Things we're reading today include ...
U.S. passes Volcker Rule:
- US regulators ban risky trades
- U.S. finalizes Volcker rule, curbing Wall Street's risky trades
- Wall Street banks lose battle over Volcker Rule
- Volcker rule: overruled
- Volcker Rule: Q&A
- Defining prop trading is hard enough, but good governance?
And, in other news:
- JPMorgan files patent on ‘Bitcoin’ system
- US bank wants 'Bitcoin-like' scheme
- Several plead guilty to Paypal hack
- Swiss bank Valiant is first to bow to U.S. tax probe
- RBS finance chief Nathan Bostock quits after just 10 weeks
- Payday loan ads on TV soar to 400,000
- The Impact of Debit Card Regulation on Checking Account Fees
- Europe edges toward plan to close failing banks
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