On December 20, 2005 the Joint Forum released a consultation paper on high-level business continuity principles.

The paper contains a set of high-level guiding principles that build upon traditional concepts of effective business continuity management and that reflect the current risk environment and the interdependencies of the global financial sector.

The paper is available on the websites of the Bank for International Settlements (http://www.bis.org), IOSCO (http://www.iosco.org) and the IAIS (http://www.iaisweb.org). Comments should be sent to the Joint Forum Secretariat at baselcommittee@bis.org with a copy to Judy.Cameron@osfi-bsif.gc.ca. The deadline for comments is March 10, 2006.