Equity Trustees Limited (ASX: EQT) today releases its audited results for the six months to 31 December 2014, and confirms a strong lift in half year profit compared with the prior corresponding period.

Equity Trustees is delighted to announce the appointment of Jean Dieudonne as Senior Equities Analyst within the Asset Management team. Effective immediately, Jean will be based in Melbourne and report to Paul Kasian, Head of Asset Management.

Equity Trustees has announced grants from the company’s Foundation to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in out of-home care which encompasses foster care, residential care and kinship care.

From Swan Hill to Colac, local for-purpose organisations are stepping into their power. With support from Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal’s (FRRR) Investing in Rural Community Futures program, grassroots groups are gaining the tools, confidence and partnerships to transform their communities.