Upcoming webinar

Federal Budget 2026-27

Thursday 14 May 2026

3:00pm – 4:00pm AEST

Up to 1 CPD hours available 

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Session Overview

Join Phil Anderson, General Manager of Policy, Advocacy, and Standards, as he gives a first-hand breakdown and reaction to the 2025-26 Federal Budget and find out how the Budget will affect you and your clients.

You will also have the opportunity to ask questions during the live session.

Meet your speaker

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Phil Anderson

General Manager, Policy Advocacy & Standards

Phil Anderson is the General Manager Policy, Advocacy & Standards of the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA). Phil had spent over 10 years at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), including most recently as CEO before the successful vote to merge with the Financial Planning Association (FPA).

He has previously worked for Netwealth as General Manager Governance and Advice, and Colonial First State, where he was the Head of Risk Management & Compliance for the CFS Advice business. Phil has been in the financial services industry for over 25 years, having also worked with AMP, MLC and Perpetual.

Phil has been responsible for policy, including the Quality of Advice Review, and the implementation of the requirements of the Professional Standards legislation and the Royal Commission Recommendations. Phil has previously been integrally involved in the FoFA, TASA, Education/Professional Standards and the Life Insurance Framework debates including driving the development of submissions to FASEA, Treasury, ASIC, the Tax Practitioners Board and Parliamentary Committees. Phil is a CPA and has a Bachelor and Masters of Commerce along with the DFP and ADFP.

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