March, 2024 The SEC published the final rule on climate-related disclosures for investors. The new rule, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors requires electronic (XBRL) tagging of climate-related disclosures including narrative disclosures of material risks, mitigation, oversight, and targets, for all companies. Reporting of scopes 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions […more]
February, 2024 Climate disclosure rule on the agenda for SEC Open Meeting. On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, during the Securities and Exchange Commission Open Meeting, the Commission will consider the proposed rule, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors“. The meeting will be webcast so be sure to check the SEC website on […more]
Regulators require the use of many different entity identifiers, from the LEI to the CIK to the DUNS to the UEI. Likewise, they use many different securities identifiers, from the CUSIP to the FIGI to the ISIN. Identifiers in use today may be open-source or commercially used. They may be globally used or limited to […more]
January, 2024 California Senate Bill 253 mandates GHG emissions reporting by companies doing business in the state. The Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) requires companies with revenue of $1 million or more to report GHG emissions, scopes 1, 2, and 3. While the legislation does not call for structured data reporting, it provides […more]
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December, 2023 Happy New Year, and welcome back from the holidays! We’re excited about the opportunities ahead in 2024 – here’s a short preview of what to expect: Continued support for the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA), with planning underway for a workshop in Colorado focused on government reporting, ongoing engagement with FSOC agencies, legislative […more]
November 2023 XBRL US GovFin 2023 Conference session videos now available. Hear the discussions with regulators from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Regulatory Commission, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; standards organizations including the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), and the Global LEI Foundation; and municipal reporting experts from Funkhouser & Associates, Tenbar […more]
The Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA) calls for disclosures from municipal bond issuers to be made available to investors and other data users in machine-readable, structured format. Join this 60-minute discussion with municipal bond investors for their views on what data they use, what kind of issuers they follow, and how access to digitized municipal […more]
September 2023 New speakers and sessions added to GovFin 2023: Empowering Governments, Modernizing Reporting, to be held in Washington, DC on November 9, 2023. Barnet Sherman, Founder, Senior Managing Partner, The Tenbar Group; Professor at Boston University; and Senior Contributor to Forbes.com, will share insights into the future of the municipal bond market and the […more]
August 2023 Mark Funkhouser to Keynote GovFin 2023: Empowering Governments, Modernizing Reporting, to be held in Washington, DC on November 9, 2023. The former mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, and internationally recognized auditing and municipal finance expert, author, and teacher in public administration, will share his insights at GovFin 2023. In a recent article, Mark […more]
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