equity trustees

Superannuation

Corporate master trust appoints Equity Trustees as custodian

Equity Trustees (EQT) has been appointed as trustee and custodian of The Executive Superannuation Fund. ...

Financial planning

Equity Trustees purchase of ANZ Trustees approved

Equity Trustees has been granted ministerial approval for its purchase of ANZ Trustees which makes the sale and purchase agreement between the two groups as unconditional...

Financial planning

EQT announces 14 funds on ASX mFund

EQT announces that it has 14 funds now available on the ASX’s mFund settlement service. ...

Financial planning

EQT creates head of Risk and Compliance

EQT’s acquisition of ANZ Trustees sees it create senior Risk and Compliance role....

Funds management

Equity Trustees to purchase ANZ Trustees for $150 million

Equity Trustees purchase of the trustee division of ANZ Bank to be funded by equity raising....

Financial planning

The impact of aged care reform on planners and their clients

As the June 30 deadline for the aged care reform package quickly approaches, Anna Lawton looks at how the changes will affect planners and their clients. ...

Editorial

Equity Trustees: strong revenue growth despite failed merger move

Equity Trustees has posted double-digit revenue and net profit growth for the second half of last year despite an unsuccessful merger attempt with The Trust Company....

Financial planning

Aged care as important as retirement for planners

Discussions about the often frightening prospect of aged care should receive as much weight from advisers as retirement planning. ...

Financial planning

Retired Aussies unprepared if they mentally decline

More Australians need to have a financial enduring power of attorney in case they physically and mentally decline and are unable to make decisions....

Editorial

Biggest acquisition of 2013 - Perpetual and EQT vie for Trust Company

In a bidding war that has lasted much of the year, The Trust Company board recently advised its shareholders to reject the latest takeover proposal by Equity Trustees in ...

Financial planning

Planners need to access wide expertise

Equity Trustees head Robin Burns claims planners need expert help to meet increasingly complex problems....

Financial planning

Perpetual granted court approval for Trust take-over

Trust to trade on ASX for last time tomorrow as take-over deal moves ahead...

Funds management

Aged care reforms could see clients disadvantaged

Financial advisers will need to untangle the complexities of the new aged care reforms so that their clients do not miss out on income, a fund management firm believes. ...