美联储近日宣布，迈克尔·霍洛维茨(Michael Horowitz)将出任美联储新任监察长。霍洛维茨接替自 2011 年起担任该职并于今年4月退休的Mark Bialek。作为美联储监察长，他还负责对消费者金融保护局(CFPB)进行独立监督。他此前的职务是司法部监察长(IG)。美联储的监察长是由主席挑选的，这在政府监管机构中不同寻常。
一些参议员认为，这种安排使监察长无法对美联储进行真正的监督，他们已提出立法，要求由总统来挑选监察长，然后经参议院确认。在美联储内幕交易风波后，美联储监察长成为公众关注的焦点，该机构负责评判一些联储官员的交易行为是否符合道德要求。
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