Tagged: Inline XBRL

New SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

Canadian issuers that are reporting issuers with the Securities and Exchange Commission should be aware of new rules that impose disclosure requirements regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incidents. The new rules have two basic components.   First, certain issuers will have new disclosure requirements regarding the registrant’s processes and policies for cybersecurity risk management, strategy and governance.  These disclosures (which we refer to as “risk management disclosures”) will be required in the registrant’s annual report. The new risk management disclosures apply to nearly all domestic SEC reporting issuers (including Canadian issuers that report on domestic forms) and those foreign private issuers that report on Form 20-F. Second, in the event of a material...

Inline XBRL for Foreign Private Issuers – New SEC Guidance

Yesterday, the SEC published guidance regarding Inline XBRL. The SEC adopted rules for Inline XBRL in June 2018. For those of you whose first question is “what is Inline XBRL?”, Inline XBRL allows the XBRL data to be embedded directly into an “EDGARized” HTML document. This eliminates the need to prepare a separate XBRL exhibit. The goal of Inline XBRL was to simplify the XBRL process for issuers and to improve the usability of XBRL data for investors. As a reminder, foreign private issuers will be required to comply with Inline XBRL at the following times: Basis of Accounting Filer Status Fiscal Periods Ending On or After: U.S. GAAP Large accelerated filers June...