As ASIC’s Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) and Product Intervention Powers (PIP) RG 274 come into force next month (5 October), leading trustee Equity Trustees has acknowledged the industry-wide push to meet the deadline.

It took empathy rather than bureaucracy to turn one man's final years around.

It took rare negotiation skills to resolve a property dispute complicated by a range of unlikely tenants, including crocodiles, dingos, snakes and exotic birds.

A feud between two siblings reached new heights over a prized painting until Equity Trustees negotiated a path forward.

Beneficiaries may not receive an equitable share of an estate thanks to the Australian tax system’s treatment of overseas residents.

When a father failed to tell his son that he was leaving half his estate to other relatives, the consequences were almost disastrous, until Equity Trustees stepped in.

It’s a natural reflex to want to support our own communities. For many Australian philanthropists “charity begins at home” is the starting point for their giving intentions.

The largest and fastest vaccine supply operation in history is underway – and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is leading it on behalf of the co-ordinating body COVAX, to ensure that everyone has access to the COVID-19 vaccine, no matter who they are or where they are. 

The Fred Hollows Foundation continues to be a changemaker in the field of eye health. Since establishment in 1992, The Foundation has helped to restore the sight of more than 2.5 million people in more than 25 countries.

We invited Caroline Van Buren, Representative to Afghanistan for UNHCR, to tell us how her colleagues are responding to the crisis

Twenty years ago, nearly 30% of the global population struggled to survive on US$1.90 per day, today the number is more like 10%. Which sounds great except that 10% still amounts to 700 million people. Nearly all these people live in developing countries, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia.

Many Australians choose to leave a legacy that will make a lasting difference after they’re gone rather than leaving a one-off charitable donation in their will.