The Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission has announced that its upcoming meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 20 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET. The Task Force meetings are free for the public to attend via webcast, and registration is not required. Interested parties may submit comments related to the proceedings by following the instructions on the FERC website. {expires: 2022-07-21} Continue reading "FERC Announces Upcoming Meeting of the Joint..." »

The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance will hold a meeting via webcast on sec.gov to discuss and consider whether to adopt amendments to the proxy rules governing proxy voting advice. The Division will also consider whether to propose amendments to revise certain substantive bases for exclusion of shareholder proposals under the SEC’s shareholder proposal rule (Rule 14a-8). {expires: 2022-07-14} Continue reading "SEC Staff to Hold Open Meeting to Discuss Proxy..." »

XBRL US’ Data Quality Committee (DQC) will host an online seminar to discuss best practices for preparing reports featuring debt securities. This seminar will include detailed illustrations and examples that may reflect typical financial reporting instances. The one-hour webinar will take place on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 and will begin at 3:00 p.m. ET. Continue reading "XBRL US to Hold Webinar Highlighting DQC..." »

The SEC has announced a virtual Investor Advisory Committee meeting that will take place on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The public may attend this free event, which will be presented live via webcast at sec.gov. {expires: 2022-06-10} Continue reading "SEC to Hold Investor Advisory Committee Meeting" »

XBRL US has announced that it will host the second of two virtual seminars to familiarize investment management filers with the new SEC XBRL requirements under the SEC’s final rule, Securities Offering Reform for Closed-End Investment Companies, which will be effective August 1, 2022. The event will take place on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. {expires: 2022-06-08} Continue reading "XBRL US to Host Second Webinar in Series:..." »

The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) will convene a meeting on Tuesday, May 24th to address matters of interest to financial statement users including income tax disclosures, digital assets, segment reporting, disaggregation of income statement expenses, and ESG-linked financial instruments. Continue reading "FASB Announces Meeting of Investor Advisory..." »

The SEC’s Division of Investment Management will hold an open meeting via webcast on sec.gov to discuss amendments to the Investment Company Names rule and enhancements to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures for investment advisers and investment companies on Wednesday, May 25th. Continue reading "SEC Staff to Discuss Investment Company Names..." »

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has announced that it will convene a meeting of its Small Business Advisory Committee (SBAC). The meeting will take place on Thursday, May 12, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET. Continue reading "FASB to Hold Small Business Advisory Committee..." »

XBRL US has announced that it will host two virtual seminars to familiarize investment management filers with the new SEC XBRL requirements under the SEC’s final rule, Securities Offering Reform for Closed-End Investment Companies, which will be effective August 1, 2022. {expires: 2022-06-08} Continue reading "XBRL US to Host Two-Part Webinar: Mastering New..." »

The Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission has announced that its upcoming meeting will be held on Friday, May 6th, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. The Task Force was established by the FERC and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) in June 2021 and is comprised of the FERC Commissioners and ten state regulators representing the five NARUC regions. The partnership allows state and federal regulators to work side-by-side on various transmission issues. Continue reading "FERC, NARUC Announces Next Virtual Joint Task..." »

The SEC’s Office of the Investor Advocate, in conjunction with the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) and AARP will host a public listening session covering a number of investing matters pertaining to American senior and older communities, including those with diminished capacity. The discussions are geared also toward seniors’ loved ones, caregivers, financial professionals and consumer advocates. The audio event, which brings together investors and the securities regulators who protect them from investment fraud, will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET. It will be streamed live on sec.gov. Continue reading "SEC, NASAA, AARP to Co-Host Older Investor..." »

The SEC has announced that its Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee will hold a remote meeting to discuss matters related to the rules and regulations affecting small and emerging companies and their investors under the federal securities laws. The free webcast will take place on Friday, May 6, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET. The event is open to the public and will be presented live on sec.gov. {expires: 2022-05-07} Continue reading "SEC to Hold Small Business Capital Formation..." »

The staff at the FERC will host a virtual technical conference to discuss whether the agency should require additional financial assurance mechanisms in the licenses and other authorizations it issues for hydroelectric projects. The objective is to ensure that licensees are able to implement license requirements and maintain their projects in safe condition. {expires: 2022-04-27} Continue reading "FERC Staff to Hold Conference on Financial..." »

XBRL US will host a webinar entitled “Understanding the New FERC Taxonomy - Time to Focus!”, at which the recently completed Taxonomy from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will be discussed. The FERC Taxonomy has been modified in answer to comments submitted by FERC filers and software providers. The 60-minute webinar will take place on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. ET {expires: 2022-04-14} Continue reading "XBRL US to Hold Virtual Seminar Focused on the..." »