Week InAdvance: December 29, 2014

WEDNESDAY | The New York Stock Exchange is open during regular hours, and the U.S. bond market closes at 2 pm EST. It's a half day on many European bourses. Three regulatory deadlines.

THURSDAY | New Year's Day. U.S. stock and bond markets and European bourses are closed. Three regulatory deadlines, including a liquidity rules deadline: The biggest U.S. banks must begin stockpiling high-quality, easy-to-sell assets sufficient to survive a 30-day liquidity drought. Banks have two years to meet the new U.S. standards, which are based on international accords reached by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. Read more.

SATURDAY | Speakers at a three-day American Economic Association Conference in Boston include IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard; John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; and Eric Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

See below for details on these and other events this week.

Events this Week

Saturday thru Monday, Jan. 3-5

BOSTON | Annual American Economics Association event. IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard speaks on reassessing macroeconomics post financial crisis. San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams will be present at the panel discussion on the outlook for the U.S. and global economy. St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren will be present at the panel discussion on credit availability and at the panel discussion on policy normalization in Boston. Read more.

INVESTORS Events | Save the Date

Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015

2 pm EST | Meeting of Trading Executive Council

Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015

3 pm EST | Systemic Risk Committee Monthly Call

4 pm EST | Tax Policy Committee Monthly Call

Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015

8:30 am EST | Asset Management Industry Conference

3 pm EST | Mortgage/Securitization Committee Monthly Call

4 pm EST | Monthly CMBS Call

Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015

4:30 pm EST | Monthly Call

4 pm EST | Bi-Monthly Executive Committee Call

Upcoming Regulation Deadlines

Wednesday, Dec. 31

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM | Submission Deadline: Study to evaluate the potential effects of the revised regulatory capital framework on savings and loan holding companies and non-bank financial companies supervised by the Fed that are engaged in insurance underwriting activity. Read more.

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION | Due Date: Second deadline for filing resolution plans. Read more.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM | Effective Date: Final rule to bolster risk-management standards at financial market utilities labeled systemically important by the Financial Stability Oversight Council. Read more.

Thursday, Jan. 1

OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY & BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM | Effective Date: Final rule establishing a new regulatory capital framework incorporating Basel revisions, increased risk-based capital rules and amended RWA methods. Read more.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM | Effective Date: Final rule that bars banks from acquisitions that push their market share beyond 10 percent of all financial-company liabilities. Read more.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM & OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY | Effective Date: Interim final rule to ensure the treatment of derivative transactions isn't affected by capital and liquidity rules. Read more.

Monday, Feb. 16

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE SUPERVISORS | Comments Due: The first of three planned public consultations as the IAIS develops risk-based global insurance capital standards over the next two years. Read more.

Monday, Feb. 23

FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL ("FSOC") seeks public comment regarding potential risks to U.S. financial stability from asset management products and activities associated with liquidity and redemptions, leverage, operational functions, and resolution. Read more.