Greg MacSweeney

Editor-in-Chief Wall Street & Technology Greg MacSweeney

2010 Technology Forecast Is Anyone's Best Guess
With the economy sending mixed signals, predicting how capital markets firms will spend their technology dollars is a difficult, though not impossible, task.

Managing IT With a Long View
While many financial firms have been forced to budget and manage on a quarter-to-quarter basis during the financial crisis, successful information technology managers have been able to plan and manage with view to long term objectives.

Making Sense of the Jobless Recovery
Even with advanced technology initiatives under way, many firms are taking a cautious approach to hiring during this long recovery.

IT Transformation Mantra: Carpe Diem
The tough economy of the past 18 months has given technology leaders in Wall Street firms the opportunity to implement IT governance and clean up operations.

Spending Increase on the Horizon as the End Nears
Technology, research, and other expenses that were delayed during the worst of the crisis can only be put off so long, so as the economy makes gradual improvements, so should spending figures.

Still Stressed Over Bank Stress Tests
Although investors greeted the results of the government's banking stress tests with cheers, were the tests strict enough to help prevent another financial meltdown?

Detangling the Economy from the Current Crisis Isn’t as Simple as Turning a Page
It will take a while for the economy to recover from a decade of slow GDP growth, job losses and virtually no increase in household incomes.

Don’t Leave Home Without ... Bank Status?

Deconstructing "Too Big to Fail"

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

Wall Street Plays Musical Chairs With C-Suite Executives

In a Matter of Months, CIOs’ Agendas Turned Upside Down

I Hope I’m Wrong About Rising Unemployment Statistics

Low-Latency Technology Outpacing Programmers’ Capabilities

Overbearing Market Reform Will Only Slow Market Innovation

What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You

Wall Street Changes Are Visible

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?

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