NEW YORK and LONDON, Sept. 20,
2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Dozens of actors, musicians,
sports personalities and other distinguished guests donated their
time on September
11th to honor the memories of those who lost
their lives on 9/11 by raising more than $12
million for charities around the world. This special event,
called Charity Day, is hosted each
year by BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners" or
"BGC"), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial
and real estate markets, and its affiliates Cantor Fitzgerald and
GFI Group. Celebrities who attended the event included Matthew McConaughey, Common, and Liev Schreiber in New
York, and Nicole Scherzinger,
Tom Hardy and Jimmy Carr in London.
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In addition to the millions of dollars raised for many worthy
causes, BGC Partners, Cantor Fitzgerald 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 a time for
honoring our cherished colleagues and loved ones who lost their
lives on this day by helping others in need locally and globally,"
said Edie Lutnick, President and
Co-Founder of the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. "We are truly
grateful to the dozens of celebrities and esteemed guests who
attend each year, working alongside our dedicated employees to
raise money for charities around the world and make a difference in
the lives of those in need. We are proud to announce that
Charity Day 2018 was our most
successful event to date, raising over $12
million in one day."
BGC, Cantor Fitzgerald and GFI Group donate 100 percent of the
global revenues generated on Charity
Day, which has raised approximately $159 million globally since its inception in
2005. 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.
"Our clients and employees, together with our special celebrity
guests, have helped us turn this incredibly sad day into an
uplifting one by helping so many outstanding organizations,"
remarked Shaun D. Lynn,
President, BGC Partners. "Being able to raise millions of dollars
in a single day, and knowing the impact it will have on so many
lives, is a truly meaningful way to remember those who lost their
lives and hold them forever in our hearts."
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 charity ambassadors included actors
and musicians Nicole Scherzinger,
Tom Hardy, Martin Clunes, Debra
Stephenson, and Olly Murs. Also in attendance were the
Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, Countess of Wessex, Sophie
Wessex; sports stars John Terry,
Ryan Giggs, Harry Redknapp, Frank
Bruno & Steve Davis and
comedian Jimmy Carr.
At BGC's New York office,
celebrity guests included actors, musicians, athletes and other
public figures: Matthew McConaughey,
Bobby Cannavale, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (Miss Universe),
Sarah Rose Summers (Miss USA),
Spencer Dinwiddie, Justin Tuck, Gerry
Cooney, Dwight Gooden,
Liev Schreiber, Dascha Polanco, Marty
St. Louis, Erik Coleman,
Marty Lyons, Victor Cruz, Amani
Toomer, Gracie Carvalho,
Gene Simmons, Chris Cuomo, Neve Campbell, Josh Lucas, Harry
Carson, Wendy Williams,
Lucy Hale, Common, Ted Allen, Lorraine
Bracco, Edgardo Alfonso,
Walt Frazier, Calvin Johnson, Billy
Crudup, Willie Colon,
Chris Johnson, Jim Leyritz, Henrik
Lundqvist, Nick Mangold,
Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, Dr. Ruth
Westheimer.
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'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.
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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, 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 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 $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.
For information about charities around the world that
participate in BGC's Charity Day,
please visit: http://www.bgccharityday.com/
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