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22 May '12

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Global NewsAt the Heart of Good Ownership is Engagement

For some time now, ICMIF has been promoting member engagement as one of the key competencies necessary for running a successful cooperative and mutual business. But it is clear that certain membership models make it easier to engage than others. So what challenges do the various models present and what are ICMIF members doing to address them? It is pleasing to see that The Ownership Commission Report (recently published in the UK) is promoting the virtues of member engagement. The report will ...

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Global NewsCooperative vs Competition: Mother Dairy dares Amul

In a not so welcome development of cooperative vs cooperative Delhi’s Mother Dairy, wowed by its own stratospheric success over the years,  is expanding activities to take on more successful brands. Mother dairy is mainly trying to outdistance its arch rival the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation that boasts the most famous domestic Amul brand. Interestingly, both mother dairy and Amul owe their origins to the same National Dairy Development Board. In recent years, many ...

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Global NewsUpdate from ICMIF Americas Board meeting on member events in 2012

ICMIF’s Regional Association for the Americas (ICMIF/Americas) will celebrate its 20th Annual Conference at the NH City and Tower Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina from November 14-16, 2012. Hosted by the Argentine Association of Cooperative and Mutual Insurers, this two and a half day event will bring together over 150 delegates from ICMIF members from over 20 countries throughout the Americas as well as around the globe. Among preliminary highlights include confirmation of the keynote ...

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United KingdomCo-operative Group is preferred bidder for Lloyds TSB branches

Lloyds Banking Group has announced that the Co-operative Group is its preferred bidder for 632 Lloyds TSB branches.

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Global NewsMutuals merging from strength

In 2009 the UK organisation The Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) merged with Britannia Building Society. This was the first merger possible under a new UK law (the Butterfill Act) of two distinct mutual organisations. During the recent ICMIF Conference Paul Flowers, Chair of the Co-operative Banking Group (CBG – the new name for the merged organisation) reflected on the merger and the longer process of integration of the two organisations and especially upon the cultural challenges ...

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United KingdomICMIF Conference: Cultural differences must not derail mutual mergers

Mergers of mutuals can deliver major benefits, with cultural differences between merged bodies overcome by stressing those benefits, Paul Flowers, chairman of the newly renamed Co-operative Banking Group, told the ICMIF conference.

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The Co-operative Group has been tipped as a front-runner to acquire Lloyds branches

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United KingdomBid for Lloyds branches brings risks and rich opportunities

The enforced sale of 632 Lloyds banking branches has led to speculation not just about who will succeed in the takeover, but also what it could do for competition in the retail ...

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United KingdomBritannia receives Co-operative Bank facelift

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Britannia branches, acquired by the Co-operative Group in 2009, are set to receive a rebrand to bring the network under the Co-operative Bank.

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United KingdomBritannia receives Co-operative Bank facelift

Britannia branches will receive a rebrand to bring it closer to its parent brand, the Co-operative Bank, while Co-operative Financial Services has been renamed to The ...

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Global NewsRichardson to quit Group role

Co-operative Financial Services Chief Executive Neville Richardson is to leave his post later this year.

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