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.

Member for

15 years 7 months

Latest articles

Enquiries to Banking Ombudsman increase

Impact from anti-money laundering legislation, bank fees class action, and RBNZ LVR restrictions felt in growth of bank customer complaints

1st May 14, 4:30pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Impact from anti-money laundering legislation, bank fees class action, and RBNZ LVR restrictions felt in growth of bank customer complaints

Record high for ANZ interim profit

ANZ NZ posts $853 mln half-year profit helped by lower costs and lending growth

1st May 14, 10:13am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ NZ posts $853 mln half-year profit helped by lower costs and lending growth

'Host card emulation the way forward'

Westpac 'aggressively' pursuing use of host card emulation technology for payments

30th Apr 14, 4:08pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Westpac 'aggressively' pursuing use of host card emulation technology for payments

Westpac embraces 'e-commerce facilitation tool'

MasterCard digital wallet adopted by Westpac as 'key pillar' of strategy to be No. 1 digital bank

30th Apr 14, 1:25pm

by Gareth Vaughan

MasterCard digital wallet adopted by Westpac as 'key pillar' of strategy to be No. 1 digital bank

Finance company founder new SBS CEO

Wayne Evans, ex-CEO of its subsidiary Finance Now, named new CEO of SBS Bank

30th Apr 14, 12:27pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Wayne Evans, ex-CEO of its subsidiary Finance Now, named new CEO of SBS Bank

ComCom kicks can on IAG-Lumley decision for 3rd time

Commerce Commission pushes out the deadline for its decision on IAG's planned Lumley acquisition for one week

30th Apr 14, 11:24am

by Gareth Vaughan

Commerce Commission pushes out the deadline for its decision on IAG's planned Lumley acquisition for one week

British P2P lender eyes NZ

Britain's RateSetter, currently planning peer-to-peer lending platform for Australia, also has its eyes on the NZ market

29th Apr 14, 5:32pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Britain's RateSetter, currently planning peer-to-peer lending platform for Australia, also has its eyes on the NZ market

MasterCard digital wallet launches

Westpac on board as MasterCard launches digital wallet 'MasterPass' in New Zealand

29th Apr 14, 2:49pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Westpac on board as MasterCard launches digital wallet 'MasterPass' in New Zealand

Mispricing of risk 'banana skin' for NZ banks

Australasian banking industry sees itself as better prepared to handle risks than global counterparts

29th Apr 14, 12:06pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Australasian banking industry sees itself as better prepared to handle risks than global counterparts

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