NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Remembering
those who were lost by helping those in need; that's the meaning
behind Charity Day at Cantor
Fitzgerald, a leading financial services firm, and its affiliates,
BGC Partners, Inc. and GFI Group. On September 11, 2018, dozens of celebrities –
including President Bill Clinton,
Mr.Tony Blair, Common, Saquon
Barkley, Alec Baldwin, and more –
participated in the firms' most successful Charity Day event to date, raising more than
$12 million in a single day for
various charities around the world. Charity
Day also kicked off an effort to raise $5 million for Puerto
Rico to help families affected by last year's Hurricanes
Maria and Jose to rebuild their homes and their lives.
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Each year, Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC Partners and GFI Group donate
100 percent of the global revenues generated on Charity Day to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund
and, to date, have raised approximately $159
million globally since its inception in 2005.
"I'm always touched by the incredible outpouring of support from
the number of celebrities and distinguished guests who selflessly
donate their time to Charity Day,"
said Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. and BGC
Partners, Inc. "Charity Day is a
time to reflect and remember our friends, family and colleagues who
sadly lost their lives on September
11th, and transform this tragic day into one of hope and new
beginnings by giving back and making a difference."
In addition to the millions of dollars raised for many worthy
causes, Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC Partners and GFI Group announced
they are raising $5 million for the
families severely impacted by Hurricanes Maria and Jose in
Puerto Rico. These funds will be
raised over the next several months, and prepaid $1000 American Express® cash cards will be
distributed to 5,000 families in January
2019.
Charity Day is held in
commemoration of the 658 Cantor employees and 61 Eurobrokers
employees lost in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.
"On Sept 11, 2001 we had 960
employees and sadly lost 658 of those very special people and,
today, have grown the firm to over 12,000 employees," said
Edie Lutnick, President and
Co-Founder of the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. "We started
Charity Day so we can impact others
who are doing good work in the world. This is our way of giving
back for all of the kindness we received from others when Howard
and I lost our brother and the hundreds of employees who were our
extended family. This day also enables us to create a legacy for
all of these men and women who we cared about so deeply."
Esteemed guests representing participating charities joined
licensed brokers on the trading floors to conduct transactions with
clients. Celebrity personalities included President Bill Clinton, Mr.Tony
Blair, Alec Baldwin, Common,
Ken Daneyko, Gracie Carvalho, Tony
Danza, Scarlet Fu,
Thomas Keene, John O'Hurley, Walt
Frazier, Jim Leyritz,
Don Mattingly, Jessica Pimentel, LaChanze Sapp-Gooding, Norah O'Donnell, Kate
Snow, Chris Cuomo,
Len Elmore, Victor Cruz, Gayle
King, Goldie Hawn, Dr.
Ruth Westheimer, Jenny McCarthy, Petra
Nemcova, Carol Alt,
Amber Heard, Saquon Barkley,
Curtis Martin, Kimiko Glenn, Richard
Lui, Lucy Hale, Steve Buscemi, Billy
Crudup, Christopher Jackson,
Darryl Strawberry, Rose Byrne, Melissa
Rivers, Rosie Perez,
Samantha Harris, Rosanna Scotto, Gretchen Mol, Mike Breen, Evan
Engram, Kevin Shattenkirk,
Mike Greenberg, David Muir, Nick
Swisher, Gene Simmons, and
John Franco.
To make a donation to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, please
call (212) 829-4770 or visit www.cantorrelief.org.
About Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading
global financial services group at the forefront of financial and
technological innovation has been a proven and resilient leader for
over 65 years. Cantor is a preeminent investment bank serving more
than 7,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for
its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets,
investment banking, prime brokerage, and commercial real estate
finance and for its global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald
& Co. is one of 23 primary dealers authorized to trade U.S.
government securities with The Federal Reserve Bank of New York. For more information, please
visit www.cantor.com
About BGC Partners, Inc.
BGC Partners is a leading
global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate
markets. BGC's Financial Services offerings include fixed income
securities, interest rate swaps, foreign exchange, equities, equity
derivatives, credit derivatives, commodities, futures, and
structured products. BGC's Financial Services customers include
many of the world's largest banks, broker-dealers, investment
banks, trading firms, hedge funds, governments, corporations, and
investment firms. BGC, BGC Trader, GFI, Fenics, Fenics Market Data,
Capitalab, and Lucera are trademarks/service marks and/or
registered trademarks/service marks of BGC Partners, Inc. and/or
its affiliates. BGC's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market under the ticker symbol (NASDAQ: BGCP). BGC offers
Real Estate Services through its publicly traded subsidiary Newmark
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NMRK). BGC Partners is led by Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer Howard W.
Lutnick. For more information, please visit
http://www.bgcpartners.com. You can also follow BGC at
https://twitter.com/bgcpartners,
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bgc-partners, and/or
http://ir.bgcpartners.com.
Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements about BGC
Statements in this document regarding BGC that are not historical
facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements. Except as
required by law, BGC undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statements. For a discussion of additional risks
and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements, see BGC's
Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not
limited to, the risk factors set forth in these filings and any
updates to such risk factors contained in subsequent Forms 10-K,
Forms 10-Q or Forms 8-K.
About Charity Day and the
Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund
Every year, Cantor
Fitzgerald and BGC Partners, in conjunction with the Cantor
Fitzgerald Relief Fund, commemorate our 658 Cantor and 61
Eurobrokers employees who perished on September 11, 2001 by distributing 100% of our
global revenues on Charity Day to
the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and dozens of charities around
the world. The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund initially created to
assist families of Cantor employees who were lost on 9/11, has
since broadened its mission to provide aid to victims of natural
disasters, emergencies, direct service charities and wounded
members of the military.
Charity Day is our way of turning
a tragic day into one that is positive and uplifting by helping
others. We invite celebrity guests who represent participating
charities into our offices to conduct trades with licensed brokers
and their clients. To date, Charity
Day has raised approximately $159
million for charitable causes around the world, and since
its inception the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund has raised and
distributed over $332
million. For information about the Cantor Fitzgerald
Relief Fund please visit www.cantorrelief.org.
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