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Gareth Vaughan

About

Gareth is editor of interest.co.nz and has worked for more than 20 years as a financial journalist in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. He has received awards in the EY Business Journalism Awards, Canon Media Awards, and Shareholders' Association Business Journalism Awards.

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15 years 3 months

Latest articles

Where is peer-to-peer lending at?
Gareth Vaughan looks at what the P2P 'revolution' has achieved so far, and what it means for mutuals such as credit unions & building societies
2nd May 16, 7:41pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Gareth Vaughan looks at what the P2P 'revolution' has achieved so far, and what it means for mutuals such as credit unions & building societies
ASB banks €500 million through cheap covered bond issue
ASB borrows €500 million (about NZ$815.3 million) in five-year covered bond issue in QE saturated Europe
18th Apr 16, 7:08pm
by Gareth Vaughan
ASB borrows €500 million (about NZ$815.3 million) in five-year covered bond issue in QE saturated Europe
'More finance not the solution'
Facing 2 illnesses, the global economy needs a sophisticated course of treatment rather than a box of painkillers every week, Bundesbank board member argues
16th Apr 16, 6:02am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Facing 2 illnesses, the global economy needs a sophisticated course of treatment rather than a box of painkillers every week, Bundesbank board member argues
Court ruling key influence in Financial Service Providers Register review
The running sore of NZ's Financial Service Providers Register to vie for some of the spotlight hogged by our controversial foreign trusts
15th Apr 16, 5:02am
by Gareth Vaughan
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The running sore of NZ's Financial Service Providers Register to vie for some of the spotlight hogged by our controversial foreign trusts
The smoking gun of Chinese financial deception?
Bernstein strategist Michael Parker looks at what is and isn't included in China's key debt metric, and looks at whether we should 'freak out' about Chinese debt
13th Apr 16, 9:59am
by Gareth Vaughan
Bernstein strategist Michael Parker looks at what is and isn't included in China's key debt metric, and looks at whether we should 'freak out' about Chinese debt
Staples Rodway distances itself from Mossack Fonseca
NZ accounting firm says services briefly performed for Mossack Fonseca ended with departure of director responsible for the work
13th Apr 16, 9:49am
by Gareth Vaughan
NZ accounting firm says services briefly performed for Mossack Fonseca ended with departure of director responsible for the work
FMA warns investors to stay inside the regulatory tent
Financial Markets Authority issues broad-based warning to investors, emphasizing caution towards 'big win' products & overseas operations
12th Apr 16, 1:34pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Financial Markets Authority issues broad-based warning to investors, emphasizing caution towards 'big win' products & overseas operations
'A breath of fresh air in the New Zealand bond market'
Korea Development Bank makes 1st Kauri bond issue in 1st sub AAA rated issue since 2007
11th Apr 16, 12:48pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Korea Development Bank makes 1st Kauri bond issue in 1st sub AAA rated issue since 2007
FMA rejects suggestion it is happy for consumers to lose money
Ex-pat Kiwi running Aussie P2P lender criticises NZ's light touch regulatory regime & 'loans for people who wouldn't get loans from banks'
9th Apr 16, 6:02am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Ex-pat Kiwi running Aussie P2P lender criticises NZ's light touch regulatory regime & 'loans for people who wouldn't get loans from banks'
Aussie banking news wrap
ASIC targets Westpac over alleged rate rigging, APRA's Byrers on funding, TLAC, capital & risk culture, NAB fees settlement, Fitch wary of conduct issues, Turnbull hits out, the Panama Papers
8th Apr 16, 11:10am
by Gareth Vaughan
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ASIC targets Westpac over alleged rate rigging, APRA's Byrers on funding, TLAC, capital & risk culture, NAB fees settlement, Fitch wary of conduct issues, Turnbull hits out, the Panama Papers
What will the Kiwibank deal mean for the oligopoly?
Gareth Vaughan says the NZ Super Fund & ACC's proposed move onto Kiwibank's share register signals the biggest thing to happen to the state owned bank since it launched
7th Apr 16, 9:43am
by Gareth Vaughan
Gareth Vaughan says the NZ Super Fund & ACC's proposed move onto Kiwibank's share register signals the biggest thing to happen to the state owned bank since it launched
Moody's affirms credit ratings of big 5 NZ banks
Moody's affirms NZ banks' credit ratings with stable outlooks, sees 'strong buffer' to withstand stresses from a potentially more challenging operating environment
