Week inAdvance
Monday | Sep 21, 2020
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Mon Sep 21 Fed Board meets on Community Reinvestment Act. | Tue Sep 22 September Equinox. Powell, Mnuchin appear before House panel. | Wed Sep 23 SEC to decide whether to adopt new shareholder resolution filing rules. Powell will face questions on the economic fallout from the pandemic and the fiscal stimulus. | Thu Sep 24 SEC's LabCFTC to host Empower Innovation 2020. Powell, Mnuchin testify before Senate Banking Committee. | Fri Sep 25 FSOC meets on secondary mortgage markets and short-term wholesale funding markets.
Governments around the world are walking a tightrope between easing coronavirus lockdowns to revive economic growth, and controlling any resurgence of Covid-19. Globally, 30 million people have been infected with the virus, and the death toll is approaching 1 million. Israel is so far the only developed country in the world to go into a second lockdown. Taiwan and Thailand are powering ahead; Europe has seen a jump in cases.
New York City has postponed its public school reopenings again, to Oct. 1 for some grades, while Hong Kong plans to resume face-to-face classes in phases.
All times are Eastern and subject to change.
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Wednesday, Sep 30
INVESTORS cyber security industry update
11 - 11:30 am
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Monday, Sep 21
FEDERAL RESERVE
Open meeting to discuss advance rulemaking on the Community Reinvestment Act.
Wednesday, Sep 23
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
The SEC is set to finalize a rule that limits shareholders' ability to submit agenda proposals at annual general meetings, but may give ground on a clause that would permit companies to dismiss proposals that show diminishing shareholder support. The concession will likely be welcomed by advocates of social and environmental causes.
Wednesday, Sep 23
CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY
Thursday, Sep 24
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
The CFTC's fintech office LabCFTC will hold its annual Fintech Forward conference virtually as three online sessions. The Empower Innovation 2020 sessions will take place on Sept. 24, Oct. 21 and Nov. 19, rather than on one day. The three-part series was designed to facilitate a dialogue among innovators, regulators, market participants, and the public around cutting-edge fintech innovation.
Thursday, Sep 24
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
The SEC Investor Advisory Committee will meet virtually to hold two panel discussions: a discussion regarding self-directed IRAs, and a discussion regarding minority community investor inclusion. The full agenda is available here.
Friday, Sep 25
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Financial Stability Oversight Council meets via telephone. The agenda will include both an open and a closed session. The preliminary agenda for the open session includes secondary mortgage market activities and the FSOC's fiscal year 2021 budget. The preliminary agenda for the closed session includes secondary mortgage market activities, FSOC's 2020 annual report, and short-term wholesale funding markets.
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Tuesday, Sep 22
HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES
Hearing on oversight of the Treasury Department's and the Federal Reserve's pandemic response. Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven are slated to testify.
Wednesday, Sep 23
HOUSE SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Fed Chair Jerome Powell appears to discuss the central bank’s response to the pandemic.
Thursday, Sep 24
SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Hearing on the quarterly CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act report to Congress. Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin are scheduled to testify.
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Monday, Sep 21
LONDON, U.K.
Informal contacts between the negotiating teams on Brexit are likely to continue. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Internal Market Bill may get a rough ride in the House of Lords, despite Johnson agreeing on a compromise with members of his Conservative Party. Attention will also be on the EU, which has threatened the collapse of trade talks unless Johnson withdraws the legislation.
Monday, Sep 21 -
Tuesday, Sep 22
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia
Mon | 3rd climate stewardship working group meeting
Mon | 3rd trade and investment working group meeting
Tue | 3rd international financial architecture working group meeting
Tue | Trade ministers meeting
Monday, Sep 21 -
Thursday, Sep 24
DAVOS, Switzerland
Taking place in the context of the United Nations General Assembly, the World Economic Forum’s fourth and, for the first time, fully virtual Sustainable Development Impact Summit will convene leaders from government, business, international organizations, and civil society along with a diverse group of experts and innovators to initiate, accelerate, and scale-up entrepreneurial solutions to tackle climate change and advance sustainable development.
Wednesday, Sep 23
BASEL, Switzerland
Financial Stability Board to host a virtual stakeholder engagement meeting to discuss its recently published financial market infrastructure resolution questionnaire.
Thursday, Sep 24 -
Friday, Sep 25
BASEL, Switzerland
Bank for International Settlements workshop on "Financial innovation: Implications for competition, regulation, and monetary policy" hosted in collaboration with the Bank of England and the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
Thursday, Sep 24 -
Friday, Sep 25
BRUSSELS, Belgium
EU Summit. Leaders from across the bloc meet in person to discuss industrial strategy in the aftermath of Covid, tensions with Turkey and Russia, relations with China, and the state of the Brexit negotiations.
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Monday, Sep 21 -
Wednesday, Sep 30
World leaders will gather online for the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, with a high-level debate on Wednesday to discuss how to tackle coronavirus.
Tuesday, Sep 22
September equinox. The sun shines directly on the equator causing nearly equal amounts of day and night throughout the world. It’s the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere and the start of spring in the Southern Hemisphere.
Wednesday, Sep 23
NEW YORK CITY
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