André Forgues

Are you a student in need of financial assistance? Fondation Desjardins offers the most university scholarships in Quebec. It also offers some in Ontario and awards prizes to caisse members and Desjardins Group officers and employees who volunteer in the community. Read more

It might be discussed sparingly, but cooperatives have a rich democratic life. At Desjardins, democratic life is in full swing during the first 5 months of the year. Read more

Would it surprise you to hear that 100 million people worldwide work for cooperatives? That 20% of these cooperatives are international businesses? That more than a billion people are members of a cooperative? And that, in 1994, the United Nations estimated that living conditions of 3 billion people (roughly half the current world population) were improved thanks to cooperatives? Read more

The Caisse populaire de Lévis was founded 111 years ago, on December 6, 1900. This caisse, the first founded by Alphonse Desjardins, began its activities on January 23, 1901, in the founder's home. Deposits were $26.40 at the end of the first day. Read more

As of November 25, more than 31,000 people have already used the self-evaluation tool to see how they measure up against the 3,000 Canadians whose results were used as the basis of the Desjardins Personal Finance Index. Read more

Desjardins achieved $445 million in surplus earnings in the third quarter of 2011 and recorded a 16% increase in total income. This good news was announced last week and widely publicized in the media. Read more

Obviously not! you say. What a strange question! I worked to earn it. It has value. I can use it to get the necessities or splurge a bit. I always make sure to keep it safe, in my pocket or in my bag. I don't want to lose it. Read more

To kick off this blog, a new space for dialogue, I'd like to tell you about the raison d'être of Desjardins Group. Read more