The final draft of the Volcker Rule released by the five regulatory agencies is not as bad as feared earlier, believes Citi.
Keith Horowitz and Christopher Larmoyeux of Citi point out the initial read of the Volcker rule is not going to limit proprietary trading in U.S. government, agency, state and municipal obligations. Further foreign government debt would also be excluded from the Volcker rule.
Mani is a Senior Financial Consultant. He has worked in Senior Management role in large banking, financial and information technology organizations. He has provided solutions for major banking and securities firms across the globe in the area of retail, corporate and investment banking. He holds MBA (Finance) and Professional Management Accounting Qualifications. His hobbies are tracking global financial developments and watching sports
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