Governance
Bank of Portugal fails to fill chief economist vacancy
Board of directors calls off search for a new head of economics and research due to dearth of quality applicants; initiates review for a 'strategic repositioning' of the department
Gono steps down as Zimbabwe government takes on Reserve Bank debts
Reserve Bank governor survived political upheaval to fulfil two five-year terms at the head of the central bank; final act was to see the bank relieved of its crippling debts by the government
Central Bank of Ireland head supervisor quits
Fiona Muldoon resigns as director of credit institutions and insurance supervision, forcing the central bank to replace three senior staff members in quick succession
Central Bank of Ireland staff face longer working hours
The central bank is in negotiations with a workers’ union over government proposals that would impose 37-hour working weeks on the majority of staff; tribunal makes final recommendations
BoJ will need ‘aggressive' re-capitalisation at end of QQE, top economist warns
Nomura chief economist warns the practice of handing over the profits from QE to the Japanese government means the central bank could find itself under-capitalised when the programme ends
Somalia turns to former governor to take the reins again
Bashir Issa Ali will fill the governor vacancy at the Central Bank of Somalia, created when Yussur Abrar quit the bank and the country amid corruption controversies
ECB’s Asmussen demands gender diversity
Executive board member Jörg Asmussen says he is ‘deeply convinced’ of the need for greater gender diversity in the financial industry, and the benefit to both men and women
ECB's Smets made counsellor to president Draghi
Frank Smets, ECB director-general for research, steps into post vacated by Christian Thimann; will be counsellor to the president and co-ordinator of counsel to the executive board
People: IMF poaches ADB chief economist; BNP's Gary Smith makes switch to MassMutual
Changyong Rhee takes over from Anoop Singh in IMF’s Asian and Pacific department; Gary Smith joins Massachusetts Mutual; former RBI chief general manager joins commercial bank board
Weidmann says ECB governing council must give up SSM oversight
In order to avoid a conflict of interest between monetary and financial supervisory policy, Bundesbank president says either a treaty change is needed, or a new institution separate from the ECB
Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown: 1927-2013
Robin Leigh-Pemberton served as Bank of England governor between 1983 and 1993 - presiding over a period of rapid economic growth, but also 'Black Wednesday'
ECB's Cœuré says European institutions must be more accountable
The financial crisis has led European institutions to intrude more into member states' economic and fiscal policies, with 'redistributional consequences' - so democratic accountability is 'key'
Bank of England appoints three new executive directors
Two new executive directorships are created at the Bank of England - for special resolution and information technology - and Jo Place is promoted internally to head up the human resources operation
Yellen wins Senate committee approval
US Senate Banking Committee backs Janet Yellen as the next Federal Reserve chair; latest FOMC minutes reveal support for a cut in the interest rate the Fed pays on excess reserves
Yellen wins over key sceptic in bid for Fed confirmation
Republican senator and noted opponent of doveish monetary policy says he will vote for Janet Yellen to lead the Fed based on her commitment to transparency and ‘rules-based' monetary policy
Robert Pringle's Viewpoint: Carney makes his mark at the Bank of England
Mark Carney has achieved much more than meets the eye in his first five months as governor of the Bank of England
IMF plucks chief economist from Central Bank of Ireland
Lars Frisell is leaving the Central Bank of Ireland after less than two years as its chief economist to take an unspecified post at the IMF; search begins for his successor
New Argentine governor unlikely to press for independence
Latest central bank chief expected to be subordinate to new economy minister, who believes the central bank has a major role to play in boosting economic growth and investment
Bank of Spain puts 'revolving door' under review
Javier Priego, the Bank of Spain’s general secretariat, is reassessing the rules governing central bank employees after they leave the institution
People: Tim Geithner moves to Warburg Pincus; BNM deputy re-appointed
Former Treasury secretary and New York Fed head Timothy Geithner takes a job in private equity; Malaysia re-appoints deputy to three-year term; two new directors at Dallas Fed
Has the global financial crisis dented central bank independence?
Grace Koshie looks at the post-crisis role of central banks, examining issues of fiscal dominance and weaker policy freedom in an increasingly inter-connected world demanding ever-greater transparency