UK lawmakers highlight lack of market expertise on FPC

Houses of Parliament

An influential group of parliamentarians voiced misgivings about the choices of two of the external members appointed to the interim Financial Policy Committee (FPC).

The Treasury Select Committee said in a statement on Tuesday said that it was "not so clear" that Alastair Clark, a visiting professor at Cass Business School and one of four external members of the FPC, "had the necessary direct experience to be a member".

They also queried the reluctance of Michael Cohrs, the former co-head of

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.