) manages over $100 billion in pension assets for more than 900,000 public workers. DST's Supplemental Plan (401(k), 457 and 403(b) is the largest in the U.S. by number of participants. The department also oversees the State Health Plan, which provides health care coverage to more than 720,000 teachers, state employees, retirees, current and former lawmakers, state university and community college personnel and their dependents.
Fiscal assistance and expertise is provided by DST to local governmental units by aiding them in the sale of local government debt obligations and in maintaining sound budgeting, accounting, and reporting procedures. The department also administers NC Cash, the database that holds approximately $659 million in unclaimed property.