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RaboPlus is issued by Australia's safest bank, Rabobank Australia Limited which has a AAA rating from Standard & Poor's. This is higher than any Australian owned or foreign subsidiary bank in Australia.

Deposits with RaboPlus are guaranteed by our ultimate parent, Rabobank, which has been awarded the world's safest non-government bank for 10 consecutive years by Global Finance magazine (1999-2008).


Institution

Credit rating Standard & Poor's*
Rabobank Australia (RaboPlus) AAA
ANZ AA
BankWest Direct A+
Bank of Queensland BBB+
Bendigo Bank BBB+
Citibank AA+
Commonwealth Bank AA
HSBC AA
ING Direct AA
nab AA
St George Bank A+
Suncorp A+
Westpac AA


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