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

Fonterra shuts up shop in Sri Lanka

Fonterra temporarily suspending Sri Lankan consumer operations due to 'unstable situation'

23rd Aug 13, 3:17pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Fonterra temporarily suspending Sri Lankan consumer operations due to 'unstable situation'

BNZ Wellington building shut for 9 more weeks

BNZ aiming for 1,200 staff to begin 'graduated return' to Harbour Quays building in around 9 weeks

23rd Aug 13, 12:04pm

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ aiming for 1,200 staff to begin 'graduated return' to Harbour Quays building in around 9 weeks

Record August dairy auctions

Fonterra says its August GlobalDairyTrade auctions achieved record sales and revenues

23rd Aug 13, 10:54am

by Gareth Vaughan

Fonterra says its August GlobalDairyTrade auctions achieved record sales and revenues

Drury, Penno in running for E&Y gong

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalists' businesses 'pushing the limits'

23rd Aug 13, 12:05am

by Gareth Vaughan

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalists' businesses 'pushing the limits'

ANZ increases fixed home loan rates

ANZ blames rising wholesale funding costs for 20-60 basis point increases in fixed-term mortgage rates

22nd Aug 13, 5:56pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ blames rising wholesale funding costs for 20-60 basis point increases in fixed-term mortgage rates

ASB pays up to settle tax dispute

ASB coughs up $23 mln to settle tax dispute with IRD

22nd Aug 13, 4:05pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB coughs up $23 mln to settle tax dispute with IRD

Transpower borrows A$300 mln

SOE Transpower raises A$300 million in 10-year bond issue paying 5.75%

22nd Aug 13, 9:56am

by Gareth Vaughan

SOE Transpower raises A$300 million in 10-year bond issue paying 5.75%

How long will LVR restrictions be in place?

RBNZ could keep home loan LVR restrictions, and potentially other macro-prudential tools, in place for years

21st Aug 13, 4:03pm

by Gareth Vaughan

RBNZ could keep home loan LVR restrictions, and potentially other macro-prudential tools, in place for years

Westpac quarterly profit $178 mln

Westpac June quarter profit up 2.3% as costs, loan impairments drop

21st Aug 13, 3:59pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Westpac June quarter profit up 2.3% as costs, loan impairments drop

Fitch raises OBR related concerns

Credit rating agency downgrades SBS, building society support ratings due to RBNZ's OBR Policy

21st Aug 13, 3:55pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Credit rating agency downgrades SBS, building society support ratings due to RBNZ's OBR Policy

Complaints about finance companies rise

Dispute resolution scheme FSCL says more borrowers are complaining about consumer lending, especially car loans

21st Aug 13, 12:43pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Dispute resolution scheme FSCL says more borrowers are complaining about consumer lending, especially car loans

LVR restriction on Auckland alone 'too complex and costly'

RBNZ says first home buyers may benefit from being temporarily shut out of the housing market

21st Aug 13, 10:03am

by Gareth Vaughan

RBNZ says first home buyers may benefit from being temporarily shut out of the housing market

'We're a New Zealand financial institution'

General Equity Building Society outlines what it does, NZ expansion plans, and how it's 'regulated'

21st Aug 13, 7:49am

by Gareth Vaughan

General Equity Building Society outlines what it does, NZ expansion plans, and how it's 'regulated'

Kiwibank to put 1st home buyers 1st

Kiwibank says under RBNZ enforced restrictions on low deposit home lending it'll put 1st home buyers ahead of property investors

20th Aug 13, 3:14pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank says under RBNZ enforced restrictions on low deposit home lending it'll put 1st home buyers ahead of property investors

Transpower eyes A$ bond issue

SOE Transpower to borrow money through the issue of 10-year Australian dollar denominated bonds

20th Aug 13, 2:48pm

by Gareth Vaughan

SOE Transpower to borrow money through the issue of 10-year Australian dollar denominated bonds

Wheeler speech on macro-prudential tools

RBNZ Governor Graeme Wheeler to speak on macro-prudential tools following outlining of potential LVR restriction details

20th Aug 13, 10:31am

by Gareth Vaughan

RBNZ Governor Graeme Wheeler to speak on macro-prudential tools following outlining of potential LVR restriction details

ASB continues high LVR mortgage growth

ASB records 73% of June quarter residential mortgage growth from high LVR lending

19th Aug 13, 4:12pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB records 73% of June quarter residential mortgage growth from high LVR lending

Big drop in ANZ's high LVR mortgage growth

Just 3% of ANZ's June quarter residential mortgage growth came from high LVR lending

19th Aug 13, 3:59pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Just 3% of ANZ's June quarter residential mortgage growth came from high LVR lending

Low ball bidder targets Heartland again

Heartland Bank warns shareholders of another low ball bid, touts its own market price offer

19th Aug 13, 9:33am

by Gareth Vaughan

Heartland Bank warns shareholders of another low ball bid, touts its own market price offer

Fonterra puts 2 managers on leave

Fonterra says 2 senior managers placed on leave following botulism scare

16th Aug 13, 5:44pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Fonterra says 2 senior managers placed on leave following botulism scare

'Don't use surcharging as a profit centre'

Commerce Commission's preliminary view is businesses stinging customers with credit card surcharges aren't breaking the law, MasterCard says

16th Aug 13, 5:06pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Commerce Commission's preliminary view is businesses stinging customers with credit card surcharges aren't breaking the law, MasterCard says

Kiwibank to self insure high LVR mortgages

Kiwibank says it has the scale to manage risk itself as it starts self insuring low equity mortgages

16th Aug 13, 4:49pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank says it has the scale to manage risk itself as it starts self insuring low equity mortgages

Westpac a TV3 shareholder - again

Lenders including Westpac, Rabobank, RBS and JP Morgan take shares in TV3's new parent company after receivership

16th Aug 13, 8:01am

by Gareth Vaughan

Lenders including Westpac, Rabobank, RBS and JP Morgan take shares in TV3's new parent company after receivership

ASB boss expects RBNZ to use LVR tool

ASB CEO Barbara Chapman defends bank's low equity home loans, says default levels lower than on other home loans

15th Aug 13, 4:47pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB CEO Barbara Chapman defends bank's low equity home loans, says default levels lower than on other home loans

'First home buyers disheartened'

Mortgage broker says RBNZ crackdown on bank's low equity mortgages won't work and Labour's foreign buyer ban a red herring

15th Aug 13, 3:32pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Mortgage broker says RBNZ crackdown on bank's low equity mortgages won't work and Labour's foreign buyer ban a red herring