Gareth Vaughan | interest.co.nz

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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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Latest articles

Interchange provides 'enormous value to everyone'

Bank lobby group says interchange fees are 'set in a competitive commercial environment' as the Government mulls regulation

22nd Sep 16, 10:12am

by Gareth Vaughan

Bank lobby group says interchange fees are 'set in a competitive commercial environment' as the Government mulls regulation

'The case for retail payments regulation in NZ needs to be investigated'

Government mulling credit, debit card interchange fees charged to businesses and surcharges faced by consumers in retail payments probe

21st Sep 16, 12:33pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Government mulling credit, debit card interchange fees charged to businesses and surcharges faced by consumers in retail payments probe

Where banks and FinTechs should collaborate

Report on bank-FinTech collaboration and tension outlines areas where banks can benefit from working with the newcomers

21st Sep 16, 11:38am

by Gareth Vaughan

Report on bank-FinTech collaboration and tension outlines areas where banks can benefit from working with the newcomers

Goldsmith asks officials to probe Harmoney's concerns

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister gets govt officials to look into concerns raised with him by Harmoney over P2P lenders' fees & the CCCFA

21st Sep 16, 5:01am

by Gareth Vaughan

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister gets govt officials to look into concerns raised with him by Harmoney over P2P lenders' fees & the CCCFA

Lawyers want to supervise themselves for anti-money laundering compliance

Banks, accountants' lobby groups push for new Australian-style single anti-money laundering regulator

21st Sep 16, 5:01am

by Gareth Vaughan

Banks, accountants' lobby groups push for new Australian-style single anti-money laundering regulator

'We should never win at our client's expense'

Report on ethics in the financial services sector argues ethics, risk and client satisfaction should be considered as well as profits in the awarding of bonuses

20th Sep 16, 1:01pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Report on ethics in the financial services sector argues ethics, risk and client satisfaction should be considered as well as profits in the awarding of bonuses

Harmoney lobbies Cabinet Minister over fees dispute

P2P lender Harmoney asks Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister to 'clarify' fees issue through 'appropriate legislative changes'

20th Sep 16, 10:14am

by Gareth Vaughan

P2P lender Harmoney asks Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister to 'clarify' fees issue through 'appropriate legislative changes'

'We're thinking more like a bank'

Squirrel Group's John Bolton has eyes on non-bank deposit taker's licence

20th Sep 16, 5:02am

by Gareth Vaughan

Squirrel Group's John Bolton has eyes on non-bank deposit taker's licence

BNZ director of retail and marketing quits

Craig Herbison, BNZ's director of retail and marketing, leaving the bank after five years

19th Sep 16, 10:48am

by Gareth Vaughan

Craig Herbison, BNZ's director of retail and marketing, leaving the bank after five years

'People are extremely yield hungry'

P2P lenders LendMe and Lending Crowd looking to ramp up after slow, conservative starts with low bank deposit rates seen offering big opportunity

17th Sep 16, 6:02am

by Gareth Vaughan

P2P lenders LendMe and Lending Crowd looking to ramp up after slow, conservative starts with low bank deposit rates seen offering big opportunity

About 30 legal appeals lodged against Auckland's Unitary Plan

Auckland Council says about 30 legal challenges made against Unitary Plan decisions as deadline nears

16th Sep 16, 3:18pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Auckland Council says about 30 legal challenges made against Unitary Plan decisions as deadline nears

MTF car loan securitisation raises $220 mln

Motor Trade Finance borrows $220 mln through medium-term notes issue secured by loans for (mostly) used cars

15th Sep 16, 2:12pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Motor Trade Finance borrows $220 mln through medium-term notes issue secured by loans for (mostly) used cars

Deposit battle to ramp up?

Fitch predicts NZ's Australian owned banks will want to boost deposit funding to meet incoming APRA rule

15th Sep 16, 11:35am

by Gareth Vaughan

Fitch predicts NZ's Australian owned banks will want to boost deposit funding to meet incoming APRA rule

Banks want flexibility in being able to respond to peer-to-peer lenders

Bank lobby group says P2P lenders must work hard to build their reputations in light of NZ's mass finance company collapses

15th Sep 16, 11:35am

by Gareth Vaughan

Bank lobby group says P2P lenders must work hard to build their reputations in light of NZ's mass finance company collapses

Newbies keen to join the licensed P2P ranks

Would-be peer-to-peer lenders keen to get in on the act despite uncertainty around fees

14th Sep 16, 4:15pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Would-be peer-to-peer lenders keen to get in on the act despite uncertainty around fees

Taxpayers to cough up half the cost of Auckland rail loop

Government pledges taxpayers' money to fund half the cost of Auckland's estimated $2.8b to $3.4b City Rail Link

14th Sep 16, 1:24pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Government pledges taxpayers' money to fund half the cost of Auckland's estimated $2.8b to $3.4b City Rail Link

RBNZ to review how rural lenders' judge bad debts

Reserve Bank 'thematic review' to probe banks' problem loan identification and provisioning practices in the dairy sector

12th Sep 16, 4:31pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Reserve Bank 'thematic review' to probe banks' problem loan identification and provisioning practices in the dairy sector

ANZ New Zealand's Apple Pay coup

ANZ NZ's move to partner with Apple Pay may be low key so far, but it's a big opportunity for the bank, Gareth Vaughan argues

12th Sep 16, 10:12am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ NZ's move to partner with Apple Pay may be low key so far, but it's a big opportunity for the bank, Gareth Vaughan argues

'Fees are restricted, but interest is not'

Emboldened by Supreme Court victory, the Commerce Commission sets out updated guidelines on lenders' fees

8th Sep 16, 12:15pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Emboldened by Supreme Court victory, the Commerce Commission sets out updated guidelines on lenders' fees

Apple Pay set for NZ launch

ANZ NZ customers with Visa credit and debit cards to be offered Apple Pay, bank 'excited' but there are challenges and customer habits to overcome

8th Sep 16, 10:32am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ NZ customers with Visa credit and debit cards to be offered Apple Pay, bank 'excited' but there are challenges and customer habits to overcome

Some cross border bank funding deals under threat

Government not proposing to exclude bank and insurance regulatory capital from the implementation of the OECD's hybrid mismatch tax rules in NZ

7th Sep 16, 9:58am

by Gareth Vaughan

Government not proposing to exclude bank and insurance regulatory capital from the implementation of the OECD's hybrid mismatch tax rules in NZ

PBOC sees digital currencies adopting paper money's circulation model

People's Bank of China keen on taking the lead in digital currency development, Deputy Governor writes in Bloomberg article

6th Sep 16, 2:42pm

by Gareth Vaughan

People's Bank of China keen on taking the lead in digital currency development, Deputy Governor writes in Bloomberg article

NZ's Chinese registered banks continue strong lending growth

Chinese banks' combined NZ lending pushes past $1.2 billion after strong June quarter growth

6th Sep 16, 2:39pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Chinese banks' combined NZ lending pushes past $1.2 billion after strong June quarter growth

NZ$ drops one place to be world's 11th most traded currency

Daily turnover in NZ foreign exchange market falls as US dollar appreciates, interest rate swap turnover surges

2nd Sep 16, 11:17am

by Gareth Vaughan

Daily turnover in NZ foreign exchange market falls as US dollar appreciates, interest rate swap turnover surges

Strong June quarter lending growth at small NZ-owned banks

Lending growth, driven by home loans, rises strongly at the Co-operative Bank, SBS Bank & TSB Bank

2nd Sep 16, 10:17am

by Gareth Vaughan

Lending growth, driven by home loans, rises strongly at the Co-operative Bank, SBS Bank & TSB Bank