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.

When financial crisis escalated, firms failed to communicate with worried investors

9/30/2008
When the financial crisis escalated with the fall of Lehman Brothers, the AIG bailout and the sale of Merrill Lynch two weeks ago, firms failed to communicate sufficiently well online with their client base, according to a report.

Lehman Brothers Re-opens For Business Under Barclays Ownership

9/22/2008
More than 10,000 Lehman employees have been offered jobs in the new entity. There is no word yet from Lehman on a time-frame for the technology integration of both firms.

Capital Markets Do Not Need More Regulation, says Ex-SEC Chief Economist Richard Lindsey

9/18/2008
Will the regulatory hammer fall down on the financial industry in the next few weeks in light of the current crisis? Ex-SEC chief economist Richard Lindsey, says he hopes not.

Markets Will Recover from Financial Crisis, says Aite Group Founder Sang Lee (VIDEO)

9/18/2008
Sang Lee, founder of Aite Group, talks to WS&T editor-in-chief Greg MacSweeney about this weeks’ events on Wall Street, and how firms can recover from the crisis and move forward...

Omgeo's Lind Talks About Allustra Deal, Lehman (VIDEO)

9/16/2008
At the SIBOS payments conference in Vienna, Greg MacSweeney talks to Omgeo MD Tim Lind about the company's acquisition of Allustra, as well as the latest events on Wall Street...

At CME, Krause Hands Over CIO Reins to Kometer

9/15/2008
Former Chicago Mercantile Exchange CIO Jim Krause passed the reins to Kevin Kometer in June. The former and current technology leaders reflect on Krause’s two decades of contributions, including the launch of CME Globex, and discuss current growth plans and challenges.

SEC Gives Financial Firms New Web Guidelines

9/15/2008
The SEC releases guidelines allowing companies to disclose financial information to investors solely through their Web sites.

Asset Managers Can Optimize Profitability with Smarter Client Segmentation

9/15/2008
Firms should use smarter segmentation techniques, and use existing data in a more creative, resourceful way, according to new report by kasina.

Odyssey Teams Up with Incentage, Launches Custodial Data Solution

9/10/2008
Odyssey's custodial data solution receives positions, transactions and cash data from global custodian banks that provide electronic feeds.

Urgent Need for Infrastructure Standardization for Unified Managed Accounts

9/4/2008
UMA assets under management have grown to $127 billion, and investor managers and sponsor firms are projecting an increase to $355 billion in the next five years, according to a new report by Dover Financial Research.

E-discovery: What about blogs and wikis? (VIDEO)

9/3/2008
In addition to email and IMs, blogs, wikis and other new technologies can also come under regulatory scrutiny. So, before firms roll out these popular tools across the enterprise, they need to carefully evaluate them...