Important banking news

Rule That Curbs Bank Risk-Taking Nears Approval
Key points:
The rule bans banks from trading for their own gain, a practice known as proprietary trading.
The Volcker Rule also requires chief executives to attest that they have established programs for complying with the rule

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/12/09/regulators-set-to-approve-tougher-volcker-rule/
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http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/war-of-words-over-the-volcker-rule-a-timeline/
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http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/01/16/goldman-profit-declines-19-percent/?ribbon-ad-idx=4&rref=business

Bracing for a barrage of legal settlements for their roles in mortgage practices leading up to the financial crisis, banks have been setting aside cash to fund impending payouts

Vocker Rules
deter banks from making risky bets with their own money
prohibits banks from owning more than 3 percent of a private equity or hedge fund and severely restricts proprietary tradin