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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

Top 10 at 10: Real
Top 10 at 10: Real estate agencies' big profits; NZ not in Ring of Fire; Bernanke safe; Dilbert
29th Jan 10, 10:34am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Real estate agencies' big profits; NZ not in Ring of Fire; Bernanke safe; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am: De-facto
90 seconds at 9am: De-facto tightening; Bollard speech due; Toyota recall extended; Greek fears roil markets
29th Jan 10, 9:05am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: De-facto tightening; Bollard speech due; Toyota recall extended; Greek fears roil markets
Geneva Finance in technical breach
Geneva Finance in technical breach of BOS banking covenant; seeks new long term funding deal
28th Jan 10, 6:10pm
by Bernard Hickey
Geneva Finance in technical breach of BOS banking covenant; seeks new long term funding deal
Have your say: Taskforces eye
Have your say: Taskforces eye RMA reform on urban limits to cut section prices
28th Jan 10, 5:38pm
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Taskforces eye RMA reform on urban limits to cut section prices
Bank lending slumps NZ$1.97 billion
Bank lending slumps NZ$1.97 billion in December; business lending slashed
28th Jan 10, 3:53pm
by Bernard Hickey
Bank lending slumps NZ$1.97 billion in December; business lending slashed
SBS to move to bigger,
SBS to move to bigger, more central branch in Hamilton
28th Jan 10, 2:01pm
by Bernard Hickey
SBS to move to bigger, more central branch in Hamilton
Top 10 at 10: De-leveraging
Top 10 at 10: De-leveraging is inescapable; Spanish threat to euro; Banker with cohones; Dilbert
28th Jan 10, 1:29pm
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: De-leveraging is inescapable; Spanish threat to euro; Banker with cohones; Dilbert
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5%
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% and pledges again to hold it there until middle of 2010 (Update 5)
28th Jan 10, 9:02am
by Bernard Hickey
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% and pledges again to hold it there until middle of 2010 (Update 5)
90 seconds at 9am: Tobin
90 seconds at 9am: Tobin Tax call; Greek debt woes; Massive Toyota recall
28th Jan 10, 8:54am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: Tobin Tax call; Greek debt woes; Massive Toyota recall
Investor confidence jumps to 12
Investor confidence jumps to 12 year high in ASB survey; property most popular
28th Jan 10, 8:45am
by Bernard Hickey
Investor confidence jumps to 12 year high in ASB survey; property most popular
Have your say: Should we
Have your say: Should we tax financial transactions or currency trades?
28th Jan 10, 7:51am
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Should we tax financial transactions or currency trades?
Top 10 at 10: MPs
Top 10 at 10: MPs self-interested on property taxes; 2010 year of fiscal fallout; Japan downgrade looms; Dilbert
27th Jan 10, 11:08am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: MPs self-interested on property taxes; 2010 year of fiscal fallout; Japan downgrade looms; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am: US
90 seconds at 9am: US spending freeze (sort of); Chinese lending freeze (definitely); AIAL share issue
27th Jan 10, 9:04am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: US spending freeze (sort of); Chinese lending freeze (definitely); AIAL share issue
Treasury, MED call for bids
Treasury, MED call for bids to outsource govt IT, HR, finance and admin work
26th Jan 10, 5:44pm
by Bernard Hickey
Treasury, MED call for bids to outsource govt IT, HR, finance and admin work
Economic Weather Report: CBD office
Economic Weather Report: CBD office rents to fall 15-20%
26th Jan 10, 5:36pm
by Bernard Hickey
Economic Weather Report: CBD office rents to fall 15-20%
RBNZ's Bollard to speak on
RBNZ's Bollard to speak on monetary policy on Friday
26th Jan 10, 2:52pm
by Bernard Hickey
RBNZ's Bollard to speak on monetary policy on Friday
ANZ cuts Standard variable mortgage
ANZ cuts Standard variable mortgage rate from 6.45% to 5.69%
26th Jan 10, 1:37pm
by Bernard Hickey
ANZ cuts Standard variable mortgage rate from 6.45% to 5.69%
Curate's Eggs Benedict: Newspaper paywalls
Curate's Eggs Benedict: Newspaper paywalls pointless; Twitter on Google (yay!); Online subscriber success stories
26th Jan 10, 12:50pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Curate's Eggs Benedict: Newspaper paywalls pointless; Twitter on Google (yay!); Online subscriber success stories
Top 10 at 10: Cactus
Top 10 at 10: Cactus Kate on tax reform; Bernanke safe?; Daily Show; Dilbert
26th Jan 10, 10:34am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Cactus Kate on tax reform; Bernanke safe?; Daily Show; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am: SFO
90 seconds at 9am: SFO serious this time; 'Bridgecorp move soon'; US home sales slump
26th Jan 10, 8:58am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: SFO serious this time; 'Bridgecorp move soon'; US home sales slump
Less than a third of
Less than a third of farmers opt to buy Fonterra's 'dry' shares (Update 1)
25th Jan 10, 3:43pm
by Bernard Hickey
Less than a third of farmers opt to buy Fonterra's 'dry' shares (Update 1)
Services sector expansion at 3
Services sector expansion at 3 year high in December; led by hotels, cafes and restaurants
25th Jan 10, 12:47pm
by Bernard Hickey
Services sector expansion at 3 year high in December; led by hotels, cafes and restaurants
Economic weather report: Online job
Economic weather report: Online job ads show recovery has started
25th Jan 10, 12:30pm
by Bernard Hickey
Economic weather report: Online job ads show recovery has started
Top 10 at 10: Paritai
Top 10 at 10: Paritai Dr farmers; Japan's debt bomb; Obama's lipstick on Wall St pigs; Dilbert
25th Jan 10, 10:45am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Paritai Dr farmers; Japan's debt bomb; Obama's lipstick on Wall St pigs; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am: Bernanke
90 seconds at 9am: Bernanke fear hits market; Affordability worsens; OCR on hold
25th Jan 10, 9:37am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: Bernanke fear hits market; Affordability worsens; OCR on hold