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

'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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'Diverse workforce benefits shareholders'

BNZ workplace diversity study highlights under representation of women on NZ bank boards

3rd Mar 14, 12:13pm

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ workplace diversity study highlights under representation of women on NZ bank boards

'Crises tend not to occur when people overestimate risk'

Auckland meeting of bank regulation bigwigs highlights difference of opinion between RBNZ and Basel Committee

3rd Mar 14, 10:03am

by Gareth Vaughan

Auckland meeting of bank regulation bigwigs highlights difference of opinion between RBNZ and Basel Committee

'None of our banks are too-big-to-fail'

Kiwibank reaches RBNZ's 'systemically important bank' threshold but nothing changes for the state owned bank

28th Feb 14, 5:18pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank reaches RBNZ's 'systemically important bank' threshold but nothing changes for the state owned bank

ANZ NZ quarterly profit up 33%

ANZ NZ December quarter profit rises 33% to $393 mln

28th Feb 14, 11:40am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ NZ December quarter profit rises 33% to $393 mln

SBS aggressive with Welcome Home Loans

SBS Bank making good use of the LVR restriction exempt Welcome Home Loans

28th Feb 14, 9:54am

by Gareth Vaughan

SBS Bank making good use of the LVR restriction exempt Welcome Home Loans