Week inAdvance Monday | Jul 22, 2019

Tue Jul 23 Senate probes cannabis banking. | Wed Jul 24 SunTrust, BB&T merger in the House. | Thu Jul 25 SEC's investor panel meets.

please join us

Tuesday, Jul 23 INVESTORS mortgage securitization update 3 - 3:15 pm Thursday, Jul 25 INVESTORS market practices industry update 11:30 - 11:45 am Come when you can. Leave when you have to. Take your calls. for more info: Matthew Jones, executive director mjones@association.institutionalINVESTORS.org (202) 712-9050

at the agencies

Thursday, Jul 25 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Open meeting of the Investor Advisory Committee to discuss the SEC's approach to regulation in areas with limited competition, trends in investment research, the impact of MiFID II, and the proxy process. See the full agenda  here. Tuesday, Jul 23 - Thursday, Jul 25 MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD Board meeting to discuss corporate, financial, and governance matters; market regulation; and market transparency. See complete agenda here.

on the hill

Tuesday, Jul 23 SENATE AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, & FORESTRY Hearing on the state of the derivatives market and perspectives for CFTC reauthorization. Tuesday, Jul 23 SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS Open hearing on the challenges for cannabis and banking, which may be a positive sign for the "Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act" (the SAFE Act) which would enable banking services for pot companies. Industry stakeholders will testify. Wednesday, Jul 24 HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES  Hearing to examine the proposed merger of SunTrust and BB&T, the next megabank? Thursday, Jul 25 HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES Task Force on Financial Technology hearing to examine the use of alternative data in underwriting and credit scoring to expand access to credit.

across the globe

Tuesday, Jul 23 LONDON, UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s successor is announced. Either Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt or, more likely, his predecessor Boris Johnson will become the new Conservative leader and PM. The formal handover of power is the following day. Thursday, Jul 25 FRANKFURT, Germany European Central Bank policy meeting. It is widely expected to keep rates on hold, but to change its forward guidance on rates again in July, paving the way for rate cuts later in the year.

other events

Tuesday, Jul 23 WASHINGTON DC The International Monetary Fund to release an update to its World Economic Outlook, providing clues about the state of the world economy after a downbeat assessment of global growth in April.