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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

dti
RBNZ's DTI framework includes $1k minimum for borrowers' debt
Reserve Bank details rules for income, debt, 'complex lending' & more in its debt-to-income restrictions
by Gareth Vaughan
Reserve Bank details rules for income, debt, 'complex lending' & more in its debt-to-income restrictions
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US regulator's case against Binance highlights challenges of overseeing a regulation-shy cross border company
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission takes on Binance over it allegedly running 'a calculated strategy of regulatory arbitrage for commercial benefit'
by Gareth Vaughan
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US Commodity Futures Trading Commission takes on Binance over it allegedly running 'a calculated strategy of regulatory arbitrage for commercial benefit'
Cows
The mitigation technologies that could 'make a big hole' in NZ livestock methane emissions
The Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Consortium's Mark Aspin on the journey to reduce methane emissions from farm animals
by Gareth Vaughan
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The Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Consortium's Mark Aspin on the journey to reduce methane emissions from farm animals
insurance
NZ insurance sector suffers major drop in annual profit
Investment losses push insurers' profit down despite increase in gross earned premiums
by Gareth Vaughan
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Investment losses push insurers' profit down despite increase in gross earned premiums
cp
Westpac NZ moving away from 'cash profit' reporting
Is the tide turning on big banks' use of a profit metric that's 'a creature of bank management's own creativity?'
by Gareth Vaughan
Is the tide turning on big banks' use of a profit metric that's 'a creature of bank management's own creativity?'
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Latitude details mass theft of customer & applicant personal information in cyber attack
[updated]
Latitude Financial says millions of driver's licence details & details from tens of thousands of passports pilfered in cyber attack
by Gareth Vaughan
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Latitude Financial says millions of driver's licence details & details from tens of thousands of passports pilfered in cyber attack
A weekend Top 5: Credit Suisse ruins St Patrick's Day, an unwanted trifecta, personal bank accounts at the central bank & more
Gareth Vaughan on Credit Suisse & the trinity, banks as government contractors, an unwanted trifecta, choosing class war over financial stability, and personal bank accounts at the central bank
by Gareth Vaughan
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Gareth Vaughan on Credit Suisse & the trinity, banks as government contractors, an unwanted trifecta, choosing class war over financial stability, and personal bank accounts at the central bank
swiss
'AT1 instruments may be subject to loss'
RBNZ says NZ banks' Additional Tier 1 capital bonds are 'going-concern capital' & may be subject to loss if the bank issuer gets into serious trouble
by Gareth Vaughan
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RBNZ says NZ banks' Additional Tier 1 capital bonds are 'going-concern capital' & may be subject to loss if the bank issuer gets into serious trouble
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Cyclone Gabrielle insurance claims top 40k, worth about $890m, ICNZ says
[updated]
More than half the value of $890m worth of Cyclone Gabrielle insurance claims to date come from Hawke's Bay
by Gareth Vaughan
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More than half the value of $890m worth of Cyclone Gabrielle insurance claims to date come from Hawke's Bay
inflation
Bill Rosenberg on how to measure household inflation better than the CPI does
The Consumers Price Index is designed for the RBNZ meaning the Household Living-Costs Price Index is a better measure of how inflation impacts NZ households, Bill Rosenberg argues
by Gareth Vaughan
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The Consumers Price Index is designed for the RBNZ meaning the Household Living-Costs Price Index is a better measure of how inflation impacts NZ households, Bill Rosenberg argues
oip
Anthony Healy on how a business growth fund partnership between banks & the Government works
Australian Business Growth Fund CEO Anthony Healy explains why he believes an equivalent fund would work in New Zealand
by Gareth Vaughan
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Australian Business Growth Fund CEO Anthony Healy explains why he believes an equivalent fund would work in New Zealand
KC
Two ex-Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority employees found guilty of corruption in SFO case
SFO Director Karen Chang highlights need for strong controls in use of public money for post-disaster rebuild after CERA corruption case
by Gareth Vaughan
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SFO Director Karen Chang highlights need for strong controls in use of public money for post-disaster rebuild after CERA corruption case
Auckland street
Urban green space is infrastructure just as important as pipes and roads, Simon Upton argues
