In case you missed it, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted “rule and form amendments” late last month that the SEC says will improve the security of its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, otherwise known as the venerable EDGAR platform. The improvements cover the access and management of filers’ accounts and have been… Read More >>
EDGAR Now Supports IFRS, Security-Based Swap Taxonomies
The SEC has upgraded the popular public database of financial information and operations of public companies, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval, or EDGAR, to support more industry-relevant taxonomies. EDGAR Release 24.2, released on July 1, “now supports the 2024 version of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) taxonomy and now accepts the Security-Based… Read More >>
SEC Reveals Geeky Side via APIs for EDGAR
Wow. Who knew that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had a seriously geeky side? It’s no secret that the SEC and its documentation constitute an endless well of legal gobbledygook that will cure insomnia for many, instill zombie-like behavior in others, and force some individuals into an existential crisis. It is news, though, that… Read More >>
Q&A: Will Corporate Actions Ever Embrace XBRL?
(Editor’s note: EDGAR Online has been doing everything it can to spread the word about XBRL-based filing of corporate actions, says Gregory A. Carter, the chief technology officer (CTO) for EDGAR Online. For instance, corporates could produce information in XBRL from “common tools like documents, spreadsheets and HTML,” Carter says.Another way is via cloud computing,… Read More >>
MD at DTCC Becomes Omgeo’s Chairman
MD at DTCC Becomes Omgeo’s Chairman Andrew Gray, managing director of core business management for the Depository Trust and Clearing Corp. (DTCC), joined Omgeo as chairman of the board this past June, officials say. Gray replaces Donald F. Donahue, former president and CEO of the DTCC, who retired from the DTCC last month but will… Read More >>
