The Volcker rule is a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on July 21, 2010, Dodd-Frank enacted ...

The Volcker Rule, which will limit the way in which banks can conduct risky trading operations using federally insured funds, is due to be adopted today. Is this a step in the right direction on ...

After three years of regulatory wrangling, the Volcker Rule is finally out. The rule sharply curtails the types of trading activities that banks whose deposits are insured by the government can engage ...

Making sure brokers are in compliance with the proposed Volcker Rule is not going to be easy, according to an official with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Tom Gira, a FINRA executive ...

Former US Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Paul Volker listens to opening statements in the confirmation hearing for New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy Geithner, US President Barack Obama's ...

The JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) story – in which the bank lost $2 billion on a failed effort to hedge a $400 billion portfolio of assets – has morphed into a Jamie Dimon story, complete with gossip about ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will propose changes to the so-called Volcker Rule banning banks from making risky bets with their own cash, kicking off a lengthy effort to ...

ENACTED IN 2010 as part of the Dodd-Frank financial regulation law, the Volcker Rule had a clear purpose: Prevent large, federally insured banks from speculating in the financial markets. Named for ...

US investment banks will face a raft of issues if the proposed Volcker rule is passed into law, experts claim. The 298-page rule, which was issued on Tuesday for public comment, has created a number ...

Several banking trade groups have sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, claiming it has exceeded its authority with anti-discrimination enforcement. By Emily Flitter She has repeatedly voted ...

The Volcker rule still lurks, threatening banks’ involvement in private equity and hedge funds, but it seems Wall Street is marching on regardless. Citi is reportedly looking to raise $3.5 billion of ...

One unintended consequence of the long-awaited Volcker rule, which was mandated by Dodd-Frank and finally issued by U.S. regulators last week, may be increased pressure on the retail-wealth-management ...