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SEC adopts final rule: iXBRL tagging for SPAC disclosures

Aiming to bolster investor protections in Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the adoption of the final rule for SPACs, Shell Companies, and Projections. The rule mandates Inline XBRL tagging for information in Subpart 1600 of Regulation S-K.

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XBRL US responds to SEC on SPACs and security-based swaps

XBRL US has recently submitted comment letters on two proposals by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), both of which would introduce new Inline XBRL reporting requirements.

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SEC proposes Inline XBRL disclosures for SPACs

The wild days seem to be over for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), at least in the US.

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IFRS Foundation considers SPACs

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, have become something of a hot topic.

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Disclaimers no substitute for disclosures, says SEC

The SPACs saga continues, reports Bloomberg Tax, with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warning that companies are going too far in catch-all warnings to investors.

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SEC committee endorses tighter oversight of SPAC disclosures

In a unanimous recent vote, the Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recommended stricter regulation of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).

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Guidance from Europe on SPACs disclosures and investor protection

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a public statement on disclosure and investor protection issues relating to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).

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Wave of restatements as SPACs resolve accounting issues

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, are generating a surge of restatements correcting past financial reports, following last month’s accounting clarification from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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SEC turns attention to SPACs

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently focused its attention on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs. SPACs are cash-only investment vehicles that are formed and listed with a view to taking private companies public.

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