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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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Why a central bank and prudential regulator ignoring climate change would be negligence
Gareth Vaughan says of all the recent criticisms of the RBNZ, the hardest one to understand is the charge that it shouldn't take an interest in climate change
2nd Aug 22, 2:48pm
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Gareth Vaughan says of all the recent criticisms of the RBNZ, the hardest one to understand is the charge that it shouldn't take an interest in climate change
Of Interest podcast
With high inflation & central banks hiking rates, why are financial markets pricing in interest rate cuts?
BNZ Interest Rate Strategist Nick Smyth explains how financial markets are behaving in a recessionary manner
31st Jul 22, 11:10am
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BNZ Interest Rate Strategist Nick Smyth explains how financial markets are behaving in a recessionary manner
Politics + monetary policy = a political schmozzle?
Gareth Vaughan argues politics isn't the reason we should have a review, or inquiry, into the RBNZ's monetary policy response to the Covid-19 pandemic
29th Jul 22, 11:32am
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Gareth Vaughan argues politics isn't the reason we should have a review, or inquiry, into the RBNZ's monetary policy response to the Covid-19 pandemic
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Consumer confidence survey shows inflation expectations easing to their lowest rate in a year
ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index shows slight improvement in July
29th Jul 22, 10:57am
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ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index shows slight improvement in July
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RBNZ won't end Funding for Lending Programme ahead of schedule, says it's working as planned
RBNZ's Funding for Lending Programme staying because commitment to it 'is important to ensure the tool remains credible for future use if required'
28th Jul 22, 10:13am
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RBNZ's Funding for Lending Programme staying because commitment to it 'is important to ensure the tool remains credible for future use if required'
Top 5: The missing profits of nations, the last taboo in central banking, China's debt & more
Gareth Vaughan on the missing profits of nations, the last taboo in central banking, the CBDC threat to ticket clippers, China's 'mountain of non-performing loans,' & the multi-billion dollar global illegal mining industry
26th Jul 22, 10:34am
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Gareth Vaughan on the missing profits of nations, the last taboo in central banking, the CBDC threat to ticket clippers, China's 'mountain of non-performing loans,' & the multi-billion dollar global illegal mining industry
Of Interest podcast
How big a threat is automation to accountants, and how can you attract young people to the profession?
Rick Jones, the NZ Country Head of accounting industry body CPA Australia, on what automation means for the accounting industry
23rd Jul 22, 10:01am
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Rick Jones, the NZ Country Head of accounting industry body CPA Australia, on what automation means for the accounting industry
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How much has each bank borrowed through the RBNZ's Funding for Lending Programme?
ASB the biggest user of the public money on offer via the Reserve Bank's Funding for Lending Programme
22nd Jul 22, 5:00am
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ASB the biggest user of the public money on offer via the Reserve Bank's Funding for Lending Programme
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Mortgage broker Squirrel growing via acquisition & new referral relationship, seeks new capital
Squirrel Mortgages boosting Wellington presence through acquisition of The Home Loan Shop, as it also unveils referral relationship with financial advisor enable.me & seeks capital
21st Jul 22, 7:57am
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Squirrel Mortgages boosting Wellington presence through acquisition of The Home Loan Shop, as it also unveils referral relationship with financial advisor enable.me & seeks capital
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BNZ and Westpac rake in covered bond money
BNZ and Westpac borrow a combined €1.5 billion through covered bond issues
20th Jul 22, 9:45am
by Gareth Vaughan
BNZ and Westpac borrow a combined €1.5 billion through covered bond issues
Of Interest podcast
Tower CEO Blair Turnbull on insurance, climate change & avoiding uninsurable areas
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Tower CEO Blair Turnbull says reinsurers are questioning their down under exposure, he sees a risk of uninsurable areas in the future
14th Jul 22, 10:37am
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Tower CEO Blair Turnbull says reinsurers are questioning their down under exposure, he sees a risk of uninsurable areas in the future
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Incentivise climate change investment by reducing our capital requirements, bankers say
New Zealand Bankers' Association wants to see more detail on the role of finance in the Government's Draft National Adaptation Plan
14th Jul 22, 7:45am
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New Zealand Bankers' Association wants to see more detail on the role of finance in the Government's Draft National Adaptation Plan
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Current high inflation 'characterised by fiscal rather than by monetary dominance'
The Bank for International Settlements, the central banks' bank, says governments are more to blame for high inflation than central banks
12th Jul 22, 3:37pm
by Gareth Vaughan
The Bank for International Settlements, the central banks' bank, says governments are more to blame for high inflation than central banks
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Senior journalist Rebecca Stevenson joins interest.co.nz
New interest.co.nz journalist Rebecca Stevenson to put a spotlight on market dominance in key industries, and much more
11th Jul 22, 1:28pm
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New interest.co.nz journalist Rebecca Stevenson to put a spotlight on market dominance in key industries, and much more
Of Interest podcast
Can NZ have a national supply chain strategy?
