Canadian Banker articles from January 1992

Canadian Banker archives from January 1992

Environmental challenges for business customers - and their banks.
January 1, 1992... Cleaning up the environment remains a top priority for most Canadians. The banking industry recognizes the importance of this concern, and is becoming part of the solution. How banks are affected by the environmental challenges facing their...

The real meaning of reserve reform. (bank loan loss reserves)
January 1, 1992... You haven't heard it reported on radio or television. It never makes newspaper front pages. But reserve reform is coming, and will have a profound impact on both banks and their customers. How it will affect both is examined in this article....

Rabbits can't fly. (time perception and working relationships)
January 1, 1992... People view time in different ways, says the author, and this often leads to frustration and stress on both sides. But a little time invested in assessing similarities and differences in perceptions of time can lead to smoother working...

Man with a mission. (Ontario Agent General to the United States Carl Masters)
January 1, 1992... A banker is serving Ontario as Agent General in New York, charged with promoting the province at a significant time in its history. The author is a free-lance writer from London, Ont. To compete under the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement,...

Credit card crime - bad news in '91.
January 1, 1992... There are a lot of credit cards in Canada. Financial institutions alone have close to 25 million of the plastic payment pieces in circulation across the country. Sales volume on these cards exceeded $40 billion in fiscal 1991 (ending October 31,...

Birthing the bank. (Bank of Canada)
January 1, 1992... The Bank of Canada "seems never to have been an infant," but was quickly influential, says the author in his account of the remarkable development of the bank in its early years. Mr. Slater, an economic consultant based in Ottawa, is retired...

Commercial lenders consider the environment. (What's Happening at the Institute)
January 1, 1992... Environmental cleanups and penalties can devastate a company's cash flow, and banks could be exposed to repercussions from these costs. On September 25, in Toronto, an institute seminar, geared to commercial lenders and branch managers, was led...

Banking on the law. (What's Happening at the Institute)
January 1, 1992... This past year the institute's Saint John, N.B. regional council held a banking law seminar in conjunction with the law firm of Palmer, O'Connell, Leger, Roderick, Glennie. The topics discussed at the seminar included fraudulent and voidable...

Eco age lenders and the law. (environmental concerns and lending practices in Canada)(part 2)
January 1, 1992... Concerns for the environment add a new, serious and challenging dimension to lending practices in Canada. In this second of two articles highlighting the dangers potential polluters pose to bankers, the author focuses on various recourses...

Inventive women. (women inventors and entrepreneurs in Canada)
January 1, 1992... Women inventors lag far behind their male counterparts. But women are on the move and, with the help and direction of organizations like The Women Inventor Project, women may become the entrepreneurial stars of the 1990s. Rachelle Beauchamp is a...

The sad abuse of seniors. (elder abuse in Canada)
January 1, 1992... Elder abuse, called a "hidden terror" in a recent Maclean's article, is a serious problem for thousands of seniors in Canada. How bankers can be more sensitive to the symptoms of various forms of elder abuse, including financial exploitation, is...

Doing Business in Eastern Europe.
January 1, 1992... The recent demise of Comecon, the formerly Moscow-dominated 10-nation trading bloc, has again drawn the attention of Western investors to the new business opportunities in all the former Soviet satellite states in Eastern Europe. A book which...

The Hero's Farewell: What Happen's When CEOs Retire.
January 1, 1992... The lives of the prominent have unusual fascination for most people. Royalty probably heads the list, but leaders in government, drama, the arts, athletics, business etc. arouse strong public interest. This book deals with the lives of prominent...