Governance
MPs clash with UK chancellor over diversity in central bank
Chair of parliamentary group says she is not convinced “all efforts” are being made to tackle gender unbalance
Trump nominates Jerome Powell as Fed chair
As a Fed governor, Powell has never issued votes of dissent against FOMC decisions
Scottish central bank could be based around ‘stakeholder’ framework
Think-tank proposes framework for Scottish central bank, should independence vote occur, based around a “stakeholder” structure
Banks will continue to gamble with public money, says Gordon Brown
Former UK prime minster says lax punishment of banks has left risky culture intact; “inevitable” rogue bankers will continue to gamble with public money
Angola appoints third central bank governor in two years
José de Lima Massano takes over during a political shift that could pave the way for changes to exchange rate policy
A new era for the BIS
As Basel III inches towards closure and a new BIS general manager prepares to move into his post, Jaime Caruana talks to Daniel Hinge about his eight years at the helm
Updated: Public prosecutor calls for conditional prison sentence for Tromp
Emsley Tromp was dismissed from the Central Bank of Curaçao and St Maarten in September following investigation
Venezuela replaces governor after less than two months in office
Constituent assembly appoints MP as economy battles hyperinflation and economic collapse
People: MAS appoints cyber security chief in management reshuffle
MAS makes promotions including first chief cyber security office; Visco confirmed; Republicans turn on Yellen; Richmond Fed picks CFO; new chief of staff in Paraguay
Italian premier proposes Visco for a second term, despite opposition
Former prime minister Renzi tried to derail governor’s renewal, questioning his record on supervision
China’s party congress hints at new PBoC chief
Contest narrows to banking regulator head Guo Shuqing and Hubei province party secretary Jiang Chaoliang
The optimal size for central bank balance sheets
As the Fed seeks to reduce the assets on its balance sheets, Charles Goodhart examines the role between monetary and fiscal policy, central bank and debt office, and the optimal size of a central bank’s balance sheet
Florens Luoga named new Bank of Tanzania governor
Tax lawyer and academic picked to head the central bank as Benno Ndulu completes second term
CBN orders banks to form central customer watchlist
Nigerian central bank ramps up payment system risk management with core customer database, which will put bank customers on a ‘watchlist’ in instances of misconduct
Treasury committee to investigate BoE’s lack of diversity
Nicky Morgan asks for data on BoE applicants to be published in review of recruitment process; Carney agrees more needs to be done to encourage diversity
The candidates knocking at Yellen’s door
Leading academics and economists weigh the competency of the top candidates for the Fed job – and how likely they are to win Trump’s favour
People: FSB appoints new secretary-general
ADB’s East Asia department and International Association of Deposit Insurers also gain new heads
ECB strongly criticises Slovenian draft law on central bank
Proposals would put legal burden of proof in banking crisis cases on central bank, ECB says
ECCB strategic plan aims for ‘transformation’
Eastern Caribbean must address high unemployment and low growth, governor says