April 13, 2015 | IMF & World Bank hold spring meetings. House takes up tax, housing and mortgage-related bills. Tax day.
please join us ...
INVESTORS' TELECONS

Tuesday, Apr. 14
11 am | Market Practices Council | On the agenda: U.S./Euro harmonization of swaps regulation, current initiatives of global industry transaction processing utilities, and SEC's Investor Advisory Committee's T+1 recommendation
Wednesday, Apr. 15
4:30 pm | Monthly Membership Call
Thursday, Apr. 16
2 pm | Trading Executive Council | In person meeting in Boston at the offices of Standish Mellon Asset Management. David Harris of Dechert LLP will be there to describe what we might expect from SEC regarding liquidity regulations.
3pm | Mortgage Securitization Council
4pm | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Council

For call-in numbers and details: info@association.institutionalINVESTORS.org
the week in brief ...
Monday | Congress back from two-week recess.
Tuesday | House Agriculture Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit subcommittee holds hearing aimed at getting "commissioners' perpective" on CFTC reauthorization legislation. Secretary of State travels to Germany for G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting to discuss "key global political and security issues."
Wednesday | Tax day. House Appropriations panel hears from SEC Chair Mary Jo White on the commission's budget. 150th anniversary of President Lincoln's death.
Thursday | Senate committee holds hearing on mortgage credit obstacles.
Friday | World Bank and IMF meetings begin in DC.
Please see below for details on these and other events this week.
at the agencies
Monday, Apr. 13
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM | Closed meeting to consider the review and determination of the advance and discount rates to be charged by the Federal Reserve Banks. (11:30 am ET)
Tuesday, Apr. 14
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM | Closed meeting for a periodic supervisory update. (3pm ET)
Thursday, Apr. 16
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | Closed meeting to discuss institution of injunctive actions, institution and settlement of administrative proceedings, and other matters relating to enforcement proceedings. (2pm ET)
on the hill
Tuesday, Apr. 14
HOUSE AGRICULTURE | Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit hearing. Topics include commissioners' perspectives on reauthorizing the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Witness testimony from CFTC Commissioners Sharon Bowen, J. Christopher Giancarlo and Mark Wetjen. (10am ET)
Wednesday, Apr. 15
HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS | Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing. SEC Chair Mary Jo White is set to testify regarding the White House's $1.722 billion proposed budget for the agency in FY 2016. (10am ET)
HOUSE OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM + HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES | House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules & House Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade joint hearing on "Oversight of Efforts to Reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States." (10am ET)
HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES | Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit hearing on "Examining Regulatory Burdens on Non-Depository Financial Institutions." (1pm ET)
Thursday, Apr. 16
HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES | Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance hearing entitled "The Future of Housing in America: Increasing Private Sector Participation in Affordable Housing." (9:15 am ET)
SENATE BANKING | Hearing entitled "Regulatory Burdens to Obtaining Mortgage Credit." (10am ET)
across the globe
Tuesday, Apr. 14 & Wednesday, Apr. 15
LUBECK, GERMANY | US Secretary of State John Kerry is to attend G7 foreign ministers meeting to discuss key global political and security issues with his counterparts. The highest-ranking US diplomat will also hold a series of bilateral meetings.
Thursday, Apr. 16
LONDON | The Royal Institute of International Affairs: "The US Economic Outlook and Implications for Monetary Policy" hosted by Chatham House. Participants include Eric Rosengren, President and CEO of the Boston Fed and the Council on Foreign Relations' Sebastian Mallaby.
other events
Tuesday, Apr. 14
NEW YORK | NYU Law Conference: Regulatory Offenses and Criminal Law. Speakers include Leslie R. Caldwell, assistant attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division, and Patti B. Saris, chief U.S. district judge for the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts.
Friday, Apr. 17 - Sunday, Apr. 19
WASHINGTON DC | 2015 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.
Sunday, Apr. 19
WASHINGTON DC | Institute for International Finance hosts "International Capital Markets and Emerging Markets Roundtable." Speakers include governors of the People's Bank of China and the Bank of France, and the Bank for International Settlements' general manager.
Transparency. Inclusiveness. Consensus.