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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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15 years 10 months

Latest articles

FMA CEO Rob Everett leaving after seven years
Financial Markets Authority CEO Rob Everett to depart in September, executive recruitment company hired to help find successor
16th Mar 21, 10:19am
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Financial Markets Authority CEO Rob Everett to depart in September, executive recruitment company hired to help find successor
Why we should reframe the discussion on government spending
Gareth Vaughan looks at a rare occurrence of the National Party and the E tū union being on the same side against the Labour government, and why we should reframe the discussion on government spending
14th Mar 21, 6:01am
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Gareth Vaughan looks at a rare occurrence of the National Party and the E tū union being on the same side against the Labour government, and why we should reframe the discussion on government spending
IRD warns against avoiding 39% tax rate
Inland Revenue says it'll 'take the necessary action' against high income earners trying to avoid the new 39% tax rate
12th Mar 21, 11:26am
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Inland Revenue says it'll 'take the necessary action' against high income earners trying to avoid the new 39% tax rate
Top 5: Negative interest rates, inflation, financial transaction taxes & shipping containers
Gareth Vaughan on whether negative interest rates work, the case for financial transactions taxes, shipping container shortages, Niall Ferguson & Andy Haldane's inflation concerns
12th Mar 21, 9:42am
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Gareth Vaughan on whether negative interest rates work, the case for financial transactions taxes, shipping container shortages, Niall Ferguson & Andy Haldane's inflation concerns
Basecorp Finance borrows $250 mln through RMBS issue
Non-bank mortgage lender Basecorp Finance borrowing $250 million through an issue of residential mortgage backed securities as it eyes ongoing growth
11th Mar 21, 8:00am
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Non-bank mortgage lender Basecorp Finance borrowing $250 million through an issue of residential mortgage backed securities as it eyes ongoing growth
ANZ, KiwiSaver managers & others commit $51m to community housing investment
Community Finance seeks $100 million to fund a community housing project offering investors interest rates north of 2%
9th Mar 21, 3:20pm
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Community Finance seeks $100 million to fund a community housing project offering investors interest rates north of 2%
HSBC names new New Zealand CEO
Burcu Senel, who has worked for HSBC for 15 years, is named as the bank's new New Zealand CEO
8th Mar 21, 9:59am
by Gareth Vaughan
Burcu Senel, who has worked for HSBC for 15 years, is named as the bank's new New Zealand CEO
Is peer-to-peer lending a flop in New Zealand?
Gareth Vaughan looks at the slow burn that is the New Zealand peer to peer lending sector and ponders whether the one time hot new thing in financial services can be considered a flop
6th Mar 21, 9:34am
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Gareth Vaughan looks at the slow burn that is the New Zealand peer to peer lending sector and ponders whether the one time hot new thing in financial services can be considered a flop
Guns for hire
'Gun for hire' director sentenced to community detention & community work
Pegasus Markets director Michael Reps sentenced to community detention and community work in FMA prosecution, and can't serve as the director of a NZ financial services provider for five years
3rd Mar 21, 4:46pm
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Pegasus Markets director Michael Reps sentenced to community detention and community work in FMA prosecution, and can't serve as the director of a NZ financial services provider for five years
Banking Ombudsman launches whistle-blower service for bank staff, publishes individual bank complaints data
Banking Ombudsman Nicola Sladden says new whistle-blowing service offers bank staff 'a safe and independent channel to sing out and raise concerns'
3rd Mar 21, 3:28pm
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Banking Ombudsman Nicola Sladden says new whistle-blowing service offers bank staff 'a safe and independent channel to sing out and raise concerns'
Recent big bank reporting season 'one of the most upbeat we have seen for many years'
The good times are rolling again for the big Australasian banks and their shareholders, helped by lower term deposit rates
3rd Mar 21, 2:15pm
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The good times are rolling again for the big Australasian banks and their shareholders, helped by lower term deposit rates
Aussie buy now pay later Code of Practice touted as 'going above & beyond the law'
Australian financial services industry rolls out Code of Practice for buy now pay later sector designed to stave off government regulation
2nd Mar 21, 8:48am
by Gareth Vaughan
Australian financial services industry rolls out Code of Practice for buy now pay later sector designed to stave off government regulation
Real estate agent Property Brokers Ltd cops AML warning
