Thursday, October 2, 2008

XBRL Around the World

XBRL is evolving everywhere, driven by various stakeholders such as governments, stock exchanges, banks and other industry sectors. While the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been finalizing its proposed rule requiring public companies and mutual funds to file their financial reports in interactive data, this article puts the progress in a global context. (Read the Journal of Accountancy article XBRL Around the World.)