financial services network

The Advance Financial Services Network, supported by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research's Investment Promotion Division, brings Australians and their foreign colleagues in banking and finance together for networking events and discussion around Australia’s emergence as a global financial services centre is the Asian time zone.

Message from DIISR

The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research is delighted to be the founding sponsor of the Advance Financial Services Network.

Australia's financial services sector is one of the largest and most profitable in Asia. With a workforce of unrivalled quality - and an economy ranked as the world's most resilient for the last five years - it is little wonder many of the largest global institutions, including 17 of the top 20 investment companies, run regional operations out of Australia.
 
Even as Australia has emerged as one of Asia's most important financial centres, Australians in the sector have become an internationally respected and and dynamic community of professionals. The Advance Financial Services Network will support and inform this community and, with DIISR's help, arm Australians with the contacts and up-to-minute information they need to act as authoritative ambassadors for the country. For more information visit www.innovation.gov.au.
 
Thanks for your support, and for your interest in Australia's burgeoning financial services sector. Look out for Advance's monthly financial services newsletter, and for news of upcoming events.


Advance Financial Services Committee

London Committee
Matthew Chan - Chair, London
Frances Cowell
Taryn Fisher
Jodie Hampshire
Michelle Kelly
Eleni Petros
Elizabeth Weston

 

 

  
news & events
 

RECENT EVENTS

NYC: Options Group Presentation
A large contingency of Options Group recruiters from around the world met with Advance financial services network members in New York to discuss the state of the markets in Australia and the employment prospects for Australians returning to Australia. More...]

London: Financial Services Networking Breakfast 
A select group of Advance members was invited to the amazing McGuigan City Vineyard for a networking breakfast. Neil McGuigan gave a brief, yet interesting, introduction to Australian wine in the UK and the vineyard itself. [More...]

NY: Australian Property Seminar
Senior Ray White representatives presented on commercial, retail, residential and industrial property market in Australia. [More...] 

NY: Australia / NY Property Industry Cocktail Function
Ray White Real Estate, Australasia's largest real estate agency, invited members to a property industry cocktail function at the Urban Glass House. [More...]

NY: Austrade Financial Services Mission
New York is not too dissimilar to NSW, Mr Joseph Guerino Tripodi, MP, NSW representative, told the room full of attendees at the Austrade Financial Services Mission to New York this month. [More...]

London: "Advance Australia? The Rudd Government, six months on"
As part of Advance's partnership with the with the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies at Kings College London, members were invited to a panel seminar with three panellists, Hugh Mackay, Dr Joo Cheong Tham and Cath Bremner. [More...]

PAST EVENTS

G'Day USA Financial Service Luncheon

THE BUZZ

Hedge funds are 'the scapegoats' – The Australian
Australian hedge fund players have slammed US moves to curb some forms of short selling, saying hedge funds were being made the scapegoat for falling markets.

Accounting Plan Would Allow Use of Foreign Rules – NYTimes 
Federal officials say they are preparing to propose a series of regulatory changes to enhance American competitiveness overseas.

Swan warns banks over rate rises – news.com.au
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has urged banks to be wary of the impact of interest rate rises on their customers.

Australian, N.Z. Dollars Fall for Third Day as Commodities Drop – Bloomberg
The Australian and New Zealand dollars fell for a third day as prices of commodities the nations export declined.

Rudd keen to boost banking competition - The Age
The Rudd government says it is committed to boosting competition in the banking sector and strengthening Australia's standing as a financial services hub.

Funds Deal Widens Access to Hong Kong - The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia's $1.4 trillion funds management industry will have unprecedented access to retail investors in Hong Kong and China.
 

 



 
Peter Jolly
 
 

Peter Jolly, Managing Director and Head of Research, Markets, for nabCapital, has just returned from a tour of the United States where he met with clients and investors.

He shares some of his insights with Matthew Smith in this week’s View From the Top. [More...]
 

ARCHIVED VIEW FROM THE TOP PROFILES

Jun, 2008 - Peter Walsh
Apr, 2008 - Michael Whitehead
Jan, 2008 - Stephen Vineburg
Oct, 2007 - John Fraser
Sep, 2007 -  Rupert Murdoch
Summer 07 - James Gorman
Jun, 2007 - David Mitchell
May, 2007 - Con Michalakis
Apr, 2007 - Anthony Davis
Mar, 2007 - Greg Medcraft
Feb, 2007 - Brian Feurtado
Jan, 2007 - Dylan Bryant
Nov, 2006 - Paul Ezekiel
Oct, 2006 - Adam Bremner
Sep, 2006 - Martin Cleaver
Jun, 2006 - Ros Coffey
May, 2006 - Mark Joiner
Apr, 2006 - Felicity Gates
Mar, 2006 - Shane Finemore 

 
 
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