The government will form “a new economic advisory council” staffed by experts to advise the government on economic policy, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has revealed.
In his speech to the House of Commons today (17 October), Hunt said the new council will include Karen Ward, chief market strategist at JP Morgan. Ward previously worked as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers for the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The council will also include Sushil Wadhwani, CIO of Wadhwani Asset Management, and Gertjan Vlieghe, who both served on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee. The fourth confirmed member is Rupert Harrison, multi-asset portfolio manager for BlackRock, who was a top aide to former finance minister George Osborne. Hunt sai...
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