National Australia Bank
(ASX:NAB) today noted the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) announcement applying additional capital requirements to them and Westpac
(ASX:WBC) and ANZ
(ASX:ANZ) in response to risk governance self-assessments.
APRA will require each bank to hold additional $500 million of operational risk capital.
This is due to problems with their governance and culture.
APRA noted that “the capital add-ons will apply until the banks have completed their planned remediation to strengthen risk management, and closed gaps identified in their self-assessments.”
Shares in National Australia Bank
(ASX:NAB) are trading 0.07 per cent lower at $26.84.
