ATB’s new GIC now available to investors

heysheep

ATB’s new GIC now available to investors
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( Q& V, M- n$ wedmontonjournal.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.

+ X; Q* @$ |: Y; W/ D7 jThe 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.

/ b' W2 B2 t0 a0 f% YThe 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.

4 W; V; `  G7 i9 pFunds raised by selling the notes will be used for loans to qualified Albertans and Alberta businesses.

- Y' Y1 I/ u( K+ }“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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The GICs will be available for a limited time only.

精打细算

个人没钱。 公司可以投资么？
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/ r2 P7 y. I( n* ^8 u# t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。
0 a& C$ n; ]5 a0 ?2 ~* V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。
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kingsnake 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。