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 7 months

Latest articles

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

Fancy carrying a tax residence licence?

Here come the tax acronyms; FATCA, AEOI, specified US persons & the potential for a tax residence licence in your wallet alongside your driver's licence

15th Apr 14, 7:22am

by Gareth Vaughan

Here come the tax acronyms; FATCA, AEOI, specified US persons & the potential for a tax residence licence in your wallet alongside your driver's licence

ASB's 'Swiss Army knife of banking'

ASB unveils mobile wallet trial via 'PayTag' with Visa Paywave sticker

14th Apr 14, 11:15am

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB unveils mobile wallet trial via 'PayTag' with Visa Paywave sticker

PayPal wants unified Aust, NZ regulation

PayPal asks Australian government to use CER to align Australian and New Zealand payments regulations

14th Apr 14, 7:27am

by Gareth Vaughan

PayPal asks Australian government to use CER to align Australian and New Zealand payments regulations

ASB eyes new business credit cards

ASB says exclusive credit card partnership with Visa will see new offers for business customers

11th Apr 14, 3:43pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB says exclusive credit card partnership with Visa will see new offers for business customers

Gen Y feels 'locked out of housing market'

Veda says Generation Y is turning to personal loans for cars and consumer goods because they feel locked out of the housing market

11th Apr 14, 10:13am

by Gareth Vaughan

Veda says Generation Y is turning to personal loans for cars and consumer goods because they feel locked out of the housing market

New way around LVR restrictions?

FMA says peer-to-peer loans could be used to help fund house purchases

11th Apr 14, 6:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

FMA says peer-to-peer loans could be used to help fund house purchases

Here comes peer-to-peer lending

Online dating services for borrowers and lenders are almost upon us, so what will they mean?

10th Apr 14, 4:38pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Online dating services for borrowers and lenders are almost upon us, so what will they mean?

Foodstuffs adopts contactless payments

Visa, Foodstuffs say Pak’nSave, New World and Four Square supermarkets to offer customers contactless payments option

10th Apr 14, 1:42pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Visa, Foodstuffs say Pak’nSave, New World and Four Square supermarkets to offer customers contactless payments option

What Westpac's MasterCard deal means

Westpac's MasterCard deal to feature focus on products for business and institutional customers

9th Apr 14, 4:37pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Westpac's MasterCard deal to feature focus on products for business and institutional customers

What's keeping bank executives awake at night

What does Australasia's biggest bank want from a government financial system inquiry?

9th Apr 14, 7:10am

by Gareth Vaughan

What does Australasia's biggest bank want from a government financial system inquiry?

ANZ gets in ASB's face, again

ANZ continues lifting its visibility in Auckland by sponsoring the Viaduct Events Centre opposite ASB's HQ

9th Apr 14, 6:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ continues lifting its visibility in Auckland by sponsoring the Viaduct Events Centre opposite ASB's HQ

AM Best sees NZ insurers' RoE rising

Credit rating agency sees potential for 'significant' underwriting-led improvement in return on equity for NZ general insurers

9th Apr 14, 6:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

Credit rating agency sees potential for 'significant' underwriting-led improvement in return on equity for NZ general insurers

'The carry trade is still relevant'

HiFX's Dan Bell on the rising interest rate differential between NZ and the US, and the potential for engineered products to attract offshore investors to the NZ$

7th Apr 14, 8:51pm

by Gareth Vaughan

HiFX's Dan Bell on the rising interest rate differential between NZ and the US, and the potential for engineered products to attract offshore investors to the NZ$

NZ FATCA deal as good as done

Intergovernmental agreement with US over the controversial FATCA tax act secured

7th Apr 14, 4:25pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Intergovernmental agreement with US over the controversial FATCA tax act secured

New ANZ mobile banking service for SMEs

ANZ lays claim to being New Zealand's first 'total mobile' bank

7th Apr 14, 12:40pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ lays claim to being New Zealand's first 'total mobile' bank

Andrew Thorburn departs with 'no regrets'

BNZ boss Andrew Thorburn says his successor faces strong competitors and margin pressure, highlighting arrival of China's ICBC in NZ

7th Apr 14, 7:03am

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ boss Andrew Thorburn says his successor faces strong competitors and margin pressure, highlighting arrival of China's ICBC in NZ