Governance
Philip Turner urges RBNZ to focus analysis on ‘new normal’
Former BIS official gives positive review of RBNZ’s monetary policymaking process, but recommends the central bank focus its efforts on understanding changing economic structure
People: IMF appoints new strategy head; ECB promotes directors
IMF promotes Lagarde’s chief of staff; Finland appoints research director
People: French deputy takes on stock market oversight; Myanmar set for change
French deputy made chairman of stock market regulator; new board and three deputies appointed at Myanmar central bank; Svein Andresen to depart the FSB
Bank of England appoints new COO and deputy governor
Central bank announces replacement for Charlotte Hogg following her resignation in March; new deputy also set to take over from Minouche Shafik
Trump says Yellen still in the running for renewed term
US president says he would consider reappointing Janet Yellen, although Gary Cohn and “two or three others” are in contention
People: Philippines appoints new deputy, Central Bank of Ireland promotes regulators
Philippines central bank appoints new deputy to replace Espenilla, Central Bank of Ireland makes senior appointments in regulation departments following reshuffle, and more
Russian central bank reorganises senior personnel
First deputy governor will resign on September 1; responsibilities to be split among other board members
People: Malta finds replacement for Mifsud; DNB appoints new board member
People: Malta appoints new deputy governor; Netherlands picks Else Bos as new board member for prudential supervision; and more
Fed would remove Wells Fargo board if ‘appropriate’, says Yellen
Fed chair asked why stricter penalties had not been imposed after bank opened millions of fake accounts; senator Warren says current system has created “bullet proof” executives
EBA study quantifies impact of IFRS 9
Report finds smaller banks are likely to see a heavier capital impact from new accounting rules; Basel Committee paper says a mix of forward- and backward-looking rules may work best
UK elects first woman to chair Treasury Select Committee
Nicky Morgan to take over from influential chair Andrew Tyrie, who stepped down this year; former secretary to treasury seen as supporter of “soft” Brexit
Randal Quarles nominated to Fed’s top supervision role
Donald Trump’s pick for vice-chair of supervision viewed as a moderate figure, but critical of Dodd-Frank Act
Bullard raises concerns about east coast dominance of the Fed
St Louis Fed president is not worried about the major shake-up of the board of governors; points to reducing the influence of the New York Fed on the FOMC
People: Fed appoints general counsel; new department heads at Riksbank
Fed appoints former supervision and regulation head to general counsel; new heads of monetary policy and financial stability for Riksbank; and more
Pakistani government picks new governor after SBP spat
Tariq Bajwa takes over from acting governor Riaz Riazuddin; appointment of finance ministry official follows clash over exchange rate movements
Change in ownership would not impact mandate, Sarb reassures
South African central bank responds to ruling party discussion on nationalisation; draft resolution could be approved in December, forcing over 660 people to sell their shares
Open letter condemns public protector’s Sarb comments
Mkhwebane’s comments pose “grave threat” to South Africa’s economy, academics and economists warn, though they are open to mandate debate as long as it is “appropriate”
New leaders take charge at Philippines central bank
New governor pledges to enhance financial inclusion, mitigate cyber-crime risk and fine-tune monetary policy to make it more market-oriented