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Gareth Vaughan

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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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Complaints about banks keep rising
Mortgage defaults drive increase in bank customer complaints to Banking Ombudsman
15th Dec 11, 3:35pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Mortgage defaults drive increase in bank customer complaints to Banking Ombudsman
Why a little known French bank matters
Credit Agricole: Chronology of a local debt issue by a foreign bank out of left field
15th Dec 11, 2:07pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Credit Agricole: Chronology of a local debt issue by a foreign bank out of left field
Westpac NZ's NZ$4.2 bln transfer
Westpac NZ asset & liability transfer from Aussie parent, bringing it in line with RBNZ rules, cost NZ$4.2 bln
14th Dec 11, 4:29pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Westpac NZ asset & liability transfer from Aussie parent, bringing it in line with RBNZ rules, cost NZ$4.2 bln
Merry Xmas for Westpac NZ bosses
Westpac NZ doubles profit in September quarter to NZ$146 mln and grows lending by NZ$508 mln with high LVR home loans rising
14th Dec 11, 4:22pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Westpac NZ doubles profit in September quarter to NZ$146 mln and grows lending by NZ$508 mln with high LVR home loans rising
ANZ NZ not following parent on rates
ANZ NZ not following parent in move to more regular floating loan rate announcements; But NZ banks agree OCR and floating mortgages are 'decoupled'
13th Dec 11, 4:16pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ NZ not following parent in move to more regular floating loan rate announcements; But NZ banks agree OCR and floating mortgages are 'decoupled'
UDC Finance annual profit up 59%
Profit at UDC, country's biggest finance company and ANZ subsidiary, jumps as provisions for credit impairment sink
13th Dec 11, 4:11pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Profit at UDC, country's biggest finance company and ANZ subsidiary, jumps as provisions for credit impairment sink
Fonterra raises payout forecast
Fonterra raises 2012 payout forecast range by 20 cents; Holds estimated fair value share price for 2013 season at NZ$4.52
13th Dec 11, 11:30am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Fonterra raises 2012 payout forecast range by 20 cents; Holds estimated fair value share price for 2013 season at NZ$4.52
Retrospective RBNZ legislation
Reserve Bank outlines planned covered bond legislation 18 months after BNZ's first issue
12th Dec 11, 4:10pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Reserve Bank outlines planned covered bond legislation 18 months after BNZ's first issue
CBA reportedly selling MediaWorks debt
Commonwealth Bank of Australia selling NZ$70 mln of MediaWorks debt for about 50 cents in the dollar, AFR reports
12th Dec 11, 10:41am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia selling NZ$70 mln of MediaWorks debt for about 50 cents in the dollar, AFR reports
Auckland Council debt for Singapore
Auckland Council's overseas borrowing programme, the first by a NZ local authority, set at US$2.5 bln
12th Dec 11, 9:49am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Auckland Council's overseas borrowing programme, the first by a NZ local authority, set at US$2.5 bln
Bank hand bolstered by Aussie case
Aussie bank exception fee court ruling good news for NZ banks, Chapman Tripp says
9th Dec 11, 4:20pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Aussie bank exception fee court ruling good news for NZ banks, Chapman Tripp says
National branch moving into ANZ
ANZ NZ moving its Ponsonby National Bank branch in with ANZ branch as lease runs out
9th Dec 11, 11:41am
by Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ NZ moving its Ponsonby National Bank branch in with ANZ branch as lease runs out
'Why NZ needs class actions law'
Opinion: Key empowering step missing from Govt's push to restore confidence of 'mum and dad' retail investors in financial markets
8th Dec 11, 4:05pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Opinion: Key empowering step missing from Govt's push to restore confidence of 'mum and dad' retail investors in financial markets
Auckland house values at record high
QV says November nationwide residential property values up 1.7% year-on-year, down 4% from 2007 peak
8th Dec 11, 12:39pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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QV says November nationwide residential property values up 1.7% year-on-year, down 4% from 2007 peak
Weekly mortgage approvals top NZ$1 bln
Mortgage approvals top NZ$1 bln in a week for the first time since April 2009
8th Dec 11, 10:17am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Mortgage approvals top NZ$1 bln in a week for the first time since April 2009
SFO alleges biggest ever white-collar crime
Serious Fraud Office lays 21 charges against 5 people 'involved with South Canterbury Finance's affairs' over alleged NZ$1.7 bln fraud
7th Dec 11, 4:50pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Serious Fraud Office lays 21 charges against 5 people 'involved with South Canterbury Finance's affairs' over alleged NZ$1.7 bln fraud
Local Govt bond bank gets 'AA+' rating
New Local Govt Funding Agency, which will borrow money overseas on behalf of councils, gets AA+ credit rating from Fitch
7th Dec 11, 12:43pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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New Local Govt Funding Agency, which will borrow money overseas on behalf of councils, gets AA+ credit rating from Fitch
Heartland claims subtle S&P upgrade
Heartland NZ BBB- rating affirmed by Standard and Poor's, outlook improved to 'stable' from 'negative'
7th Dec 11, 9:16am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Heartland NZ BBB- rating affirmed by Standard and Poor's, outlook improved to 'stable' from 'negative'
NZ bank fees class action beached
Local version of Aussie class action against banks over fees won't launch without new govt legislation
6th Dec 11, 3:59pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Local version of Aussie class action against banks over fees won't launch without new govt legislation
Ludlow banned over 'mortgage rescues'
Jailed ex-National Finance 2000 director Allan Ludlow who 'lacks skills to be in consumer finance industry' is banned for life after 'outrageous' behaviour
6th Dec 11, 11:43am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Jailed ex-National Finance 2000 director Allan Ludlow who 'lacks skills to be in consumer finance industry' is banned for life after 'outrageous' behaviour
SBS profit down as impairments rise
SBS Bank September quarter profit drops 47% as provision for credit impairment surges 128%
5th Dec 11, 4:00pm
by Gareth Vaughan
SBS Bank September quarter profit drops 47% as provision for credit impairment surges 128%
Big profit drop at Co-op Bank
September quarter profit tumbles 77% to NZ$448k at new Co-operative Bank
5th Dec 11, 3:59pm
by Gareth Vaughan
September quarter profit tumbles 77% to NZ$448k at new Co-operative Bank
TSB Sept quarter profit up 13%
TSB Bank September quarter profit rises 13% to NZ$11.939 mln as income grows at more than twice the pace of expenses
5th Dec 11, 3:58pm
by Gareth Vaughan
TSB Bank September quarter profit rises 13% to NZ$11.939 mln as income grows at more than twice the pace of expenses
Kiwibank profit bounces back
Kiwibank profit more than doubles in September quarter to NZ$17.6 mln as net interest income surges 38%
2nd Dec 11, 4:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Kiwibank profit more than doubles in September quarter to NZ$17.6 mln as net interest income surges 38%
ANZ pays 3% on first covered bond
New Zealand's biggest bank paying 3% per annum to investors on its 500 mln euros of covered bonds
2nd Dec 11, 3:58pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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New Zealand's biggest bank paying 3% per annum to investors on its 500 mln euros of covered bonds