The audit regimes are partly based on investors being able to have some accountability, but there are also audit schemes that are in place there. The costs of undertaking those audits are, as I understand, ultimately assumed by the enterprise. For large, publicly traded companies, which are what we're talking about here, the audit is an important budget line, and certainly they'll be able to undertake this work to ensure there is accuracy.
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