The Volcker Rule, a significant piece of financial regulation enacted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, has reshaped the landscape of banking and trading in the United States.

The Volcker Rule was established following the Great Recession of the late 2000s and early 2010s. Essentially, the law stops depository banks from making risky and speculative investments with ...

Now, a final rule to reform the Volcker Rule’s applications to VC firms, among other issues, was agreed to by a group of U.S. regulatory agencies, and will go into effect later this year.

Federal Reserve proposes weakening ‘Volcker rule,’ key post-financial crisis regulation The proposed change would be another big win for Wall Street as the Trump administration aggressively ...

In her International Banking column, Kathleen A. Scott discusses the final Volcker Rule, focusing on some of the issues raised by non-U.S. banks in their comments.

Bank trading divisions have been totally reshaped since the Volcker rule was passed as part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, the changes spurred by the new rules as well as technological advancements ...

The Volcker rewrite marks a major victory for Wall Street, especially Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which has lobbied aggressively to weaken the rule for years. But the changes are more marginal than ...

Consumer advocates fear that an OFR working paper 'The Effects of the Volcker Rule on Corporate Bond Trading: Evidence from the Underwriting Exemption’ will be used by Volcker Rule opponents to ...