Canadian Banker articles from March 1990

Canadian Banker archives from March 1990

Dirty money in Canada: our bank's proactive stand.
March 1, 1990... Dirty money in Canada: our banks' proactive stand In aggressive actions against drug money laundering, Canada's banks have greatly increased their commitments in the fight against dirty money. Close co-operation with law enforcement agencies...

Gorbachev's vision: on hold or rolled back? (Mikhail Gorbachev and perestroika)
March 1, 1990... Gorbachev's vision: on hold or rolled back? President Mikhail Gorbachev and his fellow reformers may not have understood the overall dimensions of the challenge facing them almost five years ago when they called for a radical transformation of...

Yes, please complain! (customer relations)
March 1, 1990... Yes, please complain! Believe it or not, you should want customers to complain. Take the manufacturer of a vacuum cleaner which, when it first entered the Japanese market, was flooded with complaints that the bags leaked dirt. Management...

Investing in a greenhouse world.
March 1, 1990... Investing in a greenhouse world Global warming is now accepted as scientific fact, and prudent investors are concerned with their delicate role in providing funds that may have an effect on the greenhouse world. The author is an environmental...

Swindler with style. (Lou Koretz)
March 1, 1990... Swindler with style After bilking many people in Chicago during the '20s, a notorious swindler fled, under an assumed name, to Nova Scotia, where a local banker played a crucial role in tracking him down. The author is a Halifax newspaperman,...

Hold the line. (effective use of the telephone)
March 1, 1990... Hold the line Telephone skills training is a key part of organizational development in any financial services company with job functions which have high levels of customer contact. Frequently, programs intended to foster more effective...

The common passion. (hockey in Canadian life)
March 1, 1990... The common passion The old rink in Radisson, Sask. has been condemned as structurally unsafe. "If a new arena doesn't get built, the community may die." It's as simple as that. Why Radisson and hundreds of other small towns in Canada need...

Banker's baubles. (Paul Gauguin)
March 1, 1990... Banker's baubles Banker-painter Paul Gauguin lived a colourful life daubed with sickness, despair and death, never realizing on profits his paintings would later command. The author is a freelance writer based in Fredericton, N.B. Many...

Riding the Waves of Change - Developing Managerial Competencies for a Turbulent World.
March 1, 1990... Riding the Waves of Change -- Developing Managerial Competencies for a Turbulent World Gareth Morgan Here we have yet another book of how to manage a successful business. The problem is that, like families, poor management has many things in...

A Special Calling.
March 1, 1990... A Special Calling R. Gordon Bell and Stan Solomon "The illicit drug trade is the second-largest industry in the world," says Gordon Bell, MD, "with profits exceeded only by those of armaments. As individuals become imprisoned in the compelling...

Service Quality: A Profit Strategy for Financial Institutions.
March 1, 1990... Service Quality: A Profit Strategy for Financial Institutions Leonard L. Berry, David R. Bennet and Carter W. Brown; Dow Jones-Irwin In today's teeming financial marketplace, the old adage "the customer is king" has taken on a renewed vitality....

Global Banking Strategy.
March 1, 1990... Global Banking Strategy Derek F. Channon New technology, new products and new economic boundaries -- the essence of today's business environment. In his latest book "Global Banking Strategy," Derek F. Channon provides the reader with a broad...

Silent Spring Revisited.
March 1, 1990... Silent Spring Revisited Gino J. Marco, Robert M. Hollingworth and William Durham Many people who contributed to better understanding of our planet were intrepid characters. It is now nearly five centuries since Christopher Columbus risked...

Cost Containment - The Ultimate Advantage.
March 1, 1990... Cost Containment -- The Ultimate Advantage Peter R. Richardson In many companies, cost control has been seen as a crisis activity -- a one-time project. Costs are cut 20 per cent, everyone breathes a sign of relief and returns to what is...