Note: All amounts stated are in Canadian dollars Throughout the first half of 2021, there were 142 new audit engagements and 145 departures among audit firms in Canada. Of these auditor changes, 27 accounting firms posted a net gain in new … Continue reading
Category Archives: Auditor Changes
Auditor Changes Roundup: Q2 2021
BF Borgers, with a net of nine new SEC audit clients, gained the most SEC audit clients in Q2 2021. As mentioned in Accounting Today, Denver-based Gries & Associates followed with seven new SEC clients, five of which came from AJ … Continue reading
Auditor Changes Roundup: Q1 2021
Note: This blog has been updated to reflect a correction in the first table. A previous version displayed gross audit fees won, the updated version shows net audit fees won. Grant Thornton, with a net of 12 new SEC audit … Continue reading
Auditor Changes in Canada: 2020
Note: All amounts stated are in Canadian dollars In 2020, Canadian auditor departures decreased by 31.9%, with 230 departures observed throughout the year, compared to 338 departures seen in 2019. The percentage of resignations saw a break in the trend, with … Continue reading
Who Audits Public Companies – United Kingdom
Note: This analysis will be updated to reflect 2020’s market share once all annual reports have been filed. Audit market share was highly concentrated among the top indexes in the United Kingdom at the end of 2019. PwC captured the highest … Continue reading
Auditor Changes Roundup: 2020 Annual Summary
Note: This blog has been updated to reflect a correction in the first table. A previous version displayed gross audit fees won, the updated version shows net audit fees won. Baker Tilly US LLP, with a net of 26 new … Continue reading
Storytelling with Audit Analytics Europe
As the Audit Analytics Europe databases continue to grow in breadth and depth, we watch some interesting stories unfold. For example, AIM-listed London-based advertising agency M&C Saatchi [LON:SAA] has faced a few challenges in the past year and a half. From 1 October 2020 to 7 December 2020, the … Continue reading