trust fee; custodian fee
A fee paid to a trustee or custodian for managing assets in a trust arrangement. Used in finance and investment contexts.
The trust fee for an investment trust is a commission paid to the management company.
The custodian fee is deducted from the trust assets.
信託 means 'trust' (the legal arrangement), while 信託報酬 specifically refers to the fee charged for trust services.
手数料 is a general term for handling fees or commissions, whereas 信託報酬 is specifically a fee for trust or custodial services.
Compound of 信託 (trust) and 報酬 (fee, remuneration). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward combination of these two Sino-Japanese words.