The SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) recently released an announcement reminding filers to use the standard elements provided in the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) taxonomy to tag data rather than create and use custom tags. The SEC has recognized that, though custom tags accommodate unique conditions in a filer’s individual disclosure, the use of custom tags could potentially impair users’ ability to compare similar data across companies. Continue reading "SEC Advises Filers on Inappropriate Use of..." »

The SEC has proposed revisions to Form N-PX to broaden the form’s scope and make it easier and more efficient for investors to get vital information from mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and other funds that report about their proxy votes. Funds have been required since 2003 to file Form N-PX reports to disclose their voting practices for proxy proposals concerning their investments. However, funds may be inconsistent in the way in which they disclose information about their votes, or they may use a format that is not machine readable, which can make it sometimes difficult for investors to analyze reported data. The rule would render funds’ proxy voting records more usable and easier to analyze. In addition, investors would be able to more easily monitor how their funds vote and compare different funds’ voting records. Continue reading "SEC Proposes Amendments to Form N-PX" »

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 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..." »

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..." »

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..." »

The SEC announced that an Application Programming Interface (API) is now available, giving developers fast and easy access to EDGAR data for corporate disclosures. The API includes XBRL data from financial statements (forms 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K, 20-F, 40-F, 6-K, and their variants) and real-time entity information and submission details in a JavaScript Object Notation format. Also, a bulk zip file to download all API data is updated nightly. Additional related information is available on the EDGAR Application Programming Interfaces documentation page. Continue reading "SEC Disclosure Data API Now Available" »

XBRL US’ Data Quality Committee (DQC) will host a virtual meeting for industry leaders to further engage in discussions and plans to establish rules and guidance for public corporations complying with the SEC’s XBRL requirements. The three-hour webinar will take place on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 and will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET. {expires: 2021-09-30} Continue reading "XBRL US to Host Data Quality Committee Web..." »

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) staff has issued the XBRL US Proposed DQC Rules Taxonomy (DQCRT) for the US GAAP and SEC reporting taxonomies. Also released is the accompanying Proposed Technical Guide. Both are available for public review and comment until September 23, 2021. {expires: 2021-09-24} Continue reading "FASB Releases Proposed DQC Rules Taxonomy and..." »

The SEC announced on September 1, 2021 that a draft 2021Q4 update and a draft 2022 update to the SEC taxonomies were issued for the public to review and submit comments. The draft 2021 release updates the Document and Entity Information (DEI) taxonomy and the Closed-End Fund (CEF), which is a new taxonomy resulting from the Securities Offering Reform for Closed-End Investment Companies Final Rule. The CEF taxonomy is currently available only in draft form and the proposed date for accepting the taxonomy in EDGAR is in December 2021. {expires: 2021-11-02} Continue reading "SEC Issues Draft 2021Q4 and Draft 2022..." »