The SEC has announced its plans to introduce a project entitled “EDGAR Next – Improving Filer Access and Account Management”, wherein the SEC is proposing a rule with potential technical changes to the way filers access the EDGAR System to make submissions and how filers manage individuals who make submissions on their behalf. Continue reading "SEC Announces EDGAR Next and EDGAR Beta" »

The FERC will host a webinar to provide an opportunity for FERC staff, filers, and data users to address potential changes to the current EQR data fields. The conference will take place on Thursday, October 14, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET. {expires: 2021-10-15} Continue reading "FERC to Present Virtual Conference on..." »

The SEC’s Division of Examinations and Office of Municipal Securities (OMS), the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) will jointly host the virtual 2021 Compliance Outreach Program for Municipal Advisors on Thursday, October 7, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. {expires: 2021-10-08} Continue reading "SEC, MSRB, FINRA Collaborate to Host Compliance..." »

In consultation with the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), the staff of the FERC’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) will host a virtual seminar to discuss topics related to technical assistance and ways OPP can prioritize technical assistance for the public. The event was originally scheduled to take place on Thursday, September 16, 2021 but will now be presented via webcast on Thursday, October 7, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. {expires: 2021-10-08} Continue reading "FERC Rescheduling Office of Public..." »

On Sept. 8, 2021, the FERC published revisions to its eForms Refresh portal, a resource that provides important updates for those who provide FERC reporting applications. Continue reading "FERC to Update eForms Refresh" »

The FERC has announced that it will be taking its eForms system offline for maintenance. The system will be unavailable from September 24, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. to September 27 at 9:00 a.m ET. During this time, all test filings will be removed from the system and the database will be updated to include all the migrated filings available. {expires: 2021-09-28} Continue reading "FERC eForms System Temporarily Unavailable for..." »

The FERC will host its second virtual staff-led conference on energy and ancillary services markets administered by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators. The event takes place on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. {expires: 2021-10-13} Continue reading "FERC to Host Second Conference on Energy and..." »

Version 5.10a of all applications in the GoFiler Suite has been released. This release corresponds to EDGAR Release 21.3 and contains support for new submission types 424I, N-RN, and SBS DISPUTE NOTICE. This release also contains EDGAR changes for the N-CEN and N-PORT forms, as well as changes to the country code for Taiwan for all EDGAR XML forms. Version 5.10a contains new features for file edit logging and additional improvements have been made to XDX and XBRL within the software.

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On September 20, 2020, EDGAR Release 21.3 was released by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This release includes new submission types N-RN, 424I, and SBS DISPUTE NOTICE. This release also introduces a Pilot phase for filing Form 24F-2 in a structured XML format.

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The SEC’s Atlanta Regional Office and the University of Georgia School of Law jointly will host a webcast for retail investors entitled “Money and Markets: Trends and Risks for Retail Investors”. The remote event takes place on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. ET. {expires: 2021-10-06} Continue reading "SEC and University of Georgia to Hold a Forum..." »

The SEC is holding a remote meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee to discuss matters relevant to the asset management industry. The meeting will include panels featuring the Small Advisers and Small Funds Subcommittees as well as the Private Investments Subcommittee with its potential recommendations. The remote meeting will take place on Monday, September 27, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. ET and will be presented live on sec.gov. {expires: 2021-09-28} Continue reading "SEC to Host Virtual Asset Management Advisory..." »

The SEC has announced that its Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee will hold a virtual meeting to discuss matters related to the rules and regulations affecting small and emerging companies and their investors under the federal securities laws. The free webcast will take place on Monday, September 27, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET. The event is open to the public and will be presented live on sec.gov. {expires: 2021-09-28} Continue reading "SEC to Hold Virtual Small Business Capital..." »

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently issued its 2021 Investor Outreach Report, which is now available through the FASB’s Investor Web Portal. The report details the investor outreach program, the program’s activities during the last year, and the ways the FASB intends to continue expanding on its goals to broaden investor outreach efforts. Continue reading "FASB Publishes 2021 Investor Outreach Report" »

Staff from the SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) have published the trend of custom tag usage in XBRL submissions for financial reporting in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) from fiscal years 2018 through 2020. When the standard XBRL taxonomy does not provide an appropriate element to tag the disclosure, the SEC’s rules allow filers to create custom tags. This modification accommodates special circumstances in a filer’s particular disclosure, but the SEC has recognized that using custom tags could potentially decrease the comparability of inter-company data. For this reason, the SEC’s rules specify the limited circumstances under which a filer is permitted to create custom tags. Continue reading "SEC Releases Trend of Custom Tag Rates in XBRL..." »

The SEC has announced that revisions to the Interactive Data Test Suite have been made publicly accessible to assist filers in validating data before submitting it to EDGAR. For a summary of the updates, see the change log in the last section of the summary file. Continue reading "SEC Releases an Interactive Data Test Suite..." »