It’s both riveting and horrible watching the major bank’s abort the next round of regulatory reform before it is even born, from The Australian:
The word on the street is that Jacinta Ellis, a 12-year APRA veteran and a senior manager in the legal group, has defected to National Australia Bank, taking up a regulatory affairs post in the soon-to-be-separated wealth division. Ellis is still at APRA and will start in her new role early next year.
While this presents as a potential conflict of interest, with NAB’s wealth division currently under heavy scrutiny, there’s no reason to think APRA would depart from accepted practice and allow Ellis to consider any NAB-related issue.