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 7 months

Latest articles

3 P2P licence applications lodged

FMA considering three applications for P2P licences

23rd Jan 15, 5:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

FMA considering three applications for P2P licences

The times they are a-changin'

KPMG says retail banking approaching 'e-book moment', describes bitcoin as 'the internet of money'

22nd Jan 15, 5:15pm

by Gareth Vaughan

KPMG says retail banking approaching 'e-book moment', describes bitcoin as 'the internet of money'

ASB matches ANZ, Kiwibank

ASB cuts 20 basis points from its advertised two-year, fixed-term home loan rates

22nd Jan 15, 9:37am

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB cuts 20 basis points from its advertised two-year, fixed-term home loan rates

UDC not on the block, ANZ NZ says

ANZ NZ says it has no plans to sell UDC despite parent reportedly looking to test the market for Esanda

22nd Jan 15, 5:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ NZ says it has no plans to sell UDC despite parent reportedly looking to test the market for Esanda

EY touts govt banking opportunities

EY shines spotlight on 4 areas banks can focus on to grow revenue over the next decade

21st Jan 15, 4:34pm

by Gareth Vaughan

EY shines spotlight on 4 areas banks can focus on to grow revenue over the next decade

'House prices will drop by up to 25%'

Brian Gaynor says he's not quite as positive as he was a year ago, warns of damage from house price correction at some point

21st Jan 15, 1:13pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Brian Gaynor says he's not quite as positive as he was a year ago, warns of damage from house price correction at some point

Bank's lending book shrinks

Big drop in loans from corporate specialist the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi

20th Jan 15, 4:30pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Big drop in loans from corporate specialist the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi

Teaching MBIE how to suck eggs?

ANZ, NZBA take MBIE to task over the lack of plain language in the Responsible Lending Code

20th Jan 15, 7:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ, NZBA take MBIE to task over the lack of plain language in the Responsible Lending Code

Deflation, Yellow Pages, Westpac One & house prices

What happened while we were away: ASB coughs up; Deflation seen; Gong for RBNZ; Trade Me buys into Harmoney and more

20th Jan 15, 6:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

What happened while we were away: ASB coughs up; Deflation seen; Gong for RBNZ; Trade Me buys into Harmoney and more

Digital currencies on FMA's radar

Digital currencies such as bitcoin not financial products but still of interest, FMA says

20th Jan 15, 5:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

Digital currencies such as bitcoin not financial products but still of interest, FMA says

Banks irked by draft Responsible Lending Code

Banks argue proposed Responsible Lending Code will unfairly clamp down on pre-approved lending

19th Jan 15, 5:00pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Banks argue proposed Responsible Lending Code will unfairly clamp down on pre-approved lending

Bank shares loook good in low yield world

Big Australasian bank shares look attractive - helped by their dividends, NAB favoured by Credit Suisse

19th Jan 15, 4:00pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Big Australasian bank shares look attractive - helped by their dividends, NAB favoured by Credit Suisse

Holiday briefing: Swiss stunner

Swiss dump franc cap, cut rates; Bond yields fall, gold price rises; OPEC cuts demand forecast; Chinese shadow banking comeback; TWI=80.11

16th Jan 15, 9:29am

by Gareth Vaughan

Swiss dump franc cap, cut rates; Bond yields fall, gold price rises; OPEC cuts demand forecast; Chinese shadow banking comeback; TWI=80.11

PM Key off to Davos

PM John Key to attend World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

15th Jan 15, 2:11pm

by Gareth Vaughan

PM John Key to attend World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

Big banks competing hard for borrowers

ANZ, Westpac offering 0% credit card balance transfer interest rates, BNZ, Kiwibank not much higher

15th Jan 15, 12:19pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ, Westpac offering 0% credit card balance transfer interest rates, BNZ, Kiwibank not much higher

Holiday briefing: World Bank rocks markets

World Bank cuts to 2015, 2016 global growth forecasts send shares and commodities lower, 30-yr US Treasuries to record low yield; TWI=79.0

15th Jan 15, 8:24am

by Gareth Vaughan

World Bank cuts to 2015, 2016 global growth forecasts send shares and commodities lower, 30-yr US Treasuries to record low yield; TWI=79.0

ANZ cuts term deposit rates

Cuts of 10 to 30 basis points to 1 to 5 year term deposit rates from ANZ

14th Jan 15, 11:25am

by Gareth Vaughan

Cuts of 10 to 30 basis points to 1 to 5 year term deposit rates from ANZ

BNZ cuts 3-year mortgage rate

BNZ lops 40 basis points off advertised 3-year mortgage rate for borrowers with 20% equity

14th Jan 15, 10:09am

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ lops 40 basis points off advertised 3-year mortgage rate for borrowers with 20% equity

Heartland's capital requirements normalised

RBNZ reduces Heartland Bank's regulatory capital requirements, bringing them in line with other banks

14th Jan 15, 9:52am

by Gareth Vaughan

RBNZ reduces Heartland Bank's regulatory capital requirements, bringing them in line with other banks

Holiday briefing: China trade surprise

Oil price remains in free fall; Chinese trade surprise; Carney sees potential for deflation; Will the ECB's QE actually work? NZ$1 = US77.22c, TWI =77.17

14th Jan 15, 9:20am

by Gareth Vaughan

Oil price remains in free fall; Chinese trade surprise; Carney sees potential for deflation; Will the ECB's QE actually work? NZ$1 = US77.22c, TWI =77.17

Fitch highlights NZ's high household debt

Fitch expects 'sound' performance from NZ banking system in 2015, but sees risk of already high household debt continuing to rise

14th Jan 15, 12:05am

by Gareth Vaughan

Fitch expects 'sound' performance from NZ banking system in 2015, but sees risk of already high household debt continuing to rise

RBNZ wins gong for LVRs, hiking OCR

London-based publisher names RBNZ its central bank of the year

13th Jan 15, 10:17am

by Gareth Vaughan

London-based publisher names RBNZ its central bank of the year

Holiday briefing: Goldman sinks oil

Oil price drops again as Goldman Sachs cuts price forecast; RBS sees €4.5 tln 'colossal monetary blitz' from ECB; NZ$1 = US77.75, TWI = 79.57

13th Jan 15, 9:19am

by Gareth Vaughan

Oil price drops again as Goldman Sachs cuts price forecast; RBS sees €4.5 tln 'colossal monetary blitz' from ECB; NZ$1 = US77.75, TWI = 79.57

BNZ cuts term deposit rates

BNZ cuts term deposit interest rates as 2015 starts with better news for borrowers than savers

12th Jan 15, 2:12pm

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ cuts term deposit interest rates as 2015 starts with better news for borrowers than savers

'Enormous opportunity to showcase Harmoney'

Trade Me pays $7.7 million for up to 15% stake in peer-to-peer lender Harmoney

12th Jan 15, 11:44am

by Gareth Vaughan

Trade Me pays $7.7 million for up to 15% stake in peer-to-peer lender Harmoney