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Ten Fed presidents handed new terms
All presidents and first-vice presidents at the 12 reserve banks now have terms that run to end of February, 2021; Powell insists there was a ‘rigorous process’
Former PBoC deputy to head up embattled regulator
Central bank veteran Liu Shiyu replaces Xiao Gang as head of China Securities Regulatory Commission in highly publicised reshuffle
People: Philadelphia Fed names first VP; five new vice presidents at AIIB
James Narron named vice-president and COO of Philadelphia Fed; five new vice-presidents join executive team at AIIB; and more
Certified central bankers: BoE launches new qualification
BoE says 80 students to begin postgraduate study in October; retiring Paul Fisher to help design and teach latter stages of qualification
Lagarde only candidate for IMF top job
Executive board says Lagarde the only person put forward during nomination period, which closed yesterday; selection process to be completed ‘as soon as possible’
People: Mozambique deputy moves to airline; Mervyn King joins Aston Villa FC board
Bank of Mozambique deputy moved from central bank to national airline; former BoE governor joins premier league team board of directors; and more
Clock ticking on Georgian governor appointment
Georgian central bank governor's term expires on February 26, but it is unclear who will hold the post moving forwards; vice governors could also change later in the year
People: ECB names new budget and finance head; long-serving Fed director to retire
Roberto Schiavi will become ECB’s director general budget and finance in March; Fed’s Louise Roseman to retire as director of reserve bank operations and payment systems; and more
State Bank of Pakistan reveals first MPC members
Formation of monetary policy committee is part of a broader drive towards independence and inflation targeting; one seat remains unfilled
Andrew Bailey agrees to lead FCA
PRA chief executive accepts top job at UK’s other financial regulator after being asked to take the role, but may not make the move for some months
People: Tombini takes FSB committee chair; Al-Wazir moves to IMF
Alexandre Tombini is appointed to chair budget committee; former PMA governor joins IMF; Kazakh sovereign wealth fund replaces its chairman; and more
Lagarde nominated for second term as IMF head
Christine Lagarde is backed by UK and Germany for a second term as managing director when her first expires in July; the International Monetary Fund launches the selection process
Flurry of new central bank heads could continue into 2016
The past three months have brought 10 new central bank governors and a Fed president, after a period of relative stability; Central Bank Directory 2016 shows other terms expiring this year
Economists say Rajan has good chance of staying as RBI governor – if he wants to
Raghuram Rajan is popular enough to be reappointed when his first term ends later this year, but he may have other appealing options, according to observers
Governor Craigg ends 37 years of service at the Central Bank of the Bahamas
Former finance secretary John Rolle succeeds Wendy Craigg, who takes up the role of adviser to the prime minister
People: NBIM names real estate CEO; Gerlach moves to private sector
Norges Bank Real Estate Management gets CEO; Stefan Gerlach takes up new role at Swiss private bank BSI; and more
National Bank of Denmark to establish research unit
Central bank looks to bolster analytical work with new unit; advertises for a head of research with a track record of academic achievements and fluency in English to recruit and lead new team
Tucker to succeed Bair as Systemic Risk Council chair
Ex-Bank of England deputy governor Paul Tucker to chair private sector group pushing for ‘strong and simple reforms’ to financial system; succeeds former FDIC chair Sheila Bair
Lane tells Irish central bankers he’ll be in touch
New governor of the Central Bank of Ireland says he will be in ‘regular touch’ with his colleagues through his blog, video messages and also directly
Al-Wazir reflects on eight tough years at the PMA
After two terms leading the Palestine Monetary Authority, Jihad Al-Wazir tells Daniel Hinge about his efforts to manage operations in a warzone and improve the central bank against the odds
Shawwa succeeds Al-Wazir as Palestine governor
Azzam Shawwa set to take over as Palestine Monetary Authority chief as Jihad Al Wazir’s eight years at the helm draw to a close
Neel Kashkari to head Minneapolis Fed from 2016
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis reveals Neel Kashkari will succeed Narayana Kocherlakota as president; past experience includes oversight of Troubled Asset Relief Program
Kazakhstan governor replaced with former deputy
President removes Kairat Kelimbetov from office citing lack of confidence in central bank and falling currency; names former deputy Daniyar Akishev as succesor
People: Top EBA officials backed for new terms; Philadelphia Fed first VP to retire
Andrea Enria and Adam Farkas handed new five-year terms by EBA’s board of supervisors; Philadelphia Fed announces Blake Prichard will retire early 2016; and more