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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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Ex-ASB executive Catherine McGrath named new CEO of Westpac NZ
Westpac NZ appoints former ASB executive Catherine McGrath as its new CEO
24th Sep 21, 10:10am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Westpac NZ appoints former ASB executive Catherine McGrath as its new CEO
Thursday's Covid-19 update: 15 community Covid-19 cases
Ministry of Health reports 15 community Covid-19 cases with all in Auckland
23rd Sep 21, 1:00pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Ministry of Health reports 15 community Covid-19 cases with all in Auckland
Banks continue increasing housing lending as a share of total lending
NZ banks' housing lending continues rising as a percentage of their overall lending as business and agriculture lending heads in the opposite direction
23rd Sep 21, 9:40am
by Gareth Vaughan
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NZ banks' housing lending continues rising as a percentage of their overall lending as business and agriculture lending heads in the opposite direction
Why the World Bank binning its Doing Business survey is problematic for the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
A red faced World Bank dumps the 'Doing Business' report NZ's MBIE cherishes and uses as a performance measure
22nd Sep 21, 7:18am
by Gareth Vaughan
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A red faced World Bank dumps the 'Doing Business' report NZ's MBIE cherishes and uses as a performance measure
Sam Knowles, Rob Hamilton joining Westpac NZ board
Former Kiwibank boss Sam Knowles and ex-investment banker Rob Hamilton join Westpac NZ board
20th Sep 21, 1:32pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Former Kiwibank boss Sam Knowles and ex-investment banker Rob Hamilton join Westpac NZ board
How Afterpay-Square threatens banks
Three threats to Australasian banks from Afterpay's acquisition by Square
18th Sep 21, 10:03am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Three threats to Australasian banks from Afterpay's acquisition by Square
Top 5: The danger from African Covid variants, Deutsche Bank's 'pot, kettle black' moment & more
Gareth Vaughan on the danger from African Covid variants, Deutsche Bank's 'pot, kettle black' moment, Elizabeth Warren v Wells Fargo, household debt on the march & the buyers of long-term NZ government debt
17th Sep 21, 10:08am
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Gareth Vaughan on the danger from African Covid variants, Deutsche Bank's 'pot, kettle black' moment, Elizabeth Warren v Wells Fargo, household debt on the march & the buyers of long-term NZ government debt
Thursday's Covid-19 update: 13 new community cases. Bloomfield wants vaccination rate 'at or above' 90%
Ministry of Health reports 13 new community Covid-19 cases, all in Auckland, health officials following up with truck driver with Covid who traveled south from Auckland
16th Sep 21, 1:00pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Ministry of Health reports 13 new community Covid-19 cases, all in Auckland, health officials following up with truck driver with Covid who traveled south from Auckland
ANZ NZ increasing one to three-year fixed-term mortgage rates
ANZ pushes one-year, 18-month, two-year and three-year fixed-term mortgages rates higher
16th Sep 21, 7:41am
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ pushes one-year, 18-month, two-year and three-year fixed-term mortgages rates higher
Gibraltar
A task for the new FMA CEO; Look out for the little guys
Gareth Vaughan hopes the Financial Markets Authority under its incoming CEO will stand up for the little guys, the ma and pa retail investors, and not be too tied up with the big end of town
15th Sep 21, 3:00pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Gareth Vaughan hopes the Financial Markets Authority under its incoming CEO will stand up for the little guys, the ma and pa retail investors, and not be too tied up with the big end of town
Aussie banks offering borrowers 35% to 65% more debt than global peer banks
Aussie parents of NZ's major banks prepared to lend mortgage borrowers up to seven times gross income, which is more than UK, Canadian, Swedish and US banks will lend
14th Sep 21, 6:13pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Aussie parents of NZ's major banks prepared to lend mortgage borrowers up to seven times gross income, which is more than UK, Canadian, Swedish and US banks will lend
'The reality is there is no finishing line for Covid'
New Zealand can take ideas and lessons for the Covid-19 path ahead from other small, developed countries such as Singapore, Denmark and Israel, David Skilling says
14th Sep 21, 3:15pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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New Zealand can take ideas and lessons for the Covid-19 path ahead from other small, developed countries such as Singapore, Denmark and Israel, David Skilling says
More than $12 billion of investor interest in 30-year government bond
Government to borrow $3 billion in 30-year bond issue after receiving more than $12 billion worth of investor interest
14th Sep 21, 1:57pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Government to borrow $3 billion in 30-year bond issue after receiving more than $12 billion worth of investor interest
Central banks urged to 'roll up their sleeves & accelerate work' on central bank digital currencies
