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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 7 months

Latest articles

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Waiving fees on low equity mortgage lending 'competition in action'
ANZ NZ CEO Antonia Watson says the housing market's 'especially competitive' at the moment, at least in part due to low volumes of new loans
9th Nov 24, 8:45am
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ NZ CEO Antonia Watson says the housing market's 'especially competitive' at the moment, at least in part due to low volumes of new loans
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More work to do to convince people the big banks are competitive and not too profitable, BNZ boss says
Big banks 'haven't yet done a good enough job' persuading people NZ banking is competitive and their profits aren't too high, BNZ CEO Dan Huggins says
8th Nov 24, 10:17am
by Gareth Vaughan
Big banks 'haven't yet done a good enough job' persuading people NZ banking is competitive and their profits aren't too high, BNZ CEO Dan Huggins says
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ANZ NZ CEO sees 'a sense of cautious optimism surrounding NZ's economic future'
[updated]
ANZ NZ annual profit drops 2% as net interest margin falls while expenses and hedging losses rise
8th Nov 24, 10:03am
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ NZ annual profit drops 2% as net interest margin falls while expenses and hedging losses rise
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'Maverick and banking don't correlate particularly well'
Rabobank NZ CEO tells MPs 'we're doing our bit to create competition in the New Zealand market'
7th Nov 24, 11:59am
by Gareth Vaughan
Rabobank NZ CEO tells MPs 'we're doing our bit to create competition in the New Zealand market'
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Westpac NZ has 'plenty of appetite and plenty of headroom to support the productive sector'
Westpac NZ CEO Catherine McGrath says any possible bank profit tax 'not on the top of my list of things that I can do anything about'
5th Nov 24, 9:14am
by Gareth Vaughan
Westpac NZ CEO Catherine McGrath says any possible bank profit tax 'not on the top of my list of things that I can do anything about'
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Westpac NZ annual profit rises 16%; sees a quarter of fixed home loan customers on lower rates by year's end
[updated]
Annual profit up for Westpac NZ as income rises and loan impairments fall
4th Nov 24, 10:33am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Annual profit up for Westpac NZ as income rises and loan impairments fall
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Fletcher Building's Winstone Wallboards to 'vigorously defend' Commerce Commission court case
Commerce Commission takes GIB manufacturer Winstone Wallboards to court alleging anti-competitive conduct 
1st Nov 24, 12:40pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Commerce Commission takes GIB manufacturer Winstone Wallboards to court alleging anti-competitive conduct 
alcopops
The 'alcopops of debt' the most common first credit experience
[updated]
Buy now, pay later the most common first-time path to credit/debt
1st Nov 24, 5:00am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Buy now, pay later the most common first-time path to credit/debt
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Business credit defaults and liquidations on the rise
Company liquidations hit highest monthly level in a decade, Centrix says
1st Nov 24, 5:00am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Company liquidations hit highest monthly level in a decade, Centrix says
Share buyback increases expected from big Australasian banks
Big four Australasian banks expected to deliver 'another uneventful reporting season'
31st Oct 24, 9:11am
by Gareth Vaughan
Big four Australasian banks expected to deliver 'another uneventful reporting season'
Heartland remains reticent on providing earnings guidance
Heartland Group to 'rationalise' non-strategic assets, says economy still too volatile for it to provide earnings guidance
30th Oct 24, 1:42pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Heartland Group to 'rationalise' non-strategic assets, says economy still too volatile for it to provide earnings guidance
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RBNZ expects to be called before parliamentary banking inquiry
No date set yet, but Reserve Bank staff expected to appear before parliamentary banking inquiry
30th Oct 24, 9:54am
by Gareth Vaughan
No date set yet, but Reserve Bank staff expected to appear before parliamentary banking inquiry
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Treasury floats 3 options for boosting Kiwibank's capital
Issuing debt, tapping 3rd party investors or an IPO touted as ways for the Government to boost Kiwibank's capital and thus its competitive position
28th Oct 24, 8:00am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Issuing debt, tapping 3rd party investors or an IPO touted as ways for the Government to boost Kiwibank's capital and thus its competitive position
Risk management
Exciting bank competition developments may come with more risk
