Minouche Shafik
Mandatory climate disclosures needed now – senior central bankers
Greening monetary policy operations should also be a priority, policy-makers say
‘A huge job in anybody’s terms’ – BoE’s court sets criteria for new governor
Governor must be able to promote the UK post-Brexit, while issue of diversity looms large
Where have all the women gone?
The number of women working at central banks has increased substantially, but a glass ceiling appears to remain for those reaching for senior management positions
Bank of England appoints new COO and deputy governor
Central bank announces replacement for Charlotte Hogg following her resignation in March; new deputy also set to take over from Minouche Shafik
Shafik calls for candidness on uncertainty in her final speech
Outgoing Bank of England deputy says central banks must do more than just increase transparency if they are to restore trust
Charlotte Hogg to replace Shafik at BoE
BoE’s COO steps into new combined deputy governor and COO role; Minouche Shafik to move to post at the London School of Economics
People: BIS replaces Debelle as chair of markets committee; UK advertises for Shafik replacement
MAS’s Jacqueline Loh will chair the markets committee at the Bank for International Settlements; Bank of England advertises for deputy governor role
Macro-prudential rules must be reciprocated – Shafik
“Leakages” will reduce the effectiveness of macro-prudential policy if countries do not reciprocate changes in countercyclical buffers, BoE deputy warns
‘Hard’ law not enough to reform banking culture, says BoE’s Shafik
Market participants must do their bit to reform behaviour and culture in the financial services industry with ‘soft’ law playing a broader role, says BoE deputy
BoE officials admit need for clearer communication
Mark Carney joined by deputies and COO at bank’s latest open forum, fielding questions from the general public; concerns surrounding funding for small enterprises and the bank’s rhetoric addressed
Cœuré mulls advantages and problems of GDP-linked bonds
ECB board member Benoît Cœuré says GDP-linked bonds could protect taxpayers but pricing might be difficult; says international financial institutions could play “catalytic” role
BoE’s Shafik to step down early
Deputy governor reveals she is to take up post as director of the London School of Economics in 2017, leaving the central bank more than two years before her term was due to end
BoE deputy clashes with academics over use of leverage ratio
Shafik disagrees with paper that argues leverage ratio “harms” pass-through of monetary policy – leverage ratio is “here to stay” says deputy governor
BoE officials grilled on weakening sterling
Members of the MPC ask whether the depreciation of the currency will cause the Bank of England to hike; Treasury Committee raises questions over EU referendum
Bank of England prepares to overhaul ageing RTGS system
Central bank will spend year outlining plans for replacement to high-value payments system, keeping an open mind at present as to what features it should have
BoE’s Shafik says wages key to rate hike
Deputy governor says economy has been difficult to read in recent years but stronger growth in wages would be a major factor in prompting her to vote for a rate hike
BoE’s Shafik unconvinced regulation is main factor driving volatile liquidity
Deputy governor says regulation ‘only part of the story’ of why market liquidity has experienced bouts of dramatic volatility, and offers opinion on what policy-makers can do to help
Central bankers challenge Caruana on leaning against wind
IMF panel displays broad range of views on interest rates as a financial stability tool – but none of the central bankers are willing to go as far as the BIS general manager
BoE’s Shafik sees scope for reducing sovereign spillovers
Policies are available that could help reduce the risk of ‘disorderly spillovers’ between sovereigns, with lessons to be learned from the lender-of-last-resort function, deputy governor says
UK’s Chaps and Crest to close later from ‘summer 2016’
Bank of England says the settlement day for the UK’s high-value payment system and securities settlement system will be extended by an hour and forty minutes from summer 2016
BoE revamps market intelligence approach
New approach to include greater transparency and a new executive committee to oversee market intelligence, following concerns flagged by Grabiner Report