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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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Latest articles

BNZ finds lending growth
BNZ grows lending in the March quarter, in contrast to ASB and Westpac, by NZ$523 million
26th May 11, 4:29pm
by Gareth Vaughan
BNZ grows lending in the March quarter, in contrast to ASB and Westpac, by NZ$523 million
Local Goldman partners to sell
Goldman Sachs secures backing of partners to buy out the Australian and New Zealand business
26th May 11, 1:35pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Goldman Sachs secures backing of partners to buy out the Australian and New Zealand business
China a big buyer of NZ assets, bonds
China's giant sovereign wealth fund ready to spend NZ$6 bln on NZ assets and government bonds
26th May 11, 12:31pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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China's giant sovereign wealth fund ready to spend NZ$6 bln on NZ assets and government bonds
GE sells A$800m of NZ mortgages
Pepper Australia buys A$5.1b of mortgages from GE Capital including the former Wizard Home Loans book
25th May 11, 5:47pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Pepper Australia buys A$5.1b of mortgages from GE Capital including the former Wizard Home Loans book
Long wait for BNZ in Hawkes Bay
Little return so far for BNZ from combined NZ$46.8 mln owed by Patoka and Edenz receiverships
25th May 11, 4:12pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Little return so far for BNZ from combined NZ$46.8 mln owed by Patoka and Edenz receiverships
ASB wage bill up NZ$44m in 1 year
Banks' wage bills grow as they add 849 staff in a year
25th May 11, 4:07pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Banks' wage bills grow as they add 849 staff in a year
Help wanted for SOE selldowns
Treasury seeking smorgasbord of advisors for National's planned SOE selldowns
25th May 11, 11:27am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Treasury seeking smorgasbord of advisors for National's planned SOE selldowns
CBA takes NZ$200 mln ASB dividend
ASB March quarter profit rises 25% to NZ$132 million despite lending contracting
24th May 11, 4:15pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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ASB March quarter profit rises 25% to NZ$132 million despite lending contracting
SFO probing Hendo's hotel developers
SFO to investigate nature of Hotel So developers' loans from SCF and Dominion Finance, plus statements made to secure them
24th May 11, 3:11pm
by Gareth Vaughan
SFO to investigate nature of Hotel So developers' loans from SCF and Dominion Finance, plus statements made to secure them
'Kiter' stings BNZ for NZ$780k
Company financial controller milks NZ$39.6m through electronic direct debit kiting scheme over 10 months
24th May 11, 12:18pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Company financial controller milks NZ$39.6m through electronic direct debit kiting scheme over 10 months
Strong F&P Finance result expected
F&P Finance set to again star in whiteware making parent's annual results
23rd May 11, 3:59pm
by Gareth Vaughan
F&P Finance set to again star in whiteware making parent's annual results
GE in Face Finance deal
GE Capital buys more than NZ$100m of loans from SCF subsidiary Face Finance
23rd May 11, 12:28pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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GE Capital buys more than NZ$100m of loans from SCF subsidiary Face Finance
HSBC offers 7% deposits, with catches
HSBC unveils new savings offer to its 'Premier' customers
23rd May 11, 9:30am
by Gareth Vaughan
HSBC unveils new savings offer to its 'Premier' customers
S&P on 'living wills' and China's banks
Standard and Poor's doesn't expect RBNZ's open bank resolution policy to threaten bank credit ratings
20th May 11, 4:26pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Standard and Poor's doesn't expect RBNZ's open bank resolution policy to threaten bank credit ratings
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
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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
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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
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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
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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