News

• BankSA cuts fixed home loan rates again

  Tuesday, 20 December 2011

  BankSA has announced reductions of 0.15% and 0.19% on a range of fixed home loan rates, effective from Tuesday, December 20.

• Tightening Up On Christmas Spending

  Tuesday, 13 December 2011

  One quarter of South Australians say they intend to cut back on their Christmas spending this year.

• In a world first St.George Banking Group now offers the ability to open Term Deposits via smartphone

  Monday, 12 December 2011

  The ability to open a Term Deposit account instantly via popular smartphones was announced today by St.George Banking Group - a world first, which further enhances the Group’s growing reputation as an innovator in online and mobile banking.

• BankSA cuts standard variable home loan and business lending rates by 0.25%

  Thursday, 8 December 2011

  BankSA has announced it will cut its standard variable home loan rate by 0.25% per annum to 7.30% per annum.

• Extra Pressures For SA In Skills Shortages

  Tuesday, 22 November 2011

  South Australia faces extra pressures from a skills shortage in Australia over the next few years because of the current high demand from States such as Western Australia and Queensland, which entices workers out of the State just prior to the development of large resource and engineering projects at home in South Australia.

• BankSA & Staff Charitable Fund 70th Anniversary

  Thursday, 10 November 2011

  $8 million donated to hundreds of charities in past 70 years

• BankSA Cuts Interest Rates

  Wednesday, 2 November 2011

  BankSA today announced it would reduce its standard variable home loan rate by 0.25% per annum to 7.55% per annum.

• BankSA Delivers Another Solid Profit Boosted by Record Deposits

  Wednesday, 2 November 2011

  BankSA today announced a net profit after tax of $203 million for the year ended September 30, 2011.

• Huge Support For SA Mining Future Fund

  Tuesday, 18 October 2011

  More than 90 per cent of South Australians want a mining royalties “future fund’’ set up to make sure there is a lasting financial benefit for future generations from the expanding mining sector in SA.

• Virtual Financial Planner For Roxby Downs

  Tuesday, 27 September 2011

  People in the booming mining town of Roxby Downs will now be able to access specialist financial advice by using cutting-edge technology in the local BankSA branch.

• Big Appetites at BankSA Farmyard Nursery

  Monday, 29 August 2011

  The popular BankSA Farmyard Nursery will once again be in operation this year at the Royal Adelaide Show, which runs from September 2 to September 10.

• Consumer confidence down in SA

  Tuesday, 23 August 2011

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  Confidence levels amongst South Australian consumers have fallen substantially because of concerns about global financial markets and a slowdown in the retail sector.

• BankSA cuts fixed home loan rates

  Friday, 19 August 2011

  BankSA today announced reductions to its fixed home loan rates of up to 0.55% per annum.

• BankSA cuts 2 and 3 year fixed home loan rates

  Tuesday, 9 August 2011

  BankSA today announced it has reduced its two and three year fixed home loan rates by 0.20% per annum, effective from today.

• Adelaide’s Inflation Rate a Touch Above National

  Friday, 24 June 2011

  Adelaide’s average inflation rate over the past two decades is marginally above the national average, with the average yearly rate of inflation in the South Australian capital over that time running at 2.7%.

• Consumer Confidence Makes Small Gains

  Tuesday, 31 May 2011

  Confidence levels amongst South Australian consumers have increased marginally, although business confidence has experienced a substantial fall, the latest BankSA State Monitor has found.

• BankSA Solid Performance

  Wednesday, 4 May 2011

  BankSA today announced a solid result for the half-year ended March 31, 2011, generating cash earnings after tax of $106 million.

• Working Beyond 65:Half Aim to Keep on Keeping on

  Friday, 29 April 2011

  Almost 50 per cent of South Australians aim to continue doing some form of paid work after the age of 65, a BankSA survey has found.

• BankSA in Partnership to Help Disadvantaged Women

  Monday, 7 March 2011

  BankSA has entered into a partnership with social enterprise group The Big Issue on a new community program designed to help homeless and disadvantaged women in South Australia.

• Business Confidence Makes Small Gains

  Tuesday, 22 February 2011

  Confidence levels amongst South Australian businesses have experienced a modest gain but consumer confidence has fallen slightly, the latest BankSA State Monitor has found.