After completing her A levels, Sarah went to Bristol University to study Accountancy & Finance where she gained a 1st class honours BSc in 2003. Sarah is now a Senior Manager within Grant Thornton’s Financial Services Group. Sarah specialises in financial due diligence assignments for financial services firms (insurance intermediaries, IFAs, asset management firms). Sarah also works closely with Grant Thornton’s regulatory team, providing a financial perspective on areas of regulation such as client money, regulatory capital and third party payments. Client money and regulatory capital are particularly “hot topics” in the current economic climate as a result of the issues brought to light by the financial crisis and, in particular, the collapse of institutions such as Lehman Bros.