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.

Risk Vs Innovation: 5 Steps To Finding the Right Balance

2/28/2013
With low budgets and low tolerance for risk, firms that want to forge ahead need to strike the right balance between innovation and risk.

Wall Street Moving Toward a Mobile First Approach

2/27/2013
The popularity of smartphones and tablets has many financial services firms building apps specifically for mobile devices, while desktop apps are becoming an afterthought.

Insider Trader Rajat Gupta Ordered To Pay Back Goldman Sachs

2/26/2013
Goldman and other banks are making claims based on a law that allows corporations to be reimbursed as a victim of an insider trading crime.

The SEC’s New Technology Drive – Pass or Fail?

2/22/2013
SEC Chairman Elisse Walters has highlighted what the regulator is doing to prevent technology glitches and fraud. Here are some of the top reactions to its new tech drive.  

Looking for A New Tech Job? Brush Up on Your Linux Skills

2/20/2013
Linux salaries jumped nine percent this year, far outpacing the five percent jump in tech salaries overall.

The Start of Another Financial Crisis

2/19/2013
It's a deja-vu: the stability of the global markets could soon be under threat due to a looming crisis in the derivatives industry.

Justice Department Works On New Model To Prosecute Banks

2/19/2013
Banks have been getting off too easily. Now, the government is pushing to make them accountable for any wrongdoing.

Best Reactions To Obama's Cybersecurity Executive Order

2/15/2013
Is President Obama's executive order on cybersecurity causing hackers to shudder and financial institutions to breathe a sigh of relief? Here are some of the top reactions on the web to this controversial bill.

So Your Financial Firm Has A New CEO….Now What?

2/15/2013
Legg Mason and TD Asset Management both had a management shake-up in recent weeks. So, how can you make sure your new boss knows you're a keeper?

Data Center Operators Take On More Risk As Budgets Dive

2/14/2013
Traditionally, budgets were very much a secondary consideration to resilience. Today, for data center operators, that may no longer be the case.

Financial Firms Overhaul Data Management Strategies

2/11/2013
As capital markets organizations focus on ways to reduce risk, data management is receiving a top-to-bottom makeover.

Another Trading Floor Bites The Dust

2/6/2013
Given the sweeping move to electronic trading, a growing number of trading floors are shutting down, although some say certain floors still have a place in today's markets.

6 Most Memorable SEC Chiefs

2/1/2013
As critics debate whether President Obama's nominee for the SEC, Mary Jo White, is the right choice, we take a look at some of the past’s most memorable heads of the agency.