Governance
Tuma pulls out of EU race
Zdenek Tuma commits to Czech National Bank after political parties split on nomination
Czech’s Tuma to become next EU commissioner?
Prime minister nominates Czech National Bank governor for Brussels role, but politicians could yet pick other candidates
Hong Kong needs “real” central bank: opposition politician
Co-founder of Hong Kong's main opposition says Hong Kong Monetary Authority must be given greater powers if territory is to maintain status as global financial centre
How Yam secured his place in history
Tony Latter assesses the career of the recently retired Joseph Yam at the helm of the Hong Kong’s monetary authority.
Botswana’s Mohohlo looks set to stay
Botswana’s governor Linah Mohohlo to remain in office past the expiry of her current term, central bank spokesman confirms
BIS global financial regulator needed: Griffith-Jones
Stephanie Griffith-Jones argues for far stronger global financial regulatory governance under the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Paul Jenkins to leave Bank of Canada
Paul Jenkins, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, will leave the central bank when his current term expires in April 2010
HKMA lays down law on pay
Central bank gauges local industry reaction to its draft guideline
Bundesbank will not be a better regulator: BaFin’s Sanio
Jochen Sanio, president of Germany’s banking regulator, strikes out against government plans to make the central bank sole regulator
Zim finance minister looks to cut central bank authority
Tendai Biti, Zimbabwe’s finance minister, has tabled a bill that seeks to reduce the powers of the Zimbabwe’s central bank and its governor
Plosser attacks Fed liquidity support
Philadelphia Federal Reserve president says central bank has gone “far beyond” Bagehot’s lender-of-last-resort tenet, should accept nothing but Treasuries
Paulson broke the law for Goldman Sachs, alleges book
Book accuses the former US Treasury Secretary of misconduct over alleged meeting with Goldman officials
Fed names new supervision head
Fed names Patrick Parkinson as Roger Cole’s replacement
King’s speech elicits mixed reaction
Commentators and politicians broadly support Bank governor’s call for break-up of biggest banks, but see no easy fix
France’s Noyer likely to win second term
French central bank governor looks set to be given a second term after glowing endorsement from economy minister
Ireland names new chief regulator
Bermuda Monetary Authority governor will take up senior post at central bank
Crisis underlines democracy’s flaws: ECB’s Bini Smaghi
Short-termism inherent in democratic government led to the lax supervisory regimes that paved way for banks’ excesses, says ECB board member
Ex-Fed’s Stern joins Finra board
Former president of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve to become Financial Industry Regulatory Authority board member
Romanian central banker nominated as premier
Romania’s president picks governor’s adviser for prime minister
Buba upbraids board member after racist remarks
Thilo Sarrazin, a member of the board of the German central bank, has remit reduced after comments on Berlin’s Turkish and Arab communities
Zim finance minister promises new central bank law
New reform bill will bring to a close quasi-fiscal activities when it is passed, says Tendai Biti
Lamfalussy godfather of BIS’s macroprudence
National Bank of Belgium paper shows Alexandre Lamfalussy as the originator of the macroprudential approach to stability