Governance
Russian central bank reorganises senior personnel
First deputy governor will resign on September 1
People: Malta finds replacement for Mifsud; DNB appoints new board member
People: Malta appoints new deputy governor; Netherlands picks Else Bos as new board member for prudential supervision; and more
Fed would remove Wells Fargo board if ‘appropriate’, says Yellen
Fed chair asked why stricter penalties had not been imposed after bank opened millions of fake accounts
EBA study quantifies impact of IFRS 9
Report finds smaller banks likely to see heavier capital impact from new accounting rules
UK elects first woman to chair Treasury Select Committee
Nicky Morgan to take over from influential chair Andrew Tyrie, who stepped down this year
Randal Quarles nominated to Fed’s top supervision role
Donald Trump’s pick for vice-chair of supervision viewed as a moderate figure, but critical of Dodd-Frank Act
Bullard raises concerns about east coast dominance of the Fed
St Louis Fed president not worried about major shake-up of board
People: Fed appoints general counsel; new department heads at Riksbank
Fed appoints former supervision and regulation head to general counsel
Pakistani government picks new governor after SBP spat
Appointment of finance ministry official follows clash over exchange rate movements
Change in ownership would not impact mandate, Sarb reassures
South African central bank responds to ruling party discussion on nationalisation
Open letter condemns public protector’s Sarb comments
Mkhwebane’s comments pose “grave threat” to South Africa’s economy
New leaders take charge at Philippines central bank
New governor pledges to enhance financial inclusion, mitigate cyber-crime risk and fine-tune monetary policy
Sierra Leonean president nominates new governor
Former governor resigned to contest next presidential elections, reports say
People: Fed appoints new CFO; Mishra returns to IMF after stint at RBI
Fed chooses Ricardo Aguilera as new CFO; Prachi Mishra returns to the IMF; Bank of Russia appoints new head of resolution department
UK audit office praises most of BoE’s ‘One Bank’ strategy
Report says Bank of England has been broadly successful in its transformation
Sarb appeals to court in battle to defend mandate
Kganyago stresses public protector’s words have had a “serious and detrimental effect on the economy”
Norwegian commission calls for reform of Norges Bank
Mandate, board and legislation should all be changed, says former governor Svein Gjedrem
BIS rewrites statutes to boost board diversity
Changes reduce the influence of the BIS’s European directors