Governance
Sama gets new governor in Saudi reshuffle
Deputy with long experience at central bank and IMF takes over top post
Polish president picks Adam Glapiński to lead central bank
Board member Glapiński needs approval from parliament before succeeding Marek Belka
People: Nagel leaves Bundesbank; GIC makes string of appointments
Joachim Nagel steps down from Deutsche Bundesbank executive board
New UK law confirms Bank of England governance reforms
Bank of England and Financial Services Bill receives royal assent
Philip Lowe picked as next RBA governor
Deputy governor Lowe will succeed Glenn Stevens, who says there is “no-one better qualified” to lead the Reserve Bank of Australia
Zeti Akhtar Aziz on crisis management, mandates and capacity building
Bank Negara Malaysia governor shares insights gained after more than 15 years at the helm
People: Fed appoints new director; Ghana and Uzbekistan add deputies
Matthew Eichner named director of reserve bank operations and payment systems
SNB officials fend off latest ideas for reform
Officials fear meddling could prove damaging to the Swiss economy
Liberia appoints board member as new governor
New appointee comes from private sector
Rajan’s salary makes him a bargain among G20 governors
Indian governor takes home an unusually small sum each year
Malaysian deputy picked to succeed Zeti
Analysts point to potential challenges from growth slowdown and capital outflows
FCA chairman defends selection process for new chief
Griffith-Jones questioned on the decision not to interview Andrew Bailey before his appointment
Parliament gains influence in FCA chief appointments
George Osborne says Treasury Select Committee will be able to scrutinise future appointments before they are formalised
FCA paper investigates whether HFTs predict orders
Working paper finds patterns consistent with HFTs anticipating order flows
People: ECB names HR director-general; BoE gets new MPC member
ECB appoints CERN’s head of human resources to senior role
New Tunisian central bank law boosts independence and expands mandate
New law states central bank is independent of government
Namibia in process of scrapping assistant governor position for second deputy
Central bank has been without an assistant governor for over two years
Central Banking launches ‘responsive’ website
New site aims to offer more user-friendly experience
People: Turkey nominates new governor; McDermott to step down from FCA
Murat Çetinkaya nominated to head Turkish central bank
New Moldovan governor takes up post
Sergiu Cioclea will have to deal with after-effects of massive bank fraud