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

'Going smoothly isn't about people not suffering loss'

FMA director of compliance says peer-to-peer lending is for investors with a good understanding of risk and an appetite to take that risk on

5th Sep 14, 7:08am

by Gareth Vaughan

FMA director of compliance says peer-to-peer lending is for investors with a good understanding of risk and an appetite to take that risk on

HSBC reverses recent impaired asset rise

HSBC June quarter sees big drop in impaired assets with profit down 3.5%

4th Sep 14, 4:00pm

by Gareth Vaughan

HSBC June quarter sees big drop in impaired assets with profit down 3.5%

S&P changes how it rates finance companies

Standard & Poor's revamps credit rating methodology for finance companies moving to more prescriptive approach

3rd Sep 14, 5:21pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Standard & Poor's revamps credit rating methodology for finance companies moving to more prescriptive approach

TSB NIM up, CTI down in June quarter

TSB June quarter profit rises 6.4% with lending growing but deposits shrinking

3rd Sep 14, 5:15pm

by Gareth Vaughan

TSB June quarter profit rises 6.4% with lending growing but deposits shrinking

'Putting our balance sheet where our mouth is'

ASB rural boss Steve Jurkovich encourages farmers to front foot environmental issues with the urban population

3rd Sep 14, 2:00pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB rural boss Steve Jurkovich encourages farmers to front foot environmental issues with the urban population

ANZ predicts $5.1b annual drop in dairy revenue

ANZ cuts its Fonterra 2014-15 milk price forecast to $5.25/kg MS, which would represent a $5.1b annual drop in farmers' revenue

3rd Sep 14, 10:04am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ cuts its Fonterra 2014-15 milk price forecast to $5.25/kg MS, which would represent a $5.1b annual drop in farmers' revenue

ASB 'supporting customers with big ambitions'

ASB's Steve Jurkovich on how the bank aims to continue strong lending growth in its corporate, rural and commercial operations

2nd Sep 14, 4:32pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB's Steve Jurkovich on how the bank aims to continue strong lending growth in its corporate, rural and commercial operations

Harmoney goes live

NZ's first licenced online peer-to-peer lender now up and running

2nd Sep 14, 9:23am

by Gareth Vaughan

NZ's first licenced online peer-to-peer lender now up and running

Kiwibank's cost to income surge

Kiwibank June quarter cost to income ratio and net interest margins rise as home loan book grows at higher percentage than rivals

1st Sep 14, 4:15pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank June quarter cost to income ratio and net interest margins rise as home loan book grows at higher percentage than rivals

Kiwibank grows credit card marketshare

Helped by Air NZ airports cards, Kiwibank grows credit card marketshare

1st Sep 14, 3:27pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Helped by Air NZ airports cards, Kiwibank grows credit card marketshare

F&P Finance redeems just $3.3m of deposits

Fisher & Paykel Finance 'really pleased' with Q Card securitisation, mulls payments-technology initiatives

29th Aug 14, 4:55pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Fisher & Paykel Finance 'really pleased' with Q Card securitisation, mulls payments-technology initiatives

Kiwibank boss promises dividends

Kiwibank annual profit rises 3% boosted by higher net interest margin and release of bad debt provisions

29th Aug 14, 10:07am

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank annual profit rises 3% boosted by higher net interest margin and release of bad debt provisions

Wearable technology 'not another channel'

Fresh from unveiling Westpac partnership, Moven's Brett King argues some banks are going down the wrong path with wearable technology

29th Aug 14, 9:45am

by Gareth Vaughan

Fresh from unveiling Westpac partnership, Moven's Brett King argues some banks are going down the wrong path with wearable technology

Strong rise in Co-op Bank quarterly profit

The Co-operative Bank grows mortgage book by almost 3% in June quarter

29th Aug 14, 9:40am

by Gareth Vaughan

The Co-operative Bank grows mortgage book by almost 3% in June quarter

Spark's 'Square style' mobile payments

Spark targets SMEs with mobile payments service from Optimizer

28th Aug 14, 3:09pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Spark targets SMEs with mobile payments service from Optimizer

What's the future of banking?

Moven's Brett King foresees banks having to go cap in hand to Apple, Google and Facebook to get access to customers

28th Aug 14, 12:34pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Moven's Brett King foresees banks having to go cap in hand to Apple, Google and Facebook to get access to customers

BNZ NIM up in June quarter

BNZ June quarter profit drops with income lower and expenses higher

27th Aug 14, 4:30pm

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ June quarter profit drops with income lower and expenses higher

Rabobank lending growth resumes

Rabobank June quarter profit up 25% as income grows faster than expenses and a lid's kept on bad debts

27th Aug 14, 4:30pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Rabobank June quarter profit up 25% as income grows faster than expenses and a lid's kept on bad debts

Moven & Westpac's 'permissions platform'

Brett King of Moven on the mobile banking app becoming the primary financial relationship between bank and customer

26th Aug 14, 9:29pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Brett King of Moven on the mobile banking app becoming the primary financial relationship between bank and customer

Heartland still aiming to double assets

Heartland Bank holds to formation goal of doubling asset base in 5 years, but sees acquisitions as key

26th Aug 14, 4:00pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Heartland Bank holds to formation goal of doubling asset base in 5 years, but sees acquisitions as key

Mobile overtakes internet banking at BNZ

BNZ says its mobile banking customers can now instantly top up 2degrees, Vodafone prepay mobile phones

26th Aug 14, 2:18pm

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ says its mobile banking customers can now instantly top up 2degrees, Vodafone prepay mobile phones

Westpac repays taxpayer backed debt

Westpac NZ quarterly profit boosted by sale of Visa shares and lower loan impairments

26th Aug 14, 7:34am

by Gareth Vaughan

Westpac NZ quarterly profit boosted by sale of Visa shares and lower loan impairments

SBS June quarter profit up 16%

SBS posts higher quarterly profit, ekes out mortgage growth, appoints ex-BNZ executive as a director

26th Aug 14, 7:32am

by Gareth Vaughan

SBS posts higher quarterly profit, ekes out mortgage growth, appoints ex-BNZ executive as a director

Westpac NZ confirms Moven deal

Westpac teams up with NY-based downloadable bank account provider Moven

25th Aug 14, 2:00pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Westpac teams up with NY-based downloadable bank account provider Moven

RBNZ mum on talk of NZ$ intervention

Sharp NZ dollar drop sparks speculation of Reserve Bank intervention

25th Aug 14, 11:51am

by Gareth Vaughan

Sharp NZ dollar drop sparks speculation of Reserve Bank intervention