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Gareth Vaughan

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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

Westpac's 23% rise in mobile banking payments
Westpac says 75% of customers want the 'device agnostic' mobile banking it's promising
18th Jun 14, 5:41pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Westpac says 75% of customers want the 'device agnostic' mobile banking it's promising
Big Westpac NZ covered bond issue
Westpac borrows €750 mln in five-year covered bond issue
18th Jun 14, 1:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Westpac borrows €750 mln in five-year covered bond issue
Big profit gains at NZ units of big banks
Picture improves for the NZ units of global investment banking giants Citibank, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan Chase
18th Jun 14, 9:54am
by Gareth Vaughan
Picture improves for the NZ units of global investment banking giants Citibank, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan Chase
FMA CEO not seeking 'belt full of scalps'
Financial markets watchdog prefers helping over enforcing, CEO Rob Everett says
17th Jun 14, 3:06pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Financial markets watchdog prefers helping over enforcing, CEO Rob Everett says
'Spread out for affordable housing'
Think tank the NZ Initiative takes on the 'compact city ideology' in report advocating freeing up land supply for affordable housing
17th Jun 14, 9:50am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Think tank the NZ Initiative takes on the 'compact city ideology' in report advocating freeing up land supply for affordable housing
P2P, the Walmart, Ryan Air or Trade Me of banking?
Gareth Vaughan says P2P lending is an exciting financial services revolution, but needs to be watched closely by regulators
17th Jun 14, 5:00am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Gareth Vaughan says P2P lending is an exciting financial services revolution, but needs to be watched closely by regulators
Sovereign accepts defeat in tax case
Supreme Court rejects Sovereign's application for leave to appeal judgment against the insurer and in favour of IRD in $82 mln tax case
16th Jun 14, 4:32pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Supreme Court rejects Sovereign's application for leave to appeal judgment against the insurer and in favour of IRD in $82 mln tax case
D&B launches positive credit reporting
Credit information bureau Dan & Bradstreet says move to positive credit reporting will increase consumers' access to debt
16th Jun 14, 10:10am
by Gareth Vaughan
Credit information bureau Dan & Bradstreet says move to positive credit reporting will increase consumers' access to debt
Flatter bank hierarchy recommended
Banks internally need to reflect the highly connected outside world to be relevant today, consultancy Capco says
13th Jun 14, 4:30pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Banks internally need to reflect the highly connected outside world to be relevant today, consultancy Capco says
MBIE details govt banking tender
MBIE to offer 4 'sub-categories' in tender of all-of-governent banking services, key IRD business to stay with Westpac
13th Jun 14, 4:30pm
by Gareth Vaughan
MBIE to offer 4 'sub-categories' in tender of all-of-governent banking services, key IRD business to stay with Westpac
Bank funding nirvana
RBNZ highlights good times continuing to roll for bank funding
13th Jun 14, 3:00pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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RBNZ highlights good times continuing to roll for bank funding
Two P2P licence applications lodged
The FMA says it has received 2 NZ peer-to-peer lending licence applications to date as Packer & Murdoch eye stake in Aussie lender part owned by Westpac
12th Jun 14, 4:58pm
by Gareth Vaughan
The FMA says it has received 2 NZ peer-to-peer lending licence applications to date as Packer & Murdoch eye stake in Aussie lender part owned by Westpac
The search for mobile banking revenue
Deloitte's receipe for banks' to make mobile commerce revenue from retailers
12th Jun 14, 4:45pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Deloitte's receipe for banks' to make mobile commerce revenue from retailers
RBNZ's power over borrowers
Despite borrowers' rush to fix mortgages, ongoing OCR hikes should enable RBNZ to assert monetary policy power over most of them
12th Jun 14, 2:56pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Despite borrowers' rush to fix mortgages, ongoing OCR hikes should enable RBNZ to assert monetary policy power over most of them
ANZ 1st out of blocks after OCR hike
ANZ lifts floating and flexible mortgage interest rates, and 'serious saver' deposit rates, all by 25 basis points
12th Jun 14, 10:27am
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ lifts floating and flexible mortgage interest rates, and 'serious saver' deposit rates, all by 25 basis points
Banks' share of insurance 'very small'
Commerce Commission unaware of any plans by NZ banks to underwrite their own general insurance despite suggestion by IAG they will
11th Jun 14, 5:17pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Commerce Commission unaware of any plans by NZ banks to underwrite their own general insurance despite suggestion by IAG they will
The 'pro-competitive effect' of takeovers
Commerce Commission chairman Mark Berry highlights the 'justifiably high levels of concentration' in NZ industries
11th Jun 14, 3:19pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Commerce Commission chairman Mark Berry highlights the 'justifiably high levels of concentration' in NZ industries
'Resilient in the face of severe economic shock'
Big 4 NZ banks could still meet key capital requirement after 'severe economic shock', IMF says
11th Jun 14, 10:37am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Big 4 NZ banks could still meet key capital requirement after 'severe economic shock', IMF says
FMA mulls legal fit for P2P lending
FMA talking to Commerce Commission about how consumer credit legislation will apply to peer-to-peer lending
10th Jun 14, 4:30pm
by Gareth Vaughan
FMA talking to Commerce Commission about how consumer credit legislation will apply to peer-to-peer lending
What IAG-Lumley deal means for banks
Lumley takeover gives IAG control of insurance relationships with 3 of 4 big banks, 6 of 9 retail banks, but ComCom says banks still have market power
10th Jun 14, 4:15pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Lumley takeover gives IAG control of insurance relationships with 3 of 4 big banks, 6 of 9 retail banks, but ComCom says banks still have market power
Even after Lumley deal IAG could buy again
Commerce Commission chairman says IAG buying Lumley doesn't change NZ insurance markets much
10th Jun 14, 11:58am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Commerce Commission chairman says IAG buying Lumley doesn't change NZ insurance markets much
Online anti-corruption training
New 'integrity group' formed to help educate and protect NZ business from bribery and corruption
10th Jun 14, 9:16am
by Gareth Vaughan
New 'integrity group' formed to help educate and protect NZ business from bribery and corruption
Slow start for ICBC NZ
ICBC NZ lending to date just $17m, deposits raised $15m
10th Jun 14, 8:42am
by Gareth Vaughan
ICBC NZ lending to date just $17m, deposits raised $15m
Co-op tops TSB in customer satisfaction
The Co-operative Bank overhauls TSB to become Roy Morgan's 'Financial Institution of the Month' for April
9th Jun 14, 4:43pm
by Gareth Vaughan
The Co-operative Bank overhauls TSB to become Roy Morgan's 'Financial Institution of the Month' for April
Fixed mortgage rate hikes if OCR goes up?
Banks seen lifting two and three-year mortgage rates if RBNZ increases OCR again this week
9th Jun 14, 8:15am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Banks seen lifting two and three-year mortgage rates if RBNZ increases OCR again this week