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

ANZ's Hisco says union strikes 'petering out'

ANZ NZ CEO David Hisco says First Union led strikes causing no disruption to customers because not many staff are striking

31st Oct 14, 3:49pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ NZ CEO David Hisco says First Union led strikes causing no disruption to customers because not many staff are striking

BNZ's mortgage cross sell opportunity

BNZ CEO Anthony Healy playing long game in mortgage market, says marketshare 'well off par' from BNZ's business lending marketshare

31st Oct 14, 2:00pm

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ CEO Anthony Healy playing long game in mortgage market, says marketshare 'well off par' from BNZ's business lending marketshare

ANZ NZ annual profit up 25%

Annual profit jumps 25% to record high of NZ$1.7 billion at ANZ NZ

31st Oct 14, 10:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

Annual profit jumps 25% to record high of NZ$1.7 billion at ANZ NZ

Govt insurance, risk management business on block

MBIE seeks panel of risk financing and insurance intermediary service providers for $130m of annual government business

31st Oct 14, 5:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

MBIE seeks panel of risk financing and insurance intermediary service providers for $130m of annual government business

ASB's Apple Pay assessment

Apple may struggle to find as much oxygen for Apple Pay in NZ as in the US, ASB suggests

30th Oct 14, 4:15pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Apple may struggle to find as much oxygen for Apple Pay in NZ as in the US, ASB suggests

Record annual profit for BNZ

BNZ posts 22% rise in annual net profit after tax to $850 mln

30th Oct 14, 10:11am

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ posts 22% rise in annual net profit after tax to $850 mln

Taxpayers almost off wholesale guarantee hook

Curtain to fall on Crown wholesale funding guarantee in November when US$71m ANZ bond is repaid

30th Oct 14, 9:34am

by Gareth Vaughan

Curtain to fall on Crown wholesale funding guarantee in November when US$71m ANZ bond is repaid

Govt not rushing to 'end banking secrecy as we know it'

NZ in the slow lane alongside Australia in implementation of global initiative to 'end banking secrecy as we know it'

29th Oct 14, 11:29am

by Gareth Vaughan

NZ in the slow lane alongside Australia in implementation of global initiative to 'end banking secrecy as we know it'

Fitch upgrades Heartland rating

Heartland credit rating lifted a notch, other NZ owned financial institutions' ratings affirmed by Fitch

29th Oct 14, 7:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

Heartland credit rating lifted a notch, other NZ owned financial institutions' ratings affirmed by Fitch

A critique of RBNZ risk management

Less dogma, more flexibility needed in Reserve Bank's risk management strategy

29th Oct 14, 5:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

Less dogma, more flexibility needed in Reserve Bank's risk management strategy

ANZ accused of 'appalling' behaviour

First Union's Maxine Gay says ANZ should be a leader in promoting work-life balance because bank work is predictable

28th Oct 14, 5:08pm

by Gareth Vaughan

First Union's Maxine Gay says ANZ should be a leader in promoting work-life balance because bank work is predictable

'OBR supports stability of banking system'

RBNZ's OBR policy signals decreasing prospect of taxpayer funded bailout of NZ bank in a crisis, S&P says

28th Oct 14, 2:10pm

by Gareth Vaughan

RBNZ's OBR policy signals decreasing prospect of taxpayer funded bailout of NZ bank in a crisis, S&P says

Banks 'can and will be allowed to fail'

NZ's stable, if heavily consolidated, financial system creates 'ample scope' for new entrants, RBNZ says

24th Oct 14, 4:00pm

by Gareth Vaughan

NZ's stable, if heavily consolidated, financial system creates 'ample scope' for new entrants, RBNZ says

2nd ANZ strike underway, more to come

First Union affiliated ANZ staff striking again as industrial relations dispute ramps up

24th Oct 14, 2:23pm

by Gareth Vaughan

First Union affiliated ANZ staff striking again as industrial relations dispute ramps up

The Healy index

BNZ CEO Anthony Healy says New Zealand can be judged by five key numbers

24th Oct 14, 7:10am

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ CEO Anthony Healy says New Zealand can be judged by five key numbers

Harmoney attracts New York backer

Blue Elephant Capital Management to lend US$50 mln through P2P lender Harmoney over 2 years

24th Oct 14, 5:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

Blue Elephant Capital Management to lend US$50 mln through P2P lender Harmoney over 2 years

Five questions for reporting season

Country's big four banks heading for strong annual profits, but what answers to key questions will they provide?

23rd Oct 14, 4:00pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Country's big four banks heading for strong annual profits, but what answers to key questions will they provide?

Wheeler says LVR review coming in November

Governor Graeme Wheeler says RBNZ to review LVR 'speed limits' criteria and implications next month

23rd Oct 14, 10:38am

by Gareth Vaughan

Governor Graeme Wheeler says RBNZ to review LVR 'speed limits' criteria and implications next month

Spotlight on big bank annual results

Andrew Thorburn, capital, revenue, costs, margins and bad debts in focus when 3 of Australasia's big 4 banks report annual results

22nd Oct 14, 4:00pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Andrew Thorburn, capital, revenue, costs, margins and bad debts in focus when 3 of Australasia's big 4 banks report annual results

ASB's Twitter payments assessment

ASB's Russell Jones says enabling Twitter payments wouldn't be hard technically, but there's no business value in doing it

22nd Oct 14, 3:13pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB's Russell Jones says enabling Twitter payments wouldn't be hard technically, but there's no business value in doing it

Westpac, ASB push on with PayTag

Westpac chief product officer sees strong outlook for PayTag even once mobile wallets are up and running

21st Oct 14, 5:34pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Westpac chief product officer sees strong outlook for PayTag even once mobile wallets are up and running

ASB yet to fully assess API revenue opportunity

A key focus of ASB's API move is addressing real issues in corporate, commercial and rural banking, executive says, in 'bridges not walls' move

21st Oct 14, 5:29pm

by Gareth Vaughan

A key focus of ASB's API move is addressing real issues in corporate, commercial and rural banking, executive says, in 'bridges not walls' move

'Many banks still have far to go'

EY sees 'a near universal focus' on risk culture at major financial institutions

21st Oct 14, 9:26am

by Gareth Vaughan

EY sees 'a near universal focus' on risk culture at major financial institutions

Westpac goes live with PayTag

Westpac takes PayTag mobile payment sticker live

20th Oct 14, 11:36am

by Gareth Vaughan

Westpac takes PayTag mobile payment sticker live

Call for AML public awareness campaign

NZ Bankers' Association says Government run public awareness campaign on AML would be useful

20th Oct 14, 5:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

NZ Bankers' Association says Government run public awareness campaign on AML would be useful