Former journalist appointed FSCP chair

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Lord David Lipsey will take over from John Howard as chairman of the Financial Services Consumer Panel on June 2.

During his career, Lipsey’s journalism roles included deputy editor of the Times, Sunday Correspondent and New Society magazine and political editor of The Economist. He also has a wide range of experience as a regulator, including at the Personal Investment Authority where he was a member of the Pensions Review Committee and the Advertising Standards Authority. Lord Lipsey has taken public policy roles including chair of the Social Market Foundation think tank and membership of three official government enquiries. As a condition of his appointment, Lipsey is resigning the Labour w...

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