In the past few years, the EU has been hit with several high-profile corporate failures and collapses: Carillion, Thomas Cook, Patisserie Valerie. Corporate failure affects not only the related shareholders, but also the confidence the public has in the sustainability … Continue reading
Category Archives: Europe
Serving Their Purpose? Insights on Critical + Key Audit Matters
Audit Analytics’ recently released report – Serving Their Purpose? Insights on Critical and Key Audit Matters – provides a comprehensive look at the U.S. and international audit matter standards and the disclosure diversity among audit matters based on the different … 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
Who Audits Public Companies – The Netherlands
Here, we examine the auditor market share of Euronext Amsterdam’s top three indexes: the AEX 25, AMX 25, and AScX 25 Continue reading
UK Regulators Address Challenges of Corporate Reporting Amid the Pandemic
Earlier this week, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) reminded companies in the UK that the permission to delay publication of financial reports is still in effect. The initial joint statement was issued in the early days of the lockdown in the UK on 26 March … Continue reading
Audit Opinion Types Available in Our Europe Database
The audit opinion is particularly important to stakeholders, as it provides insight into whether the financial statements are true and reliable for decision making. When an opinion is issued, auditors generally include an explanation for their decision. Because most opinions … Continue reading
A Look Back at 2020
As 2020 comes to a close, it’s fair to say we’re all looking forward to the New Year; 2020 brought a year of uncertainty, filled with unprecedented events surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic that shook the world. However, despite the challenges, … Continue reading