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Fixed Deposit Rate/savings rate Low?

6/30/2020

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Fixed deposit remains one of the best conservative ways to save your money due to its PROS guaranteed returns, higher interest rates (compared to conventional savings accounts) and protection by PIDM.  Have you notice recent Fixed deposit/savings is lower? 

Let me share with you the latest Fixed Deposit rate offered by different banks & Its Pros & Cons

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What Happens When You Terminate A Fixed Deposit Early?

1) For fixed deposit accounts of 1 – 3 months
Question:

If your fixed deposit accounts with terms of one month, two month or three month, you premature withdrawal would see you entitle interest rate?
No. 

Question: 
Even if you opt to make an early withdrawal one day before the maturity date, you still will enjoy interest rate? 

No, 
you will not earn a single sen in interest.
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2) For fixed deposit accounts of more than 3 months
Question: 
1.
If you opt to initiate a premature withdrawal any time you still entitle interest rate? 
No. 
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Question:
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f you opt to initiate a premature withdrawal AFTER three months, you will still earn interests? 
Yes, but only at half of the interest rate you were offered.  In another word, 50% of the interest you’ve earned is retained by the bank as charges for early withdrawal.
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Malaysia Interest Rate : OPR

6/30/2020

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In Malaysia, the interest rate decisions are taken by The Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia). The official interest rate is the Overnight Policy Rate.

What is OPR?
Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) is an overnight interest rate set by Bank Negara.
​This overnight policy rate or interest rate is a rate a borrower bank has to pay to a leading bank for the funds borrowed.
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Still don't understand? Maybe I explain in this way. 
You may wonder why a bank would be borrowing from another bank, but you must understand that bank makes money by lending money out and not by keeping money. Thus, bank will lend out as much money as possible in terms of loans, and maintaining the minimal cash as requested by Bank Negara.  However, in the event that cash withdrawal exceeded the amount of cash available, the particular bank will need to borrow cash from other banks, and make an interest rate, which is the OPR.


  • OPR rate has an effect on the country’s employment, economic growth and inflation.
  • In brief, OPR is an indicator of the health of a country’s overall economy and banking system.

Graph shown the Historical Interest Rate in Malaysia: 
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Source: 
​https://tradingeconomics.com/malaysia/interest-rate

3 times OPR Cut in year 2020 
2019-11-05
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Malaysia Keeps Interest Rate at 3%  
2020-03-03
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Malaysia Cuts Key Interest Rate to 2.5% 
2020-01-22
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Malaysia Cuts Key Rate to 2.75% Unexpectedly 
2020-05-05
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Malaysia Cuts Key Interest Rate to 2% 
Will OPR reduce again this July? 
https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2020/07/07/bank-negara-cuts-overnight-policy-rate-by-25bps-to-175
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7 JULY 2020:  Bank Negara cuts overnight policy rate by 25bps to 1.75% ​

I did a summary of the impact of OPR Cut to the Country & Individual: 

1. OPR cut generally positive in impact for businesses and the economy.
  • Economy: The rate cut is with the intention to boost household spending and boost the overall Malaysian economy. Inflation may increase. 
  • Business: Generally positive as most businesses will fare better with lower borrowing costs and increased domestic consumer spending. Sectors that may benefit include consumer goods, discretionary goods, property, construction, and exporters.
  • Banks: Reduced profitability with lower interest rates and thus profits reduced. The impact on banks net profit according to our calculations to be around -2% to -3%.
  • Importers: there may be a negative impact for importers whose base currency is in Ringgit if there is any impact from a further weakening Ringgit due to the rate cut as the cost of goods would increase.​

2. OPR cut Effect on individual
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  • Lower Returns for savings & Fixed Deposits. 
  • Lower Loan interest rate. Whether it’s a car loan, personal loan, credit cards or home loan, you will benefit from the OPR reduction. For example, if your mortgage loan is pegged to the BLR/BFR, the OPR reduction will lead to a lower mortgage interest rate, which means that you’ll be paying lower monthly repayments.
BLR is the rate that is determined by conventional banks based on the cost of lending to consumers. 
​BFR is a rate determined by Islamic banks based on the cost of lending to consumers.

(CASH STUDY)
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Here’s an example of how this works if OPR cut 0.25% 
Loan amount : RM500,000
Loan tenure: 30 years
BR: 3.65%           BR: 3.65% – 0.25%= 3.40% 
Home loan interest rate
Before: 
4.45% (3.65% + 0.80%)
Monthly repayment : RM2,518.59
Total interest paid over 30 years :
RM406,693

After OPR cut: 
4.20% (3.40% + 0.80%)
Monthly repayment:  RM2,445.09
Total interest paid over 30 years  : RM380,232.40


  1. 0.25% reduction will result in RM26,460.60 savings over a 30-year loan tenure.
  2. RM73.50 reduction in their monthly repayment. 
  3. Over the loan period, you can see a savings of 6% and a monthly savings of close to 3%​ ​

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Latest Housing Loan Interest rate as at March 2020

Below is the latest Fixed Deposit rate after OPR cut as your reference 
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Be the bull in a bear market – stop procrastination

6/29/2020

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I would highlight some important point from today The Star. 

Procrastination is one of the mankind's biggest weaknesses. But in the world of finance, procrastination can result in an opportunity loss to mitigate risk and in growing wealth – sometimes an opportunity which can never be recovered. After all, it takes time for any investment to compound into a significant figure

Highlight some of the common reasons people use to put off taking actions on their financial matters.


  1. I Don’t have enough time to plan and invest. 
  2. Later is a concept that is never ending. 
  3. I don’t have enough money to plan and invest”. Most people don’t realise it, but having enough money is a matter of perspective. If you don’t have enough money to invest when you’re earning RM5,000 a month, do you think you will have enough to invest when you’re earning RM50,000 a month? Believe it or not, I have met several people earning around RM50,000 or more per month and still lament about not having enough to save and invest.
  4. We always think along the lines of “if only we make more money”, but once we actually start making more money, our expenses and lifestyle will also go up a notch. So, if you’re waiting for a time when you feel you have enough money to save and invest, that time will never come.
  5.  I don’t really need to invest. This fallacy of not needing to invest stems from the fact that when they retire someday, they will have their EPF savings to rely on. Technically, if you are earning a comfortable amount and do not make any EPF withdrawals before you retire, you may be right in thinking this. However, this is hardly the case. EPF has reported that more than two-thirds (68%) of EPF members aged 54 had less than RM50,000 in EPF savings, while only 18% of its members had the minimum savings target of RM240,000 in their account by 55. This amounts to a monthly withdrawal of RM1,000 to cover basic needs for 20 years – sufficient if you want to live a basic retirement lifestyle, but nowhere near what is needed for a comfortable retirement in a middle-class lifestyle.

Advice: 
What you need to do:

Take a long hard look at your expenses. This is critical since we are now in challenging economic times. Mindfully track your spending habits for a month and cut back on luxuries that you can live without.

If it helps, set up a standing instruction with your bank to automatically transfer a portion of your salary into another bank account. Use that to start investing.
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​Every small portion helps, so don’t think that cutting back on a small luxury is insignificant.
Source: 
​https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2020/06/29/be-the-bull-in-a-bear-market
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