Frost Consulting is a global authority on the investment research procurement value chain and related market structure/regulatory change. New FCA/MiFID II regulations will drive global change in the asset manager research process. Frost provides solutions for asset managers and asset owners. This includes FrostRB, a MiFID II-compliant multi-asset class research valuation/budgeting reporting software platform.Key Websites: www.frostconsulting.co.uk www.frostrb.comResearch Valuation - Models to develop asset-manager specific research valuation frameworks. FrostRB is a highly customizable Research/Valuation software platform that allows asset managers to construct multi-asset class research budgets to meet European regulation. Research Payments - Post MiFID II, the only way for European managers to use commissions to buy commission to buy research will be via CSA funded Research Payment Accounts (RPAs). Managers with limited CSA capabilities must rapidly construct a CSA infrastructure to handle the vast majority of their equity trades. Frost is a market leader in integrated vendor-neutral CSA solutions.Frost aligns research procurement with the investment process. It’s not about compliance. It’s about alpha.Key Websites:Frost Consulting: www.frostconsulting.co.ukFrostRB: www.frostrb.comThe 40 year old economic and regulatory framework governing institutional equities is on the cusp of transformational global change. As an active participant in the regulatory discussion, Frost has in-depth perspectives on the range of regulatory outcomes and their competitive implications for multiple equity-related business lines.Regulatory Work: - Neil served on the UK Investment Management Association's Research Review Advisory Panel, which wrote a White Paper response to the FCA proposals on the use of dealing commission.- Frost was sponsored by CFA UK and the CFA Institute to write a White Paper on the Valuation of Equity Research.