Profile of Greg MacSweeney

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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.

Multi-Factor Authentication Adoption Picks Up Steam

8/25/2006
By Greg MacSweeney, Wall Street & Technology Despite the approaching Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's year-end deadline for the implementation of multi-factor authentication (MFA) at financial institutions, many FIs are still in the process of evaluating and selecting two-factor identification solutions. Some companies may still be in the evalu

Changing the Game

8/22/2006
MTV just celebrated its 25th birthday. And the MTV Generation, as it is known, discovered that it no longer is the new kid on the block.

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Technology Spending

8/22/2006
By Sandeep Vishnu, BearingPoint Technology continues to play an increasing role in risk management as instantiated by the recent entry on the SOX technology burden by Brian Mitchell of JPMorgan. ERM poses a challenge from an expense allocation perspective in that every investment could be

Digital Gold Book 2006: The Vanguard Group Improves Advice Engine, Information Security and the Client Web Experience, says former CIO Tim Buckley

8/21/2006
Listen to this episode By Beth Stackpole, Contributing Editor Since being honored in the 2006 Gold Book, Tim Buckley has vacated the role of CIO to head Vanguard's retail client group and high net worth client areas. But before he left the IT role he shared some of the top technology priorities at the trillion-dollar investmen

The SOX Technology Burden

8/18/2006
By Brian Mitchell, JPMorgan Why has SOX become such technology burden? In year one, SOX was a burden for all. The business had to define all of the key controls associated with financial reporting and it had to identify the key systems on which the business depends to support these controls. Meanwhile, the technology group applied a typical general computing controls assessment to those

Digital Gold Book 2006: State Street CIO Joseph Antonellis Focuses on Building Out The Firm's Outsourcing Services Infrastructure

8/17/2006
Listen to this episode By Beth Stackpole, Contributing Editor Joseph Antonellis, CIO of institutional investment manager State Street, is a true Bostonian -- having held positions at Bank of Boston and holding degrees from Harvard and Bentley College. He speaks to Wall Street & Technology Radio about his plans to build out

Digital Gold Book 2006: Putnam Investment's CTO Philippe Bibi and Right-Hand Man Eric Meltzer Guide IT/Business Strategy

8/16/2006
Listen to this episode By Jessica Pallay, Contributing Editor Philippe Bibi's position at the top of the technology ladder at Putnam Investments is no accident. Bibi, Putnam's CTO, and his managing director of investment systems, Eric Meltzer, worked long and hard to establish themselves in the financial services industry. Togeth

Digital Gold Book 2006: PHLX CIO Bill Morgan Says the Regional Exchange Is Preparing for Penny Quoting in Options

8/15/2006
Listen to this episode By Ivy Schmerken, Wall Street & Technology With options quote volume growing exponentially, Bill Morgan, CIO of the PHLX is preparing PHLX XL, the options trading platform, for penny quoting in options. Also, he discusses plans to roll out new electronic trading platforms for equities and futures.

Digital Gold Book 2006: CIO Kevin Shearan Focuses On Portfolio Managment for Mellon Financial's Private Wealth Management

8/14/2006
Listen to this episode By Jessica Pallay, Contributing Editor Mellon Financial's CIO Kevin Shearan discusses how new sales and portfolio management capabilities support his firm's private wealth management business. Shearan also addresses internal security standards, a data center recovery makeover and how Mellon is seizing ne

Digital Gold Book 2006: Nirup Krishnamurthy, the New Tech Chief at Northern Trust, Looks Ahead to ERM

8/13/2006
Listen to this episode By Jessica Pallay, Contributing Editor Nirup Krishnamurthy, who joined The Northern Trust Co. as CTO in November 2005, is in the midst of several major initiatives including the standardization of enterprise relationship management and revamping the desktop of his portfolio managers. He shares his

Digital Gold Book 2006: Nasdaq CIO Anna Ewing Says INET Integration is Top Priority for 2006 but Crossing Networks are on Tap for Q3

8/11/2006
Listen to this episode By Ivy Schmerken, Wall Street & Technology The Nasdaq Stock Market is preparing to launch an intraday crossing network for block trades in Q3, says Ana Ewing, CIO of Nasdaq. Ewing says the intraday crossing network for buy and sell-side firms will compete with alternative trading systems. She also discusse