6th Apr 16, 9:59am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Moody's affirms NZ banks' credit ratings with stable outlooks, sees 'strong buffer' to withstand stresses from a potentially more challenging operating environment
Shaw says Greens' Kiwibank policy a case of back to the future
Co-leader James Shaw suggests Greens' Kiwibank policy could help the bank obtain IRB status from the RBNZ
5th Apr 16, 4:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Co-leader James Shaw suggests Greens' Kiwibank policy could help the bank obtain IRB status from the RBNZ
Surely NZ's hard won international reputation is worth more than $24m?
Gareth Vaughan questions whether PM John Key is stuck in a pre-GFC time warp given his position on NZ's overseas trusts
5th Apr 16, 12:20pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Gareth Vaughan questions whether PM John Key is stuck in a pre-GFC time warp given his position on NZ's overseas trusts
Mossack Fonseca's man in New Zealand staying mum
Mossack Fonseca's NZ company and related NZ trust business operate without having to comply with NZ's anti-money laundering laws
4th Apr 16, 12:45pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Mossack Fonseca's NZ company and related NZ trust business operate without having to comply with NZ's anti-money laundering laws
Kiwibank 'a market mechanism to promote banking competition'
Greens pledge to re-energise Kiwibank as a competitive force to save New Zealanders money & ultimately build it into 'a sophisticated retail and commercial bank'
4th Apr 16, 7:46am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Greens pledge to re-energise Kiwibank as a competitive force to save New Zealanders money & ultimately build it into 'a sophisticated retail and commercial bank'
Why banks should be holding more capital against their housing loans
Gareth Vaughan argues if we look at banks' housing loan exposure from a financial stability perspective, they simply must hold more capital against it
31st Mar 16, 3:27pm
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Gareth Vaughan argues if we look at banks' housing loan exposure from a financial stability perspective, they simply must hold more capital against it
What happened Wednesday
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Fonterra to pay early dividends, mortgage approval volumes strong, Labour's big ideas, Southern Response kicks can down road
23rd Mar 16, 3:57pm
by Gareth Vaughan
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Fonterra to pay early dividends, mortgage approval volumes strong, Labour's big ideas, Southern Response kicks can down road
Youi issues & allegations 'important and serious' - RBNZ
Commerce Commission's Youi probe in final stages as prudential regulator the Reserve Bank notes 'important and serious issues and allegations'
23rd Mar 16, 3:31pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Commerce Commission's Youi probe in final stages as prudential regulator the Reserve Bank notes 'important and serious issues and allegations'
NZ punching well above its weight in alternative online finance
NZ alternative online finance volume per capita second highest in Asia-Pacific
22nd Mar 16, 4:31pm
by Gareth Vaughan
NZ alternative online finance volume per capita second highest in Asia-Pacific
What happened Tuesday
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Sydney house prices fall, S&P affirms NZ sovereign ratings, Patsy Reddy new Governor General, census testing & more
22nd Mar 16, 4:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Sydney house prices fall, S&P affirms NZ sovereign ratings, Patsy Reddy new Governor General, census testing & more
Blockchain is 'rewriting the financial services rulebook'
PwC warns financial institutions' profit pools are under threat if they don't embrace secure distributed ledger technology
21st Mar 16, 11:38am
by Gareth Vaughan
PwC warns financial institutions' profit pools are under threat if they don't embrace secure distributed ledger technology
'RBNZ not accounting for depressing effect of lower rates'
Co-operative Bank CEO Bruce McLachlan argues banks penalising floating mortgage customers for margin pressure elsewhere is not rational
19th Mar 16, 6:02am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Co-operative Bank CEO Bruce McLachlan argues banks penalising floating mortgage customers for margin pressure elsewhere is not rational
Are bank bosses' concerns more broad based than they're letting on?
Gareth Vaughan looks at what may really be going on at the banks
18th Mar 16, 10:48am
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Gareth Vaughan looks at what may really be going on at the banks
'I'm not sure I'm going to believe too much of what the Fed is saying'
HiFX's Dan Bell on the Fed's 'breathing room', Brexit, Donald Trump, NZ GDP & the RBNZ's surprise OCR cut
17th Mar 16, 3:58pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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HiFX's Dan Bell on the Fed's 'breathing room', Brexit, Donald Trump, NZ GDP & the RBNZ's surprise OCR cut