About Us

The Institute of Professional Financial Managers (IPFM) was established in 1992, provides an organization for professional, financial managers. The IPFM set out to fill the niche market between the accountancy and treasury management professions.

There has been a steady growth in the membership with several hundred applications each year. The total number of members registered is over 15,600. Members have come from over 40 countries.

There has also been a steady demand from members to be representatives in their own countries. There are over 50 such representations around the world.

IPFM has established links with reciprocal bodies in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, UK, USA and Zimbabwe. These bodies accept our members as their members on payment of the appropriate fee. In most instances, there is no need for our members to complete application forms other than the one on joining the IPFM.

The IPFM provides educational services to UK, USA, South Africa, Cameroun, Cambodia, China, Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria, Russia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, etc. These usually take the form of our approving the educational structures of local bodies and issuing certificates and diplomas.

Membership ranges from the Technician class through to the Doctoral Fellow class. Membership of the Institute confers the following benefits:

Use of the letters TIPFM, AIPFM, FIPFM or DFPFM
Receipt of a free IPFM Journal three times a year
Group email update three times a year
Right to attend the annual convocation in London

Office in Berkeley Square House