After a long period of universal mandatory audit, the UK reduced the regulatory burden of private firms by introducing size-based audit exemption in 1994; the size thresholds have subsequently been progressively increased. Both accounting bodies and credit rating agencies have expressed reservations...

Purpose - This study examines the link between firm-level large share price movements, firm specific company announcements and corporate governance. Stock market regulation in the UK requires firms to disclose new Price Sensitive Information (PSI) immediately via official news providers. We...

We investigate the relation between perceived competition and voluntary disclosure in the absence of capital market incentives by examining private UK companies, which have the option to withhold sales and costs of sales information from their publicly-filed accounts. We survey managers about...