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March Rate Cut Boosts Consumer Sentiment In India - MNI Consumer Sentiment Indicator At Six-Month High In April

Date 06/05/2015

The MNI India Consumer Sentiment Indicator rose by 3% to 122.1 in April from 118.5 in March with respondents more optimistic about their current circumstances, underpinned by the recent easing in the key interest rate by the Reserve Bank of India in March.

Korea Exchange: Shortening The Period Of Trading Suspension For Companies Seeking Stock Splits

Date 06/05/2015

MNI China Auto Purchase Sentiment Survey: Chinese Consumer Attitudes Toward Auto Sector Cool - Fewer Chinese families Willing To Buy Expensive Cars

Date 06/05/2015

Consumer attitudes towards the car market tempered in April while car ownership rates slipped a little but remained firm. The latest decrease does little to dampen the improvement seen over the past quarter and is consistent with a continued recovery in the official car sales data. The MNI China Auto Purchase Sentiment Survey for April also revealed that car loans continued to gain favour. This dataset, which is derived mainly from data collected in the Westpac MNI Consumer Sentiment Survey, is the definitive reference point for those seeking to better understand the Chinese auto market from the consumers’ perspective.

NZX April 2015 Shareholder Metrics

Date 06/05/2015

Please find attached Shareholder Metrics for April 2015.

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• NZX April 2015 Shareholder Metrics

ASIC Introduces Format For Improved Communication Of Financial Information

Date 06/05/2015

ASIC has introduced an improved way of communicating financial information to investors and other users of financial reports.

Annual Meeting Of Shareholders Of NZX

Date 06/05/2015

NZX is today giving notice that the 12th Annual Meeting of Shareholders of NZX Limited will be held in the Epsom Rooms at the SkyCity Convention Centre, Level 4, 88 Federal Street, Auckland, on Thursday 21 May 2014, commencing at 2.00pm.

ASIC To Give Guidance On Review And Remediation In The Financial Advice Industry

Date 06/05/2015

ASIC will develop a regulatory guide on review and remediation programs conducted by Australian financial services licensees that provide financial advice.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Notice On Relevant Issues Of Adjustment To After-hours Trading Time

Date 06/05/2015

After the approval of the DCE Board of Directors and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), DCE has adjusted the rules of after-hours trading, in a bid to adapt to the market needs.

Testimony Of CFTC Commissioner Mark Wetjen Before The U.S. House Committee On Agriculture Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit Subcommittee

Date 06/05/2015

Good morning Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the subcommittee. I would like to thank you for inviting me to appear before the subcommittee this morning and allowing me to share some of my thoughts on the reauthorization of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). It is a pleasure to be here today.

New York State Department Of Financial Services Announces Return Of 17th Century Painting From France To Heir Of Victim Of Nazi Persecution - DFS Holocaust Claims Processing Office (HCPO) Has Helped Return $171 Million In Assets To Victims’ Families And Recover 101 Works Of Art To Date - DFS Launching New Online Database And Virtual Art Gallery To Aid In Recovery Effort

Date 05/05/2015

Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services, today announced – at a ceremony at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City – that a 17th Century painting lost as a result of Nazi persecution is being returned to the heir of its rightful owner. The painting, Portrait of a Man, which had been held at the Louvre in Paris, was recovered with the assistance of the Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) Holocaust Claims Processing Office (HCPO) and returned with the cooperation of the French government.