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If banks are intent on getting back to the old days, they need to start somewhere
Critics say easing of legislation releases much-needed brake on banks’ trades
Agencies continue their push to ease regulatory burden on financial institutions
The ban on proprietary trading by big banks helps keep the markets safe
Critics warn changes will encourage Wall St to gamble as they did before crisis
Even the small banks favoured in reforms of Dodd-Frank and Volcker rule can be dangerous
Changes will make it easier for banks to conduct ‘market-making’ trades for clients
Big five regulators poised to clarify prop trading and simplify rules
Changes to Dodd-Frank aim to provide relief to small and mid-sized institutions
Investment bank now targeting Volcker rule in DC lobbying after Obama-era battering
OCC seeks public comment on changing Obama-era ban on proprietary trading
Investors chase sector to record level on hopes for deregulation
Officials endorse Volcker rule revamp and bank relief from burden of ‘stress tests’
Bank gains permission to hold on to $6.2bn of illiquid assets
Enforcement actions brought by Federal Reserve due to oversight deficiencies
The Volcker rule could survive Trump’s attempts to deregulate the financial system
Fed chair says liquidity in bond markets is healthy in spite of complaints
Proprietary trading is hard to identify and did not cause the crisis
President prepares to row back Dodd-Frank reforms — but faces limits on how far he can go
Volcker rule still causing much grief within banks
Market worried that a liquidity drought beckons
Regulators, like film censors, rely on complicated metrics to decide which trades are legal
House votes to delay part of post-crisis financial reform legislation
