Paul Volcker

• Dream team

  By Allison Bell  |  February 5, 2013

  When President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) into law, he officially killed the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) voluntary long-term care (LTC) benefits program.

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  The LTC reboot: 15 names

  By Allison Bell  |  January 9, 2013

  Here are our candidates for the binders full of women (and men).

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  Disability Insurance Observer: Dear Ben

  By Allison Bell  |  October 24, 2012

  He's probably a really nice guy, but he's giving us way too much economic Ritalin.

• Why world markets focus on tiny Jackson Hole, Wyo.

  By Staff Writer  |  August 31, 2012

  The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City first lured the biggest names in economics and finance to its conference with fly-fishing.

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  Volcker Task Force: States' Financial Woes Eroding Services

  By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press  |  July 19, 2012

  The cost of caring for aging residents, and providing pension benefits for public employees, is crowding out other spending.

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  New Regulatory Non-Governmental Council Formed

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  June 6, 2012

  Former regulators and legislators have created a new committee aimed at putting pressure on Washington officials to continue to focus on rules and laws aimed at reducing systemic risk in financial markets.

• The Volcker Rule (The New Yorker)

  By Staff Writer  |  May 14, 2012

  The goal to restore the divide between commercial banking and investment banking by the former chairman of the Federal Reserve.

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  David Stockman: Time to Eat Broccoli

  By Bernard Condon, Associated Press  |  March 2, 2012

  Reagan's budget director says we should means test Medicare and Social Security -- and let the 2001 tax cuts expire.

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  Volcker Rule Attacked

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  January 18, 2012

  At a House hearing today, the Volcker rule faced its critics who contend that the rule's narrow definition excessively constrains the nation's largest financial institutions from driving a more robust market recovery.

• ‘Volcker Rule’ Leak Prompts Wall Street Scandal (AdvisorOne)

  By Staff Writer  |  October 7, 2011

  Wall Street was in a frenzy on Thursday, following a leak late Wednesday night of language for the proposed "Volcker rule," a regulatory measure named for former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker, who famously proposed a ban on proprietary trading by banks.