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Show filtersAFM welcomes Law Commission’s review of friendly society legislation
Proposals include the repeal of the 1974 Act and an expansion of friendly societies’ business activities
Report sets out ways to strengthen code for Australia’s co-op banks
Commissioned by Coba, the report includes recommendations on small business, financial hardship, digitisation and First Nations…
Meet … Sarah Harrison, CEO, Building Societies Association
'Building societies, credit unions and other member-owned organisations are part of the same broad family: organisations…
Desjardins celebrates 10 years of Cooperathon with $100,000 in grants
The scheme promises 'a structured programme of tools, networks and support to help turn innovative ideas…
Mutual model can help tackle growing financial insecurity, says BSA
'We need to ensure the sector has the freedom to keep innovating'
UK mutuals body warns red tape threatens financial resilience
The Association of Financial Mutuals wants regulatory change to help the sector support a more sustainable,…
UK building societies paid £2.1bn more interest to savers, figures show
'What these figures demonstrate is the value of having a diverse financial services market,' says the…
Nationwide partners with Resonance to unlock empty homes
The mutual is working with the social impact fund to create affordable homes
BSA chief sets out vision for mutual financial services
In her first conference speech for the Building Societies Association, Sarah Harrison highlighted links with the…
Ecology Building Society opens its first ever branch
The mutual, formed in 1981, had favoured a direct-to-customer model but is seeking to fill a…
