Week inAdvance
Monday | Oct 26, 2020
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Mon Oct 26 SEC roundtable on Reg BI & Form CRS. China’s top policy makers meet in Beijing. | Tue Oct 27 BIS meets on covid impact & stress testing. | Wed Oct 28 OECD ministerial roundtable in Paris. | Thu Oct 29 U.S. jobless claims and 3Q GDP. | Fri Oct 30 OECD forum on infrastructure governance.
All times are Eastern and subject to change.
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Wednesday, Oct 28
INVESTORS cyber security industry update
11 - 11:30 am
Guest speaker – S&P Global Ratings' Nik Khakee, managing director and criteria subject matter expert on cyber risk across practices – will discuss cyber risks in light of governance issues that arose due to Covid-19 stresses, as well as elevated cyber risks given the shift to WFH.
Friday, Oct 30
INVESTORS ESGaction Council telecon
11 -11:30 am
Come when you can. Leave when you have to. Take your calls.
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Monday, Oct 26
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Roundtable on Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS, at which SEC staff and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) will discuss initial observations on Reg BI and Form CRS implementation. See the complete agenda here.
Wednesday, Oct 28
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Public virtual forum featuring women entrepreneurs and investors of color from Los Angeles and Atlanta discussing their business experiences and ways to improve access to capital for minorities and women.
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Wednesday, Oct 28
SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION
The CEOs of Facebook, Alphabet and Twitter are expected to testify virtually in a hearing on hate speech, misinformation, and privacy on their platforms.
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Monday, Oct 26
GENEVA, Switzerland
WTO (World Trade Organization) holds a dispute settlement meeting where it’s expected to grant the EU legal authority to impose retaliatory tariffs on $4 billion of U.S. exports.
Monday, Oct 26
BRUSSELS, Belgium & LONDON, U.K.
Brexit negotiating teams have started intense daily negotiations, and these are likely to continue as both sides push to finalize a deal by the middle of November.
Monday, Oct 26
TOKYO, Japan
New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to make his first policy speech as premier when he addresses parliament at the opening of a special session.
Monday, Oct 26 -
Thursday, Oct 29
BEIJING, China
The four-day meeting of the Communist Party’s Central Committee will take place behind closed doors. Known as the plenum, the discussion this year will focus on the framework for China’s 14th five-year plan that runs from 2021 through 2025, as well as the vision and targets for the next 15 years.
Tuesday, Oct 27
BASEL, Switzerland
Bank for International Settlements Covid impact evaluation and stress-testing policy implementation virtual meeting.
Tuesday, Oct 27 -
Wednesday, Oct 28
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
SEACEN (South East Asian Central Banks) online high-level seminar and meeting of deputy governors of financial stability and supervision.
Wednesday, Oct 28 -
Thursday, Oct 29
PARIS, France
2020 OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) virtual ministerial council roundtable: "The Path to Recovery: strong, resilient, green and inclusive" will bring together ministers of finance, economy and trade from OECD countries to discuss measures to strengthen international co-operation and "build back better" from the crisis. The OECD ministers will discuss macroeconomic policies and recovery plans, employment and social protection, trade and investment, resilient global value chains, and the actions needed for a green recovery.
Thursday, Oct 29
FRANKFURT, Germany
ECB (European Central Bank) rate decision; President Christine Lagarde will hold a briefing.
Thursday, Oct 29
PARIS, France
European Banking Authority holds virtual workshop on artificial intelligence.
Friday, Oct 30
PARIS, France
5th Forum of the OECD on the Governance of Infrastructure, held virtually.
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Tuesday, Oct 27 -
Wednesday, Oct 28
WASHINGTON DC
Thursday, Oct 29
The first reading of U.S. 3Q GDP is anticipated to be the strongest on record following a record dive in the prior quarter as many businesses were shuttered by the pandemic. The pace of growth is expected to markedly slow in the fourth quarter.
Friday, Oct 30
WASHINGTON DC
Securities and Exchange Commissioner Dawn D. Stump to participate in a virtual panel discussion with SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce as part of the Women in Derivatives event: Leadership during Challenging Times – 2020 and Beyond, a Regulator’s Perspective.
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