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Friday Feb 3, 2012
Creating a variable insurance trust, mutual fund or any investment company is a difficult initiative. With a web of regulators and operations and compliance requirements, the VIT requires the efforts of a team of professionals. The sales effort alone is difficult and requires a network of insurance companies and representatives to be successful. The payoff could be huge, however, as VITs provide access to trillions of dollars of assets.
Read more from Gemini's President, Andrew Rogers in Fund Director Intelligence by logging in to www.funddirectorintelligence.com.
Monday Jan 30, 2012
Gemini will host "The Managed Futures Forum: Update and Focus on 2012" for registered media from 9-11 am on Tuesday, Feb 7th in New York City. The forum features leading experts in the managed futures space, including Jon Sundt, President and Chief Executive Officer of Altegris; David Kavanagh, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Grant Park Funds; Greg D. Anderson, Chief Investment Officer of Princeton Fund Advisors; and Eddie Lund, Vice President Business Development for Gemini, discussing the distinct advantages of this asset class, and answering common questions about managed futures products. The forum will be moderated by Timothy P. Selby, Partner at Alston + Bird LLP. To read the press release, click here.
Thursday Jan 19, 2012
The Board of Trustees of Northern Lights Fund Trust, a multi-series registered investment company (the "Trust"), declared dividends from net investment income and/or capital gains distributions indicated below for the year ended December 31, 2011, with respect to each series of the Trust, payable on the "Payable Date" to shareholders of record at the close of business on the "Record Date," as further indicated in the press release. Read the press release by clicking here.
Tuesday Jan 3, 2012
Folks who always wanted to invest alongside billionaire hedge fund hot shots like Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn may now be in luck. A new mutual fund is expected to launch today, The Post has learned, that will focus solely on stocks that have been targeted by so-called activist investors. The fund, called the 13D Activist Fund, is being started by Ken Squire, a former private equity executive who started tracking activist investors in 2006 with his company 13D Monitor.
To read more about Gemini's latest client, click here.
Wednesday Nov 30, 2011
Gemini client Altegris Advisors is in the news again...check out the MFWire article on alternative mutual funds and their chance to reach $1 trillion by clicking here! Altegris is mentioned in the white paper, which you can download by clicking here.
Friday Nov 18, 2011
Altegris Investments characterizes its mission as seeking out best-of-breed alternative managers for its investors—both professional and individual. And it's doing so for a lot of them, with its Managed Futures Strategy Fund recently topping $1 billion in assets. Read the Q&A in FINAlternatives by visiting here.
Tuesday Oct 11, 2011
Gemini Fund Services LLC ("Gemini"), an engaged partner to independent advisors as a provider of comprehensive, pooled investment solutions, is pleased to announce that three funds have been added to its Northern Lights Fund Trust I ("NLFT I") shared mutual fund trust.
Ascendant Advisors LLC has launched the Ascendant National Resources Fund (NRGAX/NRGCX/NRGIX), Ascendant Multi-Cap Equity Fund (AEQAX/AEQCX/AEQIX) and Ascendant Balanced Fund (ATBAX/ATBTX/ATBIX). Founded in 1970, Ascendant has designed these funds to provide mutual fund investors access to Ascendant's investment strategies, which have previously only been available to institutional investors. Gemini will work closely with Ascendant to define and implement the funds' distribution and marketing plans.
To read the release, click here.
Thursday Oct 6, 2011
RIABiz article written by Andrew Rogers, President of Gemini Fund Services
A little daunting, sure, but advisors - especially ones geared to serving the mass affluent - will find the extra effort worth it
Registered investment advisors typically earn their bread and butter by investing client assets in separately managed accounts.
While SMAs unquestionably remain a viable business model and a vital trick of the RIA trade, they also may present limitations to RIAs approaching their critical mass – especially ones handling hundreds or thousands of mass-affluent clients.
To read the article,
visit RIABiz.com.
Wednesday Oct 5, 2011
HUNDREDFOLD Select Funds is pleased to announce the reorganization of the former Direxion Spectrum Funds as HUNDREDFOLD Select Funds, effective October 3, 2011.
Hundredfold Advisors, LLC will continue to act as Subadvisor to the Funds. Advisors Preferred, LLC will act as investment advisor, while Ceros Financial Services, Inc. will act as distributor and Gemini Fund Services, LLC will be the transfer agent. Gemini Fund Services will also provide fund administration and accounting services.
To read the release, click here
Tuesday Oct 4, 2011
Ascendant Advisors, LLC, ("Ascendant") is pleased to announce today the launch of Ascendant Natural Resources Fund (NRGAX/NRGCX/NRGIX), Ascendant Multi-Cap Equity Fund (AEQAX/AEQCX/AEQIX), and Ascendant Balanced Fund (ATBAX/ATBTX/ATBIX). Gemini is providing administration, fund accounting and transfer agency services. To read the release click here.