Canadian Banker articles from May 1995

Canadian Banker archives from May 1995

Who should bankroll the 'new economy'?
May 1, 1995... Capital investment is crucial to developing innovation and entrepreneurship, which are the keys to wealth creation in a global marketplace. On that point, few would disagree. Just who should supply the growth capital, however, and what form it...

Trading the night away. (Royal Bank treasury night desk Manager Cathy Louis)
May 1, 1995... Currency markets never sleep, and that keeps Cathy Louis up all night. For Cathy Louis, there's no such thing as an ordinary day - or, more precisely, night - in her job as manager of Royal Bank's treasury night desk, responsible for overnight...

A race for knowledge. (banks invest in employee education)
May 1, 1995... Recognizing that a highly skilled work force has become the critical competitive edge, banks are investing heavily in employee education. But they're going about it in different ways. In 1994, approximately 4,200 Royal Bank employees were...

Magnetic South America. (Canadian banks' foreign operations)
May 1, 1995... Despite the disasters of the 1980s and January's Mexican meltdown scare, Canadian banks are still attracted to "the other" America. It's all part of having a global outlook. June will see a lot of talk about hemispheric free trade as Canada...

Just how risky is South America today?
May 1, 1995... When hemispheric leaders meet in Denver to talk trade this June, the sour taste of Mexico's peso collapse will linger over the table. Among other things, the peso debacle showed what can happen when appetizing theories about long-term benefits...

The great insurance debate. (insurance selling by banks)(includes related article)
May 1, 1995... Should Ottawa allow banks to sell insurance in their branches? Insurance brokers say it wouldn't be in the public interest; bankers say they're wrong. Here we go again: the next public debate over financial-services regulation is looming. It...

Nelson Riis' excellent banking adventure. (Member of Parliament assumes customer-service representative position at CIBC branch)
May 1, 1995... In which the NDP's finance critic spends a week inside a capitalist stronghold - CIBC - and emerges with a revised opinion of banks. While many members of Parliament used their Christmas break from the House of Commons to lie around on...

Banking on brainpower. (financing of high-technology companies)
May 1, 1995... Strong on creativity but light on assets, high-tech enterprises are often poor loan prospects, according to conventional banking wisdom. So in order to finance businesses that are run on ideas, bankers are coming up with some creative ideas of...

The evolution of small-business financing.
May 1, 1995... In an effort to keep up with the rapidly changing times, the Professional Association of Institute Fellows recently presented a breakfast seminar in Montreal with Jacques Nadeau, managing director of ScotiaMcLeod, as guest speaker. Nadeau...