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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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15 years 5 months

Latest articles

Of Interest podcast
Ganesh Nana on why NZ needs to move away from an 'ad hoc' immigration policy
Productivity Commission Chairman Ganesh Nana argues that New Zealand needs a major reset of immigration policy
14th Nov 22, 10:05am
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Productivity Commission Chairman Ganesh Nana argues that New Zealand needs a major reset of immigration policy
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RBNZ says tool restricting home buyers' debt-to-income ratio could be ready to go in March 2024
Reserve Bank outlines design plans for tool it could enforce on banks to limit the debt-to-income ratio of home buyers
10th Nov 22, 1:54pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Reserve Bank outlines design plans for tool it could enforce on banks to limit the debt-to-income ratio of home buyers
BNZ not seeing stress in home loan book 'at all' after big slowdown in lending growth
CEO Dan Huggins says BNZ's conservative approach to housing lending means borrowers are handling mortgage rate increases well so far
10th Nov 22, 7:52am
by Gareth Vaughan
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CEO Dan Huggins says BNZ's conservative approach to housing lending means borrowers are handling mortgage rate increases well so far
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BNZ CEO predicts 'more New Zealanders are going to find it tough' as bank posts record profit
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BNZ annual profit tops $1.4 billion as income, lending and net interest margins rise. Completes quadruple of record annual profit for big 4 banks
9th Nov 22, 10:38am
by Gareth Vaughan
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BNZ annual profit tops $1.4 billion as income, lending and net interest margins rise. Completes quadruple of record annual profit for big 4 banks
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Ministry of Justice suggests a rethink on introducing a beneficial ownership register for trusts
Nine years after the Law Commission rejected the idea, the Ministry of Justice recommends reconsidering a beneficial ownership register for trusts
8th Nov 22, 12:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Nine years after the Law Commission rejected the idea, the Ministry of Justice recommends reconsidering a beneficial ownership register for trusts
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Westpac NZ CEO expects RBNZ enforced liquidity overlay gone within months
Westpac NZ's RBNZ-imposed extra liquidity requirement halved after progress since breach of regulator's liquidity policy
8th Nov 22, 7:43am
by Gareth Vaughan
Westpac NZ's RBNZ-imposed extra liquidity requirement halved after progress since breach of regulator's liquidity policy
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Westpac NZ CEO says recent home buyers who've bought for long-term 'shouldn't be worried'
[updated]
Westpac NZ annual profit tops $1 billion helped by gain from sale of Westpac Life & impairment write-backs
7th Nov 22, 10:25am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Westpac NZ annual profit tops $1 billion helped by gain from sale of Westpac Life & impairment write-backs
Of Interest podcast
Martien Lubberink on why banks love housing so much
Victoria University's Martien Lubberink on why housing dominates bank lending and why this is unlikely to change anytime soon
6th Nov 22, 6:00am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Victoria University's Martien Lubberink on why housing dominates bank lending and why this is unlikely to change anytime soon
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Are bank stress tests bunkum?
