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.

Member for

14 years 6 months

Latest articles

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

Big refund over loan establishment fees

Southern Cross Finance to refund NZ$700,000 to 250 customers charged 'unreasonable' loan establishment fees

3rd Feb 11, 2:37pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Southern Cross Finance to refund NZ$700,000 to 250 customers charged 'unreasonable' loan establishment fees

4-year high for Dec business debt growth

Property and food manufacturing drive biggest December rise in business credit for 4 years

2nd Feb 11, 4:44pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Property and food manufacturing drive biggest December rise in business credit for 4 years

Will the SecCom lay Hanover charges?

Securities Commission decision on potential Hanover charges nears

2nd Feb 11, 12:07pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Securities Commission decision on potential Hanover charges nears

NZ Super Fund launches farming push

NZ Super Fund appoints FarmRight to manage dairy investment, buys first farm

2nd Feb 11, 10:38am

by Gareth Vaughan

NZ Super Fund appoints FarmRight to manage dairy investment, buys first farm

New high for ANZ Commodity Price Index

Commodity price rises, led by skim milk powder, continued in January ANZ says

1st Feb 11, 3:46pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Commodity price rises, led by skim milk powder, continued in January ANZ says

Regulator takes Lombard/Insured Group to court

Securities Commission targets Lombard Group over alleged NZX continuous disclosure breaches

1st Feb 11, 12:18pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Securities Commission targets Lombard Group over alleged NZX continuous disclosure breaches

Low 1-year mortgage rate 'very effective'

Kiwibank mortgage book vaults through the NZ$10 billion mark

1st Feb 11, 10:18am

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank mortgage book vaults through the NZ$10 billion mark

Households deleverage as firms borrow

Monthly mortgage debt drops in December for the first time since Reserve Bank records began

1st Feb 11, 10:14am

by Gareth Vaughan

Monthly mortgage debt drops in December for the first time since Reserve Bank records began

Failed property financiers' under spotlight

Mutual Finance's relationship with Viaduct Capital faces probe in SFO investigation

28th Jan 11, 4:17pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Mutual Finance's relationship with Viaduct Capital faces probe in SFO investigation

'Room full of boxes' in SFO's Hanover probe

Collapsed property development financier Strategic Finance not off the SFO's radar screen

28th Jan 11, 4:16pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Collapsed property development financier Strategic Finance not off the SFO's radar screen

Taxpayer the loser in Rockforte debacle

Intricate web of fraud alleged in the affairs of Crown guaranteed failed finance company

28th Jan 11, 12:22pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Intricate web of fraud alleged in the affairs of Crown guaranteed failed finance company

GE Money credit card coming this year

GE Money New Zealand now offering interest free loans on 'big ticket' Michael Hill jewellery

27th Jan 11, 4:04pm

by Gareth Vaughan

GE Money New Zealand now offering interest free loans on 'big ticket' Michael Hill jewellery

First 2011 listing set for NZX

Merged Marac-CBS Canterbury-Southern Cross Building Society entity to list on NZX February 1

27th Jan 11, 2:26pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Merged Marac-CBS Canterbury-Southern Cross Building Society entity to list on NZX February 1

New Crafar offer 'lower than UBNZ's'

Crafar farms receiver accepts new Chinese OIO dependent offer after UBNZ withdraws

27th Jan 11, 12:18pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Crafar farms receiver accepts new Chinese OIO dependent offer after UBNZ withdraws

NZ$5.8 bln Govt deficit

Government deficit on track with Treasury forecasts at NZ$5.8 billion after first five months of financial year

27th Jan 11, 10:21am

by Gareth Vaughan

Government deficit on track with Treasury forecasts at NZ$5.8 billion after first five months of financial year

ANZ backs partial floats of SOEs

ANZ calls for increased employer KiwiSaver contributions but says compulsion should only be considered as a last resort

26th Jan 11, 4:16pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ calls for increased employer KiwiSaver contributions but says compulsion should only be considered as a last resort

Auckland bias to Westpac's cover pool

Credit rating agency Fitch sheds light on the residential mortgages guaranteeing Westpac's covered bonds

26th Jan 11, 3:22pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Credit rating agency Fitch sheds light on the residential mortgages guaranteeing Westpac's covered bonds