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What the SEC's New Exempt Offering Framework Means for Private Businesses

The SEC announced improvements to its exempt offering framework, making it easier for private business to raise capital. But new rules may only benefit the best players and those that are leveraging technology for their financial statements may come out ahead. Find out how Workiva helps firms win by the new rules.

SOX Summit: Impactful Statements from the Enron Whistleblower

It's been 20 years since Sherron Watkins gave the SEC the truth behind Enron. Since then, the world of finance has changed immensely. Could there be another Enron? She shared her story as well as how the industry has changed to prevent corporate fraud to the size and scale of Enron. Read now.

The 2020 Election and Potential Effects on Financial Services

The drawn-out 2020 election has given our subject matter experts time to think. Here are the potential effects they see for banks, investment reporting teams, and insurance providers—and what we can all do to prepare.

Two Quick Takeaways from Five Years of SOX Surveys

2020 marks the fifth year of the State of the SOX/Internal Controls Market Survey. We took a look back at all the results and discerned a couple quick trends from the avalanche of data. Read now.

4 Signs You Need to Revamp Your Statutory Reporting Process

Are you finding yourself saying "there has to be a better way" more often than you'd like to admit? Then check out how Workiva helped these four companies revamp their statutory reporting processes to save time, reduce costs and drive collaboration. Read now.

Best Practices for an NCUA Call Report

If the process of producing a call report for the NCUA keeps you so busy that you barely have time to breathe, relax. Workiva has pointers for how technology can help credit unions simplify the process.

Workiva for SOX Compliance and Internal Audit: Almost as Perfect as PB&J

Some things are better together, including SOX and internal audit teams. When both teams are on the Workiva platform, they can pull data from a single source of truth, resulting in synergy between the teams, improved communication, and constant collaboration.

My FERC XBRL Reporting Solution Needs WHAT?

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is moving from Visual FoxPro to XBRL filing of quarterly and annual reports. That gives you a rare opportunity to choose reporting software that makes FERC compliance easier overall. Look for XBRL software that includes these key components.

7 Tips to Simplify Your Legal Entity Reporting Software Purchase

You know you need to improve your legal entity reporting process. But, purchasing and implementing new software can be a bit daunting, especially if you have never done it before. To help simplify your purchase, we’re sharing tips we’ve learned from working with thousands of customers just like you.

4 Highlights from FERC XBRL Rule Finalization

Here are our takeaways from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's finalized XBRL requirements for energy companies, with our view on how organizations can be ready for compliance.