Desjardins Group

• Montreal mall playing ‘Baby Shark’ theme to keep unhoused people out of stairwells

  The non-stop drone of "doo, doo, doo doo" from the song Baby Shark in the fire escapes has been an success at keeping people from loitering out, the mall says.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2024
  
• Quebec police arrest three in $9-million fraud, data theft case involving Desjardins

  Police say the three suspects used the stolen data to commit fraud totalling $8.9 million between September 2018 and January 2019.

  Crime

  Jun 12, 2024
  
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• Desjardins to cut nearly 400 jobs, citing economic uncertainty

  Other banks have also been trimming staff in recent months after a major hiring push during the pandemic.

  Economy

  Oct 19, 2023
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• 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
• 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
• 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
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• 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
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• Quebec credit union Desjardins Group lifts moratorium on pipeline lending

  Desjardins is dropping its moratorium on loans for pipeline projects.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2017