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Riksbank governor called to parliament to explain stock policy

The Swedish parliament's committee on finance will summon Riksbank Governor Stefan Ingves after revelations about his stock holdings in companies whose corporate bonds the central bank has bought, Svenska Dagbladet reported.
Governor of the Central Bank of Sweden Stefan Ingves (left) and Vice-President of European Central Bank (ECB) Vitor Constancio (right). | Photo: Lars Krabbe/UDL
Governor of the Central Bank of Sweden Stefan Ingves (left) and Vice-President of European Central Bank (ECB) Vitor Constancio (right). | Photo: Lars Krabbe/UDL
By Niclas Rolander and Love Liman / BLOOMBERG

The committee wants to discuss potential changes to the bank's policies on trading and security ownership with Ingves, chairperson Asa Westlund told the newspaper. Westlund didn't immediately return Bloomberg phone calls seeking comment and a Riksbank spokesman had no further information on the hearing.

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