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 Fixed Deposit Rates in Malaysia V6.1, Please Read Post #1

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post Apr 14 2014, 05:53 PM

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... From what have been stated on the first page of this post, I don't think BR need 20K deposit to be paid monthly already. They have drop it to 5K ...

--> Bank Rakyat Deposit Account-i ...

... I may be wrong. Please double confirm yourself if needed ...

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post Apr 19 2014, 12:07 PM

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... BR is also known to me to be not consistent on their gifts as well ...
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post May 17 2014, 08:09 AM

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... regarding the BR thingy that I have been reading ...

- Mine is not change to the 1st of each month and it has been punctured this far, but it is not a consistently fix amount each month ... huh.gif ...

- All banks do have back door, and there is a saying that goes - It's who you know and not what you know. Why do you think Facebook and Linkin is so famous among everyone these days? Everyone is very "hard-social-networking", mah ... biggrin.gif ...

- I notice the hibah credited every month is consistent to a fix amount, no matter what available saving amount a person have in the saving account ... happy.gif ...

- BR is not really a "big-gungho-commercial-bank" like the rest. So, I personally do expect flaw here and there, but it is not as though other "so-call-pro-banks" is that good in service as well ... sleep.gif ...

... and a good "weekend-teh-tarik" to all ... cheers.gif ...

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post May 17 2014, 04:02 PM

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... keep in mind there is two type of rates ...

- board rates
- promotional rates

... even if they move up the rates by 25 basis points tomorrow, banks don't have to move their promotional rates. They only will move the board rates, which most "so-call-pro-gungho-banks" is hovering around 3.15 percent on the board rates. So, if a person were to add 0.25 basis points to 3.15 is only 3.4 percent. Roughly the same with most promotional package all around hovering around 3.5 above. No way they will move 50 basis points. Many will mega_shok.gif . I personally judge a banks footing by their board rates ...

... simple maths by "budak-tadak-sekolah" also know this leh ...

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post May 17 2014, 08:59 PM

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... not really guys - I am actually on monthly interest as well as yearly, but haven't reach a one year term with BR yet. Maybe, it effect those that have renew their 2nd term which somehow fall under those "1st-date-month-interest-paying-glitch" - just a thought ... if I were you guys affected by the BR not flexi system, I would just close the account, get what ever interest and start afresh in their system again. Just like pressing the reset button when the computer hang. Need to watch my account with them when my term is up. Personally, I would think it is really messy to try changing every each account to the 1st of each month in calculation ...
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post May 17 2014, 09:05 PM

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QUOTE(guy3288 @ May 17 2014, 08:44 PM)
i dont think u guys have to worry. mine all not affected the last time i checked on 30.4.2014, my wife's only 1 cert affected. straight away we emailed the manager. He explained it's due to the HQ trying to revert back to paying FDs' interest  on 1st of every month, may be in stages, so some affected some not, finally all will, if their plan goes through.  This is a silly system as it can confuse you when you have so many certs on various days of the month and you find it hard to identify which interest for which cert.

So that FD was dated 28th. and interest was "missing" on 28.4.14. The system for some funny reason credited a lesser amount of it on 23.4.2014 (your so called "advance"), later on, the remainder on 1.5.2014, added up it was the correct amount as expected.

May be end of this month when i check again, more FDs will be affected, but no worries you get your dues at the end the same.

There  shouldn't be a case of BR owing you interest, or forget to pay or will only pay you next month...check you own account carefully, likely the interest  paid in May 2014 were partial, and the remainder will come on 1.6.2014.
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... hummm ... need to keep a watchful eyes on mine then ... so far nothing out from the norm yet ...
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post May 18 2014, 03:27 PM

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... some "roti-canai-enterprises" make better returns in percentage profit than "so-call-million-ringgit-capital-setup-enterprises" lah. I am quite sure you guys know BR recently declare a good pre tax profit. I don't think they can do this declare to syok-syok everybody, eh. Banks are not easily fall as I am quite sure all of them is well monital by central bank, and once in a while you do see new policy to curb them before they get themself out of hand -- which these banks do get too greedy ...

