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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 2 months

Latest articles

'Any leader who thinks they know what they're doing is an idiot'
Tom Peters on business excellence in the digital age, 'crap head' corporate tax dodgers, Telecom's name change, falling in love with bankers & the All Blacks
14th Mar 14, 2:44pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Tom Peters on business excellence in the digital age, 'crap head' corporate tax dodgers, Telecom's name change, falling in love with bankers & the All Blacks
Treasury hasn't documented its SCF analysis
Auditor-General says Treasury hasn't documented the analysis and thinking behind its South Canterbury Finance oversight as she suggested in 2011
14th Mar 14, 11:59am
by Gareth Vaughan
Auditor-General says Treasury hasn't documented the analysis and thinking behind its South Canterbury Finance oversight as she suggested in 2011
ANZ 1st out of the blocks
ANZ to increase floating mortgage rates by 25 basis points and flagship savings account rate by 25 basis points
13th Mar 14, 10:56am
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ to increase floating mortgage rates by 25 basis points and flagship savings account rate by 25 basis points
Govt banking services tender by end June
MBIE proposes 3 sub-categories in 1st tender of government banking services since the 1980s
12th Mar 14, 5:09pm
by Gareth Vaughan
MBIE proposes 3 sub-categories in 1st tender of government banking services since the 1980s
Govt wide risk financing, insurance may be unified
MBIE looks to centralise the Government's risk financing and insurance strategies
12th Mar 14, 5:07pm
by Gareth Vaughan
MBIE looks to centralise the Government's risk financing and insurance strategies
'IAG overstates banks' insurance power'
Opponents of IAG's proposed Lumley takeover cite anti-competitive 'tipping point' for NZ insurance market and an 'unprecedented' level of response
12th Mar 14, 2:17pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Opponents of IAG's proposed Lumley takeover cite anti-competitive 'tipping point' for NZ insurance market and an 'unprecedented' level of response
Analysts see 'black cygnet' for Aussie banks
Australian banks seen potentially facing class action over business loans if retail banking exception fees case is ultimately lost
11th Mar 14, 4:07pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Australian banks seen potentially facing class action over business loans if retail banking exception fees case is ultimately lost
SuperCity looks for 'savings and efficiencies'
Auckland Council seeks up to $200m in 10-year bond issue as Mayor Len Brown says 'we don’t have a blank cheque to fund Auckland’s growth'
11th Mar 14, 12:10pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Auckland Council seeks up to $200m in 10-year bond issue as Mayor Len Brown says 'we don’t have a blank cheque to fund Auckland’s growth'
Cheques to stay for years yet
NZ banks and government have no plans to cull the 'sunset product' of cheques
11th Mar 14, 7:30am
by Gareth Vaughan
NZ banks and government have no plans to cull the 'sunset product' of cheques
ASB sees Google Glass potential for branch staff
ASB says Google Glass may be more use to staff than customers, sees great potential in Polish device
11th Mar 14, 7:09am
by Gareth Vaughan
ASB says Google Glass may be more use to staff than customers, sees great potential in Polish device
BNZ ends 2 tier home loan offers
BNZ brings an end to its two tier home loan system, but low equity borrowers still face low equity margins
10th Mar 14, 11:15am
by Gareth Vaughan
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BNZ brings an end to its two tier home loan system, but low equity borrowers still face low equity margins
90 seconds at 9 am: OCR rise expected
90 seconds at 9 am: All set for OCR increase, US economy adds more jobs than expected, Chinese trade deficit, Ukraine tensions still high
10th Mar 14, 8:48am
by Gareth Vaughan
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90 seconds at 9 am: All set for OCR increase, US economy adds more jobs than expected, Chinese trade deficit, Ukraine tensions still high
Kiwibank average pay tops big 4
Average pay for Kiwibank staff higher than that of counterparts at big five Aussie owned banks
10th Mar 14, 8:06am
by Gareth Vaughan
Average pay for Kiwibank staff higher than that of counterparts at big five Aussie owned banks
NZ owned banks face 1st RBNZ stress test
RBNZ stress tests of Kiwibank, TSB, SBS, Co-op Bank and Heartland will be their first
7th Mar 14, 4:16pm
by Gareth Vaughan
RBNZ stress tests of Kiwibank, TSB, SBS, Co-op Bank and Heartland will be their first
Westpac's 'real time online retailing'
Westpac says use of smart analytics through online services helping create "branch type online experience" for customers
7th Mar 14, 3:56pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Westpac says use of smart analytics through online services helping create "branch type online experience" for customers
Ex-BNZ CEO joins Westpac NZ board
Former BNZ boss Peter Thodey appointed to Westpac NZ board
6th Mar 14, 9:41pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Former BNZ boss Peter Thodey appointed to Westpac NZ board
Implicit govt guarantee for SOEs gone?
Solid Energy debt restructure 'one of the most significant banking sector events of recent years'
6th Mar 14, 4:35pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Solid Energy debt restructure 'one of the most significant banking sector events of recent years'
Are alleyway branches the future?
How bank branches will become customer interface sales and application education centres; Branch concierges tipped with the 'misuse' of branches seen
6th Mar 14, 4:26pm
by Gareth Vaughan
How bank branches will become customer interface sales and application education centres; Branch concierges tipped with the 'misuse' of branches seen
Westpac shows off Google Glass
Westpac outlines plans for 'opt in' banking services via Google Glass, touts benefits of Apple's iBeacon
6th Mar 14, 12:57pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Westpac outlines plans for 'opt in' banking services via Google Glass, touts benefits of Apple's iBeacon
RBNZ spotlight on independent directors
RBNZ to start meetings with banks' independent directors, plans to stress test NZ owned banks
5th Mar 14, 4:17pm
by Gareth Vaughan
RBNZ to start meetings with banks' independent directors, plans to stress test NZ owned banks
RBNZ 'not a big soft cuddly teddy bear'
NZ banks, feeling the RBNZ now only consults to communicate policy changes, perhaps didn't know how good they had it, KPMG suggests
4th Mar 14, 4:42pm
by Gareth Vaughan
NZ banks, feeling the RBNZ now only consults to communicate policy changes, perhaps didn't know how good they had it, KPMG suggests
KPMG highlights 'cut throat' mortgage competition
RBNZ's high LVR 'speed limits' have ramped up mortgage market competition between banks with poaching of rivals' customers 'growing in vigour'
4th Mar 14, 7:45am
by Gareth Vaughan
RBNZ's high LVR 'speed limits' have ramped up mortgage market competition between banks with poaching of rivals' customers 'growing in vigour'
Never a dull moment for the NZ$
HiFX's Dan Bell on the Crimean crisis, US non-farm payrolls, Australia's Dutch Disease, and the RBNZ's interesting and challenging year
3rd Mar 14, 9:27pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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HiFX's Dan Bell on the Crimean crisis, US non-farm payrolls, Australia's Dutch Disease, and the RBNZ's interesting and challenging year
Borrowers continue race to fix
Switch from floating to fixed-term mortgages continues although most fixers are locked in for less than 2 years
3rd Mar 14, 3:54pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Switch from floating to fixed-term mortgages continues although most fixers are locked in for less than 2 years
ANZ eats mortgage market
Country's biggest bank records net December quarter home loan growth almost equal to its main 4 rivals combined
3rd Mar 14, 3:50pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Country's biggest bank records net December quarter home loan growth almost equal to its main 4 rivals combined