Accountability
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
BoE admits errors over audio leak
BoE dismissed warning over leak of audio and should have identified breach sooner, report says
UK regulators extend complaints review after pressure from lawmakers
Outgoing complaints commissioner says proposed changes raise “significant policy issues”
Mexican governor and president clash over loan allegations
Díaz de Leon says controversial loan decision was made before he headed development bank
Biden promises new Fed mandate on racial inequality
Democratic candidate wants Fed to take responsibility for economic concerns of Black Lives Matter movement
Norges Bank takes new step in Tangen’s hiring process
Incoming SWF manager finalises agreement with third party to manage his fortune during his time in office
Pressure builds on central banks to ‘monetise’ sovereign debt
Sarb is the latest institution facing calls to directly purchase Covid-19 related government debt