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Dementia costs set to soar warns visiting expert

If better treatments are not found to prevent dementia the cost to Australia’s healthcare budget as well as the number of people with the disease will soar in the next few decades, according to Professor Craig Ritchie.

Equity Trustees Limited - Executive changes at Equity Trustees

Equity Trustees (ASX: EQT) has announced the appointment of Philip Gentry as Chief Financial Officer. Mr Gentry replaces Terry Ryan, who earlier this year advised that he would be retiring at a later date in 2015.

Equity Trustees Limited - Philanthropic approach evolves as Equity Trustees distributes more than $70 million

Equity Trustees distributed more than $70m in the 2015 financial year on behalf of the charitable trusts and foundations for which it is trustee following the wishes and directions of their founders.

Can Dementia Be Prevented?

With people living longer there has been a massive increase in the number of people with dementia which is now being thought of as the end stage of brain failure. But can we prevent dementia by reducing the risk of brain failure?

Congratulations Rigg Design Prize recipient

Equity Trustees, managers of the Cicely & Colin Rigg Bequest, the charitable trust supporting the triennial Rigg Design Prize, congratulates Adam Goodrum for receiving the 2015 Prize.

Equity Trustees Limited - Will apps and digital options may create estate planning disasters

There’s an app for that, or so the saying goes, but the rise of Will apps for android and iPhone, as well as the digital trend to supplement a written Will with a video recording, has the potential to create an estate planning disaster.

Equity Trustees Limited - ChAFTA major opportunity for financial services sector

In a submission on the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence Committee, Equity Trustees Limited has said any agreement should include measures that lead to increased participation in each other’s financial services sector.

Equity Trustees Limited - Equity Trustees expands Sydney office

Equity Trustees Limited (EQT) has added to the Sydney estate planning team with the appointment of Terry Matthews as Estate Planning Solicitor. His appointment brings the number of estate planning team members in the Sydney office to four.

Equity Trustees Limited - Full Year Results Report to 30 June 2015

Consolidated Full Year Financial Report for the full year ended 30 June 2015.

Equity Trustees Limited - Full Year Result

Equity Trustees Limited (ASX: EQT) today confirmed its full year financial results to 30 June 2015 and final dividend.

Calastones network service implemented

Listed financial services company Equity Trustees Limited has streamlined its unit registry administration capabilities with the implementation of Calastone’s global fund transaction network service.