Units may look like a technical footnote in XBRL, but they are fundamental to data quality. Every numeric fact in an XBRL report combines a data type with a unit of measure, and if those units are applied inconsistently or incorrectly, comparability falls apart.
If you’re reading this, you probably don’t think of digital reporting as just more annoying paperwork. But a few people do – and their objections could conceivably limit digital progress in Europe.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published its draft 2026 taxonomies for public review. These are the classification systems that underpin structured filings in EDGAR, ensuring data is reported in a consistent and comparable way.
If you’ve been with us for a while, you’ll know the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA) has been a repeated topic across this newsletter.
Australian and New Zealand securities regulators have been slow to embrace digital reporting, but the excuses are wearing thin.
For years, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been upgrading its approach to corporate disclosure, moving from static forms to structured data and now to modernised systems for filer access.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has unveiled a draft checklist to steer companies through new climate risk disclosure obligations.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has set out its plans to simplify banking supervision without compromising resilience.
ESMA has finalised amendments to the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) incorporating the 2025 IFRS taxonomy, creating a crucial two-track system for companies based on their IFRS 18 adoption timeline.
XBRL US has called on the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to adopt structured, digital reporting for climate disclosures under Senate Bills 253 and 261.
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