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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Latest articles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New RBNZ Governor rules out money printing

In his first speech new RBNZ Governor Graeme Wheeler rules out quantitative easing but not currency markets intervention; Says NZ has 'tremendous' assets

26th Oct 12, 9:09am

by Gareth Vaughan

In his first speech new RBNZ Governor Graeme Wheeler rules out quantitative easing but not currency markets intervention; Says NZ has 'tremendous' assets

NZ to seek US 'FATCA' deal

New Zealand will seek to negotiate tax information agreement with US over 'FATCA' law NZ banks had feared would cost them NZ$100 mln

25th Oct 12, 11:41am

by Gareth Vaughan

New Zealand will seek to negotiate tax information agreement with US over 'FATCA' law NZ banks had feared would cost them NZ$100 mln

Record profit for ANZ

ANZ NZ posts record annual profit for 2nd straight year

25th Oct 12, 10:10am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ NZ posts record annual profit for 2nd straight year

Co-op leads bank net interest margins

Banks' combined net interest margin dropped 6 basis points in the June quarter, KPMG says

24th Oct 12, 4:16pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Banks' combined net interest margin dropped 6 basis points in the June quarter, KPMG says

Strong demand drives record govt debt deal

Govt's debt manager sells NZ$2.5 bln worth of 13-year inflation indexed bonds at 1.96% in its biggest single deal ever

24th Oct 12, 3:59pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Govt's debt manager sells NZ$2.5 bln worth of 13-year inflation indexed bonds at 1.96% in its biggest single deal ever

BNZ sees a Gap for 'store' banking

How BNZ gets tips for its banking 'stores' from retailers such as Gap and Michael Hill in order to try and stay ahead of the competition

23rd Oct 12, 4:54pm

by Gareth Vaughan

How BNZ gets tips for its banking 'stores' from retailers such as Gap and Michael Hill in order to try and stay ahead of the competition

'Don't not sell out of patriotism'

Rejecting Haier's NZ$1.28 per share offer for Fisher and Paykel Appliances out of patriotism would be a 'silly' approach to investing

19th Oct 12, 5:26pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Rejecting Haier's NZ$1.28 per share offer for Fisher and Paykel Appliances out of patriotism would be a 'silly' approach to investing

'Embrace foreign investment to capture the prize'

New Zealanders need to get realistic about foreign investment if the country's agriculture sector is to maximise Asian export opportunities, ANZ says

19th Oct 12, 3:25pm

by Gareth Vaughan

New Zealanders need to get realistic about foreign investment if the country's agriculture sector is to maximise Asian export opportunities, ANZ says

Kaipara commissioners' fees revealed

Kaipara District Council's ratepayers paying government appointed commissioners up to NZ$1,400 a day as rates revolt continues

19th Oct 12, 11:27am

by Gareth Vaughan

Kaipara District Council's ratepayers paying government appointed commissioners up to NZ$1,400 a day as rates revolt continues

Heartland 'well positioned' for Basel III

Heartland NZ, expecting news on its application to become a bank next month, has its BBB- credit rating affirmed by Standard and Poor's

18th Oct 12, 5:22pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Heartland NZ, expecting news on its application to become a bank next month, has its BBB- credit rating affirmed by Standard and Poor's

Record big bank profits coming

Big four banks on target for record annual combined cash profits again although their growth rate is slowing

18th Oct 12, 4:16pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Big four banks on target for record annual combined cash profits again although their growth rate is slowing

Strong week for mortgage approvals

Spring bounce? Housing loan approvals hit highest weekly volume and value since July with record run of NZ$1b plus weeks reaching 26

18th Oct 12, 3:14pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Spring bounce? Housing loan approvals hit highest weekly volume and value since July with record run of NZ$1b plus weeks reaching 26