Financial services

Johnston Carmichael's specialist financial services team acts for a wide variety of financial services clients across the banking, investment management and insurance sectors, including building societies, investment managers, IFAs, investment administration, research service providers and brokerages. 

Johnston Carmichael offers a range of accounting, audit and regulatory consulting services including: internal and external audit, audit of client money/client assets compliance, completion and review of FSA returns, review of financial resource calculations, drafting and review of ICAAPs, review of corporate governance arrangements and technical training programmes.

With bases in London and Edinburgh, our proposition is based upon specialist financial services sector experience, a practical, commercial approach and a commitment to offering value for money.

At the 2011 Scottish Financial Services Awards Johnston Carmichael received a special Chairman’s commendation for services to SMEs and rural businesses in particular; and for enhancing competition in the market in a number of specialisms. Watch our awards nomination video below.

We work for a range of businesses in the financial services sector, representing a variety of business activities. Our current client base includes:

  • Insurance and securities brokers
  • Financial advisers
  • Wealth managers
  • SIPP providers
  • Fund operators and administrators
  • Building societies

Recent assignments have included:

  • Reviewing and reporting upon a client's IT systems and infrastructure as part of an FSA registration application; and
  • a detailed review of projections and preparation of anchor scenario modelling.

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As a member of the Leading Edge Alliance, an international professional association of independently-owned accounting and consulting firms, Johnston Carmichael has access to the right expertise to meet its clients' international requirements.

Johnston Carmichael's Financial Services Specialists