THE WEEK IN BRIEF | Mon 6/13 IOSCO market conduct task force in Hong Kong. | Tues 6/14 Senate Banking SEC hearing. House panel examines international derivatives requirements. | Wed 6/15 Fed rate decision. INVESTORS CMBS Council meets. | Thu 6/16 ISDA legal forum in NYC. INVESTORS Cyber Security Council meets. | Fri 6/17 Ecofin meeting in Luxembourg. | Please see below for details on these & other events.
6 Jun 2016
Week InAdvance
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all times ET unless noted

Wednesday, Jun 15
INVESTORS CMBS Council Meeting
3 - 3:30 pm

Thursday, Jun 16
INVESTORS Cyber Security Council Meeting
Noon - 1:00 pm
for details...
Matthew Jones
Staff Director
(202) 712-9050
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Last Wednesday of every month
INVESTORS Monthly Members Meeting
4:30 - 5 pm
Brief updates from all Council chairs.
All INVESTORS members are invited to listen in.

3rd Wednesday of every month
CMBS Council monthly meeting
3 - 3:30 pm

1st Thursday of every month
Mortgage Securitization Council monthly meeting
3 - 3:30 pm

2nd Thursday of every month
Market Practices Council monthly meeting
11 - 11:30 am

Tuesday, Jun 21
INVESTORS Legal & Regulatory Council Meeting
12:15 - 1:45 pm
at the agencies
Monday, Jun 13
FEDERAL RESERVE
Closed meeting for review and determination by the Board of Governors of the advance and discount rates to be charged by the Federal Reserve banks.

Tuesday, Jun 14
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
The SEC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) will hold one of their 2016 Regional Compliance Outreach Programs for Broker-Dealers in Boston, Massachusetts.

Tuesday, Jun 14
FEDERAL RESERVE
Closed meeting to discuss monetary policy issues. Federal Open Market Committee holds two-day meeting on interest rates. Meeting is associated with a Summary of Economic Projections.

Wednesday, Jun 15
FEDERAL RESERVE
Federal Open Market Committee announces decision on interest rate.  The FOMC probably will keep the benchmark lending rate  unchanged . Release at 2 pm EDT to be followed by Fed Chair Janet Yellen's press conference at 2:30 pm.
on the hill
Tuesday, Jun 14
SENATE BANKING, HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Full committee hearing on "Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission." SEC Chair Mary Jo White  will try once again to defend her agency against congressional budget cuts.

Tuesday, Jun 14
HOUSE AGRICULTURE
Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit hearing "to review the impact of G-20 clearing and trade execution requirements."

Wednesday, Jun 15
HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY
Hearing on "The Cybersecurity Act of 2015: Industry Perspectives"  with industry partners and stakeholders.

Thursday, Jun 16
HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY & GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
POSTPONED: Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management hearing on "Reviewing the Rulemaking Records of Independent Regulatory Agencies." SEC Commissioners Kara Stein and Michael Piwowar are scheduled to testify.
across the globe
Monday, Jun 13
LONDON, England
European Banking Authority public hearing on guidelines relating to liquidity coverage ratio disclosure.

Monday, Jun 13 - 
Tuesday, Jun 14
HONG KONG
IOSCO's Task Force on Market Conduct meeting.

Monday, Jun 13 -
Thursday, Jun 16
MONTREAL, Canada
The Conference of Montreal explores economic globalization with emphasis on relations between the Americas and other continents. Mexico's Finance Minister Luis Vedegaray and Canada's Finance Minister Bill Morneau will participate. 

Tuesday, Jun 14 -
Thursday, Jun 16
PARIS, France
OECD's International Anti-Corruption Practitioner Conference: Strengthening international co-operation.

Thursday, Jun 16 -
Friday, Jun 17
BUDAPEST, Hungary
International Association of Insurance Supervisors Global Seminar. Program includes global capital standards, cyber risk, selected issues in emerging markets and developing economies, conduct of business and the G-SII assessment process.

Friday, Jun 17
LUXEMBOURG
European Union member states should agree on a negotiating stance on new rules for money market funds at an Ecofin ( Economic and Financial Affairs Council) meeting.  EU member states have been stuck on whether government debt securities could be used for the liquidity buffer.
other events
Wednesday, Jun 15 -
Friday, Jun 17
WASHINGTON DC
The Security Industry Association hosts "Government Summit 2016." Private sector and government technology leaders discuss issues affecting investment and deployment of security solutions.

Thursday, Jun 16
NEW YORK CITY
ISDA Annual Legal Forum. Keynote address from Gary Barnett, deputy director of the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets.