Saturday, January 2, 2016

Rates for Philippine Time Deposit and Other Long-Term Saving Schemes

Note: Data was last checked October 2015.

This is a comparison of time deposit rates for different banks, including other long-term savings plans that offer similar rates.

It seems that time deposits at least 5 years are given tax-free status in some banks.

Bank or InstitutionMinimum Amount and RatesTaxMinimum holding timeGuaranteed?How much is P100,000 after 5 years
Planters bankP50,000
3.5% for 5 years tax-free
tax free5 yrsYes, PDIC118,768.
Talisay rural bank, batangasP500,000
7% for 5 years
below this amount, lower rates apply
tax free5 yrsprobably140,000
bank of makati (rural bank)2% 30 days to 1 yeartbills
bpi direct savings0.88%1% for 182 daysretail treasury bonds
bpi family plan ahead3.25% 5 yrs tax free
ldbsecret ata - la sa website1% interest savings for kids
ama bnk4% 5 yrs, 3.75% 1 yr12020.99806
pag-ibig mp2
bpi short term fund1.1 tapos minus 0.5 mgt fee pa - so lugi, buti pang nag direct time na lang
abf bond fund4%no minimum holdingmgt fee = 0.25% p.a.like 3.75%
bpi premium bond fundNEVER. 1.4% ang YTD, tapos 1.5% ang mgt fee. Di na.
bpi philippine dollar bund fun6% ang ytd, 0.25% ang mgt feeno minimum holdinmin 500$not sure though if computed in usd, but probably yes
alfm peso bond fundremove your placement here after 6 mos. this was so expensive at 1.5% mgt fee
peso cash mgt fund1.1 ytd tapos 0.5% mgt fee = 0.6% lang net