Canadian Banker articles from September 1992

Canadian Banker archives from September 1992

Dialogue to progress. (value of communication in developing Canadian agriculture)
September 1, 1992... Conversation and dialogue becomes communication or value-added talk. Dialogue about Canada's changing agriculture industry is important, says the author, chairman of the 1992 Canadian Agriculture Finance Conference, sponsored by the Canadian...

Lessons from Germany. (German banking and securities regulation) (Industry Overview)
September 1, 1992... During the 1980s in Canada, the arrangements for supervising banking and securities were considerably revised. At the federal level, the former Office of the Inspector General of Banks was merged with the Department of Insurance to form the...

Farming the Stein way. (Stein family's swine breeding program) (Company Profile)
September 1, 1992... Agriculture is not confined to the debt, drought and disaster scenario which tends to dominate the media. The production and the processing of food combine to make this our largest industry and a major employer. The export of genetically...

The Canadian Banks' Law Enforcement Awards. (joint project of Canadian Bankers' Association and Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police) (On the Safe Side) (Column)
September 1, 1992... The Canadian Banks' Law Enforcement Awards (CBLEA) were presented to three police officers in Victoria, B.C., on August 26. Given annually for outstanding police action involving a chartered bank, the award consists of a gold medal and an...

Comper checks in. (Tony Comper, new chairman of Canadian Bankers' Association)
September 1, 1992... Tony Comper, the new chairman of the Canadian Bankers Association, is recognized as a maverick in his approach to banking challenges. The author is a Toronto free-lancer. "Our communities are changing and the needs of our communities...

The Pygmalion effect. (self-fulfilling prophecy)
September 1, 1992... What is the Pygmalion effect, how can it be used to advance careers and how can the negative effect be broken? These questions are answered in this article by Montreal-based Paul Loftus, an international business consultant. "...The...

Institute presents fellowship to Allan R. Taylor. (Institute of Canadian Bankers) (What's Happening at the Institute)
September 1, 1992... In recognition of his distinguished 43 years in banking, the institute conferred upon Allan R. Taylor the honorary title of Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers. The honorary fellowship was presented to the chairman and chief executive...

EDI and EFT: the height of efficiency. (electronic data interchange; electronic funds transfer)
September 1, 1992... It is no secret that white-collar worker productivity in North America has been declining and this is blamed on excessive paperwork. According to Dianna Booher, writing in Quality Progress, Americans create 30 billion original documents...

Techno-marketing. (technology in marketing) (High-tech Talk)
September 1, 1992... The nostalgic might pine for the days when marketing plans and strategies were born of "gut instinct" and experience. But today, "technomarketing" has become a reality, reflecting a trend toward precise market segmentation and target marketing....

Canada's phantom banks. (Canadian banking industry sham of 1837)
September 1, 1992... An economic depression in 1836 caused most American banks to suspend redemption of their notes for almost a year. Swindlers quickly opened sham banks in Canada and began issuing worthless notes which they circulated in the U.S. Many of these...

Darling's way. (Michele S. Darling, lady bank executive)
September 1, 1992... Michele Darling is a team player in every forum - except when she's playing tennis. On the courts she considers any opponent fair game. However, in the business world she plays by a different set of rules. Industry associates say Darling...

Japanese Banking and Investment in the United States.
September 1, 1992... Students and researchers of international banking and finance will welcome a new book by Peter S. Rose, a professor of finance at Texas A & M University, containing as it does a comprehensive evaluation of Japanese banking and investment...

Creating Value for Customers - Designing and Implementing a Total Corporate Strategy.
September 1, 1992... Is there room for yet another book about customer-driven organizations? Well, yes. "Creating Value for Customers" provides a persuasive and useful primer for those with a desire to go beyond glib generalities and actually do something to...

One + One = Three: How Canadians can Make the Difference.
September 1, 1992... This book is about Canada's potential for greatness: world leadership born of determination, confidence and creativity. It is also about our current woes: malaise due to internal squabbling, mediocrity, and outmoded legislation. Author...

Vocabulary of Free Trade.
September 1, 1992... In 1965, the year the Canadian and American governments signed the Auto Pact, one wonders how many private citizens and business people foresaw the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement which effectively dismantled most of the trade barriers between...

Investing in Real Estate.
September 1, 1992... "Investing in Real Estate," by Morley Ringstrom, falls far short of a highbrow discourse on the subject. In fact, readers expecting a rigorous presentation and application of models on commercial real estate investing in the 222 pages of the...