Governance
Central Bank of Suriname governor resigns amid scandals
Robert van Trikt leaves bank as allegations are raised over his conduct
UK government struggled to attract female applicants for BoE governorship
Letter reveals only two of 23 applicants for Carney’s job were women, despite recruitment firm priding itself on ability to deliver a diverse candidate pool
ECB reallocates subscribed capital after Brexit
Eurozone central banks will increase their total paid-up capital by €1.2 billion over the next two years
IMF report: Kazakh central bank split is opportunity to boost independence
Central bank needs stronger governance and greater separation from government, staff say
People: Bank of Italy appoints deputy governors
Two deputies join Bank of Italy board; Japanese PM nominates policy-maker; Mel Stride to chair BoE oversight committee
Fines given by UK FCA ballooned in 2019
UK regulator dishes out fines for AML breaches, mis-selling and poor treatment of consumers, but watchdog also falls short on own pension responsibilities
South Sudan’s president fires third central bank governor in three years
Country faces civil war and economic crisis, but IMF believes economy may start to grow this year
European parliament committee votes against Gerry Cross for EBA post
Committee members expressed concern over nominee’s previous work for lobbying organisation
Inside the 2020 FOMC
How might the dove-hawk balance shift with five fresh voters?
BoE seeks partner to build public cloud environment
Central bank prepares for “step change” in IT infrastructure
People: New deputies named; UK FCA picks interim chief
Argentina and Pakistan appoint deputy governors; Christopher Woolard to serve as FCA chief
Norges Bank’s new MPC leaves rates unchanged
Policy rate likely to be on hold for some time, Norway’s central bank says
Political dispute over Ukrainian central bank intensifies
Prime minister offers to resign after “doctored” recordings of meeting with central bank are leaked
People: Trump nominates Shelton and Waller to Fed posts
Judy Shelton and Christopher Waller nominated as Fed governors; Kingsley Obiora in line to be Central Bank of Nigeria deputy; Jill Forde named BIS head of communications
People: Modi’s government appoints new RBI deputy governor
Michael Patra takes position left by Viral Acharya in June 2019; EBA names new executive director; UK Payment Systems Regulator appoints a new head of policy
BoE will get back €58 million from ECB after Brexit
Decision yet to be made on who will make up the capital shortfall; UK will also see its membership of EIB rescinded
BIS adds members and boosts EME voices on committees
Emerging markets now better represented on key governance bodies
Liquidity operations squeezed Fed’s net income last year
Repurchase agreements cost the Fed $6 billion in 2019, preliminary results show
Trump’s criticism undermining confidence in Fed – Yellen
Political pressures could hurt central bank independence, says former Fed chair
KYC initiative could help stem correspondent banking decline
South Pacific KYC utility will be based on digital identification databases; decisions on minimum data requirement yet to be made
Slovenian central bank demands courts rule on bail-in law
Bank of Slovenia says law would break EU Treaty as bitter dispute over bail-ins escalates
People: Israeli governor nominates Andrew Abir as deputy governor
Former Sarb deputy governor appointed chief executive of Absa financial group; Colombian president picks new board member; Riksbank names new general counsel
Andorra seeks to join International Monetary Fund
Tiny principality would bring IMF members to a total of 190