Bank of England
Central bank of the United Kingdom
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| March 2025 | Sarah John was appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer of the Bank of England, having previously served as the Bank's Chief Cashier. |
| 2025 | Victoria Cleland returns to the role of Chief Cashier, taking office from 2025 onwards. |
| 2024 | Court of Directors reconstituted with five executive members and up to nine non-executive members appointed by the Crown. |
| 2024 | Andrew Bailey continues serving as Governor of the Bank of England, with a standard eight-year term of leadership. |
| 2024 | David Roberts assumes the role of Chair of the Court of Directors, responsible for overseeing the bank's strategic direction. |
| 2024 | The Bank of England was settling approximately £500 billion worth of payments between banks daily through its Real-time gross settlement systems, including CHAPS. |
| November 2024 | Harvesh Seegolam G.C.S.K. concludes his term after 4 years and 8 months. |
| November 2024 | Rama Krishna Sithanen G.C.S.K. becomes the latest governor of the Bank of Mauritius, taking office in November 2024. |
| September 2022 | Bank of England and UK Chancellor of the Exchequer exchanged letters affirming the QE wind-down policy. |
| September 27 2022 | Planned beginning of sales of remaining corporate bond stock as part of the QE portfolio wind-down. |
| August 2022 | Bank of England reiterated its intention to accelerate QE wind-down through active bond sales. |
| February 2022 | Bank of England announced plans to commence winding down the Quantitative Easing portfolio by not replacing maturing bonds. |
| 2021 | Huw Pill was appointed as the bank's chief economist. |
| 2020 | Quantitative Easing portfolio reached its peak of £895 billion, including £875 billion in UK government bonds and £20 billion in high-grade commercial bonds. |
| March 2020 | Harvesh Seegolam G.C.S.K. becomes the governor of the Bank of Mauritius, serving from March 2020 to November 2024. |
| March 2020 | Andrew Bailey became the 121st Governor of the Bank of England, taking on the role of leading the bank and chairing the Monetary Policy Committee. |
| February 2020 | The previous governor concludes their 2-year and 1-month term. |
| 2019 | The museum curated a special exhibition called '325 Years, 325 Objects', likely commemorating the Bank of England's 325th anniversary by displaying 325 significant objects from its history. |
| 2018 | The Bank of England Museum hosted a temporary exhibition titled 'Feliks Topolski: Drawing Debden', showcasing artwork related to the artist Feliks Topolski. |
| June 2018 | Sarah John is appointed as the 33rd Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, taking on the significant responsibility of overseeing banknote issuance and banking infrastructure. |
| January 2018 | A new governor begins a term lasting until February 2020. |
| January 2018 | A new unnamed governor begins their term at the Bank of Mauritius. |
| January 2018 | Rameswurlall Basant Roi G.C.S.K. concludes his second term after 3 years and 1 month. |
| 2017 | Bank of England discontinued the practice of staff being able to open current accounts directly with the Bank, ending the unique sort code 10-00-00 tradition. |
| 2017 | Joanna Place succeeded Charlotte Hogg as Chief Operating Officer of the Bank of England, taking office and continuing to serve in the role as of the time of this text. |
| July 2017 | BOEN (Bank of England Nominees) was dissolved following liquidation. |
| 2016 | Bank ceased providing personal banking services as a privilege for employees. |
| 2014 | Victoria Cleland becomes Chief Cashier, serving from 2014 to 2018. |
| 2014 | Another restructuring of the Deputy Governor role occurred. |
| December 2014 | The previous governor concludes their 4-year and 7-month term. |
| December 2014 | Rameswurlall Basant Roi G.C.S.K. returns as governor for a second term, serving until January 2018. |
| 2013 | Mark Carney becomes Governor of the Bank of England, serving from 2013 to 2020 for 7 years. |
| 2013 | A new Deputy Governor role for Markets and Banking is created. |
| June 2013 | The position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) was created at the Bank of England, with the role having the same status and remuneration as a Deputy Governor and responsible for the Bank's day-to-day operations. |
| 2012 | Financial Services Act further redefined the Deputy Governor position. |
| 2011 | The Bank of England established the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to regulate and supervise major financial institutions in the UK, including banks, building societies, credit unions, insurers, and investment firms, expanding its role in microprudential regulation. |
| 2010 | Incoming Chancellor announced intention to merge the Financial Services Authority back into the Bank of England. |
| May 2010 | A new governor with G.O.S.K. title begins their term at the Bank of Mauritius. |
| May 2010 | Another unnamed governor takes office, serving from February 2010 to December 2014. |
| February 2010 | The previous governor concludes their 3-year term. |
| February 2010 | Another acting governor serves for 3 months at the Bank of Mauritius. |
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