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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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Latest articles

Westpac's 'technology intersection'
Westpac goes with community centre themes for new look branches including Queen Street's 'foreshore' branch
7th Nov 12, 4:17pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Westpac goes with community centre themes for new look branches including Queen Street's 'foreshore' branch
Berkshire Hathaway comes to NZ
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway secures NZ insurance licence and will provide earthquake cover for reconstruction in Christchurch
7th Nov 12, 11:30am
by Gareth Vaughan
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway secures NZ insurance licence and will provide earthquake cover for reconstruction in Christchurch
Westpac boss confident sales 'appropriate'
'I would be mortified if Westpac NZ didn't appropriately sell interest rate swap agreements to farmers,' CEO Peter Clare says
6th Nov 12, 4:38pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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'I would be mortified if Westpac NZ didn't appropriately sell interest rate swap agreements to farmers,' CEO Peter Clare says
Westpac NZ out cross-sells parent
New Zealanders are more loyal to banks than Australians, Westpac NZ CEO Peter Clare says
6th Nov 12, 4:30pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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New Zealanders are more loyal to banks than Australians, Westpac NZ CEO Peter Clare says
Two new 'too big to fail' banks
Spanish bank and Standard Chartered added to global list of 'too big to fail' banks, Lloyds, Germany's Commerbank and troubled Dexia removed
5th Nov 12, 4:46pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Spanish bank and Standard Chartered added to global list of 'too big to fail' banks, Lloyds, Germany's Commerbank and troubled Dexia removed
Kiwibank's 'junk' bonds
Kiwibank seeking up to NZ$150 mln through issue of unsecured, subordinated bonds with a BB+ credit rating
5th Nov 12, 1:54pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Kiwibank seeking up to NZ$150 mln through issue of unsecured, subordinated bonds with a BB+ credit rating
Blair Westpac NZ's new retail head
Ian Blair succeeding Gai McGrath as Westpac NZ's head of retail banking with Mark Fitz-Gerald new head of business banking
5th Nov 12, 11:31am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Ian Blair succeeding Gai McGrath as Westpac NZ's head of retail banking with Mark Fitz-Gerald new head of business banking
Westpac annual profit jumps NZ$129m
Westpac annual cash earnings jump 22% to record high of NZ$707 mln
5th Nov 12, 10:16am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Westpac annual cash earnings jump 22% to record high of NZ$707 mln
Never a dull moment for the NZ$
HiFX's Dan Bell looks at what a President Romney, or a re-elected Obama, might mean for the US$, and suggests the Kiwi may be heading to US88c and A82c
2nd Nov 12, 5:51pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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HiFX's Dan Bell looks at what a President Romney, or a re-elected Obama, might mean for the US$, and suggests the Kiwi may be heading to US88c and A82c
Rural, commercial property loans for covered bond security
RBNZ wants to let banks use commercial, development and agricultural property loans, as well as residential mortgages, as security for covered bonds
2nd Nov 12, 4:24pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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RBNZ wants to let banks use commercial, development and agricultural property loans, as well as residential mortgages, as security for covered bonds
RBNZ talks up OBR benefits
The Reserve Bank says implementing its Open Bank Resolution policy could save taxpayers more than NZ$1 billion
2nd Nov 12, 4:19pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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The Reserve Bank says implementing its Open Bank Resolution policy could save taxpayers more than NZ$1 billion
BNZ taps cheap Japanese & Swiss money
BNZ raises almost NZ$400 mln in yen denominated bond issue to Japanese investors as it continues funding diversification
1st Nov 12, 4:10pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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BNZ raises almost NZ$400 mln in yen denominated bond issue to Japanese investors as it continues funding diversification
