Industry News
'My Favorite Mega Moment'
Mega starts next week. Attendees from the 2013 Mega Conference share their favorite Mega moments — networking, the Mega app, reconnecting with friends/colleagues/service providers, quality presentations, the hospitality suite and a general sense of “excitement in the air.” View My Favorite Mega Moment.
Things got off to a pretty good start on Monday with the release of a 1.1% monthly increase in Retail Sales. Maybe this...
Advocacy
Amplify Webinar
Learn about Amplify, a public relations and grassroots effort, through a free website walk-through on Thursday, May 1, at 3 p.m. EDT. This Web-based tour will take no more than 45 minutes and will clarify the grassroots, community relations and communications resources available through Amplify. RSVP online.
Amplify, available at amplifybankers.com, was developed by the American Bankers Association with help from banking professionals. It is available to all bankers — both ABA members and nonmembers — and offers tools to help rebuild the image of banking. Amplify helps banks to quickly and easily “Amplify” accomplishments in the areas of: Speak to a Local Group, Send an Email to Congress, Leverage Social Media and Additional Resources. For more information, please contact Laura Wilson at the IBA.
As large banks improve their resistance to cyber attacks, cyber criminals are “very likely [to] turn their attention to community banks,”...
The Basel III capital and liquidity standards may be insufficient to address financial stability risks — particularly risks associated with...
Education / Events
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Plan to Attend IBA Regional Meetings
The schedule has been set for the 2014 series of regional meetings to be held around the state. Each meeting will include an IBA update, regional peer discussion and lunch with local legislators. Detailed information, including specific location and registration instructions, is forthcoming.
· June 10 – Merrillville · July 17 – Spiceland
· July 8 – Jeffersonville · July 29 – Indianapolis
· July 9 – Evansville · Aug. 19 – Fort Wayne
· July 15 – Bloomington · Aug. 21 – Lafayette
2014 IBA Mega Conference
This year’s Mega is sparked by the theme, “Experience the Energy.” Energy radiates everywhere, from the energy within us to the energy that ignites our industry. The Mega Conference will revitalize you and others at your institution. We hope you will join us for the 2014 Mega Conference, April 28-30, at the Indiana Convention Center. We have a magnetic lineup of speakers and high-energy sessions that are designed to renew your energy and leave you recharged and rejuvenated!
April 28-30, 2014. Register Today!
Amplify Your Efforts
Amplify is a public relations and grassroots effort developed by the American Bankers Association with help from banking professionals. Available to all bankers — both ABA members and nonmembers, it offers tools to help rebuild the image of banking. Register online. This program is designed to provide access to information and systems to make it quick and easy for banks to “Amplify” accomplishments in the areas of: Send an Email to Congress, Tweet Your Representatives, Set Up a Bank Visit, Speak to a Local Group, Engage the Media, and Additional Resources.
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Products / Services
The Indiana Bankers Association has a responsibility to to develop and maintain relationships with service providers that will benefit the IBA membership. This month we are highlighting the following Preferred Service Providers, and trust you will consider these PSPs when looking for related products or services.
IBA Group Insurance Trust
The IBA Group Insurance Trust provides employee benefit programs to more than 100 IBA members...
2014 Financial Institution Compensation Survey - Chance to Win an iPad!
Your participation is requested! One of the most powerful benefits that the Indiana Bankers Association has to offer is our annual Financial Institution Compensation Survey. Only with maximum participation is the full potential of the survey realized.
Participants in the 2014 survey will receive up to a 60% discount on the purchase of the survey reports, which will be available in August 2014. Also, all participants who return their completed survey by May 2, 2014, will be entered into a drawing* for a chance to win an iPad® Air! The survey will close on June 2, 2014.
