The 6th Annual Reference Data Management Conference

“The must-attend financial data management conference in Europe”
John Bottega, Chief Data Officer, Citi

FIMA is Europe’s premier reference data management conference. Taking place in London each year, FIMA brings together over 400 senior data management executives from across the buy side and sell side, all striving to improve data quality, move towards EDM (Enterprise-wide Data Management), reduce operational risk and remain compliant to new and existing regulations. If you’re heading up or working within reference data projects, FIMA will ensure you return to your organisation better equipped to manage your key data challenges.

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The exhibition area introduced 40 solution providers showcasing the very latest solutions and services available to the reference data community

Highlights From The Exceptional Speaker Faculty In 2007:

	John Bottega, Chief Data Officer, CITIGROUP		John Carroll, VP, Product Data Services, MERRILL LYNCH
	Peter Lunding, Chief Information Officer, NORDEA MARKETS		Alan Greenall, Global Head of Reference Data IT, HSBC
	Ian Webster, Global Head of Market Data, BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS		Mark Newman, Head of Information Management - Group Finance, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
	Philip Diggens, Head of Reference Data IT, CREDIT SUISSE		David Miller, Director Credit Systems, BANK OF SCOTLAND
	Lisa Sully, Head of Global Data Management, UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT		David Kane, Senior Vice President WSS Securities and Operations, JP MORGAN CHASE
	John White, Principal, Investment Management Data Services, SSGA

FIMA 2007 Agenda Highlights:

Data Quality and Metrics

• How To Improve Data Quality Through Enhanced Data Sourcing Strategies And The Effective Management Of Security Master Files
• Achieving  the infrastructure needed to create a centralised data quality reporting framework
• The importance of defining the metrics before beginning the measurement
• Reference Data Quality As A Business Enabler: Linking Greater Quality With Revenue Enhancement
• Overcoming The Key Challenges Of Cleaning And Enhancing Legacy Data Quality
• Data Quality, Operational Risk And Regulatory Reporting: Delivering Effective Data Metrics And Enhanced Compliance 
• Getting The Metrics Right: Evaluating Data Quality Measurements To Enhance Business Operations

Governance

• Enhance Data Efficiency And Reduce Operational Risk Through Greater Data Ownership And Governance
• Effectively Moving Your Businesses Data Governance Strategies From Concept To Reality
• Optimising Data Quality Through Effective And Accountable Data Governance
• Getting senior backers and funding for governance and quality investment
• Examples of data governance leading to better and more accountable data

Enterprise Data Management

• Evaluating The Challenges Of Enterprise Wide Data Management: Is Centralisation Still Silo Specific For Many Firms?
• Achieving EDM Through Alignment Of Business IT And Operations
• Addressing Senior Buy In Challenges when moving towards EDM
• Minimising Disruption when implementing EDM strategies

Operational Risk

• Effectively Managing The Move From Controls-Based To Risk-Based Compliance
• Evaluating The Operational And Organisation Risk Attached To Inaccurate Or Incomplete Data
• Uncovering the true revenue lost due to inaccurate data and data repairs
• Assessing the growing scrutiny of regulators on data quality and accuracy
• Reduce Operational Risk Through Greater Scrutiny Of Data Vendors And Management Of Third Party Data Across Your Business

Counterparty Data

• Establishing And Successfully Managing A Centralised Counterparty Database: Overcoming Implementation Challenges And Ensuring Continuous Improvement
• Minimising disruption and maintaining operational efficiency when re-engineering counterparty information into one centralised platform
• Removing point-to-point interfaces and aligning business units
• Identifying Counterparty Automation Efficiencies: Improving Counterparty Data Quality Across Your Business
• Assessing the case for centralised and fully automated counterparty data flow

Other Highlights this year:

• Evaluating The Implications Of MiFID On Data Management And Ensuring Your Business Is Compliant
• Meeting The Key Requirements Of Basel II And The Increased Focus On Credit Risk Recommendations
• Identifying The Key Developments Within KYC And The Impact On Counterparty Information Across Your Business
• Evaluating The Growth In Electronic Regulatory Reporting (ERR) And The Technology And Infrastructure Needed To Ensure You Remain Compliant
• The Growing Demand For Customised Client Reporting: The Implications For Reference Data Management
• Optimise Data Management Through Strategic Alignment Of Business, IT And Operations
• Ensure Greater Standardisation And Reduced Operational Risk Through Greater Industry Collaboration

Speaker Opportunities

If you are interested in speaking at FIMA 2008, please contact Marco Fernandez at marco@wbr.co.uk or call on+44 207 368 9400.

CD Rom

To purchase the FIMA 2007 CD ROM (all presentations included), contact us on +44 (0) 20 7368 9400.

Sponsorship Opportunities:

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities at FIMA 2008 please contact Henry Wallis at WBR on +44 (0) 207 368 9400 or email Henry.Wallis@wbr.co.uk.