The 'Future Saver' account provides 2.00% p.a. interest on balances up to $50,000, provided savers deposit $1,000 into their Everyday account and make five eligible card transactions per month.

This consists of a 0.05% base interest rate and a 1.95% bonus rate - for balances between $50,001 and $250,000 the interest rate is reduced to 0.80% p.a. in total.

Customers aged 14-17 are not required to meet the bonus criteria, so they can earn the maximum rate regardless of whether they deposited $1,000 or made the five transactions each month.   

With BOQ's Future Saver account, customers can spread their savings across nine individual accounts for different savings goals, which is similar to 86 400's new feature.

The linked Everyday account also has a round-ups feature where all transactions can be rounded up to the nearest dollar and the spare change deposited automatically into the Future Saver account.

Savings accounts compared

BoQ's bonus interest criteria is similar to ING's popular 'Savings Maximiser' account, which earns 1.35% p.a. in total but isn't age-limited.

However BoQ's account charges a 3.00% currency conversion fee on foreign transactions, yet this is waived on ING's account if criteria is met.

BoQ also charges $5 on international ATM withdrawals, while ING's account waives this fee and also refunds any host-ATM fees provided criteria is met.

AMP also has a 1.35% p.a. total interest savings account, which requires customers to deposit $250 per month, and has a maximum deposit limit of $250,000.

Other age-limited savings accounts include Westpac's Life account for under-30s, which was recently slashed from 2.50% p.a. to 2.00% p.a.


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  • A high-interest online savings account with no monthly fees, easy withdrawals and award-winning digital banking
  • No withdrawal notice periods or interest rate penalties
  • Save up to 10% on eGift cards at over 50 retailers with Macquarie Marketplace
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Savings Account

  • A high-interest online savings account with no monthly fees, easy withdrawals and award-winning digital banking
  • No withdrawal notice periods or interest rate penalties
  • Save up to 10% on eGift cards at over 50 retailers with Macquarie Marketplace
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400$product[$field["value"]]$product[$field["value"]]$product[$field["value"]]More details
  • Special offer: Savings Accelerator (Kick Starter offer).
  • For a limited time, new ING customers can get a bonus 0.70% p.a. on their savings rate on balances of $150,000 up to $500,000 for the first 4 months. T&Cs apply.
  • If your balance is over $500,000 (but less than $5 million) you will earn the ongoing variable rate of 4.7%
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Savings Accelerator

  • Special offer: Savings Accelerator (Kick Starter offer).
  • For a limited time, new ING customers can get a bonus 0.70% p.a. on their savings rate on balances of $150,000 up to $500,000 for the first 4 months. T&Cs apply.
  • If your balance is over $500,000 (but less than $5 million) you will earn the ongoing variable rate of 4.7%
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  • Earn up to 5.20% pa by depositing $1,000 in the previous month
  • No account fees
  • Easy access to your money
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AMP Saver Account

  • Earn up to 5.20% pa by depositing $1,000 in the previous month
  • No account fees
  • Easy access to your money
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  • Deposit at least $1,000+ each month from an external source
  • Make 5 or more eligible transactions
  • Grow your savings balance each month
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Savings Maximiser

  • Deposit at least $1,000+ each month from an external source
  • Make 5 or more eligible transactions
  • Grow your savings balance each month
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