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. Over recent years 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

Kiwibank faces Don Ha loss

Kiwibank facing loss on its NZ$7 million Don Ha Real Estate exposure

20th May 11, 2:11pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank facing loss on its NZ$7 million Don Ha Real Estate exposure

New chairman for ASB

Business Roundtable 'alumnus member' Gavin Walker to replace Gary Judd as ASB's chairman in August

20th May 11, 10:45am

by Gareth Vaughan

Business Roundtable 'alumnus member' Gavin Walker to replace Gary Judd as ASB's chairman in August

SCF 'out of woods for month or so'

RBNZ, Companies Office, Securities Commission talked statutory management for SCF months before action taken against Hubbard

19th May 11, 4:10pm

by Gareth Vaughan

RBNZ, Companies Office, Securities Commission talked statutory management for SCF months before action taken against Hubbard

S&P ratings unaffected by Budget

Standard and Poor's sovereign ratings on New Zealand unchanged by government's Budget

19th May 11, 2:32pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Standard and Poor's sovereign ratings on New Zealand unchanged by government's Budget

Z Energy eyes retail bond issue

Infratil, NZ Super owned Z Energy eyes second retail bond issue

19th May 11, 1:37pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Infratil, NZ Super owned Z Energy eyes second retail bond issue

HSBC NZ bolsters funding

HSBC NZ raises NZ$200m in floating rate note issue to institutional investors

19th May 11, 12:19pm

by Gareth Vaughan

HSBC NZ raises NZ$200m in floating rate note issue to institutional investors

Local govt 'bond bank' plans detailed

Local government debt funding agency to be able to borrow in foreign currencies, be tax, prospectus and OIA exempt

19th May 11, 11:18am

by Gareth Vaughan

Local government debt funding agency to be able to borrow in foreign currencies, be tax, prospectus and OIA exempt

Westpac's lending contracts

Westpac NZ continues to struggle to grow lending, but still lifts March quarter profit by 30%

18th May 11, 4:35pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Westpac NZ continues to struggle to grow lending, but still lifts March quarter profit by 30%

March quarter economic activity down 0.1%

Nationwide economic activity, excluding Canterbury, rose 0.2% in the March quarter, National Bank says

18th May 11, 2:23pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Nationwide economic activity, excluding Canterbury, rose 0.2% in the March quarter, National Bank says

Feltex shareholders get nothing

Opinion: Why the Feltex debacle must never happen again: NZX couldn't withstand another credibility hit like this

17th May 11, 4:28pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Opinion: Why the Feltex debacle must never happen again: NZX couldn't withstand another credibility hit like this

HSBC eyes local bond market

Local unit of global banking giant HSBC eyes bond issue

17th May 11, 4:18pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Local unit of global banking giant HSBC eyes bond issue

Fonterra expects record production

Fonterra sees record milk production for 2010/2011 season due to good autumn weather

17th May 11, 11:24am

by Gareth Vaughan

Fonterra sees record milk production for 2010/2011 season due to good autumn weather

Meridian's dividend money go round

Meridian to pay govt NZ$521 mln special dividend after sale of Tekapo power stations to fellow SOE Genesis

17th May 11, 9:57am

by Gareth Vaughan

Meridian to pay govt NZ$521 mln special dividend after sale of Tekapo power stations to fellow SOE Genesis

Analyst sees A$20m ASB quake hit

ASB may have provisioned about A$20 million for the February 22 Christchurch earthquake

16th May 11, 4:25pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB may have provisioned about A$20 million for the February 22 Christchurch earthquake

Rental property tops in Auckland

Rental property most popular investment class for Aucklanders, term deposits most popular everywhere else

16th May 11, 8:59am

by Gareth Vaughan

Rental property most popular investment class for Aucklanders, term deposits most popular everywhere else

Heartlanders eye rural lender

Building Society Holdings in box seat to acquire PGG Wrightson Finance loans

13th May 11, 4:10pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Building Society Holdings in box seat to acquire PGG Wrightson Finance loans

Don Brash letter to John Key

New ACT leader Brash questions PM Key on 'wasteful spending', 'ignoring reality on superannuation', trans-Tasman wage gap and more

13th May 11, 1:53pm

by Gareth Vaughan

New ACT leader Brash questions PM Key on 'wasteful spending', 'ignoring reality on superannuation', trans-Tasman wage gap and more

Confidence in farm buying 'rising'

April sees the highest number of farm sales in a single month in nearly three years, the REINZ says

13th May 11, 10:43am

by Gareth Vaughan

April sees the highest number of farm sales in a single month in nearly three years, the REINZ says

RBNZ's firm reminder on CFR hike

Reserve Bank tells banks to get their ducks in a row before the core funding ratio is lifted to 75% next year

12th May 11, 4:16pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Reserve Bank tells banks to get their ducks in a row before the core funding ratio is lifted to 75% next year

RBNZ has eye on big 4 dominance

Reserve Bank says global financial crisis may have increased big four banks' market dominance, will monitor

12th May 11, 4:06pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Reserve Bank says global financial crisis may have increased big four banks' market dominance, will monitor

Powerco eyes private US debt

Powerco looks to raise about US$250 million in the US private placement debt market

12th May 11, 3:51pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Powerco looks to raise about US$250 million in the US private placement debt market

Feltex five off the hook

Liquidator McDonald Vague makes 'confidential, modest and pragmatic' settlement with five ex-Feltex directors

12th May 11, 2:31pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Liquidator McDonald Vague makes 'confidential, modest and pragmatic' settlement with five ex-Feltex directors

First Bridgecorp distribution near

Bridgecorp investors close to receiving first repayment almost 4 years after company's collapse

12th May 11, 11:35am

by Gareth Vaughan

Bridgecorp investors close to receiving first repayment almost 4 years after company's collapse

'Bank funding structures improved'

The International Monetary Fund lauds the Reserve Bank's core funding ratio

11th May 11, 4:44pm

by Gareth Vaughan

The International Monetary Fund lauds the Reserve Bank's core funding ratio

Rural lender bolsters funding

Rabobank NZ issues NZ$100 million worth of 7-year bonds to retail investors

11th May 11, 3:13pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Rabobank NZ issues NZ$100 million worth of 7-year bonds to retail investors