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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 4 months

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ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt says Covid-19 crisis is a crisis of confidence
ASB's CEO Vittoria Shortt says Covid-19 pandemic has caused a crisis of confidence with the tough decisions yet to come as parent CBA steps up loan loss provisions
14th May 20, 8:31am
by Gareth Vaughan
ASB's CEO Vittoria Shortt says Covid-19 pandemic has caused a crisis of confidence with the tough decisions yet to come as parent CBA steps up loan loss provisions
Top 5 COVID-19 Alert Level 3 special
Gareth Vaughan on the impact of pandemics and public health responses on the economy, enfeebled great powers, 'a virus got me,' printing your way out of a debt crisis & a $113 million mistake
12th May 20, 10:00am
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Gareth Vaughan on the impact of pandemics and public health responses on the economy, enfeebled great powers, 'a virus got me,' printing your way out of a debt crisis & a $113 million mistake
Banks advised to 'urgently address model failures' exposed by COVID-19 crisis
Management consultancy McKinsey & Co says the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed unexpected flaws in banks' business models which they must urgently address
12th May 20, 8:06am
by Gareth Vaughan
Management consultancy McKinsey & Co says the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed unexpected flaws in banks' business models which they must urgently address
RIP activity-based working and hot desking, at least for now
Staff returning to work at the big banks under Alert Level 2 in a social distancing world will no longer be activity-based working or hot desking
11th May 20, 8:48am
by Gareth Vaughan
Staff returning to work at the big banks under Alert Level 2 in a social distancing world will no longer be activity-based working or hot desking
Top 5 Alert Level 3 special
Gareth Vaughan on land-based cruise ships, a one-two punch for the world's energy capital, Romania's million-mask mess, possible pandemic wave scenarios, Taiwan's lessons from the past
9th May 20, 10:30am
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Gareth Vaughan on land-based cruise ships, a one-two punch for the world's energy capital, Romania's million-mask mess, possible pandemic wave scenarios, Taiwan's lessons from the past
Equifax details extent of fall in consumer & commercial credit demand during Level 4
Consumer credit demand fell by up to 71% and commercial credit demand dropped by up to 63% during the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown, credit bureau Equifax says
7th May 20, 12:14pm
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Consumer credit demand fell by up to 71% and commercial credit demand dropped by up to 63% during the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown, credit bureau Equifax says
S&P lowers outlook on Kiwibank credit rating on digital strategy concerns
S&P lowers outlook on Kiwibank's 'A' credit rating to stable from positive citing uncertainty about the bank's digital strategy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
7th May 20, 8:36am
by Gareth Vaughan
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S&P lowers outlook on Kiwibank's 'A' credit rating to stable from positive citing uncertainty about the bank's digital strategy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
NZ Super Fund still keen on Auckland light rail project
CEO Matt Whineray says NZ Super Fund still keen on Auckland light rail project; also interested in climate adaption projects & expects government contributions to continue
6th May 20, 6:21pm
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CEO Matt Whineray says NZ Super Fund still keen on Auckland light rail project; also interested in climate adaption projects & expects government contributions to continue
National would offer GST cash refunds to small businesses
Simon Bridges says if in government the National Party would offer GST cash refunds to small businesses left 'shouldering a disproportionate amount' of the Covid-19 economic burden
5th May 20, 1:32pm
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Simon Bridges says if in government the National Party would offer GST cash refunds to small businesses left 'shouldering a disproportionate amount' of the Covid-19 economic burden
Alert Level 3 Covid-19 Top 5 special
Gareth Vaughan on more globalisation as a solution for globalisation, why the pandemic isn't a black swan event, too many alpha men, China swoops into a vacuum & a pawpaw tests positive for Covid-19
5th May 20, 12:39pm
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Gareth Vaughan on more globalisation as a solution for globalisation, why the pandemic isn't a black swan event, too many alpha men, China swoops into a vacuum & a pawpaw tests positive for Covid-19
Major Westpac NZ corporate loan provisions 'don't relate to COVID-19'
Westpac NZ takes 'conservative' position on loan provisioning in uncertain COVID-19 dominated world, chief financial officer Ian Hankins says
5th May 20, 7:45am
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Westpac NZ takes 'conservative' position on loan provisioning in uncertain COVID-19 dominated world, chief financial officer Ian Hankins says
Westpac NZ interim profit down 44%, parent defers dividend & highlights '1 large NZ corporate provision'
Westpac NZ half-year net profit tumbles as loan impairments and expenses rise and income falls
4th May 20, 10:32am
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Westpac NZ half-year net profit tumbles as loan impairments and expenses rise and income falls
Funding the COVID-19 recovery in the cheapest & quickest way possible
Raf Manji on the lessons from Christchurch for a COVID-19 world, and a lesson from Japan pointing the way to fixing local government funding and building infrastructure
