Institute of Financial Advisers Structure

The Institute of Financial Advisers is structured as follows:

IFA Structure

Board

The Board's role is that of governance. It approves overall strategy and policy.
Membership consists of:
- Five Practitioner Member Directors
- Two Independent Directors

The 2011-12 Institute of Financial Advisers Board consists of:

Nigel Tate, President (Waikato)

Tony Vidler, Chair (Auckland)

Neville Caird (Dunedin)

Jordi Garcia (Auckland)

Liz Koh (Wellington)

Julie Berry (Australia) Independent

Jeremy Bendall (Auckland) - Independent


Past Presidents

Lyn McMorran
2008-2010

Simon Hassan
2006-2008

George Elkington
2005-2006

Stephen O'Connor
2004-2005

John Bunny
2003-2004

Bernard Gresham
2002-2003

Paul O'Brien
2001-2002

Andrew Charles
2000-2001

David Milner
1999-2000 (Joint)

Denys Wright
1999-2000 (Joint)

Council

Council membership is made up of two delegates elected from the branches together with the Board. Council meets twice yearly - usually in May and November.

Branches

There are eleven Institute branches nationwide: