A Debenture Trustee is defined as a trustee under a written trustee appointment agreement /deed for the purpose of securing any issue of debentures by a body corporate (the Issuer). Debenture trusteeship involves taking possession of the assets/property being offered as security for securing the debentures issued by the body corporate.
Debenture Trusteeship essentially covers acting as trustees for debt instruments issued by a body corporate. Such debt instruments broadly fall into two categories namely Debentures & Bonds