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

Hart faces junk rating downgrade

Moody's flags possible downgrade for Hart's Reynolds Group on hefty debts

19th Aug 10, 10:58am

by Gareth Vaughan

Moody's flags possible downgrade for Hart's Reynolds Group on hefty debts

Structured finance silver lining

BNZ pays just NZ$4 mln tax in 9 months

18th Aug 10, 4:18pm

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ pays just NZ$4 mln tax in 9 months

Security sharing hampers recovery

Viaduct Capital receiver expects to recoup 28c to 33c in the dollar

18th Aug 10, 2:27pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Viaduct Capital receiver expects to recoup 28c to 33c in the dollar

Govt support for Kiwibank

Uncalled capital facility provided to NZ Post to prop up credit rating

18th Aug 10, 9:52am

by Gareth Vaughan

Uncalled capital facility provided to NZ Post to prop up credit rating

'Car loans better than property loans'

More bad property loan losses for Pyne Gould Corporation, but car loans boost Marac

17th Aug 10, 4:48pm

by Gareth Vaughan

More bad property loan losses for Pyne Gould Corporation, but car loans boost Marac

NZ$321 mln for red meat & dairy

Red meat investment targets consumers, dairy move eyes new products, environment

17th Aug 10, 11:26am

by Gareth Vaughan

Red meat investment targets consumers, dairy move eyes new products, environment

BNZ & SBS rate changes

BNZ, SBS cut some mortgage rates, lift some term deposit and call account rates

17th Aug 10, 11:12am

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ, SBS cut some mortgage rates, lift some term deposit and call account rates

ANZ confirms interest in KEB

ANZ eyes controlling stake in Korea Exchange Bank in Asian push

17th Aug 10, 9:14am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ eyes controlling stake in Korea Exchange Bank in Asian push

'Get out of your Queen St offices'

Banks should tailor lending products for leaky home owners, HOBANZ says

16th Aug 10, 4:08pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Banks should tailor lending products for leaky home owners, HOBANZ says

'Success = less property exposure'

Simon Botherway says measure of new regulator's success will be greater investment outside property

16th Aug 10, 1:24pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Simon Botherway says measure of new regulator's success will be greater investment outside property

Gapes coy on Five Mile financing

Mystery over financing for Five Mile purchase from Allied Farmers

13th Aug 10, 4:34pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Mystery over financing for Five Mile purchase from Allied Farmers

Hardship help for Aorangi investors

Hubbard statutory manager moves to help investors with money frozen

13th Aug 10, 1:26pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Hubbard statutory manager moves to help investors with money frozen

Big rise in retail sales

ASB sees retail sales growth broader than just pre-GST hike spending

13th Aug 10, 11:56am

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB sees retail sales growth broader than just pre-GST hike spending

'Leaky homes' woes far from over

Bankers taking their time on deciding whether to support "complex" rescue proposal

12th Aug 10, 4:15pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Bankers taking their time on deciding whether to support "complex" rescue proposal

ASB 'comfortably' meeting CFR

ASB's Pink says core funding ratio in hand; considering covered bonds

12th Aug 10, 4:13pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB's Pink says core funding ratio in hand; considering covered bonds

Rural lender secures extension

PGG Wrightson Finance bondholders back 12-month rollover

12th Aug 10, 11:17am

by Gareth Vaughan

PGG Wrightson Finance bondholders back 12-month rollover

S&P cuts Allied Nationwide to CC

Allied Farmers again slashes value of Hanover assets

12th Aug 10, 9:47am

by Gareth Vaughan

Allied Farmers again slashes value of Hanover assets

Big potential Allied Nationwide bill

Taxpayer bill for Allied Nationwide could exceed cost of all government guarantee failures so far

11th Aug 10, 4:02pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Taxpayer bill for Allied Nationwide could exceed cost of all government guarantee failures so far

SCF buyer faces big bond bill

Potential bondholder windfall in SCF takeover

11th Aug 10, 3:55pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Potential bondholder windfall in SCF takeover

ASB annual profit dips

ASB loan impairments nearly halve, bank eyes major investment programme

11th Aug 10, 10:50am

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB loan impairments nearly halve, bank eyes major investment programme

The notorious Mr Whimp is back

South Canterbury Finance warns on low ball offers from the notorious Bernard Whimp

11th Aug 10, 9:50am

by Gareth Vaughan

South Canterbury Finance warns on low ball offers from the notorious Bernard Whimp

BNZ boosts retail funding

BNZ raises NZ$365 mln through senior bond offers

10th Aug 10, 4:16pm

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ raises NZ$365 mln through senior bond offers

'We will survive' - Loughlin

Allied Nationwide's Speirs takeover sours

10th Aug 10, 3:40pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Allied Nationwide's Speirs takeover sours

BNZ grows quarterly revenue

Parent NAB says BNZ lifting revenue by "repricing for risk"

10th Aug 10, 12:12pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Parent NAB says BNZ lifting revenue by "repricing for risk"

Allied Farmers delays capital raising

Capital raising on hold as Allied Farmers tries to satisfy trustee concerns

9th Aug 10, 5:13pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Capital raising on hold as Allied Farmers tries to satisfy trustee concerns