Tag: Volcker Rule
Volcker repeal plans challenged
Ditching the Volcker Rule would have a limited effect on liquidity, but the enthusiasm for change exists. David Wigan writes.
The Volcker Rule has been...
Municipal mean reversion
Dealers are now committing more capital in the muni market but future tax reforms threaten buy-side demand. Chris Hall reports.
Is the US municipal bond...
Plan to replace Dodd-Frank formally introduced in House of Representatives
The chairman of the Financial Services Committee in the US House of Representatives, Jeb Hensarling, has formally introduced the Financial CHOICE Act, a proposed...
House of Representatives hearing: Volcker link to bond illiquidity tenuous
Testimony given to the US House of Representatives on 29 March 2017 suggests the Volcker Rule cannot be directly blamed for poor liquidity in...
Treasuries crunch: Sponging up Treasury liquidity
A considerable increase in trade failures, combined with falling volume and buy-and-hold strategies is creating a shallow market in US treasuries, making the October...
Predicting the future by looking at the past
Mark Pumfrey, Liquidnet.
Mark Pumfrey, Head of EMEA, Liquidnet says that drawing on past experiences can provide some guidance as to how a cause will...
