Thursday 17 April 2025
2:00pm-2:45pm (AEST)
Up to 0.75 CPD hours available
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Join our Policy & Advocacy team as they delve into what to expect in the upcoming 2025 Federal Election. They will breakdown our key asks and expectations from the government, what the main party are bringing to the election, and what are the likely outcomes. They will also explore current crossbench discussions, and why financial services and advice don’t feature heavily in elections.
Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed and prepared.
Phil Anderson
General Manager of 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 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.
George John
Senior Manager of 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.
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