Here are the most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1 What needs to be done on data quality? FRC reviews first mandatory ESEF year The FRC Lab, part of the UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC), has released a valuable analysis drawing out…
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Here are the three most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1 Support and suggestions for digital climate reporting at the SEC The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has now closed the comment period on its proposal on enhancing climate-related disclosures, which promises…
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Here are the three most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. Apologies for the delayed publication, which was due to a technical glitch. 1 Insights from Japan’s digitally tagged KAMs The Key Audit Matters (KAMs) section of an audit report highlights the most…
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Here are the three most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1 Mandatory sustainability reporting discussions in Japan and Philippines With mandatory climate and other sustainability disclosure requirements apparently gaining impetus around the globe, the latest news this week has a Pacific flavour. In…
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Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review. Last week, we dove into the truly bizarre machinations of the NFT market. This week, we’re talking about something that’s a little bit more impactful on the current state of the web — Apple’s NeuralHash kerfuffle. If you’re reading this on the TechCrunch site, you can…
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Coral Capital, a Tokyo-based venture capital firm, announced today that it has closed its third fund, Coral Capital III, raising $128 million (14 billion yen). Coral Capital’s total assets under management (AUM) is now $275 million. Limited partners in the vehicle include Mizuho Bank, Mitsubishi Estate, Shinsei Bank, Pavilion Capital, Founders Found, Dai-ichi Life Insurance,…
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Urbanbase, a Seoul-based company that develops a 3D spatial data platform for interior planning and design, announced today it has raised $11.1 million (13 billion won) in a Series B+ round as it scales up. This round of funding was led by Hanwha Hotel & Resort, which is a subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha…
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Just half a year after leading SODA’s Series B, SoftBank Ventures Asia is raising its bet on the Tokyo-based sneaker resell platform. The early-stage venture capital arm of SoftBank Group announced today it has returned to lead SODA’s Series C, which currently totals $56.4 million. Other investors include South Korean sneaker reselling platform KREAM (another…
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Farmers and food businesses, like restaurants, deal with the same issue: a fragmented supply chain. Secai Marche wants to streamline agricultural logistics, making fulfillment more cost-efficient and enabling food businesses to bundle products from different farmers into the same order. The company is headquartered in Japan, with operations in Malaysia, and plans to expand into…
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Shein‘s quiet rise has reached a crescendo as the fast fashion e-commerce app takes the crown from Amazon as the most downloaded shopping app on iOS and Android in the United States, according to data from app tracking firms App Annie and Sensor Tower. Its ascent is quiet because the startup, despite reportedly exceeding a $15 billion…
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