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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New retirement and financial literacy chief

Diane Maxwell appointed as Commissioner for the Commission of Financial Literacy and Retirement Income

13th Jun 13, 2:36pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Diane Maxwell appointed as Commissioner for the Commission of Financial Literacy and Retirement Income

Ross charged over alleged $400m Ponzi scheme

Ross Asset Management's David Ross facing possible jail time as SFO charges him with overstating investment positions by more than $380 mln

13th Jun 13, 11:01am

by Gareth Vaughan

Ross Asset Management's David Ross facing possible jail time as SFO charges him with overstating investment positions by more than $380 mln

NZ banks not yet in 'vigorous fight'

Aussie parents of NZ's big banks fighting new international derivatives regulations they say will cost them hundreds of millions of dollars

12th Jun 13, 5:05pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Aussie parents of NZ's big banks fighting new international derivatives regulations they say will cost them hundreds of millions of dollars

BNZ at $43.6m of KiwiSaver funds

BNZ says its KiwiSaver scheme has $43.6 mln under management and 12,249 members

12th Jun 13, 4:13pm

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ says its KiwiSaver scheme has $43.6 mln under management and 12,249 members

TSB targets other banks' customers

TSB Bank launches 'special' 1-year home loan rate, undercutting its rivals' advertised rates; SBS goes to 5.65% for 5 years

12th Jun 13, 4:10pm

by Gareth Vaughan

TSB Bank launches 'special' 1-year home loan rate, undercutting its rivals' advertised rates; SBS goes to 5.65% for 5 years

Core funding ratio comfort

Banks in comfortable position on one of the RBNZ's new macro-prudential tools, as it's currently set

11th Jun 13, 4:10pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Banks in comfortable position on one of the RBNZ's new macro-prudential tools, as it's currently set

RBNZ tells insurers to pull socks up

Reserve Bank adopting a 'more stringent' attitude towards rule breaches by insurers

11th Jun 13, 4:06pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Reserve Bank adopting a 'more stringent' attitude towards rule breaches by insurers

A 'somewhat desperate feel'

QV says Auckland residential property values up almost 13% in year to May, some buyers foregoing usual due diligence as desperation kicks in

10th Jun 13, 12:21pm

by Gareth Vaughan

QV says Auckland residential property values up almost 13% in year to May, some buyers foregoing usual due diligence as desperation kicks in

Will the RBNZ use LVR restrictions?

Opinion: Five reasons why I don't think the RBNZ will use LVR restrictions on home loans this year

7th Jun 13, 4:58pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Opinion: Five reasons why I don't think the RBNZ will use LVR restrictions on home loans this year

Kiwibank launches new mortgage special

Kiwibank offers 'special limited time' 1-year fixed mortgage rate of 4.89%

7th Jun 13, 12:21pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank offers 'special limited time' 1-year fixed mortgage rate of 4.89%

Heartland's property quagmire

Opinion: Heartland Bank's credibility goes on the line as George Kerr takes a pound of property flesh

6th Jun 13, 4:15pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Opinion: Heartland Bank's credibility goes on the line as George Kerr takes a pound of property flesh

RBNZ wary of LVR 'speed limit' gaming

Reserve Bank warns banks to comply with the spirit as well as the letter of the law if it uses its LVR restrictions policy

6th Jun 13, 4:09pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Reserve Bank warns banks to comply with the spirit as well as the letter of the law if it uses its LVR restrictions policy

More people questioning bank behaviour

Banking Ombudsman says enquiries about banks up 14% in 1st nine months of year

6th Jun 13, 4:05pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Banking Ombudsman says enquiries about banks up 14% in 1st nine months of year

B&T inventory lowest since at least '98

Barfoot & Thompson has lowest number of houses for sale on its books in more than a decade

6th Jun 13, 10:21am

by Gareth Vaughan

Barfoot & Thompson has lowest number of houses for sale on its books in more than a decade

Big 4 banks' profitability compared

ASB delivers owner CBA a higher return on equity than its major domestic rivals

5th Jun 13, 4:30pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB delivers owner CBA a higher return on equity than its major domestic rivals

Contrast at NZ units of world's big banks

JPMorgan Chase's NZ unit falls into the red, Deutsche Bank's NZ unit posts rise in profit

5th Jun 13, 4:28pm

by Gareth Vaughan

JPMorgan Chase's NZ unit falls into the red, Deutsche Bank's NZ unit posts rise in profit

'New RBNZ tools may limit asset price inflation'

Standard & Poor's says benefits from RBNZ's macro-prudential tools outweigh risks but no credit rating impacts likely

5th Jun 13, 4:18pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Standard & Poor's says benefits from RBNZ's macro-prudential tools outweigh risks but no credit rating impacts likely

Fixed-term mortgages back on top

Value of fixed mortgages moved back above 50% of total in May, just 13 months after a record high 63% was floating

4th Jun 13, 4:23pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Value of fixed mortgages moved back above 50% of total in May, just 13 months after a record high 63% was floating

HSBC March quarter profit up 16%

Lower expenses, impairment turn around sees HSBC NZ post 16% rise in 1st quarter profit to $14.6 mln

4th Jun 13, 4:14pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Lower expenses, impairment turn around sees HSBC NZ post 16% rise in 1st quarter profit to $14.6 mln

Never a dull moment for the NZ$

Graeme Wheeler's 'quite effective' currency intervention, Kiwi dollar strength against the Aussie, and when will the Fed start draining its punch bowl?

31st May 13, 4:28pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Graeme Wheeler's 'quite effective' currency intervention, Kiwi dollar strength against the Aussie, and when will the Fed start draining its punch bowl?

'Don't just look at our credit rating'

TSB boss says any credit rating downgrade wouldn't be a fair reflection of the bank's 'exceptional' performance

31st May 13, 4:17pm

by Gareth Vaughan

TSB boss says any credit rating downgrade wouldn't be a fair reflection of the bank's 'exceptional' performance

Heartland mulls 'non-core' property

Heartland Bank comfortable with previous profit guidance as outcome of non-core property review nears

30th May 13, 4:02pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Heartland Bank comfortable with previous profit guidance as outcome of non-core property review nears

Plenty of covered bond capacity left

NZ's big five banks have almost NZ$11 billion worth of covered bonds on issue

30th May 13, 4:01pm

by Gareth Vaughan

NZ's big five banks have almost NZ$11 billion worth of covered bonds on issue

Len Brown on barbed wire and babies

Auckland Mayor Len Brown spruiks Unitary Plan, says short of putting barbed wire around city and telling Aucklanders to stop having babies, the city will grow

30th May 13, 2:42pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Auckland Mayor Len Brown spruiks Unitary Plan, says short of putting barbed wire around city and telling Aucklanders to stop having babies, the city will grow

Record profit looms for Kiwibank

Kiwibank on track for record annual profit for second straight year

29th May 13, 4:08pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank on track for record annual profit for second straight year