Trustee Services

Trustee Services That Meet Your Needs

The landscape of family succession planning is constantly shifting to accommodate planning structures which allow families to maintain an element of control, while also allowing other professionals to step in with their particular areas of expertise. To accommodate a broad spectrum of client preferences, Biltmore has the capability to serve as your trustee on a variety of trust administration levels to suit your needs.

South Dakota

Option 1: Directed Trust Administration

Directed Trusts allow for the bifurcation of trustee duties among multiple parties. The grantor can create his or her all-star team of advisors to manage the trust assets in a cost-effective and efficient manner. Biltmore remains the administrative trustee, providing basic trust administration services (e.g. following distribution and investment instructions, holding legal title to trust assets, preparing and signing tax returns, receiving contributions, etc.), while taking direction from a Trust Protector, Distribution Committee and/or Investment Advisor/Committee, or a combination of them. Family members, friends and trusted advisors can typically fill these roles to ensure that your wishes are protected.
South Dakota

Option 1:
Directed Trust Administration

Directed Trusts allow for the bifurcation of trustee duties among multiple parties. The grantor can create his or her all-star team of advisors to manage the trust assets in a cost-effective and efficient manner. Biltmore remains the administrative trustee, providing basic trust administration services (e.g. following distribution and investment instructions, holding legal title to trust assets, preparing and signing tax returns, receiving contributions, etc.), while taking direction from a Trust Protector, Distribution Committee and/or Investment Advisor/Committee, or a combination of them. Family members, friends and trusted advisors can typically fill these roles to ensure that your wishes are protected.
Downtown Sioux Falls River

Option 2: Fully Managed Trust Administration

Biltmore is available to serve as a full trustee – providing its administrative, investment, tax, and discretionary distribution expertise in one fiduciary to consolidate the full administration of your trust. This more traditional trustee model is convenient, and allows for a ‘one-stop shop’ for all of your trustee needs. You can rely on Biltmore’s extensive experience in serving as a corporate trustee, with the confidence that Biltmore engages its network of seasoned legal, tax and investment professionals to provide you with its premier trustee services.

Option 2:
Fully Managed Trust Administration

Biltmore is available to serve as a full trustee – providing its administrative, investment, tax, and discretionary distribution expertise in one fiduciary to consolidate the full administration of your trust. This more traditional trustee model is convenient, and allows for a ‘one-stop shop’ for all of your trustee needs. You can rely on Biltmore’s extensive experience in serving as a corporate trustee, with the confidence that Biltmore engages its network of seasoned legal, tax and investment professionals to provide you with its premier trustee services.
Downtown Sioux Falls River
Sylvan Lake

Option 3: Delegated Trust Administration

Biltmore also offers delegated trust administration services. This model allows for clients to utilize Biltmore’s trust administration services while outsourcing investment management services. In most delegated trusts, Biltmore is granted investment discretion under the terms of the trust document. After thorough and comprehensive due diligence, Biltmore delegates investment responsibility to a qualified third-party investment manager. Biltmore specializes in delegating investment management services by engaging premier, independent, professional investment managers to manage our clients’ portfolios. The investment manager works closely with you in formulating an investment policy statement. Biltmore will monitor the investment manager’s performance on a regular basis, and oversee that the investment manager does not significantly deviate from the investment policy statement and the overall performance objectives of your portfolio. 

Sylvan Lake

Option 3:
Delegated Trust Administration

Biltmore also offers delegated trust administration services. This model allows for clients to utilize Biltmore’s trust administration services while outsourcing investment management services. In most delegated trusts, Biltmore is granted investment discretion under the terms of the trust document. After thorough and comprehensive due diligence, Biltmore delegates investment responsibility to a qualified third-party investment manager. Biltmore specializes in delegating investment management services by engaging premier, independent, professional investment managers to manage our clients’ portfolios. The investment manager works closely with you in formulating an investment policy statement. Biltmore will monitor the investment manager’s performance on a regular basis, and oversee that the investment manager does not significantly deviate from the investment policy statement and the overall performance objectives of your portfolio.