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HSBC Savings Account One-Ups the Competition

Earlier this week, I reported that HSBC was introducing a new high-yield savings account to compete against the likes of ING Direct and President's Choice. Now, they've gone one step further and increased the rate on their savings account.

HSBC now pays 3.10%, which is an increase from their original rate of 3.00%. This compares to 3.00% at ING Direct and 3.00% at President's Choice. As I explained in my earlier article, 0.10% is not a lot of money over the course of a year, but hopefully it is indicative of a desire at HSBC to remain at the forefront of this market and to attract new savings with a premium rate.

However, they are all put to shame by the rate at ICICI Bank (Canada), which pays 3.5% on its HiSave account. I am going to look into this account further.

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