Fed’s Kaplan, Rosengren to Sell All Stocks Amid Ethics Concerns
- Regional presidents issue similar statements on Thursday
- Critics warn reputational damage to the institution ‘is done’
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The presidents of the Federal Reserve banks of Boston and Dallas said they are selling their individual stock holdings by Sept. 30, in moves aimed at quenching ethical concerns over their trading activity last year.
Boston Fed chief Eric Rosengren and Dallas Fed’s Robert Kaplan released near-identical statements Thursday after their most recent financial disclosure documents showed active trading in a range of investments during a year in which the central bank took sweeping policy actions to protect the U.S. economy from Covid-19.