Week InAdvance | Mon Aug 28 Next round of Brexit talks in Brussels. | Tue Aug 29 Chicago Fed hosts large-bank directors conference. | Thu Aug 31 9th BRICS summit in China. | Fri Sep 1 Fed meets on SIBs & G-SIBs; vote on rule to prevent derivatives runs in a crisis.
Mon Aug 28, 2017
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Wednesday, Sep 13
INVESTORS CMBS Council Telecon
3 - 3:30 pm EDT

Thursday, Sep 14
INVESTORS Market Practices Council Telecon
11 - 11:30 am EDT

Tuesday, Sep 19
INVESTORS Mortgage Securitization Council Telecon
3 - 3:30 pm EDT

Tuesday, Sep 26
INVESTORS Legal & Regulatory Council Telecon
11 - 11:30 am EDT

Wednesday, Sep 27
INVESTORS Cyber Security Council Telecon
11 am - noon EDT

Wednesday, Sep 27
INVESTORS Monthly Members Meeting
4:30 - 5 pm EDT
for more info on INVESTORS Councils
Matthew Jones,  staff director 
mjones@association.institutionalINVESTORS.org
(202) 712-9050
at the agencies

Monday, Aug 28
FEDERAL RESERVE
Closed board meeting to discuss the advance and discount rates charged by the Federal Reserve banks.

Tuesday, Aug 29
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO
The Chicago Fed will host the Large-Bank Directors Conference for independent directors at firms with assets above $50 billion that are not designated among the most systemically important. Directors, their peers, and senior Fed supervisors will discuss governance, cybersecurity, and capital planning.

Friday, Sep 1
FEDERAL RESERVE
Open board meeting to discuss a final rule establishing restrictions on qualified financial contracts of systemically important U.S. banking organizations  and the U.S. operations of systemically important foreign banking organizations.  Board will vote on a final rule to keep derivatives contracts from being canceled immediately when one of the involved financial firms fail.  So-called stays in financial contracts would cover derivatives trades, securities lending and repurchase agreements.  Fed's final rule would align with international effort.
on the hill

House, Senate out for August recess.

Senate has scheduled pro forma sessions Tuesday, Friday.
across the globe

Monday, Aug 28 -
Thursday, Aug 31
BRUSSELS, Belgium
The next round of Brexit talks is set to start, though it may be delayed until Aug. 29. The EU is focused on withdrawal issues, not future relations, regardless of a U.K. bid to move the discussion forward.

Thursday, Aug 31 -
Monday, Sep 4
XIAMEN, China
Chinese President Xi Jinping  will host the ninth BRICS summit. Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are all expected to attend.  Look to President Xi to use the summit to advance solidarity within the heterogeneous BRICS bloc, as well as  elevate its diplomatic profile as a potential geopolitical and economic counterweight to the West.

Friday, Sep 1
CERNOBBIO, Italy
Ville d'Este: The 43rd edition of "Intelligence on the World, Europe and Italy" forum organised by European House-Ambrosetti. Speakers include ECB Vice-President Vitor Constancio.

Friday, Sep 1 -
Tuesday, Sep 5
MEXICO CITY, Mexico
Negotiators from the US, Canada and Mexico gather for the second round of talks on updating the 23-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement. The three countries issued a joint statement saying they'll seek a quick deal before politics overtakes the agenda next year.
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