Introducing Active Intelligence

From Manual to Intelligent Filings

Finance and reporting teams are under increasing pressure to accelerate reporting cycles, manage growing disclosure requirements, and do more with existing resources. According to DFIN's latest survey of finance decision-makers, 88% reported increased employee task efficiency from AI. Advanced AI algorithms can reduce manual effort, improve accuracy, and streamline complex reporting workflows.

DFIN's Active Intelligence™ suite of AI capabilities have been thoughtfully designed to improve how organizations navigate complex regulatory reporting, compliance, and transaction workflows.

ACTIVE INTELLIGENCE IN ACTION

Featured AI Capabilities

By embedding advanced AI features across ActiveDisclosure℠, Venue®, and Arc Suite®, Active Intelligence automates time‑intensive processes, accelerates document and tagging understanding, reduces cycle times, and supports more informed decision-making. Built on DFIN’s deep regulatory expertise, it powers intelligent workflows that reduce effort while maintaining the oversight and control organizations require. The result is a smarter, more efficient approach to financial reporting, diligence, and execution.

How AI Can Reduce SEC Filing Risks

Using the power of artificial intelligence to complete SEC filings means firms can sidestep many of the most common issues they may encounter during the process. Advanced AI algorithms can collect data much faster than human employees can, helping to cut down on cycle times and streamline the entire workflow. In addition, software programs that use AI assistance also cut down on the number of mistakes and inaccuracies that may find their way into reporting through automated processes. DFIN’s ActiveDisclosure℠ is built with our Active Intelligence™ suite of AI-enabled tools, providing organizations with faster, more accurate reporting capabilities.

AI Peer Analysis

Benchmark against industry peers

Compare filings across true peer groups.
Review equivalent SEC sections across filings.
Identify disclosure gaps and inconsistencies.
Surface peer trends and anomalies faster.

AI Peer Analysis

Benchmark against industry peers

Compare filings across true peer groups.
Review equivalent SEC sections across filings.
Identify disclosure gaps and inconsistencies.
Surface peer trends and anomalies faster.

AI Historical Analysis

Track change across reporting periods for more consistent reporting

Compare current SEC filings against a company’s prior period disclosures.
Identify changes in language, structure, and reporting practices.
Track disclosure trends over time.
Surface unexpected changes and potential gaps.
Improve consistency from period to period.

AI Historical Analysis

Track change across reporting periods for more consistent reporting

Compare current SEC filings against a company’s prior period disclosures.
Identify changes in language, structure, and reporting practices.
Track disclosure trends over time.
Surface unexpected changes and potential gaps.
Improve consistency from period to period.

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How AI Can Accelerate Due Diligence and Cross-Border Transactions

Modern transactions involve more stakeholders, more documents, and increasingly global deal teams. As organizations evaluate opportunities, conduct due diligence, and collaborate across geographies, quickly finding, understanding, and acting on critical information becomes a competitive advantage. DFIN Venue® extends the power of Active Intelligence™ helping deal teams understand documents faster while keeping sensitive information secure within the virtual data room. These capabilities can help accelerate due diligence, improve cross-border collaboration, and streamline document-intensive workflows without relying on external tools or moving information outside the secure Venue environment.

AI Document Translation

Accelerate Cross-Border Diligence

Translate documents directly within Venue®.
Support multilingual review across over 130 languages.
Reduce reliance on external translation tools.

AI Document Translation

Accelerate Cross-Border Diligence

Translate documents directly within Venue®.
Support multilingual review across over 130 languages.
Reduce reliance on external translation tools.

AI Document Summaries

Understand Documents Faster

Generate AI-powered summaries for PDF and Microsoft Office documents.
Quickly assess document relevance before deeper review.
Reuse summaries and translations to reduce repetitive work.

AI Document Summaries

Understand Documents Faster

Generate AI-powered summaries for PDF and Microsoft Office documents.
Quickly assess document relevance before deeper review.
Reuse summaries and translations to reduce repetitive work.

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How AI Can Simplify Regulatory Reporting

Regulatory reporting and compliance teams face growing pressure to manage increasing volumes of data, evolving regulatory requirements, and complex document production processes while maintaining accuracy and control while mitigating risk. Embedded within existing workflows, Active Intelligence™ helps organizations simplify complex processes, improve consistency, and spend less time on repetitive tasks so teams can focus on higher-value review, analysis, and decision-making. The result is a more efficient approach to regulatory reporting and compliance that supports accuracy, scalability, and long-term operational efficiency.

AI iXBRL Tagging

AI iXBRL Tagging combines advanced AI with expert human oversight to automate the tagging for Tailored Shareholder Reports (TSR) and N-CSR filings within its Arc Suite® software and for filings completed with DFIN's tech-enabled managed services offering for investment companies. This allows teams to scale faster, reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and reduce customer cycle times, while maintaining the control required in highly regulated reporting environments.

AI iXBRL Tagging

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DFIN Active Intelligence

Responsibilities & Governance AI - Built to Scale with Confidence

AI capabilities, built around data, to deliver innovation you can trust, not a bolt-on feature.

Commitment to Responsible AI

Enterprise-grade security and privacy: Protects confidential draft disclosures during AI analysis
Human-in-the-loop oversight for trust: Keeps reviewers in control of all disclosure decisions
Transparent, opt-in adoption model: No AI actions without user intent or visibility
Purpose-built for regulated disclosure workflows: Designed to operate safely in regulated workflows

AI Leadership and Advisory

AI Panel on Client Advisory Board (CAB): Ensure AI features are shaped by real SEC reporting team feedback
DFIN AI Advisory Committee: Provides ongoing oversight to ensure AI quality, risk management, and regulatory alignment
Executive oversight of AI strategy and risk: Clear leadership accountability for how AI is deployed and governed across DFIN products