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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16 years 6 months

Latest articles

3rd tier lender feels benefit crackdown

Govt crackdown on benefit fraud has eroded some customers' ability to borrow and service loans, Instant Finance CEO says

27th Nov 13, 4:19pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Govt crackdown on benefit fraud has eroded some customers' ability to borrow and service loans, Instant Finance CEO says

'We had no idea Chch quake was going to be that complex'

Move to 'sum insured' makes sense because home owners are best placed to know about their own homes, says AA Insurance boss

26th Nov 13, 4:02pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Move to 'sum insured' makes sense because home owners are best placed to know about their own homes, says AA Insurance boss

Customers urged to shop around

Insurance boss 'astounded' more customers don't shift between insurance providers

26th Nov 13, 3:21pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Insurance boss 'astounded' more customers don't shift between insurance providers

Google spanner in TSM works?

New challenge for TSM project from Google; Credit card providers eye token payments

25th Nov 13, 4:39pm

by Gareth Vaughan

New challenge for TSM project from Google; Credit card providers eye token payments

End to Kiwibank non-compliance in sight

Kiwibank says it'll be back in compliance with banking registration conditions from Nov. 30, five-and-a-half months after breaching them

25th Nov 13, 4:37pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank says it'll be back in compliance with banking registration conditions from Nov. 30, five-and-a-half months after breaching them

Six years jail for defrauding Westpac

Lane Walker Rudkin's Kenneth Anderson sentenced to 6 years prison after causing Westpac losses of $70 mln

25th Nov 13, 4:26pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Lane Walker Rudkin's Kenneth Anderson sentenced to 6 years prison after causing Westpac losses of $70 mln

Kiwibank quarterly profit falls

Kiwibank's unaudited September quarter profit drops 13% as expenses rise and income holds steady

25th Nov 13, 4:03pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank's unaudited September quarter profit drops 13% as expenses rise and income holds steady

Kiwibank grows high LVR lending in Sep quarter

A total of 15% of Kiwibank's net September quarter residential mortgage lending growth came from high LVR loans

25th Nov 13, 9:09am

by Gareth Vaughan

A total of 15% of Kiwibank's net September quarter residential mortgage lending growth came from high LVR loans

ASB, IRD square off over 'Yen Transaction'

ASB and IRD's court battle over 'the Yen Transaction' reveals argument over bank claiming tax deductions on foreign exchange losses

22nd Nov 13, 4:46pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB and IRD's court battle over 'the Yen Transaction' reveals argument over bank claiming tax deductions on foreign exchange losses

FATCA inter-governmental deal 'near'

Govt unveils enabling legislation to deal with inter-governmental agreement with US over controversial FATCA tax law

22nd Nov 13, 4:40pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Govt unveils enabling legislation to deal with inter-governmental agreement with US over controversial FATCA tax law

ANZ NZ annual dividends top $1b

ANZ NZ annual dividends down 7% but still top $1 billion

21st Nov 13, 3:37pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ NZ annual dividends down 7% but still top $1 billion

BNZ declares funding independence

CFO Adrienne Duarte says BNZ is the 1st of the big 4 NZ banks to establish funding independence from its Aussie parent

21st Nov 13, 3:32pm

by Gareth Vaughan

CFO Adrienne Duarte says BNZ is the 1st of the big 4 NZ banks to establish funding independence from its Aussie parent

'Kiwis embracing contactless payments'

Visa NZ says monthly volume of transactions made via its contactless payments technology topped 1 million for 1st time in October

21st Nov 13, 3:16pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Visa NZ says monthly volume of transactions made via its contactless payments technology topped 1 million for 1st time in October

Kiwibank's mortgage pre-approval app

Kiwibank launches 'Home Hunter' app that lets people apply and get approval for a home loan within minutes

20th Nov 13, 11:04am

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank launches 'Home Hunter' app that lets people apply and get approval for a home loan within minutes

ASB's interest free offer

ASB offers customers 0% interest on credit card purchases for five months

20th Nov 13, 10:12am

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB offers customers 0% interest on credit card purchases for five months

IRD eyes phone payment service

Taxman planning to rollout new credit-debit card over the phone payment service

19th Nov 13, 7:21am

by Gareth Vaughan

Taxman planning to rollout new credit-debit card over the phone payment service

New Kiwibank customer service focus

Kiwibank seeks fresh outside helper(s) to recruit staff who serve customers

19th Nov 13, 7:15am

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank seeks fresh outside helper(s) to recruit staff who serve customers

NZ banks at 34% covered bond capacity

Moody's sees benefits for covered bondholders in RBNZ's restrictions on NZ banks' high LVR residential mortgage lending

19th Nov 13, 7:09am

by Gareth Vaughan

Moody's sees benefits for covered bondholders in RBNZ's restrictions on NZ banks' high LVR residential mortgage lending

Govt to sell 20% Air NZ stake

Govt to sell 20% of Air NZ's shares at an 'opportune time' via two-day bookbuild

17th Nov 13, 8:24pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Govt to sell 20% of Air NZ's shares at an 'opportune time' via two-day bookbuild

Capital demands to keep lid on RoE

Return on equity for NZ banks to be 'permanently lower' than pre-GFC, RBNZ says

15th Nov 13, 4:07pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Return on equity for NZ banks to be 'permanently lower' than pre-GFC, RBNZ says

'It is not our intention to respond'

Kiwibank staying mum on Fair Play on Fees' legal action over exception fees

15th Nov 13, 3:54pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank staying mum on Fair Play on Fees' legal action over exception fees

ANZ borrows NZ$350m in debt issue

ANZ NZ raises NZ$350 mln in three-year floating rate note issue

15th Nov 13, 3:15pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ NZ raises NZ$350 mln in three-year floating rate note issue

ICBC added to 'too big to fail' list

Chinese bank that's seeking NZ registration added to global 'too big to fail' list

15th Nov 13, 11:25am

by Gareth Vaughan

Chinese bank that's seeking NZ registration added to global 'too big to fail' list

Hisco staying, has 'best bank' target

ANZ NZ CEO David Hisco confirms he'll stay on, wants ANZ to become NZ's best bank

15th Nov 13, 9:45am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ NZ CEO David Hisco confirms he'll stay on, wants ANZ to become NZ's best bank

LVR avoidance warning for banks

RBNZ wary of 'regulatory leakage' from LVR restrictions, warns of potential 're-calibration' of restrictions if evidence of this emerges

14th Nov 13, 4:51pm

by Gareth Vaughan

RBNZ wary of 'regulatory leakage' from LVR restrictions, warns of potential 're-calibration' of restrictions if evidence of this emerges