It's Hard to Ignore the Hype: HSBC Security Flaw

8/10/2006
By Greg MacSweeney, Wall Street & Technology At first glance, the security flaw within HSBC's online banking system that has been exposed by two researchers working within Cardiff University's School of Computer Science looks like another black eye for financial firms, which are battling the growing perception that personal data risks aren't being taken seriously. Howe

Digital Gold Book 2006: Michael Radziemski, CIO of Lord, Abbett & Co. is Building Proprietary Systems for Fixed Income Modeling and Trading for Investment Managers

8/9/2006
Listen to this episode By Beth Stackpole, Contributing Editor Lord, Abbett & Co. CIO Michael Radziemski returns to the Gold Book in 2006 and shares his top three projects. He is currently involved in custom development of fixed income modeling and trading systems, enhancing and adding capability to the firm's Web site, and

Digital Gold Book 2006: Steve Rubinow, CTO of NYSE Group, Focuses on Rollout of Hybrid and Options Trading Platforms

8/8/2006
Listen to this episode By Cory Levine, Wall Street & Technology Steve Rubinow, CTO of NYSE Group, worked his way up from having a hand in every aspect of multiple Silicon Valley technology firms to heading the construction of the Hybrid Market -- one of the most talked about changes to the New York Stock Exchange in its 200-pl

Digital Gold Book 2006: Janus Capital Group SVP and CTO Andrea Young Focuses on Streamlining Operations

8/8/2006
Listen to this episode By Beth Stackpole, Contributing Editor Janus Capital Group CTO Andrea Young says a new management reporting solution and CRM upgrade are at the heart of Janus Capital Group's quest to streamline operations. In an effort to make it easier and to have more timely access to information that supports critical

When Is a Risk Not a Risk?

8/7/2006
By Mike Everall, CISO, DrKW Yes, we have all seen the seminars and training camps and white papers, such as: "This is how you manage risk!" The trouble is there are as many ways to "manage" risk as there are pundits and white papers. So, I say let's get back to basics and get the fundamentals laid out. What is risk? What are the types of risk? And when is a risk not a risk? What is a risk? A risk is when an active (or potentially active) exposure by your organization creates an

Digital Gold Book 2006: CME CIO Jim Krause Says Top Priorities are Move into Electronic Trading of NYMEX Energy Contracts, Options and Forex Cash

8/6/2006
Listen to this episode By Ivy Schmerken, Wall Street & Technology CME CIO Jim Krause says the exchange is expanding its Globex electronic trading platform to handle energy futures, options and foreign exchange. Krause also discusses the CME's partnership with Reuters to trade foreign exchange cash instruments on Globex. He disc

Is IT Neglecting Risk?

8/4/2006
By Greg MacSweeney, Wall Street & Technology A survey of more than 200 governance risk and compliance (GRC) professionals, 37.8 percent of whom represent financial services companies, reports that the majority of respondents believe their IT departments aren't meeting the GRC needs of the business. Fifty-five percent of respondents to the survey by the Open Compliance and Ethics Group and GRC solution provider

Digital Gold Book 2006: ISE's CIO Daniel Friel Preparing Stock Midpoint Match for Q3

8/4/2006
Listen to this episode By Jessica Pallay, Contributing Editor Later in 2006, ISE's SVP & CIO Daniel Friel says that the exchange will launch a Midpoint Match facility for stocks, to be followed in 2007 with a fully quoted equities market. Friel says the ISE is also upgrading its technology infrastructure as it prepares for the s

Digital Gold Book 2006 - Scott Fox, COO at ING Investment Management Is Out to Improve Risk Management

8/2/2006
Listen to this episode By Cory Levine, Wall Street & Technology ING Investment Management Chief Operating Officer Scott Fox lays out current and future technology hurdles for his business in this exclusive WS&T Radio Special Edition Podcast. Fox is out to improve risk management, enhance the trading system, and develop new product

Digital Gold Book 2006: Integration of TD Waterhouse and Business Intelligence Are Top Priorities for Jerry Bartlett, CIO at TD Ameritrade

8/1/2006
Listen to this episode By Greg MacSweeney, Wall Street & Technology In 2007, TD Ameritrade's CIO Jerry Bartlett will also focus on increasing the advanced programmed trading capabilities for active traders as well as further developing analytics to predict customer behavior. Once the integration with TD Waterhouse is complete