0950 State Treasurer
Program Descriptions

10 - INVESTMENT SERVICES

The Investment Division is responsible for investment of state monies from the date of receipt through the date of redemption. During the 2011-12 fiscal year, this Division handled 6,811 security investment transactions totaling $257.3 billion. The Pooled Money Investment Board program accounted for 4,384 of these transactions totaling $217.8 billion; time deposits accounted for 1,375 transactions totaling $29.7 billion. The remaining $9.8 billion is invested on behalf of the state's special funds, such as those associated with the California Housing Finance Agency, the Department of Fish and Game, the state's retirement system, etc. The Division also administers the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF), a voluntary investment program created to offer California local agencies greater access to the financial markets through the Pooled Money Investment Board program. In the 2011-12 fiscal year, 2,729 local agencies participated in LAIF, with deposits averaging $22.3 billion for the fiscal year.