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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Auditor Changes Roundup: Q3 2022
Marcum led the way this quarter in new SEC audit clients with a net of 19 new engagements in Q3 2022. Marcum gained 34 clients this quarter, 29 of which came from firm mergers. As mentioned in Accounting Today, 25 … Continue reading
Who Audits Public Companies – The Netherlands 2021
Similar to our previous analysis of 2020’s audit firm market share, the Big Four continued their oligopoly across the top three indexes on the Euronext Amsterdam in 2021. EY took the lead in engagements, by auditing 28% of the companies … Continue reading
Who Audits Public Companies – United Kingdom 2021
Overall, the Big Four firms retained 83.1% of the market share for the major UK indices in 2021. This is a slight decline from the 84.3% market concentration seen in 2020. While PwC signed opinions for 26.6% of major LSE index-listed firms, … Continue reading
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
Who Audits Public Companies – Spain 2021
The audit market for Bolsa de Madrid listed companies that comprise the three IBEX indices in Spain remains highly concentrated. The 84 companies on the top market cap índices – IBEX 35, IBEX Medium Cap, and IBEX Small Cap – … Continue reading
Who Audits Public Companies – France 2021
The Big Four accounting firms are collectively engaged in 55.5% of all French engagements, down 1.5 percentage points from the previous year. EY led the way with 16% of all engagements, followed by Deloitte with 15%. Mid-tier firm Mazars was third … Continue reading