Report on proprietary trading and the Volcker Rule

GAO Report on Proprietary Trading and the Volcker Rule

On July 11, pursuant to Section 989 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the GAO issued a report on: (i) known risks and conflicts of interests associated with proprietary trading and the potential effects of the Volcker Rule; and (ii) how regulators have overseen such trading in the past and what challenges they will face implementing the Volcker Rule. GAO Summary. GAO Report.