ATB’s new GIC now available to investors

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ATB’s new GIC now available to investors


  e2 ?' S. P- }& |4 Z* eedmontonjournal.comSeptember 1, 2009Comments (1)

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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.

0 b& w9 T5 I. N8 ~* z8 O$ PThe 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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2 V5 A; \6 w3 R, u7 ^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.
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0 p# ?1 Z* W: n" O* aFunds raised by selling the notes will be used for loans to qualified Albertans and Alberta businesses.

5 a; [2 L  t- f5 x4 j2 w“For the first time, we are offering every Albertan a great opportunity to invest directly in Alberta,” said Dave Mowat, ATB president and CEO.

; D( N( ^  [  i- Q- ?- \“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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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？

, \- I, a/ T$ x: @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。
' ^. l/ R! m$ t$ Q' I2 k/ R5 b; |如果可以在TFSA就划算多。

kingsnake

4.25%現在算是個不錯的回報。
$ k& X0 t! x( S$ W& w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。
3 I0 v3 `3 m! q0 L- `! y但如果未到五年取出來，利息是怎樣算的？
" a  V2 {7 q1 `& D; bkingsnake 发表于 2009-9-2 11:13

利息好象按活期算.

mingzhao1984

恩，不错，atb开始要抢占市场啦也。