Jörg Asmussen
Change at the Bundesbank: from Weidmann to Nagel?
Politics at the apex of German central banking amid Buba/ECB discord
ECB’s Asmussen demands gender diversity
Executive board member Jörg Asmussen says he is ‘deeply convinced’ of the need for greater gender diversity in the financial industry, and the benefit to both men and women
Weidmann and Draghi go head to head on ECB policy
Draghi, Asmussen and Weidmann lay out their views on the right direction for eurozone monetary policy; Bundesbank president accused by Paul Krugman of 'sadomonetarism'
ECB's Asmussen defends 'unorthodox measures' in pursuit of 'orthodox objectives'
Executive board member highlights distinction between policy goals and instruments; says LTROs, OMTs and forward guidance crucial to ensure monetary transmission and hit inflation target
ECB says no treaty change needed for SRM
Central bank pushes for introduction of ‘lawful' SRM by 2015; warns delay of bail-in tool may undermine resolution efforts by creating regulatory inconsistency and uncertainty
ECB’s Asmussen urges Denmark and Sweden to sit at banking union table
Jörg Asmussen says the single supervisory mechanism will be the envy of those outside the eurozone; tells Denmark and Sweden they will get more of a say if they have ‘a chair at the table’ now
ECB’s Asmussen backs ‘allocative’ fiscal union
Board member ‘sees a role’ for a European fiscal union in ensuring resources are allocated efficiently; suggests other forms of centralised budgeting are less useful
ECB's Asmussen tells G-20 to slim down policy focus
Executive board member argues informal economic forum should concentrate on financial regulatory reform rather than ‘food security and labour issues'; calls for permanent G-20 secretariat
Asmussen: Eurozone governors should ‘withstand' pressure of public minutes
ECB executive board member Jörg Asmussen says eurozone central bank governors should be able to withstand the pressure of having their deliberations and voting made public
ECB looks to double the number of women in senior positions through quota
The bank is launching a ‘gender diversity action plan' to ensure 35% of mid-level management positions and 28% of senior positions are held by women by the end of the decade
ECB conflicted by Cyprus bail-in
The ECB’s failure to secure a bail-out for the Cypriot banking system changes the template for sovereign rescue in the eurozone. It also has implications for a central bank that appears conflicted
Issing brands calls for detailed ECB minutes disclosure ‘absurd'
Debate rages about the need for more transparency in ECB governing council decision-making, as Otmar Issing and Sharon Bowles enter the fray; Draghi says ECB is reviewing communications policy
ECB's Cœuré and Asmussen call for published minutes
Public account 'should include who voted for what, and the reasoning behind that vote', say executive board members; move would bring ECB in line with other major central banks
ECB and Macedonian central bank complete co-operation programme
ECB's Jörg Asmussen says in Skopje that a strong EU has to be based on strong national institutions; report finds Macedonian central bank ‘equal or close to EU standards in many areas'
ECB’s Asmussen urges greater efforts at global policy co-ordination
Executive board member says globalisation has led to greater interconnectedness and many more sources of risk, but institutions have not kept pace with the demanding environment
ECB’s Asmussen details 'comprehensive assessment' of European banks
The European Banking Authority will conduct stress tests in second quarter of 2014, after initial ECB asset quality review and balance sheet assessment
Asmussen defends ECB bond purchases at German constitutional court hearing
German representative on the European Central Bank’s executive board Jörg Asmussen rejects charges the central bank exceeded its legal basis by agreeing to purchase the sovereign debt of eurozone nations
Europe's finance ministers inch closer to bail-in framework
Meeting of finance ministers, the ECB and the European Commission highlights differences between member states but strikes a hopeful note for agreement
Germans clash over banking union treaty change
ECB board member opposes German finance minister's plan to introduce limited version of banking union to allow time for treaty change
Asmussen and Rehn sketch plans for European body to replace ‘troika'
ECB board member defends scale of emergency liquidity extended to ‘insolvent' Cypriot banks; confirms the bank has an open mind on ABS purchases to ease SME credit crunch
Weak eurozone data add weight to ECB rate cut talk
Expectations of a rate cut mount as unemployment and inflation figures disappoint, although many question whether lower interest rates would have a significant impact