The SEC has announced open data enhancements that not only facilitate innovation but also allow all market participants access to financial statements and other disclosures prepared by public companies on its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system. Continue reading "SEC Upgrades Accessibility to Financial..." »

The FERC has announced that it will host two virtual staff-led webinars regarding energy and ancillary services markets administered by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators. {expires: 2021-10-13} Continue reading "FERC to Host Two-Part Technical Conference..." »

The SEC has submitted to the Federal Register a request for an extension of the current process for data collection of the Form S-1 (17 CFR 239.11), which is used by domestic issuers not eligible to use other forms to register a public offering of their securities under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.). The data collected is intended to ensure that the information required to be filed by the SEC both allows confirmation of adherence to securities law requirements and assures that such information is accessible to the public. {expires: 2021-09-09} Continue reading "SEC Seeks Comment on S-1 Data Collection" »

The FERC will present a workshop to address certain performance-based ratemaking approaches that may foster deployment of transmission technologies, particularly shared savings. When utilized in certain circumstances, transmission technologies may enhance reliability, efficiency, and capacity, and improve the operation of new or existing transmission facilities. {expires: 2021-09-11} Continue reading "FERC to Host Webinar to Discuss Certain..." »

The SEC’s Atlanta Regional Office, the Better Business Bureau, the Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission, and the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance will jointly convene an online town hall to address both consumer and investment fraud and the rise of digital and cryptocurrencies. The event will take place on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET. The interactive session requires no registration and is free and open to the public. {expires: 2021-08-26} Continue reading "SEC Regional Office to Host a Virtual Town Hall..." »

The final phase-in to use inline XBRL for Risk Return filings begins September 17, 2021. After September 17, all fund groups will need to comply with the Inline XBRL requirements for any initial registration statement (or post-effective amendment that is an annual update to an effective registration statement) that becomes effective on or after that date. To help this transition, Novaworks is presenting a free webinar to help filers learn how to prepare Inline XBRL for the Risk Return taxonomy using our patented XDX technology.

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Version 5.9b of all applications in the GoFiler Suite has been released. This release contains changes and improvements to XDX View and Inline XBRL validation. Changes to XDX include new features to support separate cover page document for filings and to allow users to paste data directly over tables within XDX while preserving as much of the XDX tagging as possible.

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XBRL US will host a remote seminar to prepare filers for phase two of the roll-out of Inline XBRL for mutual funds that begins September 17, 2021. The one-hour event will held on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. ET. The session is free and open to the public, though registration is required. {expires: 2021-08-19} Continue reading "XBRL US to Present Webinar on Inline XBRL for..." »

The SEC has announced the adoption of a substituted compliance determination order regarding security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants (SBS Entities) subject to regulation in the French Republic (the French Order). This is the first determination that focuses on substituted compliance associated with the SEC’s margin and capital mandates. Additionally, the SEC and the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution have entered into a memorandum of understanding to discuss cooperative efforts related to enforcement and supervision and other issues associated with substituted compliance. Continue reading "SEC Releases Substituted Compliance..." »

On July 30, 2021, the SEC issued the Chair’s agenda of rulemaking actions under the Regulatory Flexibility Act for Spring 2021 to the Federal Register. The SEC’s staff completed data collection on May 11, 2021, and information in the agenda was confirmed to be accurate on that day. The agency invites questions and comments related to the agenda and individual agenda entries during a 30-day public review and comment period ending on August 30, 2021. Continue reading "SEC Publishes Regulatory Flexibility Agenda,..." »

On July 27, 2021, the SEC began limiting automated searches to no more than 10 requests per second no matter the number of machines used to submit requests. This measure ensures that automated searches will not affect other users’ capability to access EDGAR websites, including EDGAR Company Database and EDGAR Portal. As stated in the agency’s Internet Security Policy, automated tools or “unclassified” bots are not permitted to crawl agency websites. Requests that are deemed part of an automated tool or unclassified bot and exceed 10 requests per second will be managed to guarantee equal access for all users. Continue reading "SEC Applies New Rate Control Limits to EDGAR..." »

As of Tuesday, July 27, the SEC has discontinued support for Windows 7 and Internet Explorer. Windows 7 has not been supported by Microsoft since January 14, 2020, and Internet Explorer will reach end-of-life in June of 2022. The SEC has now updated its security protocols on www.edgarfiling.sec.gov and associated websites to no longer accept legacy security credentials from computers accessing the website via Windows 7 using Internet Explorer. This change also affects Windows Server 2012. Continue reading "SEC Websites Discontinue Support for Windows 7..." »

XBRL US will host a webinar to share updates made to the XBRL Filed Data Add-in for Excel and to discuss recent revisions to XBRL API documentation, Tools for SEC Filers, and resources on XBRL US’ Data Community page. The SEC now supports data quality checks in EDGAR as developed by the XBRL US Data Quality Committee (DQC), and attendees will be shown how the DQC checks scan XBRL filings to find and fix issues before filing. The remote seminar will take place on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET. There is no charge to attend this public event, though registration is required. {expires: 2021-08-12} Continue reading "XBRL US to Host a Virtual Seminar to Discuss..." »

The XBRL US Data Quality Committee (DQC) recently released its 16th ruleset for a 45-day review and comment period. Additionally, the DQC will hold a 60-minute virtual seminar to provide issuers, filing agents, and particularly US GAAP filers an overview of the new draft rules. Participants will learn about the previously approved 15th ruleset, which has been available for use since June 2021, and has an effective date of September 1, 2021. The committee also will discuss how the rules affect the quality of data reported to the SEC. The event takes place on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. EDT. The session is free and open to the public, though registration is required. {expires: 2021-08-05} Continue reading "XBRL US DQC to Host Webinar to Discuss the 16th..." »

On July 15, 2021, XBRL US Data Quality Committee (DQC) released its 16th ruleset for a 45-day public review and comment period. The latest rule set is comprised of eight rules specific to US GAAP filers. {expires: 2021-08-01} Continue reading "XBRL US DQC Releases Ruleset 16" »