ATB’s new GIC now available to investors

heysheep

ATB’s new GIC now available to investors
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edmontonjournal.comSeptember 1, 2009Comments (1)
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' f" p) S: I! h' ~% 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.

" `8 A  h: u# d" J0 h, w3 cThe 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.

) y7 F  h2 F* w5 {3 _1 V& U0 MThe 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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2 i, |1 [7 Z/ M6 t3 S! mFunds 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.
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“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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( X- h& a, N0 H6 CThe GICs will be available for a limited time only.

精打细算

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( c1 Z% ]1 S* U1 _( b3 [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。
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。
$ @* i" B! N0 I8 H  n/ t) ]; r, y; U但如果未到五年取出來，利息是怎樣算的？
+ b9 o0 s1 o- o. H$ l6 F6 _8 ]kingsnake 发表于 2009-9-2 11:13

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1 H( N% N8 c) E( {利息好象按活期算.

mingzhao1984

恩，不错，atb开始要抢占市场啦也。