SBR: Tangible benefits of data standards for business and regulators

By Campbell Pryde, President and CEO, XBRL US, and John Turner, CEO, XBRL International U.S. regulators tasked with implementing the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA) would be well-served to consider how governments in other regions have adopted a standardized data approach to reducing administrative burden and improving efficiencies. SBR Case Study Standard Business Reporting (SBR) […more]


Communications & Services Steering Committee Meeting

3:00 PM ET Tuesday, July 18, 2023
XBRL US Web Conference
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XBRL US Members are invited to get involved by attending this monthly meeting to discuss strategy and get updates on Committee workstreams. Learn more about XBRL US Steering Committees; email membership@xbrl.us to get involved.


Domain Steering Committee Meeting

2:00 PM ET Tuesday, July 18, 2023
XBRL US Web Conference
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XBRL US Members are invited to get involved by attending this monthly meeting to discuss strategy and get updates on Committee workstreams. Learn more about XBRL US Steering Committees; email membership@xbrl.us to get involved.


GovFin 2023: Empowering Governments, Modernizing Reporting

8:45 AM - 6 PM ET Thursday, November 9, 2023
XBRL US Conference || 1801 K St. NW Washington, DC hosted by KPMG
Agenda & Speakers

Attend this single-day forum to learn about progress toward the implementation goals and progress to date of the Federal Data Transparency Act and the Grants Reporting Efficiency and Transparency (GREAT) Act.


Communications & Services Steering Committee Meeting

3:00 PM ET Tuesday, May 16, 2023
XBRL US Web Conference
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XBRL US Members are invited to get involved by attending this monthly meeting to discuss strategy and get updates on Committee workstreams. Learn more about XBRL US Steering Committees; email membership@xbrl.us to get involved.


Domain Steering Committee Meeting

2:00 PM ET Tuesday, May 16, 2023
XBRL US Web Conference
Join the meeting

XBRL US Members are invited to get involved by attending this monthly meeting to discuss strategy and get updates on Committee workstreams. Learn more about XBRL US Steering Committees; email membership@xbrl.us to get involved.


Inconsistent bank regulation spells trouble for investors

By Campbell Pryde, President and CEO, XBRL US
Loopholes in regulatory disclosure requirements allow certain banks to opt out of filing to the SEC, including the recently failed Signature Bank (which also happens to be big enough to be part of the S&P 500). Equity investors need consistent disclosures across all banks. The FDTA could help resolve this kind of regulatory fragmentation.


June 2023 Newsletter

June 2023 SEC report on public and internal use of machine-readable data published to support FDTA implementation. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published their first Semi-Annual Report to Congress: Regarding Public and Internal Use of Machine-Readable Data for Corporate Disclosures, June 2023. This report is required under the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA), Section […more]


May 2023 Newsletter

May 2023 XBRL US publishes white paper, “Data Standards and the FDTA”, sponsored by Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN). The paper explores the current state of data management among agencies and provides a roadmap to meet the achievable goals laid out in the FDTA. It describes the current state of 400+ data sets collected by covered […more]


April, 2023 Newsletter

April 2023 SEC to host Municipal Securities Disclosure Conference on May 10, 2023. The program agenda will cover the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA), voluntary disclosures, risks, and current disclosure topics. Members are encouraged to attend and registration is required (deadline to register May 5, 2023). SEC announced that they had reopened the comment period […more]