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Nova Credit and Creditinfo Bridge Cross-Border Credit Access for Ukrainians

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Professional Services, Other Professional Services, Data Analytics, Finance, Asset Management, Fintech, Banking, Refugee, IBCH, American Express, Credit, Creditinfo, Verizon Communications, Partnership, UNHCR, HSBC, Scotiabank, UNFCU, Risk management

Nova Credit , the leading cross-border and alternative credit analytics company, has announced a strategic collaboration with Creditinfo , a global service provider for credit information and risk management solutions, to help Ukrainians gain access to the necessary financial services needed to effectively rebuild their lives abroad.

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  • Nova Credit , the leading cross-border and alternative credit analytics company, has announced a strategic collaboration with Creditinfo , a global service provider for credit information and risk management solutions, to help Ukrainians gain access to the necessary financial services needed to effectively rebuild their lives abroad.
  • The partnership is powered by Nova Credit’s Credit Passport® , the only cross-border credit solution enabling newcomers to access their foreign credit history when applying for financial products in their new home country.
  • Bridging this critical data gap, Nova Credit and Creditinfo are providing Ukrainian expats and refugees with the tools they need to get started on the right financial footing upon arrival.
  • With this partnership, credit data from International Bureau of Credit Histories (IBCH) Ukraine (a Creditinfo credit bureau) – one of the three main credit bureaus in Ukraine – can be instantly translated into a local-equivalent credit report and score so that lenders who use the Credit Passport® solution can assess the credit risk of new-to-country Ukrainian applicants.

CSE Holds Annual Sustainability Practitioners Event

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
UNFCU, United Nations, GRI, Communication, Global Reporting Initiative, CSR, Senior, Food, ESG, Sustainability, Club, Risk management, Research, CHG, Public affairs, SIP, CSE, Nursing, Management

CHICAGO, Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CSE's Annual Sustainability Practitioners event "Winning the ESG & Net-Zero Race - Trends for 2023 and beyond" brought together on Feb. 7, 2023, thought leaders, institutions and corporate executives.

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  • CHICAGO, Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CSE's Annual Sustainability Practitioners event "Winning the ESG & Net-Zero Race - Trends for 2023 and beyond" brought together on Feb. 7, 2023, thought leaders, institutions and corporate executives.
  • They engaged in a dialogue on regulatory changes and new trends, ESG reporting, risk management and challenges that heads of Sustainability and ESG functions face towards integration.
  • This event celebrates 15 years of the Certified Sustainability (ESG) Practitioner Program that has become the first choice for Sustainability and ESG Professionals around the globe, as proven by more than 9,000 certified practitioners in 90 countries, representing  85% of Global FT 500 firms.
  • Nikos Avlonas, President of CSE said, "For more than 16 years, we provide top of the notch advisory services and tools to FT 500 and Government organizations and we have reached the record number of qualifying 9,000 Sustainability Practitioners from 90 Countries, placing CSE as one of the most important influencers in ESG-Net Zero integration globally."

CSE's Annual Sustainability Practitioners Event Looked at Winning the ESG & Net-Zero Race

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
UNFCU, United Nations, GRI, Communication, Global Reporting Initiative, CSR, Senior, Food, ESG, Sustainability, Club, Risk management, Research, CHG, Public affairs, SIP, CSE, Nursing, Management

CHICAGO, Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CSE's Annual Sustainability Practitioners event, "Winning the ESG & Net-Zero Race - Trends for 2023 and beyond", on Feb. 7, 2023, brought together thought leaders, institutions and corporate executives.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CSE's Annual Sustainability Practitioners event, "Winning the ESG & Net-Zero Race - Trends for 2023 and beyond", on Feb. 7, 2023, brought together thought leaders, institutions and corporate executives.
  • They engaged in a dialogue on regulatory changes and new trends, ESG reporting, risk management and challenges that heads of Sustainability and ESG functions face towards integration.
  • This event celebrates 15 years of the Certified Sustainability (ESG) Practitioner Program that has become the first choice for Sustainability and ESG Professionals around the globe, as proven by more than 9,000 certified practitioners in 90 countries, representing  85% of Global FT 500 firms.
  • The panel discussion focused on good ESG practices, challenges, opportunities and how business leaders can effectively leverage ESG practices strategically.

UNFCU Clients Pursue Six-Figure Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Claim Against Raymond James & Copper Financial

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022
UNFCU, Risk, United Nations, Contract, LLC, Credit union, Raymond James Financial, United Nations Federal Credit Union, Bermuda, First Nations in Ontario, Financial adviser, Financial services, FINRA

NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Three investors have filed a FINRA arbitration claim against Raymond James Financial Services and Copper Financial (fka Community America Financial Solutions, LLC).

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Three investors have filed a FINRA arbitration claim against Raymond James Financial Services and Copper Financial (fka Community America Financial Solutions, LLC).
  • These investors suffered losses in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) products, alleging unsuitability, overconcentration and more.
  • Despite knowing this, their Raymond James broker recommended that they invest in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) an obscure, offshore entity.
  • Even after it became obvious that Northstar (Bermuda) was in trouble , Copper Financial, which had taken over the UNFCU contracts from Raymond James did not notify these customers about these issues.

New research method from Filene offers credit unions custom insights against benchmarks

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Thursday, December 30, 2021
Civic, Filene's, United States Department of State, Inclusion, Desert Financial Credit Union, Credit, ROA, DEI, Diversity, Goal, Center, SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, UW Credit Union, UNFCU, CEO, Organization, Equity, Credit union, University, University of Michigan Credit Union, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Suncoast Credit Union, Filene Research Institute, Alaska USA Federal Credit Union, Income, Industry, Bank, Management, Financial services, Research

Credit unions employing these bundles correlated with a higher return on assets and higher net income more than credit unions who did not.

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  • Credit unions employing these bundles correlated with a higher return on assets and higher net income more than credit unions who did not.
  • This corresponds to a 4% response rate for the entire credit union system, representing approximately 25% of all credit union assets.
  • Generous support for the Center of Excellence for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is provided by Advantis Credit Union, Alaska USA Federal Credit Union, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Civic Federal Credit Union, Desert Financial Credit Union, Kinecta Federal Credit Union, LGFCU, SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, State Department Federal Credit Union, Suncoast Credit Union, UNFCU, University of Michigan Credit Union, UW Credit Union, and Visions Federal Credit Union.
  • About Filene: Filene Research Institute strengthens organizations through innovative research and incubation to improve consumer financial well-being.

SSEK Law Firm to File Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Claim On Behalf of UNFCU Member

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
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NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm at investorlawyers.com) will be filing yet another FINRA arbitration claim against a brokerage firm for unsuitably recommending Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) products to a customer.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm at investorlawyers.com) will be filing yet another FINRA arbitration claim against a brokerage firm for unsuitably recommending Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) products to a customer.
  • One of the firm's financial advisors unsuitably marketed and sold this off-shore entity's annuities through the United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU).
  • SSEK Law Firm is already pursuing many FINRA arbitration claims against the broker-dealers that sold Northstar (Bermuda) products; Bankoh Investment Services and SunTrust Investment Services are just two of these firms.
  • If you were sold Northstar (Bermuda) investments by a Raymond James broker, or any other financial advisor, contact us today.