Who We Are
KCB Trustee Services Limited (KCB TSL) is a professional trustee services company that acts on behalf of individuals, institutions, and collective investment schemes to safeguard assets, ensure proper governance, and protect beneficiaries’ interests.
In simple terms, trustee services mean independently holding, overseeing, and administering assets on behalf of others, while ensuring that those assets are managed strictly in line with legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations. As a fiduciary, KCB TSL is legally and ethically required to act in the best interests of its clients at all times.
We provide trustee services across a range of client needs, including retirement benefits schemes, capital markets products, and other structured arrangements that require strong oversight, transparency, and long-term stewardship.
Part of the KCB Group
KCB Trustee Services Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of KCB Group, one of Africa’s leading financial institutions with a strong regional footprint and global reach.
Being part of the KCB Group allows us to combine independent trustee oversight with the strength, stability, and institutional discipline of a large financial group. Our clients benefit from robust governance, strong risk management frameworks, and access to complementary services where required, including efficient payment and settlement solutions.
Our Approach
Professionalism and Experience
Our trustee services are delivered by a highly qualified team with both local and international experience. Our professionals bring expertise in corporate trustee services, retirement benefits administration, capital markets, portfolio oversight, risk management, compliance, and relationship management.
Team members have academic and professional backgrounds in finance, accounting, economics, research, and statistics, and undergo continuous training, including trustee fiduciary responsibility programs and industry certifications.
Strong Governance and Regulatory Compliance
As a fiduciary, governance is not optional—it is the foundation of everything we do. We operate within a robust governance framework and strictly comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including the Capital Markets and Retirement Benefits Acts and related regulations.
Our Board of Directors provides strategic oversight, sets policy direction, and ensures accountability in line with best practice corporate governance standards.
Ethics and Integrity
KCB TSL operates under a strict Code of Ethical Conduct. We uphold the principles of integrity, transparency, and accountability, with zero tolerance for corruption, bribery, or unethical business practices. Every employee is expected to live these values in their day-to-day responsibilities.
Client-Centred Service
We place our clients at the centre of everything we do. Our approach balances regulatory compliance with flexibility and innovation, allowing us to deliver trustee solutions that are both robust and responsive to client needs. Client experience is embedded into our service design, not treated as an afterthought.
Competitive and Transparent Fees
Our trustee fees are structured to reflect the level of responsibility, risk, and governance required for each mandate, while remaining competitive and transparent.
Our Mission
Providing unique investment strategies and products that maximize and protect both client and shareholder value through visionary management, execution excellence and strategic partnerships.
Vision
To be the preferred Financial Solutions Provider in Africa with a Global Reach.
Purpose and Values:
For People. For Better.
Guided by the values of being Closer, Connected, and Courageous, anchored on Customer Obsession, a Productive Culture, and Excellence in Execution.
These values shape how we serve our clients, manage risk, and uphold our fiduciary respon sibilities.