The SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a meeting via webcast on sec.gov that will take place on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Free and open for the public to attend, the meeting will cover committee matters, including subcommittee reports and approval of previous meeting minutes. {expires: 2024-09-20} Continue reading "SEC Staff to Hold Investor Advisory Committee..." »

The SEC’s Office of the Chief Accountant has announced that it will hold an open meeting to discuss whether to approve the new quality control standard, QC 1000: A Firm’s System of Quality Control, which was originally proposed in November 2022. The SEC will also consider adopting related amendments, as adopted by the the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. {expires: 2024-09-10} Continue reading "SEC Staff to Discuss New Quality Control Standard" »

The SEC will be closed Monday, September 2nd in observance of Labor Day. The EDGAR System will not receive, process or accept filings on this day. Filings with a due date of September 2nd will be due the following business day. The FERC will also be closed in observation of Labor Day. eForms will accept filings submitted on September 2nd. {expires: 2024-09-03} Continue reading "Labor Day" »

On August 28th, the SEC adopted rules to amend reporting requirements on Form N-PORT that would offer the SEC and investors with greater and more timely information about certain registered investment companies (funds). Form N-PORT reports provide the SEC and the public with important information about a fund’s portfolio holdings and related information to help evaluate a fund’s risks. These reports also promote efficacy in regulatory monitoring and oversight of the fund industry, which benefits fund investors. Continue reading "SEC Adopts Reporting Enhancements for Funds,..." »

Novaworks will host another free webinar geared toward investors, state and local governments and other market participants to explore the changes that are coming with the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA). There are several opportunities to attend this hour-long webinar with the next one being offered on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. ET. When registering, attendees simply choose the date and time that works best. Continue reading "Novaworks Offers Webinar: Exploring the Impact..." »

On August 21st, the SEC adopted a rule to update the dollar threshold for a fund to qualify as a “qualifying venture capital fund” for section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Qualifying venture capital funds are not included in the Act’s definition of an “investment company.” Continue reading "SEC Rule Modernizes Definition of Qualifying..." »

XBRL US has announced that KPMG will host a conference to discuss the importance of transparency regarding digital data reporting for climate, business, and government. Presenters also will address the impact of digital requirements introduced by the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA) and a number of climate rules under which reporting entities must be in compliance with digital data standards by preparing submissions in Inline XBRL, a structured, machine-readable format that meets these disclosure requirements. Continue reading "XBRL US Opens Registration for November..." »

The SEC’s Division of Investment Management will hold an open meeting via webcast on sec.gov that will take place on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The meeting is open for the public to attend. {expires: 2024-08-29} Continue reading "SEC’s Division of Investment Management to Hold..." »

The SEC has released its draft of the EDGAR® Filer Manual, Volume II: “EDGAR Filing” (Version 71) to prepare issuers for potential updates to the EDGAR system scheduled to be introduced in EDGAR Release 24.3 on September 16, 2024. Continue reading "SEC Releases Current Draft EDGAR Filer Manual" »

The SEC’s Office of the Chief Accountant has announced an open meeting on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The meeting is open for the public to attend and will be webcast on sec.gov. {expires: 2024-08-21} Continue reading "SEC’s Office of the Chief Accountant to Hold..." »

Carbon Accountable, a climate data policy initiative that focuses on corporate transparency responsibilities related to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), has recently released a paper on the use of structured data in GHG emissions reporting. This is specifically in reference to California’s Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act but could influence additional mandates and rules. Continue reading "Carbon Accountable Publishes Paper on GHG..." »

On August 6th, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued its 2024 Investor Outreach Report, which is now available through the FASB’s Investor Web Portal. The report details the investor outreach program, the program’s activities during the last year, and ways the FASB intends to continue expanding on its goals to broaden investor outreach efforts. The viewpoints of investors enhance the FASB’s ability to develop effective standards, so the organization places special importance on pursuing a number of efforts to interact with stakeholders. Continue reading "FASB Publishes 2024 Investor Outreach Report" »

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has re-exposed for public comment proposed GAAP Taxonomy Improvements for a proposed Accounting Standards Update, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The update is intended to enhance disclosures related to a public business entity’s expenses. The update is designed also to address the requests of investors for more comprehensive data about the types of expenses in commonly presented expense captions. Continue reading "FASB Re-Exposes Proposed GAAP Taxonomy..." »