Canadian Banker articles from May 1994

Canadian Banker archives from May 1994

Reluctant bedfellows. (bankers and politicians) (Editor's Note) (Editorial)
May 1, 1994... WHEN DOUG PETERS WON A seat in the House of Commons last fall, he became one of the few bankers to be elected to public office in recent times. Compared to other professions -- notably law -- banking is under-represented at every level of...

Peters' principles. (Canadian Secretary of State for International Financial Institutions Douglas D. Peters)
May 1, 1994... DOUG PETERS RECALLS a chat he had with Dick Thomson in the spring of 1992, after he'd decided to leave the Toronto Dominion Bank and go into federal politics. Peters was seeking the Liberal nomination for the Toronto riding of Scarborough...

Inside the lenders' libraries. (bank libraries)(includes related articles)
May 1, 1994... 'FROG FARMS," RECALLS JANE Dysart, for 17 years the head of the Royal Bank's library. Better make that the Information Resources Department, she says. It's an important distinction for image-conscious bank librarians who are fighting to prove...

Beyond paper: the future of Canada's payments system, part 2.
May 1, 1994... CANADA HAS DEveloped one of the most efficient paper-based payments systems in the world. As a result, there has been less financial incentive in this country than in others to develop electronic alternatives. Nevertheless, familiarity...

Good deeds or good business? (philanthrophy among Canadian banks)
May 1, 1994... ON A RECENT Saturday morning in Yellowknife, Robert Barnard took a moment to talk about Generation 2000, a Toronto-based organization he founded three years ago. A registered charity, Generation 2000 promotes awareness of important issues...

Establishing the economic ties that bind the global village together. (Career Path) (Column)
May 1, 1994... THE REASON BEHIND the growing internationalization and integration of regional and world economies is simple: we're all in this together, and benefiting from our interdependence. Andrei Borodaevski, a professor of international business...

Introduction. (Canadian banking industry) (Bank Facts 1994)
May 1, 1994... CANADA'S 61 BANKS EMPLOY ABOUT 180,000 Canadians in over 7,700 branches and nationwide manage more than $771 billion in assets. Together, they have developed one of the most efficient, reliable and low-cost banking systems in the world. ...

Organization. (Canadian banking industry organization) (Bank Facts 1994)
May 1, 1994... CANADIAN BANKING IS UNIQUE AMONG THE world's systems. With over 7,700 branches serving communities across Canada, this system provides a higher ratio of full-banking branches to population than any other major industrialized nation. Customers...

Activities. (Canadian bank activities) (Bank Facts 1994)
May 1, 1994... BANK ACTIVITIES CAN BE HARD TO CATEGORIZE, in that banks increasingly provide "one-stop shopping" for their customers, with all facilities offered in an integrated way. Even so, activities may be divided into four broad banking categories:...

Looking ahead. (forecasts for Canadian banks)(includes appendices) (Bank Facts 1994)
May 1, 1994... CANADA'S BANKS ARE PART OF A RAPIDLY changing world. Customers' needs are evolving under the impact of such factors as shifts in demographic patterns, globalization, and regional trade groupings such as the North American Free Trade Agreement...