Audit Analytics offers a suite of data products covering public companies listed on European exchanges across 31 countries in the EEA and Switzerland, which includes comprehensive databases of Audit Fees, Audit Opinions, Auditor Changes, Auditor Engagements, Key Audit Matters, and … Continue reading
Q4 2019 IPOs: Auditor Market Share and Stats
Overview There were 59 initial public offerings in U.S. markets between October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2019. These 59 IPOs raised over $8.7 billion, a decrease of over $800 million from the same period last year and a decrease … Continue reading
Non-Audit Fees Among S&P 500
A review of non-audit fees in relation to overall audit fees is an interesting comparison, as the SEC considers high non-audit fees to be an auditor independence concern. If an auditor earns a large amount of fees performing non-audit fee … Continue reading
The Audit Firms of Broker-Dealers
In 2018, 400 audit firms competed for market share among 3,661 total broker-dealers. The Big Four audited 16.7% of this population. PwC led the way with 172 broker-dealer clients, followed by EY with 168 clients, KPMG with 145 clients, and Deloitte with … Continue reading
Changes to Auditor Independence Regulations: US vs. UK
Regulators in both the U.S. and the U.K. have recently debated changes to rules regarding auditor independence, with one big difference. In the U.S., the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed further loosening of auditor independence rules, while in … Continue reading
A Look Back at 2019
As 2019 comes to an end, let’s look back at some of our top posts and topics we’ve covered this year. Quarterly Updates The following posts are updated each quarter: Auditor Changes IPOs: Auditor Market Share and Stats Annual Updates … Continue reading
Seventeen Year Review of Audit Fee and Non-Audit Fee Trends
Audit Analytics has released its annual audit fees report, Seventeen Year Review of Audit Fee and Non-Audit Fee Trends, which focuses on the audit and non-audit fees paid and disclosed by accelerated and large accelerated filers over a seventeen-year period. A … Continue reading