Proprietary trading
Head of prop trading leaves JP Morgan
Stewart leaves before prop trading division is abolished
Volcker rule will not be ready for July, Fed chair admits
Expert predictions of delayed start date proven correct
Banks are retreating from market-making, managers warn
Forex investment has became more challenging, as market-making banks facing new regulation have become less willing to take risk, say buy-side firms
CFTC's Sommers and O'Malia attack 'unworkable' Volcker rule
Republicans dismiss prop trading ban as overly complex, unworkable and unenforceable
July deadline in question for Volcker implementation
Industry experts divided over Volcker deadline of July 2012
Volcker rule delays likely as opposition grows
Rule may slip up to two years before full implementation, following criticism
Non-US banks stunned by Volcker compliance regime
Non-US banks stunned by Volcker compliance regime
US banks at a disadvantage in face of Volcker rule
Non-US banks will have an advantage over US counterparts when it comes to prop trading, according to one legal expert
Prop trading ban set to crimp market-making and hedging activities
Putting a stop to prop
Wave of new regulation brings inconsistencies and loopholes
Divergent paths
Finding Volcker rule metrics will be tough, dealers warn
Crop of the props
Foreign banks get temporary respite from China’s new ‘Volcker rule’
Foreign banks in China, particularly thinly capitalised branches that are not locally incorporated in the country, greeted a decision by China’s banking regulator to postpone rules aimed at limiting non-hedging business onshore with relief this month…
GDF Suez chooses bank status for new trading arm
European energy giant GDF Suez this week launched a new trading unit, choosing to obtain bank status that prepares it for potentially tougher European regulation of commodity trading
MF Global looks to take more risk
"We're not taking enough risk"
Fed outlines Volcker rule timeline
Banks will get up to five years' grace to divest fund investments
Energy players expect further market fragmentation
Energy market fragmentation is likely to continue as larger players scale back their activities under Dodd-Frank
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
Proprietary trading conundrum
Dividing lines
Curbs on bank trading activity hit liquidity
Squeezing every last drop
Dealers confident on Volcker exemptions
Exceptions to the rule
Sheng, Lemierre: finance must shift to serve real economy
China Banking Regulatory Commission's Andrew Sheng and BNP Paribas's Jean Lemierre say speculation must be quelled; Sheng urges Asia to develop investment banking industry, create regional champions
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