On 20 January, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) in Korea introduced a new guide designed to elevate the accuracy and consistency of financial reporting using XBRL. Borrowing from a number of global best practices, this comprehensive resource aims to set a new benchmark for XBRL preparation in Korea.
The Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KPBMA) held a seminar on accounting and tax issues this week, focusing on the role of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and XBRL in improving transparency.
Amid global moves to adopt sustainability reporting standards, EFRAG recently welcomed delegates from the Korea Sustainability Standards Board (KSSB) and the Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) in Brussels to discuss developments in sustainability reporting.
In a recent interview with Mr Lee Byungrhae (이 병 래 ), Secretary General of XBRL Korea and Vice Chairman of the Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants, he highlighted the pivotal role of XBRL expansion in fortifying global trust, addressing the “Korea discount,” (international valuation gap) and enhancing corporate transparency.
After announcing at COP26 that the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) would have a global presence, last week the Board took a step towards expanding its existing world-wide footprint by confirming that a Beijing office will open in mid-2023.
Speaking at the International Conference of the Korean Accounting Association, Professor Yoon Jae-won of Hongik University’s Business School offered insights on the need for accounting reform and investment in digital reporting.
At a recent forum the Financial Services Commission (FSC) Vice Chairman Sohn Byung-doo called on industry players to ‘open up their data assets as much as possible’ to enable innovation in financial services.
In a speech at the opening of Online Korea Fintech Week Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) chairman Eun Sung-soo outlined the regulator’s plans to peruse digital and big-data based innovation. The plan is designed to support the government’s “New Deal” project to accelerate the adoption of digital technologies across the economy. The regulator plans to […]
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced the imminent launch of the country’s first data exchange – which will serve as a platform for data providers and users to buy and sell data. The launch came close on the heels of the National Assembly relaxing regulations on the use of personal data and should […]
Korean Language Labels for the IFRS Taxonomy are now available. XBRL taxonomies are modular definitions that can include labels in many different languages. This capability allows the automatic translation of disclosed reporting captions from the original language of the preparer to any or all target languages for which those labels have been developed. Official translations […]
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