ATB’s new GIC now available to investors

heysheep

ATB’s new GIC now available to investors
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' w9 @' G; M' f9 sedmontonjournal.comSeptember 1, 2009Comments (1)

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( g1 S7 I  a% O7 c' TEDMONTON — 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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. Y6 x0 H5 m+ V) _% U3 i* C4 o( sThe 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 $7 billion, ATB said at the time.
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! F1 V5 t. H9 j1 q7 NFunds raised by selling the notes will be used for loans to qualified Albertans and Alberta businesses.
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* O6 }3 T$ d: m% U' \& _' m“For the first time, we are offering every Albertan a great opportunity to invest directly in Alberta,” said Dave Mowat, ATB president and CEO.

; a' K0 _7 {, @* g3 ^“Every dollar invested in an ATB Alberta Growth Note will be put to work, building Alberta’s economy and helping businesses grow.”

# e, ?* I3 m- {7 `0 UThe GICs will be available for a limited time only.

精打细算

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% v. z# V) v; d# u5 L个人没钱。 公司可以投资么？
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3 a" R4 ?3 L% D% [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。
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kingsnake

4.25%現在算是個不錯的回報。
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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。
" Z7 ^( p, Q& @但如果未到五年取出來，利息是怎樣算的？
  ]- o; G% k" @4 a4 hkingsnake 发表于 2009-9-2 11:13

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2 y6 R/ H7 @6 z1 J利息好象按活期算.

mingzhao1984

恩，不错，atb开始要抢占市场啦也。