Among the attractive but less-often-discussed features of collective investment trusts is the fact that the sponsoring trustee—a bank or trust company—must commit to acting in the best interest of ...

Collective Investment Trust funds have been offered as an investment vehicle for decades, but are recently gaining traction among retirement plan advisers. This new interest is occurring in 401(k) ...

The burgeoning collective investment trust marketplace is creating new opportunities for retirement plan investors and trust companies alike—as well as new due diligence requirements for fiduciaries.

Recent legislation has been introduced that would allow 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts (CITs). This would provide low-cost options to plans that have been riddled with ...

In a recent survey of retirement plan sponsors and advisers, Manning & Napier found 60% of employers would consider offering a Collective Investment Trust or other alternative investment vehicle to a ...

Collective investment trusts (CITs) traditionally have been considered a large defined contribution (DC) plan investment and that’s still mostly true. The BrightScope/ICI Defined Contribution Plan ...