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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15 years 3 months

Latest articles

PGC establishes trust for earthquake victims

PGC sets up charitable trust for Christchurch staff and families after earthquake, George Kerr donates NZ$100,000

3rd Mar 11, 10:48am

by Gareth Vaughan

PGC sets up charitable trust for Christchurch staff and families after earthquake, George Kerr donates NZ$100,000

TSB board to mull covered bonds

TSB Bank borrows its first wholesale money, may consider issuing covered bonds

2nd Mar 11, 4:20pm

by Gareth Vaughan

TSB Bank borrows its first wholesale money, may consider issuing covered bonds

BNZ sets up earthquake response team

BNZ's chief risk officer to head up the bank's earthquake response and recovery work

2nd Mar 11, 4:16pm

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ's chief risk officer to head up the bank's earthquake response and recovery work

Watchdog may get ASIC-sized teeth

Select committee recommends new financial markets regulator gets ASIC-style power to target directors, auditors and trustees

2nd Mar 11, 2:21pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Select committee recommends new financial markets regulator gets ASIC-style power to target directors, auditors and trustees

Genesis delays NZ$300m bond offer

SOE Genesis Energy puts NZ$300 million retail bond offer on ice

2nd Mar 11, 12:59pm

by Gareth Vaughan

SOE Genesis Energy puts NZ$300 million retail bond offer on ice

TSB cuts fixed mortgage rates too

TSB cuts 1 year mortgage rate by 40 bps to 5.95%, which matches ANZ, ASB and Westpac

2nd Mar 11, 10:58am

by Gareth Vaughan

TSB cuts 1 year mortgage rate by 40 bps to 5.95%, which matches ANZ, ASB and Westpac

SBS December quarter profit up 19%

SBS Bank profit rises as term deposits grow at twice the rate of lending

1st Mar 11, 5:16pm

by Gareth Vaughan

SBS Bank profit rises as term deposits grow at twice the rate of lending

'Super City' plans to borrow overseas

Auckland Council wants to borrow in foreign currencies to cut its loan costs and gain longer term funding

1st Mar 11, 4:53pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Auckland Council wants to borrow in foreign currencies to cut its loan costs and gain longer term funding

RBA leaves cash rate unchanged

Reserve Bank of Australia leaves cash rate at 4.75%, says financial conditions for global economy remain 'accommodative'

1st Mar 11, 4:50pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Reserve Bank of Australia leaves cash rate at 4.75%, says financial conditions for global economy remain 'accommodative'

Another Hanover hit for Allied Farmers

Allied Farmers posts NZ$20.5 mln half-year loss after NZ$12.6 mln of Hanover impairments

1st Mar 11, 4:20pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Allied Farmers posts NZ$20.5 mln half-year loss after NZ$12.6 mln of Hanover impairments

Commodity prices reach new high, again

Commodity price rises continued in February with ANZ index chalking up 6th straight monthly increase

1st Mar 11, 3:24pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Commodity price rises continued in February with ANZ index chalking up 6th straight monthly increase

Milk prices, volume lift Landcorp profit

Landcorp turnaround delivers interim profit but SOE farmer cautions land value rise needed to meet NZ$10m dividend target

1st Mar 11, 1:16pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Landcorp turnaround delivers interim profit but SOE farmer cautions land value rise needed to meet NZ$10m dividend target

ANZ, ASB, Westpac cut mortgage rates

ANZ and National banks cut one-year fixed term mortgage rate below floating rates, also cut some term deposit rates

1st Mar 11, 9:38am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ and National banks cut one-year fixed term mortgage rate below floating rates, also cut some term deposit rates

Bad loans 'squeezing banks' liquidity'

ANZ, Kiwibank figures reinforce that big banks past due assets remain stubbornly high

28th Feb 11, 4:22pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ, Kiwibank figures reinforce that big banks past due assets remain stubbornly high

Rabobank bonds sold at 5.48% yield

Rabobank raises NZ$175 million in sale of five-year bonds

28th Feb 11, 4:19pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Rabobank raises NZ$175 million in sale of five-year bonds

'Super City' council eyes 4.9% rates hike

New Auckland Council plans a 4.9% rates increase and spending of NZ$2.5 billion

28th Feb 11, 2:17pm

by Gareth Vaughan

New Auckland Council plans a 4.9% rates increase and spending of NZ$2.5 billion

Kiwibank customers choose to float

Majority of Kiwibank's mortgages now on floating rather than fixed-term rates

28th Feb 11, 1:25pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Majority of Kiwibank's mortgages now on floating rather than fixed-term rates

Little detail in Equitable receiver's report

Receiver of taxpayer guaranteed Equitable Mortgages says too soon to estimate recovery of NZ$192 mln owed to debentureholders

28th Feb 11, 10:27am

by Gareth Vaughan

Receiver of taxpayer guaranteed Equitable Mortgages says too soon to estimate recovery of NZ$192 mln owed to debentureholders

S&P details why it may cut NZ banks

Standard & Poor's ratings revamp could see New Zealand bank credit ratings downgraded

25th Feb 11, 4:12pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Standard & Poor's ratings revamp could see New Zealand bank credit ratings downgraded

Combined NZ$15.45m for 2 Hawke's Bay farms

Two Hawke's Bay farm sales 'redefine region's rural land values'

25th Feb 11, 3:06pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Two Hawke's Bay farm sales 'redefine region's rural land values'

S&P assessing quake hit for banks

Entities with major Canterbury exposure at most risk of downgrade after Christchurch earthquake, S&P says

25th Feb 11, 12:28pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Entities with major Canterbury exposure at most risk of downgrade after Christchurch earthquake, S&P says

S&P - 'Too soon to assess earthquake implications'

Standard and Poor's says NZ sovereign credit rating not immediately affected by earthquake, will monitor situation

25th Feb 11, 12:27pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Standard and Poor's says NZ sovereign credit rating not immediately affected by earthquake, will monitor situation

ANZ details IT, restructure costs

ANZ says shift to single IT platform and management restructure to cost NZ$220 million

25th Feb 11, 11:56am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ says shift to single IT platform and management restructure to cost NZ$220 million

Westpac delays covered bond issue

Westpac puts 1 billion euro covered bond issue on ice blaming Middle East turmoil

24th Feb 11, 4:26pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Westpac puts 1 billion euro covered bond issue on ice blaming Middle East turmoil

PGC says 14 staff missing in building

PGC says 10 Perpetual staff and four Marac staff still unaccounted for in Christchurch after earthquake

24th Feb 11, 11:06am

by Gareth Vaughan

PGC says 10 Perpetual staff and four Marac staff still unaccounted for in Christchurch after earthquake