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WASHINGTON - Mutual fund companies and investment advisors may think that they have taken steps to deal with the rapidly approaching Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) deadline of Aug. 6 for proxy vote reporting, but many firms have installed what are at best "stopgap measures" that are unlikely to prove...

MADISON, Wis. - When UW Credit Union sought out locally-based First Business Bank to offer trust and investment services to its mostly University of Wisconsin membership base, one prominent factor stood out: no competition overlap. UWCU recently partnered with First Business Trust & Investment Services, a division of First Business...

BRISBANE, Australia - The world needs more forums like the one held by The World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) June 22-26 in Brisbane Australia. That is the opinion of Jeff McMullen, an Australian journalist and one of the major speakers to WOCCU's Forum. McMullen is the Australian Mike Wallace,...

BRISBANE, Australia - Credit unions, corporations, and other institutions do not need more rules and regulations. What they need, Tim Laing told the more than 1,000 delegates at the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) Forum here June 22-26, is more stringent enforcement of the regulations that are already in...

BRISBANE, Australia - SARS, terrorism, and war did not stop 1,100 people from stepping on an airplane and travelling hours - or in some cases days - to attend the 2003 World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) International Forum here. Although early registrations were slow, the numbers eventually surpassed previous...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Nationwide Retirement Solutions is making a couple of key changes in its retirement education efforts - alterations offering pointers credit unions may want to keep in mind as they plan pre-retirement programs for their members. NRS, a subsidiary of Nationwide Financial, is one of the country's leading...