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Twin Peaks Revisited - Centre for Competition Law and Policy

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Does regulatory structure<br />

matter?<br />

� Sometimes dismissed as “rearranging the deckchairs<br />

on the Titanic” (Martin Wolf)<br />

� Temptation <strong>for</strong> politicians to change regulatory<br />

structures after a crisis to be seen “to do something”.<br />

� Other factors influencing effective supervision:<br />

� Clear objectives<br />

� Independence <strong>and</strong> accountability<br />

� Adequacy of resources<br />

� Effective en<strong>for</strong>cement powers<br />

� Comprehensiveness of regulation (Abrams/Taylor 2000)

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