Canadian Banker articles from November 1998

Canadian Banker archives from November 1998

A balance of talents.(profile of CIBC Mellon Investment Information Services Senior Investment Analyst Shawn Menard)
November 1, 1998... Success as an investment analyst requires a mix of marketing, sales and analytical abilities. When Shawn Menard was a young lad growing up in Mississauga, Ont., he received his first lessons in investing. "My Dad played - errrr,...

A clear vision of the future.(includes related articles on the financial services industry)(focal points of the report of the Task Force on the Future of the Canadian Financial Services Sector)(Cover Story)
November 1, 1998... The MacKay task force has delivered what the government asked for: a strategy for ensuring that Canada's financial system remains strong and healthy. Here's a review of the report's highlights. The pattern is so common it has become...

Banking on aboriginal entrepreneurs.(business course for native Canadians offered by the Canadian Bankers Association)
November 1, 1998... Determined to help overcome historic obstacles to the economic independence of native Canadians, lenders are working to find ways to improve their access to capital. A key part of the effort is education. The biggest challenge facing the...

Crime in the cards.(includes related article on a a person committing fraudulent credit card transactions)(credit card fraud)
November 1, 1998... Perpetrators of credit-card fraud run the gamut from lone teenage hackers to organized global gangs. Total losses to their crimes keep growing, but the war against them is being won on some fronts. At its most basic, credit-card fraud is...

'Street Cents' turns teens into smart consumers.(consumer advocacy television program for teenagers)
November 1, 1998... CBC's award-winning TV show for young consumers is now in its 10th season, thanks to creative production, a loyal audience of over a million viewers a week - and the financial support of the Canadian Bankers Association. You might expect...

This hacker's for hire.(includes related article on ethical hacking)(services offered by IBM Canada Consultant Dave Gamey in eliminating loop holes in banks' security systems)
November 1, 1998... There are plenty of bad guys in the electronic world of spoofers, sniffers, war-diallers and daemons. There are also guys like Dave Gamey. The phone rings precisely at noon on the first Tuesday in October. You've spent the last week working...

Only in Canada, eh?(test run of satellite phone technology)
November 1, 1998... In which the author attempts to do his banking from a canoe in the middle of a lake. A Canadian, remarked Pierre Berton, is someone who knows how to make love in a canoe. Now, I can get a canoe from one place to another, given a bit of...

What's driving the car market?(automobile sales statistics in North America and Canada)(Industry Overview)
November 1, 1998... Demand for automobiles is now far less cyclical than it was in the 1970s and '80s [ILLUSTRATION FOR exhibit 1 OMITTED]. A major reason for this change has been the growth in auto leasing, which now accounts for 46% of ownership, compared to 14%...

Competing in car leasing.(analysis of banks' entry into the automobile lease and rental industry in Canada)(Industry Overview)
November 1, 1998... THE MYTH While the light-vehicle leasing market (cars and light trucks) has been growing rapidly in recent years, automobile manufacturers and dealers claim that allowing banks to enter the market would bring about unfair competition,...