ANFIN is a Religious Charitable Development Fund which provides treasury, investment, funding and transactional solutions for legal entities of the Anglican Church Southern Queensland, as well as other approved affiliated Anglican entities.
The annual surplus ANFIN generates benefits the Anglican Church Southern Queensland as it strives to serve the wider community.
ANFIN does not provided services to retail customers.
ANFIN Online Service – Issues Resolved
The issues affecting access to ANFIN’s new Internet Banking platform have now been resolved.
As we settle into the new platform, some issues may arise. Please bear with us as we work through these and let our team know if you experience any difficulties. We remain confident that the new platform will provide a more secure and easier-to-use Internet Banking experience.
If you need assistance, including with urgent payments, please contact us.
Our Products and Services
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ANFIN Online allows you to access your accounts and perform transactions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. ANFIN Online enables you to:
View account balances, transaction history and eStatements
Transfer funds to own and external accounts
Make BPAY payments
Upload a cemtex (ABA) payment files
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ANFIN provides Savings and Transactional accounts to assist in the management of your day to day transactional requirements. ANFIN does not charge any account keeping fees.
You can manage transactions through:
ANFIN Online
Set up periodical payments;
Cheque facilities; and
Over the counter deposits at your local Post Office or National Australia Bank.
ANFIN Overdrafts are available to approved Diocesan entities to assist in managing your working capital requirements. Overdraft accounts can be structured to meet your specific needs. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Interest rates vary, so please contact ANFIN for current rates.
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BSB: 704-901
pre-encoded deposit slip must be used when depositing funds at Australia Post
For further assistance, please contact the ANFIN Customer Service Team.
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BSB: 704-901
setting up a direct debit arrangement
Internet payments
transferring funds via ANFIN Online
Providing your account details to a parishioner or external provider
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For payments coming into Australia from Overseas, please use the following account details:
BSB: 034-002
Account Number: 44-8621
SWIFT Code: WPACAU2SIf you are expecting funds from overseas, please email askus@anfin.com.au so the funds can be deposited into your account.
For further assistance, please contact ANFIN Customer Service Team.
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For those entities able to invest their surplus funds for longer periods, ANFIN Term Investments provide an opportunity to earn a higher rate of interest.
Features & Benefits:
Fixed rate of interest over the term of your investment
Earn regular income or reinvest the interest
Interest paid half-yearly or on maturity
No fees or charges
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ANFIN can help provide lending to Diocesan entities for approved property, infrastructure, motor vehicles or technology projects. Talk to us about your specific needs. We can structure the term and repayments of loans to your needs.
If you would like any information regarding loans available, please contact the ANFIN Customer Service Team.
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We can also assist you with several other financial services including:
International Transfers
Cheque Cashing Facilities
Bank Guarantees
Online Giving
For those amongst our congregations who wish to continue to support their local parish, there are several payment options available to enable the continuity of that support.
ParishDirect
Allows parishioners to make regular contributions to their parish community through a convenient and secure electronic funds transfer (EFT) system from any financial institution account. Contributions can be made weekly, fortnightly or monthly, and can be quickly and easily adjusted by contacting ANFIN.
Forms for Schools
Forms for Parishes
Our forms for Parishes are now on The Anglican Resource Community (The ARC)
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We require that you are aware of and confirm your understanding of the nature of a contribution of funds to ANFIN before you invest with us.
Anglican Financial Services (ANFIN) is a trading name of The Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane (“The Corporation”). An investment with ANFIN is a loan to the Corporation.
It is intended that investments with ANFIN are made for the primary purpose of supporting the charitable purposes and mission of the Anglican Church Southern Queensland.
ANFIN’s investment products and financial returns are not intended to comparable to other investments issued by banks or other regulated issuers.
ANFIN is NOT prudentially supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). An investment with ANFIN is not afforded the same regulatory protection applying to APRA supervised banks. ANFIN’s investment products have not been examined or approved by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
ANFIN is not subject to the normal Corporations Act requirements to have a disclosure document or Product Disclosure Statement and be registered or have a trust deed under the Corporations Act.
An Investment with ANFIN is not secured, but repayment is supported by the underlying investments made by ANFIN. Our liability to investors is strictly limited to the assets of the Corporation.
Contributors incurring a loss of capital from an investment with ANFIN are not subject to any regulatory protection.
Investments with ANFIN do not obtain benefit of the depositor protection provisions of the Banking Act. Entities and individuals investing with Anglican Financial Services will not have the right to priority of repayment that is conferred on depositors by Section 13A of the Banking Act.
Investments with ANFIN are not covered by the Financial Claims Scheme.
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Online Transfers
If your online transfer to a non-ANFIN account is urgent, please ensure that you complete your transaction for overnight processing, prior to 1.30pm (AEST), Monday to Friday, excluding Australian national public holidays. Transfers made after 1.30pm (AEST) will be processed on the next working day. Please note that transfers to some smaller financial institutions may require up to two working days to be processed.
Easy Access Investment
Interest rates may vary without notice. Interest is paid on daily balances at the end of each calendar quarter.
Term Investment
The interest rate is fixed for the term of the investment. We may agree to early repayment of a term investment if your circumstances have changed - please contact our customer service team to discuss. Notices of maturity of investments are sent to investors prior to maturity. Unless instructed otherwise, we will renew the investment for a similar period on terms and conditions then applicable.