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  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    US banks cleared to invest in VC and loan funds

    Regulators strip out more provisions from post-crisis Volcker rule

  • Wednesday, 29 January, 2020
    Federal Reserve
    Federal Reserve stands firm on interest rates

    Central bank statement notes household spending is ‘moderate’ rather than ‘strong’

  • Saturday, 24 August, 2019
    On Wall StreetRobert Armstrong
    Volcker revamp was small victory in wider war

    If banks are intent on getting back to the old days, they need to start somewhere

  • Thursday, 22 August, 2019
    News in-depthUS economy
    Fears grow that softer Volcker rule will stoke Wall Street risk

    Critics say easing of legislation releases much-needed brake on banks’ trades

  • Tuesday, 20 August, 2019
    US regulators unveil final rewrite of Volcker rule

    Agencies continue their push to ease regulatory burden on financial institutions

  • Monday, 25 June, 2018
    Steer clear of diluting the Volcker rule

    The ban on proprietary trading by big banks helps keep the markets safe

  • Thursday, 31 May, 2018
    US financial regulation
    Volcker rule reforms promise banks trading boost

    Critics warn changes will encourage Wall St to gamble as they did before crisis

  • Wednesday, 30 May, 2018
    Instant InsightPatrick Jenkins
    Trump’s deregulators risk repeating past mistakes

    Even the small banks favoured in reforms of Dodd-Frank and Volcker rule can be dangerous

  • Wednesday, 30 May, 2018
    US financial regulation
    US regulators begin to ease Volcker rule

    Changes will make it easier for banks to conduct ‘market-making’ trades for clients

  • Promoted Content
  • Friday, 25 May, 2018
    FT Trading RoomBen McLannahan
    US banks await a streamlined Volcker rule 2.0

    Big five regulators poised to clarify prop trading and simplify rules

  • Tuesday, 22 May, 2018
    US financial regulation
    US Congress rolls back parts of post-crisis bank rules

    Changes to Dodd-Frank aim to provide relief to small and mid-sized institutions

  • Tuesday, 22 August, 2017
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    With alumni in the White House, Goldman sees an opening

    Investment bank now targeting Volcker rule in DC lobbying after Obama-era battering

  • Wednesday, 2 August, 2017
    US financial regulation
    US regulator moves to loosen Volcker rule

    OCC seeks public comment on changing Obama-era ban on proprietary trading

  • Tuesday, 1 August, 2017
    US banks
    US bank stocks hit post-crisis high

    Investors chase sector to record level on hopes for deregulation

  • Thursday, 22 June, 2017
    US financial regulation
    Regulators back Trump on looser financial rules

    Officials endorse Volcker rule revamp and bank relief from burden of ‘stress tests’

  • Sunday, 7 May, 2017
    Banks
    Goldman wins largest concessions on Volcker rule

    Bank gains permission to hold on to $6.2bn of illiquid assets

  • Friday, 21 April, 2017
    Banks
    Deutsche fined $156.6m over currency violations

    Enforcement actions brought by Federal Reserve due to oversight deficiencies

  • Monday, 17 April, 2017
    News in-depthFT Alphaville
    Guest post: Replacing the Volcker Rule without “Little Glass-Steagall”
  • Monday, 17 April, 2017
    Inside BusinessPatrick Jenkins
    Paul Volcker stands tall against attacks from banks

    The Volcker rule could survive Trump’s attempts to deregulate the financial system

  • Wednesday, 15 February, 2017
    Financials
    Yellen in robust defence of proprietary trading ban

    Fed chair says liquidity in bond markets is healthy in spite of complaints

  • Wednesday, 15 February, 2017
    Banks
    Yellen defends ban on banks’ prop trading
  • Sunday, 12 February, 2017
    FT Trading RoomInvestment Banking
    Drop the Volcker rule and keep what works

    Proprietary trading is hard to identify and did not cause the crisis

  • Friday, 3 February, 2017
    US financial regulation
    Wall Street welcomes Trump the deregulator

    President prepares to row back Dodd-Frank reforms — but faces limits on how far he can go

  • Friday, 2 October, 2015
    On Wall StreetBen McLannahan
    Old engine of Wall Street is sputtering

    Volcker rule still causing much grief within banks

  • Monday, 20 July, 2015
    US banks
    Volcker rule arrival spurs sales of CLOs

    Market worried that a liquidity drought beckons

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