The Hub: News & Events for April 1, 2019

View this email in your browser April 1, 2019   Central 1 News  B.C. Economic Briefing Highlights: Export sales momentum sluggish despite year-over-year gain January payroll employment up 3.1 per cent Average weekly earnings growth stalls • Job vacancy rate remains highest in the country Small business confidence languishes Large metro markets drive B.C. population growth in 2018 Ontario Economic Briefing Highlights:  Hiring increased in January offsetting last month's job losses Exports rebounded strongly in January After two months of gains small-business confidence fell sharply in March International immigrants continued to lift Ontario's population in 2018 Motor vehicle and parts manufacturing increased by 3.7 per cent in January Changes to Credit Facilities effective April 1, 2019  (login required) As ​communicated on October 24, 2018, demand for credit facilities has increased significantly over the past year. We've made changes to our Credit Facilities to improve how we support and meet the evolving needs of the credit union system.        Special Economic Measures Act (login required) Attention:  CEOs, GMs and Compliance Officers  Canadian Credit Union Association (CCUA) Regulatory Compliance supports the reporting requirements under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA), the United Nations Act (UNA)and the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Official Act (FACFOA). Learn more. (member login required).        Central 1 Events   April 24-25, 2019 Central 1 Member Forum Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre April 25, 2019 Central 1 AGM Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre September 8-10, 2019 Momentum Summit & Trade Show Westin Harbor Castle, Toronto (Save the date) Industry News Credit unions Anderson Cooper Speaks to Sold Out Crowd as the First Headliner of the WFCU Credit Union Speaker Series (Press release) Friend of the Foundation Inductees - OCUF (Press release) Economics Poloz has chance with Arctic speech to put rate-cut bets on ice (BNN Bloomberg) Canadian consumer sentiment shows signs of rebound after slump (BNN Bloomberg) Technology Rise in cashless payments stokes concerns over data security (Globe and Mail) For Credit Unions: Trust, But Innovate (Paymnts) Personal finance Understanding last-resort options when you can no longer pay your debts (CTV) Housing Housing Affordability Survey Finds It's Harder Than Ever To Go From Renting To Owning A Condo In Canada (Huffington Post) Cheaper mortgage rates to give a short-lived 'boost' to Lower Mainland home sales (Livabl)       Industry Events April 9, 2019 Concentra Bank Annual Meeting of Shareholders Video Webcast April 23, 2019 Credit Union Foundation of BC AGM (2:00 pm) Stabilization Central Credit Union of B.C. AGM (3:00 pm) Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre May 5-8, 2019 2019 National Conference for Canada's Credit Unions Winnipeg Convention Centre May 7-9 Enhancing Business Performance through Co-operative Management Strategies Saint Mary's University Winnipeg, MB June 9-14 CanadaDE Credit Union Leadership Program Saint Mary's University Halifax, NS   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 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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