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

1st ever fall for supermarket sales

Core retail sales fall for third month running as consumers snap wallets shut

14th Jul 10, 11:01am

by Gareth Vaughan

Core retail sales fall for third month running as consumers snap wallets shut

'Intricate & complex intermingling'

Statutory managers say Aorangi investors face losses on second ranked, interest-free loans to related parties

13th Jul 10, 5:18pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Statutory managers say Aorangi investors face losses on second ranked, interest-free loans to related parties

Debt pressures mount on wineries

Banks face Catch-22 situation as wine debts rise while income, land values fall

13th Jul 10, 3:48pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Banks face Catch-22 situation as wine debts rise while income, land values fall

Shell eyes NZ$100 mln bond issue

Infratil-Super Fund owned Shell says bonds would rank equal with bank debt

13th Jul 10, 2:28pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Infratil-Super Fund owned Shell says bonds would rank equal with bank debt

Landcorp out of Crafar running

Fifty bids received for Crafar farms, Natural Dairy confident its offer is best

13th Jul 10, 11:45am

by Gareth Vaughan

Fifty bids received for Crafar farms, Natural Dairy confident its offer is best

Torchlight eyes investment pipeline

PGC's Torchlight eyes infrastructure, financial services and real estate; downplays SCF

12th Jul 10, 4:04pm

by Gareth Vaughan

PGC's Torchlight eyes infrastructure, financial services and real estate; downplays SCF

ANZ raises NZ$350 mln

Bank bond offer pays up to secure long-term funding

12th Jul 10, 4:03pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Bank bond offer pays up to secure long-term funding

Letter due from Hubbard manager

Hubbard, Aorangi statutory manager says making good progress

12th Jul 10, 11:09am

by Gareth Vaughan

Hubbard, Aorangi statutory manager says making good progress

Treasury lifts guarantee provision

Govt adds NZ$54 mln to provision for losses under retail deposit guarantee scheme

12th Jul 10, 10:47am

by Gareth Vaughan

Govt adds NZ$54 mln to provision for losses under retail deposit guarantee scheme

PGGW bond extension sought

PGG Wrightson Finance looks to roll NZ$100 mln of bonds over for a year

9th Jul 10, 5:17pm

by Gareth Vaughan

PGG Wrightson Finance looks to roll NZ$100 mln of bonds over for a year

Govt may issue NZ$1 bln of CPI bonds

NZDMO eyes retail investors for issue of CPI-linked bonds

9th Jul 10, 4:08pm

by Gareth Vaughan

NZDMO eyes retail investors for issue of CPI-linked bonds

'We need more NZ owned banks'

SBS CEO says community bank plans targeting old trust bank market

9th Jul 10, 4:07pm

by Gareth Vaughan

SBS CEO says community bank plans targeting old trust bank market

Banks eye better farm governance

Country's biggest rural lender launches workshops on farming corporate governance

9th Jul 10, 3:23pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Country's biggest rural lender launches workshops on farming corporate governance

HSBC cuts fixed term home loans

HSBC cuts 3, 4, 5 year fixed mortgage rates for those with NZ$500,000 mortgages

9th Jul 10, 9:26am

by Gareth Vaughan

HSBC cuts 3, 4, 5 year fixed mortgage rates for those with NZ$500,000 mortgages

North South in receivership

Finance company placed in receivership after directors charged

8th Jul 10, 5:50pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Finance company placed in receivership after directors charged

Home loan approvals tank

Weekly mortgage approvals at non-holiday period lows

8th Jul 10, 1:42pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Weekly mortgage approvals at non-holiday period lows

Kiwibank growth dives

KPMG's quarterly FIPS survey sees big slowdown at Kiwibank

8th Jul 10, 10:18am

by Gareth Vaughan

KPMG's quarterly FIPS survey sees big slowdown at Kiwibank

GPG noteholders eye de-merger

GPG capital noteholders could meet to consider fate under demerger

7th Jul 10, 4:16pm

by Gareth Vaughan

GPG capital noteholders could meet to consider fate under demerger

ANZ bond offer trumps BNZ

BNZ pulls bond offer to avoid competing with ANZ on price

7th Jul 10, 4:15pm

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ pulls bond offer to avoid competing with ANZ on price

New car sales on rise

Sales of new cars rise for the sixth straight month

7th Jul 10, 2:18pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Sales of new cars rise for the sixth straight month

Instant Finance profit trebles

Fortress Credit and Stacey Jones help treble Instant Finance's profit as lending surges 17%

6th Jul 10, 6:08pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Fortress Credit and Stacey Jones help treble Instant Finance's profit as lending surges 17%

Banks face NZ$900 mln loss on YPG

Banks face NZ$900 mln loss on Yellow Pages debt

6th Jul 10, 4:01pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Banks face NZ$900 mln loss on Yellow Pages debt

Torchlight raises up to NZ$170 mln

George Kerr led PGC fund Torchlight raises money to target counter-cyclical investments

5th Jul 10, 4:49pm

by Gareth Vaughan

George Kerr led PGC fund Torchlight raises money to target counter-cyclical investments

RaboPlus deposits prove popular

Rabobank says competitive term deposit rates are paying off

5th Jul 10, 4:05pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Rabobank says competitive term deposit rates are paying off

Shortfall seen at Vision Securities

Crown guarantee scheme set to lose money on Vision Securities

5th Jul 10, 12:42pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Crown guarantee scheme set to lose money on Vision Securities