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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 3 months

Latest articles

Timeline being pushed out for law banning foreign house buyers
Government to extend deadline for submissions on bill banning foreign house buyers after agreement reached in trade deal
24th Jan 18, 2:29pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Government to extend deadline for submissions on bill banning foreign house buyers after agreement reached in trade deal
'There is no good ending to this story'
Rather than drain the swamp, Donald Trump has turned Washington DC into 'a federally protected paradise for predators on Wall Street'
24th Jan 18, 11:03am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Rather than drain the swamp, Donald Trump has turned Washington DC into 'a federally protected paradise for predators on Wall Street'
Westpac NZ eyeing introducing Westpac for iMessage in NZ
Westpac NZ keen to follow Aussie parent and launch services allowing customers to bank while texting with iPhone contacts
24th Jan 18, 10:16am
by Gareth Vaughan
Westpac NZ keen to follow Aussie parent and launch services allowing customers to bank while texting with iPhone contacts
An open letter to Kris Faafoi
Gareth Vaughan writes to Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi arguing for tougher action over the misuse of NZ companies and our FSPR
23rd Jan 18, 5:02am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Gareth Vaughan writes to Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi arguing for tougher action over the misuse of NZ companies and our FSPR
'Empower & resource the FMA to take over bank regulation from the RBNZ'
Ex-BNZ chairman Kerry McDonald lambasts the RBNZ's oversight of banks for being 'unacceptably complacent, weak, ineffective' & for ignoring depositors' interests
22nd Jan 18, 10:08am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Ex-BNZ chairman Kerry McDonald lambasts the RBNZ's oversight of banks for being 'unacceptably complacent, weak, ineffective' & for ignoring depositors' interests
What happened while we were away
Egg on Elliott's face, World Bank sees cyclical recovery, Paymark sale concludes, PSD2 underway, house sales volumes soft, the year for social payments & more 
22nd Jan 18, 9:47am
by Gareth Vaughan
Egg on Elliott's face, World Bank sees cyclical recovery, Paymark sale concludes, PSD2 underway, house sales volumes soft, the year for social payments & more 
This week's Top 10
Gareth Vaughan on the essence of a bubble, AI that's smarter than humans, a vile & racist man, trying to follow real estate money from China, the world's first narco-state & more
19th Jan 18, 10:02am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Gareth Vaughan on the essence of a bubble, AI that's smarter than humans, a vile & racist man, trying to follow real estate money from China, the world's first narco-state & more
Bank shareholders reach deal to sell Paymark after long-winded sales process
Electronics payments processor Paymark being sold by ANZ, ASB, BNZ & Westpac to France's  Ingenico Group for NZ$190 million
17th Jan 18, 8:42pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Electronics payments processor Paymark being sold by ANZ, ASB, BNZ & Westpac to France's  Ingenico Group for NZ$190 million
Treasury commissioned report's recipe for improving RBNZ decision making; Form 3 committees
RBNZ decision making & governance report commissioned by Treasury calls for committee decision making, minutes to be released & neutering the RBNZ board
16th Jan 18, 12:51pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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RBNZ decision making & governance report commissioned by Treasury calls for committee decision making, minutes to be released & neutering the RBNZ board
Are cryptocurrencies the financial markets' equivalent of Trump & Brexit?
Bernstein's Michael Parker probes cryptocurrencies and asks if you're paying for everything via your smartphone, why does the currency in which you are paying matter?
15th Jan 18, 4:08pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Bernstein's Michael Parker probes cryptocurrencies and asks if you're paying for everything via your smartphone, why does the currency in which you are paying matter?
The 2017 Interesties Awards
The 2017 Interesties featuring Jacinda Ardern, Steven Joyce, Metiria Turei, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, Grant Spencer, Mark Quickfall, bitcoin, DTIs, CBA, Tony Alexander, Zombie ponzi & many more
22nd Dec 17, 10:52am
by Gareth Vaughan
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The 2017 Interesties featuring Jacinda Ardern, Steven Joyce, Metiria Turei, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, Grant Spencer, Mark Quickfall, bitcoin, DTIs, CBA, Tony Alexander, Zombie ponzi & many more
90 seconds at 9 am sans video: Chinese property tax
US third quarter GDP revised lower but still tops 3%, JPMorgan in the gun over Malaysia's 1MDB, Chinese property tax based on appraisal value, Carney on bitcoin, NZ$ at US70.14c
22nd Dec 17, 7:38am
by Gareth Vaughan
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US third quarter GDP revised lower but still tops 3%, JPMorgan in the gun over Malaysia's 1MDB, Chinese property tax based on appraisal value, Carney on bitcoin, NZ$ at US70.14c
GDP grew 0.6% in September quarter
Statistics NZ says GDP grew 0.6% in September quarter and 3.0% over September year. Quarterly GDP per capita up 0.2%, Earlier than expected OCR hikes?
