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

16 years 6 months

Latest articles

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

Kiwibank cuts 5-year mortgages

Kiwibank follows rivals' with big cuts to long-term home loan rates

5th Jul 10, 12:08pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Kiwibank follows rivals' with big cuts to long-term home loan rates

Fitch says SBS deal good for HBS

Ratings agency sees more in merger for HBS than SBS

2nd Jul 10, 5:16pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Ratings agency sees more in merger for HBS than SBS

Nuplex rebuts SecCom charge

Nuplex's banks refused to change the way key banking covenant was calculated

2nd Jul 10, 4:45pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Nuplex's banks refused to change the way key banking covenant was calculated

Project manager for Heartland Bank

Ex-ASB executive to oversee Heartland Bank plans, reporting to PGC's Greenslade

2nd Jul 10, 11:54am

by Gareth Vaughan

Ex-ASB executive to oversee Heartland Bank plans, reporting to PGC's Greenslade

Alloway's breathing space

Westpac extends Allied Farmers' loan for almost three months

1st Jul 10, 5:23pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Westpac extends Allied Farmers' loan for almost three months

'I'm not crazy' - 42 Below founder

Lack of competition, insurance operations seen as Dorchester Pacific's strength

1st Jul 10, 4:10pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Lack of competition, insurance operations seen as Dorchester Pacific's strength

Commodity prices weaken

ANZ Commodity Price Index falls in June from May's record high

1st Jul 10, 3:13pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ Commodity Price Index falls in June from May's record high

Banks' cut 2-year fixed rates

Banks' cut two-year fixed mortgage rates as swap rates drop

1st Jul 10, 10:39am

by Gareth Vaughan

Banks' cut two-year fixed mortgage rates as swap rates drop

Marac expands in car financing

Marac buying GMAC's car finance book for NZ$70 mln in 'clear fit' with merger, bank ambitions

1st Jul 10, 10:07am

by Gareth Vaughan

Marac buying GMAC's car finance book for NZ$70 mln in 'clear fit' with merger, bank ambitions

Guarantee 'makes investors lazy'

Marac raises NZ$50 mln in 6 months through non-guaranteed deposits

1st Jul 10, 9:08am

by Gareth Vaughan

Marac raises NZ$50 mln in 6 months through non-guaranteed deposits

Investors' back restructure

Dorchester Pacific the first finance company to re-emerge from a moratorium

30th Jun 10, 5:41pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Dorchester Pacific the first finance company to re-emerge from a moratorium

Podmore guarantee not worth much

St Laurence investors' unlikely to get much from NZ$20 mln Kevin Podmore guarantee

30th Jun 10, 3:31pm

by Gareth Vaughan

St Laurence investors' unlikely to get much from NZ$20 mln Kevin Podmore guarantee

Macquarie's depreciation warning

New Zealand landlords 'face the most severe tax regime of any developed country'

29th Jun 10, 3:57pm

by Gareth Vaughan

New Zealand landlords 'face the most severe tax regime of any developed country'