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ESEF Errors and Common Pitfalls: 1 – Incorrect Signs

May 27, 2021

This is part of a series on common errors and pitfalls in ESEF filings, observed in our analysis of hundreds of reports collected in our repository, at filings.xbrl.org. For the series introduction, start here. Tagging values with the wrong sign – negative rather than positive, or vice versa – is a common and potentially serious […]

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ESEF Errors and Common Pitfalls: Series Introduction

May 27, 2021

Issuers across EU-regulated markets and in the UK have filed their first financial statements in European Single Electronic Format (ESEF), which in essence is an Inline XBRL report. We anticipate that ESEF will make European reporting data more consistent, comparable, and ultimately useful. It was encouraging to see many issuers voluntarily submitting ESEF filings in […]

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Success stories from XBRL Russia: Supporting and Developing XBRL Implementation

May 20, 2021

This is a guest post by Stanislav Korop, Deputy Director Data Governance Department, Bank of Russia. Since 2018, the Russian jurisdiction of XBRL International has been working to support and develop the use of XBRL in the Russian Federation. Over three years of activity, the Russian jurisdiction has become a key independent discussion platform for […]

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Leveraging Inline XBRL for Insurance Pillar III Disclosures: a Proof of Concept

May 5, 2021

This is a guest post by Antoine Bourdais and Clément Duhamel of Invoke. It is based on their fantastic live demonstration at Data Amplified Virtual on 16 April 2021, showing how we can use current technology, facilitated by recent regulatory advances, to collect and analyse public Pillar III information disclosed by the European financial industry, […]

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Crushing It: Central Bank of the Russian Federation Embraces Granular Data

April 29, 2021

This is a guest post by Stanislav Korop, Deputy Director Data Governance Department, Bank of Russia. It is based on his 15 April 2021 session at Data Amplified Virtual, catching us up on the Bank’s new xBRL-CSV framework, which has just been launched for Russian filers. Like many regulators we find ourselves wanting to collect […]

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Rapid Change Needs Supporting Standards: Reflections on the Future of Business Reporting

April 22, 2021

A post by John Turner, CEO of XBRL International. Last week we ran the first Data Amplified Virtual event, enjoying great content and some superb speakers. Thank you very much to everyone that was involved. I thought it might be helpful to set out my own reflections on some of the issues that came together […]

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xBRL-JSON Makes Report Consumption Easier!

April 22, 2021

Revathy manages the development of guidance materials at XBRL International. In this article she shares the xBRL-JSON driven analytics that she demonstrated at last week’s Data Amplified conference, with links to explore. The new Open Information Model (OIM) specifications will soon reach ‘Recommendation’ status. There is no time like the present, therefore, to learn how […]

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Five ESG Myths Busted!

February 18, 2021

This is a guest post by Mohini Singh, ACA, Director of Financial Reporting Policy at CFA Institute. The demand for sustainability information continues to grow as businesses are increasingly focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Investors need it in order to assess how companies are managing these questions and the impact they have […]

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Panel discussion: Standards to Manage Investment Risk

February 10, 2021

This is a guest post by Mohini Singh, ACA, Director of Financial Reporting Policy at CFA Institute. At a recent XBRL US Investor Forum I spoke on a panel on ‘Standards to Manage Investment Risk’ with Mike Willis of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Council of Institutional Investors’ Jeff Mahoney, moderated by […]

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Blockchain and XBRL: The Myth

October 23, 2020

This is a guest post by Mohini Singh, ACA, Director Financial Reporting Policy at CFA Institute. Originally published here. Currently, many jurisdictions around the world require public companies to produce financial reports using XBRL. The myth that blockchain could replace XBRL in the production of financial information is incorrect. Blockchain is not a data standard. […]

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