3rd May 20, 6:31am
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Raf Manji on the lessons from Christchurch for a COVID-19 world, and a lesson from Japan pointing the way to fixing local government funding and building infrastructure
ANZ NZ boss says country needs to 'stay the course' in COVID-19 battle
ANZ NZ Antonia Watson on creating an ANZAC bubble, the Government's Business Finance Guarantee Scheme, loan provisioning and potential UDC sale
1st May 20, 7:35am
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ANZ NZ Antonia Watson on creating an ANZAC bubble, the Government's Business Finance Guarantee Scheme, loan provisioning and potential UDC sale
ANZ NZ interim profit down 15% as Aussie parent defers dividend
ANZ NZ CEO Antonia Watson sees potential for quicker economic recovery than many other countries as bank posts fall in interim profit with loan impairments & expenses rising
30th Apr 20, 10:25am
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ANZ NZ CEO Antonia Watson sees potential for quicker economic recovery than many other countries as bank posts fall in interim profit with loan impairments & expenses rising
Extended Top 5 Alert Level 3 COVID-19 special
Gareth Vaughan on tackling COVID-19 which may keep returning, Sicily's tourism plan, Dr Doom's greater depression, a busy airport, underestimating the death toll & buying coffee whilst social distancing
30th Apr 20, 9:00am
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Gareth Vaughan on tackling COVID-19 which may keep returning, Sicily's tourism plan, Dr Doom's greater depression, a busy airport, underestimating the death toll & buying coffee whilst social distancing
Investing in a changing world
Frank Jasper of Fisher Funds says the COVID-19 pandemic has shown investors need to be prepared to put money into businesses to bolster their robustness
29th Apr 20, 4:41pm
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Frank Jasper of Fisher Funds says the COVID-19 pandemic has shown investors need to be prepared to put money into businesses to bolster their robustness
BNZ tops up loan provisioning by $108 mln as interim profit drops
BNZ says it has provided home loan support to 21k home loan customers & 17k business customers due to COVID-19;  Sees economy contracting by about 9% in 2020 as unemployment pushes 10% and house prices drop by about 10%.
28th Apr 20, 9:59am
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BNZ says it has provided home loan support to 21k home loan customers & 17k business customers due to COVID-19;  Sees economy contracting by about 9% in 2020 as unemployment pushes 10% and house prices drop by about 10%.
BNZ's parent NAB gives flavour of COVID-19's impact on banks, their shareholders & bad debts
BNZ's parent National Australia Bank gives early demonstration of credit loss expectations in a COVID-19 world as its profit tumbles, dividend's cut and A$3.5b equity raise is detailed
27th Apr 20, 5:00pm
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BNZ's parent National Australia Bank gives early demonstration of credit loss expectations in a COVID-19 world as its profit tumbles, dividend's cut and A$3.5b equity raise is detailed
NZ First and the Greens would support retail payments regulation
Labour's government support partners would back regulation of retail payments as part of moves to stimulate the economy after the crushing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
26th Apr 20, 7:31am
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Labour's government support partners would back regulation of retail payments as part of moves to stimulate the economy after the crushing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
'Resetting our economy and society into a sustainable future'
The University of Otago's Janet Stephenson argues the current 'economic pause' is the perfect opportunity to redirect our economy to a more sustainable path
26th Apr 20, 6:31am
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The University of Otago's Janet Stephenson argues the current 'economic pause' is the perfect opportunity to redirect our economy to a more sustainable path
Bad debts set to be a key focus of big bank reporting season
COVID-19 set to rear its head for an early impact assessment as three of Australasia's big four banking groups report their interim financial results
24th Apr 20, 9:05am
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COVID-19 set to rear its head for an early impact assessment as three of Australasia's big four banking groups report their interim financial results
'Maybe we should be running it more along the lines of one large national park'
Climate Change Commission chairman Rod Carr sees opportunity to have a good think about what sort of tourism sector we want, raises idea of running it like one big national park
23rd Apr 20, 10:00am
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Climate Change Commission chairman Rod Carr sees opportunity to have a good think about what sort of tourism sector we want, raises idea of running it like one big national park
COVID-19 Top 5 lockdown special
Gareth Vaughan on oil worth less than nothing, the failed state of America, buying NZ made, the economy of life, the first crisis in a Group of Zero world & EBITDAC
21st Apr 20, 2:36pm
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Gareth Vaughan on oil worth less than nothing, the failed state of America, buying NZ made, the economy of life, the first crisis in a Group of Zero world & EBITDAC
RBNZ to remove LVR restrictions on banks' home lending
Reserve Bank eyes removal of loan-to-value ratio mortgage restrictions in response to COVID-19 economic downturn for at least a year
21st Apr 20, 10:15am
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Reserve Bank eyes removal of loan-to-value ratio mortgage restrictions in response to COVID-19 economic downturn for at least a year