Staffing
Communications Benchmarks 2025 – executive summary
Benchmark data sheds light on topics including social media use, comms strategies and stakeholder engagement
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of statistics agency chief as an assault on US institutional integrity; for others it offers a chance to throw off outdated methods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
Brain drain at OCC raises concerns about US model supervision
Quant team cull will reduce capacity to validate bank models, but that could be part of the plan
Strategic Planning Benchmarks 2025 – model banks analysis
Data breakdowns reveal differences in strategic goals, department structure and salaries
Governance Benchmarks 2025 – model banks analysis
Data breakdown highlights independence pressures, capital frameworks and staffing challenges
Governance Benchmarks 2025 – executive summary
Data shows strong independence with threats in some areas, and sheds light on staffing, mandates and more
Governance Benchmarks 2025 report – independence amid turbulence
Benchmarks highlight pressures on independence but most say protections are sufficient
Do Trump/Doge materially threaten the Federal Reserve?
Experts weigh in on the danger levels for the US central bank, including whether it is overstaffed
Fintech Benchmarks 2025 – model banks analysis
Data breakdown reveals differences in CBDC research, AI use and adoption of the cloud
ECB looks to change staff committee rules
Staff committee says changes are “clear retaliation” for its survey of Lagarde’s performance