Desjardins Group

• Desjardins Group says 2019 theft of 4.2 million members’ data cost $108 million

  Chief executive Guy Cormier says Desjardins has "ample capacity'' to absorb the expense.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2020
  
• Desjardins Group president, CEO re-elected by acclamation

  Desjardins Group president and CEO Guy Cormier was re-elected by acclamation on Monday. 

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2019
  
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• Desjardins data breach fallout: CEO announces departure of 2 senior execs

  The management restructuring, which came following an internal review, leaves chief operating officer Denis Berthiaume and senior information technology vice-president Chadi Habib out of a job.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2019
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• Former Desjardins Group president Claude Béland passes at 87

  "Claude Béland was a great man, who helped build Quebec into what it is today,'' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote on Twitter.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2019
• After data breach, Desjardins CEO defends bank to Quebec City legislators

  Desjardins Group President and CEO Guy Cormier was called to testify in front of legislators in Quebec City, who are feeling pressure from citizens worried about the safety of their personal data.

  Nov 21, 2019
• Quebec provincial police interrogate 17 people about Desjardins data leak

  Desjardins, a Quebec-based co-operative, said a single employee was responsible for the breach detected in December 2018 and that he has since been fired.

  Crime

  Sep 19, 2019
• Quebec credit union Desjardins Group lifts moratorium on pipeline lending

  Desjardins is dropping its moratorium on loans for pipeline projects.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2017
• Should Canada eliminate the nickel? New study says it will happen within 5 years

  Canada should do away with the nickel within the next five years and move to 10-, 20-, and 50-cent coins, a new report from Desjardins said Tuesday.

  Canada

  May 3, 2016
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• Mouvement Desjardins elects new president

  The Desjardins Group elected a new president at a closed-door meeting in Levis Saturday morning.

  Money

  Mar 19, 2016
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• This week on Focus Montreal: March 5

  This week on Focus Montreal, meet the founder of a group working to empower women around the world, hear from a TransCanada spokesperson about Quebec's legal action over the Energy East pipeline and learn how to avoid being the victim of a cyber crime.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2016