Canadian Banker articles from June 2000

Canadian Banker archives from June 2000

The need to know.(information revolution and Canadian banks)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... Nobody ever said living through a revolution would be easy or comfortable. And so it is that the Information Revolution we're currently witnessing is deeply unsettling for many. Fortunately, however, in this revolution it isn't blood we see...

CANADIANS EMBRACE BANK TECHNOLOGY : Two-thirds rely on ABMs, phone or on-line banking -- CBA survey.(Canadian Bankers Association)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... Canadians believe technology is transforming the way the economy works and expect it will fundamentally alter the way they conduct their financial affairs, a Canadian Bankers Association survey has found. More than half of Canadians...

BANKS BOLSTER BANDWIDTH WITH SATELLITE.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... Some banks are finding that using satellites for data transmission can improve network performance and cut costs as well as provide benefits in staff training and customer satisfaction. For years, most banks have relied on...

CHEQUE PRINTER HELPS SELL ROYAL BANK SERVICES.(McGee Systems)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... Royal Bank of Canada is a partner in an innovative alliance with McBee Systems, a Markham, Ont., custom cheque printer and business-forms manufacturer. In a marketing first for both companies, they've agreed to share leads and cross-sell each...

One busy banker.(Adil Bharmal)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... Adil Bharmal of CIBC combines active community involvement with a successful career. When Adil Bharmal was promoted from personal banking account manager to branch manager at CIBC's Lyn Valley Centre branch in North Vancouver in late...

Why we're so different.(US banking system differs from Canada's)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... Anyone comparing the U.S. and Canadian banking systems would be hard-pressed to imagine that they came from the same British roots. While we have fewer than 10 domestic banks, the Americans have over 10,000; while our banks are national in...

Leading-edge LEARNING : BANKS LOOK FOR RESULTS FROM THEIR INVESTMENTS IN EMPLOYEE EDUCATION.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... Item One: At recent graduation ceremonies for MBA students at the University of Quebec, 45 of the 60 graduates were from one company: National Bank of Canada. Item Two: In June, graduates of the first internal MBA program at Bank of...

Assessing the risk of ideas.(risk assessment in lending)
June 22, 2000... Much of traditional risk assessment in lending has been a matter of evaluating a company's growth potential and asset base. But with the rapid evolution of the "knowledge economy" over the last decade, the nature of the asset base of many...

FORCES OF CHANGE : THE IT REVOLUTION IS DRIVING GLOBAL INVESTMENT FLOWS.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... The information technology revolution someday will be ranked among the most important seismic shifts in economic history, along with the industrial revolution and the invention of electricity. The lowly computer chip has developed into a...

You call this paperless?(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... I have seen the future and, brother, it ain't digital. Or at least it ain't digital yet. The bank of the past used a few forests' worth of paper every day, and the bank of the future is going to keep on using up those trees. Sure, some...

B2B or not B2B?(Business-to-business marketing evaluated in light of recent e-stock price drops.)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... The Canada geese (www.cws-scf.ec. gc.ca/canbird/ goose/goosmap.htm) hadn't yet begun V-ing their way back north when the dot.com stock market veered south, sending feathers flying as investors and entrepreneurs suddenly suspected their goose...

Urban prospects.(Toronto's growth compared with other urban centers.)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... The region around Toronto, known as the Golden Horseshoe and stretching from Oshawa to the east, Barrie to the north, Kitchener to the west and Buffalo and Rochester to the south, is the fourth-biggest urban area in North America -- and only...

Tax facts.(Various numerical statistics given related to taxation.)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... One: Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency's rank, in staff size, among the federal government's civilian departments and agencies (44,446 employees). One in 606: Chance that a Canadian adult is employed by CCRA. 276,498: Number of...