please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message perpetual type public asx ppt industry finance founded sydney australia 1886 headquarters sydney australia key people peter scott chairman geoff lloyd ceo products financial services number of employees approximately 1200 2013 website http www.perpetual.com.au perpetual is an australian investment and trustee group ; providing investment products financial advice philanthropic and corporate service to individuals families financial advisers and organisations . perpetual offers a broad range of investment superannuation and retirement income products . it has investment teams in australia managing investments across a range of asset classes . it offers all types of financial advice and provides trustee and administration services for private trusts estates compensation settlements and philanthropic trusts . perpetual is a major provider of specialist financial market services including securitisation trustee administration and mortgage lending services for a broad range of institutions . contents 1 history 2 philanthropy 3 board members 4 logo 5 external links history edit this article contains embedded lists that may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . march 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message perpetual was founded in 1885 by a committee of business and professional people with the purpose of forming a trustee company . the committee included the honourable edmund barton who later became australia s first prime minister . perpetual trustee company limited was subsequently formed in 1886 originally based at 105 pitt street sydney.james fairfax later sir james fairfax was elected the first chairman john street was appointed the first managing director and john pewtress an accountant became the first employee . in 1888 a special act was granted to perpetual the power to act as a corporate executor and trustee by the nsw legislative assembly . an increasing number of prominent citizens appointed perpetual as executor or trustee of their estates in many cases for generations . perpetual continued to develop a strong and secure reputation throughout the first world war and the great depression . at that time perpetual trustee company controlled trust estates to the value of 50 000 000 making it easily australia s largest trustee company . in 1935 all staff were required to sign an obligation of secrecy book a practice that continued until 1988 . in 1963 the perpetual executors & trustees association of australia ltd victoria and queensland trustees ltd which had operated in their own states since the 1880s merged with perpetual trustee company ltd nsw . in 1964 perpetual listed its shares on the australian stock exchange and this continues today . during the 1980s 1990s and 2000s decade perpetual expanded beyond its traditional trustee business into the rapidly developing funds management industry . this included superannuation financial advice and corporate trustee and securitisation services . philanthropy edit trustee services were initially provided in the late 19th century when prosperous australians began creating charitable endowments . today perpetual is australia s largest manager of philanthropic funds including acting as trustee for over 450 charitable trusts . perpetual have helped establish and manage trusts for medical social environmental religious cultural and educational purposes . the perpetual foundation was established in 1998 to provide a way for the business their staff and their clients to contribute to improving the lives of others . the foundation is structured in a way that enables specific endowments to be established in their own name . research and advice is provided to ensure funds are strategically invested and distributed to maximise their positive impact and that they are used as intended . the perpetual foundation supports a range of charities and causes a key objective is to direct funds towards charitable projects that focus on preventative measures and education and projects that address the root cause of problems rather than providing short term remedies . ultimately the foundation aims to increase the capacity of communities and individuals to strengthen themselves and become more self reliant . board members edit peter scott chairman and independent director ; former ceo of mlc and executive gm of national australia bank geoff lloyd chief executive officer and managing director paul v brasher independent director ; former chairman of the global board of pricewaterhousecoopers international philip bullock independent director ; former ceo of ibm asia pacific e paul mcclintock ao independent director ; also chairman of thales australia medibank private limited and intoll management limited elizabeth proust ao independent director ; also chairman of nestle australia limited spotless group limited insurance manufacturers of australia pty limited sinclair knight merz pty limited philip j twyman independent director ; also chairman of anz lenders mortgage insurance pty ltd logo edit the m bius strip is a key element of perpetual s brand signifying strength and continuity . external links edit perpetual main site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title perpetual limited & oldid 641709196 categories financial services companies of australiacompanies based in sydneycompanies listed on the australian securities exchangehidden categories use dmy dates from may 2014use australian english from may 2014all wikipedia articles written in australian englisharticles with a promotional tone from march 2014all articles with a promotional tonearticles lacking sources from march 2014all articles lacking sourcesarticles needing cleanup from march 2014all pages needing cleanuparticles with sections that need to be turned into prose from march 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 january 2015 at 09 44 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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