ATB’s new GIC now available to investors

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ATB’s new GIC now available to investors
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edmontonjournal.comSeptember 1, 2009Comments (1)


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/ {$ I0 x3 D& B& |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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% j- t1 k  @! T) t- C- YThe 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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# P( U/ v8 X9 j' ?8 e$ M/ l* 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.

* l# l; l. u$ e$ M& VFunds raised by selling the notes will be used for loans to qualified Albertans and Alberta businesses.

“For the first time, we are offering every Albertan a great opportunity to invest directly in Alberta,” said Dave Mowat, ATB president and CEO.

0 F1 B$ R# L/ ~& V“Every dollar invested in an ATB Alberta Growth Note will be put to work, building Alberta’s economy and helping businesses grow.”

The GICs will be available for a limited time only.

精打细算

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个人没钱。 公司可以投资么？

; T  x; U% d7 H1 M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。
( u% u  _) d  T8 n% n5 ]" x如果可以在TFSA就划算多。

kingsnake

4.25%現在算是個不錯的回報。
5 k3 H( ^$ S/ u2 L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

* M3 M! G4 c+ Q3 ?' F利息好象按活期算.

mingzhao1984

恩，不错，atb开始要抢占市场啦也。