Profile of Greg MacSweeney

Editorial Director Member Since: 5/8/2014
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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.

With Job Candidates Lacking Skills, Wall Street Turns to Boot Camps

5/31/2013
Despite spending $100,000 on an education, graduates still need to take spreadsheet analysis courses. Shouldn't schools teach students how to use a fundamental business tool?

CFOs Increasingly Cite Technology As Critical For Success

5/24/2013
Big data, analytics and reducing IT maintenance costs are all priorities for CFOs, according to study.

Bloomberg Releases FX Chat Tool To Meet Compliance Demands, Gain Efficiencies

5/23/2013
FX market participants can use IB Dealing to negotiate prices and can integrate chat data with Bloomberg's FX trading platform.

Surprisingly, Financial Services Workers Achieve Work-Life Balance

5/22/2013
Study finds that U.S. workers have been able to achieve a work-life balance, but still feel like they are underpaid, according to an eFinancialcareers.com survey.

Fidelity NetBenefits App Provides Mobile Access to Benefits and Retirement Accounts

5/17/2013
New mobile app provides a look into Fidelity workplace and personal accounts.

Bloomberg Spygate Lights Up Twitter

5/17/2013
News that Bloomberg allowed its reporters to access certain Bloomberg Terminal client data sent the Twitter world on fire. Then, news broke that Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan had contacted Bloomberg asking for an explanation, which fanned the flames. Here are some of the most interesting Tweets about the Bloomberg snooping scandal.

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5/14/2013

Financial Conduct Authority Selects Nasdaq OMX SMARTS Integrity for Market Surveillance

5/14/2013
FCA will use market surveillance technology to monitor financial transactions across asset classes.

Big Data Could Transform Global Financial Markets

5/10/2013
Analytics unlocked by big data technology could change the way that financial services firms do everything from asset allocation to customer service, according to a report from BNY Mellon.

OpUSA Cyber Attacks: More Bark Than Bite

5/8/2013
Hundreds of smaller sites hacked or defaced, but financial institutions, government agencies and companies reported little disruption.

Nasdaq OMX Now Offers Packet Capture Trading Data Through QView Latency Optics

5/8/2013
Users can now see minimum, maximum and average packet capture (PCAP) latency data for trade orders on Nasdaq OMX QView Latency Optics product.

Financial Services Trust Index Debuts

5/7/2013
New quarterly TRust Index leverages proprietary data, analytics, news and social media sentiment to help determine confidence in the world's financial institutions.