Volcker Rule:

Regulations

 

Proposed Rule

Extension of Comment Period on Proposed Rule Regarding Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships With, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds
(January 3, 2012)

Senators Letter Re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds
(April 26, 2012)

Press Release: Federal Reserve Board seeks comment on proposal to implement "Volcker Rule"
(October 11, 2011)

Press Release: FDIC Board Passes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests In, and Relationships With, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds
(October 11, 2011)

FDIC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds
(October 11, 2011)

Memo re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds
(October 11, 2011)

FDIC Board Meeting Information
(October 11, 2011)

OCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds
(October 11, 2011)

News Release: The OCC Issues Volcker Rule Proposal for Public Comment
(October 11, 2011)

Legislation

111th Congress

H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Public Law No: 111-203

Hearings

Joint Hearing "Examining the Impact of the Volcker Rule on Markets, Businesses, Investors and Job Creation"

Subcommittees on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises and Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
( January 18, 2012)

Daniel K. Tarullo, Governor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Mary Schapiro, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission
Gary Gensler, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Martin J. Gruenberg, Acting Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
John Walsh, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Anthony J. Carfang, Partner, Treasury Strategies, on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Douglas J. Elliott, Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution
Scott Evans, Executive Vice President, President of Asset Management, TIAA-CREF
Simon Johnson, Ronald A. Kurtz (1954) Professor of Entrepreneurship, MIT Sloan School of Management
Alexander Marx, Head of Global Bond Trading, Fidelity Investments
Douglas J. Peebles, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Fixed Income, AllianceBernstein, on behalf of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Asset Management Group
Mark Standish, President and Co-CEO, RBC Capital Markets, on behalf of the Institute of International Bankers
Wallace Turbeville, on behalf of the Americans for Financial Reform

Related Resources

Statements, Letters, Testimony

Rep. Barney Frank Statement Regarding Implementation of the Volcker Rule (March 22, 2012)

LIHTC Working Group Letter on the Proposed Implementation of the Volcker Rule (February 13, 2012)

Renewable Energy Working Group Letter on the Proposed Implementation of the Volcker Rule
(February 13, 2012)

NMTC Working Group Letter on the Proposed Implementation of the Volcker Rule (February 13, 2012)

Regional Banking Organizations Letter on the Proposed Implementation of the Volcker Rule
(February 13, 2012)

SEC Web Page: Links to Comments Received on Proposed Implementation of the Volcker Rule

Regulatory Testimony Raises Concerns over the Scope of the Volcker Rule Exemptions for Covered Funds
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
(January 20, 2012)

"Regulators Prepare to Implement Volcker Rule," By Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits
(January 1, 2012)

Letter from 121 House Members Requesting An Extension of Comment Period for Volcker Rule
(December 20, 2011)

LIHTC Working Group Letter to the Financial Stability Oversight Council Regarding the Implementation of the Prohibitions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Relationships with Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds
(November 5, 2010)

NMTC Working Group Letter on the Implementation of the Prohibitions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Relationships with Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds (The Volcker Rule)
(November 5, 2010)