Term deposit
The interest payable on term deposits depends on the interest rate, the duration of the term deposit, and the interest payment frequency.
Interest is calculated daily and paid at maturity. For term deposits of 12 months or more, you may choose to have interest paid monthly, every 3 months, every 6 months, or annually unless we say otherwise.
For example and for illustrative purposes only, assume you opened a Term Deposit on 1 June 2015 with a balance of $20,000 for a 12 month term, with interest paid quarterly and the interest rate is 2.50% pa, your first interim interest payment would be calculated to 31 August 2015 and paid on 1 September 2015, as follow
- $20,000 x 2.50% ÷ 365 days x 92 (number of days in quarter) = $126.03.
Savings and transaction accounts
The interest rate applicable to savings and transaction accounts (excluding Offsets) may vary depending on the daily balance held in the Account.
Interest is calculated daily and credited to the Accounts on the first day in each month following the month in which it accrues.
For example, if your Account Balance is $1,000 at the close of business for every day of the month, and the current interest rate applicable to your Account is 3.00% pa, and your interest is paid monthly, and the month in which the interest is calculated has 30 days, then the interest will be calculated as follows:
- $1,000 x 3% ÷ 365 x 30 = $2.47
Note: The two examples above are indicative only and use rates and figures we have selected to demonstrate how the Account works.