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What Asset Managers Should Know About Collective Investment Trusts (CITs)

What Asset Managers Should Know About Collective Investment Trusts (CITs)

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Are you thinking about launching a collective investment trust (CIT) to reach the retirement plan market? Asset managers should consider more than potential cost savings such as trustee oversight, operational requirements, and demand for the investment strategy.

In this episode, Paul Fahey, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Northern Trust, speaks with Ryan Dargis, Service & Strategy Enablement, at Northern Trust, about evaluating collective investment trusts. Ryan explains how trustee oversight works and why unregistered funds still have regulatory obligations. They examine daily valuations, recordkeeper connectivity, and the responsibilities that remain with an asset manager using a third-party trustee.

Ryan also describes why feedback from plans and intermediaries can help shape a fund’s distribution approach before launch.

Listen to the full episode to explore the governance, operational, and distribution considerations asset managers should evaluate before launching a CIT.

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Preparing for T+1

Preparing for T+1

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Faster Forward welcomes Natalie Berkecz, Global Head of Regulatory Solutions at Northern Trust, to explore the industry’s pivotal shift to a T+1 settlement cycle. In this episode, Natalie discusses the impact the change will have, the steps that regulatory bodies and market participants are taking to ensure the transition is as seamless as possible, and the opportunities this change will unlock for the industry.  

Key Discussion Points:

  • Market developments in recent years that have supported a transition to T+1
  • The benefits of this transition on various market participants 
  • Challenges the industry may face with the change to a shorter settlement cycle
  • Addressing the impact to the EMEA and APAC markets, given that the transition is for US and Canadian settlement cycles
  • Preparing operationally for a shorted settlement cycle
  • Steps that organizations such as Northern Trust are taking to make the transition as seamless as possible for clients 
  • And much more!

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