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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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16 years 3 months

Latest articles

ANZ favoured in ad spend over Nat Bk
ANZ NZ again lavishes advertising spend on its ANZ brand, spending more than 4 times what it spent on the National Bank in 1st 6 months of year
24th Jul 12, 4:20pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ NZ again lavishes advertising spend on its ANZ brand, spending more than 4 times what it spent on the National Bank in 1st 6 months of year
IRD wins Sovereign reinsurance case
Taxman wins NZ$92.5 mln reinsurance dispute with Sovereign, which says judgement won't affect its credit rating but it's reviewing it
24th Jul 12, 4:14pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Taxman wins NZ$92.5 mln reinsurance dispute with Sovereign, which says judgement won't affect its credit rating but it's reviewing it
'More finance is definitely not always better'
Bank for International Settlements paper, citing NZ as an example, concludes big and fast-growing financial sectors can be very costly for the rest of the economy
23rd Jul 12, 4:24pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Bank for International Settlements paper, citing NZ as an example, concludes big and fast-growing financial sectors can be very costly for the rest of the economy
Big banks get slice of SOE action
ANZ NZ, ASB named to Mighty River Power IPO retail syndicate alongside Craigs Investment Partners and Forsyth Barr
23rd Jul 12, 1:17pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ NZ, ASB named to Mighty River Power IPO retail syndicate alongside Craigs Investment Partners and Forsyth Barr
Blue Star on the block
Blue Star's major shareholder hires Goldman Sachs to sell the struggling printing group, the AFR reports
23rd Jul 12, 10:01am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Blue Star's major shareholder hires Goldman Sachs to sell the struggling printing group, the AFR reports
The growth of risk based mortgage pricing
Mortgage specials with strings attached may be here to stay as banks price home loans based on risk
20th Jul 12, 4:05pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Mortgage specials with strings attached may be here to stay as banks price home loans based on risk
Good and bad news for local insurers
A.M. Best delivers good news for CBL Insurance, but raises concerns about Civic Assurance and ACS, formerly Ansvar
20th Jul 12, 12:05pm
by Gareth Vaughan
A.M. Best delivers good news for CBL Insurance, but raises concerns about Civic Assurance and ACS, formerly Ansvar
Guilty, and not guilty C+M verdicts
Some guilty verdicts in 'hugely complicated' Capital + Merchant case 'involving deeply cynical transactions'
19th Jul 12, 5:26pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Some guilty verdicts in 'hugely complicated' Capital + Merchant case 'involving deeply cynical transactions'
Ponzi schemer pleads guilty
A New Zealand company's US Ponzi scheme features the 'USA Tomorrow' newspaper, presidential hopeful Ron Paul, Panama, three Peruvians and a Dutch bank account
19th Jul 12, 4:12pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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A New Zealand company's US Ponzi scheme features the 'USA Tomorrow' newspaper, presidential hopeful Ron Paul, Panama, three Peruvians and a Dutch bank account
Salary freeze for ASB bosses
Most senior ASB managers won't get a salary rise as parent Commonwealth Bank of Australia imposes freeze
19th Jul 12, 4:10pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Most senior ASB managers won't get a salary rise as parent Commonwealth Bank of Australia imposes freeze
ASB Facebook payments live
ASB customers can make payments to Facebook friends from today in latest move 'towards a cashless society'
19th Jul 12, 11:15am
by Gareth Vaughan
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ASB customers can make payments to Facebook friends from today in latest move 'towards a cashless society'
RBNZ to mimic Canadian moves?
Westpac economists say NZ may follow Canada and introduce 'unconventional tools' to try and cool the housing market such as loan-to-valuation limits
19th Jul 12, 10:18am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Westpac economists say NZ may follow Canada and introduce 'unconventional tools' to try and cool the housing market such as loan-to-valuation limits
2 pass, 2 fail in bank div stress test
How ASB's parent CBA and the ANZ Group could maintain dividends even in a 1-in-30 year GDP 'shock scenario'
18th Jul 12, 4:05pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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How ASB's parent CBA and the ANZ Group could maintain dividends even in a 1-in-30 year GDP 'shock scenario'
Petricevic gets 4 more months jail
Ex-Bridgecorp boss Rod Petricevic gets just 4 more months jail after pleading guilty to SFO 'Medici’ charges
18th Jul 12, 3:36pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Ex-Bridgecorp boss Rod Petricevic gets just 4 more months jail after pleading guilty to SFO 'Medici’ charges
'Transactional accounts key for bankers'
Gaining customers' transactional banking business and using information from this is the key to successful retail banking, says E&Y banking expert
17th Jul 12, 4:44pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Gaining customers' transactional banking business and using information from this is the key to successful retail banking, says E&Y banking expert
RBNZ issues 2 more warnings
John Key's unofficial financial services hub alive and well
17th Jul 12, 4:17pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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John Key's unofficial financial services hub alive and well
BNZ introduces 4-yr mortgage rate
New BNZ 4-year fixed mortgage interest rate undercuts rivals
17th Jul 12, 9:26am
by Gareth Vaughan
New BNZ 4-year fixed mortgage interest rate undercuts rivals
Finance co. to target debentures again
Asset Finance plans to resume raising money from the public with issue of new prospectus near
16th Jul 12, 4:14pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Asset Finance plans to resume raising money from the public with issue of new prospectus near
Have we reached peak power?
As the Govt prepares to sell up to 49% of 3 state owned electricity gentailers, where is demand for electricity heading?
13th Jul 12, 4:17pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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As the Govt prepares to sell up to 49% of 3 state owned electricity gentailers, where is demand for electricity heading?
FMA probes 'man from nowhere'
Financial Markets Authority probes the NZ links, including a registered company, of the mysterious British bidder for Australian retailer David Jones
13th Jul 12, 4:01pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Financial Markets Authority probes the NZ links, including a registered company, of the mysterious British bidder for Australian retailer David Jones
BNZ seeks new private banking & wealth head
Tracey Berry, BNZ's head of private banking & wealth, to leave in October with launch of KiwiSaver scheme thought to be near
13th Jul 12, 2:37pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Tracey Berry, BNZ's head of private banking & wealth, to leave in October with launch of KiwiSaver scheme thought to be near
Rabobank explains credit rating flip flop
Rabobank NZ boss admits the bank overlooked regulatory requirement when ditching its now reinstated credit rating
13th Jul 12, 1:50pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Rabobank NZ boss admits the bank overlooked regulatory requirement when ditching its now reinstated credit rating
ASB lifts 1 and 3 yr mortgage rates
ASB increases one and three year mortgage rates by 20 and 15 basis points respectively
13th Jul 12, 9:38am
by Gareth Vaughan
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ASB increases one and three year mortgage rates by 20 and 15 basis points respectively
Strong NZ growth for Japanese bank
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi grows annual lending to NZ corporates 23%, on top of last year's 30% growth, as it targets major NZ companies
12th Jul 12, 4:17pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi grows annual lending to NZ corporates 23%, on top of last year's 30% growth, as it targets major NZ companies
Rabobank flip flops on AA rating
Standard and Poor's withdraws and then reinstates credit rating on Rabobank NZ at bank's request
12th Jul 12, 9:37am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Standard and Poor's withdraws and then reinstates credit rating on Rabobank NZ at bank's request