Carney asked to review MPC code

Treasury Committee chair asks BoE governor to review MPC code of conduct

Mark Carney
Mark Carney

A leading UK member of parliament has called on Bank of England governor Mark Carney to review the code of conduct for members of the monetary policy committee (MPC) today (August 24), after the latest appointee, Gertjan Vlieghe, decided to shed his financial interest in asset manager Brevan Howard before joining the rate-setting body next month.

Vlieghe will join the MPC on September 1 as an external member, from Brevan Howard, where he was a partner and senior economist. He initially intended

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