Financial Services

Financial services businesses operate in an increasingly complex and heavily regulated environment. Grant Thornton's multi-disciplinary Financial Services Group uses its deep knowledge of the sector to provide robust, independent and professional advice on today's most important issues.

How we can help

Whether it be a complicated challenge, an unforeseen crisis or just a straightforward technicality, businesses can rely on our team for high quality and highly reliable guidance.

We have multi-disciplinary, partner-led teams with a diverse blend of industry experience, including former financial directors, heads of internal audit, chief operating officers, corporate development directors and chief actuaries. We are client focused in our approach, advising both financial services organisations and a wide variety of secondary market businesses. Some of the largest and best-known names in the industry call us first for practical, commercial and innovative solutions.

Services to the industry

To find out more about some of our key industry-specific services please click on one of the links to the left.

Clients

Our clients are diverse, and include the following types of organisations:

• Banks and Building Societies;
• IFAs and Networks;
• Insurance;
• Investment Managers and funds;
• Pensions

For further details, please contact Peter Allen, Partner and Head of Financial Services Group on, +44 (0)20 7728 2154 or e-mail to peter.d.allen@gtuk.com.

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• Decoding the UK’s defence dilemma

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