Can SOX services be outsourced?

Companies, especially larger ones, have been grappling with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) for over a year now. Maturity, say analysts, has set in, and most firms, now over the learning curve, are trying to find ways to reduce the labour and cost it takes to comply. However, the money it will take to comply with SOX in 2006 is still significant. According to John Hagerty, vice-president and research fellow at consulting firm AMR Research, companies will spend some $9 billion dollars to comply with SOX for this year.

So perhaps it's not surprising that firms are hoping to find ways of applying technology to drive down costs, and Hagerty notes that SOX related software has seen an uptick in spending. This year alone, companies will spend $2 billion on technology solutions for SOX. Much of this software, according to Paul Hammerman, vice-president of enterprise applications at Forrester, a technology research firm, promises to provide continuous controls monitoring and automation, as well as applications for

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Risk.net? View our subscription options

Financial crime and compliance50 2024

The detailed analysis for the Financial crime and compliance50 considers firms’ technological advances and strategic direction to provide a complete view of how market leaders are driving transformation in this sector

Investment banks: the future of risk control

This Risk.net survey report explores the current state of risk controls in investment banks, the challenges of effective engagement across the three lines of defence, and the opportunity to develop a more dynamic approach to first-line risk control

Op risk outlook 2022: the legal perspective

Christoph Kurth, partner of the global financial institutions leadership team at Baker McKenzie, discusses the key themes emerging from Risk.net’s Top 10 op risks 2022 survey and how financial firms can better manage and mitigate the impact of…

Emerging trends in op risk

Karen Man, partner and member of the global financial institutions leadership team at Baker McKenzie, discusses emerging op risks in the wake of the Covid‑19 pandemic, a rise in cyber attacks, concerns around conduct and culture, and the complexities of…

Moving targets: the new rules of conduct risk

How are capital markets firms adapting their approaches to monitoring and managing conduct risk following the Covid‑19 pandemic? In a Risk.net webinar in association with NICE Actimize, the panel discusses changing regulatory requirements, the essentials…

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Risk.net account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account here