Interested in Starting a Collective Investment Trust?
Gemini has expanded our services into the world of collective investment trusts
("CIT"). CITs are rapidly penetrating the defined-contribution retirement market
and represent a major business opportunity for asset managers who can meet the requirements
of this investment vehicle.
Much like mutual funds, CITs are an institutional-only product that pools assets
from retirement plan participants into a single portfolio. Advantages of a CIT include:
- Ability to invest in hedge funds and other alternative investment vehicles, as well
as in listed securities, ETFs, and mutual funds.
- Exemption from the 1940 Investment Company Act and SEC registration. Instead, CITs
come under the jurisdiction of bank regulators and the Department of Labor.
- Operating cost advantages, due to their relatively simple structure and regulatory
status, which can translate into lower fees, which mean more profits for your bottom
line. Also, lower fees can enable asset managers to more cost-effectively launch
new products and offer "assembled" advice products such as target-date and target-risk
funds.
- Negotiable and customizable fee structure.
With these advantages, CITs can give asset managers a relatively easier way to gain
a foothold in the defined contribution retirement market.