Bank for International Settlements pushes central banks to get cracking with central bank digital currencies as Moody's warns they could be a credit negative for banks
13th Sep 21, 3:30pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Bank for International Settlements pushes central banks to get cracking with central bank digital currencies as Moody's warns they could be a credit negative for banks
Ex-CEO of Gibraltar's financial regulator to take the helm at the FMA with FMA confident Gibraltar employment matter raises no issues of concern
Samantha Barrass, who has financial markets regulation experience in Gibraltar and Britain, named new Financial Markets Authority CEO. FMA confident Gibraltar employment matter raises no issues of concern
13th Sep 21, 12:30pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Samantha Barrass, who has financial markets regulation experience in Gibraltar and Britain, named new Financial Markets Authority CEO. FMA confident Gibraltar employment matter raises no issues of concern
Government debt manager to price 30-year bond this week
Government to borrow up to $3 billion in 30-year bond issue, which will be its longest-term debt on issue
13th Sep 21, 11:02am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Government to borrow up to $3 billion in 30-year bond issue, which will be its longest-term debt on issue
SMEs will be able to take banks to dispute resolution schemes under govt's proposed merchant service fee regulation
Small businesses could report banks to dispute resolution schemes and consumers take merchants to the Commerce Commission under the Government's proposals to regulate merchant service fees
11th Sep 21, 9:31am
by Gareth Vaughan
Small businesses could report banks to dispute resolution schemes and consumers take merchants to the Commerce Commission under the Government's proposals to regulate merchant service fees
Friday's Covid-19 update: 11 new community cases, all in Auckland
Eleven new community Covid-19 cases reported on Friday, all in Auckland. Business resurgence support payments announced
10th Sep 21, 1:00pm
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Eleven new community Covid-19 cases reported on Friday, all in Auckland. Business resurgence support payments announced
The 'optional' pandemic in the land of the free
Patrick Watson of Mauldin Economics describes what life is like in the United States where a chasm has emerged between those vaccinated against Covid-19 and those choosing not to be. Are there lessons for NZ?
10th Sep 21, 10:01am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Patrick Watson of Mauldin Economics describes what life is like in the United States where a chasm has emerged between those vaccinated against Covid-19 and those choosing not to be. Are there lessons for NZ?
Govt's retail payments regulation to 'designate' Visa & Mastercard, regulate surcharging
Government details more of its retail payments regulation plans including formal designation under law for Visa & Mastercard's networks, and regulating surcharging
10th Sep 21, 8:15am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Government details more of its retail payments regulation plans including formal designation under law for Visa & Mastercard's networks, and regulating surcharging
Credit contracts legislation delayed due to return of Covid-19 to the community
Government delaying start of the Credit Contracts Legislation Amendment Act by two months due to community battle with Covid-19
9th Sep 21, 5:25pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Government delaying start of the Credit Contracts Legislation Amendment Act by two months due to community battle with Covid-19
RBNZ says review of liquidity policy for banks suggests 'widespread underinvestment' in banks' systems & frameworks
Reserve Bank says thematic review of banks' compliance with its liquidity policy highlights gaps in banks’ liquidity risk management frameworks
9th Sep 21, 11:25am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Reserve Bank says thematic review of banks' compliance with its liquidity policy highlights gaps in banks’ liquidity risk management frameworks
CERT NZ says DDoS attack targeting NZ entities
Government cyber security agency CERT NZ says a distributed denial of service attack is targeting a number of New Zealand organisations
8th Sep 21, 1:00pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Government cyber security agency CERT NZ says a distributed denial of service attack is targeting a number of New Zealand organisations
Top 5: NFTs, making supply chain management sexy, cloth masks v Delta, Aussie state v state & Covid shaking the world's economy
Gareth Vaughan on NFTs, Covid-19 making supply chain management sexy, cloth masks v Delta, Aussie state v state & how Covid shook the world's economy
8th Sep 21, 10:08am
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Gareth Vaughan on NFTs, Covid-19 making supply chain management sexy, cloth masks v Delta, Aussie state v state & how Covid shook the world's economy
Steve Keen on Covid-19 supply chain problems highlighting 'the fragility' of globalisation
Mainstream economics critic Steve Keen says Covid-19 has exposed the fragility of globalisation and countries like New Zealand should look to boost domestic manufacturing
8th Sep 21, 7:30am
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Mainstream economics critic Steve Keen says Covid-19 has exposed the fragility of globalisation and countries like New Zealand should look to boost domestic manufacturing