
Pensioners to benefit from decreased deeming rates
Last Sunday, the Federal Government announced it would be cutting ‘deeming rates’ from 1.75% to 1.00% for small assets for the first time since 2015.
Read MoreLast Sunday, the Federal Government announced it would be cutting ‘deeming rates’ from 1.75% to 1.00% for small assets for the first time since 2015.
Read MoreWhile savings accounts mostly held strong in the lead up to the RBA rate cut, term deposits rates have been tumbling for months now. In April, we recorded a total of 35 institutions reducing term deposit rates. That number jumped up to 51 in May.
Read MoreWith the RBA dragging the cash rate down to an all-time low of 1.25%, Aussies can inevitably expect to see their already low returns on savings suffer even more. It’s more important now than ever to snatch up a killer term deposit or high-interest savings account to give yourself the best chance of a good return.
Read MoreDespite the RBA’s decision to hold off on cash rate cuts for this month, banks are still slashing term deposit rates left, right and centre, spelling bad news for long term savers.
Read MoreWhen it comes to a lump sum of savings, self-managed super or even inheritance, it’s typically more fun to dream of ways to spend the money rather than working out whether a term deposit and savings account is the right place to stash it.
Read MoreThe financially-savvy and environmentally-minded among us have reason to be happy this week. UBank has just introduced its new Green Term Deposit, giving Australians a chance to grow their savings while making a positive impact on the environment at the same time.
Read MoreIf you’ve been following term deposits rates lately, you might think their gradual descent spells doom and gloom. After all, February marked the fifth month in a row that we saw more cuts to term deposit rates than we did increases.
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again. The sixth Mozo Experts Choice Awards are well underway and our office is abuzz as we announce the top products in Australian banking.
Read MoreBeleaguered Aussie savers will be glad to hear that it's not all bad news when it comes to term deposit interest rates - although it's not great news either.
Read MoreIf you’ve been thinking of putting some money into a term deposit now might be the time, as Teachers Mutual Bank Limited and Gateway Bank have announced increases to their standard term deposit interest rates.
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