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Ex-NY Fed's Corrigan to head new Goldman wing?
Gerald Corrigan, a former head of the New York Federal Reserve, could be about to take the helm at Goldman Sachs's new bank holding company.
Ex-Bank director to lead offshore review
Michael Foot, a former executive director for supervision at the Bank of England, is to head a review of British offshore financial centres.
Former Austrian governor dies
Wolfgang Schmitz, a former president of the National Bank of Austria, has died at the age of 85.
New York Fed starts search for Geithner successor
The New York Federal Reserve has set up a panel to search for a successor to Tim Geithner, the current president of the central bank who was last week announced as the new treasury secretary.
Ex-Fed's Volcker to head economic recovery group
Paul Volcker, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve, will head a new committee to foster growth and financial stability.
Canadian deputy resigns
Sheryl Kennedy, a deputy governor at the Bank of Canada, is to leave the central bank next week.
Fed's Warsh mooted as Geithner's successor
Kevin Warsh, a governor of the Federal Reserve, has been tipped to succeed Tim Geithner at the helm of the New York Fed.
Public to blame for inflation: Zimbabwe's Gono
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, has said the public are to blame for the country's bout of hyperinflation.
Economists back Bernanke
Private-sector economists have come out in strong support of Ben Bernanke, the embattled chairman of the Federal Reserves, suggesting that the new Obama administration should reappoint him in January 2010.
NY Fed hires Bear Stearns' risk-management head
The chief risk officer at Bear Stearns, the now-defunct investment bank, has joined the New York Federal Reserve to advise on bank supervision.
Bank of Canada restructures to enhance stability
The Bank of Canada on Monday reorganised its senior management structure to better safeguard stability and improve its research capability.
Indonesia jails former governor for graft
Burhanuddin Abdullah, a former governor of Bank Indonesia, has been sentenced to five years behind bars for corruption.
IMF chief apologises for affair
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has apologised for an affair with a former staff member, saying the relationship was "a serious error of judgment."
Caruana, Ortiz, Ingves interviewed for BIS job?
Jaime Caruana, Guillermo Ortiz and Stefan Ingves are the candidates for the top job at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a leading German financial daily reported on Friday.
Yamaguchi named new Bank of Japan deputy
Hirohide Yamaguchi has been made deputy governor at the Bank of Japan, filling a position vacant since March.
RBI strikes day after rate cut
An employee strike at the Reserve Bank of India shut down trading on the Mumbai bond exchange on Tuesday.
Bank appoints new financial stability director
The Bank of England has promoted Andrew Haldane, the head of its systemic risk assessment division, to executive director for financial stability.
Tokyo finally nominates deputy
The Japanese government has nominated Hirohide Yamaguchi for the role of deputy governor at the central bank, a position left vacant since March.
Bank appoints Magic Circle partner as legal chief
Graham Nicholson, a partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, one of the City of London's most prestigious law firms, will become the Bank of England's chief legal adviser at the start of next year.
Riksbank deputy to step down
Irma Rosenberg, the first deputy governor at the Riksbank, will leave the institution at the end of the year.
Malaysia's Zeti to head BIS's Asia Council
Zeti Akhtar Aziz, the governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, is to chair the Bank for International Settlements' (BIS) Asian Consultative Council.
Iran appoints Bahmani as governor
Mahmoud Bahmani, the generally secretary of the Central Bank of Iran, is to take the helm after the sacking of Tahmasb Mazaheri, local media has reported.
Polish PM finally approves deputy nomination
Donald Tusk, Poland's prime minister, will give the nod to Witold Kozinski to become a deputy president at the country's central bank despite earlier misgivings regarding the economist's stance on currency intervention.
Tehran ousts central bank governor
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's president, has sacked Tahmasb Mazaheri, the governor of the country's central bank, after just 12 months in charge, state media reports.