EY (Ernst & Young) is one of the world’s leading professional services organisations, providing assurance, tax, consulting and strategy services across more than 150 countries. With nearly 400,000 professionals globally, EY combines deep sector expertise with global scale to help organisations navigate complex regulatory, operational and transformation challenges.

Within financial services, EY supports firms across banking, wealth and asset management, payments and market infrastructure in strengthening governance, risk management and regulatory compliance frameworks. EY has significant experience advising firms subject to the UK Client Assets Sourcebook (CASS), providing independent challenge and practical support across client money and asset safeguarding requirements.

EY teams bring specialist expertise in governance, operating model design, risk and control frameworks, third-party oversight, remediation and regulatory change. Through a combination of regulatory insight, data-driven analysis and hands-on delivery, EY helps firms enhance control effectiveness, address supervisory findings, support remediation programmes and implement sustainable solutions aligned to FCA expectations.

By combining multidisciplinary capabilities with extensive regulator-facing experience, EY supports firms in managing complex client asset safeguarding obligations while maintaining operational resilience and regulatory confidence.