Gareth Vaughan | interest.co.nz

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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Latest articles

'Monetary policy should serve the needs of the people'

Labour's Grant Robertson calls for employment to be a core objective of monetary policy

28th Oct 15, 12:36pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Labour's Grant Robertson calls for employment to be a core objective of monetary policy

BNZ ramps up dairy provisions in 'conservative' approach

BNZ annual net profit after tax rises 22% to record high north of $1 billion

28th Oct 15, 10:40am

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ annual net profit after tax rises 22% to record high north of $1 billion

Banking sector 'remains vulnerable to terrorist financing'

Terrorist financing through Aussie banks 'difficult to distinguish from the large number of legitimate daily financial transactions'

27th Oct 15, 4:02pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Terrorist financing through Aussie banks 'difficult to distinguish from the large number of legitimate daily financial transactions'

Switch to MasterCard for Aussie owned F&P Finance

FlexiGroup eyes trans-Tasman interest free credit card offering after agreeing to buy F&P Finance for NZ$315m

27th Oct 15, 11:47am

by Gareth Vaughan

FlexiGroup eyes trans-Tasman interest free credit card offering after agreeing to buy F&P Finance for NZ$315m

'Financial stability of NZ under threat'

Bank lobbyists air concerns about risk of underinsurance for banks & home owners stemming from proposed EQC changes

26th Oct 15, 6:02am

by Gareth Vaughan

Bank lobbyists air concerns about risk of underinsurance for banks & home owners stemming from proposed EQC changes

Upping the ante on banking competition

Gareth Vaughan says NZ should follow Aussie lead & get the Productivity Commission to probe banking competition

23rd Oct 15, 5:02am

by Gareth Vaughan

Gareth Vaughan says NZ should follow Aussie lead & get the Productivity Commission to probe banking competition

Spotlight on building societies

Solid growth for the Wairarapa and Nelson building societies

22nd Oct 15, 4:02pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Solid growth for the Wairarapa and Nelson building societies

Bank dominated KiwiSaver funds added $952m in Sep quarter

KiwiSaver providers owned or dominated by banks grew quarterly assets under management by 4.5% versus industry growth of 4%

22nd Oct 15, 4:02pm

by Gareth Vaughan

KiwiSaver providers owned or dominated by banks grew quarterly assets under management by 4.5% versus industry growth of 4%

Co-op Bank cuts 4 & 5 year mortgage rates to 4.99%

The Co-operative Bank drops its 4 & 5 year home loan rates 'anticipating' interest in longer-term rates from customers

21st Oct 15, 1:31pm

by Gareth Vaughan

The Co-operative Bank drops its 4 & 5 year home loan rates 'anticipating' interest in longer-term rates from customers

TSB lifts Fisher Funds stake to 49%

TSB Bank more than doubles Fisher Funds Management stake, buying from a number of shareholders

20th Oct 15, 5:02pm

by Gareth Vaughan

TSB Bank more than doubles Fisher Funds Management stake, buying from a number of shareholders

'Lift limit on size of complaints to Banking Ombudsman to at least $500k'

Federated Farmers calls for customers to be able to take complaints over banks' commercial judgment & interest rate policies to the Banking Ombudsman

20th Oct 15, 4:02pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Federated Farmers calls for customers to be able to take complaints over banks' commercial judgment & interest rate policies to the Banking Ombudsman

House price fall of up to 20% might not hit banks' credit ratings, S&P says

S&P says robust Auckland house price growth heightening risk for NZ banks, although they are 'reasonably placed to absorb price shocks'

20th Oct 15, 11:05am

by Gareth Vaughan

S&P says robust Auckland house price growth heightening risk for NZ banks, although they are 'reasonably placed to absorb price shocks'

Internet of Things to bring new flood of data to financial institutions

Deloitte sees the benefits from the Internet of Things taking time to develop for financial services providers

19th Oct 15, 4:02pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Deloitte sees the benefits from the Internet of Things taking time to develop for financial services providers

