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Bermuda Monetary Authority expands regulation team
Bermuda Monetary Authority plans to expand headcount in banking and insurance regulatory departments
Uribe given third and final term as Colombian governor
José Darío Uribe is reappointed by the Board of the Central Bank of Colombia for a third term as governor; will retire from the post in 2017
IMF paper examines driving factors behind reforms
Study examines whether IMF training or financial assistance is more correlated with structural reforms
HKMA seconds director-general for enforcement
Division head of banking supervision promoted to executive director for enforcement after announcement that Raymond Li will be seconded to the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation
Ukraine selects new economic department director
National Bank of Ukraine picks central bank veteran to lead economic department; predecessor left after hitting retirement age
Bank of Greece sets out drastic cost-cutting measures
Greek central bank governor sends letter to ECB explaining steps taken to reduce operating costs and wages at the institution; includes cumulative 50% pay cut for top officials
Former Seychelles governor denies drawing double wage
Pierre Laporte repudiates claims he is receiving dual salaries from the government and central bank; follows circulation of an anonymous letter accusing him of corruption
Banque de France plans to reduce regional presence
French central bank outlines development goals for 2020; set to decrease the number of regional sites, will lose up to 2,000 staff
BoE begins search to replace King
Job advert for the role of governor of the Bank of England is published; CentralBanking.com poll reveals expectation for the next chief to come from another central bank
Bank of Estonia appoints deputy governor to supervisory role
Madis Müller becomes a member of the supervisory board of the Financial Supervision Authority; takes over in October
Sarb creates new position to streamline support services
South African Reserve Bank announces appointment of a chief operating officer; from November 1 Pradeep Maharaj will be responsible for all support services at the central bank
Bank of Finland appoints new head of legal affairs
Maritta Nieminen becomes first woman to be selected to lead the legal department; predecessor is retiring
ECB appointment hearing postponed due to lack of female candidates
Hearing to discuss Yves Mersch’s appointment to the ECB’s executive board on hold; talks with Eurogroup president taking place
Kim succeeds Shirakawa as chairman of BIS Asia council
Bank of Korea governor Choongsoo Kim named chairman of the BIS Asian Consultative Council
New Zealand’s Bollard reveals next move
Outgoing governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand announces his next job; leaves central bank after 10 years as chief
Tributes to the governor that never was (Andrew Crockett, 1943-2012)
Bank of England, BIS and IMF heads pay respects to policymaker Andrew Crockett, who died this week. Crockett described as the governor ‘that never was’ and the ‘midwife’ to the HKMA
Sarb chief economist announces early retirement
Monde Mnyande leaves South African Reserve Bank after 17 years of service; served on MPC and Financial Stability Committee
RBNZ appoints new head of financial markets
Reserve Bank of New Zealand announces commercial banker as new chief of financial markets department; takes up his position in September
Former central bank governor hired by Croatia’s largest company
Željko Rohatinski appointed as an adviser to chief executive officer of Agrokor; departed central bank in July amid accusations of political pressures
Outgoing Serbian vice-governor fearful over repercussions of law change
Bojan Marković voices concerns over long-term impact of changes to Serbia’s central bank law; says rushed passage of legislation and change in senior management could cause problems
HKMA names Huo as new PBoC advisor
Huo Yingli will take over from Mu Huaipeng as the PBoC official seconded to offer financial co-operation assistance between China and Hong Kong
ECB hiring may not be enough to cope with workload, says Ipso chief
Union head says European Central Bank’s plan to recruit 40 additional staff to help cope with increased workload is unlikely to be sufficient
NBS management weakens as fourth council member quits
Kosta Josifidis resigns from the National Bank of Serbia’s Council of the Governor leaving just one member remaining; doubts continue over central bank’s future as politicisation fears mount
CLS hires JP Morgan veteran as chief executive
David Puth, the former chair of the New York Fed's FX Committee, will become the next chief executive of CLS next week