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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 3 months

Latest articles

Will NZ banks adopt independent rate reviews?
Other big Aussie banks picked to follow ANZ and move to floating interest rate reviews independent of Reserve Bank reviews
18th Jan 12, 4:07pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Other big Aussie banks picked to follow ANZ and move to floating interest rate reviews independent of Reserve Bank reviews
Kiwibank's big KiwiSaver push
Kiwibank buying Gareth Morgan Investments, including the Gareth Morgan KiwiSaver Scheme with Morgan remaining a director
18th Jan 12, 11:12am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Kiwibank buying Gareth Morgan Investments, including the Gareth Morgan KiwiSaver Scheme with Morgan remaining a director
What's with BNZ's covered bond timing?
Opinion: The BNZ seeking to raise €500 mln in Europe right now seems mad. Or does it?
17th Jan 12, 4:08pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Opinion: The BNZ seeking to raise €500 mln in Europe right now seems mad. Or does it?
PwC aims to recover Rabo's lion loan
Why specialist rural lender Rabobank is picking up the tab for the food and vet costs of lions
17th Jan 12, 2:29pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Why specialist rural lender Rabobank is picking up the tab for the food and vet costs of lions
Fletcher taps cheap US debt
Fletcher Building borrows US$300 mln in US private placement market, now has half its debt in that market
17th Jan 12, 10:13am
by Gareth Vaughan
Fletcher Building borrows US$300 mln in US private placement market, now has half its debt in that market
BNZ eyes 'window of opportunity'
BNZ seeking at least €500 mln through European covered bond issue in market that 'has become a little less frozen'
16th Jan 12, 12:55pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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BNZ seeking at least €500 mln through European covered bond issue in market that 'has become a little less frozen'
Council bond bank eyes DMO-style tenders
New Local Govt Funding Agency to borrow first money in mid-February; Plans to borrow about NZ$1 bln this year
13th Jan 12, 3:05pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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New Local Govt Funding Agency to borrow first money in mid-February; Plans to borrow about NZ$1 bln this year
Fletcher borrows from US insurers
Fletcher Building borrows US$300 mln in US private placement market, now has half its total debt, or NZ$1 bln in that market
13th Jan 12, 9:41am
by Gareth Vaughan
Fletcher Building borrows US$300 mln in US private placement market, now has half its total debt, or NZ$1 bln in that market
Five things to watch in banking this year
Opinion: Five things to watch in banking this year: Floating mortgage rates; Profits and margins; Cost cutting; Lending growth?; Funding costs
13th Jan 12, 7:44am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Opinion: Five things to watch in banking this year: Floating mortgage rates; Profits and margins; Cost cutting; Lending growth?; Funding costs
Kiwibank slashes 4-yr mortgage rate
Kiwibank cuts 4-year home loan rate to 5.99% from 6.79% for limited time; Offer requires minimum 30% deposit
12th Jan 12, 3:03pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Kiwibank cuts 4-year home loan rate to 5.99% from 6.79% for limited time; Offer requires minimum 30% deposit
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: NZ dollar strength continues; German economy contracts; Euro-zone banks hoard cash; Iranian nuclear scientist killed
12th Jan 12, 8:47am
by Gareth Vaughan
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: NZ dollar strength continues; German economy contracts; Euro-zone banks hoard cash; Iranian nuclear scientist killed
RIP Crown retail deposit guarantee scheme
'Nothing to report,' Treasury says as Crown retail deposit guarantee scheme comes to the end of its NZ$1 billion road
11th Jan 12, 2:11pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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'Nothing to report,' Treasury says as Crown retail deposit guarantee scheme comes to the end of its NZ$1 billion road
Akld house sales jump with listings weak
Barfoot and Thompson says Dec Auckland house sales volumes strongest in 5 years; Ave price up 1% from Nov to NZ$573,071
11th Jan 12, 12:03pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Barfoot and Thompson says Dec Auckland house sales volumes strongest in 5 years; Ave price up 1% from Nov to NZ$573,071
NZ$10.2b of bonds sold in NZ in 2011
A total of NZ$10.2 bln raised through domestic bond issues in 2011; Banks, council bond bank set to be 2012 features
10th Jan 12, 4:06pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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A total of NZ$10.2 bln raised through domestic bond issues in 2011; Banks, council bond bank set to be 2012 features
SOE float fees could be spread widely
Smorgasbord of investment banks likely to emerge as managers of Mighty River Power float, sharing fees
10th Jan 12, 3:22pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Smorgasbord of investment banks likely to emerge as managers of Mighty River Power float, sharing fees
2012 to be 'interesting year' for property
QV says nationwide residential property values rose 2.4% in 2011 with sales volumes weak; Sees continued rise for record Auckland high
10th Jan 12, 12:46pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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QV says nationwide residential property values rose 2.4% in 2011 with sales volumes weak; Sees continued rise for record Auckland high
Christchurch building consents still slow
November building consents 2nd highest in year, but down on November 2010 and still historically weak
10th Jan 12, 11:46am
by Gareth Vaughan
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November building consents 2nd highest in year, but down on November 2010 and still historically weak
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: NZ$ hits record high v euro; Merkel and Sarkozy warn Greece again, back financial transactions tax; Port workers strike again
10th Jan 12, 8:46am
by Gareth Vaughan
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: NZ$ hits record high v euro; Merkel and Sarkozy warn Greece again, back financial transactions tax; Port workers strike again
UK taxpayers' exposure to NZ media
Senior lenders, including 2 controlled by British govt, in driver's seat as TPG tries to force Ironbridge out of TV3's parent MediaWorks
9th Jan 12, 1:11pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Senior lenders, including 2 controlled by British govt, in driver's seat as TPG tries to force Ironbridge out of TV3's parent MediaWorks
'Kiwibank needs another NZ$200 mln'
Some 14 years after it launched and nearly NZ$830 mln later, Kiwibank predicted to become a self sustaining dividend payer in 2016
23rd Dec 11, 1:23pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Some 14 years after it launched and nearly NZ$830 mln later, Kiwibank predicted to become a self sustaining dividend payer in 2016
Germans happy for T&G to stay listed
BusinessDesk: BayWa willing to be majority holder of NZX-listed Turners & Growers
23rd Dec 11, 10:51am
by Gareth Vaughan
BusinessDesk: BayWa willing to be majority holder of NZX-listed Turners & Growers
Podmore bankrupt at Christmas
Kevin Podmore bankrupts himself as St Laurence trustee moves to enforce NZ$20 mln personal guarantee
23rd Dec 11, 10:13am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Kevin Podmore bankrupts himself as St Laurence trustee moves to enforce NZ$20 mln personal guarantee
'ComCom could reject IAG-AMI deal'
IAG 'taking out mutual competitor' AMI would create 'near duopoly', Merrill Lynch analysts say, meaning Commerce Commission could block deal
22nd Dec 11, 3:40pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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IAG 'taking out mutual competitor' AMI would create 'near duopoly', Merrill Lynch analysts say, meaning Commerce Commission could block deal
NZ$3b of mortgages approved in 3 weeks
Residential mortgage approvals top NZ$1 billion in value for third week straight
22nd Dec 11, 9:31am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Residential mortgage approvals top NZ$1 billion in value for third week straight
Govt entity buys ASB covered bonds
The Accident Compensation Corporation appears to have snapped up all of ASB's NZ$300 mln covered bond isssue
21st Dec 11, 4:06pm
by Gareth Vaughan
The Accident Compensation Corporation appears to have snapped up all of ASB's NZ$300 mln covered bond isssue