June 1, 2015 | A CFTC panel will discuss cybersecurity on Tuesday with a focus on "the appropriate industry response to current and potential" threats. The Market Risk Advisory Committee will take up the issue after Chairman Timothy Massad said in April he expects the agency to propose a rule this year setting requirements for testing by  derivatives exchanges and clearinghouses to ensure they are adequately protected against cyber attacks. 
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Wednesday, June 17
Market Practices Council
(8:30 am - 1:30 pm ET)

Current industry-wide operational themes in the asset management industry featuring speaker/panelist David H. Lefferts, Managing Director and Head of Initiatives-Americas of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication).
The Week in Brief
Tuesday, Jun 2
CFTC's Market Risk Advisory Committee meets to discuss cybersecurity and market liquidity. Senate Banking holds hearing on Export-Import Bank. Two-day OECD forum begins in Paris.
Wednesday, Jun 3
SEC panel meets on matters relating to rules and regulations affecting small businesses, startups. Fed issues Beige Book. House Financial Services plans hearing on Ex-Im Bank's continued role in export financing.
Thursday, Jun 4
Ex-Im Bank's top executive makes the case to Senate Banking Committee for reauthorizing the government-run credit agency.
Sunday, Jun 7
Two-day G7 leaders' summit begins in Germany.
Please see below for details on these and other events this week.
At the Agencies
Tuesday, Jun 2
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION | Public meeting of the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) to discuss issues related to the appropriate industry response to current and potential cybersecurity threats and the concentration of futures commission merchants, and its effect on, and other factors currently affecting market liquidity. David Evans, a senior manager of the Bank of England, will elaborate on the bank's CBEST program, which is designed to test cybersecurity at systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs) by replicating the behavior of bad actors. (10am ET)
Wednesday, Jun 3
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | Public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies to deliberate on public company disclosure effectiveness, intrastate crowd-funding, venture exchanges, and treatment of "finders." The committee also will vote on recommendation regarding an exemption sometimes used by shareholders to resell privately issued securities. (9:30am - 3:30pm ET)
On the Hill
Tuesday, Jun 2
SENATE BANKING, HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS | Full committee hearing on "Perspectives on the Export-Import Bank of the United States." Witnesses will be Michael Strain, deputy director of economic policy studies of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research; Veronique de Rugy, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, George Mason University; and Daniel Ikenson, associate director of Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies. (10am ET)
HOUSE RULES | Full committee hearing on H.R. 2289, the Commodity End-User Relief Act. The bill would restrict the CFTC's ability to apply rules to deals transacted overseas by U.S.-based employees. (3pm ET)
Wednesday, Jun 3
HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE | Full committee hearing on "Examining the Export-Import Bank's Reauthorization Request and the Government's Role in Export Financing." (10am ET)
Thursday, Jun 4
SENATE BANKING, HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS | Full committee hearing on "Oversight of the Export-Import Bank of the United States." Ex-Im Bank Chairman and President Fred Hochberg will testify on whether to extend the bank's charter past its June 30 sunset. (10am ET)
Around the Globe
Tuesday, Jun 2
LONDON | U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority meeting to discuss new accountability rules for non-executive bank directors that threaten enforcement action for those found guilty of allowing misconduct to happen.
Tuesday, Jun 2 - Wednesday, Jun 3
PARIS | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Forum 2015. Launch of the updated Policy Framework for Investment. The 2015 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting will explore the importance of investment not only to sustain growth but also to address inequalities, encourage innovation, and finance the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Thursday, Jun 4 - Friday, Jun 5
HELSINKI, FINLAND | Joint ECB/Suomen Pankki conference. Topics include getting the balance right between innovation, trust and regulation in retail payments.
Sunday, Jun 7 - Monday, Jun 8
SCHLOSS ELMAU, GERMANY | German Chancellor Angela Merkel will host the the G7 leaders' summit in the Bavarian alpine retreat of the Elmau Palace Hotel. Heads of state and government of the G7 states will discuss the major global challenges within the framework of the informal group of leading industrial nations. The European Commission is also represented at all meetings.
Other Events
Tuesday, Jun 2
NEW YORK CITY | Capital Unbound: The Cato Summit on Financial Regulation. CFTC Commissioner Christopher Giancarlo and SEC Commissioner Michael Piwowar will speak.
Tuesday, Jun 2 - Wednesday, Jun 3
DETROIT | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Workshops. Topics include practical information for directors to measure and manage risks, and credit risk within the loan portfolio.
Wednesday, Jun 3
WASHINGTON DC | National Journal LIVE's "Sustainable Homeownership: The Future Of Housing Finance." HUD Secretary Julian Castro will speak on the future of housing finance.