European Parliament 19 September 2012, Written question E-008231/12 Andreas Mölzer (NI) to the Commission. Financial regulation — separation of brokers and market makers

Question for written answer E-008231/12 to the Commission Andreas Mölzer (NI) (19 September 2012) Subject: Financial regulation — separation of brokers and market makers In the 1980s, US financial companies were allowed to act both as brokers and as market makers. A kind of firewall was supposed to prevent any conflict of interests.