ATB’s new GIC now available to investors

heysheep

ATB’s new GIC now available to investors
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* ~2 R  E% g0 [2 j7 iedmontonjournal.comSeptember 1, 2009Comments (1)



1 S) _6 P) n/ C& h/ ?6 \EDMONTON — Tuesday marked the first day investors could purchase a new GIC that ATB Financial says will help fellow Albertans and businesses hurting due to tight credit markets.
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The ATB Growth Note will be a five-year guaranteed investment certificate with a 4.25-per-cent interest rate, announced the provincial Crown corporation and Edmonton-based financial institution on Tuesday.
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' r# D" X* o6 V( ZThe initiative was first revealed in July as part of a commitment by ATB to increase its lending capacity to small business to offset the effects of tight credit markets by as much as $15 billion. Changes to ATB’s notional capital requirements will increase its lending capacity by about $8 billion and the investment deposit product would raise another $7 billion, ATB said at the time.

0 A) r3 A9 N4 \; N; x+ Y, ~Funds raised by selling the notes will be used for loans to qualified Albertans and Alberta businesses.

! G$ e" V) }  H, z4 t$ i, T“For the first time, we are offering every Albertan a great opportunity to invest directly in Alberta,” said Dave Mowat, ATB president and CEO.
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“Every dollar invested in an ATB Alberta Growth Note will be put to work, building Alberta’s economy and helping businesses grow.”
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The GICs will be available for a limited time only.

精打细算

2 {9 j! o# r' S( @个人没钱。 公司可以投资么？
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' X$ ^* s3 i: S4 p) ]比我的LOC 还要高。 问题是如果个人贷款， 不能抵税， 利息收益要交税。
7 g5 r/ ]2 H7 M% j* Y" e9 q+ H如果可以在TFSA就划算多。

kingsnake

4.25%現在算是個不錯的回報。
4 u0 H% a* f( m9 J# x7 X但如果未到五年取出來，利息是怎樣算的？

deeko

4.25%别的地方找不到了吧?

deeko

4.25%現在算是個不錯的回報。
但如果未到五年取出來，利息是怎樣算的？
kingsnake 发表于 2009-9-2 11:13

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; r5 q, d) O- H7 n6 K利息好象按活期算.

mingzhao1984

恩，不错，atb开始要抢占市场啦也。