Guardian Trust was formed by a special Act of Parliament, the New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Act 1982, that merged the trust operations of South British Guardian Trust, formed in 1882, with the NZI Trust Department, authorised as a trustee company in 1916. The primary operation of these companies was as trustee, acting for their clients in the growth and protection of their wealth. This continues to be the core competency of Guardian Trust today.

Guardian Trust is now an integral part of Suncorp Wealth Management New Zealand, part of the trans-Tasman Suncorp Wealth Management business, a division of Suncorp-Metway, one of Australia’s top 20 listed companies. As part of this group of companies, we can provide a greater range of products and services to our clients through our partner companies, including superannuation, life insurance and other risk protection products, as well as our core services of financial planning, managed investments, trusts and estate planning.