Week InAdvance | Tue Apr 4 2nd annual SSgA-OMFIF roundtable. Basel III meetings in London. SEC official at DC forum to discuss cybersecurity. Senate vote on SEC chair. | Wed Apr 5 SEC panels to discuss Rule 611 and immunity exchanges have from lawsuits. FOMC minutes. | Thu Apr 6 G20 digital ministers meet in Dusseldorf. | Fri Apr 7 Senate votes on Supreme court nominee. ECOFIN meets informally in Malta.
Mon Apr 3, 2017
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Wednesday, Jun 21
INVESTORS Spring Roundtable & Reception
Hosted by the Market Practices Council
Boston Massachusetts
In the afternoon | Exact time TBD

for more info on INVESTORS Councils
Matthew Jones,  staff director 
mjones@association.institutionaINVESTORS.org
(202) 712-9050
at the agencies

Wednesday, Apr 5
FEDERAL RESERVE
Federal Open Market Committee will release the minutes from its March 14-15 policy meeting at 2 pm EDT. 

Wednesday, Apr 5
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Meeting of Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee. Agenda includes updates  from the four subcommittees ( Regulation NMS, Trading Venues Regulation, Market Quality, and Customer Issues) , with presentations from
  • the Regulation NMS subcommittee on Rule 611 - known as the "order protection" or "trade through" rule - which generally requires exchanges to send orders to other exchanges that quote a better price.
  • the Trading Venues Regulation subcommittee on SRO rule-based limitations of liability and regulatory centralization.
on the hill

Monday, Apr 3
HOUSE RULES
Two securities bills with bipartisan support will go to the committee, clearing their path for House floor consideration later in the week.  The bills would increase the amount of stock options a company could give to its employees without making a wider set of investor disclosures ( H.R. 1343 ) and permit more investors to participate in an "early-stage" venture capital fund ( H.R. 1219 ).

Tuesday, Apr 4
SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
The committee will hold a vote on whether to advance Sullivan & Cromwell partner Jay Clayton's nomination to become Securities and Exchange Commission chairman. Clayton is expected to be approved by the committee, even though committee Democrats have been silent on whether they will support his nomination. Confirmation by the full Senate is also likely but probably won't happen until the end of April at the earliest.

Tuesday, Apr 4
HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES
Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade hearing on the Federal Reserve's mandate and governance structure.

Wednesday, Apr 5
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
Hearing on "The Decline of Economic Opportunity in the United States: Causes and Consequences."

Wednesday, Apr 5
SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Subcommittee on Economic Policy hearing on "The Current State of Retirement Security in the United States."

Wednesday, Apr 5
HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray will  make the bureau's semiannual report to the full committee.

Thursday, Apr 6
House Financial Services Committee
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit will look at the federal financial regulatory system and opportunities for change.

Friday, Apr 7
SENATE
Planned vote to confirm Supreme court justice nominee Neil Gorsuch, after which it has a two-week break scheduled.
across the globe

Tuesday, Apr 4 -
Wednesday, Apr 5
LONDON, U.K.
The second annual SSGA-OMFIF  pre-IMF spring meetings roundtable. Leading figures from central banks, sovereign wealth funds and international organizations as well as experts from OMFIF and State Street Global Advisors discuss the challenges facing public investors in 2017 and beyond.

Tuesday, Apr 4 -
Wednesday, Apr 5
LONDON, U.K.
European Banking Authority: Basel III and the EU Capital Requirements Regulation and Directive (CRR/CRD) / Banking Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) - latest developments.

Tuesday, Apr 4 -
Wednesday, Apr 5 
MANAGUA, Nicaragua
The 15th meeting of the OECD Latin American and Caribbean Competition Forum,

Wednesday, Apr 5
PARIS, France
OECD's Global Forum On Development 2017, "Working together to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals."

Wednesday, Apr 5 -
Friday, Apr 7
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
Argentina hosts the annual World Economic Forum for Latin America. Central bankers, finance ministers and business executives meet to discuss regional issues.

Wednesday, Apr 5 -
Friday, Apr 7
VALLETTA, Malta
The Eurofi High Level Seminar 2017.

Thursday, Apr 6 -
Friday, Apr 7
DUSSELDORF, Germany
The first G20 Digital Ministers Conference will focus on shaping and regulating the global digital economy.

Friday, Apr 7 -
Saturday, Apr 8
VALLETTA, Malta
European Union finance ministers and central bank chiefs gather for an informal meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Ministers (ECOFIN) on issues such as the common currency.

Sunday, Apr 9 -
Monday, Apr 10
SYDNEY, Australia
IOSCO's Committee 2 on Regulation of Secondary Markets.
other events

Tuesday, Apr 4
WASHINGTON DC
Stephanie Avakian, acting director of the SEC's Enforcement Division, will take part in a discussion on managing financial firm data breaches during Cybersecurity Docket's Incident Response Forum.

Tuesday, Apr 4
PRINCETON, New Jersey
Daniel Tarullo will make what could be his final public appearance after eight years as Federal Reserve governor. The regulatory agency's so-called point man for bank supervision will speak at Princeton University.

Thursday, Apr 6
WASHINGTON DC
Peter Driscoll, the SEC's acting director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, will give the keynote address at Regulatory Compliance Watch's annual investment adviser compliance conference.

Friday, Apr 7
NEW YORK CITY
William Dudley, president of the New York Fed, will speak at the Princeton Club of New York on the state of financial regulation and the potential for reform.
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