The Benefits

If your company is NOT active in industry activities (factoring, invoice finance, commercial finance, secured lending, asset based finance…) but is interested in the industry as a service provider, you can apply for membership as a Sponsor.  This status gives full access to all Trade Association activities. Your company will benefit from following advantages:

• As a Sponsor you have full access to all Trade Association activities in the areas of education and events and industry information.
  
• IFG organizes each year a series of networking and learning events. The most important event is the Annual Meeting where members discuss the evolution of their industry and the association during 3 days. All members can discuss and vote on a one-member one-vote principle for all items related to the Trade Association activity. The result of this voting session is submitted for approval to the annual assembly of shareholders. Sponsors are invited to exhibit at no additional cost during this yearly event.

• Through its strategic alliance with the UK Industry organization, the ABFA, IFG members have also access to the e-learning Foundation Course developed by this organization.

• As a sponsor, you will benefit greatly from the networking environment with your target market of companies active in Industry activities. IFG being an open-minded Trade Association, participation to our events and seminars is of course never an obligation.

• Members have free access to the Private Part of the IFG website containing a complete contact information on the members with names and contact details for senior and middle management as well as vital information on market specifics e.g. legal framework and statistics in the members’ countries.
  
  
• Members are invited to publish articles of special interest to the other members and company news in our newsletters and on the website.
  
  
• As a sponsor your company can designate candidates for membership of the different technical and strategic committees in order to play an active role in the further development of the Group and the Industry.

Membership fee

Today’s annual membership fee for sponsors is 7.500,00 €.
There is NO entrance fee when your company joins IFG.

Membership application

The International Factors Group is an open association and welcomes members across the world. In order to maintain our high standards of reputation and service quality, there are certain minimum requirements for joining the IFG and new applicants have to be approved by the Group’s Board of Directors. The process is very straightforward and doesn’t take much time.

If your company wants to apply for membership, please download and fill out this membership application form for sponsor and send it by email to e.timmermans@ifgroup.com or by fax on +32/2.772.64.19.

Your application should be accompanied by:

1. A cover letter containing following information:

• A description of the company and company strategy and of the services your company provides to the industry
• Description of ownership structure and major shareholders
• Full contact details;

2. If available : the latest annual Report, in English, preferably made in accordance with IFRS and auditor’s report.

For all additional information on your membership application, please contact Erik Timmermans: e.timmermans@ifgroup.com or by phone on +32/2.775.82.70