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Policy & Advocacy – Federal Election 2025

Tuesday 18 February 2025

12:00pm-1:00pm AEDT

Up to 1 CPD hour available 

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Session Overview

Join us for an insightful webinar on the impact of the 2025 federal election on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) and the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) legislation. Our Policy & Advocacy team will discuss potential changes, challenges, and opportunities arising from the election results. Learn how these developments could affect financial advisers and consumers alike. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed and prepared for the future of financial services.

Meet your speakers

Phil Anderson

General Manager Policy, Advocacy & Standards, FAAA

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 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.

George John

Senior Manager Government Relations & Policy, FAAA

George John is the Senior Manager Government Relations and Policy and has been with the FAAA for most of the term of the Albanese government. He is charged with managing, improving and sustaining the FAAA’s relations with all federal parliamentarians. A stakeholder and government relations professional he has spent most of his professional career working in and around government.