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Data sources and verification status

This page explains the current status of DividendTen benchmark data, the source types used for verification, and the caveats shown on every data-heavy page.

Current production status

Current DividendTen benchmark tables are published as dated educational market snapshots with visible methodology, source context, and non-advice caveats. They are indexable production pages, but readers should verify figures against primary exchange, company, or licensed market data before relying on them.

Current benchmark data verification and source status.
Benchmark Data status Verification source
S&P/ASX 200 Initial market snapshot DividendTen methodology and benchmark snapshot files
Straits Times Index Initial market snapshot DividendTen methodology and benchmark snapshot files
FTSE 100 Initial market snapshot DividendTen methodology and benchmark snapshot files

Source policy

DividendTen publishes market-data pages with clear date, source, methodology, and non-advice context. Rows should be reconciled against primary, exchange, company, or licensed market data before they are reused outside the site.

When production data is added, each dataset should include real verification metadata only when it exists: data status, verification date, source name, source URL, retrieval date, and methodology reference. Missing verification metadata must remain empty until real values are available.

Recommended source categories

  • Exchange or index constituent pages: Constituent validation and benchmark membership checks
  • Licensed market data provider: Dividend amounts, ex-dividend dates, prices, and yield calculation inputs
  • Company investor relations pages: Primary dividend announcement verification
  • Regulator or official tax authority pages: High-level terminology references only

Publishing rules

  • Verified: publish with source, date, methodology, and non-advice context.
  • Partially verified: publish only when visible caveats explain the limits of verification.
  • Initial, demo, stale, or unknown: publish only when source status, dates, caveats, and methodology links are visible.

Attribution and reuse

DividendTen's presentation, formatting, and editorial content may have separate reuse terms from any underlying market data. Production data must comply with the terms of the original sources. Current market snapshot data should not be reused as factual market data.