Make No Bonds About It: Exempting Foreign Government Obligations From The Volcker Rule
Abstract
U.S. financial regulators are considering exempting foreign government obligations from the Volcker Rule’s prohibition on proprietary trading. Bank Holding Company Act § 13(d)(1)(J), added by Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, governs such exemptions and sets a very high standard for regulators seeking to utilize them. This provision requires that four regulatory agencies unanimously agree to the exemption and determine that it satisfies a strict substantive standard—that it “promote[s] and protect[s] the safety and soundness of the banking entity and the financial stability of the United
Recommended Citation
Matthew S. McElroy,
Make No Bonds About It: Exempting Foreign Government Obligations From The Volcker Rule,
18 Fordham J. Corp. & Fin. L. 669
(2013).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/jcfl/vol18/iss3/4