People
Biden re-nominates Powell as Fed chair
Lael Brainard nominated as vice-chair, to take over from Richard Clarida
People: Knot to assume FSB chairmanship
New board members appointed at central banks in Brazil and Peru
People: RBNZ chief economist to leave after 25 years
ECB appoints lead for digital euro project and new director for banknote department
Qatari emir names new central bank governor
Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani leaves QCB leadership after 15 years
Luxembourg authorities open investigation into Lebanese governor
Third European country probes finances of Riad Salameh
People: Georgieva nominates new IMF deputy managing director
BoE’s PRA names new executive directors; Dallas Fed renews terms for two board members
Quarles will resign from Fed board at end of year
Former vice-chair for supervision had 10 years left as governor
BIS board reappoints Carstens as general manager
Luiz Pereira da Silva gets new term as deputy, and Stefan Ingves becomes vice-chair
People: ECB appoints new head of macro-pru
BIS names Innovation Hub directors; Bundesbank sends representative to Madrid; and more
Indian government reappoints Das as governor
Das gets new three-year term, as economy rebounds from Covid shock
People: IMF deputy managing director to leave
Mitsuhiro Furusawa to depart IMF; Brazil and Costa Rica nominate board members; and more
People: BoE and Sama governors appointed to chair FSB committees
IMF’s Georgieva nominates new CIO; former El Salvador governor dies
Is Powell still on track for second term?
Despite scandals and vocal criticism, support still looks likely to outweigh opposition
Chilean president grants Marcel new term as governor
Central bank leader faces continued challenges from pandemic and rapid political change
People: Portugal reappoints board member two years late
Second woman to join Paraguay board; Russia appoints official to lead financial ombudsman; and more
Weidmann to step down as Bundesbank president
After over 10 years leading the German central bank, Weidmann will leave for “personal reasons”
Iranian court sentences former governor to 10 years in prison
Valiollah Seif convicted of currency offences, but reportedly remains free pending appeal
Gita Gopinath to leave IMF
Fund’s first female chief economist is set to return to Harvard
People: FCA chair steps down; Esma chair steps up
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority announces departure of chairman; Verena Ross to chair Esma; Ecuador’s central bank gets new monetary and financial policy boards
Turkish president names new central bank officials
Move follows Erdoğan’s dismissal of two deputy governors and one MPC member
Quarles term as Fed vice-chair ends without replacement
Fed supervision committee will continue without a chair, acting on consensus basis
FCA staff seek union help following pay cut proposals
Unite union considers seeking statutory approval to represent staff at the UK regulator
Georgieva keeps job as Yellen promises further scrutiny
Evidence did not “conclusively demonstrate” the IMF chief played an “improper role”
RBNZ names new deputy governor amid leadership changes
New Zealand central bank expands senior management and says CFO will leave in May