Nicole Kidman
& Keith Urban and Charlize Theron united for day of hope and
charity in honor of those lost on 9/11
NEW
YORK and LONDON,
Sept. 13,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BGC Group, a leading global
brokerage and financial technology company, its affiliate Cantor
Fitzgerald and key celebrity ambassadors raised funds for charities
addressing the most pressing issues around the world and honoring
the legacy of those lost 22 years ago on 9/11, through Charity Day 2023. Celebrity ambassadors
including Nicole Kidman &
Keith Urban, Charlize Theron, Patrick
Dempsey, Matthew McConaughey,
Regina Hall, President Bill Clinton and others participated in this
year's event benefiting the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund.
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"Today, 22 years later, I still wake up with dread on 9/11, but
I know that, together, we've created hope and positivity on our
very worst day," said Howard W.
Lutnick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cantor
Fitzgerald, L.P. and BGC Group, Inc. "The spirit of Charity Day, and truly the organization, is to
take care of others around the world with the support of our
employees and our clients."
Originating in 2002, Charity Day
brings celebrities and esteemed guests to join BGC's skilled
licensed brokers on trading floors to conduct transactions and
raise funds around the globe. Since inception, the fund and
Charity Day have raised funds for
over 150 charities. One hundred percent of the firm's global
revenues on the anniversary of September
11th are distributed to the charities, including the Cantor
Fitzgerald Relief Fund. Charity Day
is also an opportunity for the Lutnick family and the Cantor
Fitzgerald community to pay forward the support that was shown to
New York following 9/11, striving
to make a tangible difference.
"As we honor those who were lost 22 years ago, our fundraising
and relief efforts stand as a reminder that in the face of tragedy
we must remain united," said Edie
Lutnick, President and Co-founder of the Cantor Fitzgerald
Relief Fund. "We believe together, as a global community, we can
make a meaningful impact by providing direct financial aid where
it's needed most; those affected by disease, natural disasters and
the list goes on."
The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund was founded 22 years ago to
honor the life and legacy of the 658 Cantor employees and 61
Eurobrokers lost in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. The
founders pledged on day one that help would always be there, not
just to assist those affected by 9/11, but to provide hope and
support around the globe.
To make a donation to The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, please
visit www.cantorrelief.org.
About BGC Group, Inc.
BGC Group, Inc. ("BGC") is a
leading global brokerage and financial technology company. BGC,
through its various affiliates, specializes in the brokerage of a
broad range of products, including Fixed Income (Rates and Credit),
Foreign Exchange, Equities, Energy and Commodities, Shipping, and
Futures. BGC, through its various affiliates, also provides a wide
variety of services, including trade execution, brokerage,
clearing, trade compression, post-trade, information, and other
back-office services to a broad range of financial and
non-financial institutions. Through its brands, including Fenics®,
FMX™, FMX Futures Exchange™, Fenics Markets Xchange™, Fenics
Digital™, Fenics UST™, Fenics FX™, Fenics Repo™, Fenics Direct™,
Fenics MID™, Fenics Market Data™, Fenics GO™, Fenics
PortfolioMatch™, BGC®, BGC Trader™, kACE2™, and Lucera®, BGC offers
financial technology solutions, market data, and analytics related
to numerous financial instruments and markets. BGC, BGC
Group, BGC Trader, GFI, GFI Ginga, CreditMatch, Fenics,
Fenics.com, FMX, Sunrise Brokers, Poten & Partners, RP Martin,
kACE2 , Capitalab, Swaptioniser, CBID, Caventor, LumeMarkets and
Lucera are trademarks/service marks and/or registered
trademarks/service marks of BGC and/or its affiliates. BGC's
customers include many of the world's largest banks,
broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds,
governments, corporations, and investment firms. BGC's Class A
common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the
ticker symbol "BGC". BGC is led by Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick.
For more information, please visit http://www.bgcg.com. You can
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/ bgc_group and/or
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factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking Information set forth
in these filings and any updates to such risk factors and Special
Note on Forward-Looking Information contained in subsequent reports
on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K.
About Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.
Cantor Fitzgerald &
Co. is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 5,000
institutional clients around the world, recognized for its
strengths in fixed income and equities, investment banking, prime
brokerage, commercial real estate, and infrastructure, as well as
for its global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
is one of the 24 primary dealers authorized to transact business
with the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York. For more information, please visit www.cantor.com.
Cantor Fitzgerald is a leading global financial services group at
the forefront of financial and technological innovation and has
been a proven and resilient leader for over 78 years.
About Charity Day and the
Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund
Every year, Cantor Fitzgerald
and BGC Group, 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 $180 million
for charitable causes around the world, and since its inception the
Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund has raised and distributed over
$357 million. For information about
the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, please visit
www.cantorrelief.org.
Media Contact:
Karen Laureano-Rikardsen
212-829-4975
klrikardsen@cantor.com
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