Business Continuity Plan Disclosure
Univest Investments 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 215-721-2112, you should
call our alternative number 215-362-7000, or go to our web site at
investments@univest.net.
If you cannot access us through either of those means, you should
contact our clearing firm, Pershing, LLC, at 800-220-3077,
www.pershing.com for instructions on how it may process cash
disbursement, security transfers and trade-related transactions.
Customers who maintain an account directly with a mutual fund or
annuity company can access their funds directly by using the
contact information on their statements.
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 backup 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, Pershing, LLC 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 four (4) 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 four (4) 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 48 hours. In either
situation, we plan to continue in business, transfer operations to
our clearing firm if necessary, and notify you through our web
site, www.univest.net or our customer emergency number,
215-362-7000 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.
Securities and insurance products are offered through Univest
Investments, Inc., Member FINRA and SIPC, a licensed
subsidiary of Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania. They are not
FDIC insured, are not a deposit of or bank guaranteed, and are
subject to risks, including possible loss of principal amount
invested.