Greg MacSweeney


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Wall Street & Technology

Greg MacSweeney

A "Slowdown in the Decision Making Process" for Tech Spending

The continuing effects of ongoing economic turmoil have begun to drastically change the way Wall Street firms are going about their business.

Wall Street Plays Musical Chairs With C-Suite Executives
Amidst mass layoffs, top-notch technology talent is even easier to find. Meanwhile, CIO-level executives continue to move back and forth from firm to firm.

In a Matter of Months, CIOs’ Agendas Turned Upside Down
Early in the summer of 2007, Wall Street was counting its good fortune. In early summer 2008, the markets are still trying to figure out what went wrong.

I Hope I’m Wrong About Rising Unemployment Statistics
The data trends surrounding unemployment rates are scary.

Low-Latency Technology Outpacing Programmers’ Capabilities
As Wall Street turns to multicore processors to handle growing data volumes and reduce latency, firms are having a hard time finding programmers with expertise in writing code for parallel processing applications.

Overbearing Market Reform Will Only Slow Market Innovation
As investors call for extensive regulatory oversight of certain derivatives, regulators must be careful not to create a regulatory crutch that removes innovation from the markets.

What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You
Each day investors wake up to more bad news in the financial markets. Worse yet, many thought their assets were safe, only to find out that the financial crisis is hurting even low-risk investments.

Wall Street Changes Are Visible
Citi may become a takeover candidate. IT spending cuts are looming. Financial products are becoming more exotic. What's next for the Street?


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The Term Web 2.0 Is Fading Away

Quants Are Taking the Fun Out of Investing

Will the CDO Mess Place 2008 IT Budgets In Peril?

Fearless Investors Jump Into New Markets

Sub-Prime Loans and CDOs Have Helped Create the Perfect Storm

Who Will Eventually Foot the Bill for Cleaning Up the CDO and Sub-Prime Mortgage Mess?

Will Investors Ultimately Be Left Holding the Reg NMS Tab?

Financial Technology Firms Receiving Private Equity Funding

Messaging Delays A Major Worry For Traders, Brokerages

I Want a Say, or Maybe Not

Pleasures and Pains of Cutting-Edge Technology

Energy-Efficient Data Centers on the Horizon

There Oughta Be a Rule

Hot Labor Market Leaves Firms Searching for Quants

The Audacity

Changing the Game

IT Matters


Blog

BlackRock to the Rescue (NPR.org audio)
BlackRock has long been a player in the mortgage backed securities market. In fact BlackRo...

So Where Did Risk Management Go Wrong?
Who dropped the ball? Risk managers? Traders? Executives? Regulators? Unfortunately, the a...

A Truly Global Crisis: "Bankz are Idiotz"
You know the credit crisis is really big when a Bulgarian truck driver says in a Viennese ...

The Heart of Wall Street is Still Beatin’

A Payments Conference where No One is Talking About Payments

Measuring the Quality of Your Investors

Roundtable Analyzes Hedge Funds Best Practices (Part 2)

Citi's New CIO Faces High Expectations and High Pressure

More Analysis On Fidelity's New CIOs

Is a Low-Energy Consumption Chip Alternative on the Horizon?



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