FIF Business Continuity Planning Committee
Coordinating market data and service bureau involvement in industry BCP efforts, the FIF BCP Committee focuses on supporting market data services in an emergency. FIF participates in the SIFMA BCP Committee and in the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC) representing financial technology vendors.
Please see FIF Initiative Tracking for the status of the initiatives that this committee follows.
Relevant Links
Please click on the links below for additional information on the initiative.
FIF Emergency Command Center Website
FIF's emergency command center website serves the following purpose:
- Collect and maintain accurate emergency contact data for FIF subscribers and key industry service providers for use in the event of a disaster.
- Act as the market data and service bureau command center for up-to-date consolidated status in the event of a disaster
- Interface with other industry command centers to promote the efficient and timely exchange of critical information during disasters or other significant outages in the financial industry.
Securities Industry Business Continuity Test
FIF will manage service bureau and market data vendor participation in the October 27, 2012 Securities Industry Business Continuity Test. See SIFMA Business Continuity Planning Industry Test website.
FIF managed service bureau and market data vendor participation in the October 29, 2011, October 23, 2010, October 24, 2009 and June 7, 2008 Securities Industry Business Continuity Test.
FIF BCP Meeting Agendas
Meeting Materials/Minutes
Archive Documents
May 2005 BCP Newsletter Posted [2005-05-02] This edition covers the recent test of the FIF Emergency Command Center (ECC) website as part of SIA Top Off 3, FIF joining FSSCC, and the new FIF BCP Emergency Conference Call Numbers. September BCP Newsletter Posted [2004-10-06] This edition of the BCP newsletter describes some features of the Emergency Command Center, a recap of the Republican Convention, and has details about the upcoming FIA Industry-Wide test. August 24, 2004 Meeting Minutes Posted [2004-08-26] Meeting Notes from the August 24, 2004 BCP Committee Meeting. Topics include NYC Republican Convention Readiness, SIA BCP Conference in New York, and Emergency Command Center testing.