THE WEEK IN BRIEF | Sunday 5/8 IOSCO annual conference in Peru. | Monday 5/9 City Week 2016 in London. European Parliament in France to discuss tax avoidance. 
| Tuesday 5/10 
World Bank global private equity conference in DC. | Wednesday 5/11  ISDA conference in London. | Thursday 5/12 INVESTORS Market Practices Council meeting. Securities enforcement conference in San Francisco. | Friday 5/13 White House hosts U.S.-Nordic Leaders Summit. | Please see below for details on these & other events.
9 May 2016
Week InAdvance
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all times ET unless noted

Thursday, May 12
Market Practices Council monthly meeting
11 am - noon
save the date...       
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 am - noon
for details...
Matthew Jones
Staff Director
(202) 712-9050
at the agencies
Wednesday, May 11
PUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT BOARD
Meeting to  consider revising a controversial plan for boosting the amount of information investors get from audits. Any changes would be the first to the reporting model in 70 years.

Friday, May 13
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Treasury and IRS hold a meeting on regulations requiring annual country-by-country reporting by U.S. citizens that are ultimate ''parent entity" of multinational enterprise group.
on the hill
Tuesday, May 10
SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Full committee hearing on "Evaluating the Financial Risks of China."

Thursday, May 12
HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS
Member Day Hearing in Tax Legislation could address a range of charitable-giving bills. The h earing isn't fully focused on proposals to reshape U.S. tax code, so a wide variety of issues could be discussed.

Thursday, May 12
HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES
Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance hearing on " The Future of Housing in America: A Comparison of the UK and US Models for Affordable Housing."

Thursday, May 12
HOUSE SCIENCE, SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY
Subcommittee on Oversight hearing on " FDIC Data Breaches: Can Americans Trust that their Private Banking Information is Secure?"  FDIC Chief Information Officer Lawrence Gross, Jr. and Acting Inspector General Fred Gibson to testify.
across the globe
Sunday, May 8 -
Thursday, May 12
LIMA, Peru
IOSCO Annual Conference. The 41st annual conference will discuss, among other issues, the impact of fintech - including blockchain, audit quality, crowdfunding, market integration.

Sunday, May 8 -
Wednesday, May 11
MONTREAL, Canada
69th CFA Institute Annual Conference "Investing in a Changing World."

Monday, May 9
GENEVA, Switzerland
World Trade Organization's second "Heads-of-Delegation Meeting" this year. Participants are expected to discuss the agenda for the May 12 general council meeting and discuss options for future negotiations at the WTO.

Monday, May 9 -
Wednesday, May 11
LONDON, England
"City Week 2016: The International Financial Services Forum" on the outlook for the global economy. Prince Charles (via video link) will discuss green finance and his work on sustainability. Other speakers include Bank of England Deputy Governor Andrew Bailey, ECB Vice President Vitor Constancio, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans, and Larry Thompson, vice chairman and general counsel at the DTCC.

Monday, May 9 - 
Thursday, May 12
STRASBOURG, France
European Parliament plenary session to discuss tax proposals to crack down on avoidance, among other issues.

Wednesday, May 11
LONDON, England
ISDA "Overview of Capital Regulations" conference. Topics include bank structural reform, total loss-absorbing capacity and minimum requirement for own funds, and eligible liabilities.

Wednesday, May 11 -
Friday, May 13
KIGALI, Rwanda
"World Economic Forum on Africa 2016."

Friday, May 13
MEXICO CITY, Mexico
Americas Society/Council of the Americas hold the "Latin American Cities Conference: Mexico City." Private- and public-sector leaders will discuss the effects of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's constitutional reforms.
other events
Monday, May 9
WASHINGTON DC
Briefing on "The JOBS Act of 2012: Deregulation in the Wake of Crisis" at the Cato Institute.

Tuesday, May 10 -
Wednesday, May 11
WASHINGTON DC
The "Global Private Equity Conference," hosted by the World Bank's International Finance Corporation. Speakers include the World Bank's Rachel Kyte, a special UN envoy for climate change.

Thursday, May 12
SAN FRANCISCO, California
"Securities Enforcement Forum West 2016." Participants include Andrew Ceresney, Director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement.

Friday, May 13
WASHINGTON DC
SEC Chair Mary Jo White will give the keynote address at the Investment Company Institute's "General Membership Meeting."

Friday, May 13
WASHINGTON DC
President Obama will host the leaders of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden at the White House for a U.S.-Nordic Leaders Summit, followed by a state dinner.

Friday, May 13
WASHINGTON DC
The D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments in a leading constitutional challenge to the SEC's in-house courts.