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Friday, October 2, 2020

SEC Proposes Structured Data Disclosures for Alternative Trading Systems (ATS)

The Securities and Exchange Commission published a proposal rule: Regulation ATS for ATSs that Trade U.S. Government Securities, NMS Stock, and Other Securities; Regulation SCI for ATSs that Trade U.S. Treasury Securities and Agency Securities; and Electronic Corporate Bond and Municipal Securities Markets. The rule would require filers to submit forms ATS-G, ATS, and ATS-R […more]

SASB Announces Plans to Build an XBRL Taxonomy for Sustainability Reporting

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) announced plans to build an XBRL Taxonomy to support sustainability reporting. The release points out, “By providing a common language for disclosing financially material sustainability information, SASB Standards facilitate the communication of comparable, consistent, and reliable data. By providing a common language for business reporting, XBRL can further enhance […more]

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Forbes Article: A Technology Solution for Muni Bond Disclosure

On September 30, 2020, Forbes published “A Technology Solution for Muni Bond Disclosure” by Barnet Sherman, an article that suggests that momentum is building for greater standardization in municipal reporting. In the article, Sherman notes: “…The new chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), Joel Black, wrote that during his tenure, one theme will […more]

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

XBRL US Comments on SEC Reporting Threshold for 13F Filers

XBRL US submitted a comment letter to the SEC responding to their proposal, Reporting Threshold for Investment Managers. The proposal seeks to revise the disclosure requirement thresholds for investment managers filing Form 13F data to increase the reporting threshold from $100 million where it is today, to $3.5 billion. Today, 13F data is submitted to […more]

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

College of DuPage Leads Move to Electronic Financial Reporting for Illinois Community Colleges

Illinois-based College of DuPageleads move to electronic financial reporting for Illinois community colleges Register for the free webinar.

Monday, September 14, 2020

XBRL US Comments on SBA Data Collection for CARES Act

XBRL US submitted a comment letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) regarding the collection of data for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The XBRL US letter recommends that the SBA and other regulators administering large relief fund programs like the CARES Act, leverage data standards to vastly increase efficiency, improve […more]

Friday, September 11, 2020

SEC Final Rule: Update of Statistical Disclosures for Banks and S&L Registrants

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published the final rule for Update of Statistical Disclosures for Bank and Savings and Loan Registrants. The rule amends disclosures required to be reported, and codifies certain disclosures in a new Subpart 1400 of Regulation S-K. The original proposed rule asked whether the disclosures should be included in the […more]

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

SBA Requests Comment on CARES Act Data Collection

The Small Business Administration (SBA) published a request for comment regarding the collection of information related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Comments are solicited on 1) whether information collected is necessary for the agency to perform its functions; 2) whether burden estimates are accurate, 3) whether there are ways to […more]

Friday, September 4, 2020

FASB Holds Public Review for Technical Improvements for the 2021 SEC Reporting Taxonomy

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) published proposed technical improvements for the 2021 SEC Reporting Taxonomy in a set of Release Notes for a review and comment period that ends November 2, 2020. Interested parties may provide comments on the proposed technical and other conforming improvements by emailing their comments to xbrl@fasb.org or by sending […more]

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Video: Government Use of Data Standards – Conversation with the FDIC

Every U.S. bank submits financial call report data to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in machine-readable format. Banks have been reporting this way since 2005. Watch this video for a conversation with Mark Montoya, Senior Business Analyst of Data Strategy at the FDIC, who was one of the founders of the XBRL FDIC data […more]