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 managed service bureau and market data vendor participation in the October 23, 2010 Securities Industry Business Continuity Test. See SIFMA Business Continuity Planning Industry Test website, Summary of Results and FIF Press Release
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.
Financial Services Sector Pandemic Exercise
FIF coordinated market data and service bureau participation in the industry-wide pandemic planning exercise which took place on September 24 and concluded on October 11, 2007. The after-action report is available.
Current Documents
FIF Letter to National Communication Systems on importance of obtaining Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS) cards for Service Bureaus and Market Data Vendors
Report covering the results of the 2010 FIF BCP Committee survey
Archive Documents
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.
This is the agenda for the April 5, 2005 Emergency Command Center (ECC) Test, and BCP Committee Meeting.
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.
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.
This press release announces that the Emergency Command Center will be fully functional for the upcoming Republican National Convention.
Presentation for BCP meeting including SIA presentation. Meeting scheduled for April 28, 2004 at 2 PM, 5 Hanover Square
FIF contributed to the development of the financial services industry test plan as an active member of the SIA Business Continuity Planning Committee.
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