Governance
Ireland may break with past in selecting new governor
The crisis has hit Ireland hard. So hard that the finance minister may look outside the civil service for a successor to John Hurley
New York Federal Reserve – Annual Report 2008
New York Federal Reserve’s Annual Report shows its balance sheet tripled in the past year
SARB promotes deputy to run exchange control
South Africa Reserve Bank names new head of Exchange Control Department
Japanese more aware of BoJ stability role
Bank of Japan publishes the results of the Opinion Survey on the General Public's Views and Behavior
New York Fed releases engagements diary
New York Federal Reserve details official events and speeches to promote “greater understanding”
De Larosière for long-term value and economic stability
A near-term focus dominated policy, regulation, accounting standards and governance in the run up to the crisis. It cannot last, writes Jacques de Larosière.
UK Financial Investments releases five-year plan
UK Financial Investments publishes budget projections for five years ahead
King’s tribute to Lord George
Bank of England’s Mervyn King honours the memory of former governor Eddie George
Book says Fed “challenged essence of democracy”
Pulitzer Prizewinner says Bernanke had more authority to fix subprime mess than any other individual
Uncertainty clouds Italian gold tax
Silvio Berlusconi says gold levy criticised by ECB could be changed but Italian daily reports government plans to pass the tax in its current form
Fed bottom in government popularity poll
Gallup survey shows more than a fifth of Americans think that the Federal Reserve is doing a poor job as Bernanke steps up public relations efforts
State-owned British banks to get a new boss
John Kingman steps down from the helm of UK Financial Investments on news that former Bank of England director will chair body
Fed a natural for systemic-risk role: Tarullo
Federal Reserve’s Daniel Tarullo says safeguarding systemic risk is a natural expansion of the central bank’s role
US regulators stake their claim
Barack Obama’s plans give too much to the Federal Reserve say Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chiefs
CentralBanking.com’s subscribers back Bernanke
More than 70% of voters in favour of Ben Bernanke being reappointed Fed chairman in 2010
Richmond Fed hires new general counsel
Richmond Federal Reserve names Michelle Gluck as new chief legal officer
Bernanke details Fed exit strategy
Reserve balances key, but Fed chairman fears political interest in fund recipients
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