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

Westpac sets out to 'grow New Zealand'

New Westpac push aims to help restore economic confidence and 'pull recovery forward'

15th Feb 11, 9:20am

by Gareth Vaughan

New Westpac push aims to help restore economic confidence and 'pull recovery forward'

Let the FMA take retrospective action

Opinion: Memo to the Govt: Please allow the FMA to take retrospective action on investors' behalf and pass the Class Actions Bill too

14th Feb 11, 4:42pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Opinion: Memo to the Govt: Please allow the FMA to take retrospective action on investors' behalf and pass the Class Actions Bill too

Big market share rise for Barfoot

Barfoot and Thompson makes half all Auckland house sales in January

14th Feb 11, 4:39pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Barfoot and Thompson makes half all Auckland house sales in January

Chapman Tripp's answers to Bernard Whimp

Until the law is tightened the low ball offer 'sharks' will keep circling, law firm argues

14th Feb 11, 11:30am

by Gareth Vaughan

Until the law is tightened the low ball offer 'sharks' will keep circling, law firm argues

Late loans still well above pre-GFC level

Big five banks' need asset and wage inflation to reduce their NZ$1.3bln worth of 90-day past due loans

11th Feb 11, 4:06pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Big five banks' need asset and wage inflation to reduce their NZ$1.3bln worth of 90-day past due loans

Hanover lashes out at Allied Farmers

Hanover directors re-launch website to attack Alleid Farmers 'mis-management' of Hanover assets

11th Feb 11, 9:35am

by Gareth Vaughan

Hanover directors re-launch website to attack Alleid Farmers 'mis-management' of Hanover assets

Should NZ banks face greater scrutiny?

PwC floats possibility of heightened regulatory focus on banks as interest income climbs and barriers to enter market rise

11th Feb 11, 9:22am

by Gareth Vaughan

PwC floats possibility of heightened regulatory focus on banks as interest income climbs and barriers to enter market rise

Big jump in ASB floating mortgages

Number of ASB customers on floating mortgages doubles in two years to reach half its total mortgage book

10th Feb 11, 4:17pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Number of ASB customers on floating mortgages doubles in two years to reach half its total mortgage book

Kiwibank, Sam Neill overcome complaint

Complaint over TV advert for Kiwibank's 'no-term deposit' claims it's 'contradictory' as money is locked up for 32 days

9th Feb 11, 5:01pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Complaint over TV advert for Kiwibank's 'no-term deposit' claims it's 'contradictory' as money is locked up for 32 days

ANZ restructures along regional lines

ANZ rural head Charlie Graham to leave as management shake-up puts focus on four regions

9th Feb 11, 11:25am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ rural head Charlie Graham to leave as management shake-up puts focus on four regions

Consumers 'justifiably' cautious about debt - ASB

ASB posts big half-year profit jump as impairments drop and net interest income rises; Total assets and mortgage share drop

9th Feb 11, 11:09am

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB posts big half-year profit jump as impairments drop and net interest income rises; Total assets and mortgage share drop

PGC to keep Perpetual and Torchlight

PGC to distribute its entire 72% 'Heartland Bank' stake to existing investors if offer for PGG Wrightson shares goes unconditional

9th Feb 11, 9:41am

by Gareth Vaughan

PGC to distribute its entire 72% 'Heartland Bank' stake to existing investors if offer for PGG Wrightson shares goes unconditional

Who should pay for the FMA?

Banks baulk at prospect of helping fund the Government's Financial Markets Authority

8th Feb 11, 4:30pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Banks baulk at prospect of helping fund the Government's Financial Markets Authority

BNZ Q1 earnings up, NAB says

BNZ lifts mortgage, agribusiness and deposit market share but overdue loans rise

8th Feb 11, 11:46am

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ lifts mortgage, agribusiness and deposit market share but overdue loans rise

New doubts for Irongate's NZ$50m of bonds

Bluestone pulls out of talks to buy management contracts for the St Laurence linked Irongate Property

8th Feb 11, 10:23am

by Gareth Vaughan

Bluestone pulls out of talks to buy management contracts for the St Laurence linked Irongate Property

D&B's recipe for fewer bankruptcies

More intrusive credit reporting including credit scores and drivers licences to help drive 'more responsible lending'

7th Feb 11, 4:14pm

by Gareth Vaughan

More intrusive credit reporting including credit scores and drivers licences to help drive 'more responsible lending'

Economy 'not yet recovering'

New Zealand economy 'trending sideways' rather than recovering says credit reporting agency boss

7th Feb 11, 4:13pm

by Gareth Vaughan

New Zealand economy 'trending sideways' rather than recovering says credit reporting agency boss

Westpac NZ seeks new CFO

Westpac New Zealand CFO Richard Jamieson heading back to Sydney for BT role

7th Feb 11, 3:19pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Westpac New Zealand CFO Richard Jamieson heading back to Sydney for BT role

PGG Wrightson mulls finance book sale

PGG Wrightson Finance half-year provision rises almost threefold, past due assets overdue for longer

7th Feb 11, 3:03pm

by Gareth Vaughan

PGG Wrightson Finance half-year provision rises almost threefold, past due assets overdue for longer

Chinese currency desposits taken by HSBC

HSBC New Zealand launches savings account in Chinese Renminbi

7th Feb 11, 9:53am

by Gareth Vaughan

HSBC New Zealand launches savings account in Chinese Renminbi

New entity 'has interest' in rural lender

'Heartland Bank' boss acknowledges interest in buying PGG Wrightson Finance

4th Feb 11, 4:09pm

by Gareth Vaughan

'Heartland Bank' boss acknowledges interest in buying PGG Wrightson Finance

Banks may have to book losses early

Banks may have to provision for expected losses rather than waiting for losses to actually occur

4th Feb 11, 4:08pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Banks may have to provision for expected losses rather than waiting for losses to actually occur

Receiver helps SecCom with Strategic probe

Strategic Finance receiver, helping Securities Commission, says 'several transactions' warrant further investigation

4th Feb 11, 12:29pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Strategic Finance receiver, helping Securities Commission, says 'several transactions' warrant further investigation

Good news for SCF's receiver/taxpayers

South Canterbury Finance's 64 hectare Belfast Park and Tyrone Estates get green light for residential development

3rd Feb 11, 4:28pm

by Gareth Vaughan

South Canterbury Finance's 64 hectare Belfast Park and Tyrone Estates get green light for residential development

Super Fund eyes overseas crop farms

NZ Super Fund 'doesn't want to be New Zealand's biggest farmer'; Set to appoint overseas investment managers to buy farms

3rd Feb 11, 3:11pm

by Gareth Vaughan

NZ Super Fund 'doesn't want to be New Zealand's biggest farmer'; Set to appoint overseas investment managers to buy farms