17 Feb 2020 12:00 am
Date: 29 April 2020, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Venue: Via web-link
Covid-19 - UPDATE 18 March 2020
In light of the current COVID-19 situation, INFINZ has made some changes around our upcoming events:
INFINZ will
- cease holding face to face meetings for at least the next three months
- transfer events where we can to webcasts - members will be notified on each individual event
- continue to offer our Learning & Development (L&D) programme as a CPD offering and we invite you to review the new on-line Leadership Programme link here. (NOTE: L&D is a name change of the Masterclasses)
INFINZ AWARDS will still be evaluated and recognised:
- Awards Dinner: the INFINZ Awards Dinner which was to be held on 21 May has been rescheduled until Tuesday, 20 October 2020, and will be held the evening of the INFINZ Conference, Pullman Hotel, Auckland.
- For Finalists: the awards judging is still underway, but to allow additional time for this process, we have decided to delay the announcement of finalists from 24 April to Friday 29 May 2020.
- Table and Seat Bookings: Iona will communicate with those who have additionally purchased seats/tables with an option to honour your table booking until the event in October or offer you a full refund.
ADDITIONAL - we will
- Offer complimentary memberships to members who find themselves out of work, please contact Iona Gibbs admin@infinz.com to follow up on that on a confidential basis.
- Engage and nurture our online communities within our memberships groups to assist with your network engagement.
INFINZ holds a number of events each year from monthly speakers to biannual one day forums, to our premier events being the Awards Dinner and the annual Conference.
You do not need to be a member of INFINZ to attend our events. However INFINZ membership gives you price privileges at our events. The monthly speaker events are cheaper for members, and delegates to our annual conference pay considerably less if they are members. INFINZ educational events qualify for CPD hours for other professional bodies such as IOD, NZICA and the Law Society.
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Due to the COVID-19 situation our events will be postponed with an intention to reschedule. With this in mind, your registration will automatically move to the new date and we will advise as soon as the new date is confirmed. We hope then that you would still be available, however if it is not the case then a refund will be issued. In the meantime, please let us know if you would require the refund now and we will process immediately.
OUR UPCOMING EVENTS
Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand - Current Events
17 Feb 2020 12:00 am
Date: 28 May 2020, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Venue: Via web-link
17 Feb 2020 12:00 am
Date: 23 June 2020, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Venue: Via web-link
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External Events
PAST EVENTS
Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand - Past Events
5 Feb 2020 12:00 am
Date: 12 March 2020, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Venue:
Chapman Tripp
10 Customhouse Quay
Wellington
13 Jan 2020 12:00 am
Date: 27 February 2020, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Venue:
Bell Gully,
Vero Centre,
Level 21/48 Shortland Street,
Auckland
9 Dec 2019 12:00 am
Date: 25 February 2020, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Venue:
The Northern Club
19 Princes St
Auckland
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PAST EVENT
GALLERIES
30 July 2019
22 May 2019
9 May 2019
14 March 2019
1 November 2018
Photographic Coverage
31 October 2018
24 July 2018
17 May 2018
at the Cordis Hotel, Auckland
Click for photographic and video footage
21 March 2018
Bill English addressing and engaging with the Young Finance Professionals on Career Development
2 November 2017
Photographic coverage
EDUCATION
INFINZ holds a number of events each year from monthly speakers to one day forums, to our premier events being the Awards Dinner and the annual conference.
All of our events provide networking opportunities, including the annual INFINZ Industry Awards black-tie Dinner at The Cordis, Auckland, attended by around 800 guests.
The Annual Conference is attended by over 400 delegates.
In additional some 50 breakfast/lunchtime/evening presentations are held, all attracting significant member discounts.
INFINZ publishes a Journal twice a year which is free to members and issues regular emails.
MENTORING
AIM & Structure
The INFINZ Mentoring Programme was established in 2014 with the goal of developing younger or less experienced people in the industry and providing a new and interesting proposition to our emerging leaders and young professionals. This programme aligns with the INFINZ mission to foster professional development and education of members within the New Zealand financial and capital markets.
In 2018, a "two tier" mentoring programme was established, providing a tailored offering for both Emerging Leaders Group (ELG) and Young Finance Professionals (YFP):
1) ELG mentor programme: Senior mentors will be assigned to a new cohort of ELG mentees, each of whom will be expected to mentor a YFP in 2020.
2) YFP mentor programme: The EL candidates that were accepted into the 2018 ELG mentoring programme will act as mentors to a new YFP cohort of mentees in 2019.
Read the following extracts from the INFINZ Journal:
"A Two Way Street" - the benefits of those taking part in INFINZ's Mentoring Programme (December 2017 Pg 13)
"Lean on Me" - Roimata Mitchell shares her Mentoring experience (December 2016 Pg 12)
PROGRAMME FRAMEWORK
Below is an outline of the selection and appointment process.
