The world is changing on many fronts – the evolving regulatory landscape creates complexities that organisations may find challenging to navigate, while the associated cost of compliance continues to increase both in real terms and by taking key talent away from higher-value activities.
Companies that are about to list themselves in the United States will need to ensure that their corporate disclosure, compliance oversight, controls monitoring and accounting practices comply with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements. Similarly, companies looking to publicly list themselves in Japan are required to comply with Japan’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Law, colloquially known as J-SOX.