Stan Smith, De Niro Help Lutnick Through a Tough Week
- Lutnick attends U.S. Open, receives award as Seles looks on
- Cantor Fitzgerald chief’s firm remembers 9/11 with Charity Day
Robert De Niro at Cantor Fitzgerald in New York on Sept. 11, 2017.
Photographer: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Cantor FitzgeraldThe anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks is melancholy, so Howard Lutnick tries to focus on positive things.
Monday morning brought Robert de Niro into the office to make a few trades and raise money for the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, started after the firm lost 658 employees in the attacks, including Lutnick’s brother. Global staff at Cantor and BGC Partners waive their pay for the Charity Day that last year raised $12 million. Part of Monday’s proceeds will support families affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.