Professional Advisors

Address:
Ten George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2DZ

Telephone: 0131 777 2000

Website: http://www.ey.com/uk/financialservices

Ernst & Young’s Financial Services practice is a dedicated team of professionals focussed on meeting the needs of Financial Services institutions.  In Edinburgh, the team consists of 4 partners and 100 dedicated staff who provide a local resource for those institutions based in Scotland .  We also draw on the knowledge and experiences of over 1,000 colleagues in London and nearly 21,000 personnel around the world all dedicated to working with Financial Services institutions.

Ernst & Young’s Scottish Financial Services team provides a diverse range of capabilities across each of the major segments of the FS industry.  Our core team focus primarily on the provision of risk and regulatory advice, programme assurance and project risk management, business advisory services, financial management and control services, tax, audit and life actuarial services.  In addition we also have access to a much broader range of professional service disciplines eg, IT risk and security co-sourcing to provide clients with a full-service offering. The team is committed to delivering innovative solutions to clients by working across traditional boundaries of service line and sector. Clients will benefit from working with people who have developed a breadth and depth of specialised industry knowledge that is unique in the market.

Retail Banking Sector 
Our Retail Banking group includes specialists who are accountants, tax specialists, regulatory and compliance experts, programme managers, risk managers, corporate financiers and financial services advisors. Organised around our clients, we work closely with the top management teams of leading banks to address the significant business, regulatory, and financial challenges that characterise today’s volatile markets.  We are distinguished by our ability to assemble and integrate multi-disciplinary teams of experts, ensuring a “best team” approach to address complex business issues.  Our clients value our objectivity, creativity and commitment to delivering tangible value.

Insurance Sector
We have earned a leadership position in the UK Insurance Sector by understanding and addressing the issues and challenges that confront the industry through innovative, client-tailored solutions.  In addition to the teams of auditors, business advisors and tax specialist our dynamic team of UK actuarial consultants works with companies ranging from multi-nationals and their subsidiaries to new entrants.  We apply financial analysis and sophisticated modelling techniques to gain insights into business and technical issues and draw on our extensive industry knowledge to make recommendations.  Our solution driven approach gives incisive and constructive advice and support on all aspects of life insurance business.   

Investment Management Sector 
Ernst &Young’s Scottish Investment Management team focuses on meeting the needs of our Investment Management clients from Scotland and is market leader in the sector.  We act as auditors and tax advisors to a large number of unit trusts, OEICs, investment trusts, venture capital trusts etc.  We provide technical assistance with product designs and launches, assist in fund mergers and reconstructions and provide tax and audit assurance to managers and to funds.  In addition to advising on traditional UK fund structures, we are able to help in other areas such as offshore funds, property funds and private equity funds.  We pride ourselves on finding innovative, robust solutions to practical problems.

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