Profile of Melanie Rodier

Senior Editor and Head of Video Member Since: 5/8/2014
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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.

Cloud of Uncertainty Over Entire U.S. Financial System

11/30/2011
A look at the S&P's shock downgrade of major banks worldwide.

U.S Trading Solutions Vendors Zoom Into Australian Market

11/29/2011
Broadridge and Bloomberg have announced they are making new inroads in the Australian market.

Why Dubai Could Be A Banker's Next Best Career Move

11/29/2011
As Citi, Credit Suisse and UBS among others lay off thousands of employees, a banker's best bet might just be in the emerging markets.

Extreme Volatility Is The New Way For The Markets

11/28/2011
Volatility is here to stay. But what's driving the market swings?

Algos Once Again Come Under Fire

11/28/2011
Rogue algos have been increasingly scrutinized by regulators and critics since the Flash Crash.

Bankers Finally Recognize Appetite For Wealth Management Apps

11/23/2011
Still, while they are taking small steps in the right direction, financial organizations still have a way to go to meet and exceed their wealth management clients' expectations.

High-Frequency Traders Prowl The Web For Even More Data

11/22/2011
Market data both on and off the web is skyrocketing and as hedge funds rebound, they are trying to digest it as quickly as possible.

Direct Edge To Open New Exchange in Brazil, Home To Hottest Emerging HFT Market

11/21/2011
The NJ-based exchange will competing with BM&F Bovespa for a share of the algo trading market, which has recently seen both locals and U.S. traders tap into low latency opportunities.

Mexico Takes Huge Steps To Boost Its Position In High-Speed Trading Market

11/18/2011
The Mexican Exchange, which is the second largest exchange in Latin America, announced a number of strategic and technology initiatives designed to promote foreign investment in the Mexican financial markets and its position as a Latin American leader in high-frequency trading.

MF Global Post-Mortem Is Underway

11/17/2011
Federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas and the trustee charged with recovering the money has hired a team of 200 accountants.

Linedata Teams Up With Interactive Data To Provide More Global Market Data

11/16/2011
Vendors are seeking more seamless ways of aggregating and presenting data to risk managers.

Does Occupy Wall Street Stand A Chance of Rising Again?

11/15/2011
A look at what protesters now need to do.

IT Risk Spending In Financial Services To Reach $74 Billion Worldwide by 2015

11/14/2011
Growth in IT spending on risk management will top 15% of total IT spending in financial services in 2012.

Hall Of Shame: MF Global’s Books Are A Complete “Disaster”

11/11/2011
It's happening again: According to reports, the firm’s books had incomplete transactions, and numbers that just didn't seem to add up.

Bernanke Says The Fed Is Focusing "Intently" On Job Creation

11/10/2011
Speaking at a rare public forum in front of a military audience, Bernanke recognized that most people feel the recession never ended.

A New Jobs MarketPlace That Could Change The Way Wall Street Hires IT Staff

11/9/2011
A potential solution for Wall Street firms who want to cut costs while staying on the look out for advanced developers from different parts of the world.

Fund Managers Catch A Break From The SEC

11/8/2011
Form PF’s final rules aren’t as bad as anticipated.

High Taxes Don't Stop Chicago's Growth As Sophisticated Finance Hub

11/7/2011
Vendors are targeting the city for its deep pockets and increasing technology opportunities.

More Jobs, But Still A Big Disappointment

11/4/2011
The U.S. added 80,000 jobs in October, but that's hardly a dent in the unemployment rate.

Sapient Global Markets To Construct European DataWarehouse

11/3/2011
The European DataWarehouse will provide a central data repository for asset-backed securities.

Winter Of Discontent: What Occupy Wall Street Should Really Be About

11/1/2011
News of MF Global's downfall proves once again that little has changed on Wall Street since the 2008 financial collapse.