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Jordan Confirmed As Chief Of Swiss Central Bank

The Swiss government on Wednesday appointed Thomas Jordan to serve as chairman of the Swiss National Bank. The move was widely expected. Jordan, who has been a member of the central bank's three-member governing board since 2007, has served as interim chairman since former chief Philipp Hildebrand resigned in January amid a controversy over currency transactions by his wife. The government also appointed Fritz Zurbruegg, the director of the Federal Finance Administration, to the SNB governing board. Board member Jean-Pierre Danthine was named vice chairman of the panel.Copyright © 2012 MarketWatch, Inc....

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  1. SNB Danthine: Bank To Continue To Enforce Minimum CHF/EUR Rate

    The Swiss National Bank (SNBN.EB) will continue to enforce the minimum rate of CHF1.20 to which it allows the euro to fall with utmost determination, Jean-Pierre Dan...

  2. Swiss SNB Will Defend CHF1.20 Floor Versus Euro

    The Swiss National Bank will defend the 1.20 Swiss francs per euro floor for as long as it deems necessary and the resignation of president Philipp Hildebrand earlie...

  3. Swiss SNB Jordan Plans To Keep, Defend CHF1.20 Floor Vs Euro

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  4. Euro Hovers Around 17-Month Low Against Dollar

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  5. Swiss Central Bank Chief Resigns

    Swiss National Bank Chairman Philipp Hildebrand resigned with immediate effect on Monday, saying he could not prove he had been unaware of a currency trade made by h...

  6. Swiss Central Bank Chief Won't Resign Over Trades

    Swiss National Bank President Philipp Hildebrand on Thursday denied any wrongdoing and said he had no plans to resign amid a contoversy over currency trades made by ...

  7. Germany, France back SNB chief to lead FSB: report

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  9. SNB's Hildebrand says will enforce franc cap

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Swiss National Bank Chairman Philipp Hildebrand said on Saturday he would do all that is necessary to maintain a ceiling on the Swiss franc, b...

  10. SNB to boost franc supply to counter currency's surge

    ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank said on Wednesday it would significantly boost Swiss franc supply in coming days and conduct swap transactions to counter ...

  11. SNB cuts rates to counter steep Swiss franc rise

    By Katie Reid and Martin DesapintoZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank cut its interest rate target band on Wednesday in a surprise move to stem the rapid rise...

  12. Battle begins for trio of top regulatory jobs

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  1. Swiss SNB Council Concludes Search For Board Member - Report

    The council that recommends candidates for the Swiss National Bank's board of policy-making directors has concluded its search for a third board member and is likely...

  2. Swiss Government Sees No Need For Fundamental Change Of SNB Oversight

    The Swiss government Friday backed an independent legal review of the supervision of the Swiss National Bank that showed that the current supervisory framework is ad...

  3. SNB's Board Cleared Of Insider Trading Breaches

    A probe by consultancy KPMG into the private financial transactions of key Swiss National Bank directors found no evidence of wrongdoing, helping put to rest a curre...

  4. Audit Finds No Transaction Violations By SNB Board

    The Swiss National Bank on Wednesday said an audit of activities by members of its governing board and their families found no violations of the central bank's guide...

  5. SNB Council President Raggenbass Won't Stand For Re-Election

    The Swiss National Bank Friday said that the bank council president Hansueli Raggenbass won't stand for re-election. Raggenbass has been under some pressure to resig...

  6. Don't Doubt SNB On Swiss Franc Ceiling: Jordan

    Traders shouldn't doubt the resolve of the Swiss National Bank to maintain a ceiling on the value of the franc currency versus the euro, Thomas Jordan, the central b...

  7. Swiss Parliamentary Committees To Start Hildebrand Affair Probe

    The control committees of Switzerland's upper and lower house of parliament Friday said they will launch an investigation into the currency deal affair of former Swi...

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