A transfer agent is assigned by a corporation with publicly traded securities to track individuals that own their stocks and bonds. Transfer agents have several responsibilities, including executing shareholder transactions and maintaining shareholder records. Audit Analytics tracked 10,107 transfer agent … Continue reading
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Q3 2022 IPO Trends: Market Continues to Cool
The number and size of initial public offerings (IPOs) continued to decline during the third quarter of 2022. There were 39 IPOs during Q3 that raised a combined $3.1 billion. This aligns IPO numbers with what was previously seen in … Continue reading
Q2 2022 Initial Public Offering Trends: 2022 Slowdown Continues
The number and size of initial public offerings (IPOs) continued to decline during the second quarter of 2022. There were 46 IPOs during Q2 that raised a combined $5.3 billion. This was the fewest IPOs since Q1 2020 (38) and … Continue reading
IPOs Cool Off: Q1 2022 IPO Trends
Eighty-four companies conducted initial public offerings (IPOs) on the NYSE and Nasdaq during the first quarter of 2022. These companies raised a total of $11.3 billion. Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) continued to outpace traditional IPOs, representing about two-thirds of … Continue reading
Comment Letters Continue to Decline During 2021
The number of comment letters issued by the SEC continued to decline during 2021. Comment letters that reference quarterly (10-Q) or annual (10-K) reports fell by 14% during 2021. Comment letters that reference current reports (Form 8-K) fell by 10%. … Continue reading
The SEC Focuses on Climate Change in Latest Round of Comment Letters
In the past couple of weeks, the SEC began releasing their first round of climate change-related comment letters to the public. These letters should be used as a template for reviewing current disclosures and assessing whether disclosures should be updated. … Continue reading
Audit Market Following SPAC Mergers
In November, we published a blog looking at the changing auditor environment for initial public offerings (IPOs) of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). In this post, we look at how the audit market changes following the completion of a SPAC … Continue reading