Staffing
French lawmakers confirm Moulin as next BdF governor
Villeroy de Galhau’s successor opens door to greener policies, throws support behind digital euro
Central banks facing fintech hiring challenges tend to have bigger teams
Private sector opportunity is most widely reported issue for fintech staffing
Bowman’s Fed may limp on by after cuts
New vice-chair seeks efficiency, but staff clear-out could hamper functions, say former regulators
Middle income central banks have highest number of risk staff
But ratios of risk management employees to total headcount vary widely
Cross-Benchmarks Staffing Report 2025: tackling shortages
Benchmarking data and central bank comments point to bottlenecks, but HR teams are taking action
Communications Benchmarks 2025 – executive summary
Benchmark data sheds light on topics including social media use, comms strategies and stakeholder engagement
Bailey defends BoE’s internships for black applicants
Governor says internships are open to all, after politicians say programme is “discriminatory”
ECB staff union sues central bank over gag orders
Union alleges that ECB leadership sought to block representative from speaking
Reserve Benchmarks 2025 – executive summary
Data reveals how central banks are responding to tariffs – or choosing not to
Working group minutes: strategic plans becoming more inclusive
Central banks are seeking input from wider range of staff and stakeholders
Reserve Benchmarks 2025 report – tariff realignment?
Benchmarks show how some central banks are cutting US dollar exposure and raising duration
How staff exodus could leave the OCC high and dry
A third of staff set to depart US regulator, but some teams will suffer much heavier losses
The investors who aren’t fretting over Trump’s stat sulk
Some see dismissal of statistics agency chief as an assault on US institutional integrity; for others it offers a chance to throw off outdated methods
New Zealand central bank proposes cutting fifth of staff
RBNZ’s plan follows government’s announcement of 25% reduction in funding earlier this year
ECB looks to cut carbon via business travel
Bank says its footprint remains “well on track” to reach 46.2% reduction in emissions by 2030
Supervision Benchmarks 2025 – model banks analysis
Data breakdowns reveal patterns in staffing, supervisory strategy and inspections
ECB staff committee protests over bank’s ‘misuse’ of powers
Letter claims president and fellow board member do not practise the values they preach
HKMA to cut budget and freeze headcount – media report
De facto central bank could be latest to join belt-tightening campaign by Hong Kong institutions
Supervision Benchmarks 2025 – executive summary
Data reveals focus on digitalisation and widespread use of suptech tools
Former OCC chief on the sting of peeling the Basel III ‘onion’
Michael Hsu warns successors not to cut bank capital or neglect rate risks that destroyed SVB
Payments Benchmarks 2025 – model banks analysis
Data breakdowns shed light on organisation structure, RTGS upgrades and payments innovation