# Prof. Matthew Richardson on the Volcker Rule and systemic risk

1 Faculty News January 8, 2013 ![Bloomberg logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/bloomberg192x144.jpg?itok=yV529lwz)>

Excerpt from [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-08/secret-goldman-team-sidesteps-volcker-after-blankfein-vow.html) -- "The law doesn’t bar longer-term wagers. That leaves room for other risky investments, according to [Matthew Richardson](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/matthew-richardson), an economics professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business."

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