Quick Links
Sarbanes-Oxley
US Security & Exhange Commission
New York Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
American Stock Exchange
COSO - The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
Public Accounting Oversight Board
Advertise with Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal
News

< Back
Sarbanes-Oxley : Finance : Back Office
Finance Costs Rise By 18 Percent
HackettGroup_Krueger1.gif
Mark Krueger
Finance Practice Managing Director
Hackett Group

Finance costs at typical companies rose by 18 percent over the past two years, in part due to increased compliance-related costs, according to newly-released 2005 Book of Numbers research from The Hackett Group, a business process advisory firm (NASDAQ:ANSR).

details >

Auditing
> UHY Advisors Becomes SAP Services Partner
> Collaborative Reasoning Engine Drive Continuous Auditing
> Study Conducted in 91 Countries Compares Internal Audit Profession among Cultures
> Root Causes of Financial Restatements
> Complying with Looming Risk Assessment Standards
> Cross Border Investigations
> Ernst & Young : Healthcare Provider Sector Outlook
> Insurers Rethinking People, Processes and Technology
> Jefferson Wells Opens Indianapolis Office
> 2007 Guide to Accounting and Finance Salaries
  More Auditing...
COSO
> COSO Selects Grant Thornton to Conduct Research Project
> A Lack Of Practical Management Implementation
> First SOX Compliance Firm to Use COSO for Smaller Public Companies
> COSO Issues Request for Proposals
> COSO Releases Small Business Guidance Exposure Draft
E-Learning
> Customized eLearning Helps Mitigate Risks
> Capabilities of Ethics and Compliance Leader Expanded
> Noted Ethics Learning Company Ethics Inc. Joins LRN
> Corporate Employees Complete 11 Million Courses on Ethics and Compliance
> Celebrating 15 Years of Advancing the Valuation and Financial Forensics Disciplines
> Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics Establishes Certification Program
> Phone Based Compliance Training
> Industry Experts Provide Guidance On Corporate Compliance
> Enterprise-Wide Compliance And Ethics Education
> Enhanced Legal Ethics and Compliance Education
  More E-Learning...
Finance
> Most Companies Fail When Forecasting Earnings and Sales
> Compliance Activities Raises Cost of Finance
> Financial Executives Expect To Continue Hiring
> Forecasts Still Missing the Mark
> 8 Percent of CFO's Plan To Add Full-Time Accounting Staff
> Forty Percent Of Finance Workers Are Counting On A New Job
> Initial Public Offering Guide Now In Chinese
> Business Wire Builds Regulatory Disclosure Networks Across Europe
> Streamlining the Close
> Refreshing Financial Reporting and Consolidation
  More Finance...
Fraud
> Curriculum for Fighting Fraud
> Important New Research from Financial Executives International
> Largest Real-Time Database Of Criminal Infractions In The Country
> Ethics Reporting Will Help Members Mitigate Risk
> The 2005 Oversight Systems Report On Corporate Fraud
> Making Audit and Fraud Detection Data Analysis Affordable
> Iron Mountain Shredding Program Aids in Preventing Identity Theft
> Fraud Prevention on Top of Agenda for Corporate Boards in 2005
Governance
> Remarks by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. on Blueprint for Regulatory Reform
> Treasury Releases Blueprint for Stronger Regulatory Structure
> Board-Shareholder Communication is Next Frontier in Governance
> Top 10 Challenges for Boards in 2008
> Code of Conduct Survey Reveals Serious Weaknesses
> Top 12 Ethics & Compliance Concerns
> Employee Codes of Practice Are Vital
> Transaction Due Diligence Best Practices
> Attention To Global Compliance
> Serving on the Audit Committee Rated the Most Difficult Task
  More Governance...
Law
> First Grid-Based Litigation Support and Document Review Platform
> Pink Sheets Accepts Ellenoff Grossman & Schole As First OTCQX Attorney DAD
