The Hub: News & Events for November 1, 2018

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Central 1 News you need to know


Interest Rate Forecast
Highlights:
  • Bank of Canada raises rates, removes gradual
  • Exports and housing key to Bank's forecasts
  • Momentum to raise rates in 2019
  • Slower growth in 2020 stalls rate normalization
B.C. housing sales remain sluggish (Business in Vancouver, written by Bryan Yu, Central 1's deputy chief economist)
Weak housing sales continued through September. B.C. Multiple Listing Service sales declined 33% year-over-year, to 5,580 units. While this decline was deeper than August's 26% drop – on a seasonally adjusted basis – sales were virtually unchanged from August at 6,357 units and have stabilized since June.

Celero Interviews: Central 1's James Ireland Shares the Latest on Risk Landscape for Credit Unions… (CU Broadcast)
James Ireland, VP, Liquidity & Market Risk at Central 1, joined us in the Studio Lounge to detail today's risk landscape for credit unions. Check it out and let us know your thoughts.

Return Processing for Remembrance Day November 12, 2018 - ALL REGIONS (log in required)
For a detailed listing of Cheque Return Processing and Automated File Transfer (AFT) processing timeframes for B.C. and Ontario during the upcoming Remembrance​ Day Holiday, you can access the document via the linked headline.
Central 1 Events
 




November 16-17, 2018
2018 Fall Peer Group Meeting:
Peer Group 2

Summerland, BC
















 

Industry News



Credit Unions
Central Okanagan students receive Coast Capital education awards (Lake Country Calendar)

Female baby boomers can be left financially unprepared... (The Lynda Steele Show, interview with BlueShore Financial Investment Advisor Illana Schonwetter)

FIRST WEST CREDIT UNION BECOMES FIRST CANADIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TO OFFER SENDGLOBAL DIGITAL INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE TO THEIR MEMBERS (FICANEX News Release)



Banking
Most banks will be made irrelevant by 2030 - Gartner (Finextra)


Payments
Startup bets it can end Japan's love affair with cash payments (Bloomberg)


Security
Privacy commissioner launches probe into StatsCan over collection of financial data (CBC)

New privacy rules will force Canadian companies to disclose data breaches (CBC)

Industry Events




November 1, 2018 
CUSource - Cannabis at work: challenges for credit unions
Webinar

November 5-6, 2018
Everlink Payment Services - Connections 2018
Hilton, Toronto

November 5-6, 2018
Hike the Hill 2018
Ottawa, ON


 








 
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