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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 10 months

Latest articles

Westpac's record half-year profit
Westpac NZ posts 24% rise in interim profit to NZ$333 mln with net interest margins up 6 basis points
3rd May 12, 11:03am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Westpac NZ posts 24% rise in interim profit to NZ$333 mln with net interest margins up 6 basis points
RBNZ may limit loan to value ratios
Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Grant Spencer confirms January increase to Core Funding Ratio, outlines tools under consideration to dampen future credit bubble
3rd May 12, 10:45am
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Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Grant Spencer confirms January increase to Core Funding Ratio, outlines tools under consideration to dampen future credit bubble
Opportunities for finance companies
'Demand driven' opportunities for finance companies are out there in three sectors, but are there any takers?
2nd May 12, 5:15pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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'Demand driven' opportunities for finance companies are out there in three sectors, but are there any takers?
ANZ's record half-year profit
ANZ posts 13% rise in underlying interim profit to NZ$684 mln, says lending volumes subdued as households and businesses continue deleveraging
2nd May 12, 10:13am
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ posts 13% rise in underlying interim profit to NZ$684 mln, says lending volumes subdued as households and businesses continue deleveraging
KiwiSaver 'a regulatory risk'
Prudential regulation of KiwiSaver providers 'bit that's missing,' FMA CEO says of scheme govt, regulators have 'paramount duty' to ensure works for members
1st May 12, 5:26pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Prudential regulation of KiwiSaver providers 'bit that's missing,' FMA CEO says of scheme govt, regulators have 'paramount duty' to ensure works for members
Hanover may be FMA's 1st 'S34' target
Financial Markets Authority boss says a finance company, potentially Hanover, likely to be 1st target of FMA's ASIC style 'in investor's shoes' power
1st May 12, 5:18pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Financial Markets Authority boss says a finance company, potentially Hanover, likely to be 1st target of FMA's ASIC style 'in investor's shoes' power
FMA clamps down on finance company
Financial Markets Authority stops Asset Finance from raising money from the public
30th Apr 12, 11:00am
by Gareth Vaughan
Financial Markets Authority stops Asset Finance from raising money from the public
Never a dull moment for the NZ$
Potential for an OCR cut, or even RBNZ currency markets intevention seen; Aussie OCR cut expected; Potential for QE3 in the US rumbles on
27th Apr 12, 4:21pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Potential for an OCR cut, or even RBNZ currency markets intevention seen; Aussie OCR cut expected; Potential for QE3 in the US rumbles on
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: US job market weakness contrasts with housing market improvement; Eurozone confidence down; Realestate.co.nz goes Chinese
27th Apr 12, 8:54am
by Gareth Vaughan
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90 seconds at 9 am: US job market weakness contrasts with housing market improvement; Eurozone confidence down; Realestate.co.nz goes Chinese
Wins for SBS Bank and Kiwibank
SBS Bank named Financial Institution of Year, Kiwibank Major Bank of Year in Roy Morgan Research customer satisfaction awards
26th Apr 12, 10:05pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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SBS Bank named Financial Institution of Year, Kiwibank Major Bank of Year in Roy Morgan Research customer satisfaction awards
'Banks ready for CFR increase'
Big banks under more pressure on their overseas funding reliance from credit rating agencies than the RBNZ, KPMG says
26th Apr 12, 4:28pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Big banks under more pressure on their overseas funding reliance from credit rating agencies than the RBNZ, KPMG says
Petricevic gets 6.5 years jail
Bridgecorp's Rod Petricevic sentenced to six and a half years jail for misleading investors and knowingly making false statements
26th Apr 12, 11:54am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Bridgecorp's Rod Petricevic sentenced to six and a half years jail for misleading investors and knowingly making false statements
Kiwibank in new 'special' mortgage offer
Kiwibank offers 4.99% 1-year home loan rate for limited time to customers with at least 30% equity in their home
26th Apr 12, 10:43am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Kiwibank offers 4.99% 1-year home loan rate for limited time to customers with at least 30% equity in their home
