Sasfin Fixed Deposit Review for April 2024

Last updated 2nd April 2024 by Walter

Introduction

This page summarises all the fixed deposits offered by Sasfin. All the rates shown are sourced from the Sasfin website - sasfin.co.za. All rates shown on this page have been converted to nominal and effective annual rates! This allows you to compare rates across all banks. Yippee!

The Sasfin fixed deposit interest calculator, allows you to calculate how much interest you will earn for your age, investment amount and term.

Sasfin fixed deposits highlights

last updated 2nd April 2024 by Walter

R20,000
min deposit
10.25%
best rate

Here are Sasfin's best fixed deposit rates

The best interest rate you can get at Sasfin is 10.25% for the 60-month fixed deposit. You will need a minimum deposit of R20,000 .

Here are Sasfin's five best fixed deposit interest rates:

# Min deposit Term Nominal
1 R20,000 60 months 10.25%
2 R20,000 36 months 10.00%
3 R20,000 12 months 9.50%
4 R20,000 6 months 8.66%
P
only individuals older than 55 qualify

Sasfin 6 month fixed deposit

This table shows Sasfin's interest rates for a R10,000, R100,000, R250,000 and R1,000,000 investment in a 6 month fixed deposit versus the industry average.

Investment amount Nominal Industry average1 Earnings vs average2
R100,000 for 18+8.66% 8.56%
+
51
R100,000 for 55+8.66% 8.62%
+
16
R250,000 for 18+8.66% 8.59%
+
88
R250,000 for 55+8.66% 8.65%
+
13
R1,000,000 for 18+8.66% 8.64%
+
86
R1,000,000 for 55+8.66% 8.70%
-
-220
R5,000,000 for 18+8.66% 8.70%
-
-1,138
R5,000,000 for 55+8.66% 8.78%
-
-3,182
How to read this table?

You get a 8.66% interest rate at Sasfin for a R100,000 investment in a 6 month fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.56%. Over 6 months you will earn R51 more in interest at Sasfin compared to the average bank.

Sasfin 1 year fixed deposit

This table shows Sasfin's interest rates for a R10,000, R100,000, R250,000 and R1,000,000 investment in a 1 year fixed deposit versus the industry average.

Investment amount Nominal Industry average1 Earnings vs average2
R100,000 for 18+9.50% 9.08%
+
450
R100,000 for 55+9.50% 9.14%
+
383
R250,000 for 18+9.50% 9.10%
+
1,067
R250,000 for 55+9.50% 9.19%
+
836
R1,000,000 for 18+9.50% 9.13%
+
3,958
R1,000,000 for 55+9.50% 9.22%
+
2,991
R5,000,000 for 18+9.50% 9.16%
+
18,050
R5,000,000 for 55+9.50% 9.27%
+
12,222
How to read this table?

You get a 9.5% interest rate at Sasfin for a R100,000 investment in a 1 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 9.08%. Over 12 months you will earn R450 more in interest at Sasfin compared to the average bank.

Sasfin 3 year fixed deposit

This table shows Sasfin's interest rates for a R10,000, R100,000, R250,000 and R1,000,000 investment in a 3 year fixed deposit versus the industry average.

Investment amount Nominal Industry average1 Earnings vs average2
R100,000 for 18+10.00% 9.09%
+
3,664
R100,000 for 55+10.00% 9.18%
+
3,310
R250,000 for 18+10.00% 9.14%
+
8,723
R250,000 for 55+10.00% 9.21%
+
8,007
R1,000,000 for 18+10.00% 9.16%
+
33,959
R1,000,000 for 55+10.00% 9.25%
+
30,509
R5,000,000 for 18+10.00% 9.21%
+
161,340
R5,000,000 for 55+10.00% 9.22%
+
155,261
How to read this table?

You get a 10% interest rate at Sasfin for a R100,000 investment in a 3 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 9.09%. Over 3 years you will earn R3,664 more in interest at Sasfin compared to the average bank.

Sasfin 5 year fixed deposit

This table shows Sasfin's interest rates for a R10,000, R100,000, R250,000 and R1,000,000 investment in a 5 year fixed deposit versus the industry average.

Investment amount Nominal Industry average1 Earnings vs average2
R100,000 for 18+10.25% 9.70%
+
4,654
R100,000 for 55+10.25% 9.76%
+
4,129
R250,000 for 18+10.25% 9.73%
+
10,862
R250,000 for 55+10.25% 9.81%
+
9,428
R1,000,000 for 18+10.25% 9.76%
+
41,814
R1,000,000 for 55+10.25% 9.84%
+
35,446
R5,000,000 for 18+10.25% 9.82%
+
186,052
R5,000,000 for 55+10.25% 9.76%
+
201,774
How to read this table?

You get a 10.25% interest rate at Sasfin for a R100,000 investment in a 5 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 9.70%. Over 5 years you will earn R4,654 more in interest at Sasfin compared to the average bank.

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