the Volcker rule

While the specifics of the Volcker Rule are still being debated, the long-term impact on the firms' bottom line could be quite damaging.

Most would never fall afoul of the Volcker rule if it somehow applied to them.

The Volcker rule may have looked like a reaction to the Democrats' loss of a once-safe Senate seat in Massachusetts.

Moreover, the critics point out, the activities affected by the Volcker rule were not major contributors to the crisis.

W. Michael Blumenthal was one of five former Treasury secretaries who signed a letter this week endorsing the Volcker rule.

The Volcker Rule is aimed at the commercial banks, not the broker dealers.

The Volcker rule, which puts limits on banks' ability to invest capital in alternative assets, could also help Blackstone.

The imminent imposition of the Volcker rule restricting proprietary trading threatens a big profit engine.

The Volcker rule will have some effects on the relationship between Wall Street and alternative investment companies.

The Volcker rule could easily get mangled in the legislative process.

Banking regulators in America released a consultation document ahead of the implementation of the "Volcker rule" next year.

Peter Clarke, the boss of Man, a large hedge fund, pooh-poohs the importance of the Volcker rule.

As The Economist went to press, it looked likely that a diluted version of the Volcker rule would pass.

On the first, there have been no significant political developments since the Volcker rule was announced;