June 27, 2012
--- PENSCO launched PENSCO SuccessorCustodian. ---
SuccessorCustodian enables
institutions to easily transfer or remediate entire classes of alternative
assets to PENSCO, which specializes in holding and administering complex
alternative assets in tax-advantaged retirement accounts. The solution
simplifies the remediation process through streamlined workflow and electronic
document processing.
The company says state and federal
regulators are directing wirehouses and broker/dealers to find independent,
successor custodians for tens of billions of dollars of alternative investments
in client retirement accounts. Regulators want financial institutions to
designate independent custodians to hold those client accounts to ensure that
alternative assets in IRAs and other tax-qualified plans remain in tax and
regulatory compliance.
“PENSCO SuccessorCustodian offers
institutions and financial advisers a streamlined and orderly process for
transferring a large volume of alternative assets to PENSCO while retaining
control of the client relationship,” said PENSCO Chief Executive Kelly
Rodriques. “PENSCO SuccessorCustodian is an institutional-quality solution that
lowers compliance risk, reduces account administration costs, and demonstrates
progress in remediating alternative assets.”
For more information about PENSCO
SuccessorCustodian, contact Tom Steinberger, 415.395.5797,
tom.steinberger@pensco.com.
Rebecca Moore