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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 and service bureau professionals in an emergency. FIF participates in the SIA BCP Committee and in the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC) representing financial technology vendors.

Please see FIF Initiatives 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.
Financial Services Sector Pandemic Exercise
FIF is coordinating market data and service bureau participation in the industry-wide pandemic planning exercise scheduled to begin on September 24 and conclude on October 11.

Archive Documents
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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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