RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Saying North Carolina's pension fund is "strong and well-positioned for the long term," state Treasurer Janet Cowell announced the fund is valued at $90 billion. 

 

The announcement is featured in the October issue of Treasury Notes, now available at nctreasurer.com.

 

The fund has increased by 50 percent since January 2009.

 

Other topics covered in the issue:

 

-- Treasurer Cowell Named One of the World's Top Investors 

 

-- Deputy Treasurer Fran Lawrence Named CFO of the Year Award Winner 

 

-- Financial Education: October is National Save for Retirement Month