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Customer-owned banks thrive against rivals

Mutuals outperform and offer better value than competitor banks, according to a report from KPMG Australia. The…

Credit unions join Affordable Loans portal partnership

An Affordable Loans portal is being set up in partnership between private and social sector bodies to…

How the chancellor’s autumn statement will impact co-ops

There was mixed news for co-ops and mutuals when chancellor Philip Hammond announced his first autumn statement on 23…

Australian co-ops grow by 18% in five years

In five years, the turnover of the top 100 co-ops in Australia has increased by 18%.…

Can co-op values play a bigger role in meeting the challenges faced by local authorities?

Co-operatives have a key role to play in building a new local economy – for instance…

Monique Leroux joins Board of Directors at S&P Global

Finance and analytics company S&P Global has announced that co-operator Monique Leroux has joined its Board of…

Co-op Food stores ATMs ‘criminal proof’ after partnership with tech company

The Co-op Group has teamed up with a forensic technology company SmartWater to roll-out a new…

Clash at France’s co-op bank heats up as regional group votes for autonomy

France’s third-biggest co-operative bank, Credit Mutuel, is to examine the consequences of a possible split from a…

Liberia calls on government to step up co-op development

The Cooperative Development Agency (CDA), which has been working to promote co-operative programmes in Liberia’s rural…

What will Donald Trump do for co-operatives?

Now that America has chosen its 45th president, co-operatives will be wondering what Donald Trump can do…

Bank of England announces growth in credit union lending

Credit union lending has grown significantly, the latest Bank of England statistics show. The unaudited figures…

Co-operatives, capital and a great vindication

Since the 2008 financial crisis, we have become used to discussions of bank “capital”. Capital is…