Governance
Luxembourg nominates new central bank chief
Replacement must be found for Yves Mersch before he moves to European Central Bank; new director-general nominated from finance ministry
Prime minister appoints new governor in Trinidad and Tobago
Ewart Williams' replacement announced; takes over tomorrow when Williams leaves after 10 years as governor
Acting head of forecast department chosen in Vietnam
Nguyen Do Quoc Tho appointed as acting general director of the Monetary Statistics and Forecast Department at the State Bank of Vietnam; department last month published positive growth figures
Sarb reveals new non-executive director
Firoz Cachalia is appointed as a non-executive director to the board of the South African Reserve Bank; takes up new position on July 16
Central Bank of Ireland slams ‘poor’ investment firm practices
Inspections by Central Bank of Ireland identify inadequate best execution practices by investment and stockbroking companies; requires remedial action by August 31
Bank of Lithuania takes next step in structural overhaul
New banking service aims to promote efficient investment operations and mitigate risk; comprises third step in central bank’s restructuring programme
Former governor of Croatian National Bank delivers fiery exit speech
Željko Rohatinski says he is ‘proud’ to pay the price for standing firm on tough decisions by losing his position as governor; criticises lack of ‘moral virtue’ in political circles
Eurogroup decides on three senior appointments
Decisions end speculation over leadership of the Eurogroup and the European Stability Mechanism; nomination also put forward for empty seat on ECB executive board
Agius confirms BoE governor’s intervention in Barclays
Chairman of Barclays recounts meeting with Mervyn King during which he was told Bob Diamond had lost the confidence of the regulator; following day the bank’s chief tendered his resignation
Diamond clarifies note on conversation with BoE deputy
Former chief executive of Barclays explains note written after conversation with Paul Tucker; gives evidence on same day Tucker makes public request for hearing with Treasury Select Committee
New leadership for Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Monetary Council
Chairmanship of ECCB’s Monetary Council moves to St Kitts and Nevis member; rate-setters leave key rates alone after reviewing mixed economic data
Bank of Spain names new director-general
Francisco Javier Priego becomes director-general; remains head of the central bank’s legal department
Sack withdraws resignation and stays on at NY Fed
Brian Sack stays on as a senior adviser to New York Fed president William Dudley; new head of markets group already appointed
King calls for overhaul of UK banking system
Governor of the Bank of England says cultures of investment and retail banking operations do not mix; calls on government to legislate on all of Independent Commission on Banking’s recommendations
Outgoing World Bank president reveals next roles
Robert Zoellick says he will join Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University and the Peterson Institute for International Economics on leaving the World Bank
Latest amendments to Hungarian central bank law appease IMF
Hungarian government publishes letter from Christine Lagarde which gives controversial law the go ahead; says IMF is ready to begin talks about financial aid once law is passed
Governor of Central Bank of Tunisia fired: reports
Governor to be relieved of duties following economic policy dispute; Mustapha Kamel Nabli has been chief since the revolution in Tunisia
MAS agrees establishment of office in China
Monetary Authority of Singapore will open a representative office in Beijing after settling on a deal with the People’s Bank of China; third overseas office for MAS
Graeme Wheeler to replace Bollard as New Zealand governor
New Zealand unveils World Bank veteran Graeme Wheeler as replacement for RBNZ governor Alan Bollard
New York Fed appoints new head of markets group
Simon Potter named as chief of markets group and manager of the System Open Markets Account; begins new role on June 30
Norwegian governor discusses fund risk rebalancing
Øystein Olsen considers need for pension fund to rebalance its portfolio in response to changing risk; argues that rebalancing is justified
Former Brazilian governor takes additional advisory role
Henrique Meirelles appointed as senior adviser at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts; adds firm to a substantial list of board positions and advisory roles
Croatian National Bank facing governance void
Governor Željko Rohatinski’s term ends in early July; no successor has yet been announced by government