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The IFBF is a Not For Profit incorporated group which has some of Sydney’s most successful finance brokers and professionals

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The IFBF is a Not For Profit incorporated group which has some of Sydney’s most successful finance brokers and professionals

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What is IFBF?

The IFBF is a not for profit organisation, run by volunteers for the betterment of the industry as a whole. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month between February and November with CPD points being awarded to attendees. The IFBF focuses on three main points: education compliance and diversification.

How it All Started

In the early years of 2006, a small group of finance brokers decided to get together once a month at the Gosh coffee shop in Parramatta to share some camaraderie due to what can be a lonely existence for an individual person. Initially, six mates met for a cup of coffee, to chat about what they were doing to create business and discuss industry happenings.

The IFBF is a Not For Profit incorporated group which has some of Sydney’s most successful finance professionals voluntarily donating their own time and resources in order to grow and promote networking, as well as providing helpful tools and knowledge necessary to empower Finance Brokers to fuel their business growth. 

  • by fostering the sharing of knowledge,
  • by promoting this networking opportunity and,
  • by empowering Finance Brokers to fuel their business growth,
  • by providing helpful tools.

Education, Compliance & Diversification

Finance brokers bring an elevated dimension of empathy, resourcefulness and compassion to their role in empowering the success of Australians through Finance.

The Independent Finance Broker’s Forum (IFBF) is a community where Brokers leverage over 100 years of combined knowledge and experience in Commercial Finance to source solutions that meet the diverse needs of Australian Business owners.

Our members get exclusive access to:

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2026 IFBF AGM Nomination

Dear IFBF member

Independent Finance Brokers Forum will hold its 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 10:00am (Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time) on Wednesday, November 5th, 2025.

The AGM will be conducted as an in person meeting prior to the commencement of the normal monthly meeting at the Rosehill Bowling Club.

The items for deliberation at the AGM are:

  1. The consideration of our financial report for the year ended 30 June 2025;
  2. The presentation of the President’s report for the current year.
  3. Nomination for the position of President for 2026
  4. Nomination for the position of Secretary for 2026
  5. Nomination for the position of Treasurer for 2026
  6. Nominations for Steering Committee for 2026


Any paid-up member of the IFBF can self-nominate for any of these positions.
A nomination form is attached for that purpose.

Completed nomination forms are to be sent via email to the Public Officer (stephen@amplanners.com.au) by the 29th October 2025.

If there is more than one nomination for a position, a poll will be conducted.
Paid up members who are willing to assist with the running of the IFBF can nominate themselves on the day to be part of the Steering Committee for 2026.

The Steering Committee meets once a month (on the Wednesday of the week following the normal monthly meeting) for about 2 hours, at the Rosehill Bowling Club and plans the agenda for the following month’s meeting.

Stephen G. Dinte

Dip. FS (Finance/Mortgage Broking Management) |
Life Member – FBAA | AFB(FBAA)| FAICD | JP

Public Officer