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Barack Obama once again made a breakthrough. This time refers to the thoughts of former Central Bank governor Paul Volcker. Thought is not far from the Banking Act of 1933 which is better known as the Glass-Steagall Act. Act was sponsored by Carter Glass and Steagall B Hendry.

Law was out in 1933 after the Great Depression. Core of the Glass-Steagall Act that prohibited commercial banks collaborate with brokerage firms or participating in investment banking activities. This law created to protect depositors from the additional risk from securities transactions. Read the rest of this entry »