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– The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today announced that registration for the multi-week, U.S. financial services sector pandemic exercise is now open. The Securities Industry and Financial Management Association (SIFMA), the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (FSSCC) and the Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee (FBIIC) will sponsor the event. Registration is open through August 31st and early registration is encouraged through the website www.fspanfluexercise.com.
All members of the U.S. financial services industry (securities, banking, credit unions, insurance, service providers, etc.) are invited to register for this no-fee exercise. The pre-exercise preparatory phase will be accessible online from September 17 through September 23. The interactive exercise itself will begin on September 24 and conclude for participants on October 11.
The exercise registration portal
can be accessed by clicking on the “REGISTER” tab at the top of the website
home page. Potential registrants will
be directed to a page of “registration information” that participants will be required to complete. The registration process will enable financial
services organizations to record their intention to participate in the
exercise, as well as provide important general information for future analysis
on an anonymous and aggregated basis.
Confidentiality will be respected. To better understand how this
information will be used for analysis and after action reporting, please see
the Frequently Asked Questions provided via the website.
As part of the registration process, participants will select a username, which will serve as the identifier for the data gathered through weekly participant questionnaires. The username will not be combined with the specific institution name entered during the registration process.
The exercise website (www.fspanfluexercise.com) and
associated registration portal are being hosted by SIFMA.
