Expanding on earlier measures, Obama endorsed Volcker's proposal to restrict proprietary trading by commercial banks. That would separate commercial banks from investment banks, a line blurred a decade ago by the repeal of the Depression-era Glass-Steagall Act.
This restriction would affect some of the biggest banks, including Bank of America Corp., Goldman Sachs and Citigroup Inc.
但是,让GS不做商业银行业务无所谓,他们是去年危机的时候为了拿 FED的低息贷款临时变成商业银行的,边回去有什么了不起的?BAC的股东正在打官司,嫌当时的老板和财政部配合,兼并了ML, 那么现在不让合并,重新分拆上市,是不是会赚点银子了?