To efficiently manage a successful investment portfolio, visibility and control over your client’s investment cash flows is essential.
Designed to work either in unison or as stand-alone accounts, the Accelerator Cash Account and Term Deposit are a convenient and feature-rich cash management service. They help advisers, investors and Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) efficiently manage their investment cash flow needs and take advantage of investment opportunities as they arise.
Accelerator Cash Account
The Accelerator Cash Account (ACA) acts as a cash hub for your clients’ investment portfolios, offering competitive rates, the ability to transact on their behalf and unrivalled convenience and peace of mind that your clients’ cash funds are safe with the Commonwealth Bank, one of Australia’s largest and safest financial institutions.
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Term Deposit
The Commonwealth Bank Term Deposit can work in tandem with the Commonwealth Bank Accelerator Cash Account (ACA) to help you effectively manage your clients’ cash flows and investments.
The ACA can be linked to the Commonwealth Bank Term Deposit as the nominated bank account. This means you can:
- Fund Term Deposit immediately with available funds from the ACA^
- Automatically direct the interest earned and maturity proceeds on the Term Deposit back to the ACA
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Features Snapshot
| Accelerator Cash Account | Term Deposit |
Interest |
Competitive at-call interest rates. Calculated daily, paid monthly. |
Competitive interest rates. Calculated daily and paid according to the interest payment option you choose. |
Minimum opening balance |
No minimum opening balance requirement |
$5,000 |
Planning software data feeds* |
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Client access via NetBank, Telephone Banking and CBA branch network |
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No account keeping fees. Click here for other fees and charges |
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Service & Security |
Enjoy everyday banking functionality through NetBank, 24/7 Phone Banking and Australia’s largest retail banking network. |
Combine the flexibility of Australia’s largest retail banking network, NetBank and Phone Banking. |
Interest Rates
Commonwealth Bank Accelerator Cash Account
Effective from 13 November 2020
Customer Type | Headline Rate+ (p.a.) |
Retail |
0.10% |
Non household |
0.00% |
Financial Institution |
0.00% |
+Rates quoted exclude any referral fee or commission being paid as a reduction in the interest rate and may vary anytime without notice. Interest is calculated daily and paid monthly.
Commonwealth Bank Term Deposit
For current Term Deposit interest rates, see the Rates & Fees page on the Commonwealth Bank website.
For a list of documents to be given to new cash management clients refer to the Cash Management Account Origination forms section.
*Data feeds supported to IRESS XPLAN, VisiPlan, BankLink and Class Super only.
^With signed Authority to Operate.
The Accelerator Cash Account and Term Deposit are products issued by Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) ABN 48 123 123 124 AFSL 234945 and administered by Australian Investment Exchange Limited (AUSIEX) ABN 71 076 515 930 AFSL 241400 under the brand of CommSec Adviser Services. AUSIEX is a wholly owned but non-guaranteed subsidiary of CBA. Please consider the Accelerator Cash Account and Term Deposit General Information Statement and Terms and Conditions before making any decisions. Fees and charges apply. This has been prepared without taking account of the objectives, financial and taxation situation or needs of any particular individual. For this reason, you should, before acting on the information in this material, consider the appropriateness of the information, having regard to your client’s objectives, financial and taxation situation and needs, and if necessary seek appropriate professional advice.