published Apr 7th 2017, 10:56 am, by Barry Ritholtz (Bloomberg View) — One of the great misunderstandings about the financial crisis is the role that repealing the Glass-Steagall Act played. This is newly relevant, as there has been interest from White House economic adviser Gary Cohn in restoring the Depression-era

published Nov 10th 2016, 1:30 pm, by Rachel Evans and Sally Bakewell (Bloomberg) — Wall Street bankers racing to comply with a new rule designed to prevent another crisis are hoping Donald Trump’s victory will bring them a reprieve. The U.S. President-elect aims to “dismantle” the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform act,

©2015 Bloomberg News NVVPDZ6S972H (Bloomberg) — Hillary Clinton will propose a tax aimed at penalizing “harmful” high-frequency trading strategies and offer ways to strengthen the Volcker Rule, among other measures, as she unveils another set of proposals Thursday aimed at what she has termed risky Wall Street behavior. The Democratic presidential