NEW YORK and LONDON, Sept. 15,
2016 /PRNewswire/ -- BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP)
("BGC Partners" or "BGC"), a leading global brokerage company
servicing the financial and real estate markets, announced today
that BGC, together with its affiliate Cantor Fitzgerald, raised
approximately $12 million for
charities around the world, at the companies' 12th
annual Charity Day on
Monday, September 12, 2016. Each
year, BGC and Cantor Fitzgerald donate 100% of the global revenues
generated on Charity Day to the
Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and dozens of charities around the
world.
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"Since first established 12 years ago, Charity Day has symbolized the importance our
company places on making a difference in the world and paying
tribute in a positive way to the loved ones we lost on this
anniversary of a day that is forever in our memory," said Howard
W. Lutnick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BGC
Partners. "We are honored to be able to support a multitude of
worthy charities and causes around the world, and I am deeply
grateful for the generosity that our clients, partners and
employees have continued to demonstrate for our philanthropic
efforts on Charity Day and
throughout the year."
Charity Day has raised
approximately $137 million globally
since its inception. Held in commemoration of the 658 Cantor
employees and 61 Eurobrokers employees lost in the 9/11 World Trade
Center attacks, Charity Day, in
conjunction with the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, has expanded
its mission to assist charitable causes worldwide.
BGC President Shaun D. Lynn, said: "We are proud to be
connected to such impactful charities around the world and inspired
by our clients and employees' continued dedication to Charity Day's mission of helping others in need.
It is because of these valued partners and our celebrity
guests who come to BGC Partners trading floors and help raise funds
on that day, that we can truly make a meaningful contribution and
offer financial assistance to so many outstanding organizations
globally."
BGC Charity Day was held in BGC offices across the globe
including: London, New York, Paris, Hong
Kong, São Paulo, Singapore,
Sydney, and other locations.
Distinguished guests representing participating charities joined
licensed brokers on the trading floors to conduct transactions with
clients. In London, BGC's affiliated charities and guest
ambassadors included: actors and musicians Tom Hardy, Lindsey
Lohan; comedians John Bishop,
Al Murray; sports stars Anthony Joshua, Andy
Carroll, Mark Cavendish,
David Haye, Chris Eubank Sr. and Chris Eubank Jr. Also attending were English
socialite Pippa Middleton and model
Jodie Kidd.
At BGC's New York offices,
affiliated charities and ambassador guests included: actors and
musicians Robert De Niro,
Steve Buscemi, Bridget Moynahan, Carla
Gugino, Malin Ackerman,
Edie Falco, Jackson, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, Vinny Pastore, AnnaSophia Robb, Juliana
Margulies, Rosie Perez,
Uzo Aduba, Tony Danza, John
Slattery, Jessie James
Decker, Zachary Quinto,
Theo Rossi, Vincent Piazza; media personalities Pamela Anderson, Boomer Esiason, Dr Ruth Westheimer, Gayle
King, Bill Cowher,
Mike Golic, Jenny McCarthy, Rosanna
Scotto; sports stars Peyton & Eli Manning, Walt
Frazier, Chris Snee, Dikembe
Mutombo, Dwight "Doc" Gooden, Jason
Pierre-Paul, Justin Pugh,
Maria Sharapova, Matt Harvey, Shaquille
O'Neal, Shaun O'Hara,
Steve Weatherford, Dellin Betances, Terrell "TO" Owens, Coach
Tom Coughlin, Venus Williams, Victor
Cruz, Willis Reed,
Gerry Cooney, Joe Namath, Allan
Houston, Eric Decker, Goose
Gossage, Jeremy Lin, Woody Johnson, CC Sabathia, and Bobby Valentine. Also attending were
models Constance Jablonski,
Lily Aldridge, Damaris Lewis, Coco Rocha; beauty queens
Nana Meriwether, Paulina Vega, Olivia
Jordan, Pia Wurtzbach as well as former NASA astronaut
Michael Massimino, Daniel Nigro, FDNY Commissioner, and
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of
York.
To make a donation to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, please
call (212) 829-4770 or visit www.cantorrelief.org.
About BGC Partners, Inc.:
BGC Partners is a leading
global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate
markets. BGC owns GFI Group Inc., a leading intermediary and
provider of trading technologies and support services to the global
OTC and listed markets. The Company's Financial Services offerings
include fixed income securities, interest rate swaps, foreign
exchange, equities, equity derivatives, credit derivatives,
commodities, futures, and structured products. BGC provides a wide
range of services, including trade execution, broker-dealer
services, clearing, trade compression, post trade, information, and
other services to a broad range of financial and non-financial
institutions. Through brands including FENICS, BGC Trader, and BGC
Market Data, BGC offers financial technology solutions, market
data, and analytics related to numerous financial instruments and
markets. Real Estate Services are offered through brands including
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank,
Newmark Cornish & Carey, ARA,
Computerized Facility Integration, Landauer Valuation &
Advisory, and Excess Space. Under these names, the Company provides
a wide range of commercial real estate services, including leasing
and corporate advisory, investment sales and financial services,
consulting, project and development management, and property and
facilities management.
BGC's customers include many of the world's largest banks,
broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds,
governments, corporations, property owners, real estate investment
firms. BGC's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market
under the ticker symbol (NASDAQ: BGCP). BGC also has an outstanding
bond issuance of Senior Notes due June 15,
2042, which trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol (NYSE: BGCA). BGC Partners is led by Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick.
For more information, please visit http://www.bgcpartners.com.
BGC, BGC Trader, GFI, FENICS, FENICS.COM, Capitalab,
Swaptioniser, Newmark, Grubb & Ellis, and Grubb are trademarks,
registered trademarks and/or service marks of BGC Partners, Inc.
and/or its affiliates. Knight Frank is a service mark of Knight
Frank (Nominees) Limited.
About Charity Day and The
Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund:
Every year, BGC Partners and
Cantor Fitzgerald, 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 terrorism, natural disasters,
emergencies, direct service charities and wounded members of the
military. Edie Lutnick is the President and Co-Founder of The
Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund.
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 $137
million for charitable causes around the world, and since
its inception, the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund has raised and
distributed over $300 million.
For information about the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, please
visit www.cantorrelief.org.
For information about charities around the world that
participate in BGC's Charity Day,
please visit: http://www.bgccharityday.com/
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