Two of the Five Cities Saw Default Rates Decrease in August 2014

- Agreement Includes Global Index Licensing, Marketing, Distribution, and Management of all BVL Indices

Municipal Bond Issuance Indicator Showing Improvement

Lackluster Derivative Demand, Returning Production Reversed Two-month Uptrend

New Index is a Factor Weighted, Broad-Market Commodity Index with a Modified Roll

DJSI Celebrates 15 Year Anniversary

Up 70,000 Barrels Per Day from July on Libyan, Angolan Output Increases

August Proved the Eighth Consecutive Record-Breaking Month of 2014

Monthly Index Totaled 45.88, Down 1.09 Points from August's Reading of 46.97

Annual Roster and Second "Asia CEO of the Year" to be Announced at Singapore Dinner

July Demand Down Month over Month; China Becomes Net Exporter of Oil Products

Non-Traditional Demand Sources Could Add in Excess of 5 Billion Cubic Feet per Day by 2019

Platts and Oil Marketplace Eye Likely Need for Free-On-Board Straits Price Reference

Four of the Five Cities Saw Default Rates Decrease in July 2014

Highest Level Since February 2013, Despite Falling Feedstock Prices

Launch Recognizes Growing Trend of Using Biomass as a Form of Renewable Energy