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Financial Services

McKinsey’s London office is home to a large community of financial services practitioners. We are committed to developing distinctive knowledge and expertise and using this and our extensive experience in the sector to help clients manage change. We serve a wide variety of clients in retail, corporate and investment banking, and diversified financial services, including insurance and asset management.

Banking

We house leaders across all banking disciplines: retail, private, corporate and investment banking. We also offer expertise in all major specialist segments, including payments, corporate finance, marketing, operations and technology, as well as organisation, risk management and strategy.

Insurance

We work with clients on critical issues in property and casualty and life insurance, including back-office cost reduction, claims and underwriting, and distribution and growth, as well as overall strategy. Our long experience, expertise and research efforts give us the perspective clients need to meet these challenges.

Wealth Management

We work with a broad spectrum of clients to create value. Drawing on our comprehensive research and proprietary insights, we help clients create deep and lasting strategic and operational impact on growth and performance. We also develop views on the future of the industry and how companies can adapt and thrive within it.

To learn more about our expertise, visit our global Financial Services Practice site.

Latest thinking

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Meet our people

Brian Ledbetter

Brian Ledbetter

Director

Provides deep expertise in business technology, IT architecture and strategy and operations for clients in the financial services sector