Government's plan to develop a comprehensive New Zealand freight and supply chain strategy questioned
9th Jul 22, 9:27am
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Government's plan to develop a comprehensive New Zealand freight and supply chain strategy questioned
Top 5: Covid-induced onshoring, advice for central banks in their inflation fight, Dr Doom & more
Gareth Vaughan on Covid-induced onshoring, advice for central banks in their inflation fight x2, Dr Doom's 'mother of stagflationary debt crises' & why Dutch farmers are revolting
7th Jul 22, 2:07pm
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Gareth Vaughan on Covid-induced onshoring, advice for central banks in their inflation fight x2, Dr Doom's 'mother of stagflationary debt crises' & why Dutch farmers are revolting
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Credit bureau Centrix sees increasing number of people missing debt payments, rising construction liquidations
Centrix monthly credit report highlights a rise in the number of people missing consumer debt payments for 3 straight months & more than 100 construction company liquidations so far in 2022
5th Jul 22, 5:00am
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Centrix monthly credit report highlights a rise in the number of people missing consumer debt payments for 3 straight months & more than 100 construction company liquidations so far in 2022
BNZ spruiks 'market-leading' cashback offer for home loan borrowers
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Banks competing for mortgage borrowers via cashback offers, BNZ talks up its offer
4th Jul 22, 4:13pm
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Banks competing for mortgage borrowers via cashback offers, BNZ talks up its offer
Of Interest podcast
'The everything bubble's popping and property has probably done comparatively well'
Mortgage broker John Bolton explains why he thinks mortgage rates are peaking, what's going on in the housing market, and what this means for the broader economy
2nd Jul 22, 9:40am
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Mortgage broker John Bolton explains why he thinks mortgage rates are peaking, what's going on in the housing market, and what this means for the broader economy
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Co-operative Bank provisions $6.3m for potential CCCFA compliance & remediation costs; TSB too
Co-operative Bank to contact customers about potential remediation for credit contracts & consumer finance law issues later this year
1st Jul 22, 2:56pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Co-operative Bank to contact customers about potential remediation for credit contracts & consumer finance law issues later this year
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KPMG sees tougher times ahead for banks despite another quarter of record profit
Banks' loan provisioning on the rise as the economic picture darkens, KPMG's latest quarterly Financial Institutions Performance Survey says
29th Jun 22, 10:45am
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Banks' loan provisioning on the rise as the economic picture darkens, KPMG's latest quarterly Financial Institutions Performance Survey says
Of Interest podcast
'I would not underestimate the challenge humanity faces in decarbonising our livelihoods & lifestyles'
Climate Change Commission Chairman Rod Carr on tackling climate change in an inflationary world, and what's needed from government fiscal policy & RBNZ monetary policy to do so
28th Jun 22, 1:22pm
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Climate Change Commission Chairman Rod Carr on tackling climate change in an inflationary world, and what's needed from government fiscal policy & RBNZ monetary policy to do so
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The picture darkens for the Aussie parents of NZ's major banks
Macquarie analysts reduce their target prices for the shares of the Australian parents of New Zealand's big four banks
28th Jun 22, 9:24am
by Gareth Vaughan
Macquarie analysts reduce their target prices for the shares of the Australian parents of New Zealand's big four banks
A long weekend Top 5 including oil & hubris, the Fed & the causes of inflation, NZ No. 1 for property risk & more
Gareth Vaughan on oil & hubris, how the US could lose the new cold war, can central banks fix the causes of inflation, Vladimir Putin's rich friends, a new take on local politics & NZ's property risk
24th Jun 22, 9:15am
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Gareth Vaughan on oil & hubris, how the US could lose the new cold war, can central banks fix the causes of inflation, Vladimir Putin's rich friends, a new take on local politics & NZ's property risk
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Central banks' crypto schadenfreude
The central banks' bank puts the boot into the beleaguered cryptocurrency industry and talks up the role of central banks in the future of the monetary system
22nd Jun 22, 5:00am
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The central banks' bank puts the boot into the beleaguered cryptocurrency industry and talks up the role of central banks in the future of the monetary system