XBRL Blog Magazine http://xbrlblog.com eXtensible Business Reporting Language Blog Magazine Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:37:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en Call for Papers - 6.3 Special Issue on XBRL: Implications for Reporting and Governance http://xbrlblog.com/call-for-papers-63-special-issue-on-xbrl-implications-for-reporting-and-governance.html http://xbrlblog.com/call-for-papers-63-special-issue-on-xbrl-implications-for-reporting-and-governance.html#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:14:39 +0000 Ilija Šuša http://xbrlblog.com/?p=263 In mid-2009 the International Journal of Disclosure and Governance will publish a special issue on XBRL and its impact on financial reporting and national and corporate governance worldwide. There will be a combination of invited papers from high profile members of the XBRL community and submitted papers from leading accounting practitioners, user groups and academic researchers.

More information can  be found on the journal’s website:
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jdg/call_for_papers.html

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They are charged with developing and agreeing new accounting standards (IFRS) that can be used across the world. This is a senior and prestigious appointment, demanding not only a high degree of technical accounting expertise but also a high level of understanding of the global economic environment.

If you want to apply visit this page.

]]> http://xbrlblog.com/advertisement-for-iasb-board-members.html/feed An Interview with Christian Dreyer http://xbrlblog.com/an-interview-with-christian-dreyer.html http://xbrlblog.com/an-interview-with-christian-dreyer.html#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:54:07 +0000 Ilija Šuša http://xbrlblog.com/?p=255 Hitachi XBRL Business Unit released today an inteview with Christian Dreyer. Christian Dreyer is a past president of the Swiss CFA Society, a 1,700-member-strong association of finance professionals in Switzerland. He is Managing Partner of Tertium datur AG, an advisor specializing in pan-European pension funds. Previously he was CFO of an IT outsourcing firm and head of investment research at a Swiss state bank. He is also on the IASB’s Strategic Advisory Council for XBRL and publishes the European Pensions//iorp.eu blog.

Read the full inteview here.

]]> http://xbrlblog.com/an-interview-with-christian-dreyer.html/feed IASB and FASB create advisory group to review reporting issues related to credit crisis http://xbrlblog.com/iasb-and-fasb-create-advisory-group-to-review-reporting-issues-related-to-credit-crisis.html http://xbrlblog.com/iasb-and-fasb-create-advisory-group-to-review-reporting-issues-related-to-credit-crisis.html#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:39:22 +0000 Ilija Šuša http://xbrlblog.com/?p=253 The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today announced that they will create a global advisory group comprising regulators, preparers, auditors, investors and other users of financial statements.

The advisory group will help to ensure that reporting issues arising from the global economic crisis are considered in an internationally co-ordinated manner.

Source: http://www.iasb.org/News/Press+Releases/IASB+and+FASB+create+advisory+group+to+review+reporting+issues+related+to+credit+crisis.htm

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Source: http://www.hollyswanson.com/?p=1302

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Editorial Reviews
Sharing financial and business information within and external to a business is often a challenge. Preparing financial statements for filing, printing, or web display often means that this same information would need to be re-entered multiple times. Furthermore, once this information is published, searching and extracting components of the financial information can be a challenge. The Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is an open, freely licensed specification that uses XML to describe financial statements for both public and private companies. The format provides a standard format in which users can prepare business and financial reports that can be subsequently presented in a variety of ways.

]]> http://xbrlblog.com/zapnote-the-extensible-business-reporting-language.html/feed Understanding XBRL and the SEC’s Proposed Rule http://xbrlblog.com/understanding-xbrl-and-the-secs-proposed-rule.html http://xbrlblog.com/understanding-xbrl-and-the-secs-proposed-rule.html#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:34:47 +0000 Ilija Šuša http://xbrlblog.com/?p=233 Business Wire this week will present a distinguished panel of XBRL experts discussing eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) and the proposed mandate by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would require publicly traded U.S. companies to adopt XBRL-based financial reporting. A distinguished panel of XBRL insiders will explain what XBRL is, why this technology is reshaping public company reporting, who within your organization should be preparing for it, and how the investment community will consume financial data in this format.

The live webinar, titled “Understanding XBRL and the SEC’s Proposed Rule,” will take place on Thursday, November 20 at 1 p.m. EST at BusinessWire.com.

Registration: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/232602811

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Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Rivet-Software-Names-Roger-Metz/story.aspx?guid={84800036-306E-4337-AFE3-63B582B7F71B}

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For now there are six forums:
  • XBRL General
  • XBRL News and Events
  • XBRL Organizations
  • XBRL Solutions
  • XBRL Technology
  • XBRL Resources
To run the new discussions, it is necessary to pre-register via the link:
http://xbrlblog.com/wp-login.php?action=register.
]]> http://xbrlblog.com/xbrl-forums.html/feed Thinking About Repositories of XBRL Information http://xbrlblog.com/thinking-about-repositories-of-xbrl-information.html http://xbrlblog.com/thinking-about-repositories-of-xbrl-information.html#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:41:18 +0000 Ilija Šuša http://xbrlblog.com/?p=209 Charles Hoffman is thinking about XBRL repositories with one and with multiple instance documents, and the problem collecting data with one XBRL analysis tool from different instance document sources (repositories).

Source: http://xbrl.squarespace.com/journal/2008/11/13/thinking-about-repositories-of-xbrl-information.html

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