The internal auditor’s role in XBRL is explained in a new whitepaper from The Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation (IIARF), published in response to a survey indicating that internal auditors need more information on their potential role in their organization’s transition to filing financial statements in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). Read the rest of this entry »
The CFA Institute, a global, not-for-profit association of investment professionals, is offering a white paper for investors who currently musts navigate a winding and uneven path in order to collect the financial information they need to make informed decisions. Read the rest of this entry »
This non-technical introduction to XBRL is one of our most popular downloads, explaining what interactive data is, how it works, the SEC filing mandate, and how you can get started. Learn how XBRL benefits investors, financial managers, CEOs and CFOs, accountants, and auditors. Introducing Interactive Data is now updated with the latest information on the SEC’s mandate for companies to use this format and information on how this universal, eXtensible Business Reporting Language is now being used around the world.
“If bar codes can track down bad peanuts on store shelves, shouldn’t we be able to use technology to track details of mortgages and other debt instruments?” Wall Street Journal’s L. Gordon argues that Washington should focus less on regulatory powers and more on better transparency, which XBRL makes possible. Read the rest of this entry »
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange has launched a new XBRL service platform for listed companies, allowing investors to view, analyze and download the reports of all 740 companies listed in Shenzen from 2004 to 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
A just-released position paper issued by XBRL US organization explains exactly how trust can be restored in the mortgage-backed (MBS) securities market. The concept is simple and the technology exists: detail every loan from cradle to grave in an automated form that is easy to analyze so that investors can value the actual cash flows of these investments and untangle the good from the bad. Read the rest of this entry »
Retirement savings are not like the nuts squirrels gather for winter. Assets can’t be eaten. Assets have to be sold in a capital market: one with enough money to buy them. That, in a nutshell, is Professor Jeremy J. Siegel’s argument on why aging baby boomers should care about the success of developing markets. Read the rest of this entry »
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