Week inAdvance
Monday | May 25, 2020
Mon May 25 U.S. markets closed for Memorial Day . | Tue May 26 NYSE will partially reopen trading floors . | Wed May 27 SEC Asset Management Advisory Committee meets on Covid-19 and the asset management industry. | Thu May 28 CFTC call to consider extending initial margin requirements compliance schedule.

Global governments are gradually lifting their Covid-19 lockdowns, opening certain schools, offices, factories, resorts, restaurants, sports, retailers, religious services, gyms, hair salons, cinemas, parks and beaches. Even the New York Stock Exchange trading floor will open to a few brokers. Some of the world’s hot spots remain mostly closed, though, including Tokyo and New York City. 

All times are Eastern and subject to change.
please join us
Wednesday, May 27
INVESTORS Cyber Security industry update call
11 - 11:30 pm

Wednesday, May 27
INVESTORS Council Roundtable update call
4 - 4:15 pm

Friday, May 29
ESGaction Council GOODbenchmarks Task Force call
11 am - noon

Come when you can. Leave when you have to. Take your calls.
at the agencies
Wednesday, May 27
FEDERAL RESERVE
Fed releases Beige Book at 2pm.

Wednesday, May 27
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Open meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee, held by remote means, to discuss matters relating to AMAC’s subcommittees and to Covid-19 and the asset management industry. See the complete agenda here .

Thursday, May 28
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Open meeting, held via conference call, to consider the following:
  • Proposed rule | Amending Regulation 3.10(c)(3) - Providing an exemption from registration for foreign persons acting as commodity pool operators (CPOs) on behalf of offshore commodity pools
  • Interim final rule | Amending Regulation 23.161 - Extending the compliance schedule for initial margin requirements for uncleared swaps in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
on the hill
No hearings of note.
across the globe
Monday, May 25 -
Thursday, May 28
BEIJING, China
China’s annual parliamentary pageant known as the  National People’s Congress , which started last Friday, continues.

Tuesday, May 26 -
Wednesday, May 27
WASHINGTON, LONDON, BRUSSELS
The Institute of International Finance live-streams its  IIF European Conference : “The EU, Covid-19 and the Future of Financial Services.” ECB Chief Economist Philip Lane is among the speakers.

Wednesday, May 27
PARIS, France
OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Blockchain Webinar Series: Blockchain in the coronavirus crisis - Supporting responses, building resilience will virtually bring together leading industry experts to explore how governments and business are leveraging blockchain and other DLT (distributed ledger technology) in the current crisis.

Wednesday, May 27
BRUSSELS, Belgium
The European Commission is scheduled to release a proposal for a recovery fund to mitigate the economic damage of the pandemic.

Wednesday, May 27 -
Thursday, May 28
BASEL, Switzerland
Bank for International Settlements' Financial Stability Institute holds a policy implementation meeting on financial technology and regulatory perimeter.
other events
Tuesday, May 26
NEW YORK CITY
The New York Stock Exchange will partially reopen its trading floor to a small number of brokers who’ll be required to wear masks. They must also abstain from using public transit.
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