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XBRL accounting taxonomy design and categorisation – Part 4: Extensibility
What is taxonomy extensibility? To recap from the first post in this series, “an XBRL taxonomy is the formal definition of a financial or business reporting vocabulary for a given jurisdiction or reporting domain, imparting meaning to the concepts which describe the...
A simple law of numbers to identify fraud… Benford’s Analyser
As part of our drive to showcase how innovative apps can be built on the True North® Data Platform, we’ve released a new at-a-glance fraud indicator tool. And it’s free on our website! The design team behind this app were inspired by the principles of Benford’s law....
XBRL accounting taxonomy design and categorisation – Part 3: Coherence
In this series of articles, we propose a categorisation of taxonomies based on different aspects of their design. Using this categorisation we look at the evolution of taxonomy design through three generations. What is taxonomy coherence? Our dictionary provides two...
Filing Rules – the good stuff
CoreFiling’s Katherine Haigh and Joe Leeman are active contributors to XII’s Filing Rules Working Group. In this interview, we find out what motivated them and what insights they’ve gained that are useful either to regulators, filers or both. Why did you join the...
Artificial Intelligence: Applications Today, Not Tomorrow.
From reports of the DeepMind scandal a few weeks ago, to several talking spots at this year’s London Fintech week, July has arguably become Artificial Intelligence Month in the Fintech world. But while there has been a great deal of interest in future applications of...
A Wealth of Potential: Interview with Ian Hicks
Last week, CoreFiling’s Ian Hicks took part in the FRC’s Digital Future: Data round table, and discussed ways to combat the current “under-performance” of financial data. After the event, we sat down with Ian to talk about the benefits and challenges of using XBRL for...
CoreFiling at the FRC’s Digital Future Round Table
This week, CoreFiling’s Ian Hicks joined over 20 other industry representatives in London for the Digital Future: Data round table, hosted by the FRC’s Financial Reporting Lab. Discussions focused on how XBRL can help facilitate Digital Future Reporting: a 12-step...
UK Government Joins the Party at London Fintech Week 2017
London Fintech Week is back for 2017, with a new line-up of conferences, workshops, exhibitions and meet-ups for financial innovators. For those who haven't attended before, London Fintech Week is a 7-day event designed to act as a hub for international financial...
A Bright Future for Orange Button & Solar Energy
CoreFiling recently joined XBRL US, the SunSpec Alliance, Wells Fargo and the US Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative, to co-host the "Orange Button" webinar. This webinar focused on the role of XBRL in the US DoE’s Orange Button program – a solar energy...