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 October 2012
10/31/2012
Two days after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast and killed 18 people in New York City, Wall Street banks and their CEOs are dealing with the damage. Here is a look at who has been affected.
10/30/2012
Damage in the immediate area of one of its buildings was significant.
10/30/2012
As Hurricane Sandy barreled towards the East Coast on Sunday night, NYSE Euronext was locked in a battle of wills with trading firms over whether to open at all on Monday.
10/29/2012
For Form PF, a Dodd-Frank requirement, firms must gather data from multiple sources, structure it, slice it according to how they believe the Securities and Exchange Commission will want to see the data, and file highly burdensome reports on deadline.
10/29/2012
As the iPad Mini hits stores on Friday, we look at whether Wall Street executives should upgrade their tablet.
10/26/2012
It's not the first time the government is targeting big banks, but it's probably not the right approach either.
10/24/2012
The Swiss bank has been hard hit by stricter capital rules and massive rogue trading loss.
10/19/2012
More details of Smith's tell-all book have emerged, just as Goldman hit back at the allegations. But is this really a battle?
10/18/2012
Gupta's lawyers argue that a lengthy prison sentence isn't necessary. But perhaps Rwanda isn't right for him either.
10/16/2012
The abrupt departure of Pandit as well as Citi's COO, John Havens, has fueled speculation about what's been going on behind the scenes.
10/15/2012
Profits are drastically down at high-frequency trading firms, according to new data. There are a number of reasons why.
10/12/2012
While regulation places increasing pressure on firms’ technology and data volumes continue to skyrocket, how can firms limit their IT spend?
10/10/2012
A new survey shows that total investment in data centers has grown to $105bn globally in 2012.
10/10/2012
With the rise of big data, mainframe computers are enjoying a resurgence of sorts. But many experts point out that 'big iron' never really went away in the first place.
10/9/2012
It hasn't been an easy year for Wall Street, but some finance professionals are going to have a good bonus season, according to a new survey.
10/8/2012
While Thomson Reuters and BlackRock have been working together for over 20 years, this is the first time they have brought a joint product to market.
10/5/2012
Several top executives have left the bank this year following the firm's massive trading snafu.
10/4/2012
A number of exchanges, including Nasdaq, are at the center of another trading error.
10/3/2012
TD Ameritrade CTO Lou Steinberg says he is wary of using systemic kill switches and even less comfortable with the concept of automated kill switches.
10/2/2012
During the SEC's market technology roundtable, GETCO CTO Jonathan Ross argued that market participants must follow several testing best practices to avoid technical glitches.
10/2/2012
During the SEC's market technology roundtable, GETCO CTO Jonathan Ross argued that market participants must follow several testing best practices to avoid technical glitches.
10/1/2012
The number of undergraduate degrees granted in computer science has increased over the last few years, but 2011’s figure was still 34 percent lower than at its peak in 2004.