2025 Financial Services Compliance Report

Survey Says: Compliance Fatigue Meets Cyber Reality

In today’s financial sector, cyber resilience and compliance are inseparable – and together, they’ve become the foundation of trust. As regulators raise expectations, many institutions are struggling to keep pace. From new SEC disclosure rules to expanding NYDFS oversight, financial leaders face growing pressure to document, disclose, and defend their cybersecurity posture – all while managing limited staff, budgets, and time.

Omega Systems’ new report, Resilience Under Regulation: Regulatory Pressure & Compliance Fatigue in Financial Services, reveals how firms are navigating this shifting landscape. Based on insights from more than 300 financial executives across RIAs, family offices, hedge funds, private equity, and wealth management firms, the report explores how compliance has evolved from a checklist to a full-fledged resilience strategy.

Survey Findings Spotlight

• The New Compliance Burden: Forty-two percent of leaders cite staying up to date with evolving regulations as their biggest challenge, and 36% lack sufficient internal expertise to manage the workload.
• Manual Oversight, Modern Risk: More than half (54%) of firms still rely on spreadsheets or in-house tools to track controls – leaving dangerous gaps in documentation and readiness.
• Mixed Signals from Regulators: With SEC rule changes creating uncertainty, firms are split – 37% believe the shift weakens compliance, while 32% say it offers more flexibility.
• Technology as the Fix: Leaders point to automation as the future of compliance – from data discovery and evidence collection to benchmarking and progress tracking.

For CFOs, CIOs, and compliance leaders, this mini report offers a concise, data-backed look at the state of regulatory readiness in financial services – and how firms can transform compliance from an obligation into a competitive advantage.