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Many regulators continue to evaluate and adopt XBRL requirements, while others struggle with the errors included in submissions. Many public companies continue to see XBRL as a cost, while some are recognizing benefits of internalization of tagging. Read more
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Building on the success of its inaugural competition, XBRL US recently announced the 2nd Annual XBRL Challenge, which seeks “to discover the top open source analytical tools that can mine XBRL-formatted corporate financial data from the SEC’s EDGAR database.” CFA Institute is co-sponsoring the event for a second year in an attempt to raise XBRL awareness among investors. Read more
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XBRL Challenge winners build inventive and useful applications leveraging XBRL-formatted data to provide investors with better information for investment decisions. Read more
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The reporting technology known as eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is gaining acceptance by regulators the world over. As this electronic reporting platform expands, it will enhance financial analysis by opening access to more and more data that was previously … Read more
Leave a CommentSeveral years ago, when then-Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Christopher Cox advocated for the required tagging of financial disclosures by U.S. companies, both large and small investors were perceived as the main beneficiaries. That’s because the envisioned … Read more
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