Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Maybank iSAVvy Savings Account Promotion

Now you can earn an attractive rate of up to 1.30% p.a. on your iSAVvy Savings Account. Simply deposit a minimum of S$5,000 in your account to get started!
 
Fresh Funds
Bonus Interest
Base Interest
Total Interest
Deposit (S$)
Rates (% p.a.)(A)
Rates (% p.a.)(B)
Rates (% p.a.)(A+B)
5,000 to < 50,000
 
0.30
1.10
50,000 to < 200,000
0.80
0.38
1.18
= 200,000
 
0.50
1.30
   
This promotion is available from 1 October 2014 to 31 January 2015 and applicable to iSAVvy Savings Account and Prestige Savings Account only.  

Please refer to the website for more details.

UOB Foreign Currency Fixed Deposits Promotion

From now till 31 Oct 2014, simply deposit a minimum of $50,000 in fresh funds per placement in the respective currency to enjoy promotional rates below.
Currency 3-month Tenor* (p.a.) 
USD 0.80%
AUD 3.15%

Please refer to the website for more details.

POSB Child Development Account (CDA) Launch Promotion

POSB CDA account will launch in 2015. Previously, parents can only open CDA accounts for their child with OCBC and Standard Chartered Bank. Please refer to an earlier post on this by clicking on the link.

To attract new sign-ups, POSB will pay a 6-month early bird bonus interest of 1% p.a.* on top of the POSB CDA interest rate. These rates are not defined yet.

Simply,
(1) Register your interest at www.posb.com.sg/cda before 31 Oct 2014.
(2) Open POSB CDA by 30 June 2015

* The first 10,000 customers who fulfil the eligibility criteria will qualify to earn 6 months early bird bonus of 1% p.a. on the ending balances (capped at S$12,000) in the POSBCDA account on 30 June 2015.

Thursday, 18 September 2014

Standard Chartered 9-month SGD Time Deposit

From now till 30th September 2014, deposit a minimum of S$25,000 fresh funds into a 9-month SGD Time deposit with Standard Chartered and get to enjoy 1.25% p.a. interest.

Please refer to the website for more details.

Thursday, 11 September 2014

Best Dining Credit Cards 2014



One of the best ones in the market is undoubtedly The American Express® Platinum Credit Card. You also get complimentary The Far Card Classic Membership worth S$425 and Complimentary Palate membership worth S$457.96 (inclusive of GST) which allows to dine at certain dining establishments at up to 50% savings. Using the FAR Card, members are entitled to dining discounts at restaurants in Fairmont Singapore, Swissôtel The Stamford and Swissôtel Merchant Court, Swissôtel Nankai, Osaka and Swissôtel Nai Lert Park like Szechuan Court, Asian Market Café, Mikuni, Prego, Equinox Restaurant, JAAN, Ellenborough Market Café and so on, depending on the number of diners. Using the Palate card, you will be entitled to discounts at the Tung Lok Group of restaurants, Forlino, Spizza, Dancing Crab, Xin Cuisine, ilLido and so on.

Number of diners Usual member reductions Usual member reductions
FAR card Palate card
Member plus 1 guest (2 adults) 50% 50%
Member plus 2 guests (3 adults) 33% 35%
Member plus 3 guests (4 adults) 25% 25%
Member plus 4-9 guests (5-10 adults) 20%
Member plus 4-19 guests (5-20 adults) 20%
Member dining alone 10% 15%

You can earn 2 Membership Rewards points for every S$1.60 spent and 10 Membership Rewards points for every S$1.60 spent at these Platinum EXTRA Partners. So by charging S$4,500 to your Card at Platinum EXTRA Partners, you could earn enough points to redeem an Economy Class return ticket to Bali. That is simply amazing!

Full Fee Offer
Sign up and receive the following (worth S$1,198):
• S$150 worth of CapitaVoucher
• ASUS Fonepad 7 FE-170 CG with Stylus Pen worth S$223
• TUMI VAPORTM International Carry-On Travel Luggage worth S$825 when you accumulate S$7,500 within the first 12 months' statements OR

First Year Fee Waiver Offer
Sign up and receive the following (worth S$761):
• First Year Fee Waiver worth S$321
• Samsonite Colory Spinner 57/20" Luggage4 worth S$440 when you accumulate a spend of S$7,500 within the first 12 months' statements.

Points never expire. Platinum Credit Card Members enjoy auto-enrolment with the Frequent Traveller Option, and a waiver of S$40 enrolment fees to convert points to miles.

Click here to Apply Now and we will direct you to the official card issuer's website.


The UOB Preferred American Express Platinum Card is perfect for foodies as it rewards card members with 5X UNI$ on local and overseas dining. 10UNI$ is equivalent to 4 KrisFlyer miles for every S$1 spent on dining. However, on other spending, you will earn 0.8 KrisFlyer miles per S$1 spent. Click here to Apply Now and we will direct you to the official card issuer's website.


UOB Credit Cards offer lots of dining promotions for all its card users. The latest of which can be found here. Its famous 1-for-1 promotion deals at leading hotels like Carlton, Marriott, Pan Pacific, Traders Hotel, etc. and 1 dines free with every 2 or 3 paying adults at Ritz Carlton, Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, etc. can add up to substantial savings for a large party. Click here to Apply Now and we will direct you to the official card issuer's website.


OCBC 365 Credit Card
This card rewards with 6% cashback on weekend dining locally; 3% cashback on weekday dining locally, overseas dining, online spending (travel, fashion, movie tickets, etc.), groceries at all supermarkets & recurring telco bills; 0.3% on others (with min spend of S$600 in each calendar month, capped at S$80 per month). If you spend less than S$600, a flat 0.3% cashback is awarded. It also offers up to 18.3% fuel savings at Esso and Caltex petrol stations and 5% Cashback at all other petrol service stations. Click here to Apply Now and we will direct you to the official card issuer's website.


Citibank Credit Cards allows card members to enjoy dining privileges at any of the 1,000 Citibank Gourmet Pleasures preferred restaurants islandwide. These privileges included outright discounts ranging from 15% to 50%, cash rebates with minimum spending, free gift with purchases and so on.

Best Deal Promise
With the Best Deal Promise, Citibank assures you that we offer the best promotion at a Citibank Gourmet Pleasures preferred restaurant. Promotions are exclusive for Citibank cardmembers and will always be the same or better off than another credit card offer at the same outlet. If you find any better offer with another credit card, we will refund you the difference!

Click here to Apply Now and we will direct you to the official card issuer's website.


Whether it is outright discounts on dining spend or cashback, you are sure to discover the best dining credit cards for your lifestyle needs.

Maybank Foreign Currency Time Deposit Promotion

From now till 30th September 2014, enjoy promotional interest rates below with a minimum of 10,000 units of the currency of your choice.

Currency
3-Month Interest rate
6-Month Interest rate
AUD
3.15%
3.35%
NZD
3.80%
4.25%
USD
0.80%
0.85%

Please refer to the website for more details.

Hong Leong Finance 12 and 18 Months Fixed Deposits Celebration Promotion

Hong Leong Finance is celebrating its achievement as the "Asean Finance Company of the Year 2014" and is offering attractive rates up to 1.35% p.a. for its 12-Month and 18-Month fixed deposits below.

Interest Rates (p.a.)
Deposit Amount
12-Month
18-Month
S$25,000 to <S$100,000
1.20%
1.25%
S$100,000 to <S$500,000
1.25%
1.28%
S$500,000 to <S$750,000
1.28%
1.30%
S$750,000 and above
1.30%
1.35%

Please refer to the website for more details.