Bernard Hickey | interest.co.nz

About

Bernard is back as a senior contributor on interest.co.nz. Until September 30, 2012 he was the managing editor here. He had previously worked for 18 years for Reuters, the FT Group and Fairfax as a financial journalist and editor. He is now the publisher of The Kaka.

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Latest articles

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Dow down 2.5% on growth fear; NZ$ down to 71.5 USc; A very Remuera Ponzi scheme

12th Aug 10, 8:50am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Dow down 2.5% on growth fear; NZ$ down to 71.5 USc; A very Remuera Ponzi scheme

Why Olly likes commercial property

Double Shot Interview: Olly Newland explains why he likes retail commercial property

11th Aug 10, 7:08pm

by Bernard Hickey

Double Shot Interview: Olly Newland explains why he likes retail commercial property

S&P revises Marac to BB+ stable

S&P revises Marac Finance's BB+ rating outlook to stable from negative

11th Aug 10, 6:52pm

by Bernard Hickey

S&P revises Marac Finance's BB+ rating outlook to stable from negative

ASB eyes business loan growth

CBA CEO Ralph Norris sees room for ASB to grow in business banking; acknowledges Versalko was damaging

11th Aug 10, 4:15pm

by Bernard Hickey

CBA CEO Ralph Norris sees room for ASB to grow in business banking; acknowledges Versalko was damaging

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Hubbard probe a fizzer?; Call for Allied statutory manager; QE too lite?; America turning Japanese; Dilbert

11th Aug 10, 3:46pm

by Bernard Hickey

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Hubbard probe a fizzer?; Call for Allied statutory manager; QE too lite?; America turning Japanese; Dilbert

'Banks can handle housing slump'

CBA CEO Ralph Norris says Australasian banks have passed stress tests that assumed big falls in house prices

11th Aug 10, 10:18am

by Bernard Hickey

CBA CEO Ralph Norris says Australasian banks have passed stress tests that assumed big falls in house prices

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Fed announces QE II lite; Dow closes down; NZ$ holds at 72 USc

11th Aug 10, 8:58am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Fed announces QE II lite; Dow closes down; NZ$ holds at 72 USc

At the inflation crossroads

Opinion: Financial world agog as 'Helicopter Ben' gets ready to stimulate again

10th Aug 10, 6:42pm

by Bernard Hickey

Opinion: Financial world agog as 'Helicopter Ben' gets ready to stimulate again

Your say on inter-generational wealth?

Have your say: Does New Zealand have a problem with intergenerational wealth transfer?

10th Aug 10, 4:25pm

by Bernard Hickey

Have your say: Does New Zealand have a problem with intergenerational wealth transfer?

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 4,200 house sales in July?; South Canterbury's 'feverish' 21 days to go; China's monstrous housing bubble; Dilbert

10th Aug 10, 1:10pm

by Bernard Hickey

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 4,200 house sales in July?; South Canterbury's 'feverish' 21 days to go; China's monstrous housing bubble; Dilbert

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: All eyes on Fed money printing plans; Allied Farmers' suspension; Rates moving

10th Aug 10, 8:57am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: All eyes on Fed money printing plans; Allied Farmers' suspension; Rates moving

The rest follow ASB in rates juggle

ANZ, Westpac, BNZ, National, Kiwibank, TSB hike floating mortgage rates and trim longer fixed mortgage rates

10th Aug 10, 8:15am

by Bernard Hickey

ANZ, Westpac, BNZ, National, Kiwibank, TSB hike floating mortgage rates and trim longer fixed mortgage rates

Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Aussie home listings surge; US collapse prediction; Banker gets girls; Macquarie's Chinese mess; Dilbert

9th Aug 10, 5:04pm

by Bernard Hickey

Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Aussie home listings surge; US collapse prediction; Banker gets girls; Macquarie's Chinese mess; Dilbert

Why prices will fall another 10%

Opinion: 10 reasons why New Zealand house prices have another 10% to fall

9th Aug 10, 1:56pm

by Bernard Hickey

Opinion: 10 reasons why New Zealand house prices have another 10% to fall

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am: QV says house prices falling; Survey sees further falls; Mortgagee sales up; US money printing talk grows

9th Aug 10, 8:57am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am: QV says house prices falling; Survey sees further falls; Mortgagee sales up; US money printing talk grows

House values falling, QV reports

QV reports prices falling; ASB survey shows price expectations down; Mortgagee sales up too

9th Aug 10, 6:28am

by Bernard Hickey

QV reports prices falling; ASB survey shows price expectations down; Mortgagee sales up too

Allied Nationwide pulls prospectus

Allied Nationwide pulls prospectus after trustee rules it has breached trust deed

6th Aug 10, 10:05pm

by Bernard Hickey

Allied Nationwide pulls prospectus after trustee rules it has breached trust deed

Ageing may cut real house prices

BIS forecasts ageing population could halve real house prices in NZ in the next 40 years

6th Aug 10, 9:47pm

by Bernard Hickey

BIS forecasts ageing population could halve real house prices in NZ in the next 40 years

Stalled market hitting agents hard

First National warns stalled housing market may force many real estate agents out of industry

6th Aug 10, 8:16pm

by Bernard Hickey

First National warns stalled housing market may force many real estate agents out of industry

Why the exodus to Aussie is on again

Trans-Tasman migration surges again as wage gap with Australia blows out almost NZ$100/week in 2 years

6th Aug 10, 7:27pm

by Bernard Hickey

Trans-Tasman migration surges again as wage gap with Australia blows out almost NZ$100/week in 2 years

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Wheat prices up 69%; Easing land limits may slice land prices; China's global land grab; Dilbert

6th Aug 10, 1:45pm

by Bernard Hickey

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Wheat prices up 69%; Easing land limits may slice land prices; China's global land grab; Dilbert

RBNZ reviews bank disclosure rules

RBNZ announces review of bank disclosure regime; aims to reduce compliance costs

6th Aug 10, 11:29am

by Bernard Hickey

RBNZ announces review of bank disclosure regime; aims to reduce compliance costs

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: OCR may peak below 4%; US sales weak; Govt fund investment

6th Aug 10, 9:22am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: OCR may peak below 4%; US sales weak; Govt fund investment

Brownlee likes Norwegian fund idea

Why Gerry Brownlee likes the idea of a national fund to hoard any oil or minerals windfall

5th Aug 10, 8:31pm

by Bernard Hickey

Why Gerry Brownlee likes the idea of a national fund to hoard any oil or minerals windfall

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: KiwiSaver helping banks meet funding needs; Chinese warships headed for NZ; NZ banking's dirty little secret; Dilbert

5th Aug 10, 1:24pm

by Bernard Hickey

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: KiwiSaver helping banks meet funding needs; Chinese warships headed for NZ; NZ banking's dirty little secret; Dilbert