Business Continuity Resource Center

Return to Office Planning

• FEMA’s Exercise Starter Kit for Workshop on Reconstituting Operations

Latest Updates

• Focus on Funds: During Global Turbulence, Funds Continue to Operate Efficiently

  Apr 17, 2020

• ICI Members Are Monitoring the New Coronavirus Outbreak

  Jan 31, 2020

• Servicing and Protecting Shareholders Affected by Disaster (pdf)

  Dec 21, 2017

Guides to Emergency Pricing and Unscheduled Market Closures

• Mutual Fund Operations Planning Guide for an Unexpected Market Close (pdf)

  Mar 20, 2019

• Evaluating Fund Policies, Procedures, and Disclosure in Light of Unanticipated Events on Securities Trading Venues (pdf)

  Apr 12, 2016

• Emergency Pricing Procedures Under the Investment Company Act (pdf)

  Feb 7, 2013

Additional Reference Materials on Valuation

• SEC Valuation and Liquidity Guidance for Registered Investment Companies, Volume I (pdf)

  Jul 14, 2015

• SEC Valuation and Liquidity Guidance for Registered Investment Companies, Volume II (pdf)

  Jul 14, 2015

• Valuation of Portfolio Securities and other Assets Held by Registered Investment Companies—Select Bibliography of the Division of Investment Management
• Fair Valuation Series: The Role of the Board (pdf)

  Jan 26, 2006

• Fair Valuation Series: An Introduction to Fair Valuation (pdf)

  Jun 10, 2005

• Valuation and Liquidity Issues for Mutual Funds, 2002 Supplement (pdf)

  Mar 18, 2002

• Valuation and Liquidity Issues for Mutual Funds (pdf)

  Feb 28, 1997

Communication Alternatives and Status Reports

• Speedtest.net: Free Analysis of Internet Access Performance Metrics

• DownDetector: Real-Time Status and Outage Information

• Freeconferencecall.com: Audio Conferencing and Online Meetings

Background Information on Business Continuity Planning

• SEC Publishes Risk Alert On Investment Advisers' Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
  Aug 29, 2013

• SEC, FINRA, and CFTC Issue Staff Advisory and Best Practices Relating to Registrants' Business Continuity Planning
  Aug 19, 2013

• Continuity Forum

• Continuity Central: the International Business Continuity Information Portal

• Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security

• ICI Technology and Business Continuity Page

• The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center

Contact Information

• ICI Emergency Contacts for Accounting Issues

• ICI Emergency Contacts for Legal Issues

• ICI Emergency Contacts for Operations Issues

• ICI Emergency Contacts for Pricing Issues

• ICI Media Contacts

• ICI Staff List by Alphabetical Order

• ICI Staff List by Subject

• Other Key ICI Contacts

Other External Resources

• CBOE

• CME Group

• DTCC

• FINRA

• Federal Reserve Bank of New York

• Federal Reserve Board

• Futures Industry Association

• NASDAQ OMX

• NYSE Euronext

• SIFMA: Securities Industry Emergency Information

• U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

• U.S. Department of the Treasury

• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission