Governance
Cleveland Fed's new Head of Banking Supervision
Stephen Jenkins has been appointed senior vice president responsible for the banking supervision function at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, effective 1 March 2007.
RBNZ appoints John McDermott Head of Economics
Dr John McDermott has been appointed Head of Economics at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the RBNZ said Friday 9 February.
Burundi's central bank chief moves to v president
Burundi's parliament on Friday 9 February transferred central bank governor Gabriel Ntisezerana to the post of second vice president after his predecessor was sacked in a dispute.
Brazil's fin min says central bank chief staying
Brazil's central bank president Henrique Meirelles will remain in the job even though he has been criticised by some members of the government for his conservative stance, finance minister Guido Mantega told reporters on Wednesday 7 February.
Samoobrona candidate may join NBP board
According to Sunday 4 February's issue of Newsweek Polska, Andrzej Lepper, head of Self-Defence (Samoobrona), is looking forward to placing his candidate on the management board of the National Bank of Poland.
Bank of Italy shuffles management
Mario Draghi, the governor of the Bank of Italy, has begun reshuffling his management team ahead of a meeting with unions this week, La Stampa reported Friday 3 February.
Klitzing joins Norges Bank Investment Management
Espen Klitzing has been appointed Chief Financial Officer at Norges Bank Investment Management, the bank said Friday 2 February.
Lewis named as Richmond Fed deputy chair
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors on Wednesday 31 January named a new deputy chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
Bank of Russia appoints new deputy chairman
The Bank of Russia said Thursday 1 February that it had appointed a new deputy chairman to replace Andrei Kozlov, who was shot dead in a crime widely linked to his work at the central bank.
Slovene president defends Gaspari nomination
Slovenia's president Janez Drnovsek has defended his decision to nominate Mitja Gaspari for a second term as central bank governor. "His contribution to the development of the Slovenian financial system is great," Drnovsek told POP TV on Sunday 28…
Hungary's PM to discuss central bank nomination
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has invited leaders from the country's parliamentary parties for a meeting next week to discuss the nomination for central bank governor, the bbj.hu website reported Tuesday 30 January.
Canada's Dodge to talk over second term in June
Bank of Canada governor David Dodge has said governing Canada's central bank is "still fun," and that he will speak with the board in June about whether or not to seek a second term as governor.
Ex-RBA chief joins Woolworths board
Woolworths has appointed former Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane to its board, the company said in a statement on Tuesday 30 January.
Chou promoted at Taiwan central bank
According to the Taipei Times, the central bank of China in Taiwan announced Monday 29 January that George Chou, who serves as director-general of the foreign exchange department, will be promoted to the position of deputy governor.
Ex-Fed's Rivlin says Bernanke gets an 'A'
"In general, I think he's doing a very good job...I think he gets an A on several different grounds," former Federal Reserve vice chairwoman Alice Rivlin told Kyodo News in an interview published Monday 29 January, ahead of the anniversary of Bernanke's…
Interview with Bank of Japan's Fukui
In an interview with Reuters, published on Wednesday 24 January, Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui said he is not sure how quickly board members can agree on lifting rates.
Report says Deloitte's Simor set to be join NBH
Andras Simor, CEO of the Hungary branch of Deloitte Touch Tohmatsu, is most likely to be the next governor of the Hungarian central bank (NBH), business daily Napi Gazdasag said on Tuesday 23 January, citing sources close to the government as saying.
RBNZ's Spencer to switch to financial stability
Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor Alan Bollard announced Tuesday 23 January that assistant governor, head of economics, Grant Spencer, will move to become head of financial stability.
RBNZ announces role for Steve Anderson at IMF
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand announced Friday 19 January that the Head of Risk Assessment and Assurance, Steve Anderson, has been appointed to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) External Audit Committee.
Coroner's report on death of BoE's Walton
Former Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member David Walton was killed by a rare flesh-eating bug, a coroner's officer report has shown.
Riksbank names new head of financial stability
At its meeting on Tuesday 16 January, the Executive Board of the Swedish Riksbank appointed Mattias Persson the new head of the Financial Stability Department.
Russia charges central banker murder suspect
Russian prosecutors on Wednesday 17 January charged a private banker with ordering the murder of Russian central bank first deputy chairman Andrei Kozlov.
Russian central bank submits board candidates
The Bank of Russia has submitted Alexei Simanovsky and Mikhail Sukhov to the State Duma as candidates for vacant seats on the central bank's board of directors, Vyacheslav Reznik, chairman of the Duma committee for credit organizations and financial…
Court sanctions arrest of Kozlov murder suspect
A Moscow court on Monday 15 January sanctioned the arrest of a banker detained last week in connection with the investigation into the murder of a senior Russian central bank official.