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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14 years 6 months

Latest articles

New multi-settlement payments system close

Banks eye new payments system with multiple settlements per day instead of just one

17th Feb 11, 4:24pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Banks eye new payments system with multiple settlements per day instead of just one

Govt, banks still talking on leaky homes

Delayed Govt leaky home owner financial assistance package to be 'up and running this year'

17th Feb 11, 4:22pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Delayed Govt leaky home owner financial assistance package to be 'up and running this year'

Kiwibank trims 40bp off 6 month home loans

Kiwibank cuts six month fixed mortgage rate in second 'limited time' special offer so far this year

17th Feb 11, 4:16pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank cuts six month fixed mortgage rate in second 'limited time' special offer so far this year

'We need a revolution'

Kerry McDonald calls for a corporate governance revolution and strong govt involvement in the securities markets

17th Feb 11, 12:55pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Kerry McDonald calls for a corporate governance revolution and strong govt involvement in the securities markets

NZ firms eye US private debt market

Kiwi corporates eye potential NZ$1 billion worth of bond issues in US private placement market

16th Feb 11, 4:09pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwi corporates eye potential NZ$1 billion worth of bond issues in US private placement market

SCF subsidiary Face Finance for sale

South Canterbury Finance receiver puts plant and equipment specialist Face Finance on the block

16th Feb 11, 3:45pm

by Gareth Vaughan

South Canterbury Finance receiver puts plant and equipment specialist Face Finance on the block

Bank loans could sway 'Heartland Bank' dividends

BNZ and Westpac could have say in 'Heartland Bank' dividend payments

15th Feb 11, 4:26pm

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ and Westpac could have say in 'Heartland Bank' dividend payments

Dec strength a blip for dairy farm sales?

Dec bounce in dairy farm sales doesn't continue into Jan but REINZ sees 'significantly more' in March and April

15th Feb 11, 10:38am

by Gareth Vaughan

Dec bounce in dairy farm sales doesn't continue into Jan but REINZ sees 'significantly more' in March and April

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