Phillip Trustee Secures Three Awards at Cambodia Trust Forum

Phillip Trustee (Cambodia) Plc. has been recognized at the Trust Forum for three consecutive years, and each year the count has grown. One in 2024. Two in 2025. Three this year. At Trust Forum 2026, held on 4th August at Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel under the theme “Trust In The Dynamics of Stakeholder System And Achievements Over The Past Five Years,” Phillip Trustee (Cambodia) Plc. received three awards, its highest total in a single year to date. Phillip Bank Plc, a fellow member of the PhillipCapital Group, was also recognised at the event. The Trust Regulator’s annual event, held under the distinguished presidency of H.E. Dr. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Finance, and Chairman of the Board of the Non-Bank Financial Services Authority, brought together government officials, industry associations, and trust sector stakeholders from across Cambodia to mark five years of progress since Cambodia’s Trust Law came into effect. The day opened with welcoming remarks from H.E. Sok Dara, Director General of the Trust Regulator, followed by the awards handover ceremony and a series of panel discussions covering provincial investment policy, family trusts, risk management, and financial technology in the trust sector. A Third Straight Year on the Podium Phillip Trustee was recognised with: Outstanding Award for Real Estate Trust Operations Outstanding Award for Personal Trust Operations (Family Estate Planning) Outstanding Award for Shareholding Trust Operations The steady climb, from a single award in 2024, to two in 2025, to three this year, tracks the company’s expanding footprint across Cambodia’s trust segments, from real estate and shareholding trusts to personal and family estate planning. Phillip Trustee also took part in Trust Forum 2026 as a Diamond Sponsor. A Second Win for the Group: Phillip Bank Phillip Bank Plc was also honoured at Trust Forum 2026, receiving the Outstanding Trustee Operator Award for excellence in the provision of Escrow Services for the year 2025. The award adds to the PhillipCapital Group’s overall showing at this year’s forum, with two group entities recognised for their respective roles in Cambodia’s trust sector. Leading the Conversation on Family Trusts Beyond the awards, Phillip Trustee continued to shape the sector’s thinking on family wealth planning. Mr. Sopheap Proeung, General Manager of Phillip Trustee (Cambodia), moderated the panel discussion “The Establishment of Family Trusts in the Cambodian Social Context”, joined by panelists representing the Bar Association of Cambodia, Lion Trust (Singapore), and the Cambodia, Malaysian, and International Business Chambers. Opening the session, Mr. Proeung framed the discussion around a simple reality: family wealth, once built, is often lost again within a few generations without proper planning, and family trusts offer Cambodian families a structured way to protect what they build and plan for succession. The speakers also touched on the legal, economic, social, and cultural factors shaping family wealth management in Cambodia, and what it will take to build clarity, transparency, and trust around it. The discussion offered a useful starting point for developing mechanisms suited to Cambodian families and family businesses, grounded in the country’s own legal, economic, and social context. About Phillip Trustee (Cambodia) Plc. Phillip Trustee (Cambodia) Plc. is a licensed trust company established in 2022, offering real estate, shareholding, and personal trust services to individuals and businesses in Cambodia. Part of the Phillip Capital Group, a Singapore-based financial institution with over five decades of history and a presence in more than 15 countries, Phillip Trustee brings global credibility and experience to Cambodia’s evolving fiduciary market. Since the introduction of Cambodia’s Trust Law in 2019, the sector has seen steady development, and Phillip Trustee has been at the forefront of this progress, promoting transparency, investor confidence, and sustainable growth. With a mission to deliver secure and innovative trust solutions tailored to each client, Phillip Trustee continues to strengthen its reputation as a reliable fiduciary partner and contributor to Cambodia’s financial development.