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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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16 years

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Major banks told to extend open banking to small business customers
Government talks up potential of open banking for small and medium sized businesses
1st Apr 26, 11:00am
by Gareth Vaughan
Government talks up potential of open banking for small and medium sized businesses
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Outlook remains bright, Rabobank NZ says
Rabobank NZ posts annual profit increase, says outlook for the agriculture sector remains bright despite oil shock
1st Apr 26, 9:20am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Rabobank NZ posts annual profit increase, says outlook for the agriculture sector remains bright despite oil shock
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'The law of one price is under threat'
Why the likes of Statistics NZ may have to abandon sampling and seek to collect every price paid to 'save inflation'
30th Mar 26, 9:39am
by Gareth Vaughan
Why the likes of Statistics NZ may have to abandon sampling and seek to collect every price paid to 'save inflation'
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ASB's long running transaction monitoring woes
Foreign trust monitoring failures related to $9.37 billion of transactions included in ASB's anti-money laundering non-compliance
27th Mar 26, 1:20pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Foreign trust monitoring failures related to $9.37 billion of transactions included in ASB's anti-money laundering non-compliance
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Consumer confidence tumbles
ANZ-Roy Morgan survey shows big fall in consumer confidence, rise in inflation expectations
27th Mar 26, 10:18am
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ-Roy Morgan survey shows big fall in consumer confidence, rise in inflation expectations
AI
Banking sector has 'greatest technical potential for AI cost savings' with 56% of workers 'highly exposed' to automation
Macquarie analysts crunch the numbers on the staff cost cutting potential major banks have from AI
27th Mar 26, 9:21am
by Gareth Vaughan
Macquarie analysts crunch the numbers on the staff cost cutting potential major banks have from AI
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'Current exalted bank valuations represent a very benign view of the economic outlook'
Big banks expected to increase bad debt provisioning as economic picture darkens
26th Mar 26, 9:03am
by Gareth Vaughan
Big banks expected to increase bad debt provisioning as economic picture darkens
RBNZ Governor encourages businesses that can 'see through' temporary cost pressures to do so
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Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman says 'monetary policy will have to react' if a wage-price spiral emerges
24th Mar 26, 1:41pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman says 'monetary policy will have to react' if a wage-price spiral emerges
Rates
RBNZ warned of threat to viability of NZ interest rate benchmarks
Reserve Bank pledges to 'support market liquidity and capital market development' as it introduces a Committed Liquidity Facility for deposit takers
23rd Mar 26, 11:26am
by Gareth Vaughan
Reserve Bank pledges to 'support market liquidity and capital market development' as it introduces a Committed Liquidity Facility for deposit takers
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RBNZ 'expanding its communications approach' against backdrop of Middle East war
Reserve Bank top brass to front publicly after April OCR review, and outline thoughts on impact of Middle East conflict
20th Mar 26, 9:49am
by Gareth Vaughan
Reserve Bank top brass to front publicly after April OCR review, and outline thoughts on impact of Middle East conflict
'A 10 basis point spread between our key deposit and lending rates is the right starting point'
Reserve Bank decides to leave settlement account interest rate at OCR, and set reverse repo rate 10 basis points higher
20th Mar 26, 8:42am
by Gareth Vaughan
Reserve Bank decides to leave settlement account interest rate at OCR, and set reverse repo rate 10 basis points higher
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MoJ proposes banks, 'the highest risk' sector, pay 85% of anti-money laundering levies
Citing a 'nexus between all other money laundering and banks,' the Ministry of Justice proposes banks pay lion's share of AML levies
14th Mar 26, 9:20am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Citing a 'nexus between all other money laundering and banks,' the Ministry of Justice proposes banks pay lion's share of AML levies
US
Podcast: NZ's objective with Trump should be 'to not become the focus of his wrath'
Long-time Trump watcher David Cay Johnston explains why he fears for US democracy
13th Mar 26, 10:17am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Long-time Trump watcher David Cay Johnston explains why he fears for US democracy
payments
ACI Worldwide's Philip Bruno makes the case for real-time payments
A real-time domestic payments network could provide 'a better and cheaper alternative' to Visa and Mastercard
12th Mar 26, 7:54pm
by Gareth Vaughan
A real-time domestic payments network could provide 'a better and cheaper alternative' to Visa and Mastercard
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TSB, SBS Bank & The Co-operative Bank on open banking
What plans, if any, do the small NZ-owned banks have where open banking's concerned?
