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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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16 years 6 months

Latest articles

Kiwibank branding
Jump in net interest income propels Kiwibank to record annual profit
[updated]
Kiwibank June-year profit hits $175 mln as income surges, loan impairment losses more than double
by Gareth Vaughan
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Kiwibank June-year profit hits $175 mln as income surges, loan impairment losses more than double
deposits
'Deposit preference should be reconsidered' in NZ's depositor compensation scheme
Deposit insurance expert suggests $100k cap will need to be increased over time to maintain inflation-adjusted value
by Gareth Vaughan
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Deposit insurance expert suggests $100k cap will need to be increased over time to maintain inflation-adjusted value
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Westpac NZ's past due home loans tick higher
Westpac New Zealand's non-performing loans rise in the June quarter
by Gareth Vaughan
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Westpac New Zealand's non-performing loans rise in the June quarter
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ANZ NZ past due home loans rising faster than, but still lagging, ANZ Australia's
Home loans at least 90 days past due on the rise at New Zealand's biggest bank
by Gareth Vaughan
Home loans at least 90 days past due on the rise at New Zealand's biggest bank
Matt Comyn, CEO of CBA
'Intense competition' in NZ mortgage market worries top brass at ASB's Aussie parent bank
Pricing of NZ mortgage interest rates 'difficult to reconcile' and offers 'unsustainable returns', says CEO of ASB's Aussie parent bank CBA
by Gareth Vaughan
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Pricing of NZ mortgage interest rates 'difficult to reconcile' and offers 'unsustainable returns', says CEO of ASB's Aussie parent bank CBA
crypto
Select committee report recommends problems are addressed as they arise with crypto assets
Independent advisers to select committee crypto inquiry suggest 'coherent and consistent guidance on the treatment of digital assets under current law'
by Gareth Vaughan
10
Independent advisers to select committee crypto inquiry suggest 'coherent and consistent guidance on the treatment of digital assets under current law'
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Global Wealth Report shows chunky annual drop in New Zealanders' wealth
Kiwis' mean and median wealth per adult suffers annual fall, according to the Credit Suisse-UBS Global Wealth Report
by Gareth Vaughan
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Kiwis' mean and median wealth per adult suffers annual fall, according to the Credit Suisse-UBS Global Wealth Report
coffee
A midweek Top 5: BNPL & private equity woes, Aussie wine glut, globalisation's demise, AI, Y2K & tech doomsaying
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Gareth Vaughan on BNPL & private equity woes, Australia's China-induced wine glut, globalisation's demise in the Ruhr, AI, Y2K & technology doomsaying repeating
by Gareth Vaughan
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Gareth Vaughan on BNPL & private equity woes, Australia's China-induced wine glut, globalisation's demise in the Ruhr, AI, Y2K & technology doomsaying repeating
investment2
Clock ticking if Labour's proposed Business Growth Fund is to go ahead before the election
Govt's proposed Business Growth Fund partnership with banks to invest in SMEs idling in the slow lane
by Gareth Vaughan
6
Govt's proposed Business Growth Fund partnership with banks to invest in SMEs idling in the slow lane
NZ's key rural lenders have all signed up to reduce their financed dairy farming emissions
[updated]
With BNZ having a target to reduce its financed dairy farming emissions through membership of the UN-convened Net Zero Banking Alliance, where are other key NZ rural lenders at?
by Gareth Vaughan
22
With BNZ having a target to reduce its financed dairy farming emissions through membership of the UN-convened Net Zero Banking Alliance, where are other key NZ rural lenders at?
