The More SBR the Better
Mark Bissschop from SBR Banken has written an article for Accountancy World heralding the benefits of Structured Business Reporting (SBR) and calling for further expansion.
Mark Bissschop from SBR Banken has written an article for Accountancy World heralding the benefits of Structured Business Reporting (SBR) and calling for further expansion.
More and more securities markets around the world are shifting to collect data in iXBRL, and thanks to the work of the XBRL community on improving data quality, that data is more consistent and understandable than ever. That said, no matter how much high-quality data there is, it’s not helpful if it isn’t consumable.
The importance of easy data consumption was a key theme at Data Amplified this year. There has been a focus on making sure XBRL data fits the requirements of regulators but many speakers recognised the importance of data consumption – easy access to structured data creates increased visibility and usability for new users.
XBRL International’s Technical Director, Paul Warren demonstrated the way that fully valid Inline XBRL documents can be created that are indistinguishable from “glossy” PDFs, while still containing all of the markup that regulators (and markets) need. We will be publishing a range of information about these techniques and some examples will be made available on […]
Perhaps the most talked about presentation at Data Amplified came from José Antonio Huizar Moreno, CEO of 2H Software, who demonstrated a deeply impressive natural language query tool building on the potential to access XBRL data through an open API.
The conference also saw the initial release of an experimental Open API for Reporting that promises to greatly simplify analysis, making information more accessible and usable.
Data Amplified 2018 saw presentations demonstrating how entrepreneurs and reporting ecosystems are starting to use blockchain technology in reporting.
Dennis Knochenwefel, founder of Reportix, demonstrated the use of Inline XBRL and Blockchain to automate and enhance insurance contract management with “smart contracts” embedded into the system.
Standardised, machine-readable definitions have made reporting simpler for regulators of all kinds across the world – however, the power of that same technology for internal monitoring is only just being realised.
With the 2020 switch to European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) fast approaching the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have released the first in a series of tutorial videos designed to guide relevant market participants through the new requirements.
The theme of the importance of easy access to data was continued at the XBRL US Investor Forum 2018: Powering Fintech the week before last, with SEC Commissioner Robert J. Jackson’s keynote speech highlighting the need to improve access to publicly available data.
Jackson argued that the investing public view data as either public or private – but that this misses a third type of data, public but hidden. Acquiring publicly available data from the SEC disclosure website can be costly, error-prone and time-consuming, creating an exclusionary barrier to this information.