by Nick Money | Apr 21, 2022 | Audio, Featured, News & Updates, Research Publications
The latest paper from Swoboda is now available. It is written by our 2021 Credit Union Research Prizewinners, Professor Martin Quinn (Queens University Belfast), Dr Peter Cleary (University College Cork) and Dr Martijn van der Steen (University of Groningen). The...
by Nick Money | Feb 23, 2022 | Featured, News & Updates, Research, Research Publications
Swoboda is excited to publish a new report from Ismail Ertürk, of the Alliance Manchester Business School, on how credit unions are made vulnerable by the way the financial system is managed by policymakers and regulators. Ismail’s detailed and challenging...
by Nick Money | Nov 8, 2021 | Featured, News & Updates, Research Publications
The first object of credit unions noted in Irish and British legislation is the “promotion of thrift among its members by the accumulation of their savings”. For it is through saving and the building of assets, rather than through borrowing, that members achieve...
by Nick Money | Aug 24, 2021 | Featured, News & Updates, Research Publications
Another new report from CFCFE: Effective CEOs: What Sets Them Apart?. “At a credit union, an effective CEO can mean the difference between flourishing – achieving the goals of member service and financial performance or foundering – at best,...
by Nick Money | Jul 28, 2021 | Featured, News & Updates, Research Publications
Download the new paper from CFCFE: The Opportunity for Irish Credit Unions in SME Lending. In a world still recovering from the financial crisis of the last decade and the health crisis of the last 18 months, credit unions face two challenges in building their SME...
by Nick Money | Apr 6, 2021 | Featured, News & Updates, Research Publications
Many credit unions are seeing an ageing of their membership, as they have retained the loyalty of the people who joined when the credit unions were founded, but they have not recruited those members’ children and grandchildren. This report, focused on...
