Profile of Greg MacSweeney

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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.

New Financial Products Need New Regulation

12/23/2008
The crash of the financial markets and the pile up of investment scams have some people asking -- Where were the regulatory agencies in all of this?

Where Did the Bailout Money Go?

12/23/2008
CNBC's Jim Cramer, host of Mad Money, discusses what happened to the bailout money on MSNBC and says that Hanl Paulson, Treasury Secretary, maybe didn't even have a plan in place when he handed checks to all of the major banks. Cramer is astonished that there isn't an investigation into what has happened to all of the money. And, surprise, Cramer is outraged.

Fidelity Names Former Schwab Executive To Lead New Institutional Brokerage Platform Business

12/22/2008
Schwab Institutional's Charles Goldman has jumped to Fidelity to run Institutional Platforms for Fidelity Institutional Product Group.

Low Latency Spending Moves Full Speed Ahead

12/22/2008
Trading firms still need to focus on reducing data latency to keep up with the competition. With spending cuts and reduced IT spending forecasts, CIOs will still find the funds to invest in technology that speeds up the trading process.

Canadian Banking System Could Provide Insight Into Future Regulatory Planning

12/22/2008
Canada's banks have survived the worst of the global crisis; perhaps their model can provide a framework for a healthy world banking system.

2009 CIO Challenges: Other IT Priorities

12/22/2008

2009 CIO Challenges: Role of the CIO

12/18/2008
Industry experts outline the potentially shifting responsibilities and focuses of CIOs in 2009.

2009 CIO Challenges: Low-Latency Technology

12/18/2008
Industry experts examine the focus on low-latency, and whether Wall Street CIOs will continue to go faster in 2009.

2009 CIO Challenges: Regulation

12/17/2008
Industry experts look at the impact of regulation in 2009, and how CIOs can deal with the requirements of new regulations.

CIO Challenges 2009: Derivatives Processing

12/17/2008
Industry experts discuss why and how derivatives processing will be an important topic for CIOs in 2009.

2009 CIO Challenges: Wealth Management

12/17/2008
Industry experts discuss trends in wealth management for 2009.

2009 CIO Challenges: Risk Management

12/17/2008
Industry experts discuss risk management and how CIOs will approach the topic in 2009.

Growth No Longer CIOs' No. 1 Priority

12/17/2008
Industry experts discuss the challenges facing Wall Street CIOs in 2009.

Weekend at Bernie's

12/15/2008
The Bernard Madoff alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme will have everyone talking for a long time.

I Knew Bernie Madoff Was Cheating (Video)

12/12/2008
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Alleged smoke and mirrors from a Wall Street legend, Bernie Madoff, fooled many investors for a long time, but it seems that some knew he was cheating all along.

Shock and Disbelief: Bernard Madoff Accused of Defrauding Clients of $50 Billion

12/12/2008
Bernard Madoff, the founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC and a former Nasdaq Stock Market chairman, was arrested and charged with securities fraud in what has beeen called by federal prosecutors as a Ponzi scheme that could involve losses of more than $50 billion.

Treasury on Hot Seat Over TARP Execution

12/11/2008
Two-and-a-half months after Congress gave Henry Paulson $700 billion, lawmakers made it clear today they're having second thoughts.

The Walking Zombies of Wall Street (video)

12/10/2008
WSJ's Dennis Berman tells colleague Evan Newmark that although tens of thousands of people have managed to hold on to their jobs, there isn't much work to go around. Instead, he says, Wall Streeters are working to appear busy.

Mumbai Financial Firms, Technology Providers Incensed After Attacks

12/5/2008
Last week's terror attacks rocked the Mumbai business community and bunsiness leaders are incensed.