ATB’s new GIC now available to investors

heysheep

ATB’s new GIC now available to investors
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. P9 Z0 m# w* k6 u+ n9 Wedmontonjournal.comSeptember 1, 2009Comments (1)
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/ ]& J7 `1 j  y% {1 P2 eEDMONTON — 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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# B# x9 L9 [" e7 |' eThe 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.

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.

( c8 V/ t) _  x( m& }. J# s5 @Funds raised by selling the notes will be used for loans to qualified Albertans and Alberta businesses.
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“For the first time, we are offering every Albertan a great opportunity to invest directly in Alberta,” said Dave Mowat, ATB president and CEO.

4 j/ F% \; h" {" ]' o5 V/ e% C- _“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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  {6 X" e6 X0 G7 {" O- g3 yThe GICs will be available for a limited time only.

精打细算

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1 G, m6 u) n: k* C* \' u+ P" _个人没钱。 公司可以投资么？
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: h% Y$ H9 N3 D3 {% a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。
但如果未到五年取出來，利息是怎樣算的？
  S* E( w5 F) J; L! V: Nkingsnake 发表于 2009-9-2 11:13

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1 M! h4 g0 n% g8 F利息好象按活期算.

mingzhao1984

恩，不错，atb开始要抢占市场啦也。