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Gareth Vaughan

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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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16 years 6 months

Latest articles

'A disruptive play against the banks'
Banks' personal loans and credit card business in the sights of peer-to-peer lending applicant Harmoney
by Gareth Vaughan
11
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
by Gareth Vaughan
4
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
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
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
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
by Gareth Vaughan
1
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
by Gareth Vaughan
2
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
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
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
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
by Gareth Vaughan
55
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
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
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
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
by Gareth Vaughan
20
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
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
by Gareth Vaughan
10
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'
by Gareth Vaughan
5
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
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
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
by Gareth Vaughan
10
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
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
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
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
by Gareth Vaughan
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Veda says Generation Y is turning to personal loans for cars and consumer goods because they feel locked out of the housing market