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Palmer, John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1995), 7 Apr 1995, 557-574     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and the Canadian Club of Toronto. The meaning of the term "public servant." The concept of service to the public alive and well in the office that the speaker has the honour to head, called the OSPE. A brief overview of ...

    The speaker delivering his final public speech as Governor of the Bank of Canada. What the speaker means by “financial system.” Why the Bank of Canada puts such emphasis on financial system issues. A look back over the past seven years – particularly the last seven months. A discussion of ...

    Donald G.M. Coxe A quote from Leon Trotsky. A century that has begun with a redefinition of the capital markets and is continuing to do so. The disaster area of the market. Misleading, deceptive misbehaviour and its consequences. Why commodities were best. The speaker’s company’s formula for investing, with some ...

Palmer, John R.V., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 8 Jun 2000, 52-63     An explanation of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. Canada's financial-sector institutions. OSFI as a legislative mandate. How the mandate, passed into law in 1996, has driven the activities of OSFI. How the OSFI has been fundamentally transformed as a result of that legislation. A new approach to ...

Daniels, Mark R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2004), 21 Nov 2002, 159-172     The Financial Services Council of Canada: Its Origins and Mandate. Last decade of extraordinary change in the industry worldwide. Factors that have reshaped the industry. The four principal factors. Results of these forces of change. The formation of the Financial Services Council of Canada to better coordinate efforts on legislative, ...

Le Pan, Nicholas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2002), 7 Feb 2002, 360-369     The love-hate relationship between the regulator--OSFI--and the institutions they regulate and supervise. Why that is so. Good regulation as an important contributor to public confidence. What the speaker has been saying since becoming Superintendent and reactions to it. Challenging some of the perceptions out there about Canada, about regulators, and ...

Waldman, Jeffrey; Sterling, William; Joseph, Ian, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 11 Jan 2001, 203-218     Jeffrey Waldman: The fixed income market. A recap of some fixed-income highlights from last year. Our current level of interest rates in historical perspective. Two themes that will dominate bond markets over the coming years. An outlook for this year. A potential movie sequel to watch for in the year ...

Taylor, Allan R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 14 Mar 1985, 377-392     Changes underway in Canada's financial system. Questions of the process of regulatory reform; will it be progress; who will benefit; government and industry involved and vocal, but what about the customer? The financial industry in Canada in a state of change. "financial services industry restructuring" and what it really means. ...

Marchment, Alan R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 15 Mar 1984, 298-310     Changes in the market for financial services. The historical and emerging roles of banks, trust companies, insurance companies, and investment firms. Problems of fairness and equality of legislation effecting the operation of these institutions. Revision of the Bank Act of 1954. Historical and political reasons for the inequality. The need ...

Kelso, Louis O., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1974), 21 Feb 1974, 234-249     A wide-ranging discussion or thesis on economic policy in general, and Canadian economic policy specifically. Thoughts about technological change and what it is supposed to do for us. Why Canadian business strategies don't work well. Effects of conventional finance. Models of financing. Techniques of financing: a comparison and models. A ...

Beck, Stanley M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1986), 20 Feb 1986, 264-279     The revolution that is taking place in world financial markets. The Report of The Ontario Task Force on Financial Institutions (the "Dupre Report") with warnings, and examples of how events have occurred in complete opposition to those warnings. A suggestion that "we need to lift our sights beyond what is ...

    The presentation of the budget yesterday in Ottawa. Where we are and where we are going. Some reference to members of the audience. The permanent sharing of the federal gas tax. The third budget of this Government of Canada. An economic plan for Canada. Steps taken yesterday as additional ones ...