The Hub: News & Events for March 5, 2019

View this email in your browser

Central 1 News you need to know


Central 1 Announces Elected and Appointed Members to its Board  
Central 1 has announced the re-election of Bill Kiss and the election of Mary Falconer and Cheryl Wallace to Central 1's Board of Directors. In addition, Meridian Credit Union Limited has elected to appoint Sunny Sodhi to Central 1's Board. Each director will serve a three-year term, beginning at the end of Central 1's annual general and special meeting on April 25, 2019 (AGM). 

Advisory: reCAPTCHA and Privacy
(login required)
At the beginning of the year, we launched reCAPTCHA in record time to help counter the effects of the ongoing brute force attacks. Recently we were made aware of the privacy implications of this new feature. Google gathers the user's cookies and other device information to assess whether they are likely to be a human, or a machine. If you have reCAPTCHA active on your site, we recommend that you work with your legal counsel to update your privacy policy and include language that you are using reCAPTCHA.

Interest Rate Forecast
Highlights:
  • Global economy weak, risks remain
  • Canada's economy stumbles
  • Rates on hold, flat yield curve
Central 1 Events

March 26, 2019 
2019 Spring Contact Meeting: Ottawa 
Alterna Savings Boardroom 
Ottawa, ON
 
 

March 27, 2019 

2019 Spring Contact Meeting: London 
Four Points by Sheraton  
London, ON 

 

March 28, 2019 

2019 Spring Contact Meeting: Toronto 
Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel 
Toronto, ON
 



April 24-25, 2019
Member Forum
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre

(Registration begins soon)


April 25, 2019
Central 1 AGM
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre

(Save the date)


September 8-10, 2019
Momentum Summit & Trade Show
Westin Harbor Castle, Toronto

(Save the date)
Button to Credit Union Careers
Button to Central 1's Economic Insights
Forge
Button to our Annual Research Package

Industry News


Personal finance
Income volatility threatens financial security of one in three Canadians: CPA Canada Study (Press release)

Equifax Canada says delinquencies climbed higher in the fourth quarter (CTV)

Delinquencies on the rise as Bank of Canada decision looms (BNN Bloomberg) 


Economics
Traders bet Canadian economy can't stomach positive real rates (BNN Bloomberg)

Poloz can't 'overly-tune' policy: Former BoC governor Dodge (BNN Bloomberg)


Payments
Going cashless: Small business owners face pressure to accept plastic (Globe and Mail)

At 73 Pct, FIs Top Authentication Satisfaction — Here's Why (Pymnts)


Housing

Toronto Real Estate Board calls for looser mortgage rules as monthly sales drop most in a year (Financial Post)


Fraud
These were the top scams of 2018, according to BBB (Kelowna Now)





 

Industry Events



March 27-29, 2019
Ontario Credit Union Conference
Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel



May 5-8, 2019
2019 National Conference for Canada's Credit Unions
Winnipeg Convention Centre



September 15-17, 2019
CULA Conference
White Oaks Conference Resort
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
(Save the date)



October 21-22, 2019
Everlink Connections 2019
Hilton Toronto
(Save the date)
Follow us on Twitter
Join our Mailing List
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.






This email was sent to central1@banking.offers.report
why did I get this?    unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences
Central 1 Credit Union - Member & External Communications · 1441 Creekside Drive · Vancouver, Bc V6S 4J7 · Canada

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Acquisitions or Alliances: What's Your Growth Strategy?