Accountability
Pakistan’s central bank asks government to rethink Afghan scheme
Channelling donations to Afghanistan might violate international regulations, central bank warns
Fed’s Clarida resigns after latest trading revelations
Vice-chair departs 17 days early after new disclosures about equities sales
Fed’s Clarida reveals large pre-pandemic equities trades
Departing vice-chair files amended disclosure forms, reigniting criticism of Fed leaders
Former Suriname governor sentenced to 12 years
Gillmore Hoefdraad fled country to avoid trial in case involving another former governor
Senators introduce Fed ethics law
Democrats’ proposals would put board’s ethics rules on statutory footing and impose fines
Fed announces strict new trading rules for senior officials
Regulations would ban individual investments, increase disclosure and restrict transactions
Fed ethics officials warned against trades
March 2020 advice cautioned against stock transactions in following months
Georgieva promises to learn lessons from ‘Doing Business’ controversy
IMF chief says she will have “candid discussion” with staff after accusations of improper conduct
Slovak governor charged with bribery
Peter Kazimir denies wrongdoing, as president says he should consider resigning
Fed asks watchdog to review controversial trading
Move follows resignation of Boston and Dallas heads, as Warren asks for SEC probe
Campos Neto named in Pandora Papers
Investigation identifies Brazil governor as stakeholder in four offshore companies
Dallas Fed president resigns, following Boston’s Rosengren
Both faced criticism for equities trading and holdings, but are not unique among Fed leaders
Police search Paraguay central bank
“Fifa-gate” investigations into embezzlement lead special AML unit to execute warrant
UK financial sector slowly improving on diversity – BoE paper
Research shows women are gaining a foothold, but progress with age and nationality diversity has stalled
UK regulators propose new policies to foster diversity
Data and disclosure will be important to assess progress, regulators say
Malawi police arrest former central bank governor and other officials
Kabambe and three others linked to the central bank charged with money laundering
Riksbank to revise ethical rules after staff infringements
Employees were involved in equity transactions before monetary policy decisions
MAS publishes inaugural sustainability report
Report details central bank’s own efforts to cut emissions and broader work with financial sector
Riksbank proposes framework to improve parliamentary scrutiny
One possibility is to create a permanent body to brief the parliamentary finance committee
Central Bank of Chile approves new transparency policy
New initiative based on standards of the IMF’s transparency code
Leading Republican alleges Fed overreach on race
Toomey writes to regional Feds about “recent, intense interest in ‘racial justice’ activism”
Argentine court drops charges against governor
Former governor Alejandro Vanoli and other officials cleared in dollar futures scandal
Republican senator accuses Fed of politicising research
Toomey demands documents from San Francisco Fed on climate and racial justice studies
Brazilian congress passes central bank autonomy law
Law gives CBB autonomy and sets renewable four-year terms for governor and MPC members