Canadian Banker articles from September 1993

Canadian Banker archives from September 1993

Trouble is my business. (Bruna Giacomazzi, senior vice-president, Special Credit, Hongkong Bank of Canada)
September 1, 1993... When loans go bad, careers can be ruined. But Bruna Giacomazzi has made workouts sought-after assignments at Hongkong Bank of Canada. AS SENIOR VICE-PRESIdent, Special Credit, at the Hongkong Bank of Canada, Bruna Giacomazzi has become an...

Rags to riches. (relationship of clothing manufacturer Joff Canada with banks) (banking and small business; special section)
September 1, 1993... In 1989, the Canadian Bankers Association commissioned a study on the relationship between small-business borrowers and chartered banks. As the Wynant-Hatch study demonstrated, when it was published in 1991, t he critical factor in the...

Downhill drama. (relationship between Whistler Cable TV and Bank of Montreal) (banking and small business; special section)
September 1, 1993... When the going got tough at Whistler Cable Television, the company's banker stood firm and helped it get its act together. WHEN MANUEL Saperstein acquired a minority interest in 1980 in Whistler Cable Television Ltd., he brought with him...

Dollars to donuts. (relationship between Mr. Mugs Coffee and Donuts and Royal Bank) (banking and small business; special section)
September 1, 1993... They guys at Mr. Mugs have hit upon the perfect franchise formula. Their secret recipe? Hot coffee, fresh food -- and a warm relationship with their banker. IN THE SPRING OF 1990, Laurie Whitney sat down at the counter of a donut shop...

Let's understand each other. (discussion on relationship between banks and small business) (banking and small business; special section)
September 1, 1993... It would be hard to imagine two sectors that need each other more than banks and small business. So why have so many misconceptions arisen on both sides? To find out, business writer Patricia Best convened a discussion with lenders, a...

Leap of faith. (banking in the information technology sector) (banking and small business; special section)
September 1, 1993... They're every banker's nightmare -- light on assets, short on inventory and not long in business. So why are these companies Rick Lunny's dream customers? RICK LUNNY, VICE-PRESIdent and manager of Commercial Banking for the Toronto...

Eastern banking takes on a western face. (Canadian Executive Service Organization helps banks in eastern Europe)
September 1, 1993... BANKING IN A COMMUNIST WORLD In all of eastern Europe, the banking system under communism was monolithic. Financial markets were never used to allocate resources or make investment decisions. That was done through a bureaucratic...

Predicting the unpredictable. (Institute of Canadian Bankers holds annual Symposium)
September 1, 1993... PREDICTING OUR ECOnomic future is no easy job. The title given to Toronto's latest FICB Symposium, "An Economy in Transition: Prosperity or Decline", shows our uncertainty. But knowledge of the facts not only helps us see our future, it helps...