employed by the Malta Financial Services Authority as a consultant at a reported figure of _1,000 an hour. So far it is reported he has been paid more than _361,297. His latest LinkedIn profile shows he is employed in a part-time advisory capacity with KPMG. Isn't it funny how the BIg 4 consultancies are always willing to reward failure if you come from the right side of the tracks, and you are part of the culture of 'one of us'! David Strachan, yet another Bank of England alumni, enjoyed the usual rise up the career ladder in the FSA. He Join ed the FSA after working for the Bank of England from 1986-98: While with the Bank of England he undertook banking su pervision and market operations, and later as head of market conduct/infrastructure, market and exchanges division . In April 2011, Deloitte announced that David Strachan, was to join the firm as co-head of the Deloitte Centre for Regulatory Strategy. The Deloitte Centre for Regulatory Strategy comprises experts from across Deloitte's European network. The Centre analyses the implications of regulation for the strategic direction and business models of financial services firms and helps clients develop the most effective approaches to meeting these challenges. Hmmmmm! Pity HBOS or Northern Rock didn't get the benefit of such a study! So there you go! It doesn't matter how incompetent you are, you can always rely on the Big 4 consultancies to offer a helping hand to the chaps! It takes a man