> Attorneys and Juries Learn and Communicate Very Differently
> Jim Parkman Anticipates Scaling Back of the Thompson Memo
> Fulbright & Jaworski Opens Beijing Office
> Ensure Comprehensive Management of Electronic and Physical Client Information Throughout the Firm
> Litigation as a Growth Industry: Fulbright & Jaworski
> Holy Grail Ruling for Shareholders on Proxy Access
> False Claims
> 75 Percent of Companies Are Taking Steps To Better Balance SOX
  More Law...
PR
> Business Wire Introduces the XBRL Smart News Release
> Paradigm Communications Officially Opens its Doors
People
> Marc L. Mukasey Joins Bracewell & Giuliani
> William Dedrick Has Joined Relicore
> Jay O'Connor Joins NetSuite
> Dan Schoenbaum Joins nLayers Strategic Advisory Board
> Information Leak Prevention Leader Takes The Next Step
> Compliance Consortium Merges with the Open Compliance and Ethics Group
> Bill Mateja Joins Fish & Richardson
> Rick Greenwood Joins Shavlik Technologies as CTO
> NACVA Names Jim Martin Fraud Deterrence Chair
> Morningstar Announces 2004 Fund Managers of the Year
  More People...
Risk
> Managing Business Risk in 2006 and Beyond
SEC
> SEC Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations
> Report on Recent Financial Market Turmoil
> Christopher Cox: The State of the United States Economy and Financial Markets
> The SEC Agenda for 2008
> Automate SEC Filings
> SEC AND FINCEN Sign Information Sharing Agreement
> SEC Chairman Christopher Cox and Chief Accountant Conrad Hewitt Regarding PCAOB?S Proposed Section 404 Auditing Standards
> Further Relief from the Section 404 Requirements for Smaller Companies and Newly Public Companies
> SEC VOTES TO PROPOSE INTERPRETIVE GUIDANCE FOR MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE SARBANES-OXLEY 404 IMPLEMENTATION
> SEC VOTES TO REPROPOSE RULES ALLOWING FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER DEREGISTRATION UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT
  More SEC...
Sarbanes-Oxley
> Public Company Board Members Should Use SOX Disclosure Rules in Non-Profit Role
> Top Trends Impacting Retail Banking
> Optimize Shareholder Value
Technology
> Strengthen GRC and Productivity
> Imperva ADC Discovers and Helps Oracle Address Critical Security Flaw
> Golden Policies and Remediation Guidance
> Increase Reporting and Financial Controls
> Iron Mountain Chooses IBM Software to Power its Digital Record Center for Images
> Document and Content Technologies Crossing the Chasm
> Companies Challenged by Countless New and Changed Laws
> Next Generation Controls Intelligence Platform
> Easy Cross Platform Security Investigation Queries
> Intellitactics Joins the PCI Security Standards Council
  More Technology...
Treasury
> Eliminate Overpayments
> Simplifying Endpoint Device Management
> Oracle Introduces New Risk Management Offering
> Treasury Profession Changes with the Times
US Treasury
> Best Practice Recommendations by PWG Private Sector Committees
> Best Practices for Hedge Fund Participants
> U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. at the Development Committee Meeting
> Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. at the International Monetary and Financial Committee Meeting
> Statement by Secretary Paulson Following Meeting of G7 Finance Ministers And Central Bank Governors
Whistleblower
> Custom Analytics for Improved Data Interpretation
> Whistleblower Hotlines Conflict with European Union Privacy Laws
> A National Ethics Reporting Powerhouse
> Advanced Corporate Governance Reporting
> Strong Demand for Whistleblower Solutions
> A Suite of Investor Relations Solutions
> Ethics Hotline
> OCEG Forms Panel to Set Standards for Whistleblower Hotlines
> Whistleblower Hotlines Should Become Prevalent






About Us Subscribe Editorial
{ts '2008-07-04 10:37:10'}

© 2008 Simplex Knowledge Company. All Rights Reserved.   |   TERMS OF USE  |   PRIVACY POLICY