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.

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How RIM Murdered BlackBerry

6/29/2012
RIM made a number of mistakes over the years that could now spell the end for Wall Street's formerly favorite smartphone.

JP Morgan Adds Risk Staff, As Potential Losses Spiral

6/28/2012
The new hires are in the chief investment office, the unit responsible for JP Morgan’s recent well-publicized trading losses.

Cloud Vendors Target Alternative Asset Managers, FX Clients

6/27/2012
Gravitas and Portware are both launching new offerings, as the cloud continues to grow in all areas of the financial services industry.

Thomson Reuters Adds Psychological Analysis to Machine Readable News

6/26/2012
The indices can identify optimism, gloom, stress and uncertainty, among other emotions, to support under-the-radar investment hypotheses.

Inside The SEC’s Tech Department

6/25/2012
The Commission has long been derided for being out-of-touch and poorly staffed, but the SEC has recently been quietly shaking things up in its technology department.

Low Latency Hype, Exchanges Go On Crisis Control, Dimon Talks Back, and More

6/22/2012
Experts question the ongoing latency race, exchanges focus on crisis control and Dimon faces the House Financial Services Committee. Here is what people are talking about this week.

Buy Side Really Wants Human Beings, Not Just Algos: Aite Survey

6/19/2012
A new study by Aite Group found that buy-side firms are not happy with the current level of service provided by their broker-dealers. Buy-side firms expect their broker-dealers to provide value-added advisory services on trading analysis and timely support for electronic executions.

Buy-Side Really Wants Human Beings, Not Just Algos - Aite Survey

8 Most Scandalous Statements From the Gupta/Stanford Trials

6/15/2012
Rajat Gupta has just been convicted of insider trading, and Allen Stanford was sentenced to 110 years in prison in two of the biggest fraud cases of recent times. Here are some of the most shocking (and funniest) statements from their trials.

Goldman Sachs’ Lloyd Blankfein: From Wall Street’s Most Reviled to Best Loved Banker?

6/14/2012
No, it isn’t science fiction. Blankfein, whose image was seriously tarnished by the financial crisis, has been revamping his image. It’s early days yet, but it looks like it’s working. Here’s how he's been doing it.

10 Big Data Ideas That Will Help Your Company Thrive In 2012

6/12/2012
Here are the trends that should shape your IT organization - and will transform the financial industry - according to SunGard.

Goldman Sachs Is Shrinking

6/7/2012
It is becoming increasingly difficult to join the firm's golden circle.

Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch Execs Work on Standards For Delivery of Portfolio Models

6/6/2012
The standards are designed to minimize risk and reduce costs for participants.

ISITC Launches New Group To Work On Dodd-Frank Best Practices

6/4/2012
The Regulatory Working Group is comprised of investment managers, vendors, custodians and broker-dealers.

Battle of the Titans: HP and Oracle Face Off

6/4/2012
HP is seeking $4 billion in damages, in a battle which has been likened to a divorce.

Misys Merges With Turaz To Form Mega Financial Software Company

6/1/2012
The new organization has 1,800 customers in 120 countries.