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Westpac MNI China Consumer Sentiment Indicator Falls To Six-Month Low In August - Expectations For Household Finances At Lowest On Record

Date 31/08/2016

Chinese consumer sentiment edged down in August in a broad based deterioration which saw declining optimism toward personal finances, business conditions and the job market. On a more optimistic note, consumers reported a slight improvement in their willingness to spend on big ticket items. It is worth highlighting that respondents in the Northeast and Southeast of China experienced a noticeable deterioration in August due in part to the recent massive flooding.

JPX Published The JPX Report 2016

Date 31/08/2016

We are glad to inform you of the publication of the JPX Report 2016.
Prepared as part of our efforts toward integrated reporting, the report offers stakeholders and the general public a deeper insight into our corporate philosophy, social raison d'être, and our initiatives toward sustainable corporate development.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Changes To The Hallmarks On Deliverable Grades

Date 31/08/2016

The hallmark on the below Deliverable Grade of Precious Metals has been modified :

Commodity: Silver

Producer: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

Brand name: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

New Thomson Reuters Mobile App Uses Crowdsourcing To Deliver Commodities Insight

Date 30/08/2016

A mobile crowdsourcing app that allows farmers to share crop data in exchange for market insight is launched today by Thomson Reuters.

U.S. Treasury Releases Joint Fact Sheet On Anti-Money Laundering And Sanctions Enforcement

Date 30/08/2016

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a Joint Fact Sheet on Foreign Correspondent Banking developed with the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that outlines supervisory and enforcement processes with respect to anti-money laundering and sanctions in the area of correspondent banking.

SEC Whistleblower Program Surpasses $100 Million In Awards

Date 30/08/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s awards to whistleblowers have surpassed the $100 million mark with the program’s second-largest award of more than $22 millionannounced earlier today.

CFTC Extends Comment Period On Proposed Amendments To Regulation 4.22 Regarding CPO Annual Reports

Date 30/08/2016

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has extended the comment period on its proposed amendments to Regulation 4.22, which concerns the Annual Report that each commodity pool operator registered or required to be registered with the CFTC must distribute for each commodity pool that it operates. The original comment period was set to expire September 6, 2016. See 81 Fed. Reg. 51828 (Aug. 5, 2016). With this extension, the comment period will expire September 20, 2016.

Reuters Collaborates With Graphiq To Deliver Suite Of Interactive Data Visualizations To Publishers

Date 30/08/2016

Today Reuters, the world’s largest international multimedia news provider, announced a collaboration with semantic technology company Graphiq to provide publishers access to an increased number of data-driven interactive visualizations on a broad range of topics including financial news, sports, entertainment and more. Data visualizations will be available to publishers free of charge through Reuters Open Media Express and to Reuters News Agency customers globally. Reuters will also publish these interactive visualizations within news coverage on Reuters.com.

SEC: $22 Million Whistleblower Award For Company Insider Who Helped Uncover Fraud

Date 30/08/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the award of more than $22 million to a whistleblower whose detailed tip and extensive assistance helped the agency halt a well-hidden fraud at the company where the whistleblower worked.

Toronto's Equity Markets Are The Best Performing In The World So Far In 2016

Date 30/08/2016