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Member & Retiree E-News Archive — 2024
… September August 2024 Featured Story Retirement: Myths vs Facts Members Working for a Public Employer While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/member-retiree-e-news-archive-2024Due Diligence for Companies Holding Abandoned Funds
… by industry. Banking Utilities Courts (county/city) Life insurance Condemnation Insurance other than life Customer contact Customer contact … email address on record with the holder or a verifiable login by the owner using a website or mobile application made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/due-diligence-companies-holding-abandoned-fundsSelected Controls Over the Property Tax Assessment Process
… Purpose To determine if the New York City Department of Finance has sufficient controls to ensure the accurate determination of property tax valuations and … To determine if the New York City Department of Finance has sufficient controls to ensure the accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/selected-controls-over-property-tax-assessment-processDiNapoli: Corporate America Must Show Progress on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) efforts to … must foster and protect racial and gender equity in the workplace, in company policies and in how it interacts … with the State of Connecticut’s Retirement Plans and Trust Funds at Vicor Corp . EEO-1 Reporting The federal government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-corporate-america-must-show-progress-diversity-equity-inclusionAlden Central School District – Fuel Management (2024M-90)
… totaling $9,176. Officials did not maintain physical (i.e., dip stick) tank readings or perform periodic inventory … not identify fuel overcharges totaling $1,498. Officials do not know how many employees and non-District fuel users from the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/alden-central-school-district-fuel-management-2024m-90DiNapoli Seeks Increased Diversity at Pension Fund's Portfolio Companies
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced a series of shareholder proposals and other initiatives as part of the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) ongoing … Retirement Fund is one of the largest public pension funds in the United States. The Fund holds and invests the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-seeks-increased-diversity-pension-funds-portfolio-companiesXIV.4.C Bank Account Reporting and Reconciliations – XIV. Special Procedures
… cash advance accounts, custodial accounts (e.g. inmate funds, patient accounts, etc.), agency funds, etc. All … checks are written off and turn over to the OSC Bureau of Unclaimed Funds. All questions concerning the disposition of uncashed checks should be directed to the Office of Unclaimed Funds. Information and phone numbers concerning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv4c-bank-account-reporting-and-reconciliationsNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports Second Quarter Results
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) estimated return in the second quarter of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21 was 6.24 percent for … Sept. 30, 2020, and ended the quarter with an estimated value of $226.4 billion, according to New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-second-quarter-resultsThe Survivor’s Benefit Program for Retired NYS Employees
… Survivor’s Benefit Program. You are automatically covered for this benefit if you have ten years of full-time State … State service at age 62 or older. Who is my beneficiary for this benefit? For current Retirement System members, the beneficiary you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/survivors-benefit-program-retired-nys-employeesHDT (Magtape) File Layout
The Unclaimed Funds record layout within an HDT text file should have a length of 384 characters. Please note that although this format is acceptable, we do not
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/hdt-magtape-file-layout.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1858.1
… Signed outreach letters returned to OSC prior to March 29, 2021 are treated as a written request for reissuance of a … Any 2019 pay checks that remain uncashed as of April 19, 2021 will have stop payments processed, the funds will be … sent to the Office of Unclaimed Funds, (OUF) on April 21, 2021. Agency Actions Agencies must notify affected employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18581-outreach-escheatment-2019-uncashed-payroll-checksDiNapoli and William Glasgall Op-Ed
… Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for its budget as well as annual comprehensive financial reports. This … is instructive. Simply stated, we have not fully lived up to these goals. That's why we propose implementing … the federal relief aid efficiently to help improve the lives of all of our constituents. The time is now to create a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-and-william-glasgall-op-edTown of Patterson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-63)
… were not reported or incorrectly reported to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), or were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/11/06/town-patterson-justice-court-operations-2020m-63About the Record of Activities – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… judges are on call every third weekend. Can they claim all of that time because they cannot do other things? What do I … office, and I still haven’t received the official’s record of activities. What if an official takes a two-week vacation … during the time period he or she is keeping a record of work-related activities? What happens if someone is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/about-record-activitiesXVI.3.C State Funds Included in the ACFR – XVI. Financial Reporting
… by law into a fund type for financial reporting purposes in conformance with GAAP. Process and Document Preparation: … following is a comprehensive list of those funds included in the New York State reporting entity, organized under … by law into a fund type for financial reporting purposes in conformance with GAAP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3c-state-funds-included-cafrDiNapoli: New York State Pension Fund Expands List of Corporations That Disclose Political Spending
… In 2016, the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) reached … York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. The latest agreement is with J.M. Smucker Co., which has adopted the Fund’s request that it publicly report all direct and … In 2016 the New York State Common Retirement Fund Fund reached …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-new-york-state-pension-fund-expands-list-corporations-disclose-political-spendingNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports Third Quarter Results
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) estimated return in the third quarter of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-20 was 5.28 percent for … The NYS Common Retirement Funds Fund estimated return in the third quarter of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-third-quarter-resultsVillage of Monticello – Board Oversight (2013M-226)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the oversight provided by the … 1, 2011 through March 14, 2013. Background The Village of Monticello is located in the Town of Thompson in Sullivan … Village of Monticello Board Oversight 2013M226 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/02/14/village-monticello-board-oversight-2013m-226NYS Common Retirement Fund Reports First Quarter Results
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) estimated return in the first quarter of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21 was 10.35 percent for … Fund remains one of the nation’s strongest public pension funds. Pew Charitable Trusts' latest analysis of state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-first-quarter-resultsSFY 2022-23 Annual Report of the Office of Unclaimed Funds
State Fiscal Year 2022-23 was another productive year for the Office of Unclaimed Funds, returning millions to rightful owners.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/resources/pdf/annual-report-sfy-2022-23.pdf