Next Steps for the DATA Act
There’s a a bright future for open data in the US.
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Innovation in Sustainable Development and Reporting
Now, more than ever, there is a greater need for alignment, measurement and communication through the sustainability reporting process to enable a strong private sector contribution to Sustainable Development – GRI Deputy Chief Executive Teresa Fogelberg. We agree.
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Performance Reporting and non-GAAP Measures
Our take on “alternative performance measures” (also known as non-GAAP)? Use them judiciously and not to mislead. XBRL can help.
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A Disclosure Revolution
Our thoughts on remarks by SEC Commissionor Kara Stein on efforts to “breathe new life into the critical matchmaking process between companies and investors”.
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How Much Transparency is Enough Transparency?
Should transparent tax and financial reporting should be extended to the individual, especially elected officials? Would XBRL have a role?
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Update from Arab Federation of Exchanges
This week XII CEO John Turner was in Amman in Jordan for the annual meeting of the Arab Federation of Exchanges (AFE). He spoke to a gathering of Chairmen, CEOs and senior executives of stock exchanges from across the region. The meeting attracted some 400 people in all, including broker/dealers, regulators and numerous international experts. A […]
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Big Data vs. Smart Data
The business site Forbes has a blog post this week on the problem facing companies with huge amounts of data coming in through multiple streams, which can lead to a situation where an organisation is “data rich but insight poor”. Adding to this problem is that data has a lifecycle, during which its value to […]
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New ways of collecting, sharing and using data. But is it a revolution?
We can’t help but notice that a lot of people in both the public and private sectors are starting to look at XBRL filing data in a whole new way.
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XBRL US provides insight into blockchain and smart contracts.
Blockchain and other emerging technologies have the potential to improve a wide range of existing business processes. For them to work, however, they will need to be able to rely on a wide range of high quality structured data, including XBRL documents prepared by companies.
