SEC posts text of proposed XBRL rule
JUST in time for the weekend, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today posted the full text of the proposed rules for mandatory XBRL filings for domestic and foreign public companies.
XBRL in plain English
WHEN I first saw this on JustSystems’ website earlier in the week, I wondered why they didn’t provide a way for me to grab and embed it on this site. It looked to me like an obvious opportunity for them to get some free publicity.
XBRL group assesses SEC rule impact
THE US Securities and Exchange Commission’s plan to make eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) mandatory starting next year will have few immediate benefits for companies and investors, the body charged with promoting the technology has said.
May 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
SEC proposes rule to make XBRL mandatory
THE US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing a rule for all companies to file their annual and quarterly reports in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) on a staged basis over the next three years.
April 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Get your free ‘XBRL for Dummies’ book — Update
Update: I think you should ignore this offer. And I think Hitachi did itself a disservice.
OKAY, you have to pay $1.90 (see comments below) for postage and handling and it has to ship to an address in the US, but the book itself is “free.”
April 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
SEC delays meeting on XBRL rule - Updated
Updated: SEC spokesman John Nester told Financial Week that “the meeting was postponed because the commission needed time to prepare and approve testimony for tomorrow’s Senate Banking Committee hearing, at which SEC chairman Christopher Cox is scheduled to testify on the role of credit rating agencies in the current liquidity crisis.” Original post follows.
April 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
SEC does first conference call with bloggers
IN A first for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a group of 13 bloggers were invited to a special conference call Friday to talk about XBRL ahead of the SEC’s meeting to consider making the financial tagging language mandatory.
April 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
SEC to mandate XBRL. Yes, panic.
THE US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will meet on Monday (April 21) to consider making XBRL mandatory, probably starting with large companies next year. It’s not a surprising development by any stretch, but it is a momentous one.
March 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
SEC adds free news feeds to EDGAR
IN A move that portends dramatic changes in how disclosures are disseminated online, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has added news feeds for every issuer and reporting person who files with the commission’s EDGAR database.
SEC releases Financial Explorer for XBRL
THE US Securities and Exchange Commission is hoping to boost private sector development of XBRL tools for investors with the launch of a new graphic-rich interactive data viewer.