Small Audit Firm Membership in Associations, Networks, and Alliances: Implications for Audit Quality and Audit Fees, an academic paper written by Kenneth L. Bills, Lauren M. Cunningham, and Linda A. Myers, examines membership in networks and alliances. The authors find evidence that smaller … Continue reading
Category Archives: Financial Services (OIA)
Wealth Magnets: Assets Under Management at Top CPA Financial Planners
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Accounting Today recently released their annual report on Wealth Magnets: Top Firms by Assets Under Management. Each year, Accounting Today surveys the leading CPA financial planners, supplemented by data from the Audit Analytics Registered Investment Advisor database, and asks about the … Continue reading
Registered Investment Advisers: By the Numbers
Where in the United States are Registered Investment Advisers concentrated? Using the neat interactive map below, you can see where the over 30,000 Investment Advisers tracked by Audit Analytics are located as of 2013. Unsurprisingly, there is a heavy concentration … Continue reading
Aging Dodd-Frank Act Brings More Robust Private Fund Data
It’s been three years since the Dodd-Frank reforms were signed into law. Title IV of the act included expanded registration and disclosure requirements for registered investment advisers. Last year, we wrote an analysis of the top Private Fund Administrators. Unsurprisingly, … Continue reading
Dodd-Frank Act Brings Private Fund Transparency
As part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, registered investment advisors must now disclose more information about the private funds they advise and manage.* This new information gives us a clearer picture both of advisors and … Continue reading