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DESCRIPTION:Click for Latest Location Information: http://edw2020chicago.da
 taversity.net/sessionPop.cfm?confid=143&proposalid=12450\nFINRA&rsquo;s big
  data environment is complex, which is a reflection of the ever increasing 
 complexity of the financial markets.&nbsp; On a daily basis, FINRA captures
  billions of market events from brokerage firms, market exchanges, other re
 gulators, data vendors, individual investors, and social media. &nbsp;Havin
 g a mature mastered reference data practice is absolutely essential for FIN
 RA systems to be able to deliver a reliable and consistent picture of the c
 onstantly-changing financial industry for the purposes of maintaining marke
 t integrity and investor protection.\nThis presentation aims to describe FI
 NRA&rsquo;s mastered reference data program in practical terms that can be 
 applied to other organizations in general.&nbsp;It discusses our journey fr
 om having local, application managed reference data to building a centraliz
 ed data platform where commonly used reference data is curated and leverage
 d broadly across the enterprise.&nbsp;\nWe plan to discuss:\n\n
 Program growth to maturity, including our challenges and pitfalls\n
 MDM processing architecture with key goals and drivers\n
 Metadata driven application development and testing using an Agile mindset\
 n	Challenges with building a people master\n\n
DTSTART:20201022T093000
SUMMARY:Mastering Reference Data and Why It Matters
DTEND:20201022T101959
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