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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 7 months

Latest articles

Shanghai Pengxin's NZ Milk breaches ANZ banking covenant
Shanghai Pengxin's dairy farming group breaches terms of ANZ loan, posts $9.4 mln annual loss
20th Jan 16, 9:44am
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Shanghai Pengxin's dairy farming group breaches terms of ANZ loan, posts $9.4 mln annual loss
Why NZ should adopt deposit insurance
Gareth Vaughan argues the RBNZ has inadvertently made a case for deposit insurance as disclosure statements don't cut the mustard for the average depositor
20th Jan 16, 5:01am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Gareth Vaughan argues the RBNZ has inadvertently made a case for deposit insurance as disclosure statements don't cut the mustard for the average depositor
Harmoney - what a difference a year makes
Is peer-to-peer lender Harmoney facing growing pains, or is something more serious going on?
20th Jan 16, 5:01am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Is peer-to-peer lender Harmoney facing growing pains, or is something more serious going on?
Price divergence wide in banks' carded home loan rates
Wide ranging carded, or advertised, home loan rates on offer from banks suggest more cuts are coming
19th Jan 16, 11:35am
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Wide ranging carded, or advertised, home loan rates on offer from banks suggest more cuts are coming
What happened while we were away
What happened while we were away: Auckland housing market cools, shock death of SBS CEO, S&P helps with retention of off-quarter GDS, Harmoney chairman exits & more
19th Jan 16, 9:22am
by Gareth Vaughan
What happened while we were away: Auckland housing market cools, shock death of SBS CEO, S&P helps with retention of off-quarter GDS, Harmoney chairman exits & more
What happened Wednesday
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Co-operative Bank lifts deposit rates, Auckland housing market cools, Harmoney chairman's surprise departure
13th Jan 16, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Co-operative Bank lifts deposit rates, Auckland housing market cools, Harmoney chairman's surprise departure
90 seconds at 9 am: World awash with oil
Speculators bet on oil price falling as low as US$15 a barrel; US home resales tank, US Q3 GDP comes in at 2%, more stimulus & longer yuan trading hours in China, bearish iron ore outlook, NZ$ above US68 cents
23rd Dec 15, 8:28am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Speculators bet on oil price falling as low as US$15 a barrel; US home resales tank, US Q3 GDP comes in at 2%, more stimulus & longer yuan trading hours in China, bearish iron ore outlook, NZ$ above US68 cents
What happened Tuesday
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; China hints at more stimulus, 4 more Fed hikes tipped, Maui pipeline sold, Commerce Commission in action, NZ dollar steady
22nd Dec 15, 3:59pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; China hints at more stimulus, 4 more Fed hikes tipped, Maui pipeline sold, Commerce Commission in action, NZ dollar steady
'Volatility will be here next year in spades'
HiFX's Dan Bell says businesses with currency exposure need a plan with more NZ dollar volatility ahead in 2016
21st Dec 15, 3:30pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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HiFX's Dan Bell says businesses with currency exposure need a plan with more NZ dollar volatility ahead in 2016
The 2015 Interesties Awards
The 2015 Interesties featuring John Key, Graeme Wheeler, Chinese property investors (or not), a boxing commenter, charts, ghost houses, a swearing economist, Mr O'Loan, immigrants, bubbles & plenty of disruption
21st Dec 15, 1:02pm
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The 2015 Interesties featuring John Key, Graeme Wheeler, Chinese property investors (or not), a boxing commenter, charts, ghost houses, a swearing economist, Mr O'Loan, immigrants, bubbles & plenty of disruption
NZ banks want trans-Tasman coordination on bank failure plans
APRA move restricting Aussie parents' non-equity exposure to Kiwi subsidiaries highlights trans-Tasman differences in bank failure management plans
21st Dec 15, 9:36am
by Gareth Vaughan
APRA move restricting Aussie parents' non-equity exposure to Kiwi subsidiaries highlights trans-Tasman differences in bank failure management plans
NZ's 4th peer-to-peer lender launches
P2P lender Lending Crowd up & running offering to facilitate secured business, vehicle & personal loans
20th Dec 15, 9:38pm
by Gareth Vaughan
P2P lender Lending Crowd up & running offering to facilitate secured business, vehicle & personal loans
