SEC Investor Advocate Rick Fleming to Keynote XBRL US Investor Forum, October 24 in New York

Investors, data providers, regulators and the media to cover how to use structured financial data XBRL US announced today that it will hold a half-day forum for investors, analysts, regulators, data and analytical tool providers, Finding Value with Smart Data. The forum, which is free to the public, is hosted by Baruch College’s Zicklin School […more]


XBRL US Joins SunSpec Alliance to Develop Data Standards for Solar Industry

XBRL US joins a SunSpec Alliance project team establishing data standards as part of the Department of Energy’s Orange Button program to make it easier to aggregate and share solar data, facilitating more efficient and cost-effective financing of distributed energy projects.


XBRL US Data Quality Committee Announces Public Review of Second Set of Guidance and Rules for SEC Filers

Investors, analysts, data providers, public companies, XBRL software and service providers and other stakeholders invited to comment XBRL US announced the start of its second public exposure period for guidance and rules developed by the Data Quality Committee (DQC), which is funded through the Center for Data Quality. The Committee is responsible for developing guidance […more]


XBRL US Supports SEC Order Permitting Inline XBRL Submissions for Public Companies

XBRL US announced its support for the SEC order permitting inline XBRL submissions for public companies and scheduled two free webinars featuring SEC staff to help issuers and vendors prepare for inline XBRL.


SEC Filers Decreased Errors by 64 Percent by Using Data Quality Committee Validation Rules

The XBRL US Data Quality Committee reports that by using its first set of validation rules, filers reduced the number of errors in their filings for the data covered by those rules by 64%, Q1 2016 versus Q1 2015.


XBRL US Surety Working Group Publishes WIP Taxonomy Release and Business Case

Data standards in surety underwriting will improve efficiencies, accuracy and timeliness The Surety Working Group formed under XBRL US announced today the completion of the Proposed Recommendation of the Work-in-Process Taxonomy, a digital dictionary of terms to describe reported values for costs, revenues and gross profit used to identify risks and determine eligibility for surety […more]


FinTech Forum Announced: Crowdfunding & Data Standards, June 28, NYC

XBRL US announced a free half-day FinTech Forum: Crowdfunding & Data Standards which will provide an introduction to crowdfunding, the practice of funding a company or initiative by raising monetary contributions from a large number of people, through Internet-based funding portals. The event is hosted by Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business at their 151 E. 25th Street campus and sponsored by the CFA Institute and features speakers from SEC, FINRA and more.


XBRL US Certifies Applications that Successfully Incorporate Data Quality Committee Rules for SEC Filers

XBRL US today announced that five companies have received certification that they have successfully incorporated the initial set of validation rules developed by its Data Quality Committee (DQC) in their software applications for preparing filings submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) . XBRL US has tested these software applications to confirm that the […more]


FinTech Forum Announced: Smart Contracts, Blockchain & Data Standards, April 4, NYC

Financial technologists, investors, analysts, regulators, investor relations professionals and data providers are invited to the free FinTech Forum: Smart Contracts, Blockchain & Data Standards. The blockchain is a distributed public ledger that describes confirmed transactions between counterparties, and that prevents tampering or revision. Best known as the enabling technology behind BitCoin, the blockchain promises significant new ways to transact a vast array of transactions that today rely on trusted intermediaries.


CFA Institute’s Sandra Peters to Keynote XBRL US Investor Forum, November 4 in New York

Speakers from Bloomberg, Credit Suisse, OFR/Treasury, SEC, S&P Capital IQ confirmed XBRL US today announced a ½ day forum for investors, analysts, regulators, data and analytical tool providers:  Improving Financial Analysis through Structured Data. The forum is hosted by Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business at their E. 25th Street campus and offered through partnerships […more]