Just in case some don't know:

--> Bank Rakyat declares 15% dividend, records RM2.13 billion pre-tax profit

*** Just my 2cent thoughts here and please do your own cross reference in making decision ...

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post May 23 2014, 01:52 PM

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... frankly, I am actually quite worry of epf where it is also my largest life saving as well -- if you guys know where I am going with this. Even though they have declare good payout dividend ...

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post May 25 2014, 08:52 AM

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... user posted image ... so, everybody moving again, eh ... user posted image ...
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post May 31 2014, 07:41 PM

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... wah, you guys still with BR meh ... seriously thinking to repositioning, and not to put all into one basket ... even though they are the highest in town ... user posted image ...
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post Jun 8 2014, 09:43 AM

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... I personally think there is no issue asking for assistance from any banks if encounter with problem these days. I have never encounter and banks refuse to help me -- except giving me misguided information due to their standard of expertise which frustrated me at times ...
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post Jun 11 2014, 10:38 PM

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... I think it has to be in one lump sum in one cert, and not split amount into multiple cert although it add up to a amount that you are entitle to negotiate ... that was what I was told ... then again like someone have said here before -- anything from BR is not ink in blood ... they can "syok-syok-wan" here and there ... in one year they can drop their rates twice ... just like share market, fix deposit also depend on your risk appetite ... smile.gif ...
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post Jul 4 2014, 06:01 PM

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... well, I dun expect the BLR to move up, and its does not matter cause either way loans will still go up ... dun you guys know the car loans have gone up even the BLR is still the same ...

--> Interest On Car Loans Has Increased Quietly

... just in case some dun notice ...

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post Jul 10 2014, 10:45 AM

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... less player less competition -- fix deposit rates included, but I am quite sure there is more to it than that ... it does make me wonder why banks are making promotion for rates, rather being straight forward and apply it to the board rates ... smile.gif ....
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post Jul 24 2014, 09:58 PM

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QUOTE(familyfirst @ Jul 24 2014, 05:32 PM)
What is the general understanding of big sum & small sum?    Big sum = above Rm500k or Rm100k or how much?
Small sum = Rm10k?
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... if you have note, some of the promotion demand a minimum amount of 50k to 1 million. So, the big boys here with their big sum is generally talking close to, or above 1 mil playing with short term interest rates. Frankly, I don't think 500k is anything interesting for the banks to talk about these days ....

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post Jul 25 2014, 05:58 PM

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QUOTE(BoomChaCha @ Jul 25 2014, 11:55 AM)
Obviously you are the big boy... thumbup.gif
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... I am the one that always receive towel all the time from bank for deposit -- not even near a big boy at all ...

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post Jul 25 2014, 06:04 PM

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QUOTE(davinz18 @ Jul 25 2014, 04:18 PM)
When RHB merged with CIMB, all the FD rate would follow CIMB. There's some risk that they might not honor the existing FD placement rate in RHB after the merger  nod.gif
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... I think they will honor but until the stated terms within the contract. That is because I was with Southern Bank when CIMB took over ...

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post Jul 27 2014, 05:04 PM

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QUOTE(BoomChaCha @ Jul 25 2014, 07:52 PM)
You mean you had FD with Southern bank? Or you used to work for Southern bank?
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... I am just a customer to the once-upon-a-time Southern Bank ...

QUOTE(bearbear @ Jul 25 2014, 06:32 PM)
then good for those who take up MBSB 60 months deal at 4.7%, from non-pidm to pidm protected hmm.gif
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... only if they merge ... if you have been following some Malaysia banking and financial news, you will notice some unfavourable move by them, which I won't elaborate further than what I have stated here now ...

Just in case you guys might have miss out ...

--> CIMB Getting Cold Feet?

** Please note this is just my personal opinion. Do and have your own if making decision ...




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