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XBRL News from Switzerland, EU and the US

Here are the three most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1  Digital finance: Federal Council sets out areas of action for coming years The Federal Council sees great potential for Switzerland as a business location in the digitalisation of the financial market.…
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3 February 2022 0

XBRL News about case studies, structured data and Oman

Here are the three most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1  A broader and deeper use of structured data CFA Institute recently co-sponsored the XBRL Investor Forum 2021: Data That Delivers. SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw gave a keynote speech outlining the extensive…
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13 January 2022 0

XBRL News about ESG and the USA

Here are the three most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1  SEC adopts final amendments under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act In December 2020, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, co-sponsored by Senators John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, and Chris Van Hollen,…
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9 December 2021 0

XBRL News from around the world

Here are the three most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1  XBRL and why it is important for South Africa This is the first in a series of articles exploring XBRL. Our next article will consider how XBRL was developed and the…
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18 November 2021 0

XBRL News from the US and Switzerland

Here are the three most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1  What to look for in the SEC climate disclosure proposal The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to announce its proposal to enhance climate disclosure rules, perhaps before the new…
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28 October 2021 0

XBRL News about sustainability reporting, proxy votes and value chain reengineering

Here are the three most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1  Ep. 5: Jason Meyers on Continuous Audit and Real-Time Reporting Jason is currently developing the only known use case of blockchain for the auditing industry with AuditChain, and bringing some much…
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14 October 2021 0

XBRL News about keynotes and delays

We are not quite done with the silly season in XBRL matters, hence just two news items for the past week today. 1  SEC Commissioner Crenshaw and former FASB chair Seidman to keynote … XBRL US announced that the annual XBRL US Investor Forum 2021: Data that Delivers, will feature two keynote speakers, Commissioner Caroline…
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2 September 2021 0

The SEC and the DOJ just charged this startup founder with fraud, saying he lied to Tiger and others

Today, both the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Manish Lachwani, cofounder of a mobile app testing company Headspin, with fraud. The SEC says he violated antifraud provisions, and the civil penalties it’s seeking include a permanent injunction, a conduct-based injunction, and to bar him for serving as a corporate…
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26 August 2021 0

XBRL News about real-time reporting, filings lessons and APIs

Here is our pick of the 3 most important XBRL news stories from the last week.  1  XBRL Switzerland and DCARPE Alliance Association enter collaboration The DCARPE Alliance Association and the XBRL Switzerland Association have agreed to cooperate by initiating a joint working group to further develop and build community around the adoption of the…
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24 June 2021 0

Um, where is the SEC when it comes to SPACs and conflicts of interest?

Earlier today, TechCrunch’s Kirsten Korosec reported that the autonomous vehicle startup Aurora is close to finalizing a deal to merge with one of three blank-check companies that have been formed to date by renowned entrepreneurs Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus and a third partner in these deals, Michael Thompson, who long managed special situation funds.…
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5 June 2021 0