TSAM EU – Data Management

Speakers include


Francis Gross,
Head of External Statistics Division,
European Central Bank

Diarmuid O’Donovan,
Global Head of Data,
UBS Global Asset Management

Shannon Walker,
Business Architect – Finance Change,
Deutsche Bank

Steven Carter,
Head of Data Management,
Baring Asset Management

View full speaker list

Related Workshop

March 8th: What data content changes are needed to achieve regulatory deadlines?

Build your own event programme and either mix-and-match from the 60 sessions on offer, or stick to a stream and fully immerse yourself in one strategic area.

Conference Agenda

7th March 2012, Lancaster London Hotel, London

08.00 Registration and refreshments

08.45 OsneyMedia’s welcome address

08.50 Chairman’s opening address

09.00 Regulatory drivers vs. business drivers – have the best of both worlds

  • What are the regulatory drivers within the data management industry?
  • How can we make sure that we can cover these successfully?
  • Ensuring you keep the business satisfied so that you are addressing all sides of the organisation

Chris Johnson, Head of Product Management, HSBC Securities Services

09.30 Legal Entity Identifier – what do we need to know?

  • The latest updates in regulations for LEI
  • What does your organisation need to do to be ready?
  • How will this affect your organisation’s daily activities?

Francis Gross, Head of Division, External Statistics Division, European Central Bank

10.00 Governance of data management – how do you cope?

  • Data governance for “non-tech-ies” – how to deal with data governance when you’re not from an IT background
  • What technology is out there and solutions on which ones will work best for your organisation
  • How you can make sure your data governance is not restricted to one business line and is effectively employed across the whole of your organisation

Jonathan Hammond, Consultant and Business Technology Practice Lead, Knadel

10.30 Morning coffee and networking

11.00 Solving the investment data aggregation and delivery challenge

  • What do stakeholders want?
  • Are they satisfied?
  • So, what’s the problem?
  • Is there an answer?

Julian Webb, Global Head of Data Management and Analytics, DST Global Solutions

11.30 Panel discussion: Overcoming the challenge of communication issues within data management

  • Data buzz words quiz – do we all understand the standard data management terms to mean the same thing?
  • Risk mitigation – consequences of miscommunication
  • How to avoid the reputational damage that can be caused through miscommunication issues
  • Making sure IT and the business side are talking the same language so that communication lines are fluid between these two departments

Moderator: Gary Pringle, Vice President, JP Morgan
Shannon Walker
, Business Architect – Finance Change, Deutsche Bank
Diarmuid O’Donovan
, Global Head of Data, UBS Global Asset Management
Arun Sarwal
, CEO, Investment Management Solutions, DST Global Solutions
Ronan Brennan, CTO, MoneyMate
David Renn, Head of Data Management Practice, Citisoft

12.15 Panel Discussion: Which price sources to use for bonds, as assets of regulated funds, in turbulent markets?

  • How do you independently verify bond prices?
  • How do we cope with the fluctuations within the European bond market
  • Impact of current regulation and merit of evaluated pricing

Steven Carter, Head of Data Management,Baring Asset Management
David Berry, IPUG Executive, IPUG
Phil Tattersall, Director of Consulting, Europe, Cutter Associates
Huw Bishop, Director, Valuations, BlackRock

13.00 Networking lunch

14.00 Paying the price for high quality data

  • How the cost of market data is affecting organisations and realistic steps you can take to minimise those outgoings
  • How to ensure data quality, what tools are available, enforcing SLAs and managing vendor costs
  • Meeting the increasing demands of the front office and clients; balancing cost against the demand for numerous feeds from multiple vendors

Judy Blackwell, Director, Cutter Associates

14.25 Content to be confirmed
Stephen Engdahl, Senior Vice President, Product Strategy, GoldenSource

14.50 Roundtable discussion: Cost of data and indices

  • How can we fulfil our data requirements as cost efficiently as possible?
  • Contract prices are increasing – hear solutions to try and reduce your spending
  • Realistic and affordable solutions

15.15 Afternoon tea and networking

15:45 Standardisation : why, what, how, when and who cares?

  • What standards are, why they matter, to whom and under what circumstances
  • How technology and business changes have changed the FS standards landscape
  • The G20 regulatory reform programme’s impact
  • How and where does standardisation fit into your data plan?
  • Standards decisions you need to make by 2014

PJ Di Giammarino, CEO, JWG Group

16.15 Offshoring – can it meet your business requirements?

  • How to overcome the security issues concerning offshoring of data?
  • Can your business benefit from offshoring
  • Can offshoring affect your competitive edge positively or negatively?

Geoff Kemmish, Head of Data Management, Acadian Asset Management

16:45 Panel discussion: Keeping your data store in order

  • How to feed your system with local and global data
  • What technologies are available and how they can work for you?
  • Obtaining tangible benefits

Hans Lux, Enterprise Data Architect, UBS Group
Mihai Moldovan,Sales Account Manager, Sterci
Steve Clarke, Principle Advisor in Investment Management Consulting, KPMG

17:15 Closing remarks and key takeaways from the chair

17:25 Networking drinks reception
Join us for an evening of informal networking and drinks

Who attends?

Directors, Vice Presidents, Heads of Data Management; Market Data; Data Architecture; Data Governance; Change Management; Business Management; Data Strategy; Data Analysis; Technology; Head of change management; Managing Director; Heads of Divisions; Fund Managers.

Look interesting? Book online

Stream sponsored by:

Bronze sponsor
Bronze sponsor