Volcker Rule

For the first time, the handful of federal agencies lumped together in overseeing the Volcker rule has released their first FAQs."They are not substantial at ...

Acting Chair Wetjen talks about the Volcker Rule, stating "CFTC estimates that, under its Volcker regulations, it has authority over more than 100 registered swap ...

Barely a month after five regulators issued the long-awaited Volcker rule (IA Watch, Dec. 16, 2013), they've tweaked the law after determining "an urgent need ...

Commissioner O'Malia applauds a tweak to the Volcker rule concerns the holding of TruPS CDOs by community banks affected by the Volcker Rule.

Chair Wetjen states that he supports the tweak to the Volcker rule that aided community banks.

Reaction to the final Volcker rule was somewhat muted last week as observers worked their way through its nearly 1,000 pages (IA Watch, Dec. 16, ...

That new 964-page final Volcker rule won't directly affect most investment advisers but those of you affiliated with large banks may feel a pinch, even ...

As debate drags on over the Volcker Rule, banks are settling in for the long haul. Those that have decided to exit the buyouts game ...

In a week in when the CFTC officially published its own version of the regulation, the industry let loose on what it thinks of the ...

Even though the Volcker rule is but a proposal, the comment period extends to Feb. 13 and the CFTC has yet to follow its fellow ...