Gareth Vaughan outlines why he takes Reserve Bank stress testing of New Zealand banks with a dollop of salt
5th Nov 22, 9:12am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Gareth Vaughan outlines why he takes Reserve Bank stress testing of New Zealand banks with a dollop of salt
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Buy now pay later service provider Openpay cops a formal anti-money laundering warning
Department of Internal Affairs says Openpay failed to establish, implement or maintain an AML/CFT programme
4th Nov 22, 9:37am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Department of Internal Affairs says Openpay failed to establish, implement or maintain an AML/CFT programme
Buy now pay later transactions to be treated as consumer credit contracts as government moves to regulate
[updated]
Buy now pay later sector to be brought under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act. Sector's merchant service fees to be 'monitored'
2nd Nov 22, 2:30pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Buy now pay later sector to be brought under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act. Sector's merchant service fees to be 'monitored'
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Reserve Bank of Australia lifts cash rate 25 basis points, sees inflation peaking around 8%
Reserve Bank of Australia hikes cash rate to 2.85%, says Aussie wage growth 'remains lower than in many other advanced economies'
1st Nov 22, 4:40pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Reserve Bank of Australia hikes cash rate to 2.85%, says Aussie wage growth 'remains lower than in many other advanced economies'
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Cyber-attack features in banks' annual Reserve Bank solvency stress test for first time
Reserve Bank's bank stress testing, modelling stagflation scenario, features high interest rates for first time since 2014 & includes cyber-attack for first time
1st Nov 22, 2:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Reserve Bank's bank stress testing, modelling stagflation scenario, features high interest rates for first time since 2014 & includes cyber-attack for first time
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RBNZ warns property owners may see a fall in values in flood zones as risk understanding improves & is priced into the housing market
Reserve Bank sees potential for more risk to banks & property owners from river & surface water flooding than coastal flooding
1st Nov 22, 11:37am
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Reserve Bank sees potential for more risk to banks & property owners from river & surface water flooding than coastal flooding
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ANZ NZ likely to make call on government's proposed Business Growth Fund within the next few months
ANZ NZ probing whether sufficient demand exists for government's proposed Business Growth Fund
31st Oct 22, 11:56am
by Gareth Vaughan
ANZ NZ probing whether sufficient demand exists for government's proposed Business Growth Fund
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Comment on deposit pricing from group CEO highlights ANZ's market power in NZ
ANZ Group CEO Shayne Elliott says ANZ NZ doesn't have to offer the best deposit rates so it doesn't
29th Oct 22, 6:00am
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ Group CEO Shayne Elliott says ANZ NZ doesn't have to offer the best deposit rates so it doesn't
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NZ dollar slips to world's 14th most traded currency
NZ dollar drops four places to world's 14th most traded currency after 12 years in 10th place
28th Oct 22, 9:49am
by Gareth Vaughan
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NZ dollar drops four places to world's 14th most traded currency after 12 years in 10th place
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Worldline NZ pushes dual-network debit cards and least-cost routing
Worldline NZ calls for NZ to mimic Australia by giving merchants the ability to route dual-network debit card transactions to the lowest cost network
28th Oct 22, 5:00am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Worldline NZ calls for NZ to mimic Australia by giving merchants the ability to route dual-network debit card transactions to the lowest cost network
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ANZ NZ to increase mortgage serviceability test rate above 8%
[updated]
ANZ NZ CEO Antonia Watson says bank's monitoring mortgage borrowers whose ability to repay was tested at 5.8% last year
27th Oct 22, 2:47pm
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ANZ NZ CEO Antonia Watson says bank's monitoring mortgage borrowers whose ability to repay was tested at 5.8% last year
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ANZ NZ annual profit smashes through $2 billion for the first time
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ANZ NZ annual profit surges 20% boosted by rising income and hedging gains
27th Oct 22, 10:05am
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ NZ annual profit surges 20% boosted by rising income and hedging gains
Of Interest podcast
Rebecca Ingram on why the tourism restart is not just a matter of flicking a switch
Tourism Industry Aotearoa's Chief Executive on the challenges of resuming overseas tourism and striving to be regenerative
26th Oct 22, 10:05am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Tourism Industry Aotearoa's Chief Executive on the challenges of resuming overseas tourism and striving to be regenerative
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ANZ NZ 'could well surprise to the upside'
Eyes on net interest margins as ANZ, Westpac and NAB/BNZ annual results swing into focus
26th Oct 22, 8:00am
by Gareth Vaughan
Eyes on net interest margins as ANZ, Westpac and NAB/BNZ annual results swing into focus
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Heartland Group on why it wants to change the ownership structure for Heartland Bank
Why the Heartland Group wants to place Heartland Bank under an Australian non-operating holding company
25th Oct 22, 7:43am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Why the Heartland Group wants to place Heartland Bank under an Australian non-operating holding company
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Government unveils terms of reference for NZ energy strategy
Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods unveils terms of reference for energy strategy to support a net-zero 2050
21st Oct 22, 1:13pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods unveils terms of reference for energy strategy to support a net-zero 2050
Of Interest podcast
Jeremy Muir on why there's no silver bullet law for the crypto & blockchain industry
Select committee cryptocurrency inquiry adviser Jeremy Muir on what may come out of the inquiry, what the local industry is up to & the battle over the future of money
20th Oct 22, 2:02pm
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Select committee cryptocurrency inquiry adviser Jeremy Muir on what may come out of the inquiry, what the local industry is up to & the battle over the future of money