Riksbank to revise ethical rules after staff infringements
Employees were involved in equity transactions before monetary policy decisions
Sveriges Riksbank will revise its internal ethical regulations following breaches by employees, it said today (June 18).
“In connection with a routine check of employees’ asset transactions, it has been noted that a few employees at the Riksbank have made transactions that are not in line with the Riksbank’s ethical regulations,” said the Swedish central bank in a statement.
Employees have regularly reported these kind of transactions following existing internal guidelines. The transactions
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