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SNB’s New Policy Maker Brings Bank Insights, Fed Experience
When the Swiss National Bank poached Antoine Martin from the Federal Reserve, it didn’t only get an experienced economist, but a potentially valuable asset for discussions on financial reform after the Credit Suisse crisis that engulfed the country this year. Martin, who joins from the New York Fed in January, has researched bank runs and was involved in designing US measures to stabilize the financial system after the 2008 financial crisis, according to instructors and peers who worked with him. The move to the SNB is a sort of homecoming for the Swiss-born economist, who completed his studies at the University of ... (full story)