An Overview of European Databases

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Krystle Beaubrun and Steven Dixon

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 →

FTSE 350 Auditor Changes and Fees

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Steven Dixon

This post has been updated to display fees in GBP.1 Between 2017 and 2018, 36 companies listed on the FTSE 350 changed their auditors, increasing audit fees for 21 of those companies.2 Effective since mid-2016, Directive 2014/56/EU together with Regulation … Continue reading →

Annual LSE Auditor Changes

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Steven Dixon

There were 141 audit firm departures in 2018 from companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, including the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). BDO, with a net of 20 new audit clients, accounts for the most new clients among all audit … Continue reading →

European Companies with Frequent Auditor Changes

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Steven Dixon

While much of the concern surrounding audits in Europe revolves around long tenures – audit firms auditing the same client for years, or even decades, on end – it is perhaps more of a concern when a company switches its … Continue reading →