As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2013
1933 Act Registration No. 33-72424
1940 Act Registration No. 811-8194
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 |
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| Pre-Effective Amendment No. |
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| Post-Effective Amendment No. 108 |
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| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
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| Amendment No. 109 |
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(Check appropriate box or boxes.)
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
1290 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants Telephone Number, including Area Code: (303) 623-2577
David T. Buhler, Esq., Secretary
Financial Investors Trust
1290 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203
(Name and Address of Agent of Service)
Copy to:
Peter H. Schwartz, Esq.
Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
1550 17th Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Amendment
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
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immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) | |
| on (date), pursuant to paragraph (b) | ||
| 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (1) | ||
| on (date), pursuant to paragraph (a) (1) | ||
| 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (2) | ||
| on (date), pursuant to paragraph (a) (2) |
If appropriate, check the following box:
This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 108 of its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Denver, and State of Colorado, on January 9, 2013.
| FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: |
/s/ Edmund J. Burke | |
| Edmund J. Burke | ||
| President | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature |
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Date | ||||||
| /s/ Edmund J. Burke |
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| Edmund J. Burke |
President, Trustee and Chairman |
January 9, 2013 | ||||||
| /s/ John R. Moran, Jr. |
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| John R. Moran, Jr.* |
Trustee |
January 9, 2013 | ||||||
| /s/ Jeremy W. Deems |
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| Jeremy W. Deems* |
Trustee |
January 9, 2013 | ||||||
| /s/ Mary K. Anstine |
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| Mary K. Anstine* |
Trustee |
January 9, 2013 | ||||||
| /s/ Jerry G. Rutledge |
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| Jerry G. Rutledge* |
Trustee |
January 9, 2013 | ||||||
| /s/ Michael Ross Shell |
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| Michael Ross Shell* |
Trustee |
January 9, 2013 | ||||||
| /s/ Jeremy O. May |
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| Jeremy O. May |
Treasurer |
January 9, 2013 | ||||||
* Signature affixed by David T. Buhler pursuant to a power of attorney dated September 11, 2012.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Index No. | Description of Exhibit | |
| EX-101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
| EX-101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| EX-101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase | |
| EX-101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | |
| EX-101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase | |
| EX-101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase | |
| Label | Element | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST |
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Dec. 31, 2012 |
| Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Dec. 28, 2012 |