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.

Multi-Million Dollar Severances Still Make It Worth It For Wall Street Execs To Get Fired

9/30/2011
It certainly looks like it was worth it for executives from Bank of New York Mellon, HP and Yahoo.

Jobs Grow, But Fed Is Still Down In The Dumps

9/29/2011
The recession was officially over in June 2009, but the Fed isn't painting a rosy picture.

Severe Blow For Madoff Trustee Attempting To Recover Billions For Victims

9/29/2011
Federal Judge Rakoff is turning into Irving Picard's arch nemesis.

Here Are The Website Features Brokerages Really Need to Focus On

9/28/2011
Brokerages still need to work hard to improve their websites, according to a new survey by Corporate Insight.

Analysts Deny That IT Spending Predictions Are Just A Shot In The Dark

9/27/2011
IT spending predictions range from $90 billion to $400 billion, but analysts argue that there is method to the madness.

Resignation of UBS Chief Quite A Turnaround

9/26/2011
The resignation marked a striking fall for Gruebel, a former chief executive at Credit Suisse where he was known as "Saint Ossie".

Deutsche Bank Exec To Head Elektron Transactions

9/23/2011
In his new role at Elektron, the Deutsche Bank veteran will bring together applications, data and infrastructure to support integrated trading systems targeted at specific customer requirements.

Bloomberg Launches Trading Platform For Derivatives Compliance

9/22/2011
The platform will help investors comply with the Dodd-Frank Act requiring companies to trade credit-default swaps and other derivatives through swap execution facilities.

Beyman Balances Innovation and Crisis Management at Citi

9/21/2011
Citi Managing Director Jon Beyman takes crisis management to a whole new level -- without sacrificing technology innovation.

Northern Trust Seals Outsourcing Agreement With Asset Manager RCM

9/21/2011
Services to be provided under the outsourcing agreement include post-trade execution support, and data management.

UBS Scandal Polarizes Opinions On What Went Wrong

9/21/2011
UBS is still giving out only a trickle of information about what actually might have happened.

NYSE Technologies Offers Real-Time Market Data And Analysis Tool In Microsoft Excel

9/20/2011
Thanks to a strategic partnership, the new data analysis tool will allow traders to stream and analyze real-time normalized market data directly in Microsoft Excel 2010.

Does Insider Trading Warrant A 24-Year Prison Sentence?

9/20/2011
Next week a judge will be handing down a sentence to Raj Rajaratnam, former head of the Galleon Group.

NASDAQ Traders Get First Nanosecond Market Data Service

9/19/2011
The service provides a deterministic data feed processing time of 600 nanoseconds, ten times faster than hardware accelerated approaches.

Ghost Algo Hits The Market

9/16/2011
Ghost algo participates in both lit and dark venues, waiting to take advantage of favorable price movements.

UBS's $2 Bln Rogue Trader Loss Shines Embarrassing Spotlight On Risk Controls

9/15/2011
A US$2 billion miss in equities trading is inexcusable.

Who Has The Best Tech Department On Wall Street?

9/15/2011
Wall Street professionals who voted said they particularly admire firms who have been able to navigate troubled markets while continuing to push forward an innovative technology agenda and "get things done".

The Conifer Group Selects Empaxis for Application and Automation Support

9/13/2011
Empaxis's offerings range from reconciliation to application services.

Selerity Selects Equinix Frankfurt

9/12/2011
As programmatic and high-frequency traders using event data seek to diversify their trading strategies, they are increasingly looking to overseas markets, according to Selerity.

A Decade After 9/11, Business Continuity Is Still A Work-In-Progress On Wall Street

9/9/2011
9/11 marked a turning point for business continuity. Although now it seems the real game changer in the business continuity arena occurred more recently during the 2009 financial crisis. Still, firms have a lot to figure out.

Wall Street Post- 9/11: The Financial Crisis Strikes Where Terrorists Failed

9/8/2011
Still, some economists see a connection between 9/11 and the financial crisis which struck the U.S. in 2008.

Investment Manager Selects Quantifi For Risk Management And Reporting

9/7/2011
The investment management firm, led by former Goldman Sachs managing director Reza Ali, was driven by increasing need for timely risk analysis.

Quantitative Trading Firm Selects OneMarketData

9/6/2011
OneTick will be deployed to support the firm's quantitative trading strategies and proprietary risk management systems, and to help manage the firm's investing practices.

Mobile Apps Gain Speed on Wall Street

9/2/2011
Driven by advances in smartphone technologies and evolving consumer preferences, brokers are rolling out a new line of mobile apps on the iPhone, the iPad and Android devices for retail investors and investment professionals alike.

SimCorp Releases New Version of Investment Management Solution

9/2/2011
The new release introduces full 64-bit application support, enabling improvements in data processing capability among other improvements.

6 Brokerages Leading the Way in Social Media

9/2/2011
It takes a lot to stand out online these days. Here are six brokerages that are leading the way with innovative social media strategies.

Innovative Brokers Evolving Their Social Media Strategies

9/2/2011
With social networks such as Facebook and Twitter commonplace on Wall Street, innovative brokerages are taking their social media strategies beyond marketing to offer clients more functionality and value online.

August Jobs Shock Raises New Double-Dip Fears

9/2/2011
The American economy added absolutely no new jobs in August for the first time in a year.

IBM Boosts Risk Management Practice With Acquisition of Algorithmics

9/1/2011
The $387 million purchase follows IBM's acquisition last year of risk management software provider OpenPages.