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Shareholder power as a major cause of excessive risk-taking In banks and other financial institutions -- The UK corporate law and governance framework as a mechanism to facilitate risk-taking by corporate managers and shareholders -- The development of the prudential regulatory framework as a response to the problems posed by financial firms operating with limited liability -- Post-crisis reforms and their limits : regulating financial institutions capital and corporate structure -- Post-crisis reforms and their limitations : regulating the qualities and incentives of financial institution directors and senior managers --The need to reform the corporate law framework as it applies to financial institutions : towards financial sustainability -- Reforming the civil liability framework for financial institution directors and senior managers to foster financial sustainability.