Paul Volcker
Bookstaber: past performance is no guide to future risks
Veteran risk chief says trading gains in wake of LTCM’s demise forged love of agent-based modelling
Critical Mass: why US Treasury swallowed unloved Volcker rule
Bank prop trading ban drafted in a lunch break after Democrat defeat in Massachusetts
Volcker fights back as prop-trading ban comes under attack
Former Fed chair tells Risk.net that calls for total overhaul of eponymous rule are misplaced
The Lincoln assassination: the strange tale of the swaps push-out
Insiders tell the story of the 'zombie' bill everyone hated, but no-one could kill
Volcker rule catalyst for hedge fund development
Mariner continues to see opportunities as banks divest businesses
Japan banks to sidestep Volcker private equity restrictions
Parallel fund structures given the go-ahead by the US
Volcker: Regulatory split creates ‘indecision and stalemate’
Division of financial supervision among US agencies is impeding Dodd-Frank reforms, says ex-Fed chairman
Impact of Volcker rule on energy trading
A view on Volcker
Non-US banks stunned by Volcker compliance regime
Non-US banks stunned by Volcker compliance regime
Prop trading ban set to crimp market-making and hedging activities
Putting a stop to prop
Finding Volcker rule metrics will be tough, dealers warn
Crop of the props
Fed outlines Volcker rule timeline
Banks will get up to five years' grace to divest fund investments
Volcker rule could interfere with bank hedging
Study sets out broad scope for prop trading ban - but it may not be workable
Law firm of the year: Davis Polk & Wardwell
Risk awards 2011
Dealers confident of Volcker rule exceptions
Exceptions to the rule
Banks could circumvent Volcker rule by gaining hedge fund exposure synthetically
Volcker rule may contain loophole that allows banks to invest in hedge funds
Dealers confident on Volcker exemptions
Exceptions to the rule
Prop trading restrictions already hurting liquidity, say investors
Restrictions on bank proprietary trading have caused liquidity to fall in both the cash and derivatives markets, forcing buy-side participants to adopt alternative investment strategies
Risk Australia: Basel III being hijacked by politicians in Europe and US; ABA chief slams levy buffer as tax 'export’
Australian bankers attending Risk Australia in Sydney were worried that reforms aimed at supporting other countries' financial sectors may weigh heavily on their own shoulders.
Basel III watered down by politics and not fit for purpose, says CLSA risk chief
The most recent draft of the Basel III proposals has been watered down by politics, according to an Asian risk officer.
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