11th Mar 26, 11:47am
by Gareth Vaughan
What plans, if any, do the small NZ-owned banks have where open banking's concerned?
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No government data on open banking use yet
MBIE developing a Consumer Data Right reporting framework featuring public dashboard showing progress and uptake of open banking
10th Mar 26, 11:14am
by Gareth Vaughan
MBIE developing a Consumer Data Right reporting framework featuring public dashboard showing progress and uptake of open banking
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'There are significant benefits to open banking, I'd encourage all banks to become designated'
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson encourages small banks to sign up to open banking
9th Mar 26, 5:00pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson encourages small banks to sign up to open banking
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Watchdog suggests government could require small banks to open up to open banking
Kiwibank on target for open banking deadlines as Commerce Commission suggests smaller banks could be made to open up too
6th Mar 26, 3:45pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Kiwibank on target for open banking deadlines as Commerce Commission suggests smaller banks could be made to open up too
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An obvious but unlikely solution to the RBNZ & banks' cash impasse
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There's a simple solution to banks baulking at the RBNZ's proposal for them to provide nationwide cash services for free, but a compromise is the likelier outcome
4th Mar 26, 5:00am
by Gareth Vaughan
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There's a simple solution to banks baulking at the RBNZ's proposal for them to provide nationwide cash services for free, but a compromise is the likelier outcome
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Inland Revenue 'reporting more tax debt defaults'
Inland Revenue behind most company liquidations, and switching between big 4 banks a key mortgage market driver, Centrix says
3rd Mar 26, 5:00am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Inland Revenue behind most company liquidations, and switching between big 4 banks a key mortgage market driver, Centrix says
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Reserve Bank's bank capital changes to shrink NZ bond market
New Zealand Debt Market to take one for the team, as Reserve Bank financial stability settings override public bank bond issuance
2nd Mar 26, 9:37am
by Gareth Vaughan
New Zealand Debt Market to take one for the team, as Reserve Bank financial stability settings override public bank bond issuance
What happened Friday
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Consumer confidence falls, housing lending rises, RBNZ sees cheaper funding and borrowing, CBA's worry & more
27th Feb 26, 3:55pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Consumer confidence falls, housing lending rises, RBNZ sees cheaper funding and borrowing, CBA's worry & more
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CEO Steve Jurkovich on Kiwibank's biggest opportunity
Kiwibank CEO Steve Jurkovich details where he sees Kiwibank's biggest growth opportunity and the sector where he doesn't want to be 'a subscale sixth player'
27th Feb 26, 9:13am
by Gareth Vaughan
Kiwibank CEO Steve Jurkovich details where he sees Kiwibank's biggest growth opportunity and the sector where he doesn't want to be 'a subscale sixth player'
NZX headquarters in Auckland, photo by Francisco González on Flickr
'No indication' of whether IPO could follow election, Kiwibank CEO says
Kiwibank CEO Steve Jurkovich says political uncertainty around a possible IPO a challenging factor for potential outside investors in the state-owned bank
26th Feb 26, 3:57pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Kiwibank CEO Steve Jurkovich says political uncertainty around a possible IPO a challenging factor for potential outside investors in the state-owned bank
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Kiwibank interim profit up 12%, says its borrowers repaying home loans faster than overall market
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Kiwibank 'well positioned' CEO says, after half-year profit rise despite lower net interest margin
26th Feb 26, 9:31am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Kiwibank 'well positioned' CEO says, after half-year profit rise despite lower net interest margin