{"id":913,"date":"2019-10-15T17:11:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T15:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaa-online.org\/arc\/blog\/blog\/annual-lse-auditor-changes\/"},"modified":"2019-10-15T17:11:24","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T15:11:24","slug":"annual-lse-auditor-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaa-online.org\/arc\/blog\/2019\/10\/15\/annual-lse-auditor-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual LSE Auditor Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(55, 55, 55);\"><span style=\"color: rgb(105, 105, 105); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">This analysis was originally posted by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.auditanalytics.com\">Audit Analytics<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(55, 55, 55);\">There were 141 audit firm departures in 2018 from companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, including the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). BDO, with a net of 20 new audit clients, accounts for the most new clients among all audit firms for LSE-listed companies in 2018.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(55, 55, 55);\">Overall, for the Big Four and Global &amp; National Firms in 2018, there were 119 audit client gains and 114 audit client losses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(55, 55, 55);\"><em style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">The table below presents a comprehensive view of the gains and losses of the Big Four and global and national firms among the LSE (including AIM) during 2018, showing the number of audit clients each firm gained or lost, as well as the auditor from or to which the client was won or lost.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(55, 55, 55);\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: table; clear: both; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eaa-online.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/https__blog.auditanalytics.com_wp-content_uploads_2019_09_Matrix.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(67, 102, 113); text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-909\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27996\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/eaa-online.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/https__blog.auditanalytics.com_wp-content_uploads_2019_09_Matrix-1024x648.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.auditanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Matrix-1024x648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.auditanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Matrix-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.auditanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Matrix-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.auditanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Matrix-474x300.jpg 474w, https:\/\/blog.auditanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Matrix.jpg 1122w\" style=\"border: none; max-width: 100%; height: auto; padding: 6px;\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"display: table-caption; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 1.625em; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px; font-family: Georgia, serif; caption-side: bottom; max-width: calc(100% - 18px); padding: 3px 0px 5px 40px; position: relative;\">Click to expand the image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(55, 55, 55);\">EY led the way among the Big Four firms, netting eight new clients in 2018. PwC wasn&rsquo;t far behind with a net of six new clients.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(55, 55, 55);\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\" style=\"display: table; clear: both; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-911\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27993\" height=\"240\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" src=\"https:\/\/eaa-online.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/https__blog.auditanalytics.com_wp-content_uploads_2019_09_Chart-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.auditanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Chart-1.jpg 769w, https:\/\/blog.auditanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Chart-1-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.auditanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Chart-1-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.auditanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Chart-1-500x245.jpg 500w\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; border: none; padding: 6px;\" width=\"490\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(55, 55, 55);\">Going forward, we can expect to see some big changes in the competition of the audit market. In April 2019, the Competition and Markets Authority&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"announced (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/cma-recommends-shake-up-of-uk-audit-market\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(67, 102, 113); text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;recommendations for audit market reform in its statutory audit services market study&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"report (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/eaa-online.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/https__assets.publishing.service.gov_.uk_media_5d03667d40f0b609ad3158c3_audit_final_report_02.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(67, 102, 113); text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a>, which aims to address competition problems in the UK audit industry &ndash; especially among the FTSE 350 where the Big Four account for over 97% of audit clients.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(55, 55, 55);\">This overwhelming presence of the Big Four for large companies has been a source of debate regarding competition in the audit market. The competition problems have been emphasized by actions taken by firms outside of the Big Four &ndash; Grant Thornton&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/c7f1036c-326f-11e8-b5bf-23cb17fd1498\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(67, 102, 113); text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;they would no longer bid for FTSE 350 audits due to the competition, while BDO&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"merged (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bdo.com\/news\/global\/bdo-and-moore-stephens-llp-become-one-firm\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(67, 102, 113); text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\">merged<\/a>&nbsp;its practice with Moore Stephens LLP in February 2019 in an attempt to increase its ability to challenge existing competition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(55, 55, 55);\">For more information on this analysis or any of our European databases, please&nbsp;<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.auditanalytics.com\/0003\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(67, 102, 113); text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This analysis was originally posted by&nbsp;Audit Analytics.&nbsp; There were 141 audit firm departures in 2018 from companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, including the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). 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