Oh.. obviously gsc has a high demand standard for leng lui...
Ha ha..
Sorry, I forgot about Bank Rakyat...
5 Years FD Comparisons
The Best Return:(No. 1) MBSB 4.7% with interest paid every 6 months
Pros:
(1) Min FD deposit as low as RM 1K
(2) FD interest can deposit to any depositors' desired bank saving accounts
(3) Banker's check is free for payment of FD interest
Cons:
(1) Insufficient of branches nationwide
(2) No ATM, no online banking
(3) No FD interest will pay during holidays. For example if interest payment date falls on Saturday, then no interest will be paid for Sunday.
(4) FD can only be withdrawn in home branch
(No. 2)Am Bank 4.55% with interest paid monthly if 50 years old and above
Pros:
(1) More branches
(2) Can use True Savers to maximize return
(3) FD can withdraw in any branches nationwide but need to pass thumb print verification.
(No. 3) Bank Rakyat 4.5% (negotiable) with monthly interest
Pros:
(1) FD rate is negotiable if deposit amount is RM 50K and above
(2) So far no annual charge for ATM card
(3) Hampers & gifts, high-tea invitations and etc..
(4) Staffs are polite to customers
Cons:
(1) Less branches & ATM machines
(2) No banker's checks will be issued for FD withdrawals but can use IBG/TT instead. Quite troublesome.
(3) Frequent change of FD interest payment schedules which lead to customer unsatisfactions, complaints and confusions.
(4) FD can only be withdrawn in home branch
(No. 4) BSN 4.5% with interest paid monthly if above 50 years old and FD deposit exceed RM 50K
-- Sorry I am not familiar with BSN. But quite disappointed I have not seen any leng lui staffs honestly speaking
The Most Secured:(No. 1) BSN 4.5%, no PIDM but FD deposit guaranteed by the Malaysian Government. I think this is good for deposit amount larger than RM 250K since PIDM protection limit is RM 250K.
(No. 2) Am Bank 4.55% with PIDM
(No. 3) Bank Rakyat, without PIDM but guaranteed by The Ministry of Finance
(No. 4) MBSB 4.7% without PIDM, EPF holds more than 60% shares of MBSB