REGULATORS ISSUE INTERAGENCY PAPER ON SOUND
PRACTICES TO STRENGTHEN THE RESILIENCE OF THE U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM
Three
federal regulatory agencies today issued an "Interagency Paper on Sound
Practices to Strengthen the Resilience of the U.S. Financial System." Among
other things, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Securities and Exchange Commission
identified sound practices to strengthen the resilience of critical U.S.
financial markets and minimize the immediate systemic effects of a wide-scale
disruption.
On
September 5, 2002, the agencies published for comment a draft of the paper in
the Federal Register. The agencies
have incorporated many of the suggestions that were made. The
final paper, which applies most directly to the clearing and settlement
activities of a limited number of financial institutions, provides more
flexibility to firms in managing geographic dispersion of backup facilities and
staffing arrangements, and takes into account other considerations relevant to
cost-effective implementation of sound practices.
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Media Contacts:
Federal Reserve Dave
Skidmore (202) 452-2955
OCC
Bob Garsson (202)
874-5770
SEC
John Heine
(202) 942-0020