Promote ethical and responsible decision-making

Code of Conduct
Trust's Code of Conduct applies to all Directors and employees without exception. The Code is derived from Trust's codes, policies and procedures relating to its activities including:

  • Workplace and human resources policies, including health and safety
  • Ethical policies
  • Privacy policy
  • Financial dealing policies, including insider dealing and employee share trading.
  • Conflicts of interest policy
  • Compliance risk and audit policies, which include legal compliance, and incorporate such things as complaints handling error and breach reporting.
  • Corporate governance

All codes and practices are designed to promote integrity, responsibility and accountability.

Trust's Code of Conduct is available on this website. 

Share Trading Policy
While all employees and Directors are subject to a range of laws, which include those imposing restrictions on dealings in Trust's shares and its products, Trust's Share Trading Policy imposes further restrictions on when shares can be bought and sold. In addition, each Director has entered into a disclosure deed with Trust, which requires them to disclose their dealings in Trust's shares in conformity with the ASX listing rules. Each Director's share dealings are announced to the ASX by Trust and provided to each Director at the time of the announcement, as well as being disclosed at the next Board meeting.

Trust's Share Trading Policy is available on this website.

Ethics
Trust's values and goals are derived from its ethical philosophy.

In addition, Trust has administrative and best practice manuals covering all its activities. Adherance to the principles and rules, as well as company policy contained in these manuals, contributes to strong corporate ethic.

As a result of Trust's trustee activities, which are governed by law and require high-standard codes of conduct relating to fiduciary responsibilities, the corporate culture throughout Trust is based on a high standard of ethical behaviour.

Trust and a number of its subsidiaries in trustee capacities are responsible for the administration of funds, trusts and estates that hold shares in Trust itself. It is important that the voting rights relating to these shares are properly used. The Trustee Companies Act sets out various circumstances governing use of these voting rights. In addition, Trust has received independent advice on how these voting rights should be exercised. As a result, Trusts policy concerning the voting of these shares is as follows:

  • Estates, trusts and common funds
     Votes should only be exercised on matters affecting the welfare of these shareholdings.
  • Agency clients
     Votes should only be exercised for agency clients for whom Trust holds a proxy or an appropriate power of attorney.
  • Other superannuation funds
     Proxies should be issued on instruction of the trustees of these superannuation funds.

Our Vision
We will be the recognised leader in smart fiduciary solutions, where people matter.

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