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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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Latest articles

RBNZ's OCR decoupling green light
Reserve Bank gives banks carte blanche to 'decouple' floating mortgage rates from the OCR; Says bank funding costs no longer tied to OCR and swap rates
by Gareth Vaughan
16
Reserve Bank gives banks carte blanche to 'decouple' floating mortgage rates from the OCR; Says bank funding costs no longer tied to OCR and swap rates
Loan shark fined after lending whilst bankrupt
Commerce Commission prosecutes 'reprehensible' loan shark who charged interest rates as high as 1,738% to vulnerable consumers
by Gareth Vaughan
6
Commerce Commission prosecutes 'reprehensible' loan shark who charged interest rates as high as 1,738% to vulnerable consumers
'We're not going to buy customers' - SBS
SBS Bank staying out of price wars with CEO Ross Smith saying if you attract customers on price you'll lose them on price
by Gareth Vaughan
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SBS Bank staying out of price wars with CEO Ross Smith saying if you attract customers on price you'll lose them on price
RBNZ's Ansvar concerns spurned
Reserve Bank's concerns as the new prudential regulator of insurers largely ignored by policyholders and court as earthquake-hit church insurer winds up NZ business
by Gareth Vaughan
6
Reserve Bank's concerns as the new prudential regulator of insurers largely ignored by policyholders and court as earthquake-hit church insurer winds up NZ business
Blue Star in 'serious' bank talks
Commercial printer Blue Star in 'serious talks' with its banks, the AFR says, with administration among the options being considered
by Gareth Vaughan
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Commercial printer Blue Star in 'serious talks' with its banks, the AFR says, with administration among the options being considered
NZ's EU 'White List' battle
How NZ needs to overcome 'deficiencies" in bank and financial institution regulation to get back on EU anti money laundering and counter terrorist financing 'White List'
by Gareth Vaughan
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How NZ needs to overcome 'deficiencies" in bank and financial institution regulation to get back on EU anti money laundering and counter terrorist financing 'White List'
SBS slams big banks on incentives
SBS Bank CEO hits out at "larger banks" discounting interest rates and incentives for new customers "at the expense" of existing customers as annual profit falls
by Gareth Vaughan
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SBS Bank CEO hits out at "larger banks" discounting interest rates and incentives for new customers "at the expense" of existing customers as annual profit falls
NZ's banks the most profitable
New Zealand's big four banks are the developed world's most profitable, ahead even of their Australian parents
by Gareth Vaughan
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New Zealand's big four banks are the developed world's most profitable, ahead even of their Australian parents
Allied Farmers kept on life support
Allied Nationwide Finance receiver McGrathNicol helps Allied Farmers kick the can down the road by extending NZ$13.4 mln loan for a year
by Gareth Vaughan
Allied Nationwide Finance receiver McGrathNicol helps Allied Farmers kick the can down the road by extending NZ$13.4 mln loan for a year
Facebook 'a great place for us to be'
How ASB's move to allow customers to make payments via Facebook will work
by Gareth Vaughan
11
How ASB's move to allow customers to make payments via Facebook will work
Z Energy eyes third bond issue
The Infratil and New Zealand Superannuation owned Z Energy plans its third retail bond issue
by Gareth Vaughan
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The Infratil and New Zealand Superannuation owned Z Energy plans its third retail bond issue
Property syndicator warns of 'cowboys'
Commercial property syndicator warns low interest rate environment, banks eager to lend and yield chasing investors could see 'cowboys stuff the sector'
by Gareth Vaughan
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Commercial property syndicator warns low interest rate environment, banks eager to lend and yield chasing investors could see 'cowboys stuff the sector'
ANZ to repay subordinated bonds
ANZ NZ to call NZ$350 mln of subordinated bonds, gives no hint of a fresh bond offer
by Gareth Vaughan
ANZ NZ to call NZ$350 mln of subordinated bonds, gives no hint of a fresh bond offer
New bank keen on Kiwi helmsman
Former 'acting CEOs' at ANZ NZ and Westpac NZ team up at the Co-operative Bank, which would've been 'very reluctant' not to have appointed a New Zealander as CEO
by Gareth Vaughan
Former 'acting CEOs' at ANZ NZ and Westpac NZ team up at the Co-operative Bank, which would've been 'very reluctant' not to have appointed a New Zealander as CEO
'Hidden treasure' eyes profit return
Co-operative Bank customer-owners to get proportionate profit return as new CEO and chairman eye faster growth
by Gareth Vaughan
Co-operative Bank customer-owners to get proportionate profit return as new CEO and chairman eye faster growth
BNZ seeking a new CFO
BNZ chief financial officer Ken Christie, 'who has helped keep the bank safe and strong', leaving at year's end for NAB role
by Gareth Vaughan
BNZ chief financial officer Ken Christie, 'who has helped keep the bank safe and strong', leaving at year's end for NAB role
Deutsche Bank NZ profit tumbles
Big drop in quarterly profit at key Treasury SOE float adviser Deutsche Bank
by Gareth Vaughan
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Big drop in quarterly profit at key Treasury SOE float adviser Deutsche Bank
ASB introducing Facebook payments
From mid-July ASB says users of its mobile banking service will be able to pay Facebook 'friends' without using a bank account number
by Gareth Vaughan
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From mid-July ASB says users of its mobile banking service will be able to pay Facebook 'friends' without using a bank account number
McLachlan named Co-op Bank CEO
The Co-operative Bank appoints former Westpac NZ acting CEO Bruce McLachlan CEO and reports fall in annual profit
by Gareth Vaughan
The Co-operative Bank appoints former Westpac NZ acting CEO Bruce McLachlan CEO and reports fall in annual profit
Kiwibank nears covered bond issue
Kiwibank hires Barclays to arrange covered bond programme, could borrow around NZ$1 billion through covered bonds
by Gareth Vaughan
Kiwibank hires Barclays to arrange covered bond programme, could borrow around NZ$1 billion through covered bonds
Fonterra warns on impact of TAF 'no'
A 'no' vote on Trading Among Farmers would see Fonterra 'lose window of opportunity to grow returns and lose control of own destiny,' CEO Theo Spierings says
by Gareth Vaughan
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A 'no' vote on Trading Among Farmers would see Fonterra 'lose window of opportunity to grow returns and lose control of own destiny,' CEO Theo Spierings says
Four banks change deposit rates
ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank and Westpac make changes to some term deposit rates; Some up, some down
by Gareth Vaughan
ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank and Westpac make changes to some term deposit rates; Some up, some down
Big profit rise for ANZ's UDC
Half-year profit at country's biggest finance company UDC Finance more than doubles to NZ$18.7 mln
by Gareth Vaughan
Half-year profit at country's biggest finance company UDC Finance more than doubles to NZ$18.7 mln
Adamson to succeed Ling as Fletcher CEO
Fletcher Building CEO Jonathan Ling to retire on September 30, to be replaced by Mark Adamson, currently the boss of Fletcher's laminates & panels unit
by Gareth Vaughan
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Fletcher Building CEO Jonathan Ling to retire on September 30, to be replaced by Mark Adamson, currently the boss of Fletcher's laminates & panels unit
'NZ banks remain well funded'
Recent fixed-term mortgage rate cuts evidence banks' are well funded and 'reasonably comfortable' with funding cost pressure, RBNZ says
by Gareth Vaughan
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Recent fixed-term mortgage rate cuts evidence banks' are well funded and 'reasonably comfortable' with funding cost pressure, RBNZ says