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DATA Act Webinar for Agencies:Practical Implementation & Effective Use of Standards

Government agency staff, commercial entities that work with government agencies and citizen advocacy groups are invited to attend a series of three complimentary webinars that provide practical implementation guidance and real world examples by government agencies. Hear speakers from U.S. Treasury, FDIC and other data standards experts.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

SEC Considers Rule Proposal on Exec Comp Clawback Policy in XBRL

The SEC issued a press release announcing that the Commission was considering a rule proposal requiring companies to adopt clawback policies on executive compensation. The company’s compensation recovery policy would be required to be filed as an exhibit to their Exchange Act annual report in XBRL format. The summary of the rule states:   Listed companies […more]

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Center Formed to Address XBRL Data Quality Concerns

Market leaders join forces to improve the utility of XBRL data XBRL US and an alliance of five companies – Merrill Corporation, RDG Filings, RR Donnelley, Vintage (a Division of PR Newswire), and Workiva Inc. – today announced the joint formation of the XBRL US Center for Data Quality to improve the utility of XBRL […more]

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Thursday, June 18, 2015

Advanced XBRL Training at XBRL US Workshop West in San Francisco, October 1-2, 2015

Attend XBRL US Workshop West, October 1-2, 2015 in San Francisco, for intensive best practice training led by skilled XBRL professionals.

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Altova Meets the Need for Speed Head on with its Latest Release

Hyper-fast validation speeds for XML and XBRL, even more flexibility for data integration processes, and more Beverly, Mass., June 10, 2015 – Altova® (http://www.altova.com) today announced the availability of Version 2015 Release 4 (v2015r4) of its Altova MissionKit desktop developer tools and complete line of server software products. This release provides new functionality to greatly […more]

Altova Launches Version 2019 and Brings the Future into Clearer Focus

Altova® (http://www.altova.com) announced the release of Version 2019 of its MissionKit desktop developer tools and server software products. This release overhauls the UIs of XMLSpy and UModel to provide support for high-PPI (pixel per inch) monitors, such as UHD, 4K, and Retina displays, bringing the graphical editing views these products are known for into even […more]

Saturday, May 30, 2015

SEC Rule Proposed: Investment Co Reporting Modernization

On May 20, the SEC published a rule proposal: Investment Company Reporting Modernization, which would make certain changes to investment company reporting requirements including introducing new forms and retiring some old forms. The proposal, which will be out for a 60 day public comment period, would also require the reporting of information in structured data […more]

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U.S. House Financial Services Committee Holds Markup Session on H.R. 1965, XBRL Exemption

The House Financial Services Committee held a markup session on several proposed bills including H.R. 1965 which calls for an XBRL exemption for small companies under $250 million in revenue. Congressman Keith Ellison proposed two amendments to that bill; neither was taken up by the Committee. Listen to the archived webcast and read the amendments.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

US Treasury & OMB Announces Plan for XBRL in DATA Act

On May 8, U.S. Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) held a conference call to update agencies and other interested parties on DATA Act progress. During the call they discussed the public review of data elements and the pilot program that are ongoing. They also announced the publication of a DATA Act “playbook” […more]

SEC Proposes XBRL for Stats Relating Executive Comp and Company Performance

On April 30, the SEC announced a proposed rule to require companies to disclose the relationship between executive pay and a company’s financial performance. The new reporting requirement would be in XBRL format. The news release and fact sheet published stated: Companies would also be required to tag the disclosure in an interactive data format using […more]


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