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Get Ready to Simplify: Your Guide to Amplify Events in 2021

If you’re looking for inspiration, instruction, or new technology to simplify the complexities in your work, we’ve got an event for you. Check out what’s on tap for 2021.

What's in a Name? A Case for the Global Legal Entity Identifier

Making sense of complex corporate structures and potential exposures to Lehman Brothers-sized collapses means you need access to the bigger picture. That’s where Legal Entity Identifiers come in. Hear more about the benefits of LEIs from our Dean Ritz and GLEIF’s Zornitsa Manolova.

ESEF Delay in Your Country? Now’s the Time to Get Ahead

The ESEF requirement has been delayed—which means you have more time to refine your process. Here’s what you can be doing now to be ready to meet the mandate long before it takes effect.

PwC on How to Adapt and Thrive in Year-End Statutory Reporting

In this Q&A with PwC, we talked about how statutory reporting teams are working to reduce risk and add transparency, consistency and efficiency into their reporting process, particularly given the way it has been impacted by COVID-19. Hear what Jamie Barakat, a partner in the Finance Effective Advisory practice at PwC US, had to say.

Does ESEF Report Size Matter?

When it comes to ESEF annual reports, does size matter? It sure does. Check out this blog to see why it's important, and discover steps you can take to make sure your ESEF report is ideal for your filing requirements and your stakeholders.

5 Ways to Prepare for UK SOX Today

A UK SOX regime is on its way, but what does this mean to corporate organisations throughout Britain? We joined forces with Deloitte to break down what’s next and what you can do to prepare. 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.

ESEF Uncertainty: Get Ahead Regardless of the Outcome

The impact of COVID-19 on the EU capital markets has prompted the European Council to consider a postponement of the ESEF. What does this mean for issuers across the European Union? Read the article, and see six steps you can take now to cope with this uncertainty.

UK COVID-19 Test Error: Another Reminder of Spreadsheet Risk

The news of a spreadsheet error that caused the temporary loss of thousands of COVID-19 test results in England is a fresh reminder of the risks of using traditional spreadsheets. See what steps you can take to reduce the chance of something like this happening to you.

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.