The person who assumes the obligation of faithfully administering the property
Beneficiary
The third person who benefits from the trust
Kinds of trusts
Corporate trust
Voluntary trust
Testamentary trust
Insurance trust
Employee benefit trust
Investment management services
Revocable trust
Collateral trust
Sinking fund trust
Trust activities of banks
Act as trustee for a corporation's assets under mortgage/bond issue
Act as transfer agent or registrar of stocks and bonds
Act as guardian of minor's interest
Act as administrator of estates
Act as depository for escrow deposits, valuables or other securities
Act as executor of last wills and testaments
Act as assignee, receiver, or depository
Act as an advisor
In 2015, LBP planned to merge with DBP but it did not push through
On February 4, 2016, PresidentBenigno Aquino III approved the Executive Order #198 on the merger between Land Bank and the DBP, with the former as the surviving entity
In 1974, Presidential Decree No. 542 retuned the direction of the Bank to adopt the "no interest principle" in Islamic banking and partnership principles
Quasi-Banks
Financial institutions that the Monetary Board may further limit to 40% equity investments of universal banks
Trustee - one who entrust his property to a trustee
Trustee -holding legal title for the benefit of another person
Beneficiary -whose benefit the property has been entrusted
Will- interest that directs to whom and what terms
Testator - a person who makes a will
Testate - a person who dies leaving a valid will
Executor -named in the will to settle estate
Administrator -appointed by the court in the absence of a will
Holographic will - written in the handwriting of the testator
Settlor - creates a trust by agreememt or declaration
Agent - acts in behalf of another
Probate - document and action ehich constitute the legal proof of a will
Intestate - one who dies without living a will
Principal - fund invested for the purpose of yielding income
Principal - a donor who creates a trust relationship
Types of voluntary trust
-revocable
-irrevocable
Type of Corporate trust - collateral trust and sinking fund trust
Corporate Trust
Cover activities relating to financial matters such as bond financing, depository in escrow, etc. and created by corporations
Voluntary Trust
The owner transfers the title of the property to a trustee and gives instructions on how to dispose of the income or how to reinvest the funds
Testamentary Trust
When an individual appoints a trustee through a will
Insurance Trust
Rendered whenever the trust department of a bank is appointed under insurance trust agreement
Employee Benefit Trust
This involves the creation and design of a plan to provide economic security and benefit to employees
Investment Management Services
Banks manage investment portfolios. It allows clients' assets to grow in a disciplined manner
Revocable Trust
Trustor retains the right to modify or amend
Irrevocable Trust
Trustor cannot change the agreement
Collateral Trust
The titles of collaterals placed behind a mortgage is transferred to a trustee for the interest of the bondholders
Sinking Fund Trust
The trustee is usually assigned to enforce the provisions for a sinking fund connected with bond financing
In a commercial bank, the trust department is entrusted with securities, funds and properties by a trustor for a beneficiary. All activities of a fiduciary nature are coursed to and disposed of by the bank's trust department.
Banks Trust Department (Main Divisions)
Legal Estate Administration, Guardianship and Administering Trust