 Estate planning specialist joins Equity TrusteesBY RACHEL DAVIS | WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012 12:15PMEquity Trustees has appointed Anna Hacker to the newly created role of senior manager -estate planning, reporting to Lachlan Wraith, head of personal estates and trusts. |
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