The FDIC announced that, at its open meeting on October 11, it will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on “Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds” pursuant to Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, commonly known as the “Volcker Rule“. A live webcast of the open meeting will be available on the FDIC website. FDIC Meeting Discussion Agenda. FDIC Website for Meeting Webcast.

The SEC also announced that it will consider proposed rulemaking with respect to the Volcker Rule at its open meeting on October 12. SEC Open Meeting Notice.