To boost transparency, the page offers data and graphics on IPOs, exempt offerings, corporate bond offerings, reporting issuers, and more.
Officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) say that they are bringing greater transparency to public markets via the launch of a statistics and data visualization page that offers statistics and graphics on initial public offerings, exempt offerings, corporate bond offerings, reporting issuers, municipal advisors, transfer agents, and household participation in the capital markets.
“The webpage provides statistics presented in time series charts to show market trends, pie charts to show distribution across different categories, as well as heat maps to show geographic distributions. The visuals are interactive, allowing the public to explore the information in which they are interested,” according to the announcement.
The new webpage includes:
- Data Visualizations: interactive graphics based on statistics;
- Statistics Table: fundamental statistics regularly updated with the most recently available data;
- Statistics Guide: description, calculation method, and data source for each metric;
- Statistics Download: all available statistics in the table and data visualizations;
- Related Materials: research and reports, regulatory background, investor bulletins, or additional resources.
“I have long believed that greater transparency is essential to serving the public effectively, and this new webpage is another step toward making our work more accessible,” says SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins, in a prepared statement.
The new webpage can be found via the SEC’s Data & Research section online: https://shorturl.at/37mOS.
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