21st Dec 17, 10:51am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Statistics NZ says GDP grew 0.6% in September quarter and 3.0% over September year. Quarterly GDP per capita up 0.2%, Earlier than expected OCR hikes?
OIO rejects application from China's HNA Group to acquire UDC
OIO blocks takeover of ANZ subsidiary UDC Finance by controversial HNA Group because it can't work out who actually owns the Chinese conglomerate
21st Dec 17, 9:50am
by Gareth Vaughan
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OIO blocks takeover of ANZ subsidiary UDC Finance by controversial HNA Group because it can't work out who actually owns the Chinese conglomerate
RBNZ details proposed shake-up of internal models approach for credit risk
Internal models approach for credit risk used by the big 4 banks to survive RBNZ capital review, but increased transparency and heightened conservatism foreshadowed
21st Dec 17, 9:40am
by Gareth Vaughan
Internal models approach for credit risk used by the big 4 banks to survive RBNZ capital review, but increased transparency and heightened conservatism foreshadowed
90 seconds at 9 am sans video: Has bitcoin topped out?
Trump inches closer to signing tax bill, bitcoin doesn't pose threat to US banking system, China keeping proactive fiscal and neutral monetary policy stance, set back for Uber, NZ dollar at US69.84c
21st Dec 17, 7:37am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Trump inches closer to signing tax bill, bitcoin doesn't pose threat to US banking system, China keeping proactive fiscal and neutral monetary policy stance, set back for Uber, NZ dollar at US69.84c
'Contingent debt instruments at odds with RBNZ's supervisory framework'
To the chagrin of the major banks the RBNZ is sticking to its guns on contingent debt and says even after feedback to its proposal, it still plans to ban contingent debt from qualifying as regulatory capital
20th Dec 17, 4:31pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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To the chagrin of the major banks the RBNZ is sticking to its guns on contingent debt and says even after feedback to its proposal, it still plans to ban contingent debt from qualifying as regulatory capital
Robertson & Nash name Tax Working Group members
Govt's Tax Working Group features 11 members including Auckland University's Craig Elliffe, Business NZ's Kirk Hope & ex-IRD Deputy Commissioner Robin Oliver
20th Dec 17, 4:24pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Govt's Tax Working Group features 11 members including Auckland University's Craig Elliffe, Business NZ's Kirk Hope & ex-IRD Deputy Commissioner Robin Oliver
Formal warning for virtual company agent exposed by interest.co.nz
Department of Internal Affairs issues formal anti-money laundering warning to company service provider operating through virtual office in downtown Auckland
19th Dec 17, 12:28pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Department of Internal Affairs issues formal anti-money laundering warning to company service provider operating through virtual office in downtown Auckland
Chapman brings forward ASB departure
Vittoria Shortt's arrival as ASB's CEO will see Barbara Chapman step down two months earlier than originally planned
19th Dec 17, 9:24am
by Gareth Vaughan
Vittoria Shortt's arrival as ASB's CEO will see Barbara Chapman step down two months earlier than originally planned
HSBC NZ ekes out profit growth
HSBC NZ's lending growing steadily, deposit book shrinking as bank creates Wellington-based commercial banking role
18th Dec 17, 2:10pm
by Gareth Vaughan
HSBC NZ's lending growing steadily, deposit book shrinking as bank creates Wellington-based commercial banking role
90 seconds at 9 am sans video: Important win for Turnbull
Aussie government scores crucial victory, Bitcoin goes bananas (again) as EU cracks down, US Republicans expect tax bill to pass, NZ dollar at US69.93 cents
18th Dec 17, 7:36am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Aussie government scores crucial victory, Bitcoin goes bananas (again) as EU cracks down, US Republicans expect tax bill to pass, NZ dollar at US69.93 cents
Just who are we letting on NZ's overseas companies register?
The misuse of NZ companies, Part III. Backdoor access via the UK - a classic cross jurisdictional regulatory arbitrage play
17th Dec 17, 6:02am
by Gareth Vaughan
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The misuse of NZ companies, Part III. Backdoor access via the UK - a classic cross jurisdictional regulatory arbitrage play
ASB replaces like with like, naming Vittoria Shortt as its new CEO
CBA executive and Kiwi Vittoria Shortt to succeed Barbara Chapman as ASB's CEO
15th Dec 17, 2:06pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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CBA executive and Kiwi Vittoria Shortt to succeed Barbara Chapman as ASB's CEO
Non-bank financial institutions' retail depositors to 'start to feel the love?'
KPMG's annual survey of non-bank financial institutions shows a declining availability of cheap funding as one lender delivers a net interest margin as high as 22.67%
14th Dec 17, 12:52pm
by Gareth Vaughan
KPMG's annual survey of non-bank financial institutions shows a declining availability of cheap funding as one lender delivers a net interest margin as high as 22.67%