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(Dec. 08, 2021 --Chicago, IL) -- The following are key findings in Fiduciary Earnings & Expenses 2021's. Fiduciary Earnings & Expenses 2021 compares performance of some 200 independent trust companies to that of bank trust divisions as well as national trust companies. For sample pages, see link below. Best Revenue Model — the survey data continue to show that the highest-profit-margin institutions, regardless of institution size or type, limit the product lines they offer. Stress Varies — trust executives at banks are nearly twice as concerned as those at independent trust companies (ITCs) about reaching new account targets. Overall, trust executives at independents reported considerably less stress about meeting revenue and other targets. P.I.E. Preferred — of those institutions that specialize versus being full-service institutions, the over-whelming majority focus on a combination of personal trusts, investment management agencies, and employee benefit trusts (EBTs), or P.I.E. All high-profit-margin ITCs continue to limit their focus to P.I.E. High-performing large ITCs focus primarily on EBTs, while their bank counter-parts focus on custody. P.I.E.-to-Custody Revenue Efficiency — the metric "assets needed to generate $1 of revenue" suggests that bank trust divisions (BTDs) remain the least homogeneous in the industry. However, their metrics have been improving. ITCs remain the most homogeneous. Homogeneous refers to how uniform the revenue rate for services are among all institutions regardless of size. Revenues and Expenses—The industry reported average revenue growth rates of 5 percent for revenues and 2 percent for expenses. This reflects activity among BTDs more than it does among independents and national trust companies (NTCs). Independents reported average growth rates of 6 percent for revenues and 4 percent for expenses. Profit Margins — these inched up, which would be expected with revenues on average increasing faster than expenses. Independents are considered the best barometers of "true" performance for the industry, as their expenses are direct while some expenses of BTDs are often allocations from their commercial bank. Productivity — the data suggest that most of the industry is performing well. Independents continued to report significantly higher profit per account officer and profit full-time-equivalent (FTE) employee than other institution types. Independents also reported considerably fewer total employees than their bank counterparts did. Expenses — salaries and benefits remain the single largest expense allocation. Percentage expense allocations for salaries were down from the prior year; however, the average dollar outlay remained fairly uniform. Historically, independents allocate more to marketing budgets than their counterparts do. Until 2020, BTDs and NTCs were seeking to catch up. In average dollar mar-keting outlays, BTDs and NTCs lagged considerably behind independents. 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