The audit market for companies listed on the Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) in Spain is highly concentrated; 21 accounting firms were engaged by 164 companies headquartered in Spain and listed on the Continuous Market at the end of 2020. … Continue reading
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Who Audits Public Companies – Italy 2020
This post is a part of Audit Analytics’ series on audit market concentration across select countries in Europe. For fiscal year 2020, the Big Four firms account for a staggering 98% of the market share across Italy’s top 100 companies … Continue reading
Who Audits Public Companies – Germany 2020
This post is a part of Audit Analytics’ series on audit market concentration across select countries in Europe. For fiscal year 2020, 10 accounting firms shared Germany’s audit market of the top companies comprising the DAX 40, MDAX 50, and … Continue reading
Who Audits Public Companies – France
This post is a part of Audit Analytics’ series on audit market concentration across select countries in Europe. The Big Four accounting firms are collectively engaged in 57% of all French engagements, unchanged from the previous year. Deloitte led the … Continue reading
Who Audits Public Companies – Italy
Note: This analysis will be updated to reflect 2020’s market share once all annual reports have been filed. The Big Four firms account for a staggering 98% of the market share across Italy’s top 100 companies. Capturing the other 2% of … Continue reading
Auditors Acknowledge Uncertainty for Airlines Amid COVID-19
The auditors of two FTSE 350 airlines cannot confirm whether the companies will be able to continue operating for the foreseeable future due to uncertainty created by the global pandemic. EY and PwC highlighted the unpredictability of the future operations of … 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