Whilst the push for greater bank competition is good news, it may also come with increased risk
28th Oct 24, 6:00am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Whilst the push for greater bank competition is good news, it may also come with increased risk
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'A sombre return to reality' for consumer confidence
Consumer confidence fell in October amid job security fears against backdrop of interest rate cut flow through lag, ANZ Roy Morgan survey says
25th Oct 24, 10:38am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Consumer confidence fell in October amid job security fears against backdrop of interest rate cut flow through lag, ANZ Roy Morgan survey says
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And so it begins
Wind it up, loans without climate change conditions, cost of & return on capital, up like a rocket & down like a feather, Antonia Watson's very confusing remuneration, milking farmers, excess profit tax & other tales from the parliamentary banking inquiry
24th Oct 24, 9:18am
by Gareth Vaughan
Wind it up, loans without climate change conditions, cost of & return on capital, up like a rocket & down like a feather, Antonia Watson's very confusing remuneration, milking farmers, excess profit tax & other tales from the parliamentary banking inquiry
AML
New AML/CFT levy won't be introduced before 2027
Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says new AML/CFT regime will be better placed to respond to emerging money-laundering risks
24th Oct 24, 9:07am
by Gareth Vaughan
Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says new AML/CFT regime will be better placed to respond to emerging money-laundering risks
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Government moving to sole AML supervisor to be funded by levies
[updated]
RBNZ & FMA to be stripped of anti-money laundering supervisory roles with DIA to be sole supervisor,  Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says
23rd Oct 24, 10:03am
by Gareth Vaughan
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RBNZ & FMA to be stripped of anti-money laundering supervisory roles with DIA to be sole supervisor,  Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says
Beehive money swirl
Record demand for NZ government bond issue
NZDM says total book size for $5 billion government bond issue exceeded $23.9 billion
22nd Oct 24, 3:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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NZDM says total book size for $5 billion government bond issue exceeded $23.9 billion
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Banking standard for securitisation sought
Citing Resimac & Bluestone withdrawals from NZ, securitisation lobby group pushes for help for non-bank lending institutions
22nd Oct 24, 9:30am
by Gareth Vaughan
Citing Resimac & Bluestone withdrawals from NZ, securitisation lobby group pushes for help for non-bank lending institutions
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Let the political theatre begin
New Zealand gets its chance for some Australian-style bank political theatre
22nd Oct 24, 6:00am
by Gareth Vaughan
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New Zealand gets its chance for some Australian-style bank political theatre
Privacy v scammers, what and how much information should banks be able to share?
Westpac NZ CEO Catherine McGrath highlights tension between privacy and fighting scammers
19th Oct 24, 9:00am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Westpac NZ CEO Catherine McGrath highlights tension between privacy and fighting scammers
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Rural banking market competitive but barriers to entry significant, Rabobank says
Rabobank NZ bemoans big 4 banks' capital advantage, says farmers need to operate within planetary boundaries in bank competition submission
18th Oct 24, 6:30am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Rabobank NZ bemoans big 4 banks' capital advantage, says farmers need to operate within planetary boundaries in bank competition submission
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Big 4 bank CEOs weigh in on bank lending & profits; 'It's in our interest to lend money to people who can pay it back at the right price'
What would constitute a fantastic outcome for BNZ CEO Dan Huggins, ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt on the human toll of having too much debt & other tales from a bank CEO discussion
16th Oct 24, 4:45pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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What would constitute a fantastic outcome for BNZ CEO Dan Huggins, ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt on the human toll of having too much debt & other tales from a bank CEO discussion
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Andrew Coleman on swapping NZ's gas guzzling Holden government retirement income system for an EV
Andrew Coleman explains why and how he believes NZ's government retirement income system should be changed
11th Oct 24, 9:15am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Andrew Coleman explains why and how he believes NZ's government retirement income system should be changed