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Become a participating investment manager

Access the RIA Channel the Right Way

Pinnacle Alts Forums are regionally-focused and bespoke in nature. We generally allow up to 20 Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) to attend.

Each participating RIA has been screened according to their assets under management, as well as their desire and ability to add new alternative investment programs to their platform. In addition, a strict participant attendance policy will be enforced to ensure that investment managers are getting meaningful “face time” with attending RIA decision-makers.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements

To become a participating Investment Manager, you must meet the following minimum eligibility requirements:

You should have an active offering or an offering that will be available shortly.
You should be the manager of the offering.
You should not be under any current enforcement investigations or have any recent or pending regulatory issues.
Your offering should meet some minimal "RIA-friendly" requirements. Examples of this include:
- Your offering has an “RIA share class” priced at NAV, a no-load option, or credits back all commissions to the investor at the time of purchase.
- Your offering provides audited annual valuations.
- Your offering reports investor data to RIA accounting software (e.g., DTCC AIP, DST FanMail, direct data feeds). If you do not provide data reporting, then you will need to explain how an RIA can reconcile your offering for billing and reporting purposes.
- If your offering provides distributions, you identify what portions of the distribution are a return of principal, dividend income, and capital gains.

Ultimately, it is up to you to decide just how compatible your offering is with RIAs. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Darren Whissen.

Upon completing the Investment Manager Registration Form and Investment Manager Questionnaire, you will be contacted by us to verify you and your offering meet our minimum requirements before being accepted.

Key Benefits

Complimentary access to our investment manager-only workshop on how to better access RIAs (see below for more information)
Recognition on our Alts Forum website
Firm and Fund fact sheet published in our Forum materials
Ability to give an introductory presentation
At least 8 one-on-one meetings with pre-qualified RIAs looking to add non-traditional investments to their practice
Presentation table to setup marketing collateral and host one-on-one meetings
Attendance at all meals and networking mixers
Contact information of all RIA attendees, including their answers to our questionnaire.

Bonus Benefits: Investment Manager Workshop

Participating managers are welcome to attend a special workshop designed to help them better understand the nuances of distributing alternative investment programs through the RIA channel. Topics include:

RIA segmentation strategies
Key RIA dynamics that affect their ability to onboard alternatives
Product positioning best practices
Important RIA-specific friction points and how to address them
RIA-focused product development considerations

Pricing

$15,000 per participating investment manager.

Includes up to two (2) participants per investment manager to attend.
Each additional participant costs $1,000.
Food and beverages during the conference are included within your sponsorship fee.
Travel and accommodation costs are not covered by your sponsorship fee.
The Forum's designated hotel will offer a discounted group rate for a limited time.

Ready To Register?

If you're interested in becoming a participating Investment Manager, please complete the following steps:

Complete our Investment Manager Registration Application.
We will send you an invoice. Please pay as promptly as possible.
You will be asked to complete our Offering Questionnaire for the offering(s) in which you will represent. We will use your answers to create an offering fact sheet for the attending RIAs.

Contact Us if you have any questions.

Want to Invite an RIA?

If you’d like to invite an RIA you think may benefit from attending, CLICK HERE for some copy to help you draft an invitation email.

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Become a participating investment manager

Access the RIA Channel the Right Way

Pinnacle Alts Forums are regionally-focused and bespoke in nature. We generally allow up to 20 Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) to attend.

​​

Minimum Eligibility Requirements

​

To become a participating Investment Manager, you must meet the following minimum eligibility requirements:

​

You should have an active offering or an offering that will be available shortly.

You should be the manager of the offering.

You should not be under any current enforcement investigations or have any recent or pending regulatory issues.

Your offering should meet some minimal "RIA-friendly" requirements. Examples of this include:

Your offering has an “RIA share class” priced at NAV, a no-load option, or credits back all commissions to the investor at the time of purchase.

Your offering provides audited annual valuations.

Your offering reports investor data to RIA accounting software (e.g., DTCC AIP, DST FanMail, direct data feeds). If you do not provide data reporting, then you will need to explain how an RIA can reconcile your offering for billing and reporting purposes.

If your offering provides distributions, you identify what portions of the distribution are a return of principal, dividend income, and capital gains.

​

Ultimately, it is up to you to decide just how compatible your offering is with RIAs. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Darren Whissen.

​

Upon completing the Investment Manager Registration Form and Investment Manager Questionnaire, you will be contacted by us to verify you and your offering meet our minimum requirements before being accepted.​

Key Benefits

​

Complimentary access to our investment manager-only workshop on how to better access RIAs (see below for more information)

Recognition on our Alts Forum website

Firm and Fund fact sheet published in our Forum materials

Ability to give an introductory presentation

At least 8 one-on-one meetings with pre-qualified RIAs looking to add non-traditional investments to their practice

Presentation table to setup marketing collateral and host one-on-one meetings

Attendance at all meals and networking mixers

Contact information of all RIA attendees, including their answers to our questionnaire.

​​​

Bonus Benefits: Investment Manager Workshop

​

Participating managers are welcome to attend a special workshop designed to help them better understand the nuances of distributing alternative investment programs through the RIA channel. Topics include:

​

RIA segmentation strategies

Key RIA dynamics that affect their ability to onboard alternatives

Product positioning best practices

Important RIA-specific friction points and how to address them

RIA-focused product development considerations

​​

Pricing

​​

$15,000 per participating investment manager.

​

Includes up to two (2) participants per investment manager to attend.

Each additional participant costs $1,000.

Food and beverages during the conference are included within your sponsorship fee.

Travel and accommodation costs are not covered by your sponsorship fee.

The Forum's designated hotel will offer a discounted group rate for a limited time.

​Ready To Register?

​

If you're interested in becoming a participating Investment Manager, please complete the following steps:

​

Complete our Investment Manager Registration Application.

We will send you an invoice. Please pay as promptly as possible.

You will be asked to complete our Offering Questionnaire for the offering(s) in which you will represent. We will use your answers to create an offering fact sheet for the attending RIAs.

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Contact Us if you have any questions.

​

Want to Invite an RIA?

​

If you’d like to invite an RIA you think may benefit from attending, CLICK HERE for some copy to help you draft an invitation email.

​

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Upon completing the Investment Manager Registration Form and Investment Manager Questionnaire, you will be contacted by us to verify you and your offering meet our minimum requirements before being accepted.

Ready To Register?