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Bernard Hickey

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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15 years 7 months

Latest articles

SCF to announce "surprising" deal
SCF to announce deal after 9.30am that will "surprise some"; "will be good and bad"
31st Aug 10, 7:31am
by Bernard Hickey
5
SCF to announce deal after 9.30am that will "surprise some"; "will be good and bad"
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Norse god of thunder to save us; Investors as 'cat's meat'; The great credit card rewards programme wealth transfer; Dilbert
30th Aug 10, 12:01pm
by Bernard Hickey
16
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Norse god of thunder to save us; Investors as 'cat's meat'; The great credit card rewards programme wealth transfer; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: D-Day for SCF; SFO decision on Hubbard due too; Bernanke talks at Jackson Hole
30th Aug 10, 8:57am
by Bernard Hickey
15
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: D-Day for SCF; SFO decision on Hubbard due too; Bernanke talks at Jackson Hole
'Put SCF out of its misery'
Opinion: Why the government should allow South Canterbury to be put into receivership
27th Aug 10, 9:11pm
by Bernard Hickey
35
Opinion: Why the government should allow South Canterbury to be put into receivership
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: A cunning plan to bail out US banks; How deflation turns into hyperinflation; 'The de-leveraging lie'; Dilbert
27th Aug 10, 9:01pm
by Bernard Hickey
34
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: A cunning plan to bail out US banks; How deflation turns into hyperinflation; 'The de-leveraging lie'; Dilbert
SCF faces receivership within days
South Canterbury Finance faces receivership by Tuesday if govt doesn't back recapitalisation
27th Aug 10, 1:50pm
by Bernard Hickey
29
South Canterbury Finance faces receivership by Tuesday if govt doesn't back recapitalisation
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Dow under 10,000 on the Pain in Spain's tax system; RBNZ to pause until December?
27th Aug 10, 8:50am
by Bernard Hickey
22
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Dow under 10,000 on the Pain in Spain's tax system; RBNZ to pause until December?
How the Super fund will invest more in NZ
Double Shot Interview: NZ Super Fund's Matt Whineray talks about how the fund plans to invest more in New Zealand
26th Aug 10, 5:18pm
by Bernard Hickey
4
Double Shot Interview: NZ Super Fund's Matt Whineray talks about how the fund plans to invest more in New Zealand
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: A disappearing middle class; NZ's national savings problem; The coming deflation; Dilbert
26th Aug 10, 12:56pm
by Bernard Hickey
34
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: A disappearing middle class; NZ's national savings problem; The coming deflation; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Yen intervention speculation drags NZ$ down under 70 USc; US durable goods flat; Allied fighting for survival
26th Aug 10, 9:00am
by Bernard Hickey
13
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Yen intervention speculation drags NZ$ down under 70 USc; US durable goods flat; Allied fighting for survival
ASB to offer reverse mortgages
ASB becomes first big bank to offer reverse equity mortgages to asset rich but cash poor retirees
25th Aug 10, 7:10pm
by Bernard Hickey
30
ASB becomes first big bank to offer reverse equity mortgages to asset rich but cash poor retirees
NZ economy a 'Zombie Nation'
Opinion: NZ economy a 'Zombie Nation' that seems happy to 'extend and pretend'
25th Aug 10, 6:06pm
by Bernard Hickey
58
Opinion: NZ economy a 'Zombie Nation' that seems happy to 'extend and pretend'
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: A Babyboomer confesses; Beware the Hindenburg Omen; Europe's woes back; Hotchin and Watson probed; Dilbert
25th Aug 10, 1:07pm
by Bernard Hickey
43
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: A Babyboomer confesses; Beware the Hindenburg Omen; Europe's woes back; Hotchin and Watson probed; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: US housing slump drags Dow, NZ$ down; Hubbard supporters write letter; Uruguayan bid battle
25th Aug 10, 8:55am
by Bernard Hickey
40
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: US housing slump drags Dow, NZ$ down; Hubbard supporters write letter; Uruguayan bid battle
'Great Chinese interest in NZ property'
Harcourts cites 'strong interest' from wealthy Chinese in NZ$825 mln of NZ luxury homes and rural land showcased at Shanghai Expo
24th Aug 10, 7:50pm
by Bernard Hickey
23
Harcourts cites 'strong interest' from wealthy Chinese in NZ$825 mln of NZ luxury homes and rural land showcased at Shanghai Expo
Inflation expectations drop a bit
RBNZ survey of business managers finds 2 year ahead inflation expectations drop to 2.6% from 2.8%
24th Aug 10, 7:16pm
by Bernard Hickey
1
RBNZ survey of business managers finds 2 year ahead inflation expectations drop to 2.6% from 2.8%
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Gold a 'shadow currency; 'Not enough good debt'; That's Camelicious; Tight pork bellies; Dilbert
24th Aug 10, 12:24pm
by Bernard Hickey
10
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Gold a 'shadow currency; 'Not enough good debt'; That's Camelicious; Tight pork bellies; Dilbert
'Consider it all, except most of it'
Govt sets up working group to consider savings, but rules out changes to NZ Super, capital gains and land taxes
24th Aug 10, 10:04am
by Bernard Hickey
28
Govt sets up working group to consider savings, but rules out changes to NZ Super, capital gains and land taxes
The myopia of 'Save our farms'
Opinion: Why 'Save our farms' is a myopic and xenophobic campaign that needs debating
24th Aug 10, 9:10am
by Bernard Hickey
67
Opinion: Why 'Save our farms' is a myopic and xenophobic campaign that needs debating
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Aussie dollar resilient; Inflation expectations due; Jackson Hole shindig in focus
24th Aug 10, 8:57am
by Bernard Hickey
15
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Aussie dollar resilient; Inflation expectations due; Jackson Hole shindig in focus
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: More problems with compulsion; Martyn Reesby and Money Managers; Shoot property spruiking journalists; America's class system; Dilberts
23rd Aug 10, 12:00pm
by Bernard Hickey
64
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: More problems with compulsion; Martyn Reesby and Money Managers; Shoot property spruiking journalists; America's class system; Dilberts
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Hung Australian parliament good for NZ?; Allied Nationwide collapses; SCF cut to CC
23rd Aug 10, 8:06am
by Bernard Hickey
48
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Hung Australian parliament good for NZ?; Allied Nationwide collapses; SCF cut to CC
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Are US T-bonds at 2.5% a bubble or not?; The death of the McMansion; Greek tragedy; Dilbert
20th Aug 10, 10:53pm
by Bernard Hickey
29
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Are US T-bonds at 2.5% a bubble or not?; The death of the McMansion; Greek tragedy; Dilbert
S&P slashes South Canterbury to CC
S&P slashes SCF 5 notches to CC with negative outlook; SCF says on track for August 31 recapitalisation news
20th Aug 10, 5:37pm
by Bernard Hickey
12
S&P slashes SCF 5 notches to CC with negative outlook; SCF says on track for August 31 recapitalisation news
Fonterra holds payout forecast
Fonterra holds payout forecast, but warns it may fall marginally if current prices and NZ$ rates continue for rest of season
20th Aug 10, 12:30pm
by Bernard Hickey
4
Fonterra holds payout forecast, but warns it may fall marginally if current prices and NZ$ rates continue for rest of season