The Hub: News & Events for October 28, 2019

View this email in your browser October 28, 2019   Central 1 News B.C. Economic Briefing • Retail spending climbs 0.8 per cent in August •Steady employment insurance counts align with low unemployment, but claims rise • International tourists hold up at elevated levels despite fewer visitors from China Ontario Economic Briefing • Tourist visits grew very modestly in August due to a large drop in U.S. visitors • A general drop in retail sales, not only in Toronto, pulled down Ontario sales in August • Over 1,700 fewer people on Employment Insurance benefits in August Remembrance Day Holiday Cash Orders through Secure Site (B.C. and Ontario)- login required Central 1 will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2019 to observe the Canadian federal statutory holiday. Return Processing for Remembrance Day Holiday - ALL 2019 - login required For a detailed listing of Cheque Return Processing and AFT processing timeframes for B.C. and Ontario during the upcoming Remembrance Day holiday, please see the following document.  MemberDirect Advisory: MD Core Release 599 - login required Central 1 has scheduled a MemberDirect and PaymentStream Direct Core release for November 6, 2019. The release will be performed in a manner that minimizes customer impact by ensuring all servers are updated at different times. The installation will occur at 1 a.m. PT / 4 a.m. ET and may impact your customers for up to 30 minutes.    Central 1 Events   October 28-29, 2019 PeopleFocus 2019 Coast Coal Harbour Hotel, Vancouver November 12, 2019 Ottawa Contact Meeting 319 McRae Ave, Unit 1, Ottawa, Save the date   November 13, 2019 London Contact Meeting Four Points by Sheraton, London Save the date   November 14, 2019 Toronto Contact Meeting Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre Save the date     Industry News   Credit Union News WFCU Credit Union Brings Halloween to Windsor-Essex Community with the First-Ever WFCU Credit Union Trick-or-Trot (Press Release) Economics TSX climbs on U.S.-China trade deal hopes (Reuters)   Loonie Vies for G-10 Currency Crown Ahead of Bank of Canada Decision (Bloomberg) Stagnant Wages, Part-Time Workers Widen U.S.-Canada Income Gap (Bloomberg) Central bank must plot course for a divided Canada: Don Pittis (CBC) Technology Bitcoin holds ground after China voices support for blockchain (Reuters)   Security UniCredit unveils 2015 data breach involving 3 million Italian clients (Reuters)   Housing Burned in 2008, Americans Are Refusing to Tap Their Home Equity (Bloomberg) Industry Events November 5-6 2019 Backbase Connect 2019 Beurs van Berlage Damrak Amsterdam, The Netherlands December 3, 2019 Annual Credit Union Forum & Holiday Luncheon Liuna Station Hamilton, 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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