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Greg MacSweeney is editorial director of InformationWeek Financial Services, whose brands include Wall Street & Technology, Bank Systems & Technology, Advanced Trading, and Insurance & Technology.

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posted in May 2010

Opening Statement on the Flash Crash from SEC's Shapiro

5/20/2010
The SEC and market participants are still trying to sort out what exactly happened during a 20-minute period on May 6 that saw the markets swing wildly in both directions. Mary Shapiro, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, briefs Congress on what the regulator has discovered in this video from MSNBC.

Rethinking Strategies

5/20/2010
Certain industries and their corporate cultures have ways of turning unproven business strategies into gospel. The senior leadership team will buy into a strategy and defend it to all naysayers. You can't really blame a CEO who stands behind the strategy he created. It's hard to admit your wrong, especially is shareholders are breathing down your neck.

Compliance Watch: Keeping Client Data Safe

5/14/2010
Is it reasonable to expect advisers to comply with privacy rules in 50 separate states? The short answer is 'Yes,' because it's your business and livelihood.

SIFMA Chairman Elect on Regulation Reform

5/14/2010
John Taft, chariman elect for SIFMA, discusses the state of the proposed financial services regulation reform that is working its way through Washington in this video from CNBC.

19 Months Later

5/11/2010
Financial regulatory reform may soon become a reality, but there are still more questions than answers.

Can 1 Million iPad Customers Be Wrong?

5/4/2010
So far, it seems, most iPad sales have gone to consumers looking to have the latest and greatest gadget. How soon will we start to see the iPad in corporate America, or on the trading floor?

Digging Deeper Into Financial Reform Legislation

5/3/2010
As Congress starts to debate financial reform legislation this week, Fortune Magazine's Allan Sloan talks to American Public Media's Steve Chiotakis about his ideas for financial reform.

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