SASKCENTRAL

SaskCentral is a financially strong, innovative, socially responsible co-operative enterprise that is dedicated to credit union success. We help credit unions build market share, reduce costs and prosper. By investing in a network of co-operative companies, we make it possible for Saskatchewan credit unions to offer full financial services. And by working with government and regulators, we help to establish a business environment where credit unions can excel.

Our Services

Our core services are:

MarketSolutions
SaskCentral’s non-regulated suite of quality products and services, designed specifically for credit unions.
- Contract management services
- Employee education
- Human resources and marketing consulting
- Innovation
- Lending and deposit products and support
- Market research
- Promotional items and marketing materials
- Strategic planning

Strategic Investment and Liquidity Management
- Management of credit union statutory liquidity
- Management of clearing and settlement services
- Management of investments in partner organizations SaskCentral has made on behalf of credit unions:
  - Celero Solutions
  - Concentra Financial
  - Credential Group
  - Credit Union Central of Canada
  - CUPS
  - Ethical Funds
  - The Co-operators

Trade Association and Democratic Support
- Corporate and system democratic support
- Credit union policy level issue resolution
- System image campaign and system sponsorships
- Government and co-operative affairs
- Strategic research and economic analysis
- System communications – member/public relations
- System planning

Adding Value for Credit Unions

SaskCentral exemplifies the cooperative principle of working together. Through SaskCentral, credit unions are able to combine and focus their resources. This provides a mechanism for shared leadership and collective action, creating an incubator for new ideas and enabling credit unions to undertake initiatives that are more practical or cost-effective to approach in a unified way.

A few examples of the types of initiatives SaskCentral undertakes for Saskatchewan credit unions include: market research to support informed decision making; the system image campaign and system public and media relations to present a positive and consistent credit union public image; system strategic direction to support effective system-wide strategy development; government affairs to ensure productive relationships with regulators and to influence public policy; and corporate governance, to maintain the integrity of our system’s democratic structure and to support credit union governance structures.

Operations – Relationships with Strategic Partners

Over the years, SaskCentral has invested in a number of strategic partner organizations on behalf of Saskatchewan credit unions. This ensures continued access to a full range of financial products and services required by credit union members. If your credit union has a good idea for a new service, or thoughts on how our partners could provide existing services more effectively, the first step is to speak directly to the partner organization. They have the expertise and the systems in place to handle requests and to respond to operational questions.

If you require additional input to this process, please contact your account manager. They will ensure that your request regarding any operational enhancement or product or service development is channelled to the appropriate area within SaskCentral. SaskCentral and the strategic partner will then work together to develop a solution that meets your needs.

Policy – Relationships with Strategic Partners

Policy recommendations and issues are those that would require discussion and resolution through our co-operative democratic processes. If you have questions or have identified opportunities that involve policy, please bring these directly to the attention of your delegate or SaskCentral board member. The board and executive of SaskCentral will see to it that your thoughts and concerns are reflected in our review of SaskCentral policy or will be raised with the relevant partner organization.

One Call For Service

When you have any SaskCentral (non-financial) or Concentra Financial (financial) product or service requirements your account manager is the person to call. This individual is your personal representative, trained to work with your credit union to deliver a package of solutions tailored to meet your needs.

SaskCentral
2055 Albert Street
PO Box 3030
REGINA SK S4P 3G8