Governance
Nordea chief to head European banks' trade body
European banking lobby group appoints Nordea chief executive Christian Clausen as president; Clausen takes over from ex-UniCredit chief Alessandro Profumo
Irish banks’ pay reforms inadequate: central bank
Central Bank of Ireland says banks’ remuneration policies are not sufficiently aligned with risk management strategies
FSA forced to admit 96 staff exits in Q3
UK regulator admits it lost almost 100 staff in the third quarter of 2010.
WikiLeak sparks King quit calls from Blanchflower
Former Monetary Policy Committee member David Blanchflower says Bank of England governor Mervyn King must resign over lack of political impartiality after new leak on whistleblower website
King is fully justified
The governor of the Bank of England is well within his rights to press politicians on the need for fiscal retrenchment, Robert Pringle argues.
Israel names Hizkiyahu successor
David Zaken named supervisor of banks; Zaken to replace Rony Hizkiyahu at the end of the year
Jordan appoints Sharaf as new governor
Former Central Bank of Jordan deputy governor Sharif Fares Sharaf replaces governor Umayya Toukan at helm of central bank
Budapest sets sights on Hungary’s rate-setting council
Hungarian government seeks amendment giving a parliamentary committee full control over majority of appointments to central bank’s Monetary Council
Tombini named new governor of Brazilian central bank
Central Bank of Brazil deputy governor Alexandre Tombini to replace current governor Henrique Meirelles
Meirelles to step down at the end of the year
Central Bank of Brazil governor Henrique Meirelles will leave central bank at end of year as President-elect Dilma Rousseff seeks change at central bank
Norges Bank: universal banking enhances development of corporate debt markets
Norges Bank study shows that universal banking model promotes successful securitisation of corporate debt markets
Neglecting financial stability was Bank’s biggest mistake: FSA’s Sants
UK Financial Services Authority chief and future Bank of England deputy Hector Sants says neglect of financial stability was Bank's gravest policy error
Liquidity regulation and its consequences
The Basel Committee’s proposals for liquidity buffers could have some dangerous side effects, William Allen warns
Lord Turner: FSA break-up unnecessary
Financial Services Authority chairman Adair Turner supports Twin Peaks approach “in theory” but argues benefits could have been achieved without breaking up regulator
Forrest Capie’s Bank anecdotes
William M. Clarke and Robert Pringle select some amusing excerpts from a new history of the Bank of England.
Forrest Capie’s Bank anecdotes
William M. Clarke and Robert Pringle select some amusing excerpts from a new history of the Bank of England.
Transition for 2012 will prove tricky, FSA officials acknowledge
Hector Sants says project will be complete by year after next, but acknowledges strain on those involved; Turner echoes comments
Buba’s Böhmler: ongoing education vital to central banks
Bundesbank executive board member Rudolf Böhmler says education will keep staff up-to-date on advances in finance
Central bank documents stolen from Carney’s car
Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney robbed of bag containing internal central bank papers after car was broken into, central bank says bag was recovered but not known if all documents were retrieved
Bolivia appoints interim governor
Former regulator named caretaker head of Central Bank of Bolivia
Former CNB governor fails in bid to become mayor
Former Czech National Bank governor Zdenek Tůma loses out in race to become Prague’s next mayor
Malaysia names new deputy governor
Puan Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus replaces Dato' Zamani Abdul Ghani