FMA's Vivier appeal detailed
FMA outlines 3 grounds of appeal as it strives to get High Court ruling allowing Vivier and Company to remain on NZ's Financial Service Providers Register overturned
19th Dec 15, 5:02am
by Gareth Vaughan
FMA outlines 3 grounds of appeal as it strives to get High Court ruling allowing Vivier and Company to remain on NZ's Financial Service Providers Register overturned
What happened Friday
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Businesses 'joyful', builders go back to school, dairy farm prices fall, Aussie govt beats Philip Morris, Super Fund returns 1.05%, molybdenum & more
18th Dec 15, 4:03pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Businesses 'joyful', builders go back to school, dairy farm prices fall, Aussie govt beats Philip Morris, Super Fund returns 1.05%, molybdenum & more
'Aussie parent support still there & still available'
Big banks can make APRA enforced funding profile shift without significantly affecting their business profile or strategy, S&P says
17th Dec 15, 5:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Big banks can make APRA enforced funding profile shift without significantly affecting their business profile or strategy, S&P says
RealMe 'an idea ahead of its time'
After a slow start the Government's RealMe verified user service is now seeing a 'massive surge' in applications
17th Dec 15, 9:38am
by Gareth Vaughan
After a slow start the Government's RealMe verified user service is now seeing a 'massive surge' in applications
APRA move means ANZ NZ must repay parent NZ$8b over 5 years
Significant task for ANZ to meet new APRA rules, work for ASB & Westpac to do too; Moody's, Fitch don't see any credit rating impact
17th Dec 15, 6:03am
by Gareth Vaughan
Significant task for ANZ to meet new APRA rules, work for ASB & Westpac to do too; Moody's, Fitch don't see any credit rating impact
Big 4 banks' annual dividends top $3.7 bln
ANZ delivers another strong quarter of mortgage growth with net interest margin improving
16th Dec 15, 5:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
ANZ delivers another strong quarter of mortgage growth with net interest margin improving
About 80% of dairy farmers facing negative cash flow
RBNZ & DairyNZ article suggests vast majority of dairy farms remain viable & bank losses manageable despite surge in volume of farmers facing negative cash flow
15th Dec 15, 12:32pm
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RBNZ & DairyNZ article suggests vast majority of dairy farms remain viable & bank losses manageable despite surge in volume of farmers facing negative cash flow
Growth estimates trimmed in NZIER consensus forecasts
Economists see inflation within RBNZ's 1% to 3% target band next year
14th Dec 15, 12:28pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Economists see inflation within RBNZ's 1% to 3% target band next year
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Squirrel Money, a bank & investment banker free zone
Squirrel Money's John Bolton on the drive for retail investors to fund loans facilitated by the P2P lender
14th Dec 15, 10:41am
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Squirrel Money's John Bolton on the drive for retail investors to fund loans facilitated by the P2P lender
Aussie banks get 5 years to trim non-equity exposure to NZ subsidiaries
APRA details plans for big 4 Australasian banks to limit non-equity exposure to Kiwi offshoots to below 5% of parent's Level 1 Tier 1 Capital
11th Dec 15, 5:12pm
by Gareth Vaughan
APRA details plans for big 4 Australasian banks to limit non-equity exposure to Kiwi offshoots to below 5% of parent's Level 1 Tier 1 Capital
LVR wanted as main risk driver of home loan capital risk weighting
Basel Committee outlines proposed changes to the credit risk approach used by most NZ's banks
11th Dec 15, 5:06pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Basel Committee outlines proposed changes to the credit risk approach used by most NZ's banks
P2P lenders touted as the new credit unions & building societies
Finance companies keen to dob in irresponsible & unethical lenders & expect 'effective enforcement' from regulators after splashing out for 'once in a generation' regulatory shake-up
10th Dec 15, 2:52pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Finance companies keen to dob in irresponsible & unethical lenders & expect 'effective enforcement' from regulators after splashing out for 'once in a generation' regulatory shake-up
P2P lender LendMe standing firm on 'fair' fees
LendMe 'assisting' Commerce Commission with review of its business model
10th Dec 15, 9:38am
by Gareth Vaughan
LendMe 'assisting' Commerce Commission with review of its business model