Gary Gensler to head SEC: ESG Reporting set to go big in America?
The Biden administration has nominated Gary Gensler to chair the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), signalling a return to tougher regulation and enforcement for the agency.
Australian overhaul resumes: it’s Goodbye D2A, Hello APRA Connect in 2021
It’s all systems go once more at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), as it resumes overhauling its core financial data collection system following a nine-month pause. The new platform, APRA Connect, is now set to go live in September 2021.
Computers are Dumb!
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation consultation on sustainability standards drew to a close recently, with almost 500 responses filed. Among them was XBRL International’s response on behalf of the wider XBRL community.
Don’t miss SASB disclosures in iXBRL!
Following the recent announcement that the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) is converting its 77 standards into an XBRL taxonomy, XBRL US and SASB held a webinar this week to dive into the practicalities of digital sustainability reporting.
UK delays Audit of iXBRL Tagging
The EU’s ESEF mandate includes a requirement for the assurance of ESEF-compliant disclosures – but how that will work in practice is dependent on the interpretation of local jurisdictions.
