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The banking crisis that began in 2007 led to many questions about the banking sector and the risks taken by those within the industry.

Inspired by past research from Jackson (2007), Jackson and Roe (2009) and Coffee (2007), the focus of this paper is on the role of banking supervision in controlling bank risk.

Does effective supervision rather than the mere adoption of regulation hold the key in deterring excessive bank risk? Read the full report to find out more.