Department of Internal Affairs issues formal anti-money laundering warning to Property Brokers Ltd in first warning to real estate agent under Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act
1st Mar 21, 12:42pm
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Department of Internal Affairs issues formal anti-money laundering warning to Property Brokers Ltd in first warning to real estate agent under Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act
ASB increases range of term deposit rates
ASB lifts range of term deposit rates with five-year rate increasing 75 basis points to 1.75%
1st Mar 21, 8:00am
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ASB lifts range of term deposit rates with five-year rate increasing 75 basis points to 1.75%
Kiwibank boss cautious on loan impairment outlook despite none in December half-year
Kiwibank CEO Steve Jurkovich says banks could use cheap RBNZ Funding for Lending Programme money to lower floating mortgage rates
26th Feb 21, 7:49am
by Gareth Vaughan
Kiwibank CEO Steve Jurkovich says banks could use cheap RBNZ Funding for Lending Programme money to lower floating mortgage rates
Banks' annual personnel costs surge almost $268m as staff numbers rise
New Zealand banks' personnel expenses rose 9% last year to more than $3.2 billion as they added more than 600 staff
24th Feb 21, 10:07am
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New Zealand banks' personnel expenses rose 9% last year to more than $3.2 billion as they added more than 600 staff
Bank funding costs fall as interest rates paid to savers tumble
KPMG's annual Financial Institutions Performance Survey shows bank funding costs the lowest they've been for at least 34 years
24th Feb 21, 10:06am
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KPMG's annual Financial Institutions Performance Survey shows bank funding costs the lowest they've been for at least 34 years
CEO says Heartland Bank would need bigger mortgage book to participate in FLP
RBNZ's Funding for Lending Programme not a good fit for Heartland Bank, CEO Chris Flood says, as group continues mulling splitting Marac out as a standalone subsidiary
23rd Feb 21, 9:08am
by Gareth Vaughan
RBNZ's Funding for Lending Programme not a good fit for Heartland Bank, CEO Chris Flood says, as group continues mulling splitting Marac out as a standalone subsidiary
You can't lose with property mate
Gareth Vaughan wonders whether the only way New Zealand will get a circuit breaker to our housing affordability woes will be if there's a severe housing market downturn
21st Feb 21, 6:02am
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Gareth Vaughan wonders whether the only way New Zealand will get a circuit breaker to our housing affordability woes will be if there's a severe housing market downturn
Global debt surges to fresh record high against the backdrop of COVID-19
Ending exceptional fiscal support measures designed to combat COVID-19 will be painful in a world awash with debt, the Institute of International Finance says
18th Feb 21, 4:38pm
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Ending exceptional fiscal support measures designed to combat COVID-19 will be painful in a world awash with debt, the Institute of International Finance says
Plan floated to reduce tourism's environmental footprint & prevent a return to the status quo
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton calls for the introduction of four policies to tackle the impact of tourism on the New Zealand environment
18th Feb 21, 2:01pm
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Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton calls for the introduction of four policies to tackle the impact of tourism on the New Zealand environment
Westpac NZ borrows $650 mln in five-year bond issue
Westpac NZ five-year bond issue raises $650 million priced at 55 basis points over the swap rate
18th Feb 21, 1:16pm
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Westpac NZ five-year bond issue raises $650 million priced at 55 basis points over the swap rate
ANZ Group highlights record NZ home loan volumes in strong trading update
ANZ Banking Group CEO Shayne Elliott says bank's NZ staff have 'been really run off their feet' meeting record demand for home loans
18th Feb 21, 11:48am
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ANZ Banking Group CEO Shayne Elliott says bank's NZ staff have 'been really run off their feet' meeting record demand for home loans
A Top 5 Level 3 special: Fearless investors, an Irish housing solution, moving beyond COVID elimination & more
Gareth Vaughan on fearless investors, an Irish housing solution, moving beyond COVID elimination, the unattainability of herd immunity & the biggest bribe in the history of bribing
17th Feb 21, 9:00am
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Gareth Vaughan on fearless investors, an Irish housing solution, moving beyond COVID elimination, the unattainability of herd immunity & the biggest bribe in the history of bribing
What should banks do with all the cheap public money the RBNZ's FLP offers them?
Gareth Vaughan gets lost in a fictional world full of fairies, rainbows and unicorns where banks use cheap public money in ways that make New Zealand a better place
14th Feb 21, 6:02am
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Gareth Vaughan gets lost in a fictional world full of fairies, rainbows and unicorns where banks use cheap public money in ways that make New Zealand a better place