Business Continuity Management

About This Course

In our financial industry, setting out sound business continuity management (BCM) principles is important for our financial institutions to adopt, so as to strengthen their ability to recover critical business functions in the event of disruptions. The key principles for financial institutions to apply take into consideration the activities that they engage in and the markets in which they conduct transactions.

Learning Outcomes

Understand:

That BCM is the responsibilities of the board of directors and senior management
The recovery strategies and recovery time objectives
Interdependency risk
What is wide-area disruptions
Concentration risk
The need to test business continuity plans

Module 1: Who is Responsible for Business Continuity Management?

The Need for Business Continuity Management
Responsibility
The Expectation of Customers and Counterparties

Module 2: Recovery Strategies and Recovery Time Objectives

Critical Business Activities
Recovery Time Objectives
Incidents Management

Module 3: Interdependency Risk

Risk Management
Vendors Management

Module 4: Wide-Area Disruptions

Plan for Wide-Area Disruptions
Pandemic Preparation

Module 5: Concentration Risk

Separation Policy

Module 6: Testing of Business Continuity Plans

Financial Institution’s Readiness
Document Test Results and Constantly Make Improvements Needed

Module 7: Case in Focus

Assessment

The Financial Training Scheme (“FTS”)

The Financial Training Scheme (“FTS”) is a training incentive scheme supported by the Financial Sector Development Fund (FSDF). The scheme supports financial sector-specific training programmes that raise the competency of the financial sector.

All our programmes are approved for listing on the Financial Training Scheme (FTS) Programme Directory and are eligible for FTS claims, subject to all eligibility criteria being met. For latest development on the Funding Support for IBF FTS, please visit the Financial Training Scheme site.

Early Bird Discount

Enjoy 10% early bird discount when you register one (1) month before the course commencement date.

FTS

Course Features

CPD

1 Hour