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SEC Investor Advocate Rick Fleming to Keynote XBRL US Investor Forum, October 24 in New YorkXBRL US announced today that it will hold a half-day forum: Finding Value with Smart Data, for investors, analysts, regulators, data and analytical tool providers. The forum, which is free to the public, is hosted by Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business at 55 Lexington Avenue in New York. A keynote address will be provided by the Investor Advocate of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Rick Fleming. The program will cover how standards can streamline processing, and reduce costs and delays in capital market operations. Thousands of public companies submit financial statements in structured data (XBRL) format to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC (News - Alert)). The objective of the forum is to demonstrate to investors and other users of corporate financials how structured data improves business reporting by providing illustrations of its use today. Who: Speakers confirmed to date include
What: Sessions will explore use cases using structured financial data to build fundamental indices, create more efficient databases and perform more timely, comprehensive analyses When: 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM ET (includes networking reception) Where: Baruch College Neman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Ave, Room 14-220, New York, NY How: Event is free but advance registration is required at http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/centers/zcci/zcci-events/xbrl-investor-forum About Baruch College: Baruch College is a senior college in the City University of New York (CUNY) with a total enrollment of more than 18,000 students, who represent 164 countries and speak more than 129 languages. Ranked among the top 15% of U.S. colleges and the No. 4 public regional university, Baruch College is regularly recognized as among the most ethnically diverse colleges in the country. As a public institution with a tradition of academic excellence, Baruch College offers accessibility and opportunity for students from every corner of New York City and from around the world. For more about Baruch College, go to http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/. About XBRL US XBRL US is the non-profit consortium for XBRL business reporting standards in the U.S. and it represents the business information supply chain. Its mission is to support the implementation of XBRL business reporting standards through the development of taxonomies for use by U.S. public and private sectors, with a goal of interoperability between sectors, and by promoting XBRL adoption through marketplace collaboration. XBRL US has developed taxonomies for U.S. GAAP, credit rating and mutual fund reporting under contract with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and has developed a taxonomy for corporate actions. For more information about XBRL US: http://xbrl.us Register to attend: http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/centers/zcci/zcci-events/xbrl-investor-forum
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