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The US Comptroller of the Currency, Joseph Otting, is stepping down midway through his five-year term, days after issuing new rules under the Community Reinvestment Act which have failed to gain FDIC or Federal Reserve support.

22 May 2020

The Bank for International Settlements has hired a new deputy head of banking, and a head for its new innovation hub’s Hong Kong office.

22 May 2020

The Bank of Israel’s Supervisor of Banks Hedva Ber has stepped down after five years, to be succeeded by external appointee Yair Avidan.

18 May 2020

Deutsche Bank and New York’s Department of Financial Services have created new environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership roles, as a series of banks announce new climate-related initiatives.

15 May 2020

The Bank of Japan has named the first female executive director in its 138-year history, while UBS has hired a new China integration lead from Chinese regulator CBIRC, and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association has named two new directors to its board.

11 May 2020

The Facebook-backed Libra Association has appointed HSBC chief legal officer Stuart Levey as its first CEO, as it looks to gain global regulatory approval.

07 May 2020

Former Bank of Canada second-in-command Tiff Macklem will return to the central bank as its new governor, having lost out on the job on two previous occasions.

05 May 2020

New York’s Department for Financial Services has hired a new general counsel from UBS Americas, while a board member of the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority has departed for asset management firm BlackRock.

01 May 2020

Linklaters has hired a London partner from JP Morgan, while Dutch bank ING has named a new head of compliance for the UK and Middle East.

27 April 2020

The European Banking Institute has a new managing director and treasurer, following a series of executive changes.

24 April 2020