Canadian Banker articles from March 2000

Canadian Banker archives from March 2000

Times for a change.(changes for magazine)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 22, 2000... In these tumultuous, high-speed times, managing change is the order of the day in banking, and here at Canadian Banker we're not immune to the forces that are reshaping the entire financial-services industry. Thus with this issue we're...

Love those ABMs! High-tech banking usage keeps growing as branch visits decline.(automated banking machines)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... The everyday banking habits of Canadians continue to change, according to a new survey. Consumers' reliance on newer delivery channels -- ABMs, telephone banking and PC banking -- is growing, while they're visiting branches less often. ...

CBA names two VPs.(Canadian Bankers Association names Denise Harrington and Kelly Shaughnessy)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... Two senior management appointments at the Canadian Bankers Association have been announced by Ray Protti, president and CEO. Denise Harrington has been named to the position of vice-president, public affairs, and Kelly Shaughnessy to...

Our mistake.(Correction Notice)
March 22, 2000... The article, "When Charity Begins at the Bank," in the September/October 1999 issue of Canadian Banker left the erroneous impression that Chris Pinney, director of the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy's Imagine program, has been critical of the...

People person.(banker Murray Bolton)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... It was by sheer happenstance that Murray Bolton got his first taste of volunteerism. As a career banker who moved frequently from one city or town to another, Bolton -- a modest man who often replaces the word "I" with "we" or "you" -- first...

Revising the Bank Act.(Bank Act of Canada)
March 22, 2000... Sometime in the early spring, the minister of finance will announce proposed changes to the Bank Act. These will be the 12th set of significant revisions made since the act was first passed by Parliament in 1871, and in the minds of many they...

IN PRAISE OF PRIVACY.(banking laws that protect privacy)
March 22, 2000... PERSONAL PRIVACY MUST BE PROTECTED, SAY CONSUMER ADVOCATES. WE ALREADY DO THAT, REPLY THE BANKS "Yes, we're investing heavily in data warehousing, data mining and the application of the resulting information," says Barb Mason, senior...

En garde! INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE TAKING ON THE BANKS MORE DIRECTLY, IN THE MARKETPLACE AND IN THE REGULATORY ARENA.
March 22, 2000... Canada's banks can expect to be locked in a bruising battle with the country's insurance companies in the coming years. The insurers, particularly those in the life and health field, are demutualizing, consolidating and demanding membership in...

The evolution of the bank branch.
March 22, 2000... Some branches are consolidating into multi-function financial outlets while others follow customers into the malls and stores Clothes for the kids, a few fruits and vegetables, laundry detergent and, oh yes, a mortgage and some mutual...

The price of convenience.(to use automated banking machines)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... Canadians love bank machines. According to Canadian Bankers Association figures (and who can argue with that for a source?), we each toddled off to an ABM about once a week in 1997 -- an average of 52.7 transactions per person. Compare that to...

Sites to see.(Web sites of Canadian banks)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... Arguably there were some great moments in the millennium just passed, although one grows reluctant to admit even that in the face of all the overwrought claims being made about the new one. One such moment may have been the invention of the...

True north?(zones in Canadian created by economic and geographic variables)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... In Canada, the boundaries of the north aren't as clear-cut as we might believe, and the region actually extends well into some provinces To the majority of Canadians, the country's north is a vast, cold area with little vegetation and few...

Then and now.(past and present economic statistics)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... * 1898: Year in which Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier boldly proclaimed that "the 20th century will belong to Canada." * $219 million: Size of the federal debt in Canada in 1900. * $577 billion: Size of the debt today. * $528.3 million:...