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

Rural lender's NZ$100m bank extension

Reduced PGGW Finance bank loan facility with BNZ & CBA extended beyond end of extended Crown guarantee

20th Oct 10, 11:01am

by Gareth Vaughan

Reduced PGGW Finance bank loan facility with BNZ & CBA extended beyond end of extended Crown guarantee

ASIC man named CEO of new FMA

Ex-pat Kiwi and ASIC executive Sean Hughes to head government's new super financial regulator

20th Oct 10, 9:44am

by Gareth Vaughan

Ex-pat Kiwi and ASIC executive Sean Hughes to head government's new super financial regulator

More signs of wine sector stress

Delegat's swoops on Westpac covenant breacher Oyster Bay

19th Oct 10, 5:13pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Delegat's swoops on Westpac covenant breacher Oyster Bay

ANZ left short changed

ProvencoCadmus receiver reiterates that ANZ faces 'significant shortfall'

19th Oct 10, 11:09am

by Gareth Vaughan

ProvencoCadmus receiver reiterates that ANZ faces 'significant shortfall'

SFO launches probe into SCF deals

Serious Fraud Office launches probe into South Canterbury Finance related party transactions

19th Oct 10, 9:33am

by Gareth Vaughan

Serious Fraud Office launches probe into South Canterbury Finance related party transactions

RBNZ consults on covered bonds

Reserve Bank seeks laws supporting covered bonds as it moves to allow banks to issue billions of dollars worth

18th Oct 10, 4:02pm

by Gareth Vaughan

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Reserve Bank seeks laws supporting covered bonds as it moves to allow banks to issue billions of dollars worth

Hubbard compares Govt to Nazis

My treatment by the Govt 'like the way Nazis treated the Jews,' says Hubbard

18th Oct 10, 10:13am

by Gareth Vaughan

My treatment by the Govt 'like the way Nazis treated the Jews,' says Hubbard

Irongate seeks trustee waivers

Kevin Podmore chaired Irongate Property late with Westpac payment, breaches trust deed

15th Oct 10, 4:38pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Kevin Podmore chaired Irongate Property late with Westpac payment, breaches trust deed

Receivership 'expensive option' for SCF

Treasury's five options for SCF, ForBarr's "exhaustive efforts" & bidder's non-existent capital

15th Oct 10, 2:18pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Treasury's five options for SCF, ForBarr's "exhaustive efforts" & bidder's non-existent capital

Farm sales remain sluggish

September farm sales weak with just one dairy farm changing hands

15th Oct 10, 10:36am

by Gareth Vaughan

September farm sales weak with just one dairy farm changing hands

Mortgage approvals weak again

Mortgage approvals drop again as Kiwibank boss urges 1st home buyers to take the plunge

14th Oct 10, 4:09pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Mortgage approvals drop again as Kiwibank boss urges 1st home buyers to take the plunge

Kiwi firms eye cheap US debt issues

Kiwi corporates eye debt raisings in the US private placement market

14th Oct 10, 4:08pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwi corporates eye debt raisings in the US private placement market

Wait for money nearly over

SCF debenture & deposit holders to be repaid next Wednesday

14th Oct 10, 3:29pm

by Gareth Vaughan

SCF debenture & deposit holders to be repaid next Wednesday

Govt guarantee provision at NZ$748mln

Treasury expects NZ$468 mln total fees from retail deposit guarantee scheme

14th Oct 10, 2:50pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Treasury expects NZ$468 mln total fees from retail deposit guarantee scheme

Taxpayer coughs up for Mascot

Mascot Finance investors' benefit from Treasury's post South Canterbury Finance open slather repayment policy

14th Oct 10, 1:05pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Mascot Finance investors' benefit from Treasury's post South Canterbury Finance open slather repayment policy

'Heartland Bank' guarantee plans

We won't need a Crown guarantee if we get a banking licence, say the Heartland Bank merger partners

13th Oct 10, 4:23pm

by Gareth Vaughan

We won't need a Crown guarantee if we get a banking licence, say the Heartland Bank merger partners

S&P eyes debenture investor behaviour

S&P praises Avanti Finance & Asset Finance's management of the Crown guarantee period

13th Oct 10, 4:21pm

by Gareth Vaughan

S&P praises Avanti Finance & Asset Finance's management of the Crown guarantee period

Kiwibank boss: ‘buy houses, please'

Kiwibank CEO urges would-be 1st home buyers to take the plunge so long as they can afford to

13th Oct 10, 11:41am

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank CEO urges would-be 1st home buyers to take the plunge so long as they can afford to

Basel III could hit exporters in pocket

Five-fold spike in trade finance costs for exporters could be 'unintended consequence' of Basel III

12th Oct 10, 11:58am

by Gareth Vaughan

Five-fold spike in trade finance costs for exporters could be 'unintended consequence' of Basel III

ASB defends reverse mortgages

ASB says feedback 'really positive' on reverse equity mortgages introduced to meet customer 'need'

11th Oct 10, 4:27pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB says feedback 'really positive' on reverse equity mortgages introduced to meet customer 'need'

RBNZ eyes tough new NBDT role

RBNZ wants to be able to ban baddies from finance companies & seeks powers to respond to distress signs, investigate & block dividends

11th Oct 10, 4:22pm

by Gareth Vaughan

RBNZ wants to be able to ban baddies from finance companies & seeks powers to respond to distress signs, investigate & block dividends

S&P says Business Finance 'stable'

Standard & Poor's affirms Business Finance's BB rating, revises outlook to stable from negative

11th Oct 10, 4:19pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Standard & Poor's affirms Business Finance's BB rating, revises outlook to stable from negative

New rules for LAQCs

Government, IRD move to stop LAQCs from passing losses on to shareholders

11th Oct 10, 3:33pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Government, IRD move to stop LAQCs from passing losses on to shareholders

RBNZ unveils new bank profit data

New Reserve Bank data shows steady but unspectacular rise in bank net interest margins

8th Oct 10, 4:55pm

by Gareth Vaughan

New Reserve Bank data shows steady but unspectacular rise in bank net interest margins

National Finance accountant guilty

SFO investigating or prosecuting a total of 51 cases involving about NZ$895mln

8th Oct 10, 3:58pm

by Gareth Vaughan

SFO investigating or prosecuting a total of 51 cases involving about NZ$895mln