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September 2011 - 2011 Commission Management Survey results published
The results of the MPI Europe survey of directors and staff in financial institutions on the usage and trends in commission management in 2011 have been published today. Following an even greater response than the previous year, with more than 50 firms contributing, the overall view was that growth of Commission Sharing Agreements (CSA) continues to accelerate and they now are taking on a more strategic, global role. CSAs continue to fulfil a clear market function and their efficient management by firms contributes to the overall effectiveness of their investment process.

July 2011 - 2011 Commission Management Survey launched
MPI Europe is conducting research into the trends for Commission Sharing Agreements to better understand the evolving market structure and business models in this area. We're also interested in how businesses are planning to adapt their commission management processes in respect of those changes.

As part of this we are running a further annual survey. All the data provided by respondents will be kept secure and will not be distributed to any other parties other than as part of a highly summarised version, where individual responses cannot be identified. All respondents will receive a copy of these summary survey results as a mark of our appreciation of your time and effort in completing the survey. In the wider context we also expect this survey data to generate industry discussion and debate, and lead to a better market understanding of possible commission management solutions.

There are just over ten questions and we expect the survey will only to take a few minutes to complete and we value your input. Here is a link to the survey.

May 2011 - New blog postings
New blog postings on FSA/RDR UK regulations and continued merger activity for exchanges  

February 2011 - The growing role and importance of High Frequency Trading
At MPI we have looked at the role of High Frequency Trading and its importance to capital markets in the past. This article looks in more depth at some recent developments and research.

January 2011 - MPI Blog launched
MPI MD John Cant has launched a new blog to complement the monthly MPI financial sector Bulletin.