Incoming Fed chair Warsh details first round of asset divestments

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 12:29 PM EDT

By Michael S. Derby

May 19 (Reuters) - Prospective Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh disclosed on Tuesday his initial round of asset divestitures ahead of being sworn in as central bank leader.

The funds listed by Warsh detailed names of the holdings but not the sizes of the sales, nor who bought the assets. At his confirmation hearing in April, Warsh, on track to be the richest Fed chair in the institution's history, said he would act to bring his holdings in line with government and Federal Reserve ethics rules.

(Reporting by Michael S. Derby)

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