Volcker Rule

Last week SEC commissioners voted unanimously to join other federal regulators in proposing the so-called Volcker rule, named after the former Fed chairman (IA Watch, ...

Among Dodd-Frank's more controversial reforms are those that would affect only RIAs that are affiliated with a bank. If this captures your firm, be aware ...

The 2,300-page financial regulatory reform bill inked into law last week by President Obama will play out over years, touching the entire industry. We focus ...

Last Thursday the Senate passed historic financial reform legislation by a bipartisan vote of 59-39 (see how your Senators voted) without an amendment broadening a ...

Two authors, each heavyweights in the industry, separately revealed in Washington last week their views of what prompted the crisis and what needs to be ...

The damage from the current financial meltdown cost the U.S. at least $10 trillion-$15 trillion and the world up to $35 trillion, according to Rep. ...

An influential group of world financial leaders, which includes President-elect Barack Obama's adviser and former head of the Fed Paul Volcker, Timothy Geithner, who is ...