Summary:
The RBA decision to cut the cash rate for the first time in more than four years was last week’s big news, so no prizes for guessing which way term deposit rates also headed.
Term deposit rates have been falling for months in preparation for the long-anticipated cash rate cut. The highest rate on the market remains a flat 5.00% p.a. for six months at MyState Bank and Illawarra Credit Union with many former market leaders falling below the magic 5% mark over the past couple of months.
So, let’s check the latest market movements.
- Westpac drops TD rates by up to 25 bp. The big banks rarely lead the market in term deposit interest rates but Westpac’s new rates, announced Friday morning, are particularly lacklustre. None of its new rates features a four in front, although its fixed rate special offer of 4.70% p.a. (online only) for 11 months remains unchanged for deposits of $5,000 to $5 million.
- The Westpac-owned stable of banks – St George Bank, Bank of Melbourne, and BankSA – also announced term deposit rate cuts. The rates for terms under a year are in line with the parent bank although allow for lower deposits between $1,000 and $2 million. In addition, there is a hefty 50 basis point cut in the two-year rate to 3.30% p.a. with interest paid annually.
- Macquarie Bank has shaved five basis points off its three- and four-month rates for larger deposits of more than $1 million up to $9,999,999. Big depositors will now receive 4.30% p.a. for three months and 4.25% p.a. for four months.
- AMP Bank got the knives out for its term deposit rates this week, slashing the range of its products by between 10 and 30 basis points. Its new best rate is 4.70% p.a. for deposits between $25,000 to $10 million invested for three months. For smaller deposits ($5,000 to under $25,000), the three-month rate drops to 4.65% p.a. and 4.60% p.a. for six months.
- Other drops came from: Bank of Sydney, Bendigo Bank, Hume Bank, Australian Military Bank, and Horizon Bank.
| Institution | 1 m nom | 2 m nom | 3 m nom | 4 m nom | 5 m nom | 6 m nom | 9 m nom | 1 Year | 2 Year | 3 Year | 4 Year | 5 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANZ | 1.25 | 1.45 | 3.15 | 3.25 | 3.35 | 3.50 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.10 |
| CBA | 1.25 | 1.50 | 3.15 | 3.20 | 3.30 | 3.40 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.75 | 3.50 | 3.45 | 3.50 |
| NAB | 1.25 | 1.45 | 3.15 | 3.25 | 3.35 | 3.50 | 3.80 | 4.40 | 3.80 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.10 |
| Westpac | 1.25 | 1.45 | 3.25 | 3.35 | 3.45 | 3.60 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.60 |
| Military Bank | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 4.85 | 4.85 | 5.10 | 4.80 | 4.55 | ||||
| AMP Bank | 0.10 | 0.20 | 5.00 | 4.80 | 4.60 | 5.15 | 5.05 | 4.95 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Arab Bank Australia | 1.50 | 1.50 | 4.25 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.80 | 4.65 | 4.50 | 3.95 | 3.85 | 3.85 | 3.75 |
| Bank of Melbourne | 1.25 | 1.45 | 3.25 | 3.35 | 3.45 | 3.60 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.60 |
| Bank Australia | 4.80 | 4.70 | 4.70 | 4.60 | 4.25 | 4.00 | ||||||
| BankSA | 1.25 | 1.45 | 3.25 | 3.35 | 3.45 | 3.55 | 3.95 | 3.95 | 3.95 | 3.75 | 3.55 | 3.55 |
| Bankwest | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.75 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.25 | 4.00 | 4.70 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.80 |
| Bank of Sydney | 1.25 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 4.50 | 3.90 | 4.00 | ||||
| BankVic | 3.60 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 4.80 | 3.70 | 4.60 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||
| Beyond Bank | 4.70 | 4.60 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.80 | ||||
| Bendigo Bank | 1.25 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.40 | 4.50 | 3.95 | 4.45 | 3.20 | 3.25 |
| Bank of Queensland | 0.75 | 0.80 | 2.25 | 4.60 | 1.25 | 4.75 | 4.70 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 3.30 | 3.30 | |
| BOQ Specialist | 4.60 | 4.65 | 4.75 | 4.70 | 4.50 | 4.30 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | |||
| Great Southern Bank | 1.30 | 1.60 | 4.85 | 2.95 | 4.50 | 4.35 | 4.65 | 4.60 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.60 |
| Defence Bank | 4.25 | 3.60 | 3.70 | 4.45 | 4.00 | |||||||
| Greater Bank | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.65 | 4.00 | 4.45 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Heritage Bank | 1.25 | 1.50 | 3.95 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 4.65 | 4.45 | 4.40 | 4.10 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.90 |
| Horizon Credit Union | 1.25 | 1.50 | 3.90 | 3.70 | 4.30 | 4.70 | 4.50 | 3.80 | 3.70 | |||
| HSBC | 1.85 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 4.40 | 4.30 | 4.20 | 4.10 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| IMB | 4.20 | 4.75 | 4.60 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | |||||
| ING Direct | 4.90 | 4.85 | 4.90 | 4.65 | 4.70 | 4.40 | ||||||
| in1bank | 4.00 | 4.10 | 4.35 | 4.43 | 4.48 | 4.61 | 4.56 | 4.50 | 4.40 | |||
| Judo Bank | 4.85 | 4.95 | 4.90 | 4.85 | 4.65 | 4.55 | 4.45 | 4.45 | ||||
| Macquarie Bank | 2.10 | 2.10 | 4.65 | 4.60 | 4.60 | 4.55 | 4.50 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.80 | |
| ME Bank | 0.75 | 0.80 | 2.25 | 4.65 | 1.25 | 4.80 | 4.75 | 4.55 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| MyState | 0.50 | 0.50 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 4.80 | 5.00 | 4.75 | 4.65 | 3.95 | |||
| Newcastle Permanent | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.65 | 4.00 | 4.45 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| People's Choice Credit Union | 1.50 | 3.95 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 4.65 | 4.45 | 4.40 | 4.10 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.90 | |
| Police Bank | 4.10 | 3.75 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.75 | ||||||
| P&N Bank | 1.75 | 4.85 | 4.85 | 4.00 | 4.75 | 4.60 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.70 | |
| RACQ Bank | 0.55 | 1.60 | 4.85 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 4.90 | 4.65 | 4.65 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.90 |
| Rabobank Australia | 2.00 | 2.10 | 4.85 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.90 | 4.70 | 4.55 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 4.30 | 4.40 |
| Rural Bank | 1.25 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.40 | 4.50 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 |
| St. George Bank - Except VIC | 1.25 | 1.45 | 3.25 | 3.35 | 3.45 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.60 |
| Suncorp Bank | 1.30 | 1.90 | 3.95 | 4.70 | 3.45 | 4.85 | 4.40 | 4.30 | 3.85 | 3.85 | 3.85 | 3.85 |
| Teachers Mutual Bank | 4.80 | 4.80 | 4.80 | 4.85 | 4.75 | 4.60 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||
| The Capricornian | 3.00 | 3.25 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||
| Bank First | 0.75 | 1.00 | 4.65 | 4.65 | 4.80 | 4.75 | 4.65 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |