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Volcker Rule tweak gets green light

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... revision that could relax some of the restrictions. On October 8, five United Stated agencies approved the changes to the Volcker Rule which were floated last year. "Under the revised rule, firms that do not have significant trading activities will have ...

The Fed's aware of building imbalances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... trading volumes may be due, in part, to low levels of market volatility and may also be due to regulations such as the Volcker rule." Kaplan concludes: "Taking all these factors into account, and from a risk management point of view, I believe it will ...

FoFA among top 20 global regulatory nightmares

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... listed along major regulatory changes such as the Basel III rules that will require banks to hold more capital, or the Volcker Rule in the United States that limits the bank's relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds to prevent them from ...

Volcker Alliance proposes new US regulator system

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... mismanagement triggered the GFC, US policy makers are still debating how the US regulatory system should be restructured. The Volcker Alliance, a non-partisan regulatory think tank comprising former senior regulators and led by former US Federal Reserve ...

A stock market rally could get Obama over the line

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... already dedicated to compliance makes reform more likely than repeal. Recent bank scandals mean that even the controversial Volcker Rule is likely to stay under a GOP government, although Romney would have influence over the Financial Stability Oversight ...

JPMorgan execs to resign over US$2bn trading loss

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... result of some of the positions taken being difficult to exit. The losses also poses questions on compliance with the Volcker Ruler, due to be implemented as part of Dodd Frank in July US, which compels banks to cease proprietary trading which puts at ...

Fears Volcker Rule will hit sovereign bond trading

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
Central banks are lobbying the US government to relax key aspects of the Volcker Rule that they fear could weaken trading volumes for their sovereign bonds. The Volcker Rule was introduced by the Obama administration following the Global Financial Crisis ...

Volcker Rule dramatics continue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
The Volcker rule intended to be help protect banks from future failure is being torn between critics who think it will gut the US corporate bond market and Congressmen who think it still contains too many loopholes. Meanwhile, former US Treasury Secretary ...

Volcker Rule could slash Wall Street incomes 25%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... goes against clients best interests, is proving to be more complicated than first thought. The proposal, known as the 'Volcker Rules', were proposed by economist and former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Paul Volcker following the global financial ...

Hedge fund forum delivers expert speakers next month

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), who will talk about how international developments such as Dodd Frank and the Volcker Rule will profoundly affect Australian alternative investments. Attendees can also learn how to start a hedge fund business ...
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