Profile of Melanie Rodier
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Melanie Rodier has worked as a print and broadcast journalist for over 10 years, covering business and finance, general news, and film trade news. Prior to joining Wall Street & Technology in April 2007, Melanie lived in Paris, where she worked for the International Herald Tribune, and Rome, where she wrote for Reuters and Screen International, a film trade publication. Melanie was born in London, and graduated from Oxford University where she studied Spanish and Italian. She is also a fluent French speaker.
Articles by Melanie Rodier
posted in November 2007
11/28/2007
As the number of data breaches reported annually continues to surge, costs incurred by companies who report an incident are also increasing, according to a new study by security and privacy research organization, the Ponemon Institute.
11/27/2007
More than 200 bills are currently pending at state level.
11/27/2007
Equity transactions increased by an average of 44 percent in 2007.
11/27/2007
Consultative wealth managers earn three times more than traditional financial advisors.
11/26/2007
Security firm F-Secure has warned of an upsurge in attacks against banking sites, using a new generation of malicious codes in a technique called "Man in the Browser."
11/26/2007
AS head of e-commerce at BGC, Clive England will develop hybrid trading applications in the U.S., leveraging the company's technical backbone in the U.K.
11/26/2007
As CIO, Haines will be responsible for overseeing trading and business application development, infrastructure applications and business continuity planning.
11/26/2007
Clark will focus on growing the company's business in Australia and Asia.
11/26/2007
With more data privacy regulations in the pipeline and a focus on outsourcing, companies must ensure they are protecting data both internally and externally.
11/26/2007
Globalization continues to be a trend, and companies are finding they can't manage current global compliance requirements efficiently.
11/26/2007
Risk Management is one of the areas in which firms are finding that CEP can help them gain a competitive edge
11/20/2007
In the last 24 hours, there has been a spike in malicious attacks against banks, purportedly coming from the U.S. Department of Justice and targeted specifically at CEOs, CIOs, CFOs and vice-presidents at financial institutions.
11/19/2007
With bird flu outbreaks cropping up from Europe to Asia, scientists say the new pattern of spreading infection makes a worldwide human pandemic more likely. So how well are U.S. financial firms prepared for a pandemic? 2,775 financial firms recently took part in a drill to try and answer that very question. The results were a mixed bag...
11/19/2007
A global survey of senior anti-money laundering (AML) compliance officers identified Asia as the region currently experiencing the greatest increase in money laundering risk.
11/19/2007
Sixty-five percent of public and private organizations have not implemented enterprisewide records management policies.
11/13/2007
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought 14 percent more enforcement cases in fiscal 2007, the first increase in four years, according to official figures released this week. Insider trading is likely to remain a focus in 2008 as well. The SEC has been scrutinizing executives' 10b5-1 trading programs, started an insider trading probe of hedge funds...
11/13/2007
A new report revealed that 60% of phishing attacks against global banking brands are targeted against U.S. institutions, followed by the UK with 16%. Meanwhile, the same banks continue to be the victims of those attacks....
11/8/2007
By the end of this year, State Street Global Advisors should have an end-to-end alternative investment platform that can handle OTC derivatives and swaps, says SSGA Chief Technology Officer Keith Dennelly.
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11/6/2007
Identity theft and consumer protection are a bigger priority than ever for state legislators, according to a new study by Boston-based Aite Group, which found that more than 200 bills focusing on the issue are currently pending at state level. As a result, financial institutions must keep a careful eye on any changes and be prepared to act on state legislature to avoid costly fines...
11/2/2007
Complinet, a provider of global compliance solutions, has launched a global networking community for compliance professionals in the financial services industry, enabling peer group information exchange about regulations and compliance. 18,000 members have joined since October 29.