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Volcker Rule tweak gets green light

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... 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 simplified ...

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 ...

A stock market rally could get Obama over the line

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... 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 Council ...

JPMorgan execs to resign over US$2bn trading loss

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
Three JPMorgan Chase executives will resign this week following a US$2bn trading loss of synthetic credit securities, according to reports out of New York. The Wall Street Journal has named Ina Drew, chief investment officer and head of the risk-management ...

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
Legislation in the US to rein in investment banks' ability for market making that 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 ...

Hedge fund forum delivers expert speakers next month

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... 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 from ...

More US investment banks close prop desks

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... Protection Act, which was passed by the US congress and signed into law by President Obama in July, incorporated the "Volcker Rule", which prohibits investment banks from engaging in proprietary trading and owning private equity or hedge funds.
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