SIFMA’s Business Continuity Planning team continues to closely monitor the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on our industry and the markets. The SIFMA BCP and COVID-19 page provides guidance and resources for the industry to maintain operational resiliency, including instructions for financial services sector essential critical infrastructure workers.

GFMA submitted a response to the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) consultation on "Corporate Bond Markets - Drivers of Liquidity During COVID-19 Induced Market Stresses."

GFMA, IIF, and BPI have submitted a joint response to the IOSCO Consultation Report on Operational Resilience of Trading Venues and Market Intermediaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

GFMA along with its affiliate member trades, AFME, ASIFMA, and SIFMA, as well as with other industry associations, provided comments to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to request suspension of the current phase-in timeline due to the impacts of COVID-19.

GFMA and its Affiliate Members, AFME, ASIFMA and SIFMA, are actively monitoring global and regional developments relating to Coronavirus (COVID-19).