As 2020 comes to a close, it’s fair to say we’re all looking forward to the New Year; 2020 brought a year of uncertainty, filled with unprecedented events surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic that shook the world. However, despite the challenges, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Remediating Internal Control Weaknesses During Pandemic
As 2020 comes to a close, many public companies are gearing up for fiscal year ends and preparing annual financial statements. Particularly important this year is determining how to disclose pertinent information about COVID-19 in annual reports. Given the widespread disruption on regular operations, a disclosure of … Continue reading
CLA Acquires BlumShapiro
On Thursday, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) announced the firm would acquire New England regional firm blumshapiro (BlumShapiro & Company), effective January 1, 2021. The addition of blumshapiro will help CLA establish a larger presence in the region, particularly Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode … Continue reading
BDO Accounts for Most New LSE Audit Clients in 2019
Audit Analytics has recorded 217 auditor departures in 2019 by companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), including the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). BDO, once again, led the way netting 29 new audit clients of LSE- listed companies. Ernst & … Continue reading
Monitoring the Audit Market in Europe
Audit Analytics recently released a new report, Monitoring the Audit Market in Europe. Using our extensive databases, our analysts compiled this timely report which examines the impacts of the European Commission’s 2014 Audit Directive and Audit Regulation. These two pieces … Continue reading
Transfer Agent Market Share – 2020
Note: The methodology used for this analysis was updated to remove open-end mutual funds, and to remove companies that have not filed documents with the SEC in over a year. Because of this change in methodology, all historical analyses related … Continue reading
PCAOB Adopts Amendments to Independence Rules, Announces 2020-2024 Strategic Plan
On November 19th, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) adopted amendments to its independence requirement to align with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules. “The Board’s targeted amendments are intended to avoid confusion, differences, and duplication between PCAOB … Continue reading