Gareth Vaughan | interest.co.nz

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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

ASB, Xero's 'business to bank' payments

Xero and ASB tout secure two-way connection between banking and accounting that will save small business owners' time

29th Apr 14, 11:52am

by Gareth Vaughan

Xero and ASB tout secure two-way connection between banking and accounting that will save small business owners' time

Response to NBDT review in slow lane

Government's response to Reserve Bank review of non-bank deposit taker regulations faces delay until after election

29th Apr 14, 7:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

Government's response to Reserve Bank review of non-bank deposit taker regulations faces delay until after election

Banks enter 'co-creation phase'

PwC lists 6 things banks must do to succeed in the digital era, sees branch foot traffic falling 25% in 3 years

29th Apr 14, 7:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

PwC lists 6 things banks must do to succeed in the digital era, sees branch foot traffic falling 25% in 3 years

Trade Me eye on P2P, crowd funding

Internet behemoth Trade Me doesn't plan to seek peer-to-peer lending or crowd funding licences but is watching

29th Apr 14, 7:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

Internet behemoth Trade Me doesn't plan to seek peer-to-peer lending or crowd funding licences but is watching

'You can't stop progress'

Finance Direct majority owner Wayne Croad eyes peer-to-peer lending licence for Lending Crowd

25th Apr 14, 6:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

Finance Direct majority owner Wayne Croad eyes peer-to-peer lending licence for Lending Crowd

'A disruptive play against the banks'

Banks' personal loans and credit card business in the sights of peer-to-peer lending applicant Harmoney

24th Apr 14, 4:04pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Banks' personal loans and credit card business in the sights of peer-to-peer lending applicant Harmoney

ANZ first out of blocks, again

ANZ increases floating and flexible home loan interest rates and 'Serious Saver' rate by 25 basis points following OCR increase

24th Apr 14, 9:55am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ increases floating and flexible home loan interest rates and 'Serious Saver' rate by 25 basis points following OCR increase

ANZ outlines merger mistakes

ANZ NZ's Craig Sims acknowledges 3 mistakes made in the ANZ-National Bank merger

24th Apr 14, 6:01am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ NZ's Craig Sims acknowledges 3 mistakes made in the ANZ-National Bank merger

PayPal wants EU-style ANZAC e-payments

PayPal calls for European Union style unified electronic payments regulation for Australia and New Zealand

23rd Apr 14, 8:12pm

by Gareth Vaughan

PayPal calls for European Union style unified electronic payments regulation for Australia and New Zealand

Why Anthony Healy got BNZ's top job

Leadership, diversity work and being 'deeply embedded in banking' got Anthony Healy BNZ's top job

22nd Apr 14, 3:44pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Leadership, diversity work and being 'deeply embedded in banking' got Anthony Healy BNZ's top job

ASB raises $400 mln

ASB borrows $400 mln at 6.65% in 'complex' 10-year debt issue

22nd Apr 14, 3:34pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB borrows $400 mln at 6.65% in 'complex' 10-year debt issue

Kiwibank lifts 1-3 yr mortgage rates

Kiwibank increases 1 to 3 year fixed-term home loan interest rates

22nd Apr 14, 8:53am

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank increases 1 to 3 year fixed-term home loan interest rates

Contrasting peer-to-peer lending applicants

NZMEA CEO John Walley, entrepreneur Selwyn Pellett apply for peer-to-peer lending licence

18th Apr 14, 7:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

NZMEA CEO John Walley, entrepreneur Selwyn Pellett apply for peer-to-peer lending licence

Data on bank switching may go public

Payments NZ mulls making data on the volume of customers changing banks public as ING Direct lobbies for UK type switching system in Australia

17th Apr 14, 4:20pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Payments NZ mulls making data on the volume of customers changing banks public as ING Direct lobbies for UK type switching system in Australia

No credit card monogamy for ANZ or BNZ

ANZ and BNZ don't plan to follow rivals ASB and Westpac into relationships with just one credit card provider

17th Apr 14, 4:14pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ and BNZ don't plan to follow rivals ASB and Westpac into relationships with just one credit card provider

'Auckland housing doesn't make sense'

Speculators more than a housing shortage have been driving Auckland house prices, NZIER's Shamubeel Eaqub says

17th Apr 14, 3:31pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Speculators more than a housing shortage have been driving Auckland house prices, NZIER's Shamubeel Eaqub says

Anthony Healy named new BNZ CEO

Anthony Healy, currently director of BNZ Partners, to succeed Andrew Thorburn as BNZ CEO

17th Apr 14, 10:58am

by Gareth Vaughan

Anthony Healy, currently director of BNZ Partners, to succeed Andrew Thorburn as BNZ CEO

Co-op ranked ahead of big five

The Co-operative Bank awarded Canstar gong for most satisfied banking customers

17th Apr 14, 9:49am

by Gareth Vaughan

The Co-operative Bank awarded Canstar gong for most satisfied banking customers

F&P Finance retail deposit funding falls

F&P Finance records 13% nine month fall in retail deposit funding with 73.1% reinvestment rate

16th Apr 14, 3:22pm

by Gareth Vaughan

F&P Finance records 13% nine month fall in retail deposit funding with 73.1% reinvestment rate

Chinese developer to build Auckland hotel

Len Brown hails start of 'new era' for private capital funded Auckland infrastructure projects with announcement of $200m hotel

16th Apr 14, 10:34am

by Gareth Vaughan

Len Brown hails start of 'new era' for private capital funded Auckland infrastructure projects with announcement of $200m hotel

ASB's mobile payments 'bridging' service

ASB also working with host card emulation and cloud based token technology as it pilots 'PayTag' mobile wallet

15th Apr 14, 3:56pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB also working with host card emulation and cloud based token technology as it pilots 'PayTag' mobile wallet

'All power to the borrowers!'

ANZ economists see banks offering 'fierce' discounts to advertised mortgage rates as high LVR lending picks up pace

15th Apr 14, 10:56am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ economists see banks offering 'fierce' discounts to advertised mortgage rates as high LVR lending picks up pace

Westpac completes finger print scanning testing

Westpac NZ says customers should be able to access mobile banking via finger print scanning 'very soon'

15th Apr 14, 9:21am

by Gareth Vaughan

Westpac NZ says customers should be able to access mobile banking via finger print scanning 'very soon'

The controversial US FATCA goes global

First there was FATCA, now here comes AEOI as repercussions from US tax policy spread

15th Apr 14, 9:07am

by Gareth Vaughan

First there was FATCA, now here comes AEOI as repercussions from US tax policy spread

Usual suspects take Roy Morgan awards

TSB Bank, Kiwibank take out Roy Morgan's February customer satisfaction awards

15th Apr 14, 9:05am

by Gareth Vaughan

TSB Bank, Kiwibank take out Roy Morgan's February customer satisfaction awards