Equity Trustees | Stories that make us

On 10 December 1888 the Victorian Act of Parliament which established Equity Trustees was passed – which means that Equity Trustees reaches the milestone of 130 years in 2018.

Equity Trustees has grown and changed over those 130 years. This year, as we turn 130, we plan to tell 130 stories celebrating how we became the company we are today; the people who played a part, the names, places and achievements that have shaped us.

Brevity and common sense rather than eloquence

1940 was the year Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister and Franklin D Roosevelt won a third term as president of the USA.
A matter of getting the basics right

It is arguably the most important industrial relations decision ever handed down
Latham a man for all seasons

Sir John Latham joins that long list of eminent lawyers to sit on the Equity Trustees board.
Steady hand on the wheel

Equity Trustees has always enjoyed having high-calibre directors on its board, and John Madden was no exception.
Life and times of Sir William Hill Irvine

Sir William Hill Irvine was the first to combine a prestigious legal career, high political office and Equity Trustees directorship.
The J.O. & J.R. Wicking Trust A gift for many thousands of people

The J.O. & J.R. Wicking Trust is one of Australia’s biggest charitable trusts. It is a shining example of the power of structured philanthropy.
The eventful life of Richard Searby

Richard Searby, QC, was a Director at Equity Trustees for 25 years and Chairman from 1980 to 2000
Past Director and longest serving Prime Minister

Not many companies can say they had a Prime Minister serve on their Board, let alone one of the best-known and longest-serving.
From Bourke St to the Pacific battlefields and back

When John Hampden Crutch joined Equity Trustees in September 1939, World War Two had just erupted with Germany’s invasion of Poland.
1975 A historic year for both Australia and Equity Trustees

Politically, 1975 was a tumultuous year for Australia; for Equity Trustees, it represented an important corporate milestone.

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