The Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF) saw investment returns of around 21% in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011. High-performing domestic and emerging equities added $4.5 billion of market value to pension assets. The pension fund’s assets increased from $21.9 billion at the end of the last fiscal year to $25.2 billion this year, a rise of $3.3 billion. Net benefit payments and fees for the period stood at $1.2 billion.

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