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Personal Finances Drag Down India Consumer Sentiment - MNI India Consumer Sentiment Indicator Lowest Since March

Date 04/08/2015

The MNI India Consumer Sentiment Indicator fell for the third consecutive month to 118.6 in July from 119.5 in June led by a weakening in personal finances.
 

EPA-DOE-FERC Coordination On Implementation Of The Clean Power Plan

Date 03/08/2015

This document describes how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will coordinate efforts to help ensure continued reliable electricity generation and transmission during the implementation of the Clean Power Plan (CPP). It describes one of several mechanisms that the three agencies, working independently or jointly, can rely on to support the industry’s ongoing actions to ensure electricity reliability during the implementation of the CPP.

Bank EKI Genossenschaft Reaches Resolution Under US Justice Department's Swiss Bank Program

Date 03/08/2015

The Department of Justice announced today that Bank EKI Genossenschaft (Bank EKI) has reached a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program.

CBOE Futures Exchange Reports July 2015 Trading Volume

Date 03/08/2015

CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE®) today reported that July 2015 monthly average daily volume (ADV) and monthly total volume, both exchangewide at CFE and for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX® Index), rose from June 2015 and from year-ago levels. Total volumes hit a second consecutive monthly high for 2015, surpassing the previous monthly high for the year set in June.

ISE Holdings Reports Business Activity For July 2015

Date 03/08/2015

• ISE and ISE Gemini combined represent 16.8% of equity options market share, excluding dividend trades.
• ISE and ISE Gemini reported a combined ADV of 2.6 million contracts.
• Dividend trades made up 0.4% of industry volume in July 2015.

CBOE Holdings Reports July 2015 Trading Volume

Date 03/08/2015

• Total Volume of 106.5 Million Contracts Up 7% From June, Down 2% From Year Ago  
• ADV of 4.8 Million Contracts, Up 7% From June, 
  Down 2% From Year Ago

FINRA Fines Aegis Capital Corp. $950,000 For Sales Of Unregistered Penny Stocks And AML Violations - Two Chief Compliance Officers Fined And Suspended - Aegis CEO Fined And Suspended For Failure To Report Liens

Date 03/08/2015

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Aegis Capital Corp. $950,000 for improperly selling unregistered penny stocks and for related supervisory failures, and for failing to implement anti-money laundering (AML) policies and procedures. Aegis is also required to retain an independent consultant to review its supervisory and AML systems and procedures. In addition, Charles D. Smulevitz and Kevin C. McKenna, who served successively as Chief Compliance and AML Compliance Officers at the time of the violations, agreed to 30- and 60-day principal suspensions, and fines of $5,000 and $10,000, respectively, for their supervisory and AML failures. In a separate proceeding, Robert Eide, Aegis’s President and CEO, was suspended for 15 days and fined $15,000 for failing to disclose more than $640,000 in outstanding liens.

CFTC Charges Illinois Resident Husam Tayeh, Dinar Corp., Inc., And My Monex, Inc. With Fraud And Other Violations Involving Foreign Currency Scheme - Federal Court Issues Emergency Order Freezing Assets And Protecting Books And Records

Date 03/08/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the unsealing of a civil enforcement action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, charging Husam Tayeh of Oak Lawn, Illinois; Dinar Corp., Inc. (DCI), a Nevada corporation; and My Monex, Inc.(Monex NV), a Nevada corporation (collectively, the Defendants), with operating a fraudulent scheme involving foreign currency (forex), and failing to register with the CFTC as required by federal law. The CFTC Complaint further names Theodore S. Hudson, II and his company My Monex, Inc., an Alabama corporation (Monex AL), both of Dothan, Alabama, as Relief Defendants.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces The First Preview For Ibovespa And Other Indices

Date 03/08/2015

BM&FBOVESPA announces the first preview for the BOVESPA Index (Ibovespa) theoretical portfolio, which will be valid for the period of September 08-December 30, 2015, based on the closing of the July 31, 2015 trading session. RADL3 (RAIADROGASIL ON) is a new addition to this portfolio, which is now made up of 64 stocks from 60 companies.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Market Attributes: Correlation & Dispersion Index Dashboard

Date 03/08/2015

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