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XBRL Project Directory – Supporting Resources Added

April 26, 2019

We recently reported the release of our new interactive directory of XBRL projects. The directory is a snapshot of XBRL implementations around the world and includes links to underlying legislation, announcements or regulation for most of the projects listed. We have now added links to supporting resources such as taxonomies, technical documentation and filing instructions for the majority of […]

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CII Defends Quarterly Reporting

April 26, 2019

The highly influential Council for Institutional Investment (CII) have joined XBRL US and the CFA Institute in voicing their support for the SEC’s current quarterly reporting system. In December the SEC posted a request for input on the effects of mandated quarterly reporting and earnings releases. They were looking for comments on the nature, content and timing of reporting, […]

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Structured Data for State Government

April 26, 2019

In an article on The Bond Buyer this month Marc Joffe makes the case for municipal market data standards. Data and technology featured frequently at the Bond Buyer National Municipal Summit, with concerns coming from data vendors and issuers. However, Joffe points out that municipal bondholders are merely one group amongst many with a stake […]

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XBRL Mandates Around the World

April 12, 2019

This week XBRL International has published a new interactive directory to all of the XBRL projects that we are currently aware of around the world.

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UK Considers XBRL for Branch Returns

April 12, 2019

The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a consultation paper (Consultation Paper 8/19) revising the supervision of international banks – which includes a proposal to replace the current Excel reporting format for Branch Return Forms with XBRL. The proposal would affect all PRA-supervised branches of deposit takers and investment firms which are not headquartered […]

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SEC Releases Digital Assets Framework

April 12, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have released a framework to help clear up the confusionsurrounding buying and selling digital assets eg. initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrencies. Yes, the market for crypto assets has crashed, but there is still a trickle of activity! Perhaps anticipating increased interest in the future, numerous regulators have published, […]

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IASB Sticks To Knitting

April 12, 2019

An ongoing suggestion amongst policy makers, the accounting profession and ESG advocates is that the International Accounting Standards Board should take over standards setting in the field of environmental reporting and climate disclosure in particular. The Chair of the IASB used a speech last week to re-affirm that the IFRS standards setters will do no […]

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GRI Argue ESG Info is Crucial for Investors

April 12, 2019

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has now published an open letter arguing that Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) information is now crucial for investors, in response to the speech (above) by IASB Board Chair. In that speech Hans Hoogervorst, pointed out that “greenwashing is rampant” in sustainability reporting. The GRI suggest that this argument misrepresents […]

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EIOPA Propose Solvency II Amendments

April 12, 2019

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) are consulting on proposed amendments to the implementing technical standards (ITS) for Solvency II disclosures and reporting. The proposed amendments affect the supervisory reporting templates and procedures for insurance and reinsurance, addressing the amendment to regulation regarding the calculation of regulatory capital requirements for securitizations as well […]

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New Open Source Inline XBRL Viewer Released

April 5, 2019

The Inline XBRL viewer developed by Workiva, first previewed at Data Amplified 2018, has now been released as open source software. The viewer makes Inline XBRL tagged content dynamic and immediately usable, unlocking the value of data that, without special consumption tools, is all too often hidden within documents.

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