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New Webinar and Whitepaper Highlight Key Benefits of Collective Investment Trusts for Retirement Plan Advisors

New thought leadership content created by Wilmington Trust, MFS Investment Management and Retirement Law Group provides further education on this $3-trillion sector of the retirement industry

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NEW YORK, May 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilmington Trust, a leader in institutional trust services and the first financial institution to launch searchable tickers for collective investment trusts (CITs), recently hosted a webinar and launched a new whitepaper to highlight the advantages of CITs for advisors working with sponsors of defined benefit and defined contribution plans – particularly 401(k) plans. The content, created in collaboration with MFS Investment Management and Retirement Law Group, also previews what to expect for the future of this retirement investment vehicle with more than $3 trillion in assets, according to Cerulli Associates.

The webinar, held Monday, April 27, 2020, was attended by 264 advisors, consultants and plan sponsors, and coincided with the launch of a timely whitepaper on CITs titled, Collective Investment Trusts: An Important Piece in the Retirement-Planning Puzzle. The webinar and whitepaper detail how advisors can ask plan sponsors the right questions to ensure more effective strategic planning that includes access to these investment vehicles, which regularly offer lower costs and more flexibility than similar mutual funds and ETFs.

The content also describes how the use of CITs can help shift the dialogue from passive to active management, which can help plan sponsors and participants achieve long-term retirement goals. The leaders of the webinar and authors of the whitepaper are Rob Barnett, head of retirement distribution, Wilmington Trust; Jessica Sclafani, director, retirement strategist, MFS Investment Management; Jason C. Roberts, CEO, Pension Resource Inst. and managing partner, Retirement Law Group.

"It's critical for our industry to gain a better understanding of CITs and why they should receive strong consideration for any defined contribution plan," said Barnett. "We're proud to have created this webinar and issued this paper to help advisors and plan sponsors understand all of the investment vehicles available to them and help them make informed choices for their participants."

As for the future of CITs, these three experts point out that more work needs to be done to raise awareness and increase adoption of CITs. This can be accomplished through continuing educational efforts, as well as technology investments to streamline CIT-related operations. Additionally, changes in federal law are necessary in order to increase access to CITs for 403(b) plans, which at $1.06 trillion in assets, represents the second-largest segment of the U.S. defined contribution market, according to the Investment Company Institute.

"MFS has a long history of offering CITs and we understand how they can offer potential benefits to plan sponsors and their participants," said Sclafani. "Looking forward, we believe the DC industry will continue to see greater implementation of transparent investment vehicles – both in terms of fees and reporting – which we are committed to support. Furthermore, as an active manager we are focused on delivering our value, which is alpha, in the most efficient delivery mechanism possible. This includes CITs."

"We are often asked by retirement plan advisors and consultants about the role they can play in helping their clients comply with applicable laws and regulations when selecting CITs for their plans," notes Roberts.  "In both the webinar and whitepaper, we were able to answer many of those questions and point advisors and sponsors towards actionable steps they can take to facilitate prudent processes and decision-making."

The webinar and whitepaper are the latest milestones in a program to underscore the potential benefits of CITs that began last year with the partnership between Wilmington Trust and the Nasdaq Fund Network (NFN), a global dissemination service whose mission is to bring greater retail investment transparency to the world's financial markets. Wilmington Trust collaborated with the NFN to provide searchable ticker symbols for more than 200 CITs for the first time, enabling stakeholders to more easily access information on these vehicles and addressing a lack of transparency. Advisors, broker-dealers and investors are able to access CIT price and performance information across a variety of market data platforms.

Wilmington Trust is a leader in the CIT market with more than $50 billion in assets under administration across funds managed by more than 45 sub-advisors and available on more than 47 trading platforms as of March 31, 2020. As a fiduciary, Wilmington Trust collaborates with more than two dozen industry partners, including MFS Investment Management, to offer access to CITs.  

About Wilmington Trust
Wilmington Trust, N.A. provides corporate and institution services including institutional trustee, retirement plan, agency, asset management, and administrative services for clients worldwide who use capital markets financing structures. Wilmington Trust provides directed trustee, custody, and fiduciary services for retirement plans, companies, foundations, organizations, and financial institutions.

Wilmington Trust also provides Wealth Advisory services with a wide array of personal trust, financial planning, fiduciary, asset management, and family office solutions designed to help high-net-worth individuals and families grow, preserve and transfer wealth.

Wilmington Trust maintains offices throughout the United States and internationally in London, Paris, Dublin, and Frankfurt. For more information, visit www.WilmingtonTrust.com.

Disclosure: Collective Funds Wilmington Trust N.A. Collective Portfolios ("WTNA Portfolios") are trust company-sponsored collective portfolios; they are not mutual funds. The WTNA Portfolios and units therein are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investments in the WTNA Portfolios are not deposits or obligations of or guaranteed by Wilmington Trust, and are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve, or any other governmental agency. The Portfolios are commingled investment vehicles, and as such, the values of the underlying investments will rise and fall according to market activity; it is possible to lose money by investing in the Portfolios. Participation in Collective Investment Trust Funds is limited primarily to qualified defined contribution plans and certain state or local government plans. Collective Investment Trust Funds may also be suitable investments for participants seeking to construct a well-diversified retirement savings program. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any pooled investment company carefully before investing.

Wilmington Trust Media Contact:
Maya Dillon
(212) 415-0557
[email protected]

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