Governance
New York Fed appoints new executive vice president
Susan Ward Mink to head human resources department
Marcus named as new SARB head
Former deputy to take over after Tito Mboweni turns down third term
Chan named new HKMA chief
Favourite succeeds founding CEO at Hong Kong’s central bank
Frankfurt forces Rome gold backtrack
Government changes plans for a new tax on central bank gold sales
Singapore's central bank posts first ever loss
Global downturn hits MAS in year to March 2009
Nobel Laureates, GS head sign Fed independence petition
Petition signatories now include three Nobel Laureates, Lloyd Blankfein and Laurence Meyer
Italy to amend tax on gold on ECB opinion
Rome set to cut tax on gold after European Central Bank challenges levy
Korea should improve management in light of recession
Bank of Korea’s Seongtae Lee says that central bank will enhance management practices for pubic benefit
Warsaw split on use of central bank profit
Poland’s politicians divided on whether central bank profits should cover budget deficit or currency risk
Economists petition lawmakers for Fed independence
Former Federal Reserve governor Frederic Mishkin among the signatories of online petition to keep monetary policy independent
Fed’s Kohn sets out case for independence
Federal Reserve’s Donald Kohn appeals to lawmakers to maintain independent central bank
IMF research highlights regulatory governance gap
International Monetary Fund paper criticises non-bank regulators for failing to see stability as part of their mandate, finds frameworks for insurance supervision flawed
Kenya launches new, improved website
Kenyan central bank enhances web presence
Israel takes a step closer to new law
Stanley Fischer’s hard-fought campaign for a central-bank law appears to be nearing its close
Japan appoints new currency policy, regulatory chiefs
Japan’s ministry of finance makes new appointments in its July reshuffle
Bundesbank names new Berlin branch chief
Buba appoints Claus Tigges to manage office in German capital
SNB economist to depart at year-end
Kohli to retire from chief economist role in December
BIS's Cecchetti on inflation, imbalances and instability
The head of the Bank for International Settlements' monetary and economic department, on how central-bank policy should change in light of the crisis
Ian Macfarlane – a proud record
The former governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia recalls his decade in charge which cemented inflation targeting
Fed's Bullard: bailouts could prompt independence backlash
Regional president warns Fed actions could impact independence
Ortiz on governance, risk and Mexico's progress
The Bank of Mexico governor and BIS chairman discusses central bank governance, monitoring systemic risk and why Mexico has managed to avoid a financial meltdown despite being hard hit by the crisis