Switzer Daily
The walls of the Melbourne headquarters of
Equity Trustees (EQT) are adorned with the portraits of former
prime ministers, premiers and governors-general who have served on the board of
the stately 133 year old institution.
The roll call of dignitaries includes 19
th century
premier Sir Charles Sladen, prime ministers Stanley Bruce and Robert Menzies
and former governor general Ninian Stephen.
In Marc,h former Abbott/Turnbull era Cabinet minister Kelly
O’Dwyer joined the board, filling a seat vacated by former Victorian premier
and Hawthorn Football Club president Jeff Kennett. (Kennett’s great
grandfather, Edward Fanning was a director for 30 years from 1888 to 1917).
Angelique Faes from Class
Gone are the days of accounting professionals spending hours buried in excel spreadsheets.
Instead, the profound expansion of software and technology means accountants have come blinking into the sun and now spend the lion’s share of their time managing client relationships and not just crunching numbers.
Understanding and managing the complex needs of clients now sits alongside the timely delivery of tax effective outcomes using up-to-date data as the essential purpose of the accounting professional, according to Angelique Faes, senior SME analyst at Class.
“The world has become more complex, and the policies around how people manage their wealth have become more complex as well,” Faes says.
An additional news report on the recommendation, valuation, forecast and opinion changes for ASX-listed equities.
In addition to The Australian Broker Call Report, which is published and updated daily (Mon-Fri), FNArena has now added The Australian Broker Call Extra Edition, featuring additional sources of research and insights on ASX-listed stocks, also enlarging the number of stocks that make up the FNArena universe.
One key difference is the Extra Edition will not be updated daily, but merely regularly depending on availability of suitable quality content. As such, the Extra Edition tries to build a bridge between daily updates via the Australian Broker Call Report and ad hoc news stories, that are not always timely for investors hungry for the next information update.