Media Releases

2010 Media Releases

17 December, 2010

White Christmas becomes reality for Sydneysiders

Sydney's Foreshore was covered by a blanket of snow this morning for the first time ever in Australian history.

6 December, 2010

Winners of the iPad competition

Congratulations to the winners of the iPad competition held on the 18th November.

30 November, 2010

New RaboDirect survey reveals a third of Aussies feel they are ‘constantly in the red’

The inaugural RaboDirect 2010 National Savings and Debt Barometer is a comprehensive exploration of Australia attitudes and behaviours to debt and savings.

26 November, 2010

Winner of the GIANT TCR Advanced SL Rabobank road bike competition

The winner of the RaboDirect GIANT TCR Advanced SL Rabobank road bike competition is...

5 October, 2010

RaboDirect announced as Major Partner of the Melbourne Rebels

Melbourne Rebels today announced the formation of a major commercial partnership with RaboDirect.

17 September, 2010

RaboDirect wins at the AFR Smart Investor Blue Ribbon Awards

RaboDirect has won the Term Deposit Long (over 360 days) award at the AFR Smart Investor Blue Ribbon Awards 2010.

11 August, 2010

Winners of the GIANT TCR Advanced SL Rabobank road bike competition

The winners of the RaboDirect GIANT TCR Advanced SL Rabobank road bike competition are...

11 August, 2010

Winners of the RaboDirect Cycling Pack competition

The winners of the RaboDirect Cycling Pack competition are...

29 June, 2010

Rabobank launches first iPad cycling app worldwide

Cycling aficionados will be happy to hear they can now use their iPad to get the latest cycling tour news, thanks to the recently-launched Rabo Cycling iPad application.

29 June, 2010

Win a trip to Paris competition winner announced!

The winner of the RaboDirect 'Win a trip to Paris' competition is...

28 June, 2010

Two thirds of Aussies don’t have a financial budget: Survey highlights need for Australians to form good savings habits

Seventy-five per cent of Australians do not have a budget plan they stick to, according to a National Savings Survey commissioned by online bank RaboDirect.

8 June, 2010

Win an iPad competition winner

The winner of the RaboDirect ‘Win an iPad’ competition is.

24 May, 2010

‘Money tree’ experiment highlights Aussie attitudes

The results of a behavioural experiment show some Australians will go to almost any lengths to get their hands on cold hard cash, especially when presented with the ultimate financial fantasy, a money tree.

20 May, 2010

Same Rabo... just more Direct - RaboPlus, Rabobank’s online bank, to be known as RaboDirect

Rabobank's online bank is launching its largest ever media and education campaign on Sunday to promote its name change from RaboPlus to RaboDirect and to educate customers about how to make the most of their money.

20 May, 2010

RaboPlus, Rabobank’s online bank, to be known as RaboDirect [Marketing Release]

Rabobank's online bank is launching its largest ever media and education campaign on Sunday to promote its name change from RaboPlus to RaboDirect and to educate customers about how to make the most of their money.

23 April, 2010

Turn $5,000 into $1 million competition winner

The winner of our turn $5,000 into $1 million competition is..

24 March, 2010

Saviour money: RaboDirect, from Australia’s safest bank, delivers the nation’s leading term deposit rate with no fine print

RaboPlus continues to provide a safe haven for investors who seek easy-to-understand savings products, consistently high rates and no hidden surprises with the launch today of new, market-leading term deposit (TD) rates.

18 February, 2010

Tour Down Under competition winners announced

Congratulations to our Tour Down Under bike and cycling pack competition winners.

12 January, 2010

RaboDirect launches online pro-cycling site

RaboPlus today launched a free online cycling training portal as part of its sponsorship of the Santos Tour Down Under, which kicks off in Adelaide on January 17.

11 January, 2010

Managed funds competition winners announced

Congratulations to our winners who have each won a managed funds portfolio valued at $5,000.

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25 July, 2011

The pitfalls and the positives of auto-rolling term deposits

If you are a fan of term deposits (TDs) with their guaranteed rates and fixed terms, you may well be choosing to, either consciously or unconsciously, ‘auto-roll’ (re-invest) your investment when it matures. This means that when you took out a TD investment, you agreed to let your bank (or other TD provider) reinvest that money into another investment of the same term if you don’t notify them to the contrary before maturity.

28 June, 2011

How young is too young to teach your kids about budgeting?

A while ago RaboDirect conducted an interesting social experiment by placing a fake tree in Sydney’s Circular Quay. The tree’s branches were full of fresh five dollar notes. The underlying message, of course, is that money does not grow on trees. Nor does it magically appear from a hole in the wall!

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