by Nick Money | Dec 14, 2020 | News & Updates, Research
Over the last few years, the importance of flexible, efficient and modern technology has risen up the agenda for many credit unions. 2020 has made this even more pronounced, as the ability of organisation to serve members effectively while staff are remote from...
by Nick Money | Nov 17, 2020 | News & Updates, Research
CFCFE is looking ahead to 2021, and we are keen to continue to expand our range of research outputs and authors. If you are a consultant or researcher with something to say to the credit union movement in Ireland, the UK or Europe, we would be very keen to hear from...
by Nick Money | Nov 12, 2020 | News & Updates, Research
We’re delighted to release a report from Dr Olive McCarthy of the Centre for Co-operative Studies at Cork University Business School (and CFCFE’s Advisory Board) on credit union perceptions of the opportunities and challenges for measuring and reporting on...
by Nick Money | Oct 12, 2020 | News & Updates, Research
In the summer we produced an assessment of the rules around credit unions holding Annual General Meetings (AGMs) online, instead of or – as well as – face-to-face (Virtual AGMs: a guide for credit unions. Part I: the Compliance Issues). Now we are...
by Nick Money | Sep 29, 2020 | News & Updates, Research
The ability of a board to do its job effectively is a vital feature of a successful credit union. In this paper, the experienced credit union consultant Lucy Harr considers how credit union boards can become high performers and thereby excel in delivering value to...
by Nick Money | Jul 27, 2020 | News & Updates, Research
Annual General Meetings (AGMs) are critical events in the year of well-governed co-operatives, and credit unions take them very seriously. Credit union AGMs are traditionally face-to-face meetings, but many are anticipating a challenge to doing theirs in the...