Articles by Catherine Snowdon
New chief economist for SEC
Vanderbilt professor Craig Lewis named SEC chief economist and director of RiskFin Division
Surprise choice for Dutch central bank chief
The Netherlands Bank announces Klaas Knot as next president; previous favourite Lex Hoogduin decides to leave central bank
Strauss-Kahn bows to pressure and quits
Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigns from his post as managing director of the IMF; continues to deny all allegations
UK outlines strategy for new micro regulator
Prudential Regulation Authority will focus attention according to risk; new five-step strategy to capture key threats
Brazil creates Finance Stability Committee
Central Bank of Brazil creates Financial Stability Committee to supervise financial industry and manage systemic risk
IMF could remove Strauss-Kahn from post if required
IMF rules allow for removal of managing director “when the executive board so decides”
Pay cut for next Dutch central bank chief
Nout Wellink to leave in July; successor to receive 23% less pay
Elderfield details Ireland's new risk assessment model
Matthew Elderfield, head of financial regulation at the Central Bank of Ireland, reveals details of new ‘Prism’ risk assessment model
Greece will default, panellists say
Panellists at Fathom Consulting’s Monetary Policy Forum say Greece will default on debt; only a matter of by how much
Bulgaria ordered capital hikes, report released
Bulgarian National Bank publishes 2010 Annual Report; asked three banks to increase capital
Finland’s central bank unveils first volume of official history
Bank of Finland publishes first of two-part history; describes how governor fought to stabilise national economy during the Great Depression
Lithuania’s new governor outlines challenges ahead
Well-balanced, sustainable growth the priority, Vitas Vasiliauskas, new governor of the Bank of Lithuania, tells CentralBanking.com; plays down meeting Maastricht criteria
Interview: Vitas Vasiliauskas
Well-balanced, sustainable growth is the priority target, new governor of the Bank of Lithuania tells CentralBanking.com
South Africa’s chief banking regulator to retire early
South African Reserve Bank’s Errol Kruger to leave in the summer
Slovakia closes four sub-branches of national bank
National Bank of Slovakia decides to close four of its nine sub-branches; study reveals cash circulation could be better managed with fewer branches
Iceland in talks to avoid downgrade following 'no' vote
Governor Már Guðmundsson talks to rating agencies after Icelanders reject second Icesave deal