In this post, we take a look at the audit fees of Canadian public companies. How do audit fees compare from one industry to the next in Canada? How do the audit fees of those industries compare to their United … Continue reading
Author Archives: Brendan Hannen
Small Banks Deregister After JOBS Act
On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act). One objective of the JOBS Act was to improve the regulatory environment for small companies. For example, the JOBS Act liberated some … Continue reading
Aging Dodd-Frank Act Brings More Robust Private Fund Data
It’s been three years since the Dodd-Frank reforms were signed into law. Title IV of the act included expanded registration and disclosure requirements for registered investment advisers. Last year, we wrote an analysis of the top Private Fund Administrators. Unsurprisingly, … Continue reading
Know Your Industry Leaders: Patent Litigation
Build a better mousetrap, the saying goes, and the world will beat a path to your door. But it’s no use building a better mousetrap if somebody else steals your design and unfairly copies it. In the business world, whether … Continue reading
A Review of Audit Fees as a Percentage of Revenue Through the Recession
As various industry data affected by the recession continues to be scrutinized, the amount being paid to auditors cannot be overlooked. The graph below explores how the most recent recession had an effect on various sub-industries with respect to the … Continue reading
Different Types of Financial Statement Error Corrections
The recent restatement report from Audit Analytics reveals that the number of financial restatements has leveled off over the last three years. While this metric shows stabilization in financial statement errors, a deeper understanding of the different types of error … Continue reading
2012 Financial Restatements Review
2012 showed positive trends for financial restatements. While the total number of restatements over the last four years appears to have leveled off, a closer look at the underlying indicators of severity reveal much more positive results. The percentage of revision … Continue reading