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. Over recent years he has received awards in the EY Business Journalism Awards, Canon Media Awards, and Shareholders' Association Business Journalism Awards.

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14 years 2 months

Latest articles

Marac expands in car financing

Marac buying GMAC's car finance book for NZ$70 mln in 'clear fit' with merger, bank ambitions

1st Jul 10, 10:07am

by Gareth Vaughan

Marac buying GMAC's car finance book for NZ$70 mln in 'clear fit' with merger, bank ambitions

Guarantee 'makes investors lazy'

Marac raises NZ$50 mln in 6 months through non-guaranteed deposits

1st Jul 10, 9:08am

by Gareth Vaughan

Marac raises NZ$50 mln in 6 months through non-guaranteed deposits

Investors' back restructure

Dorchester Pacific the first finance company to re-emerge from a moratorium

30th Jun 10, 5:41pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Dorchester Pacific the first finance company to re-emerge from a moratorium

Podmore guarantee not worth much

St Laurence investors' unlikely to get much from NZ$20 mln Kevin Podmore guarantee

30th Jun 10, 3:31pm

by Gareth Vaughan

St Laurence investors' unlikely to get much from NZ$20 mln Kevin Podmore guarantee

Macquarie's depreciation warning

New Zealand landlords 'face the most severe tax regime of any developed country'

29th Jun 10, 3:57pm

by Gareth Vaughan

New Zealand landlords 'face the most severe tax regime of any developed country'

St Laurence investors face big loss

St Laurence receivers to pursue Podmore over NZ$20 mln personal guarantee

29th Jun 10, 12:24pm

by Gareth Vaughan

St Laurence receivers to pursue Podmore over NZ$20 mln personal guarantee

Good value in Kiwibank?

Bureaucrats see long-term value in Crown investing NZ$100 mln in Kiwibank

29th Jun 10, 10:49am

by Gareth Vaughan

Bureaucrats see long-term value in Crown investing NZ$100 mln in Kiwibank

Finsec seeks inflation proof pay

Bank workers' union wants inflation proof pay deal with Westpac

28th Jun 10, 5:15pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Bank workers' union wants inflation proof pay deal with Westpac

Business confidence slips

Investment intentions fall, concerns over credit access rise

28th Jun 10, 4:25pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Investment intentions fall, concerns over credit access rise

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New experience for Fletcher boss

Jonathan Ling takes 'customer's perspective' to ASB board

28th Jun 10, 3:59pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Jonathan Ling takes 'customer's perspective' to ASB board

Fletcher sees slow, wobbly recovery

Fletcher Building's Ling says deleveraging holding back the recovery

28th Jun 10, 3:59pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Fletcher Building's Ling says deleveraging holding back the recovery

Annual loss for Geneva Finance

Geneva sees key challenge as attracting new equity and debt

25th Jun 10, 5:14pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Geneva sees key challenge as attracting new equity and debt

PGC says SCF exposure secure

Torchlight loan to SCF unaffected by Hubbard situation, ranks ahead of debentures, PGC says

25th Jun 10, 4:03pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Torchlight loan to SCF unaffected by Hubbard situation, ranks ahead of debentures, PGC says

Clock ticking for Allied Farmers

Allied Farmers bank negotiations going to the wire

25th Jun 10, 12:33pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Allied Farmers bank negotiations going to the wire

Exports hit new high

Strong exports drive May trade surplus of NZ$814 mln

25th Jun 10, 11:02am

by Gareth Vaughan

Strong exports drive May trade surplus of NZ$814 mln

Dorchester's 'simple, vanilla' future

Resurrected Dorchester to avoid property lending and retail debenture market

24th Jun 10, 4:05pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Resurrected Dorchester to avoid property lending and retail debenture market

Relief for 'The Hawk'

Why Allan Hawkins is glad to have avoided retail debentures & property finance

24th Jun 10, 4:05pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Why Allan Hawkins is glad to have avoided retail debentures & property finance

Labour targets monetary policy

Opposition wants monetary policy to consider interest rate impacts on exporters

24th Jun 10, 1:19pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Opposition wants monetary policy to consider interest rate impacts on exporters

'NZ's best property exposure'

Auckland International Airport a better property punt than any listed property trust says Goldman Sachs

24th Jun 10, 12:59pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Auckland International Airport a better property punt than any listed property trust says Goldman Sachs

March quarter GDP up 0.6%

GDP rises 0.6% in March quarter, boosted by manufacturing, wholesale trade & forestry

24th Jun 10, 10:53am

by Gareth Vaughan

GDP rises 0.6% in March quarter, boosted by manufacturing, wholesale trade & forestry

Cushing victory

St Laurence subsidiary surrenders National Property Trust Management contract

24th Jun 10, 9:50am

by Gareth Vaughan

St Laurence subsidiary surrenders National Property Trust Management contract

Maier distances himself from Hubbard

SCF CEO Sandy Maier distances himself from Hubbard on June 30 deadline

23rd Jun 10, 3:51pm

by Gareth Vaughan

SCF CEO Sandy Maier distances himself from Hubbard on June 30 deadline

Dorchester tweaks return estimates

Dorchester bows to regulatory pressure, provides more rescue plan detail

23rd Jun 10, 11:58am

by Gareth Vaughan

Dorchester bows to regulatory pressure, provides more rescue plan detail

S&P frustrates SCF CEO

SCF's Maier says he's getting used to S&P's 'glass half empty' view of the world

23rd Jun 10, 11:03am

by Gareth Vaughan

SCF's Maier says he's getting used to S&P's 'glass half empty' view of the world

Regulator frustrates Dorchester

Securities Commission seeking more information on Dorchester's 'misleading' and 'biased' capital reconstruction plan

22nd Jun 10, 3:55pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Securities Commission seeking more information on Dorchester's 'misleading' and 'biased' capital reconstruction plan