February 2022 Newsletter

February, 2022 More rule proposals with structured data requirements from the SEC. This month the Securities and Exchange Commission published two new proposals that contained structured data requirements, both with comment period due dates of April 22, 2022. Cybersecurity Risk Management for Investment Advisors, Registered Investment Companies, and Business Development Companies proposes that registered investment […more]


Closed-End Fund Taxonomy, 2022

XBRL was mandated for Closed-End Funds by the SEC. Details for the 2022 release can be found here.


IRIS Webinar: Digital ESG Reporting – A 360 Overview – From Concept to Reality

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Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues have gained much traction in recent times. The alarm over a ticking time bomb that is climate change, the need to monitor the impact of business activities on society, and an emphasis on corporate governance factors have caused investors to seek out information that is usually left out of […more]


January 2022 Newsletter

January, 2022 XBRL US commented on FERC data collection of Forms 6 and 6-Q. Both forms are now required to be reported in XBRL format which renders the data machine-readable, improving the ability of the Commission to perform audits and reviews, and conduct research. It also enhances the usefulness of the data for the public […more]


XBRL US Comments on FERC Notice of Data Collection for Form 6/6-Q

XBRL US submitted a comment letter in response to a notice of information collection from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding Forms 6 and 6-Q. Both forms are now required to be reported in XBRL format. The XBRL US letter expressed our support for the data collection in XBRL format. Read the letter: XBRL […more]


XBRL US Comments on SEC Proposal Updated EDGAR Filing Requirements

XBRL US submitted a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its proposed rule Updated EDGAR Filing Requirements, which aims to improve investor access to information in registration statements, periodic reports and other filings made with the Commission. The proposal includes a requirement for Inline XBRL for the filing of financial statements […more]


SEC Proposes Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a rule proposal  designed to modernize and improve disclosure about repurchases of an issuer’s equity securities on a new Form SR on purchases of equity securities for each day that it makes a share repurchase. Form SR would report any purchase made by or on behalf of the […more]


SEC Proposes Money Market Reforms

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a rule proposal  designed to reform money market disclosures which requires Form N-CR to be prepared in a custom XML data language. The Commission noted that they opted not to require Inline XBRL, “Due to the number of individual transactions that might be reported as Form N-CR data […more]


XBRL US Comments on SEC Proposal on Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes

XBRL US submitted a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its proposed rule Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes by Registered Management Investment Companies; Reporting of Executive Compensation Votes by Institutional Investment Managers. The rule proposes that fund reporting of proxy votes on Form N-PX be enhanced by adding additional disclosures, and […more]


MSRB Request for Input on ESG Practices in the Municipal Securities Market

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) published a Request for Information on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practices in the Municipal Securities Market. The Board seeks input on how best to enhance issuer protection, investor protection, and the overall fairness and efficiency of the municipal securities market in relation to: (1) the disclosure of information […more]