The Hub: News & Events for February 24

View this email in your browser February 24, 2020   Central 1 News  B.C. Economic Briefing • Retail spending edges up 0.1 per cent in December, outlook for 2020 mixed • Forestry crisis drives first manufacturing sales decline since 2009 • CPI inflation climbs to 2.3 per cent in January, driven by increased energy costs Ontario Economic Briefing • Ontario posted the largest retail sales gains of all Canadian provinces in 2019 • Headline inflation remained unchanged but gasoline prices are climbing aggressively • Manufacturing sales increased only 0.2 per cent in 2019 • Employment insurance beneficiaries increased in large metro markets in December    Central 1 Events   Interested in Letters of Credit? Register Now for our Webinar and be part of the conversation Wednesday, February 26, 2020  1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET Member Forum & AGM 2020 Central 1 members are invited to join us for two days of interactive sessions on current and emerging issues for credit unions in Canada. April 27 & 28 The Westin Ottawa Ottawa, ON Momentum 2020 Momentum is an opportunity to discuss the tremendous disruption facing the financial services industry and collaborate on collective strategies. September 20 – 22 Parq Vancouver Vancouver, BC Industry News Economics Canada Pension Fund Cut Stocks in 2019, Added to Infrastructure (Bloomberg) Toronto stocks drop, gold miners gain as coronavirus fears spell risk-off mood (Reuters) Industry News Canceled Teck oil sands project underscores global climate-energy policy tension (Reuters)  JPMorgan to launch digital bank in UK as growth in sector slows (Finextra)  Privacy Facial recognition company Clearview AI probed by Canada privacy agencies (Reuters)    Industry Events   March 5, 2020  Model Risk Management SFU Graduate School of Business Vancouver, BC April 16-17, 2020  2020 CUMA Annual Conference Sheraton Cavalier Saskatoon, SK May 3-6, 2020  National Conference for Canada's Credit Unions IMPACT2020 Telus Convention Centre Calgary, Alberta Registration Opens: February 20, 2020 June 7-12, 2020 Credit Union Development Education Leadership Program Saint Mary's University Halifax, NS     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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