Last month saw the milestone release of the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA) Joint Standards, outlining the requirements for data standards to promote interoperability of financial regulatory data across nine US agencies. XBRL US has released a statement offering its support and urging the use of the XBRL standard.
The US Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC) has proposed updates to several of its financial forms used for annual and quarterly reporting, bringing them into line with digital reporting practice.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have opened a request for comment on harmonising and slimming down data reporting across swap and security-based swap markets.
The US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued proposed GAAP Taxonomy Improvements for comment, accompanying a proposed Accounting Standards Update on hedge accounting. Comments are open until 17 August.
In a 10 June 2026 statement based on remarks at the US Chamber Capital Markets Summit, SEC Division of Corporation Finance Director Jim Moloney set out the thinking behind two current proposals: Registered Offering Reform and Filer Status Reform. The SEC’s seeks to strip away years of “layered on” disclosure rules, resulting in a leaner […]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on 11 June 2026 proposed rescinding two pillars of its equity market structure framework: Rule 611, the “order protection” or trade-through rule, and Rule 610(e), which restricts locked and crossed markets.
A landmark moment for digital reporting in the US: on 8 June the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule establishing joint data standards under the Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022 (FDTA), the legislation requiring nine federal financial regulators to make their regulatory data interoperable.
Earlier this month the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) put forward proposals to consolidate the current multi-tiered filer status system into two categories: large accelerated filers (LAFs) and non-accelerated filers (NAFs).
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has published a new report evaluating the implementation of data standards under the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA), offering a detailed look at both the promise and the practicalities of standardised regulatory reporting across the federal government.
Earlier this week the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments that would allow Exchange Act reporting companies to elect, on an annual basis, to file semi-annual reports on a new Form 10-S in place of the three quarterly Forms 10-Q currently required.
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