Canadian Banker articles from September 1998

Canadian Banker archives from September 1998

Food for thought. (Canadian public's relatively low regard for banks)(Editorial)
September 1, 1998... They're large organizations employing thousands of people across the country. The products and services they provide are essential to everyday life. They compete vigorously, on price, quality and service, with each other and with other companies...

CBA's new chairman faces challenging two-year term as industry shakeup looms. (new Canadian Bankers Association Chmn. Leon Courville)
September 1, 1998... Leon Courville, president and chief operating officer of National Bank of Canada, was elected chairman of the Executive Council of the Canadian Bankers Association in June. During his two-year mandate, the banking industry will have to cope with...

Why managers of mutual funds are buying into the banks.
September 1, 1998... Bank shares took a pummelling along with other equities this summer as the Canadian dollar came under extreme pressure, interest rates trembled and the banks' profit growth curves flattened out - presenting a new opportunity for domestic mutual...

A matter of forms. (Scotiabank manager Hank Kurki)
September 1, 1998... Even in the digital '90s, a bank uses a lot of paper. Somebody needs to keep tabs on it all. Looking at Hank Kurki's business card, you might have trouble figuring out exactly what he does in his office at Scotiabank in downtown Toronto. His...

Face value. (banks' branching out)(Cover Story)
September 1, 1998... Alternatives to traditional branches, new kinds of retail banking outlets are springing up all over, from tiny communities in the north to the biggest cities of the south, as banks respond to changing customer demands for convenient - and...

Cyberspace: the financial frontier. (electronic commerce)
September 1, 1998... Boldly going where few have gone before, Canadian banks are pioneers of electronic commerce. So they have a special interest in an upcoming OECD conference in Ottawa whose aim, no less, is to start writing the rules of conduct for the wild world...

A better understanding begins to build. (Canadian banking industry's new communications program)
September 1, 1998... Since the banking industry launched its new communications program in April, over 620,000 booklets have been ordered by Canadians - and more information is on its way. The Canadian Bankers Association is pleasantly surprised by the very...

Opening access, opening minds. (team-up between Canadian bankers and social activists to improve low-income groups' access to financial services)
September 1, 1998... Unlikely allies, a team of bankers and social activists in Toronto have broken new ground in improving access to basic financial services. The heat rising from the pavement is intense. A dry wind passing through the canyon of high-rise...

The golden goose. (Canada's financial services sector)
September 1, 1998... Not only is the financial-services sector an essential component of the economy, it's also an important creator of jobs and wealth - too important to be taken for granted by Canadians or governments. When preparing a report a few years ago on...

Cold cash in your hard drive? (electronic cash)
September 1, 1998... Advocates of electronic cash are enthusiastic about the benefits of being able to store money in your PC. Not all bankers are convinced. By now most people in business (not to mention school kids) are familiar with e-mail. So what's the digital...

One-stop shopping. (on-line banking)
September 1, 1998... Competition from financial "aggregators" is a looming challenge for on-line banks. A few weeks back, planning a business trip to Switzerland (ah, the carefree life of the wandering reporter), I needed to reserve a rental car at the Geneva...

Home is where the work is.
September 1, 1998... Working at home is widespread among the self-employed but it's also rising among employees. In 1995, one million, or 9%, of the 11 million Canadians who worked for someone else did at least some of that work at home, according to data from...