- A subcommittee of the INFINZ Board has been formed, tasked with running the mentor programme.
- A panel of mentors has been put together but additional mentors are welcome as this will add to the number of potential mentees able to be assisted - please contact the Executive Director, Jim McElwain on exec@infinz.com
- The programme is aimed at mentee applicants with at least 2 years work experience, and who are under 40 years old.
- INFINZ Sub-commitee to assess applicants and select up to 18 ELG and 18 YFP mentees, and match each to a mentor. The aim of this process will be to find good matches, and also to foster cross-discipline learning across the industry subsets represented in the mentor group.
- Mentors and mentees put in touch and interaction begins.
- Mentoring contact proposed to run from April to the end of March. At least monthly contact between mentors and mentees is recommended, ideally face-to-face, with perhaps brief phone or email contact between those meetings.
2020 Mentoring programme and application form coming soon
- Content or mentoring process should be left up to each mentor/mentee pair, based on the pairs' respective backgrounds and aspirations.
- The sub-committee will review the programme at the end of the year with the mentors and mentees, with the aim of continually evolving and refining the programme over time.
- Two networking events are held in each of Auckland and Wellington during the mentoring year, where current and past mentees can meet the current mentors, board members and other selected senior members.
under 40
Emerging Leaders Group (ELG)
Designed for professionals in their thirties moving from subject matter experts to leadership positions. Dedicated events focusing on relevant issues for this cohort such as personal branding, media, investor relations and how to be more impactful with senior management and the Board. Opportunities are provided to attend events with your peers and senior members to build your professional network. Mentoring programme with senior professionals, and discounted entry to the annual INFINZ Conference.
Read the following extract from an INFINZ Journal "Emerging Ideas"
Young Finance Professional (YFP)
Comprise members under 30 years of age. Dedicated YFP networking events, with great speakers who are focused on growing your knowledge of New Zealand's capital markets and how to get ahead in your career. Heavily discounted fees for membership and discounted entry to the annual INFINZ Conference.
Female YFPs will automatically be included in the YWF networking group.
Read the following extracts from INFINZ Journals
"Rise of the Machines" and "Investing in Success"
(NB: The Mentoring programme is also extended to YFPs who will be mentored by alumni of the ELG programme)
Dedicated LinkedIn and Facebook pages
Young women in finance (YWF)
The Young Women in Finance group is a networking mechanism for young women in finance-related roles by engaging and connecting with senior leaders. YWF members have the opportunity to access the Young Finance Professionals (YFP) benefits such as events and mentoring, in addition to events tailored to support their professional development.
To access these benefits, YWF members will need to join INFINZ as either a student or Young Finance Professional member.
Additional Benefits of Student Membership
Students at tertiary institutions studying finance, commerce, business journalism and law can join INFINZ for a nominal membership fee. (If you're in employment, you may not qualify for Student membership, email admin@infinz.com to find out more). Attendance at YFP events and dedicated student events focused on how to get that first internship or permanent role. Scholarships to the INFINZ Conference to selected applications, and attendance at most INFINZ events are complimentary - an opportunity to learn as well as mix and mingle with potential employers, with heavily discounted fees to attend the annual INFINZ Conference.
ADVOCACY
INFINZ is influential in shaping the legislation and regulatory structure of NZ's capital markets and was active in contributing to development of the FMCA and associated regulations which are now in force.
CAREERS
INFINZ is pleased to list career opportunities that arise in the industry.
Those who wish to post a relevant advertisement can send copy to admin@infinz.com or call Iona Gibbs on 64 4 499 1870
Career positions:
12 April 2020
Auckland
13 April 2020
Wellington
15 April 2020
Wellington
16 April 2020
Auckland
23 April 2020
Wellington
23 April 2020
Auckland
23 April 2020
Auckland
23 April 2020
Auckland
29 April 2020
Wellington
15 May 2020
Auckland
community of sponsors
We are very pleased to acknowledge the many organisations that sponsor our events. Their ongoing support is very much appreciated by the Board and Members of INFINZ.
All of the INFINZ events held over the course of each year offer sponsorship opportunities to business within the industry and to those who wish to gain the attention of the professionals within the industry.
INFINZ, can work with any interested parties to generate a portfolio of benefits from our events and can help potential sponsors identify how those benefits can deliver value to the sponsor, the people attending the events and INFINZ.
We aim to tailor each sponsorship to the needs of the sponsor and can tie together packages that incorporate events, website exposure and our biannual INFINZ Journal which is not only sent to all our members but also many other interested parties and which are displayed in the Air New Zealand Koru lounges in New Zealand and in Sydney.
We also offer trade exhibit opportunities at the annual conference.
To find out more, please contact Bernice Archer
E - marketing@infinz.com
M - 027 324 2155
