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Ex-Brazil deputy to head hedge fund’s Latin American office
Former Central Bank of Brazil deputy governor Mário Mesquita will head Latin American office of UK hedge fund Brevan Howard
Rajan, Krugman renew spat
Ex-IMF chief economist Raghuram Rajan and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman revive clash over central banks' role in the crisis
Beijing makes two changes to MPC
People’s Bank of China deputy governor Du Jinfu and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China president Jiang Jianqing will join advisory Monetary Policy Committee
Elizabeth Warren poised to run consumer body: reports
US media say Harvard academic Elizabeth Warren to be named assistant to President in new consumer body; designation will allow her to circumvent politically charged confirmation process
Shirakawa named Asian Consultative Council chair
Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa will take over from Bank Negara Malaysia chief Zeti Akhtar Aziz as chair of council housed within Bank for International Settlements
Goolsbee to replace Romer at helm of Council of Economic Advisers
Former University of Chicago professor Austan Goolsbee named as successor to Christina Romer
Sarrazin quits Bundesbank
Bundesbank executive board member Thilo Sarrazin leaves central bank after other board members called for his dismissal over anti-Semitic remarks
Pakistan confirms Kardar as governor
Former regional finance minister Shahid Kardar appointed as governor of State Bank of Pakistan for three-year term
Pakistan set to pick bureaucrat as next governor
Islamabad looks likely to break with trend and pick former government official Shahid Kardar as next State Bank of Pakistan governor, reports say
Margaret Cole joins UK FSA Board
Financial Services Authority promotes Margaret Cole to board as managing director of enforcement and financial crime
Adia appoints new chief economist
Chief economist Ted Chu joins Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund from General Motors
Trichet to be first head of European Systemic Risk Board
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet will chair continent’s new systemic risk board until the end of his term; proposal reflects compromise between parliament and national governments
Buba calls for Sarrazin to be sacked over racist comments
Bundesbank executive board votes unanimously in favour of removing Thilo Sarrazin; central bank takes firm line after Sarrazin’s anti-Semitic remarks spark outrage
Afghan governor insists country’s biggest bank is solvent
Bank of Afghanistan governor Abdul Qadeer Fitrat refutes reports top officials at Kabul Bank have been fired due to corruption; stresses bank remains solvent as graft rumours threaten to spark run
Anti-Semitic remarks could end Sarrazin’s term at Buba
Bundesbank condemns executive board member Thilo Sarrazin for racist comments; will hold hearing before deciding on future
BoJ slashes bonuses and top officials’ pay
Bank of Japan shaved $2 billion off 2009 expenditure through salary and spending cuts, annual report shows; lower banknote costs and interest payments also contributed to savings
SNB appoints new media spokesman
Swiss National Bank names broadsheet economics deputy editor Walter Meier as new media spokesman; Meier to start in early 2011
Executive director Hoogduin tipped as Wellink’s successor
Netherlands Bank executive director Lex Hoogduin frontrunner to take over as president when Nout Wellink’s term expires
Former BoA chief risk officer Curl joins Singapore's Temasek as president
Temasek has hired former BoA CRO Gregory Curl and promoted Simon Israel as co-presidents to work alongside existing president and former SGX chief executive, Hsieh Fu Hua
Regional Fed staff to make way for foreign officials at Jackson Hole: reports
Reports say ticket allocation for regional Fed presidents and research directors will drop from two to one; New York Fed markets chief no longer on invite list
Potential limit on terms could lead to Wellink’s departure
Dutch finance minister proposes a 14-year limit on the tenure of central bank presidents; proposal could bring Nout Wellink’s reign as president of the Netherlands Bank to an end next year
Israel’s Fischer starts search for new bank supervisor
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer appoints committee to find replacement for departing bank supervisor Rony Hizkiyahu; hails Hizkiyahu’s leadership in a difficult time
Nomura snares RBS's Melph as global head of central bank and sovereign wealth sales
Central banks and sovereign wealth funds have become an increasingly important source of revenue for derivatives dealers.
FSA exodus stokes fears of anaemic operations
Regulator revealed to have shed 121 personnel in second quarter of the year, 128% up on a year previous; insists it still draws top talent, but commentators worry resignations will weaken it