NZ's building society exports
Registered here and operating overseas: Three building societies feature US$5.5 bln of mine assets, Danish regulatory wrath, and a ready mix concrete expert
24th Apr 12, 4:46pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Registered here and operating overseas: Three building societies feature US$5.5 bln of mine assets, Danish regulatory wrath, and a ready mix concrete expert
'Up to 2 more years of deleveraging'
KPMG sees Christchurch rebuild as key driver for bank lending to grow at better than recent anaemic rate; Sees profits holding 'flatish' at record highs
24th Apr 12, 9:28am
by Gareth Vaughan
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KPMG sees Christchurch rebuild as key driver for bank lending to grow at better than recent anaemic rate; Sees profits holding 'flatish' at record highs
TSB eyes video conferencing with customers
TSB launches mobile phone banking service app; ASB gets a property guide iPhone app, and BNZ claims NZ 1st mobile phone security innovation
23rd Apr 12, 12:51pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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TSB launches mobile phone banking service app; ASB gets a property guide iPhone app, and BNZ claims NZ 1st mobile phone security innovation
New Kiwibank 'brand campaign'
Kiwibank launches new advertising campaign featuring Neil Finn song celebrating its 10th anniversiary
23rd Apr 12, 9:02am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Kiwibank launches new advertising campaign featuring Neil Finn song celebrating its 10th anniversiary
'ASB one of CBA's domestic brands'
CBA's Kiwi CEO Ian Narev says ASB is a domestic brand; CBA won't talk of cross selling; Sees big changes driven by technological innovation
20th Apr 12, 4:15pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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CBA's Kiwi CEO Ian Narev says ASB is a domestic brand; CBA won't talk of cross selling; Sees big changes driven by technological innovation
'Frustratingly few' NZ PPP opportunities
Morrison & Co public-private partnership fund with NZ Super Fund money, sees up to half investment going to Australia due to lack of NZ opportunities
18th Apr 12, 4:32pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Morrison & Co public-private partnership fund with NZ Super Fund money, sees up to half investment going to Australia due to lack of NZ opportunities
Westpac secures schools PPP deal
Westpac to provide loans, a Morrison & Co managed fund the equity, for NZ's first public private partnership schools
17th Apr 12, 9:36am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Westpac to provide loans, a Morrison & Co managed fund the equity, for NZ's first public private partnership schools
NZ banks borrow NZ$1.35b in Switzerland
ASB becomes the third NZ bank to issue covered bonds in Switzerland so far this year, borrowing CHF200 mln
16th Apr 12, 3:50pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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ASB becomes the third NZ bank to issue covered bonds in Switzerland so far this year, borrowing CHF200 mln
Never a dull moment for the NZ$
Risk aversion back as fears over Spain mount; Local eyes on Thursday's CPI as speculation continues over possible QE3
16th Apr 12, 3:20pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Risk aversion back as fears over Spain mount; Local eyes on Thursday's CPI as speculation continues over possible QE3
Record highs for Auck, Chch stratified house prices
National median house sales price reaches record high of NZ$370k in March, REINZ says, although national stratified index still 1.1% below Nov. 2007 peak
16th Apr 12, 12:05am
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National median house sales price reaches record high of NZ$370k in March, REINZ says, although national stratified index still 1.1% below Nov. 2007 peak
'Blame Kevin Rudd, he panicked'
Former Finance Minister Michael Cullen says ex-Aussie PM Kevin Rudd to blame for NZ's broad Crown retail deposit guarantee scheme that left taxpayers' with NZ$1b bill
13th Apr 12, 4:09pm
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Former Finance Minister Michael Cullen says ex-Aussie PM Kevin Rudd to blame for NZ's broad Crown retail deposit guarantee scheme that left taxpayers' with NZ$1b bill
FMA moves on City Savings 'Bank'
Financial Markets Authority confident of forcing changes on entity outed by interest.co.nz for wrongly claiming NZ authorisation to raise money from public overseas
13th Apr 12, 4:00pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Financial Markets Authority confident of forcing changes on entity outed by interest.co.nz for wrongly claiming NZ authorisation to raise money from public overseas