The Hub: News & Events for September 10, 2018

View this email in your browser Central 1 News you need to know Participate in the 2018 Canadian Credit Union Member Retention Study by October 5, 2018 Currently, the Canadian Credit Union system does not have a benchmark for member retention. This benchmark is vital to identify which areas to target improvement in retention activities as well as provide a comparison and identify best practices among Canadian credit unions. Weekly paycheques in B.C. get fatter in June (Business in Vancouver, written by Bryan Yu, Central 1's deputy chief economist) Employees across most B.C. industries enjoyed higher paycheques in June, according to the latest Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours. B.C. Economic Briefing Highlights: • B.C. employment climbs by 9,900 persons in August • Sluggish housing market leads to lower prices in Lower Mainland • Goods exports pull back in July • Residential building permits dip - a sign of things to come? Ontario Economic Briefings Highlights: • Unemployment rate edged up in August to 5.7 per cent • Tariffs affected metal exports in July • Fewer permits issued in July for commercial and institutional projects weighed on the total   Central 1 Events September 26-27, 2018 AML/Loss Prevention Conference Mississauga, ON (contact: fwatt@central1.com) October 3, 2018 Central 1 AML Conference Kelowna, BC (contact: fwatt@central1.com) October 9, 2018 2018 Fall Peer Group Meeting: Peer Group 6 & Peer Group 4  Burnaby, BC October 18-20, 2018 2018 Fall Peer Group Meeting: Peer Group 1 Prince George, BC October 25-27, 2018 2018 Fall Peer Group Meeting: Peer Group 3 Cranbrook, BC   October 28-30, 2018 Central 1's Momentum Conference & Trade Show Parq, Vancouver (contact: events@central1.com) November 16-17, 2018 2018 Fall Peer Group Meeting: Peer Group 2 Summerland, BC Industry News Personal Finance How to save an extra $100 a month – without even thinking about it (Global News) Payments Payment modernization will pay off in B.C.: Hansen (Business in Vancouver) The challenge of going cashless (Forbes)  Business Canada's ultra-wealthy getting richer faster than the rest of us, report shows (CBC) Pot jobs are 'legion' but Canadian cannabis companies struggling to find workers (CTV) What's Really Going On With Jobs In Canada? (Huffington Post) Real Estate Canada's Tradition Of Homeownership Is At Risk (Huffington Post) Technology Canada's First Minister of Digital Government is on a Mission (Techvibes) Industry Events     September 12, 2018 Concentra Bank Q2 Financial Results Webinar: 11:00 am CST   September 16-18, 2018 CULA Conference Collingwood, ON   October 11-13, 2018 Directors' Forum Courtyard by Marriott, Toronto October 14-17, 2018 2018 Lending Conference Victoria, BC October 18-19, 2018 IAFCI Annual Training Seminar UBC Robson Square, Vancouver October 19-21, 2018 CUNA National Credit Union Roundtable for Board Leadership Vancouver, BC November 5-6, 2018 Everlink Payment Services - Connections 2018 Hilton, Toronto November 5-6, 2018 Hike the Hill 2018 Ottawa, ON   Have some credit union news or events? To submit items email newslist@central1.com *please include an URL to the requested item Copyright © 2018 Central 1 Credit Union, All rights reserved. Unsubscribe from The Hub The Hub is brought to you by Member & External Communications. Questions or feedback regarding The Hub? Email communications@central1.com. Unsubscribe from all commercial messages from Central 1  Please note: this option will remove you from all future Central 1 communications. Should this message not be applicable to you, we encourage you to unsubscribe from this list only.

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