Governance
Is Powell still on track for second term?
Despite scandals and vocal criticism, support still looks likely to outweigh opposition
Approaching green central bank balance sheets
Climate-friendly balance sheets come at a ‘greenium’, panellists argue at a roundtable at Central Banking’s Summer Meetings, in collaboration with Invesco.
HKMA says firms must report on national security law suspects
Financial regulators say firms must report on those arrested under anti-dissident law
Bank of Mexico creates environmental and social risk department
Central bank’s attitude to environmental risk might put it at odds with government, says commentator
Chilean president grants Marcel new term as governor
Central bank leader faces continued challenges from pandemic and rapid political change
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
Turkish central bank cuts rates again as currency falls
Lira hits new low days after president dismissed senior officials
People: Portugal reappoints board member two years late
Second woman to join Paraguay board; Central Bank of Russia appoints government official to lead financial ombudsman; and more
Weidmann to step down as Bundesbank president
After over 10 years leading the German central bank, Weidmann will leave for “personal reasons”
Iranian court sentences former governor to 10 years in prison
Valiollah Seif convicted of currency offences, but reportedly remains free pending appeal
Gita Gopinath to leave IMF
Fund’s first female chief economist is set to return to Harvard
People: FCA chair steps down; Esma chair steps up
UK FCA chairman to depart; Verena Ross to chair Esma; new boards for Ecuador’s central bank
Turkish president names new central bank officials
Move follows Erdoğan’s dismissal of two deputy governors and one MPC member
Fed joins Network for Indigenous Inclusion
Australian, Canadian and NZ central banks established group earlier this year
Turkish president fires deputy governors
Move appears to be Erdoğan’s latest bid to impose low interest rates despite rising inflation
Georgieva promises to learn lessons from ‘Doing Business’ controversy
IMF chief says she will have “candid discussion” with staff after accusations of improper conduct
Quarles term as Fed vice-chair ends without replacement
Fed supervision committee will continue without a chair, acting on consensus basis
Slovak governor charged with bribery
Peter Kazimir denies wrongdoing, as president says he should consider resigning
ECB calls for changes to draft Austrian central bank law
Mechanism for paying productivity council’s head would be monetary financing, ECB says
FCA staff seek union help following pay cut proposals
Unite union considers seeking statutory approval to represent staff at the UK regulator
Georgieva keeps job as Yellen promises further scrutiny
Evidence did not “conclusively demonstrate” the IMF chief played an “improper role”