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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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.
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9 z* z# A$ N0 a4 hThe 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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. \: G+ D( S7 U, x$ A0 GThe 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 $7 billion, ATB said at the time.
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$ s3 q3 ]: s# x- E# ~Funds raised by selling the notes will be used for loans to qualified Albertans and Alberta businesses.
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) ?' F1 ^9 y7 D+ n$ }“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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精打细算

个人没钱。 公司可以投资么？
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如果可以在TFSA就划算多。

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？
  u# R' d  H0 M3 F6 U5 [kingsnake 发表于 2009-9-2 11:13

+ s" }1 F) `: q+ P& `  K9 d利息好象按活期算.

mingzhao1984

恩，不错，atb开始要抢占市场啦也。