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.

Deutsche Bank’s Kelley Named Chairman of Enterprise Cloud Leadership Council

5/27/2010
ECLC aims to develop cloud standards and promote uptake of cloud services on the enterprise level.

Financial Reform Fails on 'Too Big to Fail'

5/25/2010

Themis Paper Spurs Chi-X and BATS to Change Dark Data Practices

5/21/2010
"Hard to see, the dark side is." If Frank Oz only knew how appropriate Yoda's comments would be in this galaxy, on Wall Street, and far far away from the Star Wars Universe. (Sorry, I couldn't resist the easy Star Wars reference). According to a Reuters news report, a recent whitepaper from Themis Trading, an independent ag

Updated: Trading Firm Breakdowns and the 'Flash Crash'

5/21/2010
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that possible trading glitches at Citadel and Knight Capital could have contributed to some of the problems during the May 6 Flash Crash.

Opening Statement on the Flash Crash from SEC's Shapiro

5/20/2010
The SEC and market participants are still trying to sort out what exactly happened during a 20-minute period on May 6 that saw the markets swing wildly in both directions. Mary Shapiro, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, briefs Congress on what the regulator has discovered in this video from MSNBC.

Rethinking Strategies

5/20/2010
Certain industries and their corporate cultures have ways of turning unproven business strategies into gospel. The senior leadership team will buy into a strategy and defend it to all naysayers. You can't really blame a CEO who stands behind the strategy he created. It's hard to admit your wrong, especially is shareholders are breathing down your neck.

The Industry Must Educate the Public and Lawmakers About the Markets

5/14/2010
Without a true understanding of how the markets work, each time something out of the ordinary happens on Wall Street, the industry will be called down to Washington to testify in front of senators who know nothing of what they speak.

Compliance Watch: Keeping Client Data Safe

5/14/2010
Is it reasonable to expect advisers to comply with privacy rules in 50 separate states? The short answer is 'Yes,' because it's your business and livelihood.

SIFMA Chairman Elect on Regulation Reform

5/14/2010
John Taft, chariman elect for SIFMA, discusses the state of the proposed financial services regulation reform that is working its way through Washington in this video from CNBC.

19 Months Later

5/11/2010
Financial regulatory reform may soon become a reality, but there are still more questions than answers.

Lawmakers Search for Market Turmoil Answers

5/10/2010
Congress is looking at what caused last Thursday's wild market ride that saw the Dow briefly fall close to 1,000 points before quickly recovering.

Bank Reform Amendment to Prevent Some Betting

5/10/2010
A new amendment to the Senate's financial regulation bill would ban investment banks from betting against that products that they sell to their customers.

NYSE Euronext Opens New European Data Center

5/5/2010
New data center offers low latency collocation services and market connectivity

Billing Data Aggregation Service for Institutional Asset Managers Launched by Redi2 and Electra

5/4/2010
New Redi2 product allows clients to receive consolidated data and reduce manual intervention and data entry.

Can 1 Million iPad Customers Be Wrong?

5/4/2010
So far, it seems, most iPad sales have gone to consumers looking to have the latest and greatest gadget. How soon will we start to see the iPad in corporate America, or on the trading floor?

Digging Deeper Into Financial Reform Legislation

5/3/2010
As Congress starts to debate financial reform legislation this week, Fortune Magazine's Allan Sloan talks to American Public Media's Steve Chiotakis about his ideas for financial reform.