ATB’s new GIC now available to investors

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ATB’s new GIC now available to investors


7 F, y, b0 L/ {3 E/ d  m9 D6 Medmontonjournal.comSeptember 1, 2009Comments (1)

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1 h) X( G& p  Q7 s4 G7 L0 O8 nEDMONTON — 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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% I1 _) A- ?. I5 R; Q0 uThe 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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5 k2 J/ B0 C# l1 L9 l- ?The 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.

' c5 T2 f& B( Y' [2 K  r5 Z6 PFunds raised by selling the notes will be used for loans to qualified Albertans and Alberta businesses.
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% Z( R5 t1 |9 S“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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2 g/ N) |  U! E2 o' [6 `. DThe GICs will be available for a limited time only.

精打细算

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6 @- U# ]0 O3 u6 t: V3 P) t个人没钱。 公司可以投资么？

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。
如果可以在TFSA就划算多。

kingsnake

4.25%現在算是個不錯的回報。
0 Y; ?' r, w9 L7 ]' h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？
7 N7 g  @) i9 U1 B4 Q8 y4 e9 jkingsnake 发表于 2009-9-2 11:13

! Q9 M# V) i' C# N. f) {利息好象按活期算.

mingzhao1984

恩，不错，atb开始要抢占市场啦也。