deep look through magnifying glass
It may seem underwhelming, but the significance of a banking competition market study shouldn't be underestimated
Commerce Commission's preliminary issues paper for its banking market study suggests evolutionary rather than revolutionary change
by Gareth Vaughan
4
Commerce Commission's preliminary issues paper for its banking market study suggests evolutionary rather than revolutionary change
asb1-oct21
Past due & impaired loans on the rise at ASB as Aussie parent CBA highlights NZ mortgage impairments
ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt highlights 200 struggling mortgage borrowers as loan impairments & provisions rise
by Gareth Vaughan
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ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt highlights 200 struggling mortgage borrowers as loan impairments & provisions rise
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ASB posts record annual profit, has 'proactively contacted' thousands of refixing home loan borrowers
[updated]
ASB June-year profit reaches $1.559 billion as net interest margin rises
by Gareth Vaughan
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ASB June-year profit reaches $1.559 billion as net interest margin rises
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Buy now pay later loans to be brought under CCCFA but exempt from affordability & suitability assessments
Commerce & Consumer Affairs Minister Duncan Webb pledges CCCFA review, exemptions for certain types of lending
by Gareth Vaughan
5
Commerce & Consumer Affairs Minister Duncan Webb pledges CCCFA review, exemptions for certain types of lending
RBNZ describes results as reassuring after stress testing life insurers for first time
[updated]
Five life insurers participating in first RBNZ stress test of their sector all able to remain solvent
by Gareth Vaughan
Five life insurers participating in first RBNZ stress test of their sector all able to remain solvent
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BNZ's Rebekah Cain on why banks matter in the push to decarbonise the economy
Chief Sustainability Officer Rebekah Cain explains why BNZ joined the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and what it aims to achieve by being a member
by Gareth Vaughan
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Chief Sustainability Officer Rebekah Cain explains why BNZ joined the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and what it aims to achieve by being a member
deposit insurance lifesaver
Treasury suggests deposit insurance fund of up to $1.4b built up over up to 20 years
Will levies to fund the incoming deposit insurance regime hit deposit takers' bottom lines, cost depositors, or both?
by Gareth Vaughan
26
Will levies to fund the incoming deposit insurance regime hit deposit takers' bottom lines, cost depositors, or both?
RBA
RBA holds cash rate at 4.10%
Reserve Bank of Australia leaves cash rate unchanged, wants more time to assess the impact of its previous increases
by Gareth Vaughan
28
Reserve Bank of Australia leaves cash rate unchanged, wants more time to assess the impact of its previous increases
Kiwibank brand image
Kiwibank gets $225mln capital injection
New Crown-owned Kiwibank parent company injects $225m into the bank from the proceeds of the sale of Kiwi Wealth
by Gareth Vaughan
10
New Crown-owned Kiwibank parent company injects $225m into the bank from the proceeds of the sale of Kiwi Wealth
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Payments NZ facing Commerce Commission regulation
Commerce Commission looks to expand its retail payments regulatory net to include bill payments, automatic payments & direct debits
by Gareth Vaughan
Commerce Commission looks to expand its retail payments regulatory net to include bill payments, automatic payments & direct debits
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ComCom eyes regulation to boost options for making in-person payments directly between bank accounts
[updated]
Commerce Commission says regulating bank transfers could level playing field for new entrants to offer services for making in-person bank transfers
by Gareth Vaughan
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Commerce Commission says regulating bank transfers could level playing field for new entrants to offer services for making in-person bank transfers
Gold bars
Podcast: Nathan Lewis on what's behind a potential BRICS gold-backed currency system & how it might work
How and why the so-called BRICS countries may develop a currency system independent of the US & what it might mean for NZ
by Gareth Vaughan
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How and why the so-called BRICS countries may develop a currency system independent of the US & what it might mean for NZ
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Banks' average six-month & one-year term deposit rates top five-year rates
As with mortgage rates, short-term deposit rates are higher than five-year deposit rates for the first time since the Global Financial Crisis
by Gareth Vaughan
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As with mortgage rates, short-term deposit rates are higher than five-year deposit rates for the first time since the Global Financial Crisis
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Why are five year mortgage rates lower than one and two year rates?
What does five year mortgage rates being lower than one and two year rates mean?
by Gareth Vaughan
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What does five year mortgage rates being lower than one and two year rates mean?
cybercrime
Customers carrying 'pretty much all the risk' in fight against scams & 'banks must do better,' Consumer NZ says
Consumer NZ wants NZ banks to match what their Aussie & UK counterparts do to help fight 'NZ's financial cybercrime avalanche'
by Gareth Vaughan
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Consumer NZ wants NZ banks to match what their Aussie & UK counterparts do to help fight 'NZ's financial cybercrime avalanche'