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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 5 months

Latest articles

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Kiwibank on track for record annual profit for second straight year
ANZ, ASB lead mortgage growth
ANZ records strongest March quarter residential mortgage growth by volume, ASB posts largest percentage increase
29th May 13, 12:30pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ records strongest March quarter residential mortgage growth by volume, ASB posts largest percentage increase
Nissan to set up NZ finance company
Nissan to establish its own New Zealand financial services company
28th May 13, 4:09pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Nissan to establish its own New Zealand financial services company
ANZ, BNZ retain institutional banking leads
Peter Lee says ANZ tops 'relationship strength' in institutional relationship banking, and BNZ tops 'relationship strength' in institutional transactional banking
28th May 13, 4:06pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Peter Lee says ANZ tops 'relationship strength' in institutional relationship banking, and BNZ tops 'relationship strength' in institutional transactional banking
Rabobank 1st quarter profit up 18%
Rural lender Rabobank posts 18% rise in March quarter profit as loan impairments tumble
28th May 13, 4:04pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Rural lender Rabobank posts 18% rise in March quarter profit as loan impairments tumble
Heartland to repay NZ$104m bond
Heartland Bank to repay NZ$104 mln of former Marac bonds in July that are paying 10.5%
28th May 13, 3:36pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Heartland Bank to repay NZ$104 mln of former Marac bonds in July that are paying 10.5%
BNZ home loans up NZ$455 mln
BNZ grows March quarter residential mortgage lending by NZ$455 mln with 35% of growth in high LVR lending
27th May 13, 4:12pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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BNZ grows March quarter residential mortgage lending by NZ$455 mln with 35% of growth in high LVR lending
IRD demands $4.2m from Allied Farmers
The taxman seeks $4.2 mln from Allied Farmers Rural through 'surprising' liquidation notice
27th May 13, 3:03pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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The taxman seeks $4.2 mln from Allied Farmers Rural through 'surprising' liquidation notice
'KiwiSaver boosting high LVR lending'
ASB retail head Ian Park says ASB's surge in high LVR residential mortgage lending being 'encouraged' by borrowers using KiwiSaver money towards a deposit
27th May 13, 9:29am
by Gareth Vaughan
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ASB retail head Ian Park says ASB's surge in high LVR residential mortgage lending being 'encouraged' by borrowers using KiwiSaver money towards a deposit
How different is Auckland from the rest of NZ?
Roy Morgan 'State of the Nation' report highlights growing gulf between Auckland and the rest of New Zealand
24th May 13, 5:45pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Roy Morgan 'State of the Nation' report highlights growing gulf between Auckland and the rest of New Zealand
Finance company CEO calls for more regulation
UDC Finance CEO calls for RBNZ's non-bank deposit taker regulations to be extended to include companies that don't borrow off the public
23rd May 13, 5:06pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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UDC Finance CEO calls for RBNZ's non-bank deposit taker regulations to be extended to include companies that don't borrow off the public
Westpac grows mortgages with LVRs below 80%
Westpac grows March quarter home loans by NZ$571 mln with 92% of growth coming through loans with LVRs below 80%
23rd May 13, 4:32pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Westpac grows March quarter home loans by NZ$571 mln with 92% of growth coming through loans with LVRs below 80%
The Big Kahuna of securities law reform
Why the 'once in a generation' Financial Markets Conduct Bill is bigger than Ben-Hur
23rd May 13, 3:40pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Why the 'once in a generation' Financial Markets Conduct Bill is bigger than Ben-Hur