Growth of business debt tops housing
Business debt growth exceeds housing loan growth in September for first time in five months
1st Nov 12, 4:06pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Business debt growth exceeds housing loan growth in September for first time in five months
''We're not pencil-heads living in an ivory tower'
Citing a critic on interest.co.nz, Treasury secretary Gabriel Makhlouf says Treasury's evolving to deal with a new world and will become 'an exciting and energetic hothouse of ideas'
1st Nov 12, 2:05pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Citing a critic on interest.co.nz, Treasury secretary Gabriel Makhlouf says Treasury's evolving to deal with a new world and will become 'an exciting and energetic hothouse of ideas'
Kiwibank bond offer seeks NZ$150m
Kiwibank to seek up to NZ$150 mln through retail bond issue with the bonds to be tier two regulatory capital
1st Nov 12, 9:30am
by Gareth Vaughan
Kiwibank to seek up to NZ$150 mln through retail bond issue with the bonds to be tier two regulatory capital
BNZ posts 21% rise in annual profit
BNZ records NZ$741 mln annual profit up 21% year-on-year, although second-half profit fell from first-half
31st Oct 12, 10:18am
by Gareth Vaughan
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BNZ records NZ$741 mln annual profit up 21% year-on-year, although second-half profit fell from first-half
S&P downgrades Kiwibank
Kiwibank credit rating cut alongside parent NZ Post's to one notch below the big 4 banks as it eyes covered bond issue
31st Oct 12, 9:38am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Kiwibank credit rating cut alongside parent NZ Post's to one notch below the big 4 banks as it eyes covered bond issue
Kiwibank, SBS customers most satisfied
Kiwibank, SBS Bank win financial services categories in Roy Morgan's monthly customer satisfaction awards
30th Oct 12, 1:52pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Kiwibank, SBS Bank win financial services categories in Roy Morgan's monthly customer satisfaction awards
BNZ sponsoring Maori All Blacks
BNZ to sponsor the Maori All Blacks, with name on jersey on upcoming tour, as it eyes 'managing and growing iwi and Maori wealth'
29th Oct 12, 4:41pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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BNZ to sponsor the Maori All Blacks, with name on jersey on upcoming tour, as it eyes 'managing and growing iwi and Maori wealth'
New CFO for ANZ NZ
Financial controller Antonia Watson, a New Zealander who has also worked in Hungary, to become ANZ NZ's new CFO from December
29th Oct 12, 9:31am
by Gareth Vaughan
Financial controller Antonia Watson, a New Zealander who has also worked in Hungary, to become ANZ NZ's new CFO from December
ANZ completes IT switch
ANZ and National Bank now together on one core banking platform after weekend move apparently without major problems
29th Oct 12, 9:06am
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ and National Bank now together on one core banking platform after weekend move apparently without major problems
Never a dull moment for the NZ$
HiFX's Dan Bell looks at the 1st OCR review from new RBNZ Governor Wheeler that sent the NZ$ higher, and his 1st speech that sent the Kiwi lower
26th Oct 12, 5:00pm
by Gareth Vaughan
HiFX's Dan Bell looks at the 1st OCR review from new RBNZ Governor Wheeler that sent the NZ$ higher, and his 1st speech that sent the Kiwi lower
'ASB has no territorial rights to Auckland'
ANZ says it's number one in the Auckland mortgage market with marketshare up since end of National Bank brand announced
26th Oct 12, 4:20pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ says it's number one in the Auckland mortgage market with marketshare up since end of National Bank brand announced
'Bankers should think like pilots'
Global banking regulator compares banking with aviation suggesting regulators want to 'reduce the risk of flying in unsafe planes where the pilot is the only one with a parachute'
26th Oct 12, 4:09pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Global banking regulator compares banking with aviation suggesting regulators want to 'reduce the risk of flying in unsafe planes where the pilot is the only one with a parachute'
Fonterra details Shareholders' Fund
Fonterra seeks up to NZ$525 mln through Shareholders' Fund offer with units to be priced between NZ$4.60 and NZ$5.50 each
26th Oct 12, 2:15pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Fonterra seeks up to NZ$525 mln through Shareholders' Fund offer with units to be priced between NZ$4.60 and NZ$5.50 each