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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

March 22, 2012 - FIF BCP Meeting Agenda Posted [2012-03-21]
Meeting Agenda including Industry BCP Test Update, GETS Card Update and FIF Emergency Center Test.
December 14, 2011 - FIF BCP Meeting Agenda Posted [2011-12-13]
Meeting Agenda including Industry BCO Test, GETS Card and FIF Emergency Command Center Test updates.
September 21, 2011 - FIF BCP Meeting Agenda Posted [2011-09-18]
Meeting Agenda including Hurrican Irene Debrief, Industry BCP Test, GETS Card Update, FIF Emergency Command Center Test and Upcoming FIF Meetings.
May 31, 2011 - FIF BCP Meeting Agenda Posted [2011-05-27]
Meeting Agenda including FSSCC, Industry BCO Test Update, GETS Card Update, Emergency Command Center and Upcoming FIF Events.
February 23, 2011 - FIF BCP Meeting Agenda Posted [2011-02-21]
Meeting Agenda including Industry BCP Test, Emergency Command Center Updates and Upcoming FIF Events

Archive Documents

November 18, 2010 - FIF Letter to NCS on GETS Cards for Service Bureau and Market Data Vendors Posted [2010-11-18]
FIF Letter to National Communication Systems on importance of obtaining Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS) cards for Service Bureaus and Market Data Vendors
FIF 2010 BCP Committee Survey Report Posted [2010-05-18]
Report covering the results of the 2010 FIF BCP Committee survey
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.
BCP Agenda for April 5 2005 Test Posted [2005-04-08]
This is the agenda for the April 5, 2005 Emergency Command Center (ECC) Test, and BCP Committee Meeting.
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.
August 11,2004 - Emergency Command Center Posted [2004-08-11]
This press release announces that the Emergency Command Center will be fully functional for the upcoming Republican National Convention.
Apr 28, 2004 - BCP Committee Meeting Materials Posted [2004-04-28]
Presentation for BCP meeting including SIA presentation. Meeting scheduled for April 28, 2004 at 2 PM, 5 Hanover Square
Jan 26, 2004 - SIA Business Continuity Planning, Plan For Industry Testing, Version 2 Posted [2004-02-17]
FIF contributed to the development of the financial services industry test plan as an active member of the SIA Business Continuity Planning Committee.
FIF Comments on InterAgency BCP White Paper Posted [2002-10-02]
FIF's full comment letter

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