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.

Insider Trading: Can It Be Stopped?

1/29/2010
With the SEC under pressure to salvage its battered reputation, the regulator has been acting with new-found zeal to eliminate insider trading.

Continuity Software Releases RecoverGuard 5.0 For Business Continuity

1/29/2010
Customers can track and remedy violations, breaches and risks to data and application availability faster and more easily than before.

TGIF: Why Is The Evening News So Boring? (video)

1/29/2010
BBC reporter Chris Booker gives a special report on every boring special report that you've ever seen on the news.

ExlService Announces Four New Services To Reduce Cost

1/29/2010
The provider of outsourcing and transformation services said its new offerings will also help clients achieve greater operational effectiveness and efficiency.

Wesley Clover Announces Enhanced Directory Application for IP Voice Trading Platform

1/28/2010
The enhanced directory application will triple the number of button appearances on the IP Turret to 296 and to 248 for the IP Traderphone.

iPad: Will It Become a Must-Have Tool for the Capital Markets?

1/28/2010
Those who stand to benefit the most from the iPad are financial advisers who are constantly meeting clients on the go, says Doug Dannemiller, senior analyst at Aite Group.

Fidessa Ready With High-Speed Interface To Korea

1/27/2010
New development is a pioneering initiative to the Korean market, where many systems continue to run under limited speed, according to a release.

Brinker Capital Signs Multi-Year Contract With Fiserv For Trading Solutions

1/27/2010
Under the extended agreement, Brinker Capital, which manages approximately 20,000 accounts on the Fiserv platform, will use three flagship Investment Services solutions: APL(SM), Investment Management Solution and Model Management Solution(SM).

Executive Bonuses: What Will Regulators Do Next? (video)

1/27/2010
In this video clip, Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, focuses on potential regulations regarding executive compensation. He also tells WS&T's Greg MacSweeney that if U.S. regulators levy a tax on bonuses they could cause a brain drain, but that Wall Street must nevertheless show more sensitivity to the markets.

Volcker Speaks Out On Financial Innovation (video)

1/26/2010
"I have been on boards of directors. The chances that they're going to understand these products that you're dishing out, or you're going to want to explain them, frankly, is nil. Wake up, gentlemen."

Voltaire Announces Industry's First 40 Gb/s InfiniBand Switch

1/26/2010
Delivers sub-microsecond latency in a compact device and is ideal for co-located low-latency trading, vendor says.

A Few Ideas For Obama On Financial Regulation (video)

1/25/2010
WSJ's Jason Zweig discusses President Obama's plan to curb excessive risk taking at big banks, as well as his proposals for better financial regulation.

Celfin Capital Develops Electronic Trading Capabilities With Fidessa

1/25/2010
The partnership will allow Celfin Capital to receive Chilean and Peruvian equity flow, opening up an essential conduit to Latin American markets for brokers and asset managers globally.

Corvil Releases Latency Management Center

1/25/2010
The Latency Management Center will provide a single access point to monitor and manage latency in large or geographically dispersed trading environments.

SEC Debates Sponsored Access Ban (video)

1/22/2010
Regulators are examining sponsored access, which allows high-speed traders and others to trade directly on exchanges. Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, talks to Advanced Trading Editor-in-Chief Kerry Massaro about the implications of the SEC's proposed ban of sponsored, or naked, access.

TGIF: Wall Street Bonuses Under Fire

1/22/2010
In this Daily Show video clip, Jon Stewart focuses on record unemployment rates and Wall Street bonuses...

What's Next For Wall Street?

1/21/2010
Obama's new banking regulation will not be about bringing back the Glass-Steagall Act, although it will give regulators the authority to limit risky activity by banks. William Rudin, Rudin Mgmt. vice chairman & CEO and Alan Greenberg, JP Morgan vice chairman emeritus, discuss upcoming new regulations in this CNBC video.

Equinoxe AIS Implements SunGard's Asset Arena Investment Accounting Solution

1/20/2010
Equinoxe is a full-service alternative investment fund administration company headquartered in Bermuda with subsidiaries licensed and regulated in Ireland and Mauritius.

Guidance Software Releases Version 4 of E-Discovery Solution

1/19/2010
New Version 4 expands EnCase eDiscovery to include early case assessment and first-pass review, delivered through a user-friendly web interface.

Quant Capital Deploys Aleri CEP Technology for Algorithmic Trading

1/15/2010
The investment firm chose Aleri for its performance capabilities and added benefits like its visual optimization features, it said.

TGIF: What Trends To Watch in 2010?

1/14/2010
In this Daily Show video clip, Senior Trendologist Jason Jones sees a big movement toward "experts" on the air making meaningless claims.

Nasdaq's Efficiency Drive (Video)

1/14/2010
In this video, WS&T Senior Editor Melanie Rodier speaks to Eric Noll, Head of Nasdaq Transaction Services, about the latest technology developments at Nasdaq, including the exchange's drive to make transparent markets more effective for all users.

FaceTime and YellowJacket Partner on Integrated Message Compliance Solution

1/14/2010
YellowJacket's IM transaction and interaction logs can now be seamlessly stored in FaceTime IMAuditor, which also archives messages from Reuters and Bloomberg, in addition to traffic from other instant messaging and unified communications platforms.

FINCAD and SAS Collaborate to Provide Banks with Enterprise Risk Management

1/13/2010
FINCAD and SAS said together they will give clients one of the broadest cross-asset class derivatives and fixed income analytics libraries that uses industry-standard models.

Thomson Reuters Goes Live with New Market Data Delivery Solution for TSE Arrowhead

1/12/2010
The flexible delivery options offered by Thomson Reuters Data Feed Direct offers all clients open access to full market depth information with microsecond data normalization, distribution and ease of integration within applications, according to a release.

FundQuest Selects Managed Portfolio Advisors as Overlay Manager for UMA

1/11/2010
Features of MPA's overlay management capabilities include offering financial advisors the ability to create asset allocation and investment strategy combinations that can be fully customized for each client.

Exclusive: 2010 IT Spending to Rise 6%, CIOs Cautiously Optimistic

1/8/2010
Capital markets firms will spend almost $42 billon on technology globally in 2010, up from an expected $39.7 billion in 2009 and $41.8 billion in 2008, according to a soon-to-be-released study from Aite Group.

Janus Hires Ex-Pimco Exec As New CEO

1/7/2010
Weil, who had been Pimco's COO for nine years, replaces interim CEO Tim Armour.

Aite Group Expands Institutional Securities & Investments Coverage

1/6/2010
The Boston-based consultant firm is boosting its capital markets coverage with two new hires, including its first ever Europe-based analyst.

Northern Trust Expands Capabilities for Independent Valuations of OTC Derivatives

1/6/2010
The derivatives industry, regulators, investors and our clients globally are demanding increasing independence and transparency for OTC derivative valuations, Northern Trust said.

China's Fund Management Industry Grows 40% in 2009

1/5/2010
The year was marked by a flight from money market funds, and to a lesser but significant extent, fixed-income funds, according to Z-Ben Advisors.

SS&C Buys Tradeware Global Corp

1/4/2010
The acquisition expands SS&C's electronic trading offering in the broker/dealer market on a global basis, adding around 250 clients and 60 staff based in New York and London.

SunGard Collaborates With Brazil's BM&F Bovespa Exchange

1/4/2010
Sungard and Brazil's BM&F Bovespa Exchange will develop clearing support for U.S futures commission merchants.