Canadian Banker articles from November 1991

Canadian Banker archives from November 1991

Farming, finance and the future.
November 1, 1991... Agriculture is a vital spoke in the country's economic wheel. The banks focus much attention on how to provide better financial services to benefit the industry. One annual CBA project designed to bring farmer and banker together to discuss...

Myths and realities for eco age lenders. (evolution of environmental laws and how they are being applied in Canada)
November 1, 1991... The responsibility of the lender has taken on new meaning and become an important factor in the light of widespread concerns for the environment. In this first of two articles on the subject, the author examines the evolution of environmental...

Bankers and the new Bankruptcy Act.
November 1, 1991... With the new Bankruptcy Act about to come into force, bankers need to know how the legislation will affect them and their clients. In this article, the author examines these aspects of the act. After a gestation period of 42 years, it's...

New coins for our birthday cake. (Royal Canadian Mint launches commemorative series of 13 circulating coins to celebrate 125th anniversary of Confederation)(includes related article)
November 1, 1991... Traditionally, birthday cakes contain "surprise" treasures like nickels, dimes or quarters. During the coming year, Canadians will have a new set of 125th birthday coins -- quarters and a dollar -- to help celebrate a significant anniversary of...

Retailing insurance through branches - a compelling case. (pros and cons of legislation on retail distribution of insurance by banks in Canada)
November 1, 1991... Can you imagine laws that would permit oil companies to sell oil to motorists, but not in service stations, except for pre-1980 cars? The federal government plans analogous legislation to govern retail distribution of insurance by banks, and...

What's happening at the institute: new program opens doors to financial services industry. (Institute of Canadian Bankers)
November 1, 1991... New program opens doors to financial services industry As the number of Canadian youth entering the job market diminishes, all industries will be vying for their skills. The financial services industry is no exception. The Institute...

Global yardstick on bank quality. (preliminary report on a worldwide quality survey)
November 1, 1991... Quality is and will continue to be a vital competitive determinant in the 1990s. Recently, a "worldwide bench-mark for quality improvement" study was undertaken -- cross-industry and cross-cultural in scope -- to identify and compare the best...

TM - the new management tool. (transcendental meditation)
November 1, 1991... The most cost-effective tools are vital in a viciously competitive marketplace. One of these, designed to develop extraordinary mental and physical benefits for employees, is Transcendental Meditation (TM), now being used in hundreds of major...

Tax fax.
November 1, 1991... Many years ago, Bermuda established itself as a reliable and sophisticated tax haven/financial centre. However, Bermuda is located in the Atlantic Ocean, and warm welcomes were soon being issued to North Americans to inspect the tax climate in...

The Farm Debt Crisis of the 1980s.
November 1, 1991... Was it really a "farm debt crisis?" Or was it simply another adjustment in an industry where rapid change had been the order of the day for many decades? These two questions are indicative of the widely divergent views held by those who debated...

Commercial Bank Management.
November 1, 1991... While Peter Rose, a professor of finance at Texas A & M University (and a frequent contributor of articles on U.S. banking to this magazine), is not the first to notice that banks are undergoing sweeping changes in function and form, his...