Trustees Executors is a trustee company under the Trustee Companies Act 1967, allowing it to be appointed to act as trustee, hold other fiduciary positions and to establish Group Investment Funds. The Trustees Executors Act 2002 also provides the company with powers in relation to acting as an executor.
The company holds licences under the Financial Markets Supervisors Act 2011 and Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013. All licences are issued by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA), and are for a five year period.
Current licences held are:
- Corporate Independent Trustee Licence
- Discretionary Investment Management Services Licence, and
- Supervisors licence.
These licences allow Trustees Executors to act as:
● A supervisor in respect of debt securities
● A supervisor in respect of registered schemes
● A statutory supervisor in respect of retirement villages
● Act as a corporate independent trustee (for restricted schemes)
● Provide discretionary investment management services.
Trustees Executors Board
The Board sets the strategic goals of the Company and oversees the execution of business strategy. Some of its oversight is delegated to the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee and to the Corporate Trustee Services Board. The Board operates according to a Charter, which can be viewed here.
Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
Monitors financial, operational and compliance risk, including with respect to licensed activities. Its Terms of Reference can be viewed here.
Corporate Trustee Services Board
Pursuant to provisions 20 and 21 of the Trustee Companies Act 1967, the Board of Trustees Executors has delegated some of its supervisory function of its corporate customers to a ‘local’ Board of Directors.
The Local Board is comprised of non-executive Directors who do not sit on Trustees Executors’ Board. This allows the local board to focus on Trustees Executors’ compliance with its licensed supervisor obligations.
The Corporate Trustee Services Board Terms of Reference can be found here.
Further details can be found here.
Investment Committee
Trustees Executors has appointed an Investment Committee to supervise the management of investment portfolios managed on behalf of our Private Wealth customers.
This includes Group Investment Funds managed by Trustees Executors, and portfolios managed under the Company’s Discretionary Investment Management Service Licence. Further details can be found here.