# Call for Bank of England executive to quit over security breach

> A former Bank of England policymaker called for chief operating officer Joanna Place to resign after an audio feed was misused to give hedge funds early access to information. The Bank said a supplier had misused the feed and that it had disabled that supplier's access.

- Date: 2019-12-19 · published 2019-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55821-call-for-bank-of-england-executive-to-quit-over-security-breach
- Commodities: [British Pound (USD per GBP)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GBPUSD.md)

## Why it matters

This is a governance story about the central bank with no plausible effect on grain, oilseed or livestock prices.

## Sources

- bbc.com: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50849479

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