Business Continuity Plan
Client Disclosure Statement
M&A MARKETPLACE by cHcsm
M&A MARKETPLACE by cHcsm has developed a Business Continuity Plan on how we will respond to events that significantly disrupt our business. Since the timing and impact of disasters and disruptions is unpredictable, we will have to be flexible in responding to actual events as they occur. With that in mind, we are providing you with this information on our business continuity plan.
Contacting Us – If after a significant business disruption you cannot contact us as you usually do at (404) 626-1881, eFAX (888) 459-3561 or huxleyn@mamarketplace.com or infohn@mamarketplace.com or huxleyn@concordhillcapital.com, please call, Wm H. Murphy & Co., Inc. Attn: Bill Murphy or bill@whmurphy.com. If you cannot access us through either of those means, you should contact Wm H. Murphy & Co., Inc.’s alternate number, (713) 782-1434 for instructions on how it may provide prompt access to any buyers, sellers or advisors involved in any Maxi-AUCTIONsm in process at the time of such business disruption.
Our Business Continuity Plan – We plan to quickly recover and resume business operations after a significant business disruption and respond by safeguarding our employees and property, making a financial and operational assessment, protecting the Firm’s books and records, and allowing our customers to transact business. In short, our business continuity plan is designed to permit our firm to resume operations as quickly as possible, given the scope and severity of the significant business disruption.
Our business continuity plan addresses: data back up and recovery; all mission critical systems; financial and operational assessments; alternative communications with customers, employees, and regulators; alternate physical location of employees; critical supplier, contractor, bank and counter-party impact; regulatory reporting; and assuring our customers prompt access to their escrow funds if we are unable to continue our business.
Our data back up firm, Digital Hands Inc., backs up our important records daily in a geographically separate area. While every emergency situation poses unique problems based on external factors, such as time of day and the severity of the disruption, we have been advised by our back up and technical support firm that its objective is to restore its own operations and be able to resume its back up and support functions within twenty-four hours. There may be some disruption to customers involved in the M&A MARKETPLACE by cHcsm’s Maxi-AUCTIONsm but once telephonic and or access to the internet is re-established all customers and advisors should be able to contact us.
Varying Disruptions – Significant business disruptions can vary in their scope, such as only our firm, a single building housing our firm, the business district where our firm is located, the city where we are located, or the whole region. Within each of these areas, the severity of the disruption can also vary from minimal to severe. In a disruption to only our firm or a building housing our firm, we will transfer our operations to a local site when needed and expect to recover and resume business within twenty-four hours. In a disruption affecting our business district, city, or region, we will transfer our operations to a site outside of the affected area, and recover and resume business within seventy-two hours. In either situation, we plan to continue in business, transfer operations to our broker dealer if necessary, and notify you through our customer emergency number, (713) 782-1434 how to contact us. If the significant business disruption is so severe that it prevents us from remaining in business, we will assist our customer’s in receiving prompt access to their escrow funds should any open auctions NOT be able to be completed.
For more information – If you have questions about our business continuity planning, you can contact us at (404) 626-1881 or infohn@mamarketplace.com.
This plan is subject to modification and customers may alternatively obtain updated summaries by requesting a written copy by mail.
Wm H. Murphy & Co., Inc.
Wm H. Murphy & Co., Inc. has developed a Business Continuity Plan on how we will respond to events that significantly disrupt our business. Since the timing and impact of disasters and disruptions is unpredictable, we will have to be flexible in responding to actual events as they occur. With that in mind, we are providing you with this information on our business continuity plan.
Contacting Us – If after a significant business disruption you cannot contact us as you usually do at (713) 965-9494 or bill@whmurphy.com, you should call our alternative number (713) 782-1434. If you cannot access us through either of those means, you should contact our clearing firm, Southwest Securities, Inc., at (214) 859-1800 for instructions on how it may provide prompt access to funds and securities, enter orders and process other trade-related, cash, and security transfer transactions for your customers.
Our Business Continuity Plan – We plan to quickly recover and resume business operations after a significant business disruption and respond by safeguarding our employees and property, making a financial and operational assessment, protecting the Firm’s books and records, and allowing our customers to transact business. In short, our business continuity plan is designed to permit our firm to resume operations as quickly as possible, given the scope and severity of the significant business disruption.
Our business continuity plan addresses: data back up and recovery; all mission critical systems; financial and operational assessments; alternative communications with customers, employees, and regulators; alternate physical location of employees; critical supplier, contractor, bank and counter-party impact; regulatory reporting; and assuring our customers prompt access to their funds and securities if we are unable to continue our business.
Our clearing firm, Southwest Securities, Inc., backs up our important records in a geographically separate area. While every emergency situation poses unique problems based on external factors, such as time of day and the severity of the disruption, we have been advised by our clearing firm that its objective is to restore its own operations and be able to complete existing transactions and accept new transactions and payments within one to four hours. Your orders and requests for funds and securities could be delayed during this period.
Varying Disruptions – Significant business disruptions can vary in their scope, such as only our firm, a single building housing our firm, the business district where our firm is located, the city where we are located, or the whole region. Within each of these areas, the severity of the disruption can also vary from minimal to severe. In a disruption to only our firm or a building housing our firm, we will transfer our operations to a local site when needed and expect to recover and resume business within one hour. In a disruption affecting our business district, city, or region, we will transfer our operations to a site outside of the affected area, and recover and resume business within one hour. In either situation, we plan to continue in business, transfer operations to our clearing firm if necessary, and notify you through our customer emergency number, (713) 782-1434 how to contact us. If the significant business disruption is so severe that it prevents us from remaining in business, we will assure our customer’s prompt access to their funds and securities.
For more information – If you have questions about our business continuity planning, you can contact us at (713) 965-9494.
This plan is subject to modification and customers may alternatively obtain updated summaries by requesting a written copy by mail.