Mario Draghi
Berlusconi asks Bini Smaghi to step aside
Italian prime minister acts to ensure French support for Mario Draghi as next head of the European Central Bank
Draghi encouraged by Baffi’s reign at central bank
Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi draws on experiences of Italian central bank veteran Paolo Baffi
ECB backs Draghi to head central bank
European Central Bank governing council supports nomination of Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi to head eurozone central bank
Draghi faces large pay cut
Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi’s pay would more than halve as next European Central Bank president
Council of the EU recommends Mario Draghi for ECB presidency
The Council of the European Union recommends the nomination of Mario Draghi as president of the European Central Bank
Draghi favourite to next head ECB: poll
CentralBanking.com poll shows 43% of respondents say Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi should be next European Central Bank president
Draghi secures German backing for ECB presidency
Angela Merkel offers support for Mario Draghi to become the next president of the European Central Bank; says he is “interesting” and “experienced”
Bini Smaghi favourite to next lead Bank of Italy
Analysts say European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi is strong candidate to lead Bank of Italy should current governor Mario Draghi move to Frankfurt
Draghi calls for EU law to govern bail-in powers
Financial Stability Board chairman Mario Draghi says measures to enable bondholders to receive haircuts before the collapse of a financial institution should be placed in European Union legislation
Italy's Draghi seals Sarkozy's support for ECB job
French president Nicolas Sarkozy backs Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi to succeed Jean-Claude Trichet as head of the European Central Bank
HSBC chair expresses concern over new rules on global Sifis
HSBC chair Douglas Flint says additional loss absorbency for global systematically important financial institutions should apply to greater number of firms
Italy’s Draghi warns of expansion in mafia activity
Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi says presence of mafia organisations in Italy is growing as it looks to take advantage of weakened economy
Liikanen gets nod for second term at Bank of Finland
Finnish President Tarja Halonen reappoints Bank of Finland governor Erkki Liikanen for second term; Liikanen seen as still in race for European Central Bank presidency
Italy’s Draghi on new Sifi guidelines
Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi says prudential guidelines for systemically important financial institutions set to be complete in mid-2011
Wellink throws hat into ring as ECB race continues
Netherlands Bank president Nout Wellink signals interest in top European Central Bank role; stresses anti-inflation stance, opposition to E-bonds
FSB outlines progress on national resolution regimes
Financial Stability Board says work on building framework for national resolution regimes well under way; loss absorbency measures for global sifis on schedule
A compromise candidate for the ECB?
Commentators divided on the viability of a compromise candidate for the European Central Bank presidency
Draghi strikes familiar chord on eurozone’s future
Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi stresses importance of fiscal discipline, says monetary union is sound
Bond purchase frictions convinced Weber to drop out of ECB race
Bundesbank's Axel Weber says divergent views on ECB’s bond purchases meant he was no longer an acceptable candidate to succeed Trichet; stresses he was right to stick to his guns
ESRB elects sub-committee heads
European Systemic Risk Board elects Poland’s Marek Belka, Italy’s Mario Draghi, Cyprus’ Athanasios Orphanides, Germany’s Axel Weber, to steering committee
Italy’s Draghi: eurozone governments must step up
Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi looks to eurozone governments to tackle fundamental issues; stresses ECB will not dabble in fiscal arena, echoing president Jean-Claude Trichet
Politics won't get in the way of Sifi plans: FSB's Draghi
Financial Stability Board chairman Mario Draghi says resolution regimes for systemically important banks operating across borders need not be bogged down in political tensions
G20 calls for bigger, better FSB to carry reform agenda
G20 leaders at Seoul summit identify areas in which further progress in needed, calling on Financial Stability Board to take the lead and drive reform; ask FSB to report on what extra resources it needs
FSB plans on Sifis win G20 approval
G20 leaders welcome reform packages to date, including fresh FSB proposal to tackle moral hazard posed by systemically important banks