Series from jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 406-408) and index.

What is Sarbanes-Oxley? -- Background and legislative trends -- Perspectives for the financial sector -- An overview of the Act -- Why are financial services affected? -- The public face : financial reporting -- The impact of cost -- Responsibility -- Internal auditing -- External auditing -- Building the strategy -- The compliance process -- Compliance with Section 302 -- Compliance with Section 404 -- Compliance with other relevant sections -- Compliance in the supply chain -- Internal controls -- Documentation, testing, and evaluation -- Process and the organization : policies and behavior -- Risk management -- Intellectual capital -- Information security -- Frameworks for compliance : COSO and COBIT -- Methodologies and frameworks -- Professional service providers and best practice -- The benchmark solution.