Paymark eyes 2016 commercial launch for EFTPOS online

Launch of EFTPOS online planned for 2016 after pilot with ASB as Paymark sets sights on digital payments world

19th Oct 15, 5:05am

by Gareth Vaughan

Launch of EFTPOS online planned for 2016 after pilot with ASB as Paymark sets sights on digital payments world

Push for $150k increase in limit on dispute resolution claims

Consumer NZ, Insurance and Savings Ombudsman seek increase in size of claims that can be made to dispute resolution schemes

16th Oct 15, 4:02pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Consumer NZ, Insurance and Savings Ombudsman seek increase in size of claims that can be made to dispute resolution schemes

Is New Zealand a money launderers' paradise?

Gareth Vaughan wonders whether a sign saying 'welcome to John Key's South Pacific money laundering paradise' should be hoisted at Auckland International Airport

16th Oct 15, 5:05am

by Gareth Vaughan

Gareth Vaughan wonders whether a sign saying 'welcome to John Key's South Pacific money laundering paradise' should be hoisted at Auckland International Airport

What happened Thursday

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; NZ$ rises, consumer confidence & manufacturing strengthen, govt to remain 'prudent' & more

15th Oct 15, 4:02pm

by Gareth Vaughan

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; NZ$ rises, consumer confidence & manufacturing strengthen, govt to remain 'prudent' & more

What happened Wednesday

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Fonterra's credit rating downgraded, Govt posts surplus, Westpac fills its boots, Wheeler expected to hold off lowering rates

14th Oct 15, 3:59pm

by Gareth Vaughan

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Fonterra's credit rating downgraded, Govt posts surplus, Westpac fills its boots, Wheeler expected to hold off lowering rates

NZ playing catch up in 'lower for longer' environment

HiFX's Dan Bell says chance of Fed rate hike in December about 50%, sees NZ dollar weakening over next 6 to 12 months

14th Oct 15, 2:30pm

by Gareth Vaughan

HiFX's Dan Bell says chance of Fed rate hike in December about 50%, sees NZ dollar weakening over next 6 to 12 months

NZ company links in alleged Power8 international fraud

NZ registered financial service providers used in apparent duping of European football clubs & fraud committed against Asian investors

13th Oct 15, 5:02pm

by Gareth Vaughan

NZ registered financial service providers used in apparent duping of European football clubs & fraud committed against Asian investors

Lending Crowd 'going head to head with the banks'

'Conservative' Lending Crowd to prioritise risk mitigation & asset quality over growth for growth's sake

13th Oct 15, 4:02pm

by Gareth Vaughan

'Conservative' Lending Crowd to prioritise risk mitigation & asset quality over growth for growth's sake

Lending Crowd aims to 'lead the market' in interest rates

Fourth P2P lender licensed; Lending Crowd to target SMEs, vehicle & personal lending via secured loans; Investors to pay 10% of interest earnings in fees

12th Oct 15, 10:05am

by Gareth Vaughan

Fourth P2P lender licensed; Lending Crowd to target SMEs, vehicle & personal lending via secured loans; Investors to pay 10% of interest earnings in fees

Westpac $10m innovation fund helps secure govt contract

Government transactional banker Westpac establishing $10m innovation fund as part of contract

10th Oct 15, 7:02am

by Gareth Vaughan

Government transactional banker Westpac establishing $10m innovation fund as part of contract

Bankers grumpy with queue jumping taxman

Banks unimpressed with IRD proposal to elevate itself above bank mortgages for Residential Land Withholding Tax payments

9th Oct 15, 5:19pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Banks unimpressed with IRD proposal to elevate itself above bank mortgages for Residential Land Withholding Tax payments

RBNZ advised to keep some of its powder dry

BNZ's Stephen Toplis says it would be irresponsible for the RBNZ to cut the OCR again when this would provide little benefit to the economy

9th Oct 15, 11:24am

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ's Stephen Toplis says it would be irresponsible for the RBNZ to cut the OCR again when this would provide little benefit to the economy