Our Products and Services
We are committed to fuelling the mission of the Catholic Church by providing financial services that support the growth, sustainability, and evangelising work of ministries, parishes, schools, and other Catholic entities. Our solutions are crafted to empower your organisation to thrive while staying focused on your mission. Together, we help your ministry build a financially sound future.
We offer a comprehensive suite of financial products and services designed to meet the unique needs of Catholic organisations. Whether you're managing day-to-day finances or looking to expand your ministry’s reach, we are here to help.
Savings and Transactional Accounts
Our savings and transactional accounts are designed to help you manage your finances effortlessly while supporting your Catholic mission. Enjoy competitive returns on your funds with no account keeping fees.
Corporate Charge Cards
Our partnership with CBA provides corporate charge cards to help you manage expenses efficiently and minimise the need for manual payment methods like petty cash. This streamlined approach supports your Catholic mission by simplifying finance management.
ADF Online
ADF Online allows Catholic entities to access their accounts anytime, providing the ability to view balances, transactions and statements, transfer funds, upload creditor payment files as well as process Bpay transactions. ADF Online supports your mission by simplifying your financial management and reconciliation processes.
Loans
We offer flexible and tailored loans to Catholic Church entities to support various needs, including new constructions, acquisitions, renovations, refurbishments, and new technology. These loans are designed to help you achieve your mission by providing the financial resources to support your projects.
Merchant Services
Through our partnership with the CBA, awe offer a variety of merchant services to our customers. These include in-person payments via EFTPOS, recurring payments from debit or credit cards, and accepting payments online. This range of services supports your Catholic mission by providing efficient and secure payment solutions.
Industry Specific Solutions
We offer innovative, industry specific payment solutions to provide additional flexibility for collecting fees and other payments. Across Parishes, Ministries and Education, these solutions support your Catholic mission by streamlining payment processes and enhancing financial efficiency.
Other Services
We also offer a variety of additional financial services to support your needs, including international transfers, bank guarantees, foreign currency, and cash floats. These services are designed to help you manage your finances efficiently and support your Catholic mission.
Our Relationship with the Commonwealth Bank
The ADF has worked with the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) for a number of years. Through this long standing relationship we are able to facilitate CBA products and services for our customers. An added benefit of this relationship is the negotiated discounted pricing our customers receive on CBA products and services that are established by the ADF.
ADF is Your Mission Fund
The ADF's focus is your mission and how we fuel that. Whether it's through specialised services, flexible solutions or expert strategic advice, the ADF is here to support you now and into the future.
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
The Archdiocesan Development Fund (the Fund) is required by law to make the following disclosure. The Fund is not prudentially supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority nor has it been examined or approved by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. An investor in the Fund will not receive the benefit of the financial claims scheme or the depositor protection provisions in the Banking Act 1959 (Cth). Investments in the Fund are intended to be a means for investors to support the charitable, religious and educational works of the Archdiocese of Brisbane and for whom the consideration of profit are not of primary relevance in the investment decision. The investments that the Fund offers are not subject to the usual protections for investors under the Corporations Act (Cth) or regulation by Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Investors may be unable to get some or all of their money back when the investor expects or at all and any investment of the Fund are not comparable to investments with banks, finance companies or fund managers. The Fund’s identification statement may be viewed at Identification Statement or by contacting the Fund. The Fund does not hold an Australian Financial Services Licence.
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