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In This Issue Singapore financial sector influenza exercise Singapore Exchange proposes BCM rules for member firms  Singapore financial sector influenza exercise
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Singapore Exchange proposes BCM rules for member firms Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) has issued proposed business rules on business continuity for public comment. The rules are likely to take effect for member firms in 3Q 2008, and firms would have twelve (12) months to comply. Member firms were briefed on the new rules in April. These are SGX' derivatives market members (32 trading or clearing firms) and these are the securities market members (27 firms). If the guidelines are adopted, member firms would be required to:
Read the rest of the story on the Forbes Calamity Prevention blog and on ZDNet's BCP Confidential blog. The Disaster Preparedness web site collects and shares knowledge in disaster preparedness for the Himalayan countries of Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan, all places with histories of catastrophic natural disasters. The site is operated by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Nepal, and Disaster Preparedness ECHO (DIPECHO), a programme of the European Commission’s humanitarian aid department, DG ECHO. ICIMOD serves the eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas (HKH) – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan – and the global mountain community. It is supported by core donors Austria, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, its regional member countries and other donors. U.S. Banking BCM Guidelines 2008 The U.S. Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council (FFIEC) has released an updated business continuity planning booklet for 2008. "Booklet" is a bit of an understatement: it's 132 pages. These are the highlights. The last version was published in 2003.
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