ATB’s new GIC now available to investors

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ATB’s new GIC now available to investors
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- u. F( W% h5 oedmontonjournal.comSeptember 1, 2009Comments (1)



* s1 ^( F% q( ]# F: V: L. b% h3 UEDMONTON — 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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! |' V# t! w* u8 J; n, F) o* `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.

Funds raised by selling the notes will be used for loans to qualified Albertans and Alberta businesses.
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, T, j4 \- i4 m7 H“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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9 u/ W% J- c' ?' W6 i“Every dollar invested in an ATB Alberta Growth Note will be put to work, building Alberta’s economy and helping businesses grow.”

% O/ A5 D  E' o% uThe GICs will be available for a limited time only.

精打细算

: O0 n3 Z- s4 m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。
/ h3 X" K8 \- X如果可以在TFSA就划算多。

kingsnake

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？

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。
  r: ]7 @$ G# \" }0 w1 L7 c" \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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利息好象按活期算.

mingzhao1984

恩，不错，atb开始要抢占市场啦也。