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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
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
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
People: Fed appoints new CFO; Mishra returns to IMF after stint at RBI
Fed chooses Ricardo Aguilera as new CFO; Prachi Mishra returns to the IMF; Bank of Russia appoints new head of resolution department
Silvana Tenreyro picked for BoE MPC
LSE academic to take over from Kristin Forbes as external member of the monetary policy committee at the end of June
People: Fijian deputy takes over in interim as Whiteside departs; FCA chairman to step down
Fijian deputy governor takes over as interim governor as Whiteside departs; FCA’s John Griffith-Jones to leave next year; Fed’s payment system director to retire; and more
People: Haldane keeps his MPC seat; new FSB chairs appointed
BoE’s chief economist Haldane keeps his MPC seat for another term; new FSB chairs picked as Norman Chan and European deputies step down; and more
People: Trump names Otting for OCC job; Sri Lankan assistant governor promoted
People: Trump names Otting for OCC job subject to Senate approval; Sri Lankan assistant governor promoted to deputy role; Barbados appoints acting deputy; and more
Uzbek senate appoints new central bank chief
Mamarizo Nurmuratov becomes chairman of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan, following the death of his predecessor
Possible Fed appointments on the horizon
Treasury department official Randall Quarles and former Fed staffer Marvin Goodfriend believed to be on the shortlist; no date yet for appointment announcement
People: Menon given fourth term; Irish chief economist retires
Singaporean governor awarded fourth consecutive term; Ireland’s chief economist retires, while the registrar of credit unions heads to the IMF; India appoints a new executive director; and more
People: Maltese deputy resigns; India and Macedonia seek new deputies
Alfred Mifsud resigns from Central Bank of Malta following civil dispute with former partner; India and Macedonia advertise for senior officials; and more
Lebanese government reappoints Salameh as governor
Governor will face considerable pressures from political factions and the refugee crisis
Long-standing Uzbek central bank chairman dies
Fayzulla Mullazhanov led the central bank since its formation following the collapse of the Soviet Union
People: Romanian deputy nominated; Belgium’s Dewatripont leaves central bank
Romania to soon have new deputy governor, pending parliamentary approval; National Bank of Belgium’s deputy Dewatripont leaves central bank; India creates CFO role; and more
Tromp claims prosecutors are acting ‘negligently’; rejects tax fraud claims
Suspended governor accuses prosecutor’s office of being “driven by forces other than establishing the truth”; Tromp rejects allegation of tax fraud and claims he has acted within the law
People: US assembles bank regulation team; Mrva reappointed
US administration begins assembling banking regulation team with OCC appointment; Slovakian board member appointed for fourth term; and more
Philippines deputy nominated as next governor
Duterte selects deputy governor to take over from Tetangco when his term ends in July; Espenilla’s background is in financial supervision and regulation
Tromp to face trial for tax fraud
Governor of the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten owes $3.1 million in tax, investigators claim; central bank faces staffing problems as top managers head for retirement
Pakistan appoints deputy as interim governor
Governor Wathra not appointed for second three-year term despite reviving the banking sector; Riazuddin appointed for a provisional period of three months until replacement can be found
Outgoing Ukrainian governor is confident president will choose right candidate
Valeria Gontareva tells Central Banking she faced “evil slander campaign”
People: Atlanta and Richmond Federal Reserve banks fill senior roles
New vice-presidents among other appointments at Fed banks in Atlanta and Richmond; ESM appoints deputy counsel