The SEC’s Office of Municipal Securities (OMS) has announced that it will host its 2023 Municipal Securities Disclosure Conference, which will be attended by Chair Gary Gensler, OMS staff, SEC Commissioners, and market participants. The conference will take place on May 10, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. The event is free for the public to attend but registration is required by May 5, 2023. {expires: 2023-05-10} Continue reading "SEC Announces 2023 Office of Municipal..." »

Novaworks will host a free webinar to show filers in the utilities and energy industries a fast, easy, and cost-effective way to prepare and submit Form 714 to the FERC in the required XBRL format. The event will be held Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. ET. You can register here. Space is limited, so reserve your spot today!

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The FERC has announced a two-day North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Standard Drafting Team meeting that will take place April 17–April 18.

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The SEC’s Small Business Office has opened registration for its 42nd Annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation, which is held annually in accordance with the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980. The forum is an event for members of the public and private sectors, including entrepreneurs, investors, and other leaders, to gather and discuss capital raising and develop suggestions for policy impacting emerging businesses and their investors. The remote event will take place Monday, April 24 through Thursday, April 27, with each 90-minute session beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET each day. {expires: 2023-04-28} Continue reading "SEC Announces Registration for Virtual 2023..." »

The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets will convene a meeting on April 14, 2023 to consider reopening the comment period for proposed amendments to Rule 3b-16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The original comment period for the proposed amendments closed on April 18, 2022. {expires: 2023-04-15} Continue reading "SEC Staff to Discuss Reopening Comment Period..." »

On April 3rd, the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) announced that the theme for April’s National Financial Capability Month is “Investing For Everyone”. Throughout April, SEC leadership and staff will promote free tools and resources that will be available on investor.gov. The staff will also take part in investor education events nationwide that are geared toward students, underrepresented communities, older investors, and the military. Continue reading "SEC Offers Free Investor Education Resources..." »

On April 5th, the FERC announced that the eForms system has been updated with Version 2023-04-01 taxonomies, validation rules, and rendering files effective for the filing of first quarter 2023 forms and all subsequent filings. Continue reading "FERC Announces Latest eForms Refresh" »

The FERC has announced two North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, and Coordination Standard Drafting Team Meetings that will occur in April. Continue reading "FERC, NERC to Hold Two Standard Drafting Team..." »

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has published GAAP Taxonomy Improvements for a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) concerning income tax disclosures. Continue reading "FASB Proposes GAAP Taxonomy Improvements for..." »

On March 29th, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) published an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) titled “Topic 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures: Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method”. The ASU is a consensus of the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF). Continue reading "FASB Releases ASU for Investments in Tax Credit..." »

XBRL US is offering free online learning modules for those interested in brief introductions to the fundamentals of the open data exchange standard for business reporting and XULE, an open-source syntax created to help developers benefit from XBRL without restructuring the foundation of their technology infrastructure. Continue reading "XBRL US Offers Free Online Learning Modules" »

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has published proposed GAAP Taxonomy Improvements for a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU). Continue reading "FASB Proposes GAAP Taxonomy Improvements for..." »

On March 27th, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) published an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that adds enhancements to the guidance for applying Topic 842, Leases to arrangements between entities under common control. Some stakeholders shared concerns with applying Topic 842 to related party arrangements between entities under common control during the process of FASB’s post-implementation review (PIR) of Topic 842. Continue reading "FASB Releases ASU to Enhance Guidance for Topic..." »

The FERC has adopted a new cybersecurity standard that will broaden supply chain risk management practices for low-impact bulk electric system (BES) cyber systems. Low-impact assets are generation or transmission facilities that present less risk to the BES if they are compromised. Continue reading "FERC Adopts Standard for Extending Risk..." »

On March 22nd, the SEC proposed rules and amendments that would require the electronic filing, submission, or posting of certain forms, filings, and other materials required under the Securities Exchange Act. These amendments are intended to enhance the SEC’s collection and analysis of this data by proposing that a number of these forms and other materials be submitted electronically to the SEC via the SEC’s EDGAR system using structured data. Continue reading "SEC Proposes to Revise the Submission of..." »