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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 10 months

Latest articles

RealMe 'an idea ahead of its time'
After a slow start the Government's RealMe verified user service is now seeing a 'massive surge' in applications
17th Dec 15, 9:38am
by Gareth Vaughan
After a slow start the Government's RealMe verified user service is now seeing a 'massive surge' in applications
APRA move means ANZ NZ must repay parent NZ$8b over 5 years
Significant task for ANZ to meet new APRA rules, work for ASB & Westpac to do too; Moody's, Fitch don't see any credit rating impact
17th Dec 15, 6:03am
by Gareth Vaughan
Significant task for ANZ to meet new APRA rules, work for ASB & Westpac to do too; Moody's, Fitch don't see any credit rating impact
Big 4 banks' annual dividends top $3.7 bln
ANZ delivers another strong quarter of mortgage growth with net interest margin improving
16th Dec 15, 5:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
ANZ delivers another strong quarter of mortgage growth with net interest margin improving
About 80% of dairy farmers facing negative cash flow
RBNZ & DairyNZ article suggests vast majority of dairy farms remain viable & bank losses manageable despite surge in volume of farmers facing negative cash flow
15th Dec 15, 12:32pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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RBNZ & DairyNZ article suggests vast majority of dairy farms remain viable & bank losses manageable despite surge in volume of farmers facing negative cash flow
Growth estimates trimmed in NZIER consensus forecasts
Economists see inflation within RBNZ's 1% to 3% target band next year
14th Dec 15, 12:28pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Economists see inflation within RBNZ's 1% to 3% target band next year
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Squirrel Money, a bank & investment banker free zone
Squirrel Money's John Bolton on the drive for retail investors to fund loans facilitated by the P2P lender
14th Dec 15, 10:41am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Squirrel Money's John Bolton on the drive for retail investors to fund loans facilitated by the P2P lender
Aussie banks get 5 years to trim non-equity exposure to NZ subsidiaries
APRA details plans for big 4 Australasian banks to limit non-equity exposure to Kiwi offshoots to below 5% of parent's Level 1 Tier 1 Capital
11th Dec 15, 5:12pm
by Gareth Vaughan
APRA details plans for big 4 Australasian banks to limit non-equity exposure to Kiwi offshoots to below 5% of parent's Level 1 Tier 1 Capital
LVR wanted as main risk driver of home loan capital risk weighting
Basel Committee outlines proposed changes to the credit risk approach used by most NZ's banks
11th Dec 15, 5:06pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Basel Committee outlines proposed changes to the credit risk approach used by most NZ's banks
P2P lenders touted as the new credit unions & building societies
Finance companies keen to dob in irresponsible & unethical lenders & expect 'effective enforcement' from regulators after splashing out for 'once in a generation' regulatory shake-up
10th Dec 15, 2:52pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Finance companies keen to dob in irresponsible & unethical lenders & expect 'effective enforcement' from regulators after splashing out for 'once in a generation' regulatory shake-up
P2P lender LendMe standing firm on 'fair' fees
LendMe 'assisting' Commerce Commission with review of its business model
10th Dec 15, 9:38am
by Gareth Vaughan
LendMe 'assisting' Commerce Commission with review of its business model
Westpac & ANZ cut floating home loan rates; Westpac holds some back
Westpac and ANZ cut home loan rates by up to 25 basis points as RBNZ lowers OCR to 2.5%
10th Dec 15, 9:23am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Westpac and ANZ cut home loan rates by up to 25 basis points as RBNZ lowers OCR to 2.5%
'Auckland house prices feel 10% down from their peak'
Squirrel Mortgages' John Bolton says a clamp down on money flowing out of China has slowed Auckland's housing market but the lull probably won't last much longer
9th Dec 15, 10:15am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Squirrel Mortgages' John Bolton says a clamp down on money flowing out of China has slowed Auckland's housing market but the lull probably won't last much longer
'Apple Pay could use NZ as a test market'
ANZ NZ launches solo mobile wallet offering 'much better customer experience' than Semble
8th Dec 15, 12:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
ANZ NZ launches solo mobile wallet offering 'much better customer experience' than Semble
ANZ offers goMoney mobile wallet to 90k customers
ANZ NZ launches HCE driven mobile wallet touted as first mobile payment app built by a bank in NZ
7th Dec 15, 3:14pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ NZ launches HCE driven mobile wallet touted as first mobile payment app built by a bank in NZ
Bloomberg to head financial services climate change risk task force
Financial Stability Board task force to develop climate-related financial risk disclosures for companies to use as information for lenders, insurers and investors
5th Dec 15, 1:02am
by Gareth Vaughan
Financial Stability Board task force to develop climate-related financial risk disclosures for companies to use as information for lenders, insurers and investors
Harmoney reduces borrowers' fees
P2P lender Harmoney changes key fee against backdrop of 'active' Commerce Commission investigation
4th Dec 15, 4:21pm
by Gareth Vaughan
P2P lender Harmoney changes key fee against backdrop of 'active' Commerce Commission investigation
Comfort for the RBNZ in Bank of England Financial Stability Report
Bank of England data shows credit losses on loans to property investors running at twice the rate of losses on loans to owner-occupiers
3rd Dec 15, 5:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Bank of England data shows credit losses on loans to property investors running at twice the rate of losses on loans to owner-occupiers
NZ Chinese banks' lending tops $670 million
The three NZ registered Chinese state controlled banks' lending to date detailed
3rd Dec 15, 4:31pm
by Gareth Vaughan
The three NZ registered Chinese state controlled banks' lending to date detailed
Why you should tell MBIE what you really think
The Government's finally showing a willingness to stamp out abuse of our FSPR but appears unsure of quite how to do it
3rd Dec 15, 5:02am
by Gareth Vaughan
The Government's finally showing a willingness to stamp out abuse of our FSPR but appears unsure of quite how to do it
Rabobank NZ CEO departs for rival Heartland Bank
CEO Ben Russell leaves Rabobank NZ for 'various personal and professional reasons,' takes up new role as head of rural banking at Heartland
2nd Dec 15, 5:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
CEO Ben Russell leaves Rabobank NZ for 'various personal and professional reasons,' takes up new role as head of rural banking at Heartland
Profit bounce for TSB from Solid Energy write-back
Solid quarterly home loan growth for TSB tops system growth
2nd Dec 15, 12:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Solid quarterly home loan growth for TSB tops system growth
Big drop in HSBC NZ's quarterly profit
HSBC September profit drops, residential mortgage book grows in line with market
1st Dec 15, 12:05pm
by Gareth Vaughan
HSBC September profit drops, residential mortgage book grows in line with market
LendMe live with 'soft launch'
Third licensed peer-to-peer lender LendMe underway arranging secured loans
1st Dec 15, 10:37am
by Gareth Vaughan
Third licensed peer-to-peer lender LendMe underway arranging secured loans
Co-operative Bank quarterly profit jumps 35%
The Co-operative Bank grows home loan book by more than 4% in September quarter
30th Nov 15, 12:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
The Co-operative Bank grows home loan book by more than 4% in September quarter
Consumer lending growth spurt for SBS
SBS September quarter profit drops as provisions for credit impairment and expenses rise
30th Nov 15, 11:02am
by Gareth Vaughan
SBS September quarter profit drops as provisions for credit impairment and expenses rise