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton sets out the case for protecting green space against the backdrop of 'irreversible' densification of NZ cities
by Gareth Vaughan
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Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton sets out the case for protecting green space against the backdrop of 'irreversible' densification of NZ cities
Building Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme would cost $15.7 billion, Energy & Resources Minister says
Government puts massive price tag on potential Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme to tackle dry year problem & wean NZ electricity off fossil fuels
by Gareth Vaughan
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Government puts massive price tag on potential Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme to tackle dry year problem & wean NZ electricity off fossil fuels
FiveBanksStory
Average employee pay higher at Kiwibank than the big 4 Aussie owned banks
Labour market pressures hit banks as annual personnel costs rise almost $250 million
by Gareth Vaughan
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Labour market pressures hit banks as annual personnel costs rise almost $250 million
bnz
BNZ says fee cull to save customers $6 million annually
BNZ claims NZ banking first by ending international payment fees and overseas bank charges for online transactions
by Gareth Vaughan
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BNZ claims NZ banking first by ending international payment fees and overseas bank charges for online transactions
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Banks enjoy 'very good year' after 'positioning their businesses to benefit in a rising interest rate market'
KPMG's annual banking sector review showing profits topping $7 billion likely to add to calls for bank competition probe
by Gareth Vaughan
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KPMG's annual banking sector review showing profits topping $7 billion likely to add to calls for bank competition probe
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Food price inflation hits 12%, its highest annual increase since 1989
[updated]
Food prices surged at an annual rate of 12% in February with rises across all the broad food categories Statistics NZ measures
by Gareth Vaughan
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Food prices surged at an annual rate of 12% in February with rises across all the broad food categories Statistics NZ measures
A weekend Top 5: Excuseflation, tech v methane, Dickensian law & Cathie Wood's fees
Gareth Vaughan on excuseflation, pure self interest in reducing livestock methane emissions, Dickensian law in Arkansas, & good work if you can get it
by Gareth Vaughan
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Gareth Vaughan on excuseflation, pure self interest in reducing livestock methane emissions, Dickensian law in Arkansas, & good work if you can get it
Could non-bank deposit takers gain access to a RBNZ settlement account?
RBNZ points non-bank deposit takers grumpy about a lack of liquidity access to its settlement account access review
by Gareth Vaughan
RBNZ points non-bank deposit takers grumpy about a lack of liquidity access to its settlement account access review
new Kiwibank branding
Kiwibank lifts rates paid to savers for notice saver and online call products
Kiwibank pushes interest rate paid on 90 Day Notice Saver up 65 basis points
by Gareth Vaughan
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Kiwibank pushes interest rate paid on 90 Day Notice Saver up 65 basis points
Plans for government-bank Business Growth Fund for SMEs still bubbling away
Economic Development Minister Stuart Nash expects banks to be in a position to decide whether to invest in fund alongside government supporting SMEs 'in the near future'
by Gareth Vaughan
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Economic Development Minister Stuart Nash expects banks to be in a position to decide whether to invest in fund alongside government supporting SMEs 'in the near future'
DB
Dan Brunskill joins interest.co.nz as parliamentary reporter
New interest.co.nz journalist Dan Brunskill set for big year as election looms
by Gareth Vaughan
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New interest.co.nz journalist Dan Brunskill set for big year as election looms
fatcat
How the RBNZ, Payments NZ & the Government have contributed to holding back competition in NZ banking
Against the backdrop of a possible Commerce Commission probe into banking competition, Gareth Vaughan looks at how the actions & inactions of NZ authorities have helped maintain the dominance of the big four banks
by Gareth Vaughan
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Against the backdrop of a possible Commerce Commission probe into banking competition, Gareth Vaughan looks at how the actions & inactions of NZ authorities have helped maintain the dominance of the big four banks
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Podcast: Was the buy now pay later fintech revolution ever much more than smoke and mirrors?
Grant Halverson on the rise and fall of the buy now pay later sector and what the future may hold for it
by Gareth Vaughan
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Grant Halverson on the rise and fall of